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heavenhatesme · 2 years
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For the times I was afraid to go out.
For the times I couldn't wear what I liked.
For the times I couldn't afford to buy a scarf I didn't even want.
For the times I had to take a detour to avoid morality police.
For Iranian women, for Iranian people!
Stand with us and be our voice!💚🤍❤️🕊
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thejackrandahotel · 1 year
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Hi tumblr.. Please pay some attention to the incident happened in my country China, city Urumqi, Xinjiang. The city was blocked for more than 100 days due to the epidemic, which seriously affected people's life. On November 24, a fire broke out in a community in Urumqi, but the firefighters were unable to put out the fire in time because of the blockade. In the end ten People died, including a 3-year-old child. Last night (11.25) the people of Urumqi finally took to the streets out of despair and anger. They went to the city hall to march and protest, and confronted the police. This was extremely brave but also very dangerous.
Chinese Internet is extremely closed, and all content posted online is subject to examination and control. We are trying our best to convey this message to more people.
I'm very sorry if I disturbed you all, but if possible, please give the people of my country a little international attention and support, thank you😢If you need more content please check this twitter account:
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I am really desperate and terribly worried for people of Urumqi right now and I hope this incident could reach to more people around the world. Thank you.
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corvidaescreations · 8 months
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In case your government and employer are trying to convince you to go back to the office and leave the masks at home.
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bikerlovertexas · 2 months
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commonsensecommentary · 4 months
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“At what point will our increasing reliance on technology rob us of some essential part of both our autonomy and humanity—or have we already unknowingly crossed this threshold?”
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memenewsdotcom · 1 year
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China signals possible end to zero-covid
China signals possible end to zero-covid
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m-ushroomtale · 1 year
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China's "Century of Humiliation" & US-Chinese Tensions Today w/Carl Zha (2022.12.06.)
This is a long, but extremely informative explanation of China's "Century of Humiliation" and will leave no doubt in your mind as to why China wants a unified society and a powerful military. 
Historian Carl Zha of the Silk & Steel podcast joins me to talk about China's "Century of Humiliation" at the hands of Western powers and how it connects directly to US-Chinese tensions today. 
- How the US has repeatedly made treaties and agreements with China only to betray them when US interests demand; 
- The West's historical use of Hong Kong and Taiwan as hubs to destabilize and dominate over the rest of China; 
- The historical use by the West of China for cheap labor and for markets to exploit; 
- The threat China faced for lacking a strong military and a unified population; 
- The clear motivations China has for a military and political system used to protect itself from further interference and exploitation;  
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the-juicymango · 1 year
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Big Blow to China as lockdown protests spread to campuses and cities abroad
Big Blow to China as lockdown protests spread to campuses and cities abroad
Protests against China’s strict zero-COVID policy and restrictions on freedoms have spread to at least a dozen cities worldwide in solidarity with rare displays of defiance in China over the weekend. According to a Reuters tally, expatriate dissidents and students staged small-scale vigils and protests in cities around the world, including London, Paris, Tokyo and Sydney. In most cases, dozens…
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It is asinine how many tiktok videos I’ve seen from locals throwing out any and every excuse under the sun to push the blame for why Portland is in the state it’s in away from the protests or the homeless.
I actually just saw someone’s video where she made all these snarky remarks about “oh no, what will we do if mom and pop stores like Walmart go out of business” AS IF SHE WAS EVEN MAKING A POINT because I KNOW she’s referring to the fact that a couple weeks ago it was on the news about how Walmart was leaving “the city” due to rampant theft, as she’s walking in the heart of Portland. You know where these Walmart stores were? On like the furthest edges of what you could reasonably call Portland. Frankly, they were nowhere near actual Portland, but because Portland encompasses a lot more than just the central city, it’s still considered Portland. She may as well be trying to connect a store closure in Sherwood with Portland for all that’s worth. Actual mom and pop businesses are still shutting down all the time, but here she is pretending like it’s only the big bad businesses that were impacted.
Then she had the gall to say “Let me ask you this, what do you think’s made all the people work from home, the pandemic or the protests?” relating it to the fact that all of the businesses were closed…except this is a blatant false equivalence. The question you should be asking isn’t “what made everyone work from home”, it’s “what made all the businesses close down”, and the answer was quite literally both. She acts like businesses weren’t shutting down in droves immediately prior to the pandemic due to all the riots.
