Post 9l6NfTnWSiGUmVCeHo by fitheach@mstdn.io
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(DIR) Post #9l6NXnd6qL6XyMfbyC by clacke@libranet.de
2019-07-22T08:10:49Z
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Yuen Long colleagues leaving early to get home before tonight's riot. š®
(DIR) Post #9l6NfTnWSiGUmVCeHo by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-07-22T08:14:40Z
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@clacke Are the riots pre-announced or are there ones every night at Yuen Long?
(DIR) Post #9l6NwIZPSXhyslcbaq by clacke@libranet.de
2019-07-22T08:14:39Z
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Grapevine says blackshirts and whiteshirts are already gathering. Maybe people should get off on another station.
(DIR) Post #9l6OP5qTqeylocKwWO by ekaitz_zarraga@mastodon.social
2019-07-22T08:18:44Z
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@clacke wait what?
(DIR) Post #9l6OTOxSjKD8FaemyO by clacke@libranet.de
2019-07-22T08:20:29Z
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@fitheach There was one late last night and one has basically been scheduled for tonight -- both sides have been requesting support through social channels.I have shrugged off everything so far but this is some freaky shit going down.White shirts are basically criminals "supporting" the police. And they were just attacking anyone wearing a black shirt, using wooden batons.www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-ā¦
(DIR) Post #9l6OWp1iGRZryAHB20 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-07-22T08:22:48Z
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@ekaitz_zarraga That is an appropriate reaction. I'm pretty shaken by all this. In the six or seven weeks leading up to last night, exposing yourself to physical violence has been your personal choice or your job description.
(DIR) Post #9l6OrlrhDKPMFGa1GS by clacke@libranet.de
2019-07-22T08:24:52Z
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@fitheach Similar things happened in Mong Kok during the extended part of the Umbrella Revolution. Triads went in to beat up citizens taking part in the protest.
(DIR) Post #9l6PEBtt604hMaIOf2 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-07-22T08:32:10Z
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@clacke Hmmm, interesting and concerning. Why are the "Triads" attacking the demonstrators?Stay safe.
(DIR) Post #9l6PptYRkm7fT8FHpw by clacke@libranet.de
2019-07-22T08:34:42Z
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@fitheach The obvious conclusion people are drawing is that the "Safeguard Hong Kong" march on Saturday was paid for and possibly populated from north of the regional border.
(DIR) Post #9l6PtlY3SkPfnPuMXw by clacke@libranet.de
2019-07-22T08:35:33Z
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@fitheach Someone would have hired them to.
(DIR) Post #9l6QSaLz4mb7DBrhya by clacke@libranet.de
2019-07-22T08:44:00Z
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@fitheach @ekaitz_zarraga > āāMobs going into stations and trains to randomly attack citizens including children, pregnant woman, elderly and journalists. The Hong Kong police calls this āconflicts between triadsā and arrested NO ONEāmobile.twitter.com/YuCheung6/sā¦I'm afraid Twitter is the best source for antifa viewpoints. Something happens, I go to twitter.com/hongkonghermit to get the lowdown.
(DIR) Post #9l6SUS8KoEgCClV0AS by clacke@libranet.de
2019-07-22T09:05:52Z
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@gemlog @ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach I will try to keep you posted. šI'm getting news links by following @salixlucida here.
(DIR) Post #9l6SfJJbw2aI2cx0gC by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-07-22T09:09:33Z
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@clacke @ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida yes, I see her boosted into my stream
(DIR) Post #9l6WgLeYyypCLcgTRI by ekaitz_zarraga@mastodon.social
2019-07-22T09:53:59Z
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@clacke looks like a lot of fun.
(DIR) Post #9lHBp0KmCInSOhPXP6 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-07-27T13:23:11Z
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@gemlog @ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida Yesterday there was a huge turnup for the airport demonstration. A colleague went to take pictures, everything looked crowded but peaceful.Tonight: West Rail Line not stopping at Long Ping (next to Yuen Long) due to crowds.Posters and fliers put up and distributed earlier in the week were advertising a protest in Yuen Long for today.
(DIR) Post #9lHJYIBhMeGKTnhsrw by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-07-27T14:41:40Z
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@clacke @ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida Yes, I saw that on HK free press.Tear gas, batons and rubber bullets. At least 45 to hospital.I don't doubt police are agitating and escalating as they do this at larg demos all over the world.
(DIR) Post #9lL92I3g5VvBu0tdzM by clacke@libranet.de
2019-07-29T11:11:12Z
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@gemlog @ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida The police are out of control. My colleague's classmate, not involved in the protest, just walking home past the area because three west Hong Kong Island Line stations were closed, was hit by a teargas cannister.People in black t-shirts helped her rinse her eyes.Protesters are protecting the public from the police.www.bloomberg.com/news/articleā¦
(DIR) Post #9lMd11UJP0js0HcsgS by clacke@libranet.de
2019-07-30T04:21:55Z
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@ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog Sit-ins at key metro stations today. My normal commute is 35-45 minutes, today I arrived just in time for lunch and will have to turn back home in about two hours to have safe margins.A colleague thought I already arrived because I was making pull requests. šThat's the advantage of taking the bus.
(DIR) Post #9lV9rjuKFR9YcmecUa by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-03T07:07:38Z
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@ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog Haha, as part of the efforts of mainland media and the WeChat crowd to blame popular sentiment on "foreign forces", hongkonghermit is now recognized on the street by protesters and police alike.www.theguardian.com/world/2019ā¦> On Monday, the top Chinese government body for Hong Kong and Macau affairs denounced āexternal interferenceā, accusing western politicians of formulating a āplotā to ādestroy Hong Kong and turn it into trouble for China, thereby restricting or curbing Chinaās developmentā.Nah, the mainland and their hand-picked incompetents are doing a great job of that without any help.
(DIR) Post #9lVC5awIaWD2lyJNgm by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-03T07:31:25Z
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@ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog Literally none of this would have gone down had the HKSAR cabinet, Beijing's HKSAR Basic Law Committee and the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress been brave enough, back in the summer of 2014, to go with a generous interpretation of Article 45.If they had, the majority in Hong Kong wouldn't have voted for a candidate that didn't "love China and Hong Kong" anyway, even in Beijing's narrow view, for a least one generation.Most people didn't *want* to rock the boat. I think e.g. Benny Tai seriously thought if you just get a couple of hundred thousand people on the streets, the establishment would see that people cared about the issue and there'd be universal suffrage by 2017. IIRC he even hoped they wouldn't have to take to the street, it was just intended as a credible threat.
(DIR) Post #9lVCdwCC40wEXn7dXk by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-03T07:36:48Z
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@ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog Hong Kong wouldn't have had a radicalized and trained generation of anarchists. Everyone could have gone back to work and continue the struggle to earn money for buying property. But we're here, in the bed made by CY Leung, Qiao Xiaoyang and the faceless NPCSC. The latest street fashion is helmet and face mask.I guess we should thank them. At the very least it's interesting times.
(DIR) Post #9lVDEOIj2v128VYlUW by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-03T07:44:32Z
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@ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog The police response back in 2014 didn't help either. HK police was trusted and loved by the people. A level of trust built up over the course of half a century was wrecked in a few weeks, by a few bad decisions.The crowd beating up police officers in the mall in Sha Tin the other week? Back in 2013 it would have been unthinkable. Had it happened, members of the public might have stepped in to protect the police. Not so in 2019.
(DIR) Post #9lVDIgHA9ron2gsGzA by Jojothegoodperson@freespeechextremist.com
2019-08-03T07:46:20.843120Z
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@clacke @gemlog @ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucidaOh no, I'm from mainland China
(DIR) Post #9lVVog42HMqqpM8oEK by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-08-03T11:13:47Z
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@Jojothegoodperson @clacke @salixlucida @ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach Where are you right now? approximately.
(DIR) Post #9lXYlHCYwu4B1m7SD2 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-04T10:56:11Z
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@Jojothegoodperson @ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog There hasn't been any backlash or increased suspicion against mainlanders from what I've heard. Some mainlanders are participating in the protests too.I expect they cover their faces more carefully than people with a HK passport.
(DIR) Post #9lXZX0UcNJh96eK9fE by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-04T11:04:41Z
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@ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog @Jojothegoodperson Four days of protest have been scheduled, ending with a general strike on Monday.Here's a good summary of the events so far, three days in:www.straitstimes.com/asia/eastā¦Wong Tai Sin and Mong Kok / TST protests yesterday saw violent clearing action from the police.Today, official rallies in Kennedy Town and TKO (Hang Hau / Po Lam) went peacefully, but the after-protest saw barricading and egging of TKO police station, throwing of rocks, and repurposing of safety fences to block roads.
