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Maria Celina @mariacelina.bsky.social · 19h

It’s sad to see the #IndonesiaGelap feed get inundated by non-Indonesians—particularly non-BI/POC—that I can no longer get relevant news about the country.

Once again, I have to go back to #Twitter for that.

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Insurgent Thought @insurgentthought.bsky.social · 6d

I’ll never condemn a people who resist an occupying power.

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BRICS News 📄 @bricsinfo.bsky.social · 3d

BRICS Makes 10 Eurasian Countries Agree To Abandon the US Dollar

BRICS Makes 10 Eurasian Countries Agree To Curb the US Dollar

The BRICS alliance has convinced 10 Eurasian countries to curb the US dollar by launching a new payment system.

watcher.guru

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غراب غريب عجيب @strangecrow.bsky.social · Jan 13

From my last comic.

pop art-esque image showing bombs, explosions and the remains of a person and a tree in smokes.

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Maria Celina @mariacelina.bsky.social · 1d

Using r/Palestine to shoehorn discussions about a far smaller non-genocidal situation is just sick.

If they talked about #Congo, #Sudan, and other parts of the #MajorityWorld alongside #Palestine, it would be warranted. It’s obvious that the long-time suffering of these beautiful people are linked.

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Maria Celina @mariacelina.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you kindly!

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Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3.bsky.social · 2d

Catholic altar wine replaced after becoming a favourite in Kenyan bars, replaced by a South African vintage.

Kenyan Catholic Church drops Mass wine after it becomes common in bars

The previous brand was said to have lost its sanctity due to its widespread use outside the church.

www.bbc.com

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Maria Celina @mariacelina.bsky.social · 2d

Earlier this week, I endured the most difficult phase of a minor medical procedure that is being done in stages.

I’m still in mild pain.

I’ve been processing my anxiety by making themed junk collages and compiling them all into a #NoteFor Regular-sized #TravelersNotebook grid insert. #Journaling

An image of a Regular-sized Traveler’s Notebook grid insert by Note For with two collages made of parts of a “Tokyo: Before/After” exhibition guide book, washi tape, and dot stickers on top of a black felt laptop mat.

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Wendy Hermedy / 林保家 @wendyhermedy.bsky.social · 7d

I notice fake profiles are on the rise. With current politic and social situation, social apps have become a battlefield of influence and data scrappers.

Back in 2008, bots were primitive. Most of them were comments "free iPod" or shady links.

Now, they mimic real human with constant post pattern.

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Mong Palatino @mongpalatino.bsky.social · 3d

Chinese electric vehicles in Southeast Asia, good or bad?

globalvoices.org/2025/10/09/h...

How Chinese automakers are reshaping the EV landscape in Southeast Asia

As fierce competition and an electric vehicle (EV) price war squeezes Chinese EV manufacturers, many are looking abroad to find fresh markets.

globalvoices.org

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Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3.bsky.social · 3d

Voodoo helps protect endangered mangroves in Benin. Where laws failed, belief in Zangbeto — a night watchman spirit — is helping the fight against climate change.

Voodoo helps protect endangered mangroves in Benin – DW – 10/09/2025

Ancient voodoo traditions are safeguarding vital mangroves. Where laws failed, belief in Zangbeto — a night watchman spirit — is helping the fight against climate change.

www.dw.com

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 5d

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Maria Celina @mariacelina.bsky.social · 4d

I am generously suspicious of anyone who gets news from podcasts and video bloggers.

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Sagara @sagarabiru.bsky.social · 4d

Manusia tidak bisa memiliki dua tuan.

Karena kamu akan mencintai yang satu dan membenci yang lain.

Kamu tidak bisa mencintai dan menuruti Allah dan Mammon dalam satu waktu yang sama.

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Maria Celina @mariacelina.bsky.social · 4d

Catching up on the whole #Bjorka saga.

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Parallax. @parallaxmy.bsky.social · 5d

We already see the end of truth. Now prepare for the end of trust.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 21d

If you're on LinkedIn, here's the opt-out for LinkedIn's AI bullshit using your content.

www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn

Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.

www.linkedin.com

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Nakamudra 🌹 @nakamudra.bsky.social · 6d

Indonesian fundies would usually protest in front of the Armenian embassy in Jakarta, calling them "savages" for trying to defend Armenians in Artsakh. Where are they now, huh?

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Febriana Isnaini @febisnaini.com · 6d

If you take a look at "Cakrawala Indonesia" feed, there are quite a lot of Indonesians posting there. It's still not in the same scale of Twitter or Threads, though.

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Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3.bsky.social · 5d

Deep in Ethiopia, scientists have uncovered 2.6-2.8 million years-old fossil teeth, shaking up everything we thought we knew about human evolution.

Anthropologists unearthed ancient teeth in Ethiopia that have just completely rewritten the story of human evolution.

Deep in Ethiopia, scientists have uncovered fossil teeth. But these aren’t just any old teeth. This tiny find is shaking up everything we thought we knew about human evolution—pointing to a brand-new ...

www.splashtravels.com

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mediafm.bsky.social @mediafm.bsky.social · 5d

WhatsApp Siapkan Fitur Baru, Tak Perlu Pakai Nomor Telepon

WhatsApp dikabarkan tengah mengembangkan fitur baru yang memungkinkan pengguna memiliki username sendiri, tanpa harus menggunakan nomor telepon sebagai identitas utama. #fyp

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Khairul Hisham @hishgraphics.bsky.social · 5d

Bear with me now:

4D printer.

Huh? HUH?!

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Kim Crayton [She/Her] @kimcrayton1.bsky.social · 5d

So when I ask, how do you feel knowing that whiteness requires your complicity, I’m really asking…what are you willing to do now that you know?

Because you can’t opt out of the system, but you can refuse to perform your role in maintaining it.

Discomfort is not harm.

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Kim Crayton [She/Her] @kimcrayton1.bsky.social · 5d

Whiteness was built to function without your consent.

It’s the operating system you were born into.

One that rewards compliance and punishes disruption.

It scripts your behavior, shapes your institutions, and trains you to see its outcomes as “normal.”

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Kim Crayton [She/Her] @kimcrayton1.bsky.social · 5d

If you’re white, this question might sting: How do you feel knowing that whiteness requires you to be complicit in its harm without your consent?

That’s the part many of you avoid sitting with because you’ve been taught to believe that harm is only real when it’s intentional.

Whiteness Requires Complicity…Your Consent Was Never Needed

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