We all spend much of our time buried in our phones, keeping up with what social media has to offer. But the good stuff can get lost in the mix. So we wanted to share with you some of the better posts we’ve seen this week. Some went viral, others had less attention, but all are worthy of a second look.
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A troubling view from Hong Kong
Here’s footage of police officers firing tear gas and spraying water cannons at demonstrators as they continued a multiday occupation near Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Follow the latest: https://t.co/jjDOlncWNB pic.twitter.com/GJCIgG9SwN
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 17, 2019
A beautiful celebration
An overwhelming sight
The open water is terrifying pic.twitter.com/borlc0ki4J
— Domenico Calia (@CaliaDomenico) November 17, 2019
An intoxicating concoction
One Night Cough Syrup from 1888 pic.twitter.com/hqlrGrep0y
— 41 Strange (@41Strange) November 17, 2019
A call for trees in the wake of floods
An important group of literary women
“Sistren: Black Women Writers at the Inauguration of Sister President Johnnetta B. Cole” (1988).
📸: Louise Meriwether, Pinkie Gordon Lane, Johnnetta Cole, Paula Giddings, Pearl Cleage, Gwendolyn Brooks, Toni Cade Bambara, Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Gionvanni & Mari Evans. pic.twitter.com/YsOa0kvwKa
— blackwomenradicals (@blkwomenradical) November 13, 2019
A victory
An astounding interview with a prince
A close call
Some flying foxes are much luckier than others.#SevenWorldsOnePlanet #acloseshave pic.twitter.com/1FnvpaEOka
— BBC Earth (@BBCEarth) November 17, 2019
A word for the election campaigns
A palate cleanser
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