(DIR) Post #9lXdwbe1mZL7O2Bgsy by artik@falafel.win
2019-08-04T11:54:12.004900Z
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@clacke I hope these protests end positively for the people of HK.For now it doesn't seem like any other nation is willing to stand up for HK with more than just words.
(DIR) Post #9lXoDQAQhuluFr03rk by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-04T13:49:20Z
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@ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog @Jojothegoodperson dw.com/en/hong-kong-strike-canā¦Full reversal of Betteridge's Law of Headlines. It has already been shown that protests can shut down the city.
(DIR) Post #9lXqLAsTdZHv3mQZWa by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-04T14:12:57Z
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@ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog @Jojothegoodperson Tomorrow major hubs will be blocked, tunnels will be blocked. You will work from home, walk to work, or just go on strike. Or if you're really dedicated maybe you'll go to work before 7:30.
(DIR) Post #9lXuPT5mG286Wgx3uS by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-08-04T14:58:47Z
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@clacke Lots of interesting developments. Who is going to come out on top?BTW that giant catapult for lobbing bricks looks like a mean piece of kit. @ekaitz_zarraga @salixlucida @gemlog @Jojothegoodperson
(DIR) Post #9lZPgDxlbChPu5hjIu by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-05T08:23:52Z
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@fitheach @ekaitz_zarraga @salixlucida @gemlog @Jojothegoodperson Last time the core protest fizzled out after six weeks even though some camps held for a month longer. This time they still seem to be going strong after nine weeks, and there is no single core protest to point to, it's not static trench warfare, everything is moving around.We'll see what happens in four weeks when uni semester starts. Maybe that's what Lam is waiting to see as well.
(DIR) Post #9lZQNDhISjcDX2VDlY by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-05T08:31:37Z
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@ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog @Jojothegoodperson The protesters now are better organized, more determined, and some of them much angrier.They have learned a lot from the previous round, and the police and administration seem to have learned nothing. They miscalculated the public response to the protests and the police actions.Protesters went in and wrecked LegCo, and yet you still see 30-somethings and their little kids joining the official approved protests.Today looks bad. It's only 4 pm and already there is tear gas around Nathan Road in Mong Kok. People are throwing objects from above. Langham Place is closed. It is no longer safe to move around certain areas.
(DIR) Post #9lZRLeCh2cXN7C0BmK by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-08-05T08:42:35Z
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@clacke The HK protests are so markedly different from western European politics, I find it difficult to assess what impact they have and what (how much) support they have. I can't condone any violence, but I am impressed that people have the stamina to keep protesting for weeks on end.@ekaitz_zarraga @salixlucida @gemlog @Jojothegoodperson
(DIR) Post #9lZS4a716HOBSMlziy by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-05T08:50:34Z
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@ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog @Jojothegoodperson Tear gas in Admiralty.
(DIR) Post #9lZSXmYZuWuERzaYyW by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-05T08:55:55Z
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@fitheach @ekaitz_zarraga @salixlucida @gemlog @Jojothegoodperson I'm not sure anybody here knows what impact to expect. This is new.2014 was the first big protest under the current system with actual demands rather than merely voicing an opinion or showing support.People are protesting because they don't know what else they would do. 2014 created a political movement, a parliamental movement, within the system, but the people they wanted to vote for were disqualified from office.
(DIR) Post #9lZSzjy18HyOWjoqjA by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-05T09:00:55Z
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@ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog @Jojothegoodperson And yeah, same. Nine weeks of protests and intensifying, super impressive. Wrecking LegCo, throwing rocks at the police station, dismantling traffic lights, I can't support that.Disrupting public transport ... I'm on the fence. It's an effective show of people power for sure, and it isn't property damage, it's temporary. But it affects the livelihood of ordinary workers too.
(DIR) Post #9lZWxVhvZtFvXVUADI by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-05T09:45:25Z
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@ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog @Jojothegoodperson > Police say they have arrested 420 people in connection with the protests since 9 June, when they began. They included 379 men and 73 women. The youngest person arrested was 14 and the oldest was 76 years old. Plus, there has been 82 arrests today so far.www.theguardian.com/world/liveā¦
(DIR) Post #9lZXY0Lr7bEf0NYzUe by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-05T09:51:59Z
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I close the tab and the next tab shows a ddg search result with the top title being "Handling Events -- React".Oddly appropriate.
(DIR) Post #9lc0vBziqTAEhDedJQ by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-06T14:30:35Z
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@ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog @Jojothegoodperson On the topic of who comes out on top and what the impact will be, here's some good analysis on what this crisis means for China.www.hongkongfp.com/2019/08/05/ā¦What it's a bit short on is how serious the "give in" option might be for China, or how serious they believe it would be. If protests are allowed to work in Hong Kong, what does that mean for Xinjiang? Tibet? Macau? Inner Mongolia?Protests are allowed inside mainland China, and they are allowed to be successful too, but then it's always about local affairs; some particular politician considered particularly corrupt, some potholes that need fixing, salary levels, things like that. Constitutional issues and autonomy, not so much.China has a *lot* of ethnicities, many of them granted autonomy on various levels of government: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomoā¦
(DIR) Post #9lc4FzrvQJXF24cSIa by Jojothegoodperson@freespeechextremist.com
2019-08-06T15:07:59.777237Z
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@clacke @ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @gemlog Xinjiang has human rights abuses
(DIR) Post #9lc7UrnG1rkaC4Da4W by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-08-06T15:44:16Z
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@clacke @ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @Jojothegoodperson Yes, I read that earlier today, the other thing I read off that site was "In Hong Kong, it can be a long wait for the Force to be with you" Yuen Long railway station attacks over by the time police responded nearly 1 hr later. Fire to Yuen Long: 6m. Ambulance: 12m by contrast. No wonder police lost respect.Xingisfun: HKfp on Xinjiang (abuses there are no secret in HK):https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/08/06/despite-chinas-denials-treatment-uyghurs-called-cultural-genocide/
(DIR) Post #9lc9yOvC8f7fFE8pVo by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-08-06T16:11:47Z
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@clacke @ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @Jojothegoodperson Somewhere this morning (not on HKfp) I read that China would like to wait until school starts before coming on too strong, because so many are teens and college age. It is hoped it may fizzle out.I know they are not the only age group, but I can see they are a large portion.
(DIR) Post #9lcErJc5yWBcWeeGhM by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-06T17:06:08Z
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@gemlog @ekaitz_zarraga @fitheach @salixlucida @Jojothegoodperson Yeah, they're hoping. We'll see.
(DIR) Post #9lcFBdMOGcIHYozW9Q by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-06T17:08:25Z
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@fitheach @ekaitz_zarraga @salixlucida @gemlog @Jojothegoodperson Re: Monday, a friend said there was tear gas in Wong Tai Sin already soon after 2 pm, and that was an official, approved demonstration and it was peaceful. The police found some excuse to attack it, and cut it shorter than its planned schedule.
(DIR) Post #9lcfWy8eo1O6tSOxd2 by Jason_Dodd@mastodon.social
2019-08-06T22:05:31Z
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@clacke Be careful. Don't want to see you on the news.
(DIR) Post #9lo6QLysjis58pyZOK by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-12T10:28:43Z
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@Jason_Dodd We're fine. A friend's MTR station got teargassed this weekend. Citizens increasingly unwilling to let police into their neighborhoods.
(DIR) Post #9lo78AApzqEbGQST6O by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-12T10:36:35Z
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@Jason_Dodd www.scmp.com/news/china/politiā¦The not entirely clear message in response from Cathay Pacific is that they cannot and will not police the thoughts and expression of their staff but if any staff participates in "illegal demonstrations" they will definitely be sacked.On Friday, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) told Hong Kongās flagship carrier that any staff members who had taken part in what it called āillegal protestsā, āviolent actionsā and āoverly radical activitiesā would not be allowed to fly to or from the mainland, in a first warning shot at a Hong Kong-based corporate giant
(DIR) Post #9lo7GOND5RAFcUAYC0 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-12T10:38:01Z
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@Jason_Dodd I wonder if everyone who went on sick leave on August 5th were "overly radical" or not.
(DIR) Post #9lo7VS4jbZLtRehz4C by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-12T10:40:14Z
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@Jason_Dodd Just realized I haven't tagged this thread #antiELAB anywhere. It's getting increasingly far to scroll/page.
