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Misa
@mikimisaki.bsky.social
she/her / Japanese lefty and former political researcher
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I don't think I need to clarify my stance on the topic but these soccer folks summed it up
January 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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2024 was the year that Japanese politics went Online. But there's a risk that politics will focus on the symptom rather than the cause. My latest:

observingjapan.substack.com/p/the-year-j...
The year Japanese politics went Online
Japanese democracy grapples with social media
observingjapan.substack.com
December 18, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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Breaking: Transgender Democrat congresswoman accidentally kicks the ladder down on herself
1. Transgender Congresswoman Sarah McBride has announced that she will comply with Speaker Johnson's policy declaring her a man and banning trans people from bathrooms.

She is receiving sharp critiques from those with trans friends who work in the capitol.

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Congresswoman McBride Announces She Will Comply With Rules Declaring Her a Man
The decision comes after Mike Johnson declared that transgender people are not allowed in bathrooms of their gender identity under the provision that he "controls the facilities."
www.erininthemorning.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:55 PM
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despite the world becoming scary i still have a perhaps niave but unwaivering belief that a better world is possible
November 21, 2024 at 6:22 AM
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November 19, 2024 at 12:15 AM
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New at Observing Japan: what the "Trumpian" reelection of a controversial governor says about populism in Japan.

open.substack.com/pub/observin...
Anti-establishment vibes
What Saitō Motohiko’s social media-fueled comeback says about Japan’s political moment
open.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:46 PM