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They are films that claim to tell the “real story” of India’s history, taking aim at the evils of “leftists” and “intellectuals” and even the freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi.As Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) seek a third term in next month’s election, a feverish pro-government momentum has gripped Bollywood, blurring the lines between entertainment and political campaigning in India’s largest film industry.Almost a dozen new films promoting the prime minister and his government’s Hindu nationalist…

Tamara had not been sleeping well. Some days she woke up at four o’clock in the morning in tears and overwhelmed by a feeling of helplessness. She had moved her family three times over the past six years. Her house in New Hampshire was shot at—possibly by someone aiming at thce rainbow signs in her front yard. In 2022 she fled to Massachusetts, which seemed to be safer for her child, Grey, who is transgender. But whenever she hears the words “safe state,” a thought pops into her head: “Austria felt like a safe place in…

From asteroids, vampires and wendigos to killer asteroids, TikTok users are pumping out outlandish end-of-the-world conspiracy theories, researchers say, in yet another misinformation trend on a platform whose fate in the United States hangs in the balance. In the trend reported by the nonprofit Media Matters, TikTok users seek to monetize viral videos that make unfounded claims about the US government secretly capturing or preserving mythical monsters that include -- wait for it -- King Kong. It is the latest…

“I started posting 90s nostalgia, and to my surprise, users started sharing the content like I had never seen before,” Jonathan says. “In fact, the posts were getting significantly more shares than they were even getting in likes. That’s when I knew I was on to something. Fans were sharing my content with friends, family, etc., and it was clear I wasn’t alone in my thinking. I think I probably hit about 10k followers in the first month."Jonathan says that around the time he hit 10k followers, he launched a website that…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Flood risk maps are an essential public good. Indeed, many countries like the United Kingdom already offer flood risk mapping. Canada committed to a public flood risk mapping portal in the 2023 budget. However, despite the increasing frequency and impact of large, catastrophic floods, we still have a sparse patchwork…

Congress is learning a tough lesson this Thursday: Don’t fuck with teens and their scrolling.  Teenagers are often (mistakenly) considered to be a generally politically apathetic demographic. Many of them can’t vote, so lawmakers tend to overlook younger Americans’ role in shaping culture and political movements. But as lawmakers consider new legislation that would potentially ban the social media app TikTok, congressional offices are being flooded with calls from teenagers livid over the prospect of losing one of…

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm speaks to reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, June 22, 2022.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersChina could flood the U.S. electric-vehicle market with low-cost offerings, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warned Wednesday, weeks after President Joe Biden raised similar concerns."We are very concerned about China bigfooting our industry in the U.S. even as we are building up now this incredible backbone of manufacturing," Granholm said during a discussion panel…

Southern Californians have been hit Wednesday with another round of rain and snow, with precipitation picking up later in the day, prompting concerns about possible flooding, landslides and even a tornado. The biggest threat from the system is unpredictable, severe thunderstorms, which could bring flash flooding in the afternoon and evening to some communities along the coast and valleys, with a flood advisory in effect through 8 p.m. Depending on a thunderstorm’s strength, weather officials warned of the possibility for…

Over the course of the first two months of the year, video game companies have already announced plans to lay off more than 8,000 workers. It’s a big shift from the explosive growth the industry saw during and immediately following the pandemic—and, for many, a puzzling one.Electronic Arts was the latest to trim its payroll, announcing plans late Wednesday to reduce its workforce by 5%, or roughly 670 people. That followed Sony Interactive Entertainment’s surprising announcement on Tuesday that it planned to cut 900 jobs…

Frequency of occurrence of different landscape change trajectories in the retained papers. Boxes are scaled to the number of data records for that trajectory. Note that n = 325 because some papers contained multiple trajectories. The “plantation other” category groups low frequency plantation trajectories for brevity (plantation forestry to peatland/moorland or grassland, or agriculture/peatland to plantation). Credit: WIREs Water (2024). DOI:…