from All Along It Was a Fever—a what poem
Until I realized that there are events, in the life of a nation, in the life of a person, which cause time to split, simultaneously calling forth the future… More
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Thanks to @senatemajldr we are now a nation reliant on govt-controlled TV to filter historic events through a prism that those in power choose. Just a few years ago we who lamented the very same restrictions in China, Iran, etc. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/business/media/impeachment-trial-media-coverage.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
While Colombia's government is willing to talk with leaders of demonstrations against the social and economic policies of President Ivan Duque, some protest demands are "unconstitutional," said a presidency official.
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NEW: PEN America says charges against @ggreenwald suggest government retaliation for his investigative reporting @theintercept, would represent a threat to press freedom in #Brazil. https://pen.org/press-release/greenwald-charges-suggest-government-retaliation/