Brandon Layton

@sheltie610 @archeohistories You don't see the butcher working on the mechanics car either. Do you need a tissue? Tears and a blanket?

@archeohistories It’s still disgusting to see because the Europeans were colonizers/ You don’t see pictures of them carrying native peoples

Around 1900s, a striking photograph was taken in Bengal, British India, showing a Sikkimese (Bhutia) woman carrying a European man in a large wicker basket strapped to her back... The image offers a rare glimpse into the interactions between Europeans and local populations during the colonial era. According to photo sources, the image was taken in the hilly regions of West Bengal, British-India (likely Sikkim or nearby Himalayan foothills area). The woman is a local Bhutia porter wearing traditional patterned attire and going barefoot, which was typical for hill people skilled at navigating steep, rugged mountain paths where roads, vehicles, or standard palanquins weren’t practical. The man is a French (some source said Greek) merchant associated with Ralli Brothers, a Greek-owned jute trading company based in Manchester with operations in Calcutta). He’s dressed in period Western clothing: a suit, dress shoes, and a boater (straw) hat, with a mustache. Local porters (often called “coolies” or using “doko”-style or similar burden baskets) in the Himalayan foothills and Northeast hill regions were renowned for extraordinary strength. They routinely carried heavy loads—goods, people, or supplies—using forehead straps and back baskets over difficult terrain. This photo appears to capture a demonstration of that strength or a lighthearted/touristy moment rather than routine forced labor (baskets were mainly for goods, not passengers). Similar scenes exist from the era in places like Darjeeling, Sikkim, or Assam hills. In recent years, this photo went viral on social media tittled as 'The Face of Colonialism in India' as "A Sikkimese woman carrying a British man on her back, West Bengal, India, circa 1900 or A Bengali woman carrying her British ‘master’ during British colonial rule in 1903 India.", in others there’s even a claim of the man being an officer. This photo gets quite a bit of attention whenever it is shared, at first sight it appears to be a typical example of colonialist oppression; a poor native woman being forced to carry her British master. During this time, the British Empire had a significant presence in India, with regions like West Bengal attracting many Westerners. These travelers often interacted with locals, resulting in photographs that contrasted Western and indigenous ways of life. According to John Kelly PHD, the photo does not show a British coloniser forcing a Bengali woman to carry him at all, but that what we see is actually a local woman willingly demonstrating her strength to a French colonial administrator of French Indochina called François Pierre Rodier during his visit to Myanmar (Burma) after he had mentioned how impressed he was by her being able to carry such heavy loads. However, the story of this being a typical depiction of colonial oppression of women being forced to carry their masters is unfounded in this case, as she is not carrying her British or French master. There is no evidence that she is being forced or coerced to carry the man but there is also no proof that she is doing this voluntarily or as part of an innocent demonstration. The carriers from that region were indeed known for their strength and ability to carry heavy loads, these baskets meant to carry heavy loads and sometimes or rarely used to transport humans whenever the ground conditions due to weather not suitable for journey. But this photograph still debatable among the scholars and researchers. In the end, this photo highlights the unusual representation, complexities and contradictions of colonial relationships. © Reddit #archaeohistories

@whatsupsin50869 @archeohistories That job and way of life existed long before the British showed up. Save your crocodile tears, Race-baiter.

@archeohistories When u put people under so much oppression they r ready to lift heavy load for survival. Do don't whitewash it. Still an oppression. Women especially won't do this for fun

@IGN "Kept you waiting, huh?"

Hideo Kojima has a cameo in the Japanese version of Zootopia 2. bit.ly/48M2vQ0

@elonmusk @realDonaldTrump Idea on combating rogue judges: If the Left is judge shopping, can't we do the same thing? What if we preemptively challenge everything we are trying to rollout....but with "our" judges instead? Then our judges clear it and set precedent.

