Political scientist. Author of NOlympians (@Fernpub) & Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics (@VersoBooks). Poetry lover.
Apr 28, 2021 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
As #COVID19 cases urge in Japan, #Tokyo2020 Olympics organizers request the service of 500 Olympic nurses, sparking a torrent of criticism for diverting crucial medical resources. The hashtag "request for 500 nurses" trending on Twitter in Japan sports.yahoo.com/tokyo-2020-def…
"NURSING SHOULD NOT BE A SACRIFICE"
-@tkatsumi06j#Tokyo2020
Turnout in Portland is absolutely MASSIVE tonight! Biggest throng to date at the waterfront getting ready to march to the (In)Justice Center. BIG BIG ENERGY! The Hawthorne Bridge still flows thick with pedestrians arriving. Wow! #BlackLivesMatter#PDXprotests#PortlandProtests
The procession to the (In)Justice Center has begun and it is HUGE #BlackLivesMattters#PDXprotests#PortlandStrong
Jul 20, 2020 • 17 tweets • 15 min read
Moms Against Police Brutality are back & in full force! Last night’s tear gas has only multiplied their numbers. They’re protesting against police violence in Portland & for #BlackLivesMatter#PDXprotests#PortlandProtest
Moms Against Police Brutality have arrived at the (In)Justice Center in downtown Portland and are chanting “No justice no peace!” #PDXprotests#PortlandProtest#BlackLivesMatter
Jul 17, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Federal officers are plucking protesters off Portland's streets & whisking them away in unmarked vans.
Acting Homeland Security Sec Chad Wolf says Portland is "under siege." Yes, a siege by federal officers #GoHomeChad By @_jlevinson & @conradjwilson@OPB opb.org/news/article/f…
In its press release, DHS offers "a snapshot of the lawless destruction & violence" in Portland
On the whole, the list brazenly conflates violence & vandalism. Classic tactic to make space to inflict actual violence on ppl exercising 1st Amendment rights. dhs.gov/news/2020/07/1…
