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Ajuna Soerjadi 🌸 @ethicsofai.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
What do artists do to fight back against AI? We make art! ✨️(Part 2) Here is my diss track about fake "AI-artists" 🩷🎶 youtu.be/cd9ekbkym68?...
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How can you sing the blues
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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 13/12/2025
In 2023, journalist Cong Corrales filed a landmark case against Meta to obtain the identities behind the accounts that had led a vicious smear operation against him.
globalvoices.org
A Filipino journalist pushes back against red-tagging and disinformation by taking on Meta
In 2023, journalist Cong Corrales filed a landmark case against Meta to obtain the identities behind the accounts that had led a vicious smear operation against him.
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Gerry Flynn @geraldrflynn.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Although, the rate of deforestation fell 2023-2024 across the board, the level of losses inside protected forests is alarming - especially in Cambodia and Laos, where these losses made up the majority overall. Proportionally, Cambodia's losses are significant due to the size of remaining forests.
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Gerry Flynn @geraldrflynn.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Our latest data analysis shows nearly 1 million Ha of tree cover was lost across Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam in 2024. Nearly a quarter of this was primary forest, but - more alarming - ~30% of tree cover losses occurred inside protected areas. Read the breakdown on @mongabay.com
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Protected areas hit hard as Mekong countries’ forest cover shrank in 2024
BANGKOK — The Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam lost a combined area of tree cover of nearly a million hectares in 2024, or an area almost the size of Lebanon. That’s a...
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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy. www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Three killed in Makassar, South Sulawesi, where the regional legislative assembly was set alight. Victims were staff who had been trapped inside, from what I've seen in local media www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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Three dead as Indonesian protesters set fire to regional parliament building
Three people died and five were injured in Indonesia after protesters set fire to a regional parliament building, authorities said on Saturday, as demonstrations pose the first major test to President Prabowo Subianto's government.
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Saksith Saiyasombut | ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ไสยสมบัติ @saksith.news · 30/08/2025
Good morning...or is it? After the ouster of PM Paetongtarn, the scramble to form the next Thai govt is on. - Pheu Thai Party-coalition sticks together, but does NOT confirm Chaikasem as PM pick - Bhumjaithai Party claims to have enough votes with @peoplesparty.or.th 🧵Here's a break down...
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Saksith Saiyasombut | ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ไสยสมบัติ @saksith.news · 29/08/2025
#BREAKING: Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra dismissed as Prime Minister Thai Const. Court finds her guilty of ethics and integrity violations in leaked call with Cambodian ex-PM Hun Sen. Thailand's 31st and 2nd female PM - incl the whole cabinet - is removed from office.
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Misanthropic Humanist @moniz.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
I make no bones about being a car guy and enjoying driving. But I resent being forced to drive everywhere for everything because of poor planning and chronically under funding public transit. Multi model forms of transportation is the best thing for everyone especially for those who need to drive!
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 11/07/2025
If you can look past the ridiculous headline there’s a very good interview.
politico.com
Why Grok Fell in Love With Hitler
AI expert Gary Marcus explains what went wrong with Elon Musk’s pet project, and what it means for the future of AI.
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gquaggiotto.bsky.social @gquaggiotto.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
"I began with a point that has been made by Indigenous peoples the world over – that in Indigenous systems, there is probably not such a thing as ‘artificial’ intelligence" cybernetics.anu.edu.au/projects/Ind...
cybernetics.anu.edu.au
Indigenous Futurisms
I am a Palyku writer, artist and academic and a practitioner of Indigenous futurisms, a term first coined by Anishinaabe academic Grace Dillon.
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Manuel L. Quezon III @mlq3.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
My commentary this week in Asia Sentinel. What is significant yet overlooked is how the Senate is treading water, unable to act decisively on the question of impeachment. Why this is so, suggests there are others paralyzed as well. www.asiasentinel.com/p/crisis-par...
asiasentinel.com
Crisis of Paralysis in Manila
Mixed signals from the public and the president leave the Senate risking a constitutional crisis
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Noan Sereiboth 🦋 @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
According to Cambodian Army spokesperson Mao Phalla, one Cambodian soldier was killed in a brief exchange of fire at a disputed border area between #Cambodia and Thailand.
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Ed @soiclyst.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Trying out @ap.brid.gy so my posts will be mirrored in Bluesky.
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Maria Ressa @mariaressa.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Disinformation/information operations? Definitely --- [DECODED] How online supporters made a victim of Duterte after ICC arrest www.rappler.com/technology/d... via @rapplerdotcom
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[DECODED] How online supporters made a victim of Duterte after ICC arrest
Through boosted content and entertainment networks, supporters of the former president try to manipulate opinion about his detention at The Hague
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Calum Stuart @calumstuart.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
The first Currents podcast to examine cannabis laws and policy almost three years on from Thailand's decriminalisation of weed – pretty comprehensive stuff, essentially on a par with social science degrees offered by less reputable colleges: currentsnewsletter.com/p/whats-the-...
currentsnewsletter.com
What's the Deal with Cannabis in Thailand? (Part 1)
It’s going on three years since Thailand effectively made weed legal to for sale. So what's been happening since then?
