So I've just found this letter in defence of Nathan Cofnas, from a bunch of academics supporting 'free speech'.
None of them, as far as I can see, defended Jason Arday's rights to life, privacy and free expression.
Racist eugenicists get a special pass https://t.co/kw1nlyIqm7
Yesterday Local Fishermen, Adivasi Communities and Farmers led massive demonstrations against the proposed project which is poised to destroy their livelihoods and destroy sensitive ecology of the area.
Fishermen were leading the protest with a boat rally in the sea
Yesterday PM Modi laid the foundation stone for India’s largest deep water port: the Vadhavan Port Project, but the ceremony was not held in Vadhavan, where the port is actually proposed. It was held in Palghar, around 30 km away from Vadhavan.
Why you may ask?
Stay with me 🧵
- Born to a mason in Khanewal, Punjab
- Underwent training in his backyard
- Villagers used to donate money for his competition expenses across the world
- No assistance from Government of Pakistan for Tokyo Olympics
- No major sponsorships recently
- Requested on Social Media to replace his Old Javelin
Now, smashes the Olympic Record and is an Olympic Champion.🇵🇰💚
Take a bow, Arshad Nadeem. The Greatest Athlete of Pakistan.🐐
#Pakistan #ArshadNadeem #SKIndianSports #Olympics #Paris2024 #Athletics
The latest exodus of hundreds of Hmar tribals from #Manipur’s Jiribam district adds to about 65,000 displaced since the conflict began last year. Doing “our best” to bring peace, says #Modi, but lives continue to be torn apart, reports @Debaruntweets https://t.co/5ejHrZBhWH
📢Thrilled to finally introduce
✨the Data Workers' Inquiry
✨our 15 community researchers
✨and the repository!
This is a long thread and a reminder to join an event that will challenge what you know about data work: https://t.co/duNdPuBZAs
July 8, 5 pm CET/11 am EST,
1/x🧵👇
manipur violence, inflation, rising unemployment, ladakh protests, farmers protest, wrestlers protest, aggression in kashmir, fascism, bigotry towards minorities, most bjp candidates with criminal records, ed & cbi weaponization, no press freedom, electoral bonds scam,+
Shashikant Senthil (@s_kanth), the principled IAS officer who resigned a few years ago in protest against rising authoritarianism and won the Tiruvallur seat yesterday with a stunning margin of 5.7 lakh - without much money or social capital. A much-needed new voice for INDIA.
This is not a thread on which candidate is winning, but which candidate bought your phone numbers from data brokers. In Delhi, both Kanhaiya Kumar & Manoj Tiwari bought your phone numbers from single data broker. #privacy#ElectionIntegrity@thewire_in
https://t.co/ai0pkvqqFs
“I’m about to engage in an extreme act of protest, but compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers, it’s not extreme at all. This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.”
Rest in peace, Aaron Bushnell.