Thread by @joshrogin

.@NBCNews both-sides approach to the Uyghur genocide:

“Western governments... allege... a systematic repression of Muslim Uyghurs"

“It has to be said that the Chinese government emphatically denies all of this. They say that accusations of genocide are the lie of the century.”

@NBCNews As China parades out minority groups it is oppressing, @NBC continues presenting it (misleadingly) as just a US concern:

“The Biden administration cited ongoing human rights abuses by the Chinese government against the Uyghurs… as the reason for the diplomatic boycott.”

@NBCNews @nbc I counted about 75 total Canadian athletes in their Opening Ceremony delegation, which would be less than half of Team Canada's #Beijing2022 roster.

@NBCNews @nbc About 50 of the 86 Olympic athletes from France walked in the #beijing2022 Opening Ceremony.

@NBCNews @nbc About 150 of the 224 U.S. athletes walked in the #Beijing2022 Opening Ceremony.

Hard to tell which/how many are boycotting or just not there for other reasons. We will have to wait to see who speaks out.

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

Before the ceremony, Rick Adams, the USOPC’s chief of sport performance, said 177 American athletes would march in the parade of nations — roughly 80 percent of the U.S. delegation, according to The Post's @barrysvrluga.

Exact count of those who actually walked still unlcear.

@barrysvrluga After China had a Uyghur light the Olympic torch, everyone who is blaming the USA for "politicizing" the Olympics can just stop.