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Sapphic Sleuths, Magicians, Lesbian Nuns, and More: Eight Queer Mysteries for Every Mood

Queer mysteries are as diverse as the queer community, running the gamut from cozy to thrilling! These eight mystery novels will keep you turning p...

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Really important story here from Tactical Tech, a @npub18wlg...wxmu partner:

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Normalizing surveillance in daily life

“ ... Often, those who need the most support may have the least control over how or when their data is being used.”

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Bulgarian hardcore music veterans bring defiance to ‘Hills of Rock’

At Hills of Rock 2025 in Plovdiv, Bulgarian hardcore band Urban Grey turned their set into a rallying cry, mixing raw sound with messages against i...

Another #ClimateJusticeFellows story from Brian Hioe.bsky.social and Nurbek Bekmurzaev at @npub18wlg...wxmu

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How villagers in Kazakhstan fought against a Chinese cement plant and lost

Everything was going in the villagers’ favor until the Kazakh government intervened and amended the regulations governing the mandatory distance ...

Lovely and powerful essay from Melissa Vida about her work at @npub18wlg...wxmu and some incredible stories from the Latin America desk

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Telling humanity's stories as the Latin America Editor at Global Voices

Global Voices needs help from people who are sick of the rise of strongman politics dismantling aid and pushing for AI in every corner of our media.

Besides the global news coverage and translation you may be more familiar with, @npub18wlg...wxmu has an initiative called @npub1t99y...4ys3 which supports Indigenous and under-resourced languages, as in this workshop:

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Workshop report: Design your road map for Angika Language digital activism in Bihar, India

Twenty-two Angika speakers and five language guardians joined a workshop in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India from April 28–29, 2025, to explore digital st...

On this episode of @npub18wlg...wxmu Insights, panelists will explore the role of digital activists in shaping online spaces that reflect their communities’ values and needs. The session will also consider the responsibilities of other stakeholders, such as tech companies, in helping to ensure that these digital spaces are welcoming and accessible to these language communities.

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LIVE on August 14: Digital spaces for the Quechua language: safety and inclusion online

This GV Insights is a collaboration between Global Voices and the Center for Democracy and Technology