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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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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Also, see my other thread on how the copypasta "experts" following Hong Kong only via journalists (who often exaggerate or focus on what's visually attractive or sounds novel to them) or tweets can end up being harmful, too.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1169323269297717248 …
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zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynepScary state of the "security advice" sector. This person who gets funding to provide security advice/training to activists has no idea about the *standard* police warning flag in Hong Kong and thinks it's a protester tactic. Such ignorance would be funny if it weren't dangerous. https://twitter.com/roryireland/status/1165270513792557063 …Show this thread1 reply 7 retweets 32 likesShow this thread -
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Hong Kong protests aren’t dying down because their other demands are no less important to them—especially the independent investigation into police conduct and amnesty for the “riot” charges. 1100+ were arrested and some of face 10+ years. Not over by far.https://twitter.com/pinboard/status/1170324067674537984 …
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Crowd waiting outside the Queen Elizabeth Stadium where Carrie Lam had a dialogue with 150 people inside. They’re all holding up their hands in a gesture of five, chanting five demands, not one less—including universal suffrage! Fourth month.
#HongKongProtests still high energy.pic.twitter.com/XLhCahBczI1 reply 19 retweets 41 likesShow this thread -
Yes, yes, I’m back in Hong Kong. I should probably start a new thread.
With a 12 hour time difference, I need some “ga yao” myself but preferably in the form of a bottle of Pocari—a protester staple here.2 replies 3 retweets 39 likesShow this thread -
Protest research is hard to plan. Who knows when they’ll pop up? How long will it last? You do what you can while it continues. Gratitude here to my colleague
@smalljones who guest lectured to cover my classes during the Arab Spring! He’s still doing it! (Win for the students!)1 reply 4 retweets 46 likesShow this thread -
The protesters just sang “Glory to Hong Kong” which has become their anthem. A few weeks ago, this didn’t exist. Now they all know it, and often sing it hand over heart.pic.twitter.com/7rUd9iJfqW
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MLK, Mandela, Havel, Churchill and others as voiceover for the promo for the 9/29 protests! It is going to be a busy weekend, with the fifth anniversary of the Umbrella Movement and the 70th anniversary of mainland China both coming up! https://twitter.com/tomgrundy/status/1177239068846878720/video/1 …
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MLK’s calls for freedom is so fucking different than what the protesters in HK are calling for.
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They want universal suffrage and inquiry into police misconduct so I’m gonna say you are pretty wrong here.
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