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Colonisation to Corruption | Vihaan Abhinand | TEDxDiscovery College Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-19 15:21
[Applause] This is Kenya. 50 million people live there. Yet one in three go to bed hungry.This is William Rudo, Kenya's president. He's reported to own multiple high value properties such as hotels, villas, and mansions. Each of them are valued at millions of dollars.This is Teeter Baguso, William Oliv, and Bola Ahmed. All three of them have net worths at over$und00 million. And these are their countries, Equatorial, Guinea, Azar, Bayan, and Nigeria.All three of these countries face rampant food insecurity, ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-18 07:00
Supporters of Black Economic Empowerment argue that abolishing the policy would prevent dealing with the sins of the past. But to improve the lot of poor South Africans it would be better to focus specifically on poverty, not on race https://t.co/oIIUehbnEz ...
‘Everything he’s doing is anti-humanity’: Bishop Barber on Trump’s cruel crackdown on the homeless
MSNBC· 2025-08-17 18:57
If there's one thing that's defined Donald Trump's second term so far, it's that he is targeting the most vulnerable people in America. His administration has been aggressively rounding up undocumented immigrants, people who live in the shadows and enjoy few privileges in society, and deporting them, whether or not they have a criminal record. Even some legal immigrants and refugees, some of whom have fled their countries due to violence or natural disaster or some other reason beyond their control, are bei ...
Made in Bangladesh | Gianmarco Garimberti | TEDxPolitecnico di Torino
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-04 15:22
Io ho un problema perché in questa storia che tante piccole azioni possano davvero avere un grande impatto, non c'ho troppo mai creduto e sin da bambino ehm sono sempre stata una persona, diciamo, poco ottimista, però fortunatamente il lavoro che faccio mi ha permesso messo di cambiare questo aspetto della mia vita quando sono stato contattato. Ah, vabbè, come come ha detto prima Pietro, io lavoro per appunto questo progetto documentaristico di nome progetto Happiness che si occupa di indagare cosa sia la f ...
Military families facing food insecurity in the U.S.
NBC News· 2025-08-02 04:00
Almost everyone in this food line is either an active duty service member or married to one. Twice a week just outside of Fort Hood, Texas, the Armed Services YMCA holds a free food distribution for the military community. And every week, there are more families in the line than food to serve.>> Lately, it's just been we've been having to use it a lot often. >> Shantel Mloud's husband is an E7 Sergeant first class, and she has a part-time job that lets her work from home. on paper, >> you would think y'all ...
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Andrew Tate· 2025-07-22 08:50
RT Praise George (@praisegeorge)Poverty conceals character. Money reveals who people really are. When they are broke they appear humble. But they're not.They are arrogant b@st@rds retrained by the limitations of poverty.Never trust the humility, loyalty or love of the poor. ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-19 00:20
Government handouts are the mechanism favoured by Morena, Mexico’s populist ruling party, for curbing the country’s poverty and inequality. But have they worked? https://t.co/4ybFQTzRoA ...
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Bitcoin Archive· 2025-07-17 20:50
RT Bitcoin for Palestine ⚡⚡ (@Yusef_Mahmoud1)99% of the population of the Gaza Strip slept tonight without food or drink. The situation is very difficult. Oh God, relieve the suffering of the servants.https://t.co/gLV4RZ90xP🙏 ...
Colonisation to Corruption | Vihaan Abhinand | TEDxDiscovery College Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-17 16:11
This is Kenya. 50 million people live there. Yet one in three go to bed hungry.This is William Rudo, Kenya's president. He's reported to own multiple high value properties such as hotels, villas, and mansions. Each of them are valued at millions of dollars.This is Teter Baguso, William Oliv, and Bola Ahmed. All three of them have net worths at over $100 million. And these are their countries, Equatorial, Guinea, Azar, Bayan, and Nigeria.All three of these countries face rampant food insecurity, poverty, and ...
Your Roots Do Not Determine Your Reach | Greg Cannon | TEDxWilmingtonSalon
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-17 16:04
In early fall of 1972, I was 12 years old, sitting in a pecan grove in South Georgia with tears streaming down my face and a dead bird in my hands. How many of us have had a moment, a crystallizing moment where we realized something fundamental about ourselves and the world around us. A moment that could have defined you that you would tell a story of who you are and what you deserve based on that event.Life is challenging and for me challenges in my early childhood could have defined me. You see, I was tha ...