Nitish Showed the Path to Caste-Based Census, Now the Nation Has Adopted It: Umesh Singh Kushwaha.
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/bh_nation_adopts_caste_census_kushwaha
#bihar #patna #india #news #press #politics #PMModi #BJP #Caste #CasteCensus #NationalCensus #SocioEconomic #NitishKumar #JDU #NDA
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Caste Census a Historic Step Towards Strengthening the Nation’s Social and Economic Structure: Dr. Dilip Jaiswal.
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/bh_caste_census_historic_social_economic_structure
#bihar #patna #india #news #press #politics #PMModi #BJP #Caste #CasteCensus #NationalCensus #SocioEconomic
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#Resist! Judge halts enforcement of Trump administration’s anti-DEI orders in education
The ruling bars the administration from proceeding with its plans for a so-called “End DEI” portal and a certification requirement. It applies to any entity with ties to the plaintiff organizations.
By Steven Porter Globe Staff,Updated April 24, 2025, 1:03 p.m.
CONCORD, N.H. — "A federal judge in New Hampshire issued a preliminary injunction on Thursday blocking the Trump administration from following through on threats to #defund #schools that defy its directives on #diversity, #equity, and #inclusion.
"In an 82-page order, Chief Judge Landya B. McCafferty said the administration’s #AntiDEI interpretation of federal law, as expressed in a letter the US Department of Education distributed in February, fails to give teachers clarity about what exactly the government requires of them.
" 'When a law fails to provide ‘minimal guidelines’ governing its enforcement, it may sweep in so much conduct that enforcement decisions become based on the ‘personal predilections’ of the person or entity bringing the enforcement action,' she wrote, ruling that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in proving the directives are unconstitutionally vague.
"McCafferty wrote that the February letter, in combination with the #EducationDepartment’s public statements about it and the launch of an '#EndDEI' portal, 'raise the specter of a public ‘witch hunt’ that will sow fear and doubt among #teachers lest they be publicly branded as peddlers of ‘divisive ideologies’ based on the Department’s — or even private parties’ — subjective assessments.'
"What’s more, teachers would face the risk of professional consequences whether they comply with the federal government’s anti-DEI directives or not, she added. The certification requirements for English teachers in New Hampshire, for example, require educators to consider #literature 'through various #CriticalLenses,' such as #gender, #ethnicity, #religion, or #SocioEconomic conditions, she noted.
"This lawsuit was first filed by attorneys with the National Education Association [#NEA] and the American Civil Liberties Union [#ACLU], who allege the administration is violating the #DueProcess and #FreeSpeech rights of teachers.
"Sarah Hinger, deputy director of the ACLU’s racial justice program, hailed Thursday’s ruling as a win for academic freedom.
" 'Every student deserves an education that reflects the full diversity of our society, free from political interference,' Hinger said in a statement. 'The federal government has no authority to dictate what schools can and cannot teach to serve its own agenda, and this ruling is an important step in reaffirming that.'
"The Center for Black Educator Development and six public school districts in #NewHampshire and #Vermont have since agreed to sign on as plaintiffs as well.
"State education commissioners were given until Thursday to submit certifications that their schools are complying with the federal government’s interpretation of the law, but McCafferty’s ruling bars the administration from proceeding with that certification requirement. It also bars the government from using its 'End DEI' portal as planned.
"The New Hampshire Department of Education required school districts and public charter schools to submit their certifications by last week, and most have done so, according to a list published on the state’s website.
"Rather than issue a nationwide injunction, McCafferty said the protections in her order apply to the plaintiffs in this case, their members, and 'any entity that employs, contracts with, or works with' at least one member of the plaintiff organizations.
"The NEA alone reports having 3 million members employed in a wide variety of educational settings, so McCafferty’s order could apply to a broad swath of entities.
"A federal judge in Maryland presiding over a similar lawsuit from another major labor union, the American Federation of Teachers, issued a similar order on Thursday.
"Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher wrote that she takes no position on whether the disputed policies are 'prudent or foolish,' but she must scrutinize the way the policies were made and has concluded the government didn’t follow the law.
"McCafferty was appointed by former president Barack Obama. [Gallagher?] was appointed by Trump.
"The government is expected to pursue an appeal."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/l9iEl
#NewHampshireResists #VermontResists #TrumpIsABully #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism
Anyway, I want game designers and GMs to think more about the #socioeconomic effects of #magic and magical items in their #TTRPG settings and campaigns, bearing in mind that the more magic you put in, the less exceptional it becomes, and the more of an arms race you will create.
Class is funny. One of the guys I play DnD with grew up on the other side of Cleveland from me.
We were sitting down and getting out notebooks and dice and I said "Hey, I was in Parma last weekend for a wedding. Right behind the old Armory." He goes "Oh, yeah."
The other two guys thought I went to Italy for the weekend.
🌍 ⚡ We found discussion to be dominated by #geopolitical and #SocioEconomic concerns, sidelining #climate and #biodiversity.
In fact, climate change and biodiversity were barely mentioned, and when they were discussed, it was mostly about side effects of the #EnergyTransition
Short but insightful over at McKinsey & Company: What actions can organisations take to prioritise socioeconomic diversity?
#HR #HumanResources #Diversity #DEI #SocioEconomic #SociaoEconomicDiversity
4.) Is there currently any evidence of efficacy of any of the proposed "#anti-aging drugs" and interventions in human aging? E.g. #rapamycin, #metformin #resveratrol but also #reprogramming, #rejuvenation, #caloric restriction and others? In other words, is there a shortcut to health and eternal life? Spoiler: you might not like the answer... Moreover, some of these might even have negative effects on other health-beneficial interventions, e.g. the potential dampening of exercise training adaptation by metformin, resveratrol or rapamycin.
5.) We discuss all of the known factors for which solid data and proof for an impact on human health, the aging process, #morbidity (risk for a disease), #mortality (risk of premature death) and life expectancy exist. The good news: only around 20% (or even as low as 10%) of our aging trajectory is determined by our genes – this means that to a large majority, we can influence this ourselves! Some can be done on the individual level, first and foremost by physical activity, but also #sleep, #nutrition, #stress, social interactions and more. Others will have to be addressed on the societal/political level, e.g. #socioeconomic disparities or access to quality (and affordable) health care. Lastly, there are factors such as anthropogenic #climatechange or #pollution (e.g. air pollution or #microplastics) that we have to solve on a global scale.
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“But the debates regarding# transition are being depoliticised, reduced to #investment packages & #socioeconomic adjustments that try to normalise the absurd notion that it is possible to change everything to stop #globalwarming while leaving power structures intact”
https://alameda.institute/dossier/to-decarbonise-is-not-enough/
#GreenSocialist #GreenParty #EcoSocialism #Socialism #Marxism #Revolution #Peace #Ecology #SocialJustice #Democracy #Education #DualPower #Election #Vote #Politics #Organize #Learning #Workers #Labor #Union
This apologia being said, the fact is that #AI shouldn't be here - yet.
In a responsible world this would be an idea on paper until we've reached a point where we could develop a #NPU to facilitate #LLM or #generativeAI - as an academic project that could reach maturity in like a 100 years
But since #capitalism is the #socioeconomic equivalent of shooting cocaine straight into the vein, what we see is irresponsible execs - who are destroying #acedemia - while slamming their foot on the pedal.
Ecological Restoration In The Yellow River Basin Enhances Hydropower Potential
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57891-7 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #HEP #hydropower #China #ecology #restoration #YellowRiver #YellowRiverBasin #dam #dams #ecological #renewables #power #energy #generation #restoration #sedimentation #sediment #reservoir #hydroelectricpower #Xiaolangdi #waterresources #water #hydrology #socioeconomic #watershed #management
⏱️ Short on time? Read an overview in the latest CPC-CG Policy Briefing.
