Minh Ngo
@minhtngo.bsky.social
Liberté de la presse | Democracy, Human Rights & Labor Activist | Anti-Oxford Comma
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Since June 2022, our China Dissent Monitor has documented 307 cases of “threatening to jump” (威胁跳楼) as a form of dissent, in which protesters typically stand or sit near the edge of a roof or other high location to draw attention to a perceived injustice. Read more: freedomhouse.org/report/china...
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Since June 2022, our China Dissent Monitor has documented 307 cases of “threatening to jump” (威胁跳楼) as a form of dissent, in which protesters typically stand or sit near the edge of a roof or other high location to draw attention to a perceived injustice. Read more: freedomhouse.org/report/china...
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“There’s very little evidence of any dissent or daylight between the board and Musk on any issue,” said Stephen Diamond, a corporate governance expert at Santa Clara University. “You just have to wonder whether that’s really a rational way to run the company.”
Will Tesla shareholders vote to make Elon Musk the first trillionaire?
It’s not the outcome, it’s the margin.
www.theverge.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
“There’s very little evidence of any dissent or daylight between the board and Musk on any issue,” said Stephen Diamond, a corporate governance expert at Santa Clara University. “You just have to wonder whether that’s really a rational way to run the company.”
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If Congress fails to extend ACA healthcare tax credits, insurance premiums could rise by 75% on average.
That’s not reform — it’s a #HealthcareHeist.
Affordable care is a right, not a privilege.
#ACAOpenEnrollment #HealthJustice #mBOLDenChange
That’s not reform — it’s a #HealthcareHeist.
Affordable care is a right, not a privilege.
#ACAOpenEnrollment #HealthJustice #mBOLDenChange
November 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
If Congress fails to extend ACA healthcare tax credits, insurance premiums could rise by 75% on average.
That’s not reform — it’s a #HealthcareHeist.
Affordable care is a right, not a privilege.
#ACAOpenEnrollment #HealthJustice #mBOLDenChange
That’s not reform — it’s a #HealthcareHeist.
Affordable care is a right, not a privilege.
#ACAOpenEnrollment #HealthJustice #mBOLDenChange
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Research shows that economies are more resilient where governments protect rights and liberties and uphold the rule of law. Read more from Freedom House President Gerardo Berthin: freedomhouse.org/article/when...
When Business Meets Autocracy, the Stakes Rise for Everyone
Economies are more resilient where governments protect rights and liberties and uphold the rule of law.
freedomhouse.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Research shows that economies are more resilient where governments protect rights and liberties and uphold the rule of law. Read more from Freedom House President Gerardo Berthin: freedomhouse.org/article/when...
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When people can’t afford food, the costs don’t disappear — they just get shifted onto hospitals, schools, local economies, and lost potential.
SNAP isn’t wasteful. The cost of not providing food assistance is.
SNAP isn’t wasteful. The cost of not providing food assistance is.
October 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
When people can’t afford food, the costs don’t disappear — they just get shifted onto hospitals, schools, local economies, and lost potential.
SNAP isn’t wasteful. The cost of not providing food assistance is.
SNAP isn’t wasteful. The cost of not providing food assistance is.
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UPS worker in Richmond dies after ‘several packages’ tumble down
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Very sad. This is brutally hard labor, too often forgotten. Hope @teamsters.bsky.social paying attention.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Very sad. This is brutally hard labor, too often forgotten. Hope @teamsters.bsky.social paying attention.
UPS worker in Richmond dies after ‘several packages’ tumble down
A package delivery employee died after “several packages” tumbled onto the worker, who was loading a cargo trailer in Richmond. Police are calling the incident an industrial accident.
www.sfchronicle.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
UPS worker in Richmond dies after ‘several packages’ tumble down
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Very sad. This is brutally hard labor, too often forgotten. Hope @teamsters.bsky.social paying attention.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Very sad. This is brutally hard labor, too often forgotten. Hope @teamsters.bsky.social paying attention.
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In the same decade they were celebrated for giving their wealth away, billionaires accumulated more wealth than ever. #GivingPledge #PhilanthropyParadox
🔗 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pulse/giving...
📖 Substack: mboldenchange.substack.com/p/the-philan...
🔗 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pulse/giving...
📖 Substack: mboldenchange.substack.com/p/the-philan...
August 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In the same decade they were celebrated for giving their wealth away, billionaires accumulated more wealth than ever. #GivingPledge #PhilanthropyParadox
🔗 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pulse/giving...
📖 Substack: mboldenchange.substack.com/p/the-philan...
🔗 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pulse/giving...
📖 Substack: mboldenchange.substack.com/p/the-philan...
I’m old enough to remember when the state owning the means of production was called communism.
August 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I’m old enough to remember when the state owning the means of production was called communism.
