see, those of us in the #nationalsecurity world know that you consider rape a #humanrights thing and a little more fluffy than the big toys you all usually write about. But that's exactly the point, and why you should take the message that is being sent to you. 2/
The @NobelPrize was awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for their efforts to end sexual abuse AS A WEAPON OF WAR.
So you guys cover wars, right? So where is the discussion of this? From what I can see, you didn't even cover it. 3/
Also notable, the #EarlyBird didn't even mention it this morning. An important and notable event directly tied to war, and it wasn't on the Pentagon's morning reading list. 4/
So to all my national security journalist and editor pals, on board what they're trying to tell you...and all of us: when 50% of the population is systematically targeted for torture, it is a weapon of war. 5/
Covering the latest bomb, plane or cyber attack but ignoring the warfare that is happening to actual humans probably means you're not actually capturing all aspects of war. #foodforthought 6/
and if I missed pieces, please send them my way, not only will I share them, I will be grateful as this will help me on a work project too. 😇 7/7
so this is interesting. I've just been informed by @smallwars that he muted me because I pointed out that the news feed didn't cover the Nobel. I was accused of having a fit and told to submit something. So I reached out via email...
I took out email addresses, but this is the exchange. It's disturbing to me personally and unsettling. I'm sorry people choose to not hear what I think are pretty valid concerns especially from a publication I had until now had respect for...hence my visit to the site. Too bad.
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The fact that this woman has stepped forward--and the response for Kavanaugh and the White House--shows they still don't get it.
Dr. Ford was not slowed down by Kavanaugh. She achieved great things. But the point is that there are a million Kavanaughs out there. 1/
It is possible that this event was so insignificant to Kavanaugh that he doesn't remember it because he was too drunk. On the other hand, this is etched in Dr. Ford's mind. Every time a professor talked down to her, a person got a promotion she did not. It came back to him. 2/
she talks about how it came up in her own marriage. This is a feeling MOST WOMEN UNDERSTAND. And we're over it. And crazy thing about it, we don't have faith you will apply the same treatment to us as you do to yourself mainly because this demonstrates that you don't. 3/
Sheryl Sandberg and @jack have just gotten started at #SSCi but a few opening thoughts:
1) important to remember that right now, taking things down is what defines success for social media platforms. that is not a sustainable business model. 2/
2) criticisms of the platforms have been extensive and warranted, but the fact is, not many people left. 3/
Context: one of the top stories about America that our embassies tell is about Martin Luther King. And they don't just tell the "I have a Dream" part. They tell the Selma and Memphis parts too. This is a critical message for our country. 2/
Because MLK protested against his government. He fought to change his government. That is the American story: Standing up against your government. There is almost no other part of the world you can do that without fear of losing everything. 3/
Here is a thread about some rude protesters who probably should have just stayed home and written letters which of course is just NOT what Americans do. 1/
The first is a shoemaker who led riots, hung stuff from trees and set it on fire. He also followed the dude he was protesting to his house and pushed him to step down. We named a beer after one of the people he hung out with. 2/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyal_Nine
and these trollops? they WALKED IN THE STREET ALONE. Ladies do NOT do that. They stood outside of a dude's house for days on end with obnoxious banners. 3/ loc.gov/collections/st…
I'm really over the sob story of Trump officials whining about being harassed. Guess what, it goes with the territory. 1/ washingtonpost.com/local/dc-polit…
I'm sure historians can recount the tales for us of this happening in history. We can start with President Grant labeling the people who would yell at him while having a cigar at the Willard "lobbyists" 2/
Protesters have time and time again shut down Washington. In 1971 people who lived in the Watergate where trapped by protesters angry about Nixon and War. 3/