“Many people say that if they get killed in the protest, their family will die of hunger.”
My new piece on why protests in #Iran have quieted down - for now. There are several reasons for this, as explained in the piece, and below 🧵
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-protests-hijab-11675177547 #iranprotests
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/SuneEngel/status/1620454018937131008
The Associated Press is hiring a China correspondent, based for now in Taiwan (or possibly elsewhere in Asia), pending visa approval. Apply to work with the most collegial team in the business!
Feel free to DM me with questions if you're interested.
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Please,liberals. Please stop being offended by disabled people saying your day to day actions that involve no covid precautions are killing us and forcing us out of society against our will
I wrote about the unhinged therapists making videos about their clients on TikTok, and how social media has smoothed over the ethical issues of certain professions turning their jobs into content https://www.newstatesman.com/social-media/2023/01/therapist-tiktok
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/sarahmanavis/status/1618554353970999299
Organizing tip for COVID activists: Highlighting (a) how elites are protecting themselves but not others (#DavosSafe) & (b) higher risk people are being harmed & locked out of society by status quo policies, are the most effective talking points for achieving policy change.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/luckytran/status/1616508224664145921
“Organizing tip for COVID activists: Highlighting (a) how elites are protecting themselves but not others (#DavosSafe) & (b) higher risk people are being harmed & locked out of society by status quo policies, are the most effective talking points for achieving policy change.”
I got home from an event last night and cried because, more than any other, it cemented for me that part of my life is over. It was a lovely event - queer, left-wing, arty - and there were about 60 people in a small pub and I was the only one in a mask.
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🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/FionasWriting/status/1616211478394052608
My favorite argument against gay marriage was that gays could marry any time they wanted! It just had to be someone of the opposite sex.
https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/21/opinion/gays-and-marriage-in-america-5-letters.html?searchResultPosition=58
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/RottenInDenmark/status/1615739953316786178
On gender recognition reform, Heather Herbert asks @[email protected] presenter, “when was the last time you had to show your birth certificate when you went to the toilet?”
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/JoshMennie/status/1615105893753921563
