Lights are reflected off a bulletproof screen as President Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina. More photos of the week: https://t.co/gyGncIWHsz 📷 Evan Vucci
He is, of course, right here. An entire generation of moviegoers have been trained on the idea a movie only matters if it sets up other movies and that is sad.
Indonesian environmental NGO Walhi is planning to sue Malaysian plantation companies allegedly linked to transboundary haze from forest fires.
According to Malaysiakini, the companies identified include SD Guthrie.
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Netflix users are watching the streaming service less than they once did, the latest sign of engagement woes for the world’s most valuable entertainment company, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more: https://t.co/hkg3ZYvx4L
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If you believe victory for all is just on the other side of the next series of mass protests that *do not* have the outcome you're expecting, you're setting yourself up for psychological devastation.
The longevity of a hopeful worldview requires a sober lens.
Reminder to keep two things in mind as protest movements sweep multiple countries:
1) The benchmark of street protests' legitimacy should not be their "peacefulness", which can be violated via infiltration or police aggression, but their "organization".
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They should be analyzed within their local or regional contexts before larger narratives are applied to them.
This is not just for the sake of accuracy, but also, if you're the type who adheres to "the right side of history", for your own morale.
Brazil’s results tonight are a big endorsement for the idea that every country should have a second “are you you sure about that” election a couple weeks after the first one for the important stuff
Celebrations have erupted in the streets of Serbia's capital Belgrade, after long-standing leader Aleksandar Vučić admitted defeat to a student-led protest movement in snap parliamentary elections. Read more: https://t.co/iOYTfXzeuc
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback that hands him a fourth term in office with a narrow victory over rightwing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, dealing a blow to Donald Trump’s aim of greater US influence in Latin America. https://t.co/zRSekooW5J
Huge respect to the organizers, activists and voters of Brazil and Serbia. These results are due to so much work and they give us so much hope. There is nothing inevitable about the far right.
I really think the worldview of Donald Trump can be summed in one simple sentence:
"Good looking people are winners who deserve rights and kindness. The rest of y'all don't."