(DIR) Post #9lo9GpdxtdgW6aLMv2 by Jason_Dodd@mastodon.social
2019-08-12T11:00:34Z
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@clacke I think the world is full of leaders trying to outdo each other in bad behavior.I'm going to leave now and drown myself in work.
(DIR) Post #9lze5YYoPCmXok2Bvs by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-18T00:07:34Z
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@Jason_Dodd Realizing he has been angering both the people of HK and the boss (Air China owns 30%), and any further comment would just dig his hole deeper, Cathay Pacific CEO Hogg takes the parachute, or as he calls it, "responsibility".www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49ā¦
(DIR) Post #9lzecq8c4eDZtBePeS by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-18T00:10:19Z
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@Jason_Dodd @OCRbot #antiELAB4ampst.tumblr.com/post/1870309ā¦
(DIR) Post #9m015akAaPv1XBKgZk by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-18T04:25:21Z
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@Jason_Dodd @OCRbot Text on a concrete lane divider in Hong Kong: "7k for a house like a cell and you really think we out here scared of jail?"
(DIR) Post #9m2CfWG0ESh3r9TaoC by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-19T05:44:37Z
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@Jason_Dodd @OCRbot This weekend's protests saw a calmer police response than Hong Kong has become used to.www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/poā¦A Saturday without teargas is not something you would like to be a noteworthy headline, but it is.
(DIR) Post #9m2DF1uWXLu0ACMX2m by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-19T05:51:00Z
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@Jason_Dodd @OCRbot Sunday's #antiELAB protest was arranged by a couple of traditional organizations, which is part of the explanation for why the turnout was huge, and why things went off a bit smoother than when the swarm arranges then.I'm noting that after 2-3 months of pretty protest-friendly language, SCMP today has big headlines about how hard the police is working to keep the city stable, and the article linked above mainly focuses on whether protesters chose to be violent or not.I get the impression somebody had a stern talking-to.
(DIR) Post #9mPaACY2imq5sXgIAC by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-30T11:11:03Z
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@Jason_Dodd @OCRbot Last Saturday we were back to our regularly scheduled teargassing, and they have basically guaranteed one tomorrow. A whole bunch of community leaders, including one lawmaker, have been arrested. A demonstration applied by the well-behaved and family-friendly organizations has been blocked and the organizations have withdrawn, meaning that the decentralized networks will run the show, and the police have nobody to talk to. Molotovs and rubber bullets will do the talking.www.nbcnews.com/news/world/honā¦
(DIR) Post #9mPaACoLk9soh7JJa4 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-30T11:17:26Z
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We're going to see major disruptions every day for at least the next five days. Tomorrow is the 5 years anniversary of the en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_NPCā¦ .
(DIR) Post #9mPaI3eFh8AmapKcxE by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-30T11:20:22Z
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Sorry, two lawmakers, not one:>> What's happened in the past 30 hours?>> Jimmy Sham, convenor of CHRF: attacked>> Andy Chan, convenor of HKNP: arrested>> KP Chung, applicant of Yuen Long march: attacked>> Planned march organised by CHRF on 31 Aug: banned>> Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow of Demosisto: arrested> Whatās happened in the past five hours?> Rick Hui, Sha Tin District Councillor: arrested> Althea Suen, former HKUSU president: arrested> Cheng Chung-tai, New Territories West Legislative Councillor: arrested> When will it end?twitter.com/rhokilpatrick/statā¦
(DIR) Post #9mPcoxjwsiw9jYoXQ0 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-30T11:55:36Z
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Sorry, two lawmakers, not one:>> What's happened in the past 30 hours?>> Jimmy Sham, convenor of CHRF: attacked>> Andy Chan, convenor of HKNP: arrested>> KP Chung, applicant of Yuen Long march: attacked>> Planned march organised by CHRF on 31 Aug: banned>> Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow of Demosisto: arrested> Whatās happened in the past five hours?> Rick Hui, Sha Tin District Councillor: arrested> Althea Suen, former HKUSU president: arrested> Cheng Chung-tai, New Territories West Legislative Councillor: arrested> When will it end?twitter.com/rhokilpatrick/statā¦
(DIR) Post #9mPvShu8yXpjNYgTei by innomen@libranet.de
2019-08-30T14:42:12Z
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@clacke Thank you for keeping us posted. I appreciate your efforts to inform.
(DIR) Post #9mQJwITAVMTu54i1DM by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-30T18:44:34Z
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@innomen Thank you.
(DIR) Post #9mRFKT7MM36tM1k2gi by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T07:21:36Z
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Transport app says:> Because of public activities likely to be taking place in Hong Kong Island this afternoon, as a prudent measure, Sai Ying Pun Station is closed and trains will not stop at Sai Ying Pun Station until further notice in order to ensure the safety of passengers and our staff.
(DIR) Post #9mRG0D4gOQiHlAORou by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T07:32:54Z
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That means:1. Today's main protest is expected to be at PRC Liaison Office(0) and Western Police Station, which are across the street from each other in Sai Ying Pun.2. Authorities expect it to be a small affair, or they would have closed Sheung Wan and HKU stations as well.This will be the first tear gas on west Hong Kong Island (Sai Wan) in a couple of weeks, I believe. I don't remember hearing of clashes there during August, it's been mostly Kowloon side and east Hong Kong Island (North Point, Sai Wan Ho).(0) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liaison_ā¦
(DIR) Post #9mRKIVfOPG1yS2XtCa by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T07:51:19Z
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> Some exits are closed at Sheung Wan StationMTR anticipates that there will be an increase in the number of passengers in stations and therefore crowd management measures may have to be implemented in some stations on the Island Line and train service may be adjusted.Ok, here we go. Saturday time.
(DIR) Post #9mRKKIiPWvOorXoMoi by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T07:58:52Z
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Wow. Police are building fortress walls across the main street in front of the Liaison Office, with 2m tall water-filled wall segments and steel gates.twitter.com/EricCheungwc/statuā¦
(DIR) Post #9mRKWSLRYN2cCerfhQ by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T08:11:29Z
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Meanwhile, hundreds of people seem to be going to Police HQ in Wan Chai instead.
(DIR) Post #9mRKfCgn88AGFp1NDs by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T08:18:35Z
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Raymond Chan, lawmaker:> These arbitrary arrests not only show the repressive nature of Chief Executive Carrie Lamās regime, but also do the opposite of what is needed to solve the political deadlock and calm down the protests.> If Lam thinks arresting so-called āleadersā in a leaderless movement can quell the protests, she cannot be more wrong. More Hong Kong people will take to the streets to press for government accountability and to free the detained activists.asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Arrestā¦
(DIR) Post #9mRO480600jMoZcwM4 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T08:56:16Z
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Last weekend the first water cannons were brought in and the first live round (warning shot) was fired.www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/1diisā¦Today, three water cannons are standing by near the Liaison Office.
(DIR) Post #9mRl7vcmUAX4d3q0WG by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T13:38:29Z
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@alpacaherder Of course group dynamic has its course, but the lack of formal leaders may make groups harder to dissolve and easier to form and reshape.
(DIR) Post #9mRlMu2OfSQM3ExZHk by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T13:41:04Z
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This sounds really really bad:Because of a sudden escalation in the situation near Admiralty Station and public activities taking place in Hong Kong Island, Island Line, Tsuen Wan Line and South Island Line service has been adjusted until further notice:ā¢ Sai Ying Pun and Admiralty stations are closed and Island Line trains will not stop at these two stations;ā¢ Tsuen Wan Line trains will not stop at Admiralty Station;ā¢ South Island Line trains will start and stop service at Ocean Park Station, a free MTR shuttle bus service is operating between Kennedy Town and Ocean Park stations;ā¢ Some exits are closed at Sheung Wan, Central, Wan Chai and Hong Kong stations.I'm assuming that a situation at Admiralty means fighting at the government complex.
(DIR) Post #9mRqPcWVNPu5aUOPVw by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T14:37:43Z
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"Plastic barriers, metal barriers and bus stop signs are being burned together with other debris. Itās the biggest fire Iāve seen burning in downtown."twitter.com/ezracheungtoto/staā¦
(DIR) Post #9mRr2RvYhp8q1DcuEy by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T14:44:46Z
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Police seem to be giving up Causeway Bay, the people has taken over."Police are copping a real earful from citizens - these are regular people, uncles and aunties, some in flip flops. Their anger is palpable and it's red hot"twitter.com/2cats4/status/1167ā¦
(DIR) Post #9mRrcpvYx3cWsWylSS by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T14:51:06Z
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My public transport app is not receiving any official MTR updates yet, but from what I gather from Twitter, Wan Chai has been closed in addition to Sai Ying Pun and Admiralty. I would be surprised if Causeway Bay stays open.Ironically, after the MTR became an instrument of the police rather than a neutral mode of transport, stations have been suffering exactly the kind of vandalism they said they wanted to avoid.