Prior to the pandemic, protests were rampant in the city, and it’s quite frankly a disservice to protest to even be calling them protests. They were riots, and they were terrorizing the city, destroying property left and right, and driving everyone out of the city. Even without the aid of the government fucking over every small business in the country, these riots nearly did in every small business here. The few that survived were graciously rewarded with government overreach that forced most of the survivors to shutter their businesses or massively pivot their entire business strategies (if even possible). Not to mention, the riots only exacerbated the homeless issue because dozens of those rioters decided to have a little camping trip in the middle of the city for weeks on end, which only further trashed the city, drove people away, and encouraged the homeless encampments that Portland is quite literally still battling on a daily basis.
And the saddest thing is that even though the riots and pandemic have since stopped (for now), this isn’t a problem that we simply spring back from. Businesses that are closed are closed for good. Jobs lost are lost forever. The echos of these problems are still being seen on a regular basis as more and more people are struggling to keep afloat. Don’t get me wrong, the astronomical rent prices are also a pretty big fucking reason for why people are fleeing Portland in droves. But to sit here and pretend like the riots and the homeless aren’t equally—if not more damaging to the overall livability of the city is just downright disingenuous and deceitful. Fuck out of here with your false equivalency bullshit. Nobody who is complaining about Portland is doing so for the sake of Walmart, or Starbucks, or REI, or whatever big ass corporation you feel the need to divert people’s attentions to. Fuck off with your bitching about union busting when you’re talking about why the city is in the state it’s in.
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helloiamausacresfan · 2 years
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Gwen B. with #LC / @PenGwenWithLC on Twitter: "
Something worth supporting for the entire #MECFS and #LongCovid community! #MillionsMissing #NotRecovered Please share and get involved as you are able!"
Link to #MEAction site and further information on the event:
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panicinthestudio · 1 year
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China: Video shows BBC journalist's arrest during Covid protest, November 28, 2022
Video shared on social media shows the moment BBC journalist Edward Lawrence was arrested by Chinese authorities while covering an anti-lockdown protest in Shanghai. Lawrence was dragged away by police shouting "Call the Consulate, now." Protests over Covid restrictions have spread to several cities across China and were triggered by a deadly fire at a residential high-rise building in the city of Urumqi, in the country's western Xinjiang region. Videos of the incident posted on social media led to accusations that lockdowns were a factor in the blaze that killed 10 people
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Further reading:
The Guardian: Clashes in Shanghai as protests over zero-Covid policy grip China, November 28, 2022
The Guardian: BBC says Chinese police assaulted and detained its reporter at Shanghai protest, November 28, 2022
The Guardian: Protests erupt in China over strict zero Covid measures: in pictures, November 28, 2022
“He was held for several hours before being released,” a BBC Press Team statement said of Lawrence’s treatment by Shanghai police on Monday. “During his arrest, he was beaten and kicked by the police. This happened while he was working as an accredited journalist… We have no official explanation or apology from the Chinese authorities, beyond a claim by the offices who later released him that they had arrested him for his own good in case he caught Covid from the crowd.”
The public service broadcaster added that it did not consider the police explanation to be credible.
HKFP: China protests: Shanghai police assaulted and arrested journalist, says BBC, November 28, 2022
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heavenhatesme · 2 years
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This fight didn't start because the people are hungry, not because they are unemployed, not because they have no hope, no future, not because the corruption is out of control, not because the people in power have stolen all the money from oil, gas, ressources. No. It started because one 22 year old girl Mahsa Amini died for not covering her hair. It started for women. Now Men are out there fighting, risking their lives shoulder to shoulder with women. Their mothers, wives, friends, lovers, sisters and daughters. This is the world we need. Everyone standing up, for each other. Against oppression, against ignorance. Long live the spirit of Iran which never dies. Long live this country and its people. After hundreds of years of oppression, they still have a heart of gold that burns in dignity and caring love for one another. Long live people of Iran🇮🇷🕊
🔴Trigger Warning for the video🔴
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cyarskaren52 · 11 months
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Biiiiiiiitch What? Thousands of people were dying a day in NYC, emergency rooms were overflowing. The maskless were perfecting fine with spreading Covid, and I practically had an anxiety attack every time I went to the store. And there’s outrage over the police in Minnesota killing black men in front of perma traumatized children and teenagers. The teenager who filmed the murder still traumatized from seeing the wickedness in front of her. This is what you wanna go back to ? Three years later? Biiiiiiiittttttttttcccccvh what?????
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chaddavisphotography · 8 months
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A protester with a wagon full of PPE for other protesters during a march shortly after Biden won the United States Election.
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bikerlovertexas · 3 months
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commonsensecommentary · 6 months
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“Our inability to solve our many problems is a direct result of the insular extremism—promoted daily by liars, bullies, and nut jobs who revel in their power and influence—that today passes for intelligence.”
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