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A New Faith: Solarpunk novel<p><a href="https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/06/26/scientists-complete-the-most-thorough-analysis-yet-of-indias-genetic-diversity/?utm_source=Berkeleyan&amp;utm_campaign=9aeda6f2ec-berkeleyan_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_99ee3800d7-9aeda6f2ec-390435542" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.berkeley.edu/2025/06/26/s</span><span class="invisible">cientists-complete-the-most-thorough-analysis-yet-of-indias-genetic-diversity/?utm_source=Berkeleyan&amp;utm_campaign=9aeda6f2ec-berkeleyan_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_99ee3800d7-9aeda6f2ec-390435542</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mixing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mixing</span></a> through <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a> =&gt; good <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endogamy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endogamy</span></a> (e.g. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> etc.) =&gt; bad</p><p>This is the way! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mandalorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mandalorian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> </p><p>Example from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> subcontinent. But applies everywhere else, too. </p><p>Allow <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> induced <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adaptation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adaptation</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climateaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climateaction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a></p>
A New Faith: Solarpunk novel<p><a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-87/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">citationneeded.news/issue-87/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The sooner most folks realize that we are well into a proper <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> the better it will be for all. The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> is united while folks continue to whine about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nationality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationality</span></a>, etc. The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> are out to subjugate the rest. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hopepunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equality</span></a></p>
A New Faith: Solarpunk novel<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/opinion/peter-thiel-antichrist-ross-douthat.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/06/26/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/peter-thiel-antichrist-ross-douthat.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idiot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thiel</span></a> - it is not stagnation since end of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ww2</span></a> - but <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/redistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redistribution</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opportunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opportunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> that the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> has been doing. Long overdue! End of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a> in various parts. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equality</span></a> for all <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> etc. Even before it achieves good quality of life for all, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> hit back with rising <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a>. THAT is the problem.</p>
AGF : poemproducer<p>interesting... <a href="https://systerserver.town/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://systerserver.town/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://systerserver.town/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://systerserver.town/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> </p><p>Political Mythmaking in Nepal<br>A Discussion with Ankita Shrestha<br>@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social </p><p><a href="https://newbooksnetwork.com/political-mythmaking-in-nepal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newbooksnetwork.com/political-</span><span class="invisible">mythmaking-in-nepal</span></a></p>
prabirkc<p><a href="https://m.thewire.in/article/caste/leaders-silence-questioned-after-gujarat-dalit-man-is-allegedly-killed-over-addressing-teen-as-beta" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.thewire.in/article/caste/lea</span><span class="invisible">ders-silence-questioned-after-gujarat-dalit-man-is-allegedly-killed-over-addressing-teen-as-beta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caste</span></a></p>
AGF : poemproducer<p><a href="https://systerserver.town/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> The Seen and the Unseen - a podcast by Amit Varma</p><p><a href="https://seenunseen.in/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">seenunseen.in/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Aliyesha.com<p>Nitish Showed the Path to Caste-Based Census, Now the Nation Has Adopted It: Umesh Singh Kushwaha.</p><p><a href="https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/bh_nation_adopts_caste_census_kushwaha" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news</span><span class="invisible">/display/bh_nation_adopts_caste_census_kushwaha</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bihar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bihar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/patna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PMModi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PMModi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BJP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BJP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CasteCensus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteCensus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalCensus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalCensus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocioEconomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocioEconomic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NitishKumar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NitishKumar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NDA</span></a></p><p>Enjoy tracker free reading with us. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacymatters</span></a></p>
Global News<p>India will include caste in its next census. Here’s what to know.<br>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party has in the past opposed the idea of counting people by caste, saying it would deepen social divisions in the country.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/census" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>census</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/World" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>World</span></a> <br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11159034/india-caste-census/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11159034/in</span><span class="invisible">dia-caste-census/</span></a></p>
