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I’m seeing a lot of “wow, look at all these Gen Z protests”-articles that lump all of these very legitimate protests in very different countries together. Just because young people lead them, and most use the One Piece logo. This is lazy journalism.

The One Piece Generation

The protest movement inspired by anime is fueled by frustration. Madagascar’s Gen Z is done waiting for light, water, and change — and they’re not afraid to say so.

substack.whathappenedlastweek.com

If you read today’s issue, you now hopefully have a good amount of skepticism, maybe even EWWW towards Takaichi, or “potentially Japan’s first female prime minister”, as other media call her.

You’ve entered a designated Ezra Klein–analysis exclusion zone.

Roses are red, and the skies are blue. I am finally here, and so are you.