Sophie • ソフィー

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[Sophie • ソフィー @sophielmccarthy]

@fitbit Please but the battery percentage back on the main page.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Abortion is a constitutional right.

[Human Rights Campaign Rapid Response @HRC]

Millions of Americans believe in commonsense gun violence prevention laws, yet Congress has failed to act.
As we mark five years since a gunman killed 49 people at Pulse, we demand change from our elected leaders. #Pulse5YearsLater #HonorThemWithAction https://t.co/foV600EyxL

[NPR @NPR]

We put together a guide with common terms about gender identity, how to talk about gender respectfully — and why it matters 👇
https://t.co/CaWSFVWNRe

[Cori Bush @CoriBush]

There is no reason that turning on the lights, connecting to the internet, or having clean water should be a privilege.

We need to make our utilities public.

[ACLU @ACLU]

The right to abortion is under attack.

It will take all of us to fight back.

[The Mainichi (Japan Daily News) @themainichi]

10,000 Tokyo Olympic volunteers have now pulled out: organizers https://t.co/Usk11WW2N7 -

[Malala Yousafzai @Malala]

I know the power that a young girl carries in her heart when she has a vision and a mission – and I hope that every girl who sees this cover will know that she can change the world. Thank you @BritishVogue, @Edward_Enninful & @thedalstonyears

[The Associated Press @AP]

China's ruling Communist Party remains relentless in its efforts to erase the public memory of 1989 pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square that ended in a deadly military crackdown. For Fan Baolin and other activists, the crackdown never ended. https://t.co/tDF5tM0bNU

[Reuters Sports @ReutersSports]

Japan's Asahi Shimbun, an official partner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, called for the Summer Games to be cancelled in an editorial on Wednesday, citing risks to public safety and strains on the medical system from the COVID-19 pandemic.​ https://t.co/Cb3uruq5Wx

[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

1 year later, we continue mourning the loss of George Floyd. This time last year, we saw the beginnings of a summer of unrest & a global activation for Black life & liberation. 1 year later, how are you feeling? Give us 1 word that encapsulates how you feel today. @GFMFoundation

[The Mainichi (Japan Daily News) @themainichi]

'Like hell:' As Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoil

https://t.co/znhtpnTM35

[The Japan Times @japantimes]

The advisory did not mention the Summer Olympics, but the heightened alert level could affect U.S. decision-making on whether to send its athletes to the games. https://t.co/jlHUwU6vjq

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Yuan Longping, a Chinese plant scientist who helped to alleviate famine and poverty across much of Asia and Africa, died on Saturday. He was 90. https://t.co/oWQUIwrZWb

[Motoko Rich @motokorich]

About 78,000 people will volunteer at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. Their Covid-19 protection: two cloth masks, a bottle of sanitizer, and advice to social distance. “I don’t know how we’re going to be able to do this,” said one volunteer https://t.co/FTDD6JbFIC

[Mari Saito @saitomri]

Japan imported 28 million doses of Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N) COVID-19 vaccine through late April, but has so far used only 15% of the stockpile, with the remaining 24 million doses sitting in freezers. https://t.co/q6DdfElYmN @swiftrocky

[💫T.Katsumi@X 🌍🌏🌎 @tkatsumi06j]

🇯🇵Japan’s Special Advisor to the Cabinet @YoichiTakahashi shows utter disregard to more than 10,000 deaths suffered, comparing the statistics with major countries saying, “Japan’s only a ‘RIPPLE’. To call off #Tokyo2020 for this lol” causing uproar asking the Cabinet to fire him.

[The Associated Press @AP]

AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt says he's "shocked and horrified that the Israeli military would target and destroy the building housing AP’s bureau and other news organizations in Gaza." Pruitt says AP is seeking information from the Israeli government. https://t.co/0s22koImto

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

The devastation in Gaza is unconscionable. We must urge an immediate ceasefire. The killing of Palestinians and Israelis must end. We must also take a hard look at nearly $4 billion a year in military aid to Israel. It is illegal for U.S. aid to support human rights violations.

[Spoon & Tamago @Johnny_suputama]

Wow - fashion magazine publisher Takarajima-sha took out full page ads in today’s Asahi, Yomiuri and Nikkei newspapers.

“No vaccine. No medicine
Do you expect us to fight with bamboo spears.
At this rate, politics will kill us”