(DIR) Post #9mSEznpWCuheraoWzg by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-08-31T19:13:10Z
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@clacke Wow. HK is Crazy Town now!
(DIR) Post #9mSFG2zFcbpWVO71TE by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-08-31T19:16:04Z
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@clacke Fucking police are the same all over the world. Just below the fire is video of a cop throwing moltov cocktails to provoke and provide excuses to attack the protesters. Or, maybe he is PLA.
(DIR) Post #9mSPTr3Ey91oFAQEaW by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T21:10:37Z
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@gemlog Tonight police entered Prince Edward MTR, rushed into train, beat people up, left. No arrests, no crowd control, just intimidation, showing who's boss.
(DIR) Post #9mSPdyHmvSDXZr3CoS by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-08-31T21:12:26Z
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@clacke geez!
(DIR) Post #9mSPynrCtWdfJYYDku by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T21:16:16Z
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@gemlog "Bear in mind the number of protestors at 4am numbered a couple hundred, and left when we saw a couple hundred cops, look what the police just sent down Nathan Rd.Just. Look. At. It."twitter.com/HongKongHermit/staā¦
(DIR) Post #9mSQF3pzFQbBVfjTnc by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T21:19:08Z
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@gemlog I have been skeptical of the "PLA/PAP already here" claims, but the number of riot police in the clips from tonight ... yeah.I read that there were protests outside the PLA garrison tonight. So so grateful that nobody has yet had the brilliant idea to throw Molotovs at the actual freakin military.
(DIR) Post #9mSQUcBFqMP2Mn64mm by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-08-31T21:22:00Z
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@clacke So...After the crowd leaves they have their own little parade for themselves in the middle of the night? Cowardly bravado.Not inspiring respect are they?
(DIR) Post #9mSQmqgAg0YkXuFirI by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-08-31T21:23:31Z
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@clacke The cops/pla are throwing 'em themselves!
(DIR) Post #9mSQpV1ndDJ2GTdJL6 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T21:25:14Z
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@gemlog yeah just marking the territory
(DIR) Post #9mSQzm8YsKD2DuhCoi by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T21:26:34Z
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@gemlog Yeah, maybe infiltrators will attack their own garrison next week, who knows
(DIR) Post #9mSRCkuClW2gAVAbhY by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-08-31T21:28:45Z
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@clacke Have you been getting to work at all? Or can you just work from home?
(DIR) Post #9mSRzn5JS5F57HkP4a by clacke@libranet.de
2019-08-31T21:38:47Z
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@gemlog These things are generally a Saturday thing. The next few days may be different though, we'll see.I did take 3 h to get to the office during the blockade a few weeks ago. I now know better which buses to take when the MTR is down. I can get to the office by bus in about an hour, normal MTR is 35-40 mins.But worst case I have VPN too. Actually when I was trapped on the bus I was reviewing and creating pull requests the whole time. One colleague thought I was already in the office. š
(DIR) Post #9mSSTGFQ6TtlxhWlyi by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-08-31T21:43:38Z
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@clacke I predict fuller buses if the cops keep beating up the MTR passengers for no reason..
(DIR) Post #9mUfe2ax6T3jj0tVPE by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-01T23:17:33Z
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@gemlog "Other NewsNormal Bus Service02/09/2019 06:00The service of all bus companies is normal."For now.
(DIR) Post #9mdxBqyaenXS97Ms4G by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-06T10:50:13Z
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@gemlog "Prince Edward Station is closed; Trains on Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong Line will not stop at Prince Edward Station"
(DIR) Post #9mdzUqbmRtJaPosqQK by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-06T11:16:04Z
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@gemlog Lines of chanting people gathering on Island as well, and Island Line stations overcrowded by the ripple effect from Tsuen Wan Line.Good thing I've learned my busses. š
(DIR) Post #9me1MXb5Rppb2qj4hk by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-06T11:36:56Z
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@gemlog I learned a new bus, even faster!
(DIR) Post #9me7BHb5C9JVxejssS by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-09-06T12:42:04Z
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@clacke I couldn't sleep and woke up at 4:40 Friday my time to watch the drama in your life instead ;-) So, it looks like about 19h30 when you posted that on Friday night. is there anything actually happening already or this is simply in anticipation of further demos for the other 4 demands?
(DIR) Post #9me7yz40NO7oxYxzCy by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-09-06T12:50:13Z
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@clacke Disregard my previous question!I read from oldest unread to newest in the morning...
(DIR) Post #9meGrBfiVx2pKmxlvE by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-06T14:30:35Z
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@gemlog I didn't really answer this question earlier in the thread. There are things happening. I assume Prince Edward was blocked due to action, and when I went to the bus, there was a line of people holding hands and chanting.
(DIR) Post #9mfCvW6WvX3xD97el6 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-07T01:21:15Z
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@gemlog At one of the #antiELAB protests last night, in Chater Garden, Central, they erected the flag-carrying geared-up protester statue:twitter.com/WilliamYang120/staā¦
(DIR) Post #9mfDLh4skb6Qm1pl1E by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-07T01:25:36Z
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@gemlog Last night, the public transport app was saying that all of Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong Line stations in central Kowloon were closed. That's when people started beating up the MTR signs in Yau Ma Tei.By midnight, Nathan Road was swarming with police vans.
(DIR) Post #9mfKLwiiCz8pirEF6m by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-07T02:44:31Z
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@gemlog "To facilitate Special Measures for Transport Services Connecting the Airport, all āEā routes buses heading to the airport or AsiaWorld-Expo departing from bus terminuses in the city after 1030hrs will terminate at Tung Chung. City-bound āEā routes bus service starting from the airport or AsiaWorld-Expo will remain normal routings. Passengers travelling to the airport by bus are advised to take the āAā routes and stay tuned to traffic information."
(DIR) Post #9mfKY4UMn7BgeApGiG by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-07T02:46:26Z
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@gemlog "To facilitate the access control arrangements at the airport, Airport Express service has been adjusted, until further notice:ā¢ Airport Express is running between Airport and Hong Kong stations only, at 10-minute intervals;ā¢ Trains will not stop at Kowloon, Tsing Yi and AsiaWorld-Expo stations;ā¢ AsiaWorld-Expo Station is temporarily closed;"
(DIR) Post #9mfYM83JLm18OsR7iq by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-07T05:21:21Z
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@gemlog> Police took him away for wearing a face mask his father had told him to wear, worried about the tear gas that billows through Hong Kong's streets. His frantic parents were forced to go to the High Court to get him back.> Two girls, aged 13 and 15, were arrested at the same place that night, August 29, but remain in a children's home, unable to attend the first week of school. Police obtained court orders removing all three teenagers from their parents' care.www.smh.com.au/world/asia/disaā¦
(DIR) Post #9mg33VMlXjShme8TIm by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-07T11:05:18Z
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@gemlog I located the interview with Benny Tai back in 2013, one year before Occupy:invidio.us/watch?v=hm7beyGxYvIWith six years of hindsight there is such an overwhelming amount of stuff to unpack here, so I just won't. I'll just comment on what I said earlier, with this interview as input.
(DIR) Post #9mg4OyYkIYwIMOXbwe by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-07T11:19:56Z
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@gemlog Me, in libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-3ā¦ :> Most people didn't *want* to rock the boat. I think e.g. Benny Tai seriously thought if you just get a couple of hundred thousand people on the streets, the establishment would see that people cared about the issue and there'd be universal suffrage by 2017. IIRC he even hoped they wouldn't have to take to the street, it was just intended as a credible threat.In the interview, he actually talks about getting 10 000 people in the street, allowing themselves to be peacefully removed, and that should bring the topic onto the agenda and get the general population more interested in the democracy issue.Pro-establishment lawmaker Priscilla Leung presciently says the occasion will encourage others to join, outside Tai's control, and he admits that that is the case, but people can do what they like.What happened was that Occupy Central with Love and Peace never happened as an event. Scholarism and others upstaged them a few days ahead of schedule, and as a result OCLP supporters more or less tagged along with what was already underway.
(DIR) Post #9mg4W1TXr3R9QoT80e by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-07T11:21:13Z
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@gemlog My original comment can't be viewed on libranet for Friendica reasons, but there's a copy over at pleroma.soykaf.com/notice/9lVCā¦ .
