Welcome to Tuesday, November 29th, chimneys and fireplaces...

Protests in China erupted this past weekend over COVID restrictions after an apartment building fire in the city of Urumqi took ten lives.

Mass protests spread across the country over the frustration of these deaths, which many claimed to be avoidable, combined with the ongoing burden of China’s restrictive COVID policy. These strict conditions have led to makeshift barricades and blockaded emergency exits to keep people inside, which many believe prevented the Urumqi residents from receiving help. 

Should China do away with its strict "zero-COVID" policy?

Mpox: WHO Creates a New Name for Monkeypox

WHO will begin to use the term "mpox" to refer to the disease previously known as "monkeypox." 

Global experts had a series of consultations to create a new term after racist and stigmatizing language broke out online and in conservative spaces. 

Are you concerned about the rise of monkeypox cases?

Controversy at the Cup: Fake Fans, Misogyny, LGBTQ+ Bans, Human Rights Abuses...

The FIFA World cup recently kicked off in Qatar, also kicking off a storm of bad press highlighting the tiny Gulf state’s abysmal human rights record, history of corruption, and prejudice against women and LGBTQ+ communities.

Would you (or are you) attending the World Cup in Qatar?

All the Memes Fit to Post

And, In The End...

Today is Giving Tuesday, a day that encourages you to take a break from consuming and instead show generosity towards others by giving. What can you do to give back this holiday season?

—Jamie Epstein

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