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#Putin is next door. Spicy for many reasons. Russia has a significant stake in Vietnam’s lucrative oil and gas sector. Vietsovpetro, a joint venture run by Russia’s Zarubezhneft and Vietnam’s state-owned PetroVietnam, operates Vietnam’s largest oil field. The profits from Vietsovpetro have generated millions of dollars for both #Russia and #Vietnam. Why Is Putin Traveling to Vietnam? www.nytimes.com/2024/06/1…
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Listening to this splash of an episode: New Books in Science, Technology, and Society: danah #boyd on Digital Technology and Everyday Life Episode webpage: newbooksnetwork.com Media file: traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK26082… #tech #sts #ethnography
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More #climatechange can mean more #fossilfuels, see the case of #Vietnam: The reduced output from hydro and gas plants has helped cement coal’s status as the leading power source in Vietnam, especially during the recent heat wave across Asia that boosted demand for air conditioning throughout the region. You can feel and see it. It’s a constant stream of air pollution, grey daylight. www.reuters.com/markets/a…
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As young parents you love to send and receive digger pics #children #urbanwildlife
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#streetphotography from #Hanoi. I find this coffee shop rather cute.
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Two of my Canadian #sts friends just popped up in my #podcast feed. Listen to Mél Hogan and her discussion with Lee Vinsel. Wishful worries and future making. And then there’s the #Solarpunk presents feature with Anne Pasek on Low-Carbon Methods. Yes! 🥌 climatejustice.rocks/@solarpun… shows.acast.com/the-data-…
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We, the @rustlab@assemblag.es, have written about reading. Academia as reading culture. #academicchatter@a.gup.pe Please Go Away…We’re Reading. A Practice Approach to a Taken-for-Granted Academic Craft 🤳On.Culture www.on-culture.org/journal/p…
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#Modi lost the absolute majority, the #BJP needs a coalition. #India. Modi basically controls the national media and has an imperium of (social media) support that is unknown of. And still. ✨Surprise✨ Perhaps prior news commentary was riding a criti-hype. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hat…