Reading archive 2022-12-04

Ethiopian guards massacred scores of Tigrayan prisoners, witnesses say: The deadliest killings occurred at the Mirab Abaya prison camp, where current and retired Tigrayan soldiers were detained

Opinion  Don’t let China stage another Tiananmen massacre

Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’ ignite divisions, but haven’t changed minds: The company’s new chief executive detailed Twitter’s decision-making around a controversial story - "The Twitter thread, based on internal communications posted by Substack writer Matt Taibbi, showed the company independently decided to limit the spread of the article, without Democratic politicians, the Biden campaign or FBI exerting control over the social media network. In fact, the only input from a sitting politician that Taibbi noted was from Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna (D), who told Twitter executives they should distribute the story, regardless of the potential consequences for his party."

GOP lawmakers largely silent after Trump suggests ‘termination’ of Constitution

The thing to understand about the Hunter Biden laptop story was that it was SUPPOSED to be the Trump campaign’s “October Surprise.” [ed. note: Twitter thread]

Reddit users turn Kanye West’s page into a Holocaust-awareness forum - "Pamela Nadell, director of American University’s Jewish Studies program, said she believes the United States is approaching a second 'high tide of American antisemitism,' referencing the period between World War I and World War II that historians have generally termed the peak of antisemitism in the country." [ed. note: loved her!]

New LGBTQ holiday movies bring joy — and ‘disingenuous’ stereotypes: Queer viewers celebrate representation but call for authentic portrayals

If you test positive on a rapid COVID test, don’t stop isolating just yet, virologists say

In an ancient reindeer forest, one woman has found a way to slow climate change