Paul Hewlett

male human, Planet Earth, 21st Century

[Paul Hewlett @Zabagon]

https://t.co/ng6nsi21IE

[Jonathan Miller @Miller_Reports]

International criminal lawyers used to say #Duterte was “a prosecutor’s dream.” Now the #ICC will test that. Find out about the #Philippines’ “Duterte Harry,” charged with crimes against humanity: I highly recommend this book! https://t.co/PAxE5s9yHc @scribepub @AsiaLitAgency

[AukeHoekstra @AukeHoekstra]

Some are angry about the "anti-Christian depiction of the last supper" at the Olympic Opening ceremony. (@elonmusk and @realDonaldTrump among others)

A Dutch art historian explains it's not the last supper but a Dutch painting of the Olympic gods.
And I explain what I loved.
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[Newsroom @NewsroomNZ]

The health budget blowout is one of the first issues the Government has faced that has arisen entirely under its watch. https://t.co/8VA9vv76U4

[Antony Loewenstein @antloewenstein]

A truly remarkable film and work of journalism on the catastrophe in #Gaza, documenting the use of US weapons in the killing of countless #Palestinian civilians.
I haven't seen a film since 7 October that better shows the utter devastation in #Gaza and the profound human toll behind it.
Bravo @KaviChek @sharifkouddous @LailaAlarian @AJFaultLines et al for an unmissable film.
Be warned: it'll make your blood boil:
https://t.co/rGyyhRaLeh

[Dylan Jardon 🌈 @DylanJardon]

"Perfection is impossible.

In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches.

But what percentage of points did I win?

54%

In other words, even top ranked tennis players win barely more than half the points they play.

When you lose ever second point on average, you learn not to dwell on every shot.

You teach yourself to think:
'Okay, I double faulted...it's only a point.'
'Okay, I came to the net and I got passed again...it's only a point.'

Even a great shot, an overhead backhand smash that ends up on ESPN's top 10 playlist – that too is just a point.

Here's why I'm telling you this.

When you're playing a point, it has to be the most important thing in the world. And it is.

But when it's behind you, it's behind you.

This mindset is crucial – because it frees you to fully commit to the next point with intensity, clarity, and focus."

–@rogerfederer

[Marc Daalder 😷 Wear a Mask @marcdaalder]

New: Diplomats representing New Zealand at negotiations for a Pandemic Treaty have been told by the Government to focus on making sure New Zealand can opt out of international health rules rather than stopping future pandemics.
https://t.co/yhAD9QLPQy

[Newsroom @NewsroomNZ]

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says New Zealand can't get Kiwi family members out of Palestine. Here's how one man has done it. https://t.co/N23XiB77JN

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

I'm begging the international community to wake up and rescue us from ourselves - to help bring the war to an immediate end and support us in our efforts to bring peace and reconciliation to our traumatized and wounded nations / @maozinon
https://t.co/Bz3QvVRW80

[Publishers Weekly @PublishersWkly]

"I like writing because you get to have the last word, which I don’t always have in real life."—@paniaofthekeef, a New Zealand poet of Māori descent, whose second collection, 'Rangikura,' is out today. Read the q&a. https://t.co/tVn9nxlZJw

[E-Tangata @etangata]

“This feeling of guilt and helplessness is not just a feeling. It’s a political status, in which people, and “the world” collectively, are undermined. What we decide now, and whether we look away, will set a precedent.” — Simone Kaho

https://t.co/YTs4naatWG

[tern @1goodtern]

Everyone should know these ten facts about Covid:

[Miriama Kamo @MiriamaKamo]

There’s a reason @SundayTVNZ exists and it’s for stories like this. Join us tonight

[Rabbi David Mivasair🔥 @Mivasair]

At a real estate sales promo event in a #Toronto synagogue selling properties on land stolen from Palestinian families.
“Thou shalt not steal.”
“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house.”
⁦@IndJewishVoices⁩ ⁦@palyouthmvmt⁩ ⁦@IfNotNowOrg⁩

[Sam[uel] Smith @samuelsmith1988]

This is concerning. Student media is a vital cog in the news media wheel that needs encouraging. Giving access to parliament helps this.
https://t.co/S5ifddkcLP

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

This thread makes Trump/Putin supporters really, really angry - because they know it's true. This is the article that they don't want you to read: https://t.co/HilhVh5fc8

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Please watch this eyewitness account from Gaza describing the utter desperation among Palestinian civilians caused by Israel's policy of deliberate starvation. https://t.co/9UpWHh9sqy

[Amanda Kvalsvig @AmandaKvalsvig]

The 1918 flu defined how pandemics 'should' behave: severe, but quickly over. This model was written into pandemic plans & collective thinking across the globe.
The SARS2 virus is a different entity. It is still here & still evolving.
https://t.co/ZXcnAtxjIp via @ConversationEDU

[The Magestic Potoo Bird🐩🇺🇸🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🦖 @yodelcrazy1]

Please protect this woman at all costs. She is a heroine.

[Tiberius @tiberiusfiles]

“My mother told me, when faced with difficult problems, the first thing to do is to read—read, read, read. Then, the next part is easy: do the right thing!”

The great @rogerwaters on the basics of understanding and fighting for Palestinian liberation.

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