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Senior Director Asia ; Former Asia hand. Re-tweets not endorsement.

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    9 hours ago

    Important to remember that Beijing's worked hard for years to cultivate ties with Aung San Suu Kyi; also that the army is the political institution that's been most wary of China, because of past support and perceived current ties to non-State armies

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    Jan 30

    Incredibly grateful to receive the very first Baldy Award from and the team.

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    1 hour ago

    So proud of our Chairman Henry Waxman! has dedicated an award to , celebrating our nation’s tireless lawmakers devoted to getting progressive work done in Washington. Congratulations, Henry. It’s an honor to work with you.

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    1 hour ago

    Last time I wrote I wrote from a rustic table Under magnolias in South Carolina . . . Now it’s St Brigid’s Day and the first snowdrop In County Wicklow, and this a Brigid’s Girdle I’m plaiting for you

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    7 hours ago

    PRC MFA, on US-China: China-U.S. cooperation in specific areas...is closely linked with bilateral relations as a whole PRC MFA, on India-China: I need to stress that the border issue shall not be linked with bilateral relations

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    3 hours ago

    87.7% of Japan citizens and 100+ Japanese LGBT groups agree, It's time for change.

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    3 hours ago

    Where it's already hot, climate change plays out in deadly fashion. One reason: As across much of America, cooling centers not well situated near vulnerable populations. Heat killed a record number of people in Arizona last year, 'a staggering increase'

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    3 hours ago

    Congrats to the many people who voted for, and worked on drug decrim in Oregon -- a huge accomplishment! Let's all make sure the implementation lands a perfect 10

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    I'm pretty sure folks have said "hell would have to freeze over before we would decriminalize drugs". Not sure hell is frozen but there is a lot of snow outside. Guess what?! Today Oregon became the first state in the US to decriminalize drugs.
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    9 hours ago

    Alan Dershowitz nominating Jared Kushner for a Nobel Peace Prize is like Hannibal Lecter nominating Jeffrey Dahmer for a Michelin Star.

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    5 hours ago

    85% of protected EU forests are in ‘unfavourable’ condition, yet billions of € are being spent on the wide-scale logging of forests for energy. The revision of the Renewable Energy Directive is a chance to - sign here by February 9th:

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    4 hours ago

    in 🇧🇴 is growing at such an accelerated rate that it now threatens to dry up protected natural areas like Laguna Concepción🌳🌿💦 🚨The world needs to know what’s happening there and act NOW to protect Bolivia’s enormous diversity

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    4 hours ago

    Many have been understandably upset w/ State Counselor Suu Kyi’s appalling handling of the & other human rights violations. But now is not the time for spite. Please resist it. The military should immediately release her & all others unlawfully detained.

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    14 hours ago

    : Art. 432 of the Constitution cements impunity for measures taken pursuant to the state of emergency - all measures "shall be valid" & "no legal action" may be taken, contrary to the rule of law (courts cannot review measures & victims of violations cannot seek redress)

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    5 hours ago

    General Min Aung Hlaing, responsible for the coup in , also had command responsibility over troops responsible for 2017 atrocities against the . International impunity & inaction has emboldened him and the other Generals. (My comments on ⬇️)

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    5 hours ago

    "Nearly a decade ago, the ran a fake program in Abbottabad, , in an effort to collect DNA samples that could tie Osama bin Laden to the compound where he was later found and killed."

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    4 hours ago

    The executive orders and promises of the first 10 days of the Biden-Harris administration are not a Green New Deal. But they’re definitely a first step towards one — the first step we have ever taken.

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    5 hours ago

    Exactly the wrong message to be giving out. Why focus on summer holidays abroad instead of getting schools open? Hospitality & the arts back on their feet? NHS managing well?

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    5 hours ago

    So now Musk is experimenting on animals?

    Elon Musk, the billionaire chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, claims another of his companies has wired up a monkey's brain to " play video games with his mind"
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    6 hours ago

    The pandemic in a nutshell: We have volumes of polling on whether Americans consistently wear masks "anytime they leave their house" but no regular surveillance on questions like "can you access paid sick leave", how many people fail to isolate when developing symptoms, and why.

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    5 hours ago

    ICYMI last month the Natl Bureau of Economic Research pub'ed this paper, arguing that spawned unemployment + poverty will cause 1 million excess deaths in America.

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