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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Sep 2019

      Here’s how the Prince Edward station looked yesterday—flowers, a lone protester and some posters. Just as I was leaving, a row of riot police stationed themselves in front of it. Riot police are becoming increasingly common in Hong Kong. #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/m0tWmUIUuJ

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Sep 2019

      The police were trying to arrest someone at Prince Edward station. Protesters end up chanting “triads” at them. And a line of older peacemakers tried to hold them back, and got pepper-sprayed. And now, the station is full of riot police. Common sight these days in Hong Kong.pic.twitter.com/sggx56IrD7

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Sep 2019

      The level of police-populace tensions is so high in Hong Kong that they cannot arrest one person without being surrounded by protesters, being heckled, and having to call in riot cops. Thirty robocop geared police are still here. Someone was just carried out on a stretcher. :-(pic.twitter.com/UO9QOaZESg

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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Sep 2019

      This is a video of the riot police retreat from Prince Edward station. The protesters have long left. As they retreat, the police are being heckled by passengers and people who clearly look like residents.pic.twitter.com/4Iov9TlaHQ

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Sep 2019

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted isabella steger

      Okay so the injured person was someone tackled by the police, suspected spinal injury. :-( It appears that it took a firefighter intervening to get some attention. See thread. (Sorry for sideway videos! On mobile!)https://twitter.com/stegersaurus/status/1168916795010494467 …

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      isabella stegerVerified account @stegersaurus
      first aider explaining now that he suspected the person had a fracture in his neck or spine bc he was having serious breathing difficulties. police were obstructing and refused to untie the boys hands. first aider said victim was slipping into unconsciousness.
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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Sep 2019

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      Maybe they could tell that liquid nitrogen makes no sense, and all this is just people projecting their stereotypes onto them? Those degrees help you be smarter. (Below tweet is an attempt at joke about smart Hong Kong protesters using “liquid nitrogen.”) https://twitter.com/graemeburton/status/1168664933812310020 …

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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Sep 2019

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci

      So yeah, it’s not liquid nitrogen (no kidding!) and all that viral stuff is either geek fantasies, or, worse, alt-right myth-making about IQ and race. Hong Kong’s protesters are brave, young, and vulnerable. They need solidarity not this nonsense. See:https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1168731678392504320 …

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      I'm seeing a lot of nonsense like this. Hong Kong protesters are tenacious and brave. They use water against tear gas canisters just like protesters in Tahrir Square, Cairo—not liquid nitrogen ffs. So many comments about how "Asian protesters" are smart, high-IQ—alt-right themes. pic.twitter.com/cPvl1pcLsN
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    8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 4 Sep 2019

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Daniel Victor

      Carrie Lam has finally announced the withdrawal of the extradition bill that initially sparked the protests. But no amnesty for arrestees, no independent inquiry into police, and no democratic reforms. I don’t think they’re reading the public mood well.https://twitter.com/bydanielvictor/status/1169192151386746881 …

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      Daniel VictorVerified account @bydanielvictor
      This is a big win for Hong Kong protesters, but don’t expect the demonstrations to stop. It’s just one of their five demands, and it’s one that had been taken off the front burner lately https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1169188131557511170 …
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    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Sep 2019

      Ugh this nonsense now has a "Bernie's Tweets" version—vinegar rather than liquid nitrogen, but still "chemistry grads". 7.5 million views! See upthread on why this kind of fetishization—via alt-right or via geek fantasies—is harmful to Hong Kong's brave but vulnerable protesters.pic.twitter.com/2wKdZPKmI1

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    10. Jeff Roberts‏Verified account @jeffjohnroberts 5 Sep 2019
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      Great thread. Would love to see you turn this into an essay or column.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Sep 2019
      Replying to @jeffjohnroberts

      I have a lot of things to write about in the near future!

      8:03 AM - 5 Sep 2019
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