(DIR) Post #9mg6g7dbzvWTLd7YyO by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-09-07T11:45:57Z
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@clacke Yes, I had read that post about Benny Tai before somehow.
(DIR) Post #9mg6s8DTfmHecJciAa by innomen@libranet.de
2019-09-07T11:48:08Z
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@clacke @gemlog Well that's not totalitarian and petty at all >.>What kind of defective thinks shit like this is a good idea?
(DIR) Post #9mg77tYrvYuXna95ea by innomen@libranet.de
2019-09-07T11:50:50Z
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@clacke @gemlog This was supposed to be in reply to the teenagers being locked up and taken away.
(DIR) Post #9mgHpu22XRYBXcPgfo by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-07T13:50:30Z
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@gemlog It looks like today's action was hugely successful in making the police do all the work of obstructing the day-to-day business.The networks announced that they would infiltrate the airport in plain clothes, so police shut down half the busses and all airport express stops except the endpoints, and going into busses randomly arresting people who looked activist-ish.Comments on Twitter are along the lines of "never seen so many riot police in this station" combined with "never seen riot police so bored".
(DIR) Post #9mgI7Rg0hYOooMTSO8 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-07T13:53:50Z
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@gemlog Now after dark there seems to be stuff happening in Kowloon. Mong Kok and Prince Edward stations are closed. Yau Ma Tei still open.
(DIR) Post #9mgLkJxRdKRC1nrFCK by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-09-07T14:34:42Z
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@clacke That's awesome! :-) Only 07h30 here, but I've been up since 4 (again!). I'm off to my usual saturday visit for pannenkoeken up at the vandens. I'll catch up on the news later.
(DIR) Post #9mhwPS589kN33OTizI by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-08T09:00:17Z
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@gemlog It is Sunday, 5 pm, and all of MTR seems to be up and running. Some roads in Central closed and busses redirected "due to road situation".
(DIR) Post #9mhy5GlAk09u3XeB3g by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-08T09:19:05Z
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@gemlog Apparently today is centered around the weird US-flag-waving protesters and the US consulate.The app's info was out of date as usual, Central and HK stations already closed.
(DIR) Post #9mhyhmHzxnjKqaMb7g by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-08T09:25:53Z
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@gemlog Apparently mtrupdate on birdsite is a better source. Dunno why MTR are so bad at updating the official app when they can keep that account up to date. I'm asking them now.
(DIR) Post #9mhyqpncHbMGL6TGnA by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-08T09:27:41Z
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@gemlog#AntiELAB protesters are filling up Centralās Chater Garden yet again today for a rally calling on US Congress to pass the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, a proposed bill to freeze the assets of local officials working against civic feeedoms and to bar them from the US.twitter.com/rhokilpatrick/statā¦
(DIR) Post #9mhyz4NjwtHpspIJu4 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-08T09:29:03Z
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@gemlog These optics won't help with the "foreign powers are running the protests" conspiracy theories on WeiBo.
(DIR) Post #9miUapVMo4X3KILaPg by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-09-08T15:22:48Z
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@clacke That is a very strange hope and attraction they have in the USA.Mind you, the usa is pumping lots of money into HK for just that purpose, so that explains it.
(DIR) Post #9mj2X2E2Ja1N9R02fw by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-08T21:43:39Z
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@gemlog It is true that Hong Kong depends on the most-favored-nation status and that the US can withdraw it, and that sanctions would hurt China and might make them think twice about restricting freedoms in HK. It makes sense to try to turn the US public's eyes on HK. It's the flag-waving and anthem-singing that seems a bit too much. But perhaps that's what it takes.The not-CIA-but-doing-CIA-stuff organizations put enough money in HK to finance maybe a dozen employees. They can talk to people, make promises and prod people, but it takes engaged locals with their own motivations to run things and create a movement, and it takes a pre-existing sentiment in the population to become the movement.
(DIR) Post #9mmTfVMjE9l5Bk87SS by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-10T13:31:46Z
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@gemlog The latest in tragicomic news: I saw some politician last night on the TV news, claiming that girls have been tricked into being "comfort women" for protesters, a term otherwise used for Chinese women captured and abused by the Japanese during the war. She said "we have confirmed this is a true case".The evidence? Footage stored on the phone of an arrested person.Twitter today quickly identified it as Vietnamese porn uploaded on some site in May this year.
(DIR) Post #9mwVejkpaYLPiCXSq0 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-15T09:31:39Z
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@gemlog "sudden escalation in the situation near Admiralty Station"
(DIR) Post #9mx4Bsi0iJPRTvCBOq by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-15T16:08:13Z
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By 20:00 the Admiralty, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay stations were closed.Today's protest was a march from Causeway Bay to Central intended to get the intention of the UK and deliver the message that China is in breach of the SinoāBritish Joint Declaration.The march did not receive a notice of no objection from the Police -- few of them do these days -- and the march took place anyway.
(DIR) Post #9mx523YzbNNOCkr9yS by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-15T16:17:37Z
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attention*
(DIR) Post #9mxiYSU0NpYyyDxtB2 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-15T23:40:28Z
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@gemlog www.hongkongfp.com/2019/09/15/ā¦
(DIR) Post #9mxnTIZqHkHWZS3QFk by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-09-16T00:35:30Z
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@clacke Sure, stuff happens (I was 14 at one point myself), but that sounds made up to me.
(DIR) Post #9my6VsJiH5A77lS5GS by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-16T04:08:55Z
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@gemlog yeah, just desperate slander. embarrassing.
(DIR) Post #9my8BYJH9ODXBqgV0q by innomen@libranet.de
2019-09-16T04:27:42Z
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@clacke That is some minor league level propaganda. It's clear the administration didn't pay their PR firm retainer this year. Why moron approved this tactic I wonder, and will they be fired or vanished?
(DIR) Post #9my8H0yQ0VxfXKX84G by innomen@libranet.de
2019-09-16T04:28:40Z
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@clacke What* (sucks that I can't edit my posts.)
(DIR) Post #9mzEAYs8MtoVWkrN2m by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-16T17:09:25Z
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@innomen Partly it's a relief to see people at the top being this incompetent.I don't think it's 4D chess.
(DIR) Post #9n1QrpGqrUHsbZjnXM by innomen@libranet.de
2019-09-17T18:40:20Z
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@clacke True. That's one of the reasons Trump doesn't scare me. He's clearly grossly incompetent. Compared to the likes of donald rumsfeld or bill clinton, trump is cartoonishly inept.
(DIR) Post #9nIc0ErS2J8EZFTbU0 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2019-09-26T01:35:50Z
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At what point does "police" become a euphemism for "occupying army"?
(DIR) Post #9nIcKPSCMXFpDCHbIu by 361.xj9@social.sunshinegardens.org
2019-09-26T01:39:43.411710Z
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@strypey whenever your country changes it governing authority from democratic to oligarchic, dictatorial, or imperial https://stellaris.paradoxwikis.com/Governmenti think you get deep state no matter what, but secret police are not available if you have democratic authority
(DIR) Post #9nIdDvrjYcr9f8hayW by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2019-09-26T01:49:30Z
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Agent Orange is a distraction. His campaign and administration have been one big circus (a la "bread and circuses"), distracting people from what Congress, the military, the cops, ICE, spooks etc are actually doing day-to-day with the power of the US state. Even cancelling the press briefings is a "look over here" tactic, using reverse psychology to keep people focused on the circus. It does suggest to me some level of desperation, that they're struggling to hold enough people's attention.
(DIR) Post #9nIdcQdkn3Ek3eqNZg by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2019-09-26T01:53:57Z
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@xj9 hmm. By this criteria, the #NZ state is no longer a democracy. Do we actually have any democratic states left, or are they all "democratic" in the same way China is "communist"?
(DIR) Post #9nIeNvoCiwSoKtNoES by 361.xj9@social.sunshinegardens.org
2019-09-26T02:02:46.099687Z
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@strypey i wouldnāt be surprised if that was the case. iād have to spend some time researching to make a definitive statement tho
(DIR) Post #9nIvTKzyC8Z3853A9o by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-26T05:13:32Z
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The current rumor is that HK will effectively be under martial law 27th to 1st. No idea if there is any basis, but the rumor reflects on the emotional state of the city.
