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September 29, 2014

Speculating Bloggers: Hong Kong Protesters Are Using "Hands Up" Posture in Conscious Echo of Ferguson, MO
People Who Bother To Do Their Jobs and Ask Questions: No They're Not

Hong Kong's protesters are using the "hands up, don't shoot" gesture from Ferguson http://t.co/BgAm8rmXc9 pic.twitter.com/qjGUx2gCdD
— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) September 29, 2014

No connection between Hong Kong protesters and Ferguson “hands up don’t shoot” http://t.co/ASK1PIPTHn pic.twitter.com/U9a1Uwmmto
— Jared Keller (@jaredbkeller) September 29, 2014

Why does this keep happening? Is every single stray thought, twitter speculation, and phantom bridge in Israel breaking news for Vox?

Incidentally, did they really imagine the "hands up" posture was something unknown to the wider world until Ferguson protesters began using this?

Seems very provincial to me -- conceiving of the world as having the same agendas and reference points as American bloggers who either live in Brooklyn or intend to move there ASAP.

Thanks to @benk84. Just a quick one as a slumpbuster.

Updated: This wasn't just Vox claiming this pulled-out-of-the-ass speculation as fact -- it was a lot of the media, including a blogger for the WaPo and, naturally, MSNBC.

People Who Bother To Do Their Jobs and Ask Questions: No They're Not&bodytext=Hong Kong's protesters are using the "hands up, don't shoot" gesture from Ferguson http://t.co/BgAm8rmXc9 pic.twitter.com/qjGUx2gCdD— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) September 29, 2014 No connection between Hong Kong protesters and Ferguson “hands up don’t shoot” http://t.co/ASK1PIPTHn pic.twitter.com/U9a1Uwmmto— Jared Keller (@jaredbkeller) September 29,...&topic=world_news"> digg this

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Is every single stray thought, twitter speculation, and phantom bridge in Israel breaking news for Vox? Incidentally, did they really imagine the "hands up" posture was something unknown to the wider world until Ferguson protesters began using this? Seems very provincial to me -- conceiving of the world as having the same agendas and reference points as American bloggers who either live in Brooklyn or intend to move there ASAP. Thanks to @benk84. Just a quick one as a slumpbuster. Updated: This wasn't just Vox claiming this pulled-out-of-the-ass speculation as fact -- it was a lot of the media, including a blogger for the WaPo and, naturally, MSNBC. 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Speculating Bloggers: Hong Kong Protesters Are Using "Hands Up" Posture in Conscious Echo of Ferguson, MOPeople Who Bother To Do Their Jobs and Ask Questions: No They're Not

Speculating Bloggers: Hong Kong Protesters Are Using "Hands Up" Posture in Conscious Echo of Ferguson, MO
People Who Bother To Do Their Jobs and Ask Questions: No They're Not