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Joshua Hunt

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GQ correspondent & freelance writer for The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Harper’s, The New York Review of Books, etc. 元ロイター通信東京支局の記者. Photo by John Clayton Lee.

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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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When the Going Was Good Enough: An Introduction
My name is Josh, and you’re here with me now...
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Harper’s Magazine @harpers.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Joshua Hunt (@viajoshhunt.bsky.social), who wrote about the cultural politics of sumo wrestling in our March issue, spoke with Matthew Sherrill about Ukrainian wrestlers, the Japanese far right, and the changing face of the country. buff.ly/STOcbgt
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Harper’s Magazine @harpers.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
“The prospect of a showdown between a Japanese and a Mongolian yokozuna was particularly loaded with political significance.” @viajoshhunt.bsky.social reports on the cultural politics of sumo wrestling.
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Lords of the Ring, by Joshua Hunt
The cultural politics of sumo wrestling
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Harper’s Magazine @harpers.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
“To capitalize on the yearning for tradition, and to bind sumo’s fortunes to the state, the sport’s governing body aligned itself with the rising tide of nationalism that took hold of Japan after its victories in wars against the Chinese and the Russians.”— @viajoshhunt.bsky.social
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Lords of the Ring, by Joshua Hunt
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
New from 404 Media: Proton Mail, the privacy-focused email service, gave authorities data that let the FBI unmask an anonymous 'Stop Cop City' protester. It was payment data linked to the anonymous email account. From that, FBI ID'd them, then tracked their movements www.404media.co/proton-mail-...
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Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protestor
A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...
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Harper’s Magazine @harpers.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
“Watching arguably the greatest rikishi in history at the peak of his powers was all that kept many fans from abandoning the scandal-plagued sport, though some still struggled with the fact that he wasn’t Japanese.” — @viajoshhunt.bsky.social
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Lords of the Ring, by Joshua Hunt
The cultural politics of sumