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1. Daily ice-water facials / communal wash basins and pitchers of frozen water
2. Detox breakfast bowls with activated charcoal / burnt porridge
3. Dry brushing / uniforms made of rough, itchy fabric
4. Rejuvenating scalp treatments / cropped hair
5. Intermittent fasting plans / malnutrition
6. Co-sleeping / single-bed-sharing with fitful children
7. Stress-relief tapping sticks made from locally sourced wood / a bundle of twigs used to inflict corporal punishment
8. A twenty-four-hour silent retreat led by experienced practitioners / being shunned by your peers for an entire day by order of your professors
9. Cold exposure therapy / relying on body heat because there are no lit fires or central heating
10. Conscious unraveling / trauma
Hikvision released one exculpatory line of a report by a former State Department official and war crimes prosecutor. The new tape tells the whole story.
The post Leaked Tape Reveals How Spy Camera Firm Used Ex-U.S. Official to Cover Up Uyghur Abuses appeared first on The Intercept.
The US has been increasing military cooperation with India as part of its strategy against China
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Historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer discuss their new book, “Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past.”
The post “Myth America”: New Book Dismantles 20 Legends About Our Past appeared first on The Intercept.
- by Lorraine Daston
The Espionage Act, as it is applied to the WikiLeaks publisher or any other journalist, also violates basic norms of due process, argues Bruce Afran.
The post 1st Amendment Authorized Assange’s Possession of Classified Data appeared first on scheerpost.com.
I was sentenced in 1998 to 40 years in prison for selling marijuana. Even as it is decriminalized, I remain behind bars.
The post While You Were Lighting Up on 4/20, I’m Serving Decades in Prison for Selling Weed appeared first on scheerpost.com.
By Amanda Katz / Labor Notes When Los Angeles educators joined school support staff on the picket lines last month, our solidarity strike helped them clinch a contract with a 30 percent raise. Riding that wave, yesterday educators reached a tentative agreement of our own, with a 21 percent raise, smaller classes, and improved staffing. Superintendent Alberto […]
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‘We never talked about men or clothes. It was always Marx, Lenin and revolution – real girls’ talk.’ – Nina Simone Nina Simone’s remark about not discussing fashion but ‘Marx, Lenin and revolution’ offers a glimpse into the daily political life of Simone away from her more well-known story as civil rights activist and musician. […]
Alan MacLeod’s reporting on the influx of former government employees at TikTok, Meta, Twitter and other social media companies helps define the scope of the U.S. censorship regime.
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