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It's hard to boycott crack

artappraiser — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 00:40:38 +0000

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It's hard to boycott crack forever when you've developed a taste for it:

Unlike other goods or services, the NBA and big video game companies are relatively resistant to China related boycotts given the habit-forming nature of their product. pic.twitter.com/lblafRi0yI
— Samuel Hammond (@hamandcheese) November 2, 2019

The NBA thing was never going

artappraiser — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 18:27:55 +0000

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The NBA thing was never going to be containable. "Why China fears sending the tanks into Hong Kong" | Howard W French https://t.co/e1JPOsQctu
— Howard French (@hofrench) October 19, 2019

Trump in China - he'll go a

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 09:55:15 +0000

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Trump in China - he'll go a lot softer than LeBron.
"Freedom's just another word for no investments to lose" - the annotated Jannis Joplin (Kris Kristofferson)

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/china-donald-trump-bra...

1. Producer and activist

artappraiser — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 05:10:23 +0000

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1. Producer and activist Andrew Duncan bought 300 tickets to tonight's Nets vs Raptors game and is hosting hundreds of Chinese pro-Democracy activists to protest the NBA.

They're all wearing "Stand With Hong Kong" t-shirts pic.twitter.com/pIcUwSLaPB
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) October 19, 2019

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wow. This is probably why

ocean-kat — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 05:36:15 +0000

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wow. This is probably why they haven't shut this down with extreme violence yet.

If this video is what many in

artappraiser — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 05:16:16 +0000

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If this video is what many in Hong Kong are seeing everyday, makes it a little more understandable, it's like the constant daily resistance thing has already started:

De-arrest in progress shared today via WhatsApp #HKprotests pic.twitter.com/V3Dq3uUC4E
— Illegally Assembled Paddy (香港) (@HighlandPaddyHK) October 13, 2019

The police have been

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 17:24:20 +0000

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The police have been attacking them, so not much sympathy. MTR a bigger problem, the biggest complaint I hear.

wow, this actually amazes me

artappraiser — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 17:16:32 +0000

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wow, this actually amazes me, the people of Hong Kong are not at all like the people of China, they are all for the hooliganism. Like few others in the world, this is not your average population.This says they're really pissed, ready for revolution:

Protesters' actions that people find unacceptable:
- None 44.9%
- Vandalism of MTR 23.8% -
- Resolving conflicts with violence 9.6%
- Throwing Molotov cocktails 7.1%
Only 1.6% finds attacking #police unacceptable, even less than those disagreeing with vandalism of traffic lights pic.twitter.com/D095ARjQ1W
— Rachel Cheung (@rachel_cheung1) October 16, 2019

Just got to go to work, get the kids dinner, no time for revolution, but glad others are doing it? Does not bode well for keeping this population in line. They will quietly sabotage whatever they can.

This is exactly the kind of

artappraiser — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 15:29:35 +0000

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This is exactly the kind of thing just slays me about pro sports, that someone like Peter Baker would like Thos. Boswell making mythic and would feel this swell of pride and patriotism; it's just fucking game played for big profit:

Thank goodness that when we finally have these amazing ⁦@Nationals⁩ we also have ⁦@ThomasBoswellWP⁩, the poet laureate of Washington baseball, to capture this dream-like moment. His whole career has been leading up to this. https://t.co/KULjHKHaSY
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) October 16, 2019

Because

.. Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses. ~ Juvenal Satire 10.77–81, circa 100 A.D.

It is what it is, can't change human nature, I guess.

Trump's deal with Erdogan,

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 06:10:00 +0000

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Trump's deal with Erdogan, Rudy scheming to remove the Turkish cleric from PA, must all be miles from a lucrative endorsement deal with China for a Turkish player - now the miniwar with the Kurds. Freedom fries while money burns - which is the hotter topic? Loose lips sink ~~scholarships~~ sponsorships? (knew I could pun better)

-Haven’t seen or talked to my family 5 years
-Jailed my dad
-My siblings can’t find jobs
-Revoked my passport
-International arrest warrant
-My family can’t leave the country
-Got Death Threats everyday
-Got attacked, harassed
-Tried to kidnap me in Indonesia

FREEDOM IS NOT FREE
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) October 15, 2019