Category: media
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Hong Kong Arrests Jimmy Lai Under National Security Law – The New York Times
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Hong Kong Arrests Jimmy Lai, Media Mogul, Under National Security Law (Published 2020) The pro-democracy figure is the most high-profile person detained under the sweeping legislation imposed by Beijing. “It’s hard to believe this is Hong Kong,” said a journalist. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/world/asia/hong-kong-arrests-lai-national-security-law.html?ref=oembed The pro-democracy figure is the most high-profile person detained under the sweeping legislation…
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After Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Stumble, This Is How His Hometown Sees Him – The New York Times
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After Falwell Stumbles, His Hometown Sees a Leader in Need of Redemption (Published 2020) Jerry Falwell Jr. has courted controversy repeatedly, but a provocative Instagram post led to him stepping aside as Liberty University’s president. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/us/jerry-falwell-liberty-university.html?ref=oembed In it, he had his pants unbuttoned and his arm around a woman who was not his wife.…
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How Pro-Trump Forces Work the Refs in Silicon Valley – The New York Times
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How Pro-Trump Forces Work the Refs in Silicon Valley (Published 2020) The new referees in American politics are Facebook, Google and Twitter, and they would be wise to pay attention to lessons the old media tried to learn. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/business/media/trump-facebook-google-twitter-misinformation.html?ref=oembed The new referees in American politics are Facebook, Google and Twitter, and they would be…
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The Trump Campaign Tries to Change the Subject | The New Yorker
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The Trump Campaign Tries to Change the Subject A dive into the “exclusive content” from Trump 2020 shows a campaign running away from its candidate’s performance in office. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-trump-campaign-tries-to-change-the-subject These ads seem to have come from the same playbook that Trump has been relying on for months now, with little success…
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CANON EOS R5 / R6 Adapted EF LENS Test…does it work??? – YouTube
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CANON EOS R5 R6 Adapted EF LENS Test…does it work??? NEW FroPack 2 Lightroom Presetshttps://froknowsphoto.com/fropack2/ (40% off)One of the biggest questions I’ve been asked since Canon released their EOS R5 an… via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okeedXcuCjI CANON EOS R5 / R6 Adapted EF LENS Test…does it work???
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Trump’s Attack on the Postal Service Is a Threat to Democracy—and to Rural America | The New Yorker
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Trump’s Attack on the Postal Service Is a Threat to Democracy—and to Rural America If Republicans succeed in their long-sought goal of privatizing the Postal Service, they will suck out what life remains in many of the communities they theoretically represent. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/trumps-attack-on-the-postal-service-is-a-threat-to-democracy-and-to-rural-america I’ve lived most of my life in small towns…
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Can Charlie Kaufman Get Out of His Head? | The New Yorker
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Can Charlie Kaufman Get Out of His Head? Kaufman became famous writing self-conscious films in a self-conscious time. In his début novel, he reminds us of the triumphs—and blind spots—of a generation. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/can-charlie-kaufman-get-out-of-his-head Kaufman became famous writing self-conscious films in a self-conscious time. In his début novel, he reminds us of…
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Inside the world’s largest religious gathering – Rest of World
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Inside the world’s largest religious gathering Indian authorities had to manage 250 million festivalgoers. So they built a high-tech surveillance ministate. via Rest of World: https://restofworld.org/2020/india-magh-mela/ Indian authorities had to manage 250 million festivalgoers. So they built a high-tech surveillance ministate.