It shows the need to address the unique #socioeconomic needs of #married and #cohabiting couples and to acknowledge that #economic uncertainty hinders #marriage and increases break-up risks:
https://www.cpc.ac.uk/docs/PB81_Living_in_precarious_partnerships.pdf
Every federal agency in the U.S. is currently trying to figure out how to purge forbidden words from documents posted online, in a desperate attempt to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to purge “DEI” from every facet of American life. And nowhere is that effort more bizarre than the National Science Foundation, which is currently combing through websites and research papers for a long list of words that include #female, #disability, and #LGBT, among a host of others.
The review comes in response to a memo sent out Jan. 29 from the Office of Personnel Management, written by acting director Charles Ezell. Every agency has interpreted the memo a little differently, but at NSF they’ve compiled a list of words that need to be found, which will initiate a review to see if it’s allowed.
According to the Washington Post, a word like #women appearing will get the content flagged, but it will need to be manually reviewed to determine if the context of the word is related to a forbidden topic under the anti-DEI order. Trump and his fellow fascists use terms like DEI to describe anything they don’t like, which means that the word #women is on the forbidden list while #men doesn’t initiate a review.
Straight white men are seen through the #MAGA worldview as the default human and thus wouldn’t be suspicious and in need of a review. Any other type of identity is inherently suspect.
Some of the terms that are getting flagged are particularly eyebrow-raising in light of the Nazi salutes that Trump supporters have been giving since he took office. For example, the term #hateSpeech will get a paper at NSF flagged for further review. Redefining terms like #hateSpeech is obviously part of the fascist project.
Darby Saxbe, a professor at the University of Southern California, tweeted the list of banned words on Monday, including a decision tree she says had been sent to all program officers at NSF.
Forbidden keywords that initiate a review at NSF, according to Saxbe:
#activism
#activists
#advocacy
#advocate
#advocates
#barrier
#barriers
#biased
#biasedToward
#biases
#biasesTowards
#BIPOC
#BlackAndLatinx
#CommunityDiversity
#CommunityEquity
#CulturalDifferences
#CulturalHeritage
#CulturallyResponsive
#Disabilities
#Disability
#Discriminated
#Discrimination
#Discriminatory
#DiverseBackgrounds
#DiverseCommunities
#DiverseCommunity
#DiverseGroup
#DiverseGroups
#Diversified
#Diversify
#Diversifying
#DiversityAndInclusion
#DiversityEquity
#EnhanceTheDiversity
#EnhancingDiversity
#EqualOpportunity
#Equality
#Equitable
#Equity
#Ethnicity
#Excluded
#Female
#Females
#FosteringInclusivity
#Gender
#GenderDiversity
#Genders
#HateSpeech
#HispanicMinority
#Historically
#ImplicitBias
#ImplicitBiases
#Inclusion
#Inclusive
#Inclusiveness
#Inclusivity
#IncreaseDiversity
#IncreaseTheDiversity
#IndigenousCommunity
#Inequalities
#Inequality
#Inequitable
#Inequities
#Institutional
#LGBT
#Marginalize
#Marginalized
#Minorities
#Minority
#Multicultural
#Polarization
#Political
#Prejudice
#Privileges
#PromotingDiversity
#RaceAndEthnicity
#Racial
#RacialDiversity
#RacialInequality
#RacialJustice
#Racially
#Racism
#SenseOfBelonging
#SexualPreferences
#SocialJustice
#Sociocultural
#Socioeconomic
#Status
#Stereotypes
#Systemic
#Trauma
#UnderAppreciated
#UnderRepresented
#UnderServed
#Underrepresentation
#Underrepresented
#Underserved
#Undervalued
#Victim
#Women
#WomenAndUnderrepresented
#Trump #ForbiddenWords #DEI #ExecutiveOrder #NationalScienceFoundation #NSF #Women #LGBT #Disability #MAGA #HateSpeech #Fascism #Censorship #PoliticalAgenda #WokeCulture #SocialJustice #IdentityPolitics #USPolitics #GenderEquality #CivilRights #PoliticalControl
A Universal Framework For Inclusive 15-Minute Cities
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00119-4 <-- shared paper
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https://whatif.sonycsl.it/15mincity/ <-- author’s 15mincity online platform
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #planning #city #15MinuteCities #15MinuteCity #cities #urban #urbanplanning #global #worldwide #accessibility #routing #social #community #quantification #inequality #socialjustice #resources #services #proximity #population #density #disparaties #socioeconomic #cultural #timebased #valuebased
Why #ethics is becoming #AI's biggest challenge
Teams designing AI should include #linguistics and #philosophy experts, #parents, #youngpeople, everyday people with different #lifeexperiences from different #socioeconomic backgrounds.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-ethics-is-becoming-ais-biggest-challenge/
According to a new report by the #Israeli newspaper #Haaretz, the number of Israelis #relocating to #Canada has increased considerably during the Israeli aggression on both #Gaza and #Lebanon.