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Cash is a basic need in our modern economy. Providing a basic income isn't an experiment in generosity, it's the work of any society that calls itself just.
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August 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Cash is a basic need in our modern economy. Providing a basic income isn't an experiment in generosity, it's the work of any society that calls itself just.
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Today's Spotlight🔆on Freedom:
🪧 What can we learn from protests in China?
📣 NEW: Calling for the release of Saudi human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi
✉️ A letter to the Egyptian ambassador to the US
More: bit.ly/418UMaB
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🪧 What can we learn from protests in China?
📣 NEW: Calling for the release of Saudi human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi
✉️ A letter to the Egyptian ambassador to the US
More: bit.ly/418UMaB
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August 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Today's Spotlight🔆on Freedom:
🪧 What can we learn from protests in China?
📣 NEW: Calling for the release of Saudi human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi
✉️ A letter to the Egyptian ambassador to the US
More: bit.ly/418UMaB
Subscribe: bit.ly/Subscribe_FHnewsletter
🪧 What can we learn from protests in China?
📣 NEW: Calling for the release of Saudi human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi
✉️ A letter to the Egyptian ambassador to the US
More: bit.ly/418UMaB
Subscribe: bit.ly/Subscribe_FHnewsletter
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🚨BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called for a special election to authorize state redistricting, making good on his threat to redraw maps in response to a Republican redistricting scheme in Texas that could add five GOP seats in Congress. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Firing Back at Texas Redistricting, Newsom Calls Special Election to Authorize California Countermove
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🚨BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called for a special election to authorize state redistricting, making good on his threat to redraw maps in response to a Republican redistricting scheme in Texas that could add five GOP seats in Congress. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Really sad news from #Myanmar. We've lost another bright, young leader, someone we should have empowered and elevated, not ignored and allowed an oppressive regime to murder.
The world was a better place when she was still in it.
www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/gues...
The world was a better place when she was still in it.
www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/gues...
Guest Column | The Golden Parasol Shall Rise: In Memory of Ma Wutt Yee Aung
The fearless young Generation Z leader died in junta custody earlier this week of injuries inflicted under torture by the regime’s henchmen.
www.irrawaddy.com
July 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Really sad news from #Myanmar. We've lost another bright, young leader, someone we should have empowered and elevated, not ignored and allowed an oppressive regime to murder.
The world was a better place when she was still in it.
www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/gues...
The world was a better place when she was still in it.
www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/gues...
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🟧 NEW TNR WATCH: Iran is escalating its campaign of #transnationalrepression against Iranian journalists operating from exile in the UK.
This month’s analysis focuses on the plight of exiled Iranian journalists and the need for international solidarity: freedomhouse.org/article/tnr-...
This month’s analysis focuses on the plight of exiled Iranian journalists and the need for international solidarity: freedomhouse.org/article/tnr-...
July 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🟧 NEW TNR WATCH: Iran is escalating its campaign of #transnationalrepression against Iranian journalists operating from exile in the UK.
This month’s analysis focuses on the plight of exiled Iranian journalists and the need for international solidarity: freedomhouse.org/article/tnr-...
This month’s analysis focuses on the plight of exiled Iranian journalists and the need for international solidarity: freedomhouse.org/article/tnr-...
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Trump's immigration raids are about economic and social repression. They target vulnerable workers and communities, not the exploitative employers who profit from them.
We're breaking down the lies and charting a path forward rooted in dignity, equity, and truth.
🔗 mboldenchange.substack.com
We're breaking down the lies and charting a path forward rooted in dignity, equity, and truth.
🔗 mboldenchange.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Trump's immigration raids are about economic and social repression. They target vulnerable workers and communities, not the exploitative employers who profit from them.
We're breaking down the lies and charting a path forward rooted in dignity, equity, and truth.
🔗 mboldenchange.substack.com
We're breaking down the lies and charting a path forward rooted in dignity, equity, and truth.
🔗 mboldenchange.substack.com
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Equal protection. Due process. Birthright citizenship.
This is the promise of the 14th Amendment. Still unrealized.
This Independence Day, let's recommit to making the promise a lived reality for all.
#14thAmendment #EqualProtection #IndependenceDay
This is the promise of the 14th Amendment. Still unrealized.
This Independence Day, let's recommit to making the promise a lived reality for all.
#14thAmendment #EqualProtection #IndependenceDay
July 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Equal protection. Due process. Birthright citizenship.
This is the promise of the 14th Amendment. Still unrealized.
This Independence Day, let's recommit to making the promise a lived reality for all.
#14thAmendment #EqualProtection #IndependenceDay
This is the promise of the 14th Amendment. Still unrealized.
This Independence Day, let's recommit to making the promise a lived reality for all.
#14thAmendment #EqualProtection #IndependenceDay
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Anti-censorship and end-to-end encryption technology empower people to express themselves online, strengthen national security, and fuel the digital economy.
