Update from the house of Plague (Day Fnarg Year 3) 6th of February
Accurate:
February is the worst month of the year and this man is wonderful pic.twitter.com/vV73ZF2Qn4
- Alexis Benveniste (@apbenven) February 4, 2022
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In UK politics news, Jonathan Pie is back! :D
“Seriously I can just come out and say it? Call him a liar?” asks @JonathanPieNews, a fictional broadcast reporter created and performed by comedian Tom Walker, in a satirical video about Britain’s Prime Minister.
“God bless America.” https://t.co/Hu6Q6q8TBp pic.twitter.com/ojr8Pb1d0S
- New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) February 4, 2022
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I keep meaning to post and then... not. So have some petitions:
Save my foster son Samet - he is family!
World Leaders: End Plastic Pollution
Everyone Should Have a Safe Place to Call Home. Agree? Add Your Name to Say There Should Be a Home for All of Us in the UK - No Exceptions
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And the Olympics are here (again). There is always this difficult contrast between what the Olympics stand for - striving for the best, harmony between countries, incredible feats - and the reality underpinning the whole thing... not just China's genocide of the Uyghurs, but how the whole history is pretty terrible. (Twitter thread here.)
And yet we watched the Opening Ceremony and enjoyed it... And I love figure skating!
I guess it's a bit like trying to separate a 'problematic' creator and their work. I still love Buffy, even if Joss turned out to be a terrible person.
Speaking of China, then this is a very interesting article:
The misunderstood-and misrepresented-Zero COVID policy in China
This analysis of China’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been submitted as a contribution to the WSWS Global Workers’ Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Daily Dimash: Swan Goose
Let's end with something beautiful. Dimash Kudaibergen & Tengri performing 'Swan Goose' at the Spring Festival Gala 2019. (Or: Kazakhstan + Mongolia + China in musical format.)
February is the worst month of the year and this man is wonderful pic.twitter.com/vV73ZF2Qn4
- Alexis Benveniste (@apbenven) February 4, 2022
~
In UK politics news, Jonathan Pie is back! :D
“Seriously I can just come out and say it? Call him a liar?” asks @JonathanPieNews, a fictional broadcast reporter created and performed by comedian Tom Walker, in a satirical video about Britain’s Prime Minister.
“God bless America.” https://t.co/Hu6Q6q8TBp pic.twitter.com/ojr8Pb1d0S
- New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) February 4, 2022
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I keep meaning to post and then... not. So have some petitions:
Save my foster son Samet - he is family!
World Leaders: End Plastic Pollution
Everyone Should Have a Safe Place to Call Home. Agree? Add Your Name to Say There Should Be a Home for All of Us in the UK - No Exceptions
~
And the Olympics are here (again). There is always this difficult contrast between what the Olympics stand for - striving for the best, harmony between countries, incredible feats - and the reality underpinning the whole thing... not just China's genocide of the Uyghurs, but how the whole history is pretty terrible. (Twitter thread here.)
And yet we watched the Opening Ceremony and enjoyed it... And I love figure skating!
I guess it's a bit like trying to separate a 'problematic' creator and their work. I still love Buffy, even if Joss turned out to be a terrible person.
Speaking of China, then this is a very interesting article:
The misunderstood-and misrepresented-Zero COVID policy in China
This analysis of China’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been submitted as a contribution to the WSWS Global Workers’ Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic.
~
Daily Dimash: Swan Goose
Let's end with something beautiful. Dimash Kudaibergen & Tengri performing 'Swan Goose' at the Spring Festival Gala 2019. (Or: Kazakhstan + Mongolia + China in musical format.)
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