Today, human rights activist and publisher Jimmy Lai will walk into a courtroom in Hong Kong to be tried on charges under the CCP-imposed National Security Law.
The outcome is predetermined.
We are about to bear witness to a travesty of justice.
#FreeHongKong
#FreeJimmyLai
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Today marks the 35 anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
The Chinese Communist Party's crackdown on pro-democracy protestors changed the course of modern history.
It also changed Jimmy Lai's life, putting him on a collision course with the CCP. 1/
Hong Kong has passed new national security legislation.
Yes, again.
The new Article 23 takes the brute force of the 2020 National Security Law currently being used to persecute Jimmy Lai and turns the government repression up to 11.
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Today is Jimmy Lai's 76th birthday.
He should be spending it celebrating with his family and friends.
Instead, he sits in a jail cell in Hong Kong, awaiting his third trial on bogus charges, set to begin December 18.
It's the very definition of injustice. 1/
Today marks 1,000 days in prison for Jimmy Lai.
The Chinese Communist Party will try to tell you that he's a fraudster and a seditious collaborator with foreign forces.
They're lying.
Jimmy's crimes are committing acts of journalism and telling the truth.
#FreeJimmyLai
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Today is
#WorldPressFreedomDay
, as designated by the
@UN
. It's a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom.
One place that has lost that commitment is Hong Kong, where Jimmy Lai is on trial for committing acts of journalism 1/
So
@DavidAFrench
spent at least three hours engaging with a mostly hostile room on Clubhouse tonight and while I hope I would engage such a situation as kindly and decently as he did, Iโm not sure I be up to that challenge. He deserves to be commended for it.
Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the arrest of Jimmy Lai on charges under the Beijing-imposed Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL).
Jimmy has been imprisoned now for 951 days. He is yet to face a trail under those NSL charges.
#FreeJimmyLai
1/
No elf on the shelf for my family!
We have a Donald Trump elf ๐ ๐ผ
Instead of causing mischief around our house like the original elf, he miraculously lowers our taxes, keeps intruders out of our home, and does YUGE things like supporting gas powered cars and stoves.
From โAgainst David Frenchism because drag shows are badโ to โgive people the abortion pill because politics is hardโ is a wild roller coaster ride even for this particular purse chihuahua
You might be aware that I'm a producer of the
@ActonInstitute
documentary film THE HONG KONGER: JIMMY LAI'S EXTRAORDINARY STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM.
I'm thrilled to share the film will be released to the whole world on April 18 at 8pm ET at
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Nothing really captures the spirit of Easter quite like "buy this bible so I can use the funds to pay the lawyers defending me for having paid off a porn star"
Happy Holy Week! Letโs Make America Pray Again. As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless The USA Bible.
@TheLeeGreenwood
The
@ActonInstitute
's
@tiktok_us
account was suspended yesterday, without notice or explanation.
The reason?
We're telling the truth about how China is stripping Hong Kongers of their human rights and persecuting pro-democracy activist
#JimmyLai
and others.
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The point of politics is convincing people theyโre better off in your coalition than the one theyโre currently in.
The point of MAGA politics is to convince people theyโre better off in any other coalition because theyโre unwelcome in yours.
Letโs see how this works out.
@JonahNRO
Itโs amazing to me that the most BS part of Trumpโs persona turned out to be the โYouโre Firedโ confrontational bit he was previously known for. He canโt actually face anyone, apparently.
Our boy Barney
Rescued from Oklahoma via Chicago. Diagnosed with hepatozoonosis americanum by the rescue. Took 4 months of treatment before he was healthy enough to be adopted out to us.
The goodest of good boys.
#NationalRescueDogDay
Having learned her lesson from her 2020 primary campaign being partly doomed because her staff was terminally online โฆ Kamala Harris had apparently decided to once again be terminally online
Not sure how this helps with votes in Michigan but okay
Elise Stefanik tells
@kaitlancollins
she would not have done what former Vice President Mike Pence did on January 6, when he certified the results of the 2020 election.
If you heard the cheer for Kaapo Kakko before that shootout attempt, then you know that Madison Square Garden is gonna lose collective shit when Kakko scores his first goal.
