My good friend @DannyFenster and his cousin Amy Kurzweil have created a beautiful comic about his time imprisoned in Insein jail.
It’s a love story really about Danny and his wife Juliana.
Here’s a gift link:
https://t.co/vStpgmiG09
#Myanmar#WhatshappeninginMyanmar
Many people are saying that the annual NonZero awards are the finest awards in the history of fine awards. Among the accolades: Least Effective Trump Bribe, Most Unsettling LLM Utterance, Most Creative Repurposing of War on Terror Terminology, Most Adroit Playing of the Neurodivergence Card--and 13 more! https://t.co/G22iABOo0a
"Eighty years ago, WWII shocked the leaders of great powers enough to convince them that war should be illegal. As that memory has faded, so too has the commitment to preventing its repetition. Perhaps we’ll need another world historic disaster to set ourselves right again."
NEW: "International law is dying. We'll miss it when it's gone." Our latest newsletter explores how the post-WWII order is crumbling—and why Trump's indifference to international law signals a dangerous return to the jungle.
NEW: The PKK announced it will end its decades-long insurgency against the Turkish government, bringing 'hope of regional stability' in the Middle East. Today's edition of the Earthling recaps a monumental week in the region. @robertwrighter@connor_echols@DannyFenster
If you're skeptical of this argument, replace the word "Israel" in the new NIH regulation with the word "Tesla," then ask yourself how implausible that now seems.
NEW: President Trump, by expanding his war on speech from foreign students to American scientists, has placed the First Amendment squarely in his sights. (link below for this week's Earthling) @robertwrighter@connor_echols@DannyFenster
The new NIH anti-boycott rule represents the administration’s most direct attack yet on the right of citizens to express criticism of Israel. More below from @robertwrighter, @connor_echols, and @DannyFenster (h/t @lhfang)
Research compiled by the Guardian suggests that most people underestimate how much their fellow Earthlings care about fighting climate change. (full newsletter in replies) @robertwrighter@connor_echols@DannyFenster