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Deepfakes can ruin lives and livelihoods - would owning the 'rights' to our own faces and voices help? www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/542...
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Deepfakes can ruin lives and livelihoods - would owning the 'rights' to our own faces and voices help?
Analysis - Not that long ago, the term "deepfake" wasn't in most people's vocabularies. Now, it is not only commonplace but is also the focus of intense legal scrutiny around the world.
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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Indonesia Gelap takes on Prabowo's budget cuts and other policies darimulut.beehiiv.com/p/indonesia-...
darimulut.beehiiv.com
🇮🇩 Indonesia Gelap erupts across the country
Prabowo Subianto's government remains unrattled
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JoeAm @joeam.com · 16/02/2025
Do you tire of social media nonsense and require a brain refresh? Join our discussions at The Society of Honor and rekindle and sharpen your thinking. We discuss the Philippines. Bring sense back into your life. joeam.com
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The Society of Honor by Joe America
"O' Rise Ye Land of Happy Fools!"
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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 04/02/2025
RIN Fellow @geraldrflynn.bsky.social was denied entry from Cambodia on January 5th, 2025, despite having a valid visa and work permit. Flynn’s deportation appears to be retaliation for his reporting on environmental issues & government involvement in that country. news.mongabay.com/2025/02/camb...
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Cambodia denies re-entry to Mongabay journalist who reported on illegal logging
BANGKOK, Thailand — On Jan. 5, Mongabay journalist Gerald Flynn was denied entry to Cambodia. Flynn has lived and reported in the country since 2019, but upon his return from a brief visit to neighbor...
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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
holy hell, how's this headline: 'Trump may succeed where the Myanmar military couldn’t – in silencing a defiant media house' Scroll on Mizzima scroll.in/article/1078...
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Trump may succeed where the Myanmar military couldn’t – in silencing a defiant media house
Mizzima and its journalists continued to work in the face of bombings and threats. But a US presidential order cutting their funding may force them shut.
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Daphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Given that I considered TikTok's loss a foregone conclusion, this feels like... the best possible outcome? I think? 1/
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International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
❗NEW GRANT: The Asia Investigative Reporting Network is now accepting applications for grants! Applicants should be based in Cambodia with support from a host organization. Apply by March 31: buff.ly/3WpbtfN
A graphic that reads "Investigative Grants for Cambodian Journalists" with 
outlines of Cambodia and information about the grants.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
“As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable. For the first time, my editor prevented me from doing that job. So I have decided to leave the Washington Post” — Ann Telnaes, after drawing this cartoon, which included the image of a supplicant Jeff Bezos
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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
BREAKING: court finds NSO Group liable for #Pegasus hacking of #WhatsApp users. Big win for spyware victims. Big loss for NSO. Bad time to be a spyware company. Landmark case. Huge implications. 1/ 🧵
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
“The long-term health benefits didn’t stop there: commuter cycling was also linked to a 24% reduced risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations, a 51% lower risk of dying from cancer, and improved mental health, as measured by fewer prescriptions for anxiety and depression.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social
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If you bike to work, you live longer, new study confirms
If you’re looking for an affordable and accessible way to live longer, skip the pricey wellness retreats and quirky biohacks—just bike to work.
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Natalia Krapiva 🕊️👩🏻‍💻 @natynettle.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
The court just handed WhatsApp a major win in the case against NSO Group ⚖️ 🎉 NSO was found liable under federal #CFAA & state law for #Pegasus hacking through WhatsApp's servers. As a lawyer working on surveillance, let me break down the ruling 🧵 1/ storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
“a nostalgic fury for an impossible past.” Judith Butler on the right wing “restoration fantasy” in the US. Lots of great points by in this El Pais interview that go against the narrative that has taken hold in some corners about identity and the election. english.elpais.com/culture/2024...
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Judith Butler, philosopher: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’
A leading figure in feminism and gender studies, the thinker welcomes EL PAÍS in California after being voted one of the most influential minds in the world
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 24/11/2024
New book on democratic backsliding finds that it's been misunderstood: "Backsliding is less a result of democracies failing to deliver than of democracies failing to constrain the predatory political ambitions and methods of certain elected leaders." www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/mis...
journalofdemocracy.org
Misunderstanding Democratic Backsliding | Journal of Democracy
If democracies did a better job “delivering” for their citizens, so the thinking goes, people would not be so ready to embrace antidemocratic alternatives. Not so. This conventional wisdom about…
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Ed @soiclyst.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Welcome, immigrants to @bsky.app !
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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 04/11/2024
According to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, since the 2006 coup, at least 5,027 people have been prosecuted for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
globalvoices.org
Uncertain fate for Thailand’s amnesty bill amid royal defamation controversy
According to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, since the 2006 coup, at least 5,027 people have been prosecuted for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
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Ed @soiclyst.bsky.social · 28/08/2023
International solidarity! Haha
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Ed @soiclyst.bsky.social · 19/08/2023
My first day here. IDK, it feels better.
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Ed @soiclyst.bsky.social · 18/08/2023
Let's see what's in here.
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