📣 New Podcast! "18 January 1977: Egypt bread intifada" on @Spreaker #egypt #history #peoples
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-january-1977-egypt-bread-intifada--69414707
Charlie Stross
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#Egypt's greatest ruling queen, #Pharaoh #Hatshepsut, died on #ThisDayInHistory in 1458 BCE. She started as regent but usurped the throne & held it for 21 years, during which she expanded foreign trade & kept the peace. Her #FuneraryTemple is one of the finest of the #NewKingdom.
#Egypt's greatest ruling queen, #Pharaoh #Hatshepsut, died on #ThisDayInHistory in 1458 BCE. She started as regent but usurped the throne & held it for 21 years, during which she expanded foreign trade & kept the peace. Her #FuneraryTemple is one of the finest of the #NewKingdom.
I've mentioned this before, but one thing I've been closely watching for is when crypto people begin to distance themselves from Trump.
November 2024 vs. January 2026
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![ Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has also clearly been trying to woo Trump, claiming very shortly after the election that he was “going to be spending quite a bit of time working with lawmakers in Washington DC and quite a bit of time with members of the administration to help foster and facilitate with other key leaders in industry the crypto policy”.6 While he has continued to boast vaguely about meetings with various influential figures, winkingly describing a “VIP dinner” where “diet coke will certainly be on [the menu]”, there’s been little outside confirmation that he’s had much access to the Trump administration. ](https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/115/891/393/270/455/586/original/bdcf23e3cf1d2f5d.png)
@molly0xfff I can't help but notice the language of "Trump is doing so and so good" when it suits vs. "Trump **administration** is doing so and so bad". That's the language used in #egypt and other autocratic countries.
Nemoudeis
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Mohamed Salah scored as Egypt won 3-2 to dump defending champion Cote d'Ivoire out of the Africa Cup of Nations in a thrilling quarterfinal on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/11/soccer/salah-egypt-advance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #egypt #coted039ivoire #africacupofnations #mohamedsalah
Charlie Stross
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In a tiny hall in the working-class Nile Delta city of Mansoura, a club is helping to forge Egyptian girls' Olympic wrestling dreams. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/23/more-sports/egypt-wrestling-girls-olympics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #wrestling #egypt
Salah focused on Egypt ambition with Liverpool crisis behind him https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/22/soccer/salah-focused-afon-not-liverpool/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #mohamedsalah #egypt #africacupofnations #hossamhassan
Chip Butty
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(Thanks Ada Palmer
@adapalmer)
3,150-year-old papyrus reveals the world’s earliest recorded labour strike. Turin Strike Papyrus—a detailed account from 1157 BCE—shows how artisans took #directaction on the job site.
https://collezioni.museoegizio.it/en-GB/material/Cat_1880
Sit-in for Rations https://libcom.org/article/records-strike-egypt-under-ramses-iii-c1157bce
Turin Strike Papyrus
http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/texts/turin_strike_papyrus.htm
research on workers' health conditions in Deir-el-Medina: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/11/steep-commute-gave-ancient-egyptian-workers-osteoarthritis
#DeirElMedina #Egypt #NoKings #NoPharoah #osteoarthritis #papyrus #Turin #Strikes
Mohamed Salah's Egyptian fans would now rather play cards or quietly doomscroll than watch the Liverpool play amid the ongoing strife between the star player and the club. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/11/soccer/salah-egypt-fans-reject-liverpool/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #mohamedsalah #liverpool #egypt #saudiarabia
hypebot
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We associate #trolling with #edgelord #bigotry
But a #troll can do good
Example:
" #Egypt and #Iran are calling on #football #soccer’s governing body to intervene in the #LGBT #Pride celebration planned to coincide with their group stage match in #Seattle at the 2026 #WorldCup"
Egypt is playing Iran during Seattle Pride Week
And local organizers designated it a Pride Match
🤭
Hey Egypt, Hey Iran: 🖕
There is nothing wrong with #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ
*Learn it*
