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Published on Apr 19, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has interrupted the anti-government protests that gripped Hong Kong for much of last year.However, the tension that triggered the unrest hasn't gone away.Police arrested 15 leading activists and accused them of organising and taking part in unlawful protests last year.They include Martin Lee,…

Skip to comments. Nextrush Unplugged: Weekend Version DC 19 Political Show Or Civil Disobedience, Tweets Or Troops Nextrush Free ^ | 4/18/2020 | Nextrush/Self Posted on 04/18/2020 8:13:42 PM PDT by Nextrush Hello welcome aboard as we consider the "Dictatorship of Covid 19" and some protests like the one in…

Skip to comments. Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy activists, including media tycoon New York Post ^ | April 18, 2020 | Dana Kennedy Posted on 04/18/2020 8:03:36 AM PDT by CheshireTheCat Hong Kong police arrested 14 veteran activists Sunday — including two prominent politicians and a millionaire media mogul —…

The Monterey Bay Aquarium's social media team has been teaching marine biology by playing Animal Crossing on their Twitch channel. NintendoThe Los Angeles Times published a great feature over the weekend about how Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo's wildly popular (and cute) social simulation game, has "become the sort of…

As real-world gatherings are restricted, activists and educators amplify their messages in a digital world. The Monterey Bay Aquarium's social media team has been teaching marine biology by playing Animal Crossing on their Twitch channel. NintendoThe Los Angeles Times published a great feature over the weekend about how Animal Crossing:…

Hong Kong protestors are using the famous ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizon’ game to stand against President Xi Jinping and the Chinese government. In response, the government has removed the Nintendo Switch game listing from China’s prominent eCommerce sites.For those of you who are unaware, Animal Crossing: New Horizon is a…

View photos(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s police force is showing signs of attrition with resignations increasing and recruitments declining as the city deals with a coronavirus outbreak after months of sometimes violent anti-government protests.From June last year, when the city’s protests erupted against a China-backed extradition bill, to February a total…

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a huge hit all around the world, including China, where the game is taking on somewhat of a political edge. Of course, Animal Crossing allows players to create their own designs that can displayed in various ways, and some are using that ability to share…

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong (left) streaming Animal Crossing: New Horizons on YouTube. (Screenshot: joshuawongcf, YouTube) Listings for Nintendo’s adorable life sim Animal Crossing: New Horizons have been taken down from online Chinese stores Pinduoduo and Taobao. This comes on the heels of some players using the game to share…

This is not the best time to protest in the streets, no matter how worthy the cause. In Hong Kong, where citizens have held demonstrations against a now-scrapped extradition bill, the novel coronavirus covid-19 has made things even more difficult. Hong Kong protestors have been calling for freedom, but taking…