I'm convinced Democrats have a humiliation kink because what the hell was this! Protesting fascism with little auction paddles and pink pantsuits. And to add insult to injury, they sang “We Shall Overcome” in response to Al Green's censure after he interrupted Trump's speech. When I saw his cane, I really thought some Charles Sumner shit was about to go down!
I came across this brand while I was scrolling on Instagram and fell in love—the texture, colors, and glaze! The pieces look as though they were dropped in the ocean, only to emerge in pretty colors, covered in barnacles.
This #longread follows archaeologist, Laura Ng, who specializes in the study of late 19th and early 20th century Chinese migration to the United States. Ng is leading the excavation of a historical Chinatown, located in the old mining town of Rocks Spring, Wyoming, where Chinese immigrants found work as tracklayers and miners for the Union Pacific Railroad. Since the trains needed fuel, coal mining quickly became one of the region’s most important industries.
Though by 1885, Chinese immigrants were brutally massacred by white miners—fueled by anti-Chinese sentiment and labor disputes. At least 28 Chinese residents were murdered as white miners burned down Rock Spring's Chinatown, while others were forced to flee.
2 years later, Chinese survivors of the massacre continued to work for Union Pacific in Rock Springs, this time guarded by federal troops, while the company rebuilt the Chinese quarter. The extent of the atrocities faced by Chinese migrants is still unknown but Laura Ng's excavation projects hope to shed light on a community who built a life and community in rural mining towns.
Excavations sites in Wyoming have shown that the Chinese migrants grew crops including carrots, gooseberries, eggplant, and pumpkin, and raised chickens, pigs, and goats; some folks even had horses.
Larry Fink & BlackRock will buy the two ports in Panama and more than 40 other ports around the world from Hong Kong conglomerate, CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd., for nearly $19 billion, in an effort to reduce China's influence in the region.
The US has withdrawn from Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), an initiative launched in 2021 to assist South Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam to abandon fossil fuels and move to renewable energy through a combination of loans, grants and private finance. 🇿🇦 🇻🇳🇮🇩
Serbian MPs set off flares and smoke grenades inside parliament via Guardian Meanwhile in Serbia! Serbian opposition lawmakers have lit flares and discharged teargas during the opening day of the spring session of parliament, in a sign of support for anti-corruption protests. 🇷🇸
