nothing special

Piers Morgan:

Building the airport in this location will destroy an ancient landscape, one shaped by the Incan people with terraces and routes.

Critics also suggest that planes flying low over the nearby village of Ollantaytambo and its archaeological park filled with ruins and a massive Inca fortress with large stone terraces, would cause incalculable damage to fragile Inca ruins there and destroy the peace and beauty of the area.

The new airport will make access to the site much easier, and thus encourage greater numbers than ever before to visit.

But Machu Picchu is already overwhelmed by almost double the limit of tourists as recommended by UNESCO. [see also India’s Taj Mahal - an incredible site simply reeling under a relentless, ineffectively managed tourist, both domestic and international, onslaught]

hey! peruvian here

to be completely honest, there is probably nothing anyone can do about this at this point because it has been in the works since the 90’s. as you can most likely tell, our government is a fucking joke. still, this needs international attention. a lot of it. this is my country’s history, culture and one of the most beautiful things we have to offer at risk.

tw // anti-asian violence

there’s been a fuck ton of aapi hate since the beginning of the pandemic and especially lately, with the georgia shootings today, and even the grammys last sunday

all this said i just wanted to share a few resources (none mine!):

- anti-asian violence resources (this resource is also linked in my pinned, it contains information, petitions, places to donate and a lot more)

- stop asian hate (contains petitions, places to donate, ways to spread the word and more)

- sites to donate to and share (if you have a twitter please consider retweeting)

- a cumulative twitter thread with a little bit of everything and more than i explained

+ stop asian hate gofundme

+ asian american resource center (an atlanta based foundation focused on housing and civil classes)

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Now he goes by “Bryan” Drain!

hello everyone — to those who have taken the time to stop and read this — i am writing this post as a texas resident currently living and breathing in texas, creating this post on what’s left of my phone battery and data as wifi and electricity is scarce now. i am asking you all to please open your hearts, your empathy, and your wallets (if that’s a comfortable option for you) and to put aside your hatred and whatever beliefs you may have regarding what you think u.s. americans and people in texas deserve or don’t deserve.

this past week’s harsh winter weather has caused blackouts and power outages that have displaced and put in danger many — literally millions — of people and, you guessed it — the majority of the communities that are suffering the most are marginalized low-income communities and households that do not have the funds or financial resources to safely upend and flee to safety and rebound, much less during a pandemic.

for context: texas has opted to operate an independent power grid that finances separately from the rest of the country, as a reckless act to maintain independence and avoid federal funding (and ultimately capitalize monetarily on energy resources). there are many powerful lawmakers in texas who believe that it’s better for residents to go days without power than to allow for federal regulators to have control over the power grid — but it could be weeks before many communities have access to power again. nobody should die for corporate profits. yet people are freezing to death.

if you are in a position to donate, now is the time.

Mutual Aid Houston

Venmo: @ mutualaidhou

North Texas Rural Resilience

Venmo: @ ntrr4yall

Austin Mutual Aid

Venmo: @ austinmutualaid

Feed The People Dallas

Venmo/CashApp: @ feedthepeopledallas

Funky Town Fridge

Venmo: @ funkytownfridge

DFW Mutual Aid

Venmo/CashApp: @ dfwmutualaid

Lucha Dallas

Venmo: @ luchadallas

Houseless Organization Coalition

Venmo: @ hoc_htx

Cooperation Denton

CashApp: $CooperationDenton

and if you are not in a position to spend money for donations, consider spending time learning instead (i can’t link these articles i think due to using data and not wifi but search them by title and you’ll find them):

what the texas blackout reveals about America’s climate vulnerability // theweek.com

texas blackouts hit minority neighborhoods especially hard // nytimes.com

severe weather, blackouts show the grid’s biggest problem is infrastructure, not renewables // TechCrunch.com

what went wrong with the texas power grid? // houstonchronicle.com

a glimpse of America’s future: climate change means trouble for power grids // nytimes.com

texas shows what happens when we ignore climate change // bloomberg.com

what texas governor greg abbott gets wrong about the state’s power failures // nymag.com

podcast: the blackout in texas // nytimes daily podcast

My home country, Myanmar (Burma) is in a serious situation.

On the first of February 2021. the military seized power. They had detained government officials, including our State Counsellor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and our president, U Win Myint.

Every form of connection, both wifi and mobile data, all was cut off this morning. We did not know what was happening for the whole of the morning, until 5 in my house when the internet was back on.

They had cut all news channel, we do not know what really is happening inside our country other than their power seizure, and we do not know what is happening in the world right now. Every news channel except the military owned are now cut.

There are now curfews to stay at home after 8pm in Yangon, whether the same law apply to other cities are unknown.

There is not much we can do as citizens other than hope that our little voices reach the world. The best we can hope for is.

I am in the dark and cannot shed much light on the situation. You might have heard and know better by now. The 8888 uprising is one that had happened in the past, we hope this is not another one. Some think that the worst may result in our country disappearing off the face of the Earth, but I can only hope for the best.

The internet and electricity may be cut off again at 12 in the night, Myanmar Time, but some said this is a rumour. I do not know yet.

Spreading awareness on this situation is extremely important to us, we are no strangers to being left in the dark corner for a long time.

Speaking from my heart, I hope that we can stand as a union of humanity, rather than divided by any borders or nationalities. The military oppression will not only affect our country, our children, our lives to the biggest extent, it can tear the centuries our country had survived into nothingness. In the 88 uprising, countless bodies had been buried alive, the streets had been covered with blood, and tears drown the country. We can only hope this is not 88 again. 

To every bystander, to help us, spreading awareness is important. It’s extremely important to research as well and get to the bottom ( and avoid circular reporting), and I will try to explain as much as possible if there is time. 

There was another announcement that all travel to outside the country will be shut down till April 30.

This is a petition you can sign:

I’m so sorry it’s disorganised but this is the best I can do before they take away our WiFi

if you claim ally ship to the trans community then you can’t ignore the bad things that happen to especially trans woc. and if you’re a white trans person you can’t just talk about other white trans people. it just shows that you only care about trans people if they are white and that shouldn’t be the case.