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@RBReich And all donate to Democrats...hmmm

The next time you hear Republicans in Congress complaining about increasing IRS enforcement, remember that the richest 1 percent of Americans evade as much as $163 billion in taxes each year.

@RBReich And you think raising taxes on their employers will somehow put more money in their pockets? I want to know how much more money you've made over the last four decades... You can redistribute some of that into my pocket!

The typical U.S. worker’s real wage has been stuck in the mud for four decades. Most of the gains from a more productive economy have been going to the top — to execs and investors. The richest 10% now own more than 90% of the value of shares of stock held by Americans. Hello?

@RBReich Funny....there was no major shortage before covid.....when you lobbied to pay people to stop working.

When a public problem is wrongly described, the solutions posited turn out to be irrelevant. Take America’s so-called “labor shortage." There is no labor shortage. There's a shortage of jobs paying sufficient wages to attract workers to fill job openings. robertreich.substack.com/p/why-is-there…

@RBReich Funny you know that mega corporations lobby for more government regulations because it puts the squeeze on the little guy.....the same bureaucracies that you promote as the answer.

4 corporations dominate the U.S. meatpacking industry. In 1977, they owned just 25% of the market. Today, they control 85%. Meanwhile, cattle ranchers used to receive 62 cents for every consumer dollar spent on beef. Now, they receive just 37 cents.

@RBReich What about their husband's? Lol Sorry, wrong party?

Remember when Marjorie Taylor Greene bought up to $15,000 in defense and energy stocks *two days* before Russian forces invaded Ukraine? We really, I mean really, need to ban members of Congress from trading stocks.

@RBReich Speaking of which - how much did tuition rise at Berkeley during your tenure?

I don't know who needs to hear this, but corporations that are raking in record profits shouldn't be jacking up prices on consumers.

@RBReich I'll save you the hassle of filling out the forms - why don't you just redistribute some of your wealth into my pocket?

If Elon Musk can afford to lose $200 billion in a single year, he can afford a wealth tax.

@60Minutes Lol. Funny, 60 Miniutes doesn't have any issues giving Biden full access before airing. Pretend ethics are cute.

60 Minutes reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment. Palace representatives demanded that before considering commenting we provide them with our report prior to it airing, which is something 60 Minutes does not do. cbsn.ws/3k2tzUa

.@jordanbpeterson is right to resist re-education. thefp.com/p/will-jordan-…

@elonmusk Fly-over country voters want a real opposition party in Washington - not a business as usual/ Democrat-lite Republican party. The Democrat party always unites under the most left-wing to push the country in their direction. Why can't Republicans unite under the right wing?

Subtle, but I am beginning to suspect opinions differ on this matter … If not McCarthy, then seriously who?

Kevin McCarthy should be Speaker

@elonmusk To paraphrase Reagan, Democrats aren't just upset that someone has a differing view, they are shocked and offended that there even is another view - let alone that someone is able to express it.

Elon Musk should

@krassenstein @elonmusk All the sudden interest in "neutrality." Commies be cute.

@elonmusk Elon Musk should stay political neutral like he said he should.

@C_Wallob @davidmweissman @elonmusk You haven't lost a penny until you sell. If you sold then you're a total idiot for buying high and selling low in a product you don't believe in. Or you're a liar, and really just an activist troll.

@thisislayton @davidmweissman @elonmusk I believed in the stock and bought it at a good price. I did so expecting @elonmusk to do his fiduciary duty. He has not. He’s supposed to act in the best interest of Tesla and it’s owners. He has instead only fed his insane delusions that masquerade as genius in his mind.

@elonmusk A lot of Marxist trolls with the long knives out on here. All subsidies are bad BUT to give them to an entire industry but exclude companies you want to punish is dystopian. These people need to be defeated.

Please comment on this matter

@sakitechonline @elonmusk So why are you being a hypocrite?

@elonmusk One day Elmo is against me government subsidies and the next day he is crying about it. Be consistent and less hypocritical.