(DIR) Post #9nIwVsZmQPX7nlZkx6 by innomen@libranet.de
2019-09-26T05:25:32Z
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@clacke Why that date range? Pardon if that's a dumb question. I'm way outside on this one. (which is why I like this thread so much)
(DIR) Post #9nJ1cRYJnPNrmsqE5I by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-26T06:23:04Z
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@innomen October 1st is the Chinese national day and this year the 70th anniversary of the PRC.Normal years there would be huge fireworks and this year presumably would have been huger still, but fireworks have been canceled out of security concerns.
(DIR) Post #9nJ22E6GR02bav0tqy by innomen@libranet.de
2019-09-26T06:27:42Z
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@clacke Ahhh, thank you. I figured there was something I'm missing hehe. Yeah, I can see where the rumor would start. It's pretty plausible honestly.
(DIR) Post #9nJNC83RrdPAmJGA0e by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-26T10:23:11Z
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@innomen There have been speculations way back whether Beijing would prefer clamping down hard before October, or whether they definitely wouldn't want any aggressive action until after October 1st.
(DIR) Post #9nJbEdcIt0uSbVeZtI by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-26T12:59:55Z
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This town hall is taking place right now since an hour or two back:macaudailytimes.com.mo/hong-koā¦
(DIR) Post #9nK8a97eF2GYsxB6mm by innomen@libranet.de
2019-09-26T19:15:11Z
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@clacke Let us know your read. Like it or not you're now our hong kong desk correspondent XD
(DIR) Post #9nKPbVIgy3eLBDZqEq by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-26T22:22:46Z
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@innomen šI do wish we had a FediNews Kashmir correspondent too, and a Jakarta one. Do let me know if you see one.
(DIR) Post #9nKQ67sS6Y0rVkuCUC by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-26T22:27:41Z
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> Of the 30 people chosen to speak throughout the evening, 24 openly criticised the government, two made neutral comments while four expressed sympathy for Lamās administration.> But it is unclear what, if anything, Lam can offer.www.hongkongfp.com/2019/09/26/ā¦
(DIR) Post #9nKTD4Lnul6QSmdXyi by innomen@libranet.de
2019-09-26T23:06:54Z
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@clacke Do you agree with that? That Lam can't offer anything?
(DIR) Post #9nKbMr3J0mH5kSA4Mi by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-27T00:38:09Z
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@innomen She has basically been instructed that she cannot offer anything of substance. Stay the course.
(DIR) Post #9nKdjIUVsJcZ7xiUkq by innomen@libranet.de
2019-09-27T01:04:42Z
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@clacke The curse of middle management. Enough power to take the blame, not enough power to fix anything.
(DIR) Post #9nKeSb2zjLfRi3RgLg by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-27T01:12:58Z
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@innomen Her function in the structure is to look like she was a little bit elected. The only reason I can see for anyone to take the job is that they expect lifelong retirement at a seat in the CPPCC.
(DIR) Post #9nNZCqxOtU427gNlNg by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-28T10:58:02Z
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Today's #antiELAB rally is the five year anniversary of the first tear gas deployed against the #umbrellamovement .Pepper spray has already been sprayed and the assembly hasn't even started yet.
(DIR) Post #9nPN9M50QcPiM8QPsO by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-29T07:52:29Z
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Today:"Incident at Shau Kei Wan Station has been handled. Train Service on the Island Line is gradually resuming."but also"""Due to road situation, the following road sections on Hong Kong Island are temporarily blocked / closed to all traffic:- Paterson Street- Kingston Street- Cleveland Street- Great George Street- Lee Garden Road- Tang Lung Street- Irving Street- Yee Wo Street- Hennessy Road between Yee Wo Street and Fleming Road- Queensway- Des Voeux Road Central (Eastern Bound)- The Shek Tong Tsui exit of Western Harbour Crossing"""My first thought: "Not Tim Wa Avenue?? It's always Tim Wa Avenue!"TWA is the short strip between PLA HQ and LegCo.People's Liberation ArmyLegislative Council
(DIR) Post #9nPOyzTNpCvfFr0rSq by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-29T08:12:59Z
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The incident at SKW:> The MTR Corp announces train services between Chai Wan and Sai Wan Ho, to the east of Hong Kong Island, are suspended, as the emergency exit of a train at Shau Kei Wan station has been activated by a passenger.www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/poā¦
(DIR) Post #9nPb1sNTrO15ZHOVmq by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-29T10:27:54Z
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Admiralty and Wan Chai closed. Time to see what the activists and independent reporters on birdsite are reporting.
(DIR) Post #9nPbkhG82sMw7EKNeK by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-29T10:36:07Z
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"""Due to road situation, the following road sections on Hong Kong Island are temporarily blocked / closed to all traffic:[ . . . ]- Water Street between Queen's Road West and Connaught Road West"""Wow, that's halfway between the PRC Liaison Office (and Western Police Station) and HKU Station. Something big must be going on over there, I don't think that far west has been blocked before.
(DIR) Post #9nPcXAp7QesNhwoFt2 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-29T10:44:53Z
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> update: you can smell tear gas on the star ferrytwitter.com/stegersaurus/statuā¦
(DIR) Post #9nPlc8lPPjFqM3W8zg by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-29T12:26:38Z
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18:35 MTR update: Causeway Bay and Tin Hau also closed.
(DIR) Post #9nPnS6AWPIF3JqbSVM by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-29T12:47:17Z
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Road blockages easing up, down to 3 from previous 15--20:"""29/09/2019 20:30Due to road situation, the following road sections on Hong Kong Island are temporarily blocked / closed to all traffic:- Hennessy Road between Yee Wo Street and Fleming Road- Water Street between Queen's Road West and Connaught Road West- Canal Road Flyover leading to Gloucester Road (West bound)"""
(DIR) Post #9nPoR6dhGumGRXLA3M by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-09-29T12:58:11Z
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@clacke Just realized what a charmed existence I have been leading:I do not know what tear gas smells like.
(DIR) Post #9nPp8zKHp51OVIBa4G by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-29T13:05:24Z
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@gemlog I don't yet either, we live a blissful sheltered life in the outskirts.
(DIR) Post #9nQ3SgfAJwkFlqEtA8 by innomen@libranet.de
2019-09-29T15:45:57Z
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@clacke @gemlog www.reddit.com/r/chemistry/comā¦Apparently fruit and sharp?
(DIR) Post #9nQf7VHdEOBWedYcZE by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-29T22:48:36Z
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@innomen @gemlog I'm not sure modern tear smoke smells the same.
(DIR) Post #9nQnyDHvfOVlpBLEBs by innomen@libranet.de
2019-09-30T00:27:45Z
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@clacke @gemlog Well, I looked up tear gas and then I individually looked up the compounds used, but yeah the answers seem a far cry from definitive. Though I do know that most compounds have a smell and taste listed somewhere. Even the profoundly toxic/noxious ones. But I figured I'd share none the less X) Let's hope we never learn for sure.
(DIR) Post #9nRf4goGQpbyCYzuOO by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-30T10:21:52Z
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SMS:> POLICE APPEALUNAUTHORISED PUBLIC EVENTS EXPECTED ACROSS HK TOMORROW MAY CAUSE SEVERE DISRUPTIONS. PLEASE STAY ALERT & CHECK FOR POLICE UPDATES. (DO NOT REPLY)
(DIR) Post #9nRfGZZXAOk1EIm3Fo by thatbrickster@aria.company
2019-09-30T10:25:02.920863Z
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@clacke Tourists and the like have already been the victims of shutdowns and almost being barricaded inside train stations and the like. Better late than never though.
(DIR) Post #9nRfQgquxACOhmjHto by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-30T10:25:22Z
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Context: Tomorrow is PRC70, the official 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic on 21 September 1949.
(DIR) Post #9nRgjrKgJRvwfHM6uO by clacke@libranet.de
2019-09-30T10:36:06Z
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@thatbrickster I don't think most tourists receive this message.
(DIR) Post #9nTEnaNEtjq4pHSbq4 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-01T04:37:48Z
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> The MTR announced on Tuesday morning that it would close eight more stations from 11amāCauseway Bay, Sham Shui Po, Wong Tai Sin, Sha Tin, Che Kung Temple, Tuen Mun, Tsuen Wan and Tsuen Wan West. This was in addition to the closure of three MTR stationsāAdmiralty, Wan Chai and Prince Edwardāannounced the night before.Happy birthday, PRC!www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/01/ā¦
(DIR) Post #9nTF78PcZHtRtdtcoq by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-01T04:41:19Z
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@clacke PRC celebrates One China by keeping everyone in HK at home for the day. Nice touch. @sohkamyung
(DIR) Post #9nTG6Ijanz0bZgP7PU by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-01T04:52:24Z
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@gemlog @sohkamyung I'm surprised they're leaving Mong Kok and Central open. It'll change.