Aliyesha.com<p>Caste Census a Historic Step Towards Strengthening the Nation’s Social and Economic Structure: Dr. Dilip Jaiswal.</p><p><a href="https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/bh_caste_census_historic_social_economic_structure" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news</span><span class="invisible">/display/bh_caste_census_historic_social_economic_structure</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bihar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bihar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/patna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PMModi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PMModi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BJP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BJP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CasteCensus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasteCensus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalCensus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalCensus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocioEconomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocioEconomic</span></a></p><p>Enjoy tracker free reading with us. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacymatters</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…The White House also plans to dismantle a key office in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> agency that helps communities recover from deadly <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDisasters</span></a>, a move that could slow much-needed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emergency</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a>. Separately, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> issued an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> last month eliminating a decades-old, government wide commission meant to coordinate the federal response to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homelessness</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…The expected cuts to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> reflect <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s broader desire to *shrink the footprint of government &amp; its reach into Americans’ lives* [more like kill the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a>, party with the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a>, eradicate the middle], a project that includes sharp <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuts</span></a> to federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antipoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antipoverty</span></a> programs viewed as *too generous or wasteful*.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussVought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussVought</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s director of the Office of Management &amp; Budget [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMB</span></a>], previously endorsed an end to the federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/voucher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voucher</span></a> program. He [falsely] wrote in 2022 that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Section8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Section8</span></a> program in particular “brings with it crime, decreased property values, &amp; results in dependency &amp; subsidized irresponsibility.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/voucher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voucher</span></a> programs currently provide assistance to ~2.3M <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a>, acc/to the govt’s estimates, who enroll through their local public-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> authorities. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a> is part of a broader universe of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> programs that are set to exceed $54B this fiscal year. But the annual demand for these subsidies is far greater than available funds, creating a sizable wait list as rents are rising nationally.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…the expected overhaul would most likely amount to more than just a technical change, resulting in fewer federal dollars for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> on top of additional cuts planned for the rest of the Dept of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> &amp; Urban Development [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HUD</span></a>]. On Thurs, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin took the first steps toward potentially selling the agency’s HQ in Washington.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Section8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Section8</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Admin ofcls recently discussed cutting or canceling out the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vouchers</span></a> &amp; other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> programs &amp; potentially replacing them with a more *limited* system of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> grants, perhaps sent to states, acc/to 3 people familiar with the matter…. The overhaul would be included in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a>, which is expected to be sent to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> in the coming weeks.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Section8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Section8</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The potential changes primarily concern federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vouchers</span></a>, including those more commonly known as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Section8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Section8</span></a>. The aid generally helps the poorest tenants cover the monthly costs of apartments, town homes &amp; single-family residences.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> White House is considering deep cuts to federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> programs, including a sweeping overhaul of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a>, in a reconfiguration that could jeopardize millions of Americans’ continued access to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> funds.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/housing-aid-hud-federal-budget.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=A1DB4796-EA62-4919-9C07-82BAC2B0A4BE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/housing-aid-hud-federal-budget.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=A1DB4796-EA62-4919-9C07-82BAC2B0A4BE</span></a></p>
The Open Buddhist University<p>📰 Homophily, Selection, and Choice in Segregation Models (A ✨NEW✨, free, 9-page article)</p><p>Tags: <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/Inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inequality</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/Society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Society</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/Caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caste</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Migration</span></a><br><a href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/homophily-selection-and-choice-in_bing-xu-et-al" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">buddhistuniversity.net/content</span><span class="invisible">/articles/homophily-selection-and-choice-in_bing-xu-et-al</span></a></p>
Pranesh Prakash<p>Amulya Purushothama, a meticulous legal scholar, has been researching untouchability and the law in independent India, and is now documenting her work here: <a href="https://article17project.in" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">article17project.in</a> I'm hoping this eventually gets converted into a book! <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23caste" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caste</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23India" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#India</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LegalHistory" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LegalHistory</a><br><br><a href="https://article17project.in" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Article 17 Project</a></p>
Rohini Lakshané<p>I'd call this a public display of unearned privilege. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/@altbot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>altbot</span></a></span></p>