Fentanyl-related deaths in the US have exceeded 70,000 annually, with synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl) driving the surge in overall drug overdoses. Recent data estimates over 73,000+ fentanyl-involved fatalities in 2022, and though totals fluctuated, fentanyl remained the primary cause of the over 100,000 annual overdose deaths. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/16178)
Abbassid calipahte were deeply engaged in slavery by importing slaves from pagan Africa, Christian and pagans from Europe and Hindus India in the east. Mongol invasion reversed the situation where mongols started taking arab people as slaves and many early slave owners now became slaves under mongols
Two things can be true at a time , china having poor human rights record as well as nato being imperialistic in iraq , libya etc
The impact on the Bhotiya tribes and other borderlanders was profound, characterized by a complete transformation of their traditional way of life The Bhotiyas were traditionally trans-Himalayan traders who exchanged salt, wool, and local merchandise between India and Tibet. They lived in between India and tibet(china border) .The 1962 war resulted in the immediate sealing of the Indo-Tibetan border, effectively destroying this, their main economic activity. Displacement and Relocation: Following the 1962 war, many Bhotiya communities were forced to abandon their high-altitude homes, known as "Maits," and were shifted down to lower altitude regions, such as from the border village of Jadhang to Bagori/Dunda in Uttarakhand . These houses were all crap and bhotiyas suffered access to many resources Loss of Cultural Identity: The separation from their ancestral homes disrupted the community's traditional social structure and cultural practices linked to the nomadic pastoralist lifestyle. Sepration of family:- many tribes living in between himalayan borders intermarried , but 1962 and 1967 war caused sepration of families along border lines
The 1962 Sino-Indian War was a watershed moment for the Bhotiya community, significantly altering their socio-economic structure and way of life in the high-altitude regions of Uttarakhand, Ladakh, Tibet Sikkim. Historically acting as the primary traders between India and Tibet, the Bhotiyas experienced a abrupt cessation of their traditional livelihood, leading to forced migration, displacement, and a permanent shift in their nomadic pastoral patterns.
Impact of 1962 War and 1967 war :- End of Trans-Himalayan Trade: Prior to 1962, Bhotiyas traded grains, sugar, and textiles for Tibetan salt, raw wool, and borax. Following the war, the border was sealed, abruptly stopping this commerce. Sepration of family :- war made travel between the countries extremely impossible affecting families . Forced Relocation & "Ghost Villages": Many communities, such as those in the Jadh, Mana, and Niti valleys of Uttarakhand, were forced to leave their summer dwellings ("Mait") and migrate to lower elevations. Villages like Jadung and Nelong were evacuated, becoming "ghost villages". Relocation to Lower Villages: Jadhav Bhotiyas were relocated from the border to areas like Bagori and Dunda in the Uttarkashi district.
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A prominent Chinese educator, Sun Yunxiao, found the proportion of boys classed among the top scholars in the country's "gaokao" university entrance exams plunged from 66.2 percent to 39.7 percent between 1999 and 2008. Across the developed world, girls do better than boys in secondary school, the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) found in a 2009 report on the educational performances of 15-year-olds. "There are significant gender differences in educational outcomes," he said
Ukraine also participated in iraq war along with usa which killed a million iraqi civilians , ukraine prior to russian war supplied weapons to many african countries which commited human right violations aganist people of other countries and their own people, does that mean war on ukraine is justified. Similarly iran government supported russia by providing shaheed drones doens't justify usa/israel bombing in iran and killing innocent civilians
Comparing fascist nazi to american civil war is crazy , imagine how fucked up would be the world if nazi's took over the world . I can understand from an anticolonial view that colonialism is very exploitative and ww2 drained British empire but at the same time imagine how fucked up would be if world have takeovered by nazis
British colonial government in India forced farmers to cultivate opium poppies to sustain a massive, highly profitable, and drug trade with China(Qing dynasty) during the 18th and 19th centuries. The East India Company monopolized production in Bengal, using coercive methods—such as miltary threats , advances of money, intimidation, and destruction of food crops to compel farmers to grow poppies instead of food.
Peasants were pressured into signing contracts to grow poppy, with threats of kidnapping, imprisonment, and destruction of their homes if they refused. The British government bought the opium at artificially low prices, which often did not cover the cost of production, leading to impoverishment.
The East India Company maintained a strict monopoly, ensuring all opium produced was processed and sold to private traders who smuggled it into China.
While it brought revenue to the colonial state, it caused significant misery and directly contributed to shortages of agricultural land for food, which has been linked to the hardships of farmers.
The Private Life of Chairman Mao: The Memoirs of Mao's Personal Physician is a memoir by Li Zhisui, one of the physicians to Mao Zedong, former Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, which was first published in 1994. The book have details of Mao's personality, sexual proclivities, party politics and personal habits. The biography was based on his recollection of journals he had kept
Li Zhisui documented that Mao engaged in sexual relationships with numerous young women throughout his time in power. He described these relationships as taking place in an environment where Mao's requests were essentially commands, with the women often being staff members or fans, frequently leading to health issues for the women involved
Li Zhisui wrote that Mao believed in traditional, quasi-Taoist health practices (specifically relating to Fangzhongshu, or "arts of the bedchamber") despite mao himself crackdowned traditonal beliefs and spirituality during cultural revolution. The belief was that by having sexual relations with young women without ejaculating, or by absorbing the yin energy of younger partners, he could replenish his own yang energy and extend his life .
Also Dr. Li Zhisui, indicate that the Chinese leader Mao Zedong frequently received nightly massages especially from his young male attendants.
Mao suffered from chronic insomnia and reportedly relied on massages from his young male bodyguards or attendants to help him relax and fall asleep.Dr. Li noted in his memoir, The Private Life of Chairman Mao, that these male attendants were often chosen for being “easy on the eye” and mao wrote poems on how great massages from young beautiful men
While some interpretations of these accounts suggest a sexual element, Dr. Li’s descriptions often focused on Mao’s deep emotional and deep physical dependency on his young male staff for comfort, rather than explicit sexual activity with men.
The book was heavily criticized by supporters of Mao and some Western academics, who questioned its accuracy and suggested that Dr. Li had personal grudges or motives for sensationalism However, many other historians consider it a vital primary source.