Michelle Michael

Doctoral candidate and teaching fellow at @scrippsjschool

[Michelle Michael @mishimike]

Watching the presidential address.. putting aside political opinion for a minute, standing ovation has truly lost its meaning here. They stand up every two sentences and it’s not THAT profound!
#StateOfTheUnion #SOTU #JointAddress

[Prāteek R Srivastava @sriprateekraj]

Thanks @taramarionquinn for putting together a wonderful panel on resistance in Sri Lanka with @kokobanis @mishimike Tara and myself as presenters, and @MythriJega as the discussant. Great conversation that will definitely carry on. Great to (finally) meet you all!!

[Michelle Michael @mishimike]

@McDonalds Thanks! I just did!

[Michelle Michael @mishimike]

@McDonalds how is this 6 nuggets?!
#WhoAteMyNugs?

[DailyMirror @Dailymirror_SL]

Cartoon of the day!

[Michelle Michael @mishimike]

@AMCTheatres Hey @AMCTheatres don’t promise a dine-in delivery if you can’t actually deliver! Reserved a 7p delivery time for a wrong order to be handed and taken away at 7:30p!

[Michelle Michael @mishimike]

How is this “what will people say” mentality helping anyone?

[NewsWire 🇱🇰 @NewsWireLK]

"We must celebrate the 75th Independence Anniversary, otherwise, the world will say that we don't have money to celebrate even our independence" President @RW_UNP

Read : https://t.co/vuUJoobOKA

[Michelle Michael @mishimike]

@KayeAnna88 Stained nails = good food!

[Michelle Michael @mishimike]

Cannot agree more! One of my favorite spots in Columbus and I've never seen a staff w/o a smile! The almond croissant is a must-try!

[Michelle Michael @mishimike]

@FiveFootPhotog orchestrating the group pic at #scrippshsjw22 @scrippsjschool

[Esther ஜீவமணி Hoole @EstherHoole]

Exactly this. So much of adulting has been learning that we carry boatloads of trauma (having assault rifles pointed at your father every Sunday on the way to church is NOT normal, neither are death threats to the fam) and learning how to talk about it given relative privilege.

[Michelle Michael @mishimike]

Going to school shouldn’t be a life risk! #uvaldetx

[Dr. Harini Amarasuriya @Dr_HariniA]

Ok, lets talk stability.

➡️@GotabayaR resigns
➡️ Interim govt formed
➡️Constitutional amendments
➡️ Election

Why wasnt this an option?

How is appointing a person with a single seat in parliament as PM going to ensure stability?

#GoHomeGota2020 #SriLankaProtests

[Michelle Michael @mishimike]

This.

[Vindhya Buthpitiya @vindib_]

you live violence, you write violence, you fear violence, you resist violence, you grasp at finding adequate words for violence, you remain steeped in violence - some of us produce academic work out of a place of trauma and urgency. I wish there was more acknowledgement of that.

[Gehan Gunatilleke @GehanDG]

While we applaud deft political maneuvering and the coddling of a leader who refuses to resign... let's remember one thing:

A solution that facilitates the political survival of the current president is a betrayal of the people's struggle.

#SriLankaCrisis

[Michelle Michael @mishimike]

@TeamWatchDog Why is this article not loading anymore?

[Michelle Michael @mishimike]

The protests in #SriLanka were mainly peaceful until May 9, when things turned violent. Here's a great piece on what went down...

[WatchDog @TeamWatchDog]

It's up! 🚨
With the help of #AttackonGGG, we put together a breakdown of the SLPP attack on GotaGoGama.
Including
a) a ton of video clips (we watched a lot of videos for this)
b) maps
c) identifying 11 SLPP public figures participating in the attack

https://t.co/oyDoT7zZDs

[Dr. Asha de Vos @ashadevos]

Dear international media outlets, We #SriLankans know todays events caught your eye. Why? Because unlike the past month that was all about peaceful protesting, today there was violence. 1/6

[Michelle Michael @mishimike]

Read this thread. Violence and chaos erupted in #SriLanka yesterday. Thought I’d see something about it in today’s @AP ‘s and @nytimes ‘ morning newsletters. AP didn’t even mention it and NYT just said that the PM resigned. Parachute journalism + setting agendas at its best

[Roel Raymond @roelraymond]

What’s become abundantly clear to me this crisis is the international media’s great irrelevance in today’s media landscape. 1/

[Roel Raymond @roelraymond]

I want to reiterate: this carnage and violence you see is the fault of the Rajapaksas. For months now protestors did everything in their power to keep things peaceful. Their demands were ignored. 1/