Amanpour says there ‘are no journalists on the ground in Gaza’. Stewart corrects her, saying there are: Palestinians & they’re being killed.
She responds ‘yes, but we need independent,western journalists’
She switches gears swiftly but her initial lament gives away the biggest problem in coverage from US newsrooms, who defer to Israeli narratives & ignore the Palestinians documenting their own genocide.
Skip the terrible documentary and instead read this article by @karenkho -- a superior retelling of Pan's story in every possible way
https://t.co/38RTIWDSfy
Heading to Zhangjiajie W Railway Station a few days ago. I find a taxi and while driving the driver asks me when my train is. I tell him and he says: "oh you're early, can I change my taxi's battery? it's on the way, takes 10 mins?" I said sure... 🧵On my Chinese EV adventure.
@MelissaLantsman@JustinTrudeau These are canisters for colored smoke, which are used at many protests. Why would you assume or accuse that this a suicide bomber costume?? Just because this is a Palestine solidarity rally?
True story: I worked on a political campaign a couple of years back and when consulting on policy around dental care, I talked with a Professor of Dentistry in favour of universal dental care and he told me not to cite him because it could have implications for his job. (1/4)
police haven't explained the reason for their mass presence at demos. most charges they've laid recently involve their own interactions with the public
police generally aren't charging people with harming or threatening the public, which is what they always talk about
Leora Smith, a lawyer with Community Justice Collective who've represented some demonstrators, gave some remarks after the police news conference
Here she replies to a question from a journalist about protestors walking in the streets during demonstrations
My reporting on Amazon's Just Walk Out has gotten warped in a lot of other news outlets and on social media over the past few days. But the story's virality gets at a fundamental truth: a lot of flashy AI still needs people behind the scenes.
My @theinformation column:
Info in this article about spare vehicles includes two separate metrics for fleet usage: the industry target spare ratio of 20% and the actual spare ratio. As I am indirectly cited as a source (via @GraphicMatt), I want to clear this up. (1)