Hello, im geeta guru murthy, welcome to Bbc News now, 3 hours of fast moving News, interviews and reaction. At least 17 boys have died after a fire swept through their primary School Dormitory in Central Kenya. Local officials said the fire broke out at 11pm in a dormitory at Hillside Endarasha Primary School in Nyeri Countrywhere 156 boys were sleeping. More than 2,000 people tried to help rescue the boys, many of whom were sheltering under their beds. The cause of the fire is still not clear. President William Ruto called the fire horrific and devastating, and has ordered an investigation. Lets speak to Anne Soy who is in nairobi. Just tell us more details, what more is known on this. We understand more is known on this. We understand that more is known on this. Understand that about 300 children were boarding in that school, it has a population of just over 800. 156 were boys, and they were Ill Dicke in the ill fated dormitory. The area residents responded quickly and tried to save
You may have noticed lately that the gop is working overtime to make the lives of trans people more difficult than their lives already are. The gop wants to kick trans people out of bathrooms, sports. 31 states introduced legislation. The military. Doctors offices. Antitransgender health care. And trans women especially are under threat at all times. Was shot and killed on an east dallas street saturday morning. Then those of you who know all thats awful call trans people brave for putting up with it. Trans people dont want to have to be brave. They just want to be. This week we are talking to black trans women in dallas, texas, about trying to just be. Im back in dallas, yall. Yay while we often think about the black Trans Community being in big cities like l. A. And new york, we need to see that black trans folks are everywhere. Even in a state like texas, where 70 of the population identifies as christian, and not just Easter Christmas christian, megachurch christian. That is exactl
But the textbook was i havent really fully comes terms with style and as a person though i see as, as a political like to. And so thats why i wrote this particular book and yeah, it, it, well, it was a journey of, of discomfort as far as i was concerned. And i suppose the most important thing i just got put on that journey. Was that okay . Yes, you know, style name was the intellectual amount of ideas. A great read the. He was a communist, he was a marxist. Right. But the thing, our discounts i didnt really understand before was the, he was a feeling intellectual, right . Emotional that some power, always audiology and politics, right . And its not emotionality. The emotional falls off. Hes all geology these postings, which enabled him to actually rule in the particularly falling to pick tutorial, whether you could do something emotionality of style and as a, as a dictator. And insulation that, that what that was a crucial revelation for me. But it also another point which id like to m
T in. Dont yet city. Thats right, thats all for me for now. But this thing with us, my colleague mike of watch, is an x by the welcome to was a part of it. Just reading and a hunger from knowledge have Little Things perceived as purchase and hallmarks of procedures paving the way to higher consciousness. But what if i told you that one of historys most of the tory is dictate is Joseph Stalin is both developed worshipper and the highest priest of his own library. In fact, this is where he died surrounded by books and manuscripts rather than his loved ones. How did style is lot of books in form, his ruling style or to discuss it . Im now enjoyed by Geoffrey Roberts managers, professor of history at the University College park, an officer of sullens library, the dictator and his books. Professor rober its, its great to talk to you in person this time. Thank you very much for your time and thank you for an invitation. Now your book style is library. Ssl is to explore the intellectual life
The, the welcome to the part of it, just reading and a hunger from knowledge from low been received as purchase and homeworks of the sages, paving the way to a higher consciousness. But what if i told you that one of historys most of the tory is dictators Joseph Stalin was both a developed worshipper of the highest priests of his own library. In fact, this is where he died surrounded by books and manuscripts, rather than his loved ones. How did saelens love of books informed his ruling style of to discuss it. Im now joined by Geoffrey Roberts emeritus professor of history at the University College cork, an author of Sellers Library a dictator and says books, professor roberts, its great to talk to you in person this time. Thank you very much for your time and thank you for the invitation. Now your book style is library ssl to explore the intellectual life biography. And i would say psychology of Joseph Stalin, whom you described as the 20th century, most self consciously intellectual d