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Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Exemplary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exemplary</span></a> 🏆<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a> Tuition is Now Free for Families Earning Under $200k–&amp; Includes Housing &amp; Books for Those Below $100k<br>"Harvard eliminated loans—&amp; instead provided all assistance in e form of grants.. Harvard has awarded &gt;$3.6 billion in undergrad financial aid &amp; currently has an annual budget of $275 million.. 55% of undergrads curr'ly r'cv financial aid.. &amp; the school’s financial aid staff works personally w each family to match their specific situation" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a><br><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/harvard-tuition-is-now-free-for-families-earning-under-200000-and-includes-housing-and-books-for-those-below-100000/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">goodnewsnetwork.org/harvard-tu</span><span class="invisible">ition-is-now-free-for-families-earning-under-200000-and-includes-housing-and-books-for-those-below-100000/</span></a></p>
Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Exemplary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exemplary</span></a><br>🏆Milan says no to all <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outdoor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smoking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smoking</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a>'s toughest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a><br>"Those who defy e new prohibition in e <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polluted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polluted</span></a> northern Italian city cld be fined between 40-240 euros.. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Milan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Milan</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/airquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airquality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ordinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ordinance</span></a>, passed in 2020 by e city council, called for progressively stricter bans on smoking.. Milan is one of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>'s most <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polluted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polluted</span></a> cities in terms of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>air</span></a>.. Smoking is responsible for ~85% of all cases of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lungcancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lungcancer</span></a>, e <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deadliest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deadliest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> worldwide" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmokingKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmokingKills</span></a><br><a href="https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2930932/milan-says-no-to-all-outdoor-smoking-in-italys-toughest-ban" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bangkokpost.com/world/2930932/</span><span class="invisible">milan-says-no-to-all-outdoor-smoking-in-italys-toughest-ban</span></a></p>
Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a> is a drastic but necessary way to protect the formative minds of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/youth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youth</span></a>, given <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a>'s obsequious <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/profiteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profiteering</span></a> iso genuine self-regulation.</p><p>🏆 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Exemplary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exemplary</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> PM says social media firms now have a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/responsibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>responsibility</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protectkids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protectkids</span></a><br>"Australia approved the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> ban for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> on Nov28 after an emotive debate tt's gripped the nation, setting a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/benchmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benchmark</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jurisdictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jurisdictions</span></a> around the world w one of the toughest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> targeting Big <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a>"<br><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-pm-says-social-media-firms-now-have-a-responsibility-to-protect-kids" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">straitstimes.com/asia/australi</span><span class="invisible">anz/australia-pm-says-social-media-firms-now-have-a-responsibility-to-protect-kids</span></a></p>
Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p>🏆 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Exemplary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exemplary</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tokyo</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shibuya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shibuya</span></a> introduces year-round <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> on street <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alcohol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alcohol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumption</span></a><br>"Since 2019, Shibuya has <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/banned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banned</span></a> alcohol consumption on certain streets during specific periods, such as Halloween &amp; NY.. The ban is in effect daily fr 6pm-5am in areas surrounding JR &amp; Keio Shibuya stations.. In June, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shinjuku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shinjuku</span></a> Ward assembly passed an ordinance banning alcohol consumption in &amp; around the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kabukicho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kabukicho</span></a> entertainment &amp; red light district for 12 hours starting at 5pm"<br><a href="https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2875492/tokyos-shibuya-introduces-year-round-ban-on-street-alcohol-consumption" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bangkokpost.com/world/2875492/</span><span class="invisible">tokyos-shibuya-introduces-year-round-ban-on-street-alcohol-consumption</span></a></p>
Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Exemplary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exemplary</span></a>👍<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pensionfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pensionfund</span></a> blacklists Gulf cos<br>"firms excluded this week by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KLP</span></a> incl'd cos in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/realestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>realestate</span></a>, where it says migrant workers fr Africa &amp; Asia hv faced discrimination &amp; human rights violations .. The fund also targeted the telecoms sector, where it cited e development of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> as reinforcing e risk of surveillance .. it has targeted <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Adani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Adani</span></a> on concerns e Indian co might hv helped finance <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polluting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polluting</span></a> activities; &amp; cos tied to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israelisettlements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israelisettlements</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestBank</span></a>"<br><a href="https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/investment/2714611/norway-pension-fund-blacklists-gulf-companies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bangkokpost.com/business/inves</span><span class="invisible">tment/2714611/norway-pension-fund-blacklists-gulf-companies</span></a></p>
Francisca Sinn<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@BGrueskin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BGrueskin</span></a></span> Thank you for sharing this piece; I didn’t know his name. I’ll be interested to see what he does next. His acceptance speech here is a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MustWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MustWatch</span></a>. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Exemplary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exemplary</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leadership</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PeterBhatia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterBhatia</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nationalpress.org/award-winner/peter-bhatia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nationalpress.org/award-winner</span><span class="invisible">/peter-bhatia/</span></a></p>