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After a Rigged Election, Belarus Crushes Protests Amid an Information Blackout | The New Yorker
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After a Rigged Election, Belarus Crushes Protests Amid an Information Blackout Alexander Lukashenka is claiming his sixth term, and his strongest opponent has fled the country. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/after-a-rigged-election-belarus-crushes-protests-amid-an-information-blackout The streets of Minsk and other Belarusian cities have been battlegrounds since Sunday evening, when authorities announced that eighty per cent of voters had…
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Opinion | After Trump, America Needs Accountability for His Corruption – The New York Times
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Opinion | After Trump, America Needs Accountability for His Corruption (Published 2020) Restoring the rule of law is not the same as “lock her up.” Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/opinion/trump-corruption.html?ref=oembed Last week, NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro asked Joe Biden whether, if elected, he could envision Donald Trump being prosecuted. Biden replied that the prosecution of a former president would…
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Historic Bombing Runs: The Memphis Belle Case – bellingcat
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Historic Bombing Runs: The Memphis Belle Case – bellingcat Geolocation is not just useful for investigations involving current events. The same techniques that we use to geolocate images in modern day cases of human rights violations and child sexual abuse can be used to determine the location of images captured via bellingcat: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2020/08/12/historic-bombing-runs-the-memphis-belle-case/ Geolocation is…
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The Fractured World of Tennis Amid a Prolonged Pandemic | The New Yorker
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The Fractured World of Tennis Amid a Prolonged Pandemic The coronavirus has illuminated the stark divides in a global game—and spurred new efforts to bridge them. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/the-fractured-world-of-tennis-amid-a-prolonged-pandemic The coronavirus has illuminated the stark divides in a global game—and spurred new efforts to bridge them.
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Inside Jimmy Lai’s Apple Daily During Hong Kong’s Media Crackdown – The New York Times
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‘We Will Persevere’: A Newspaper Faces the Weight of Hong Kong’s Crackdown (Published 2020) Apple Daily, a pro-democracy paper known for celebrity gossip and hard-hitting investigations, has become a target in Beijing’s new national security law in Hong Kong. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/world/asia/hong-kong-apple-daily-jimmy-lai.html?ref=oembed Apple Daily, a pro-democracy paper known for celebrity gossip and hard-hitting investigations, has become…
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Inside the Iraqi Kleptocracy – The New York Times
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Inside the Iraqi Kleptocracy (Published 2020) Corruption, as much as violence, makes Iraq unlivable. It helped fuel the rise of ISIS. And America provides the cash to sustain it, at least $10 billion a year in hard currency. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/magazine/iraq-corruption.html?ref=oembed Early last October, while working in his office in Baghdad, a businessman named Hussein Laqees…
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China’s Arrest of a Free-Speech Icon Backfires in Hong Kong | The New Yorker
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China’s Arrest of a Free-Speech Icon Backfires in Hong Kong The arrest of the tycoon and democracy activist Jimmy Lai has reinvigorated defiance rather than demoralize his supporters. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/chinas-arrest-of-a-free-speech-icon-backfires-in-hong-kong Last September, when I was in Hong Kong reporting on the anti-government protests engulfing the city, I spent an afternoon in the…
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Factorio – Trailer 2020 – YouTube
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Factorio – Trailer 2020 The official Factorio trailer for 2020Homepage (free demo / buy the game): http://www.factorio.com.Steampage: http://store.steampowered.com/app/427520/Video:… via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8SBp4SyvLc Factorio – Trailer 2020
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Putin Chef’s Kisses of Death: Russia’s Shadow Army’s State-Run Structure Exposed – bellingcat
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Putin Chef’s Kisses of Death: Russia’s Shadow Army’s State-Run Structure Exposed – bellingcat Yevgeny Prigozhin can be described as the Renaissance man of deniable Russian black ops. An ex convict who served time for robbery, fraud and involving a minor in drinking and criminal activity, he began his legitimate business career in the 90s as a…
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Inside the Mind of the MAGA Bomber, the Trump Superfan Who Tried to Wreak Havoc on the Last National Election | Washingtonian (DC)
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Inside the Mind of the MAGA Bomber, the Trump Superfan Who Tried to Wreak Havoc on the Last National Election – Washingtonian It was around 2:30 AM—a couple hours before closing time at the strip club—when Cesar Sayoc’s coworkers noticed him acting strangely. A bouncer and occasional emcee at the club, Sayoc had worked that…
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As Neo-Nazis Seed Military Ranks, Germany Confronts ‘an Enemy Within’
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As Neo-Nazis Seed Military Ranks, Germany Confronts ‘an Enemy Within’ (Published 2020) After plastic explosives and Nazi memorabilia were found at an elite soldier’s home, Germany worries about a problem of far-right infiltration at the heart of its democracy. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/world/europe/germany-military-neo-nazis-ksk.html