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#Alibaba co-founder Jack #Ma implicated in intimidation campaign by Chinese regime - theguardian.com/world/2025/apr "Billionaire appears to have been asked to pressure friend to return to China to help pursue out-of-favour official" a fallen idol

The Guardian · Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma implicated in intimidation campaign by Chinese regimeBy Maeve McClenaghan

MA peeps: my boss (who lives in Lexington) said apparently there's scuttlebutt that Trump might be attending tomorrow's 250th anniversary stuff there.

If true, I wonder if any protests being organized? [although getting there might be hard, apparently the town is getting pretty locked down for it?]

(Also, if true, the irony of him showing up at a celebration of rebellion against monarchy is just... 🤮 )

this was a truly exemplary piece. i couldn’t do it justice yet i’ll post snippets here

“A fascist society is one in which some people are deputized to do violence, and everyone else is forced to defend themselves. Those who have lived under an authoritarian regime know how it weakens collective self-defense…If we are to have any hope of surviving the coming dark age, we need mutual aid—not just to keep people housed and fed, but to keep them connected”

for example, Neighbor to Neighbor is running a statewide ICE watch hotline in #MA called LUCE. Donation link: lucemass.org/ LUCE’s rapid responders have 3 tasks: verify, document, witness. they weren’t able to witness the abduction of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish Tufts University PhD student on a valid visa.

they scoured surveillance finding documentation of the kidnapping. “The video of the abduction obtained by LUCE proved invaluable…The coordinated response to Öztürk’s kidnapping exemplifies community self-defense and mutual aid at their best.” 3/3

#fascism #mutualaid
bostonreview.net/articles/mutu

LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of MALUCE Immigrant Justice Network of MA

#EAS #WEA for Hampshire, #MA: Endangered 41-year-old white female, 5 feet 2 inches and 160 pounds, brown hair. Last seen driving blue Altima in the area of 16 Mulligan Drive at 11pm Friday Night. Please check exterior cameras and if seen contact South Hadley PD at 4135388231. facebook.com/share/1AdUtd2tbN/ Source: 200117,MA Employees,MA Emergency Management Agency ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

alojapan.com/1243542/japan-ins Japan insurers see growth through reinsurance and M&A #FinancialPerformance #Japan #JapanNews #Ma #news #Reinsurance Japanese insurance companies are expanding overseas and making acquisitions primarily because the domestic market has matured, with limited growth potential due to a shrinking and aging population, according to the latest report by AM Best. Premium income has been elevated since 2021, driven primarily by an increase in sal…

alojapan.com/1241607/dai-ichi- Dai-ichi Life to buy minority stake in Australian insurer #australia #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #Life&Health #Ma #news Japanese life insurer Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc. will take a 15.1% stake in an Australian life insurer Challenger. With life insurers facing challenges on multiple fronts in the domestic market, including declining birthrate and an ageing population company, the insurer is looking to expand its overseas business. Dai…