(DIR) Post #9nTGWirMIKUY86dRvU by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-01T04:57:01Z
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@clacke @sohkamyung Maybe you can watch fireworks and fly-overs on tv?Sorry. It's a very bad situation and I shouldn't make light of it so.
(DIR) Post #9nTHKtj6ANO0JNhHSy by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-01T05:06:15Z
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@gemlog @sohkamyung You should make light of it. I sure do.There will be no fireworks. We can watch the Beijing fireworks instead. I watched part of the military parade, it was very impressive.mastodon.sdf.org/@salixlucida/ā¦
(DIR) Post #9nTHQvLH4WYN3nQXFw by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-01T05:07:19Z
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> Compared with its approach to the Umbrella Movement, the HKPF have clearly shown less restraint in handling the protests against the amendment of the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance. In over three months, the HKPF have adopted a swift clearance strategy, which reflects their desire to confront protesters more aggressively.> At the same time, the HKPFās strategy has completely obliterated the possibility of civil obedience, since it is now difficult for the protesters to maintain protests for a sufficient length of time through non-violent means. As a result, regardless of whether frontline protesters are trying to make an aggresive ābreakthroughā ā despite huge personal risks ā they have tended to use violence more intensively in the ongoing protests.> Additionally, when the police have been widely accused of abusing their power ā such as beatings, arrests, and detaining protesters and citizens arbitrarily with a retaliatory purpose ā it is no surprise that frontline protesters despise the concept of civil disobedience, which emphasises that participants should surrender to the police and show their willingness to accept legal punishment.www.hongkongfp.com/2019/09/30/ā¦Hard to accept legal punishment when illegal punishment is so widespread this year.
(DIR) Post #9nTIY9zNexMSOgohkW by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-01T05:14:25Z
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@clacke @sohkamyung I should say, I admire China for many things and it has a lot going for it.It is BEYOND me to understand why the ML can't honour the spirit and letter of their commitments to HK. Xi should be /ashamed/ really. I thought honour and face counted more heavily in ML culture, but I guess I was wrong.
(DIR) Post #9nTJ2clBFpPgJfhXNI by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-01T05:21:47Z
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@gemlog @sohkamyung Fear is stronger.
(DIR) Post #9nTVGsFne01FsEaIMa by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-01T07:42:22Z
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I was expecting Central and Mong Kok to close around now, but they're still open according to the latest update.Yau Ma Tei closed, ok, close enough. But Diamond Hill closed too, I certainly didn't call that.
(DIR) Post #9nTdC1DtfUwrsQtFYW by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-01T09:10:44Z
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25 out of 91 stations closed, several live rounds fired, one man possibly shot in the chest.Live update: www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/poā¦
(DIR) Post #9nTdK0oX4bNEvOpzsm by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-01T09:12:36Z
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"""01/10/2019 17:01Due to public activities, MTR train service has been adjusted:ā¢ Yuen Long and City One Station are closed and trains will not stop at these stationsā¢ Cheung Sha Wan, Lai Chi Kok, Jordan, Prince Edward, Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei, HKU, Sai Ying Pun, Central, Admiralty, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Diamond Hill, Wong Tai Sin, Lok Fu, Sha Tin, Che Kung Temple, Sha Tin Wai, East Tsim Sha Tsui, Tsuen Wan West and Tuen Mun stations are closed and trains will not stop at these stations"""
(DIR) Post #9nTtUVKq3A2DkLyQNM by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-01T12:11:50Z
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"""01/10/2019 19:51Due to public activities, MTR train service has been adjusted:ā¢ Choi Hung and Tin Hau stations are closed and trains will not stop at these stationsā¢ Train service on Ma On Shan Line and Tsuen Wan Line is suspendedā¢ Prince Edward to Yau Ma Tei, HKU, Sai Ying Pun, Central to Causeway Bay, Diamond Hill to Lok Fu, Tai Wai, Sha Tin, East Tsim Sha Tsui, Tsuen Wan West, Yuen Long, Long Ping, Siu Hong and Tuen Mun stations are closed and trains will not stop at these stations"""
(DIR) Post #9nV10txkuisCERX2no by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-02T01:12:42Z
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This morning I noticed delays on green line, a few little green men in one station, and one closed exit, otherwise nothing out of the ordinary.
(DIR) Post #9nV2O14UqYmyOe7ZLM by innomen@libranet.de
2019-10-02T01:27:40Z
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@clacke I heard the cops finally shot someone,š Any word on that?
(DIR) Post #9nV3xen7GI4DfsYAl6 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-02T01:45:45Z
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@innomen Seems legit, someone was bleeding from their chest near their shoulder and taken away for care. I didn't watch the video. Other might have been shot too, not sure.
(DIR) Post #9nWxaCZSkjEpMbYpzk by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-02T23:43:46Z
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"""03/10/2019 06:07All MTR stations will open for service today.However, because of actual situation, it will take longer to repair damaged facilities and station entrances/exits in certain stations. Passengers may need more time for their journeys."""Half the doot gates at our station have been wrecked and the MTR has staff with handheld terminals validating Octopus cards.Looks to me like the damage is calculated not to hinder passengers, but cause cost for the MTR.
(DIR) Post #9nWxt3RktufkZDwgmO by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-02T23:45:52Z
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@clacke I listened to Martin Lee today. He said that 80% of hong kongers were in agreement with the demonstrations and the demands. It was on a vid on democracynow.org.
(DIR) Post #9nWy9luHMp3t5hG64W by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-02T23:50:12Z
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@gemlog Sounds about right, and explains how on Earth this can still be going on its fifth month.Chinese apparatchiks and their American libertarian-conservative friends can blame the CIA and Soros all they want. You can't push a boulder with a few million bucks unless there is a boulder.
(DIR) Post #9nX1wKLMvzKhepm4ES by innomen@libranet.de
2019-10-03T00:30:40Z
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@clacke @gemlog That's nice, here's my unsolicited paraphrase: "In order to push a boulder, there must first be one."
(DIR) Post #9nXxPYLbdsJwsIxgzA by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-03T11:16:35Z
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@OCRbot twitter.com/JeromeTaylor/statuā¦
(DIR) Post #9nZXlrS35NuI0Gs7Gq by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T05:38:39Z
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Now some politicians are calling for making it illegal for people to conceal their face. Swedish politicians had the same idea back in 2001 after our police shot a guy dead in the Gothenburg EU Summit protests.The networks are calling for protestors tomorrow to wear cosplay masks.
(DIR) Post #9nZa9u676BMV4KChwe by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-04T06:05:23Z
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@clacke One of our provinces has this:https://globalnews.ca/news/3813019/quebec-face-covering-ban/Also, France I think.
(DIR) Post #9nZlMBZhlZBV3TI73A by unixsmurf@mastodon.social
2019-10-04T08:10:50Z
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@clackeShot, but not shot dead.
(DIR) Post #9nZskZ4IJXCFcsr3wm by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T09:33:08Z
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@unixsmurf Oh! I didn't double-check because I was so certain. Glad to hear it.
(DIR) Post #9nZtDks9VOxEdN5vJQ by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T09:39:02Z
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Wow. Wow.So at 15:00 Lam declared emergency powers and used executive decree to enact the facial mask ban. It takes force midnight.Taking the train home early before the city catches fire.No little green men in the station. That is confusing. But everyone else is here. I'm taking the bus instead.
(DIR) Post #9nZujEyxhwHcwurCc4 by thatbrickster@aria.company
2019-10-04T09:55:59.593441Z
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@clacke Gas the dissidents, colonial rule now.
(DIR) Post #9nZvSqlG5pfb9MCBsW by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T09:57:54Z
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Busses going through Central's artery is blocked, but mine is a fringe bus. Still hopeful.
(DIR) Post #9nZvYIUGR6uSaWqOJc by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T09:58:28Z
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@thatbrickster Pretty much.
(DIR) Post #9nZvnKJ9wrnyZyogOu by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T10:00:01Z
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Correction: The protester in Gothenburg was shot, but not shot dead.
