Category Archives: Protest marches

The War On Information: Banning Social Media To Quell Dissent

Over the weekend, civil unrest spread across Sri Lanka due to the government’s handling of the country’s severe economic crisis. Sri Lankan citizens have been suffering from soaring inflation and have struggled to pay for essentials like food, housing, fuel, … Continue reading

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A Bully is a Bully!

This week, Laura Ingraham, a FOX news anchor, has publicly mocked student activist, David Hogg’s reputation by tweeting: “David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it. (Dinged by UCLA with a 4.1 GPA…totally predictable … Continue reading

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Anti-Trump Trumpism: Path to Change?

In Donald Trump’s first 10 days as President, his 22.9 million @realDonaldTrump followers have been served 65+ tweets (and still counting). It is the unadulterated, stream of consciousness voice of our President, alternatively boasting about his inauguration attendance and TV … Continue reading

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Marches Still Matter But Differently in Age of Social Media

The Women’s March in Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 21, 2017 drew an estimated  500,000 marchers and upwards of 3.5 million participants across the U.S., possibly the largest protest in American history not counting cities across the globe. Pallas Diaz is fired … Continue reading

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