Yet governments around the world are increasingly targeting these tools.
Here's how ⬇️
freedomhouse.org/report/speci...
Yet governments around the world are increasingly targeting these tools.
Here's how ⬇️
freedomhouse.org/report/speci...
Tunnel Vision: Anti-censorship Tools, End-to-End Encryption and the Fight for a Free and Open Internet
Governments around the world are increasingly exerting control over the technology that people depend on to access the free and open internet.
freedomhouse.org
June 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Anti-censorship and end-to-end encryption technology empower people to express themselves online, strengthen national security, and fuel the digital economy.
Yet governments around the world are increasingly targeting these tools.
Here's how ⬇️
freedomhouse.org/report/speci...
Yet governments around the world are increasingly targeting these tools.
Here's how ⬇️
freedomhouse.org/report/speci...
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Baby Bonds Were Meant to Close the Wealth Gap. 'Trump Accounts’ Are a Reverse Robin Hood.
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Baby Bonds Were Meant to Close the Wealth Gap. 'Trump Accounts’ Are a Reverse Robin Hood.
As states advance real equity solutions, Trump distorts the purpose of baby bonds.
open.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Baby Bonds Were Meant to Close the Wealth Gap. 'Trump Accounts’ Are a Reverse Robin Hood.
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What happens when stakeholders along the #supplychain join forces to eliminate gender-based violence? Find out how investigations by WorkerRights & empowering women #workers led to an advocacy success in #Indonesia in my feature for @triplepundit.bsky.social.
Landmark Gender Justice Agreement for Indonesian Garment Workers Shows the Power of Research and Campaigning
Last year, two garment factories in Indonesia signed a gender justice agreement aimed at eliminating gender-based violence with a union-led program. Now, the organizers behind it want to see the…
www.triplepundit.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
What happens when stakeholders along the #supplychain join forces to eliminate gender-based violence? Find out how investigations by WorkerRights & empowering women #workers led to an advocacy success in #Indonesia in my feature for @triplepundit.bsky.social.
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#Juneteenth is a story of why the struggle for freedom is never in vain—how that, in a democracy, there are always opportunities to right the wrongs of past injustice.
Today serves as needed inspiration for what democracy can achieve, even in the face of daunting challenges.
Today serves as needed inspiration for what democracy can achieve, even in the face of daunting challenges.
June 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
#Juneteenth is a story of why the struggle for freedom is never in vain—how that, in a democracy, there are always opportunities to right the wrongs of past injustice.
Today serves as needed inspiration for what democracy can achieve, even in the face of daunting challenges.
Today serves as needed inspiration for what democracy can achieve, even in the face of daunting challenges.
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The ethics, promise & peril of AI, by my friend @minhtngo.bsky.social
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What does it mean to be human in the age of AI?
In an AI-saturated world, the fight ahead isn’t just about content. It’s about protecting connection—and preserving truth.
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June 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The ethics, promise & peril of AI, by my friend @minhtngo.bsky.social
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We stand in solidarity with immigrant and labor communities fighting to protect the rule of law, due process, and the human rights of all those being criminalized for exercising their Constitutional freedoms, surveilled for organizing, and targeted for deportation with little or no due process.
June 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
We stand in solidarity with immigrant and labor communities fighting to protect the rule of law, due process, and the human rights of all those being criminalized for exercising their Constitutional freedoms, surveilled for organizing, and targeted for deportation with little or no due process.
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An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house."
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house"
The practice, an expert warns, could lead to "reprisals and retribution by the police for your politics.”
www.motherjones.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house."
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
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Trump's military parade is estimated to cost $25–$45 million.
That same amount could fund:
🍎 SNAP benefits for 18k people
🧒 Medicaid for over 14k children
🎖 Disability compensation for 7k+ veterans
🥪 14M school lunches
Where we spend reflects what we value.
It isn’t scarcity.
This. Is. A. Choice.
That same amount could fund:
🍎 SNAP benefits for 18k people
🧒 Medicaid for over 14k children
🎖 Disability compensation for 7k+ veterans
🥪 14M school lunches
Where we spend reflects what we value.
It isn’t scarcity.
This. Is. A. Choice.
June 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Trump's military parade is estimated to cost $25–$45 million.
That same amount could fund:
🍎 SNAP benefits for 18k people
🧒 Medicaid for over 14k children
🎖 Disability compensation for 7k+ veterans
🥪 14M school lunches
Where we spend reflects what we value.
It isn’t scarcity.
This. Is. A. Choice.
That same amount could fund:
🍎 SNAP benefits for 18k people
🧒 Medicaid for over 14k children
🎖 Disability compensation for 7k+ veterans
🥪 14M school lunches
Where we spend reflects what we value.
It isn’t scarcity.
This. Is. A. Choice.