This seems like a good opportunity to remind you that you can join me and
@JGreenbergSez
for a conversation about โwhat can be done about anti-Semitism?โ on 2/13 with
@AFF
Chicago
Tickets:
It was an honor to share such a lovely and wide-reaching conversation with you,
@jeremycorbyn
!
Also honored to share a great hope in the peace, prosperity, + justice that everyday people can create when we uplift one another across class, race, + identity both at home & abroad.
Oh, please.
Biden was finally pried out of the campaign with a crowbar. It was his arrogance, narcissism, and ambition that led him to announce for reelection when it was obviously a bad idea for him and for Democrats.
It was the right thing to do. But letโs not overstate it.
@Chris_arnade
Have you ever been to Europe?
I hadn't visited for 20+ years until recently and my first thought was: wow, this is what a functioning society feels like. I had almost forgotten.
In terms of quality of life, there's simply no comparison. Meanwhile, we get this:
This G-File from
@JonahNRO
is basically where Iโm at on Kavanaugh. He should be confirmed. This process has been a farce. Itโll have consequences we have yet to fully comprehend. But the costs of โwinningโ will also resonate, and things will get worse.
Iโm not remotely the first to say this, but:
Bernieโs strong performance in 2016 had far more to do with how terrible a politician Hillary Clinton was than it did with any movement or revolution he was building. The 2020 primary proves that out quite well.
You can hate the Buchnevich trade but think Sammy Blais is a good piece for the team.
You can like locking up Mika, who is a star, but think it was probably 1-2yrs too long.
Not everything has to be an unalloyed good. You can be happy about good stuff even if itโs not perfect
@xan_desanctis
I grew up Catholic. I became lapsed during college, roughly 2000ish. Iโve recent returned to practicing just in time for this apparent anti-Catholic moment weโre living through. I never new this hatred existed. Itโs been eye opening.
@emzanotti
My take on Jimmy Buffett has always been the same as my take on Barenaked Ladies. If all you know are the radio airplay songs, you're missing out on the best of the catalogue. A really underrated songwriter.
After the Rangers lost game 5:
Rangers analysts: Rangers got out-chanced 10-1 in high danger changes, gotta fix it canโt win like that
Rangers Twitter: ::blind incoherent rage::
@OhRyanMead
&
@BlueshirtsBreak
: โis cream cheese cheese?โ
This is the content I needed
If you support TPUSA, you're supporting idiocy like this and funding Charlie Kirk's $4 million mansion. There are other options for your donor dollars.
So,
@KingJames
, if
@dmorey
wasnโt โeducatedโ on the Hong Kong issue, what is it that you think he needed to know? Specifically what should he know that in your opinion would make his statement of solidarity with the pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong wrong?
Just gonna say this now: there was zero reason to resign Neal Pionk before acquiring Adam Fox. Thereโs less than zero reason to give Pionk a contract now.
@davidharsanyi
Aside from losing two elections to Obama, who was a unique political figure, the GOP was incredibly successful at a Congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative level. Presidential politics caused many to lose their mind. I have no idea what Cass is talking about.
@neontaster
@RadioFreeTom
โRemember, people, during a national emergency that threatens the lives of your family, the most important thing is to be grateful for the charitable donations.โ
See how easy that is?
There's no explanation here for why this video was removed."
Do people describing how determination, fearlessness, and never surrendering in the face of intimidation defining what makes them Hong Kongers violate
@tiktok_us
's "community standards?" 2/
Could this spiral out of control? Are we headed for WWIII? I will ask
@VivekGRamaswamy
and
@elonmusk
along with other commentators in an X Space at 3pm ET.
Google trends chart of searches for โSkjeiโ after the Chance the Rapper/Rangers hockey sketch on SNL last night.
Guaranteed most of those included โhow to pronounce"
"Putting aside the tone he used when discussing jews..."
What a team they've assembled at
@ampostliberal
, a 4-month-old publication that has already published 4 columns by this guy! No wonder
@PatrickDeneen
has repeatedly promoted The American Postliberal!
Take it from someone who was anti-Trump early on and then saw the belly of the beast: the Republican Party without Donald Trump is a disaster, morally and politically.
It's endless wars, open borders, and tax cuts for the people who benefit from endless wars and open borders.