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A professional esports player has been fined his prize money and given a yearlong ban after he voiced support for Hong Kong's protesters during a postgame interview.
During the interview on the official Taiwanese Hearthstone stream, Blitzchung appeared wearing a gas mask, which he lifted up before shouting "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!" in Chinese
The esports player, whose real name is Chung Ng Wai but who is known as Blitzchung, will also be fined the full amount of the prize money he won from the Hearthstone Grandmasters regular-season tournament
The situation highlights the thorny tradeoff US-based companies face when operating in China: It's a hugely profitable opportunity, but placating the Chinese government can require compromising on fundamental democratic values in ways that provoke backlash elsewhere in the world
Tellingly, Tencent is also a partner of the NBA, which is in crisis after the Houston Rockets' general manager, Daryl Morey, faced a major backlash in China for tweeting in support of the Hong Kong protesters on Friday.
Several of the Rockets' Chinese sponsors and partners, including the state broadcaster China Central Television and Tencent's livestreaming platform, Tencent Sports, have since said they will no longer broadcast Rockets games.
The TV show "South Park" is another recent example of a US-based product angering the nation state. After a recent episode saw the character Randy visit a Chinese reeducation camp and endure forced labor, the show has reportedly been banned in China. The show promptly issued a mock apology through its Twitter account.
Elsewhere in the tech industry, Google's parent company, Alphabet, was recently criticized by its own employees and US lawmakers for quietly working on a version of the Google search engine designed for the Chinese market that would censor its results. The company has since said it's stopped work on the project.
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BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. A WEEK TO REMEMBER. DARK TO LIGHT. BLACKOUT NECESSARY. Q
originally posted by: pavil
It will take concrete proof for the MSM and the masses to believe and not deny. I'm willing to wait to see if that happens.
originally posted by: RelSciHistItSufi
Another POTUS typo in this tweet:
In case the Kurds or Turkey lose control, the United States has already taken the 2 ISIS militants tied to beheadings in Syria, known as the Beetles, out of that country and into a secure location controlled by the U.S. They are the worst of the worst!
9:16 pm - 9 Oct 2019
Beetles should be Beatles giving difference of E A.
For those who think this is not a spelling mistake, checkout this BBC article explaining thy are named after The Beatles.
1) Tweet time points to Q916:
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Mar 10 2018 13:02:22 (EST)
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>>613129
What about Awan.
Is Israel involved?
>>613193
We are saving Israel for last.
Very specific reason not mentioned a single time.
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2) CAPS only simple gematria gives:
a) base... IKTUSISISSBUST = 217... Q217 Clowns In America
Timestamp encodes tweet date.
b) RemoveDupes... KB = 13... Q13 I've said too much
Timestamp encodes tweet date.
c) base+numbers... 217+2 = 219... Q219 ACTION COMMAND
Timestamp encodes tweet date.
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Nov 23 2017 21:54:44 (EST)
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Godspeed.
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