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Toxic Twitter is when I am being accused of contributing to hate crimes against Asians in the US — being a "race traitor" — because I am critical of the Chinese Communist Party which, by the way, is implementing one of the most heinous hate crimes in Xinjiang right now.
“I end up scrutinizing my own work to make sure that people don’t think I’m biased,” says Palestinian reporter @RZabaneh . That’s what I was so impressed with when I had the honor to work with Rania in Ramallah years ago. Here’s her thoughtful video essay:
@LatoyaPeterson You mean like in Germany where every child is guaranteed daycare (I believe from the age of 12 months), and the cost is a sliding scale based on your income and it maxes out somewhere at $200 USD per month? By the way, with flex pick-up/drop-off.
It was great to speak to @ChungYingSt about this year's China's National People's Congress — he talked about Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the economy. On : @dwnews
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Right now, they're singling out . But tomorrow it'll be Journalist X. And later Journalist Y and Z. It can happen very quickly. And of course, there's always something wrong with the reporter. They'll go back ten years to find something you misreported if they have to.
The world moves on without America.
There is something extra perverse when authoritarians round up the sons and daughters of their target as well. Jimmy Lai has shown he's willing to give up his wealth, his freedom, for his convictions. So they go after the only thing that might break him: his children.
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