Interesting Links for 22-01-2021

[andrewducker]

Twitter locks account of Chinese Embassy in U.S. over 'dehumanization' of Uighurs in tweet

(tags:Twitter China )

QAnon in crisis as day of reckoning fails to materialize

(tags:conspiracy politics USA )

Trans rights in the UK aren't new. They date back to the 90s, with their roots in legislation from the 70s.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1352274358987853825.html
(tags:LGBT transgender law rights UK )

Under the radar: Labour's progressive economic agenda

(tags:economics labour )

People in Scotland to be asked about reintroducing lynx to the country

(tags:Scotland wildlife cats )

Tiny baby performs AC/DC's Thunderstruck

(tags:music babies viaSwampers )

She Was Fired From Taco Bell for Being in Porn

(tags:work sexwork OhForFucksSake USA jobs )

How Microsoft uses bribery to get things done with American politicians

(tags:politics bribery Microsoft USA )

Comments

[cmcmck]

They are not new as I know as well as Christine.

Yet people still come out with ZOMG! Toilets!

[dewline]

1. I have no complaints about how Twitter management is dealing with the spokespeople of the Xi Regime right now. Especially where their treatment of Uighurs, Tibetans, Mongolians, Hong Kongers, etc. is concerned.

2. Looking forward to further tribulations for the QAnon crowd.

3. Good to have a history refresher on this topic!

7. Employees should never be fired by ambush that way. Whether the "for cause" is legitimate or not. And this "cause for dismissal" looks sketchy.

[andrewducker]

Oh yes. I'd like Twitter to stand up to authoritarians more, not less!

QAnon in crisis as day of reckoning fails to materialize

[jducoeur]

Enh -- some people will be disillusioned, but we shouldn't kid ourselves: QAnon is basically a classic millenarian cult, and like most such, they will probably adjust their prophecies to a new form, a bit further into the future, and keep going...