(DIR) Post #9nZw4nWkZ7Ay7kVKRU by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T10:02:10Z
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"""04/10/2019 17:15Due to road situation, the following public transport services temporarily affected in the vicinity of Central have been adjusted as follows:The following Cross Harbour Routes are suspended: 603P, 978The following bus routes are truncated/ diverted:Hong Kong Island Routes:1,5B,6,6X,7,10,11,12A,12M,37A,40M,75,90,97,780,788Cross Harbour Routes:88R, 101, 101X, 103, 104, 109, 111, 113, 115, 182,182X 307,601, 601P, 603, 619,619X, 621, 641, 673, 680, 680X, 681,681P, 690,905, 914,930,930X,934, 934A, 936, 948, 960, 960B, 961,962B,962X,968, 968X, 969, 980X, 981P, 982X, 985The following GMB routes (Hong Kong Island) are suspended:32, 33"""
(DIR) Post #9nZxVvV38DGgciCzzc by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T10:18:36Z
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Got my bus.
(DIR) Post #9na0herb6uO6Me2bc8 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T11:01:38Z
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Carrie "Baghdad Bob" Lam declares state of emergency, which predictably leads to the city entering an actual state of emergency, the explains Hong Kong 'not in state of emergency'.www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/poā¦
(DIR) Post #9na2UNnNSR4hZXrfdY by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T11:22:48Z
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Bakery closedATM no 500 billsBakery closedSupermarket no breadQueues ridiculous
(DIR) Post #9na2co8LPu0fZjgmn2 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T11:23:40Z
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oops. But bakery closed is a big deal. š
(DIR) Post #9na33H9q81G97a0eRs by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T11:26:30Z
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> The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (October 4) received notification of a suspected case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in which the patient's blood specimen preliminarily tested negative for Ebola virus.> The female patient, aged 54 with good past health, presented with headache, dizziness, fever, vomiting and diarrhoea yesterday (October 3). She attended the Accident and Emergency Department of Princess Margaret Hospital for medical advice on the same day and was admitted for isolation and management. The patient currently is in a stable condition.This does not at all help the city's paranoia.www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/20ā¦
(DIR) Post #9na47su1pqaNIWNLBw by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T11:36:27Z
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> Yay, Monday off, this will be a long weekend!> Chief Executive declares non-emergency emergency> Shit, this will be a long weekend
(DIR) Post #9na4oC2D5qfenTNPbk by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T11:48:50Z
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Found a bakery.Typical non-emergency bakery.
(DIR) Post #9naIVL2YmjsQaFRZtA by FiXato@mastodon.social
2019-10-04T14:20:03Z
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@clackethe image is not loading for me...https://mastodon.social/media/2v7I-HqPIu5ewsmdxoU
(DIR) Post #9naJsbexGFRCk43scC by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T14:37:45Z
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@FiXato Weird.Fixed it.
(DIR) Post #9naKFkPIu6ZQX4m8wq by FiXato@mastodon.social
2019-10-04T14:39:53Z
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@clackewow... that's a lot of bread...
(DIR) Post #9naLSxHkR0CQBy6S3c by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-04T14:55:21Z
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@clacke At some point, you must be thinking that 3 out of 10 years might be a too low ratio? I think I would. At least I would be considering it.
(DIR) Post #9naLgnEYbPSJ4XD1Ci by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T14:57:46Z
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22:35 Entire MTR shut down
(DIR) Post #9naLqEkhetlZ1dkS1o by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-04T14:58:27Z
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@clacke Whoa!
(DIR) Post #9naRPdu2dmecw1onEO by innomen@libranet.de
2019-10-04T15:40:15Z
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@clacke Here in the states we have a sizable chunk of people that are, due to interpretations of biblical prophecy, worried about society forcibly installing chips to oppress the population, and I've always said that was absurd because security cameras exist. Been saying that since I was a teen. The mask ban is more proof that I was right about the fact that they don't need to chip anyone. Firstly, we carry a whole computer around voluntarily. Secondly, the PR wizards can predict your location and choices with exponentially increasing accuracy. Thirdly, there are cameras everywhere also getting better at an exponential rate. Mask bans are already ubiquitous when you examine existing legislation. I strongly suspect due to robbery concerns a mask ban already existed somewhere in HK law. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articā¦
(DIR) Post #9naT9yUQX0Hy3iUgMK by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T16:05:23Z
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Midnight. Happy Arbitrary Arrests Day!
(DIR) Post #9naTKqWWUQRcXOesCW by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-04T16:06:20Z
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If there's an optimal moment to open up the gates to the barracks and let the PLA out, this is probably it.
(DIR) Post #9nan43nPt7AFrUpj7o by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-04T20:04:17Z
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@clacke Now who's all dark? :-( Don't envy you man.
(DIR) Post #9nbEZVt5mnN9dJRDZQ by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-05T01:12:55Z
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"""05/10/2019 04:30All MTR services covering the Heavy Rail including Airport Express, Light Rail and MTR bus cannot be resumed this morning (5 October 2019). MTR will review all relevant circumstances later on today. Any update on the service arrangement will be announced as soon as possible."""
(DIR) Post #9nbO4e6qAPTnhGmx4y by clacke@mastodon.social
2019-10-05T02:59:17Z
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This thread federates badly, and libranet/friendica truncates it when displaying it, but if I comment here, at least the latest posts up until now will be visible at a static URL at mastosoc.
(DIR) Post #9nbOPM8gAvsg2nWYD2 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-05T03:03:07Z
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@clacke Should have taken snapshots along the way for the last two months, because fedi is so broken and I have probably dozens of posts that are now hidden in the innards of libranet.
(DIR) Post #9nbQDbre5DlXFT5Dwu by clacke@mastodon.social
2019-10-05T03:23:19Z
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@clacke #antiELAB spelunking
(DIR) Post #9nbQXkYhT1kG0OpEK8 by clacke@mastodon.social
2019-10-05T03:27:03Z
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@clacke #antiELAB archaeological spelunking
(DIR) Post #9nbQudVvpDfwojRYW0 by clacke@mastodon.social
2019-10-05T03:31:14Z
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@clacke #antiELAB convo snapshot
(DIR) Post #9nbWKkBa8qZCoFC3TU by clacke@mastodon.social
2019-10-05T04:31:57Z
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@clacke A glimpse into a world a month ago when closing two MTR stations seemed remarkable, because they and the other 92 stations weren't closed for the coming few days.
(DIR) Post #9neEFEDWMFDGVmCUPw by clacke@libranet.de
2019-10-06T11:53:22Z
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MTR was open today, and it felt unfamiliar."""06/10/2019 19:40Because of an escalation of the situation, to ensure the safety of passengers and our staff, train service arrangements are as follows:Tsuen Wan Line service temporary suspended;Kwun Tong Line service temporary suspended;Island Line trains are running at 6 minutes intervals, Sai Ying Pun, Sheung Wan, Admiralty, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Tin Hau and Fortress Hill stations are closed;South Island Line service temporary suspended;Tseung Kwan O Line service temporary suspended;Tung Chung Line trains are running at 6 minutes intervals, Lai King, Sunny Bay and Tung Chung stations are closed;Disneyland Resort Line service temporary suspended;East Rail Line train service is maintained between Fo Tan and Lo Wu / Lok Ma Chau, passing through Racecourse, at 8 minutes intervals; Mong Kok East, Kowloon Tong, Tai Wai, Sha Tin, Tai Po Market, Fanling and Sheung Shui stations are closed;West Rail Line trains are running at 6 minutes intervals, East Tsim Sha Tsui, Tsuen Wan West, Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai and Tuen Mun stations are closed;Ma On Shan Line service temporary suspended."""There we go. Back to the new normal.
(DIR) Post #9qPtSegtoFJhpxQiIq by clacke@libranet.de
2019-12-28T07:30:50Z
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Thanks to @artik making a comment early on (which just now federated over to libranet!), there's a decent snapshot of the first two months of my #antiELAB thread over at https://falafel.win/notice/9lXdvxpNXkIqMWbmPQ . Thanks!@clacke @notclacke @notclacke
(DIR) Post #9qPzUFuFWq2rGyowRU by notclacke@pleroma.soykaf.com
2019-12-28T08:38:29.414857Z
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> 2014 was the first big protest under the current system with actual demands rather than merely voicing an opinion or showing support.Correction: I have since learned that the annual July 1st march actually had concrete demands and effect in 2003, when half a million people participated and the implementation of Article 23 was scrapped indefinitely.The Civil Human Rights Front, which arranged the original huge #antiELAB protest march on 2019-06-09, was formed in 2002 in response to the proposed anti-subversion law under Article 23, and has arranged every July 1st march since 2003.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_1_July_marches#2003@notclacke @clacke @fitheach @ekaitz_zarraga @salixlucida @gemlog @Jojothegoodperson