Almost 10,000 #settlers moved from Israeli #OccupiedTerritories to Canada this year, as per the report. The newspaper reported that 7,850 Israelis filed for and were given work visas in Canada in 2024, representing a fivefold increase compared to the previous year.
For context, 1,585 Israelis were granted #WorkVisas in Canada in 2023.
The report revealed that the key reasons for the #migration were "Israel's" precarious #political and security position, heightened conflict, perceived #socioeconomic inequities, and the Israeli occupation's unwillingness to address crucial concerns.
According to the most recent data from the #Canadian Ministry of #Immigration, 3,425 temporary work visas and 4,424 regular work licenses were awarded to Israelis between December 2023 and September 2024.
#CDNpoli
#CanadianConnection
#ColonialViolence
#FreePalestine
#IsraelIsATerroristState
#IsraelRogueState
#ArmsEmbargoOnIsrael
#USAFundsGenocide
#BoycottIsrael
#BDSMovement
#BoycottIsraeliApartheid
#StopGenocide
#ApartheidIsrael
#SanctionIsrael
#OstracizeIsrael
#BanZionistLobbyists
South Africa’s Illegal Mining Crisis Deepens After Body Recovered from Shaft
https://mineralmagic89.blogspot.com/2024/11/south-africas-illegal-mining-crisis.html
#SouthAfrica #IllegalMining #Stilfontein
#goldmine #BenchmarksFoundation #miners #socioeconomic
📣 Interested in epidemic modeling, socioeconomic inequalities, or their intersection? 🌍💉
Join us in Turin at our workshop on economic and social factors in epidemic modeling, happening on November 19-20 at the ISI Foundation.
✨ The program is now out!
💡 Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with experts in the field! More details at ecosocepi.weebly.com.
#epidemics #socioeconomic #modeling
Big companies profit from poverty but aren’t obliged to uphold human rights. International law must change
Corporations that benefit from poverty should have a legal duty to mitigate the harm of poverty from which they benefit.
#Poverty #Violence #InternationalLaw #Corporations #HumanRights #Violators #Impunity #RemoveExemption #SocioEconomic #Poverty #Inequality #SocialMurder #Abuse #SlaveTrade #Apartheid #Complicit #Exploitation #Accountability
#Inequality in Science: Who Becomes a Star?
"... children from low-SES [socioeconomic status] homes were already severely underrepresented in the early 1900s."
"Scientists from high-SES families have 38% higher odds of becoming stars, controlling for age, publications, and disciplines."
Paper 10.2024 by Prof. Petra Moser, NYU and Dr. Anna Airoldi, NYU
https://cepr.org/publications/dp19572
#science #ses #socioeconomicstatus #socioeconomic #socioeconomics #womenscience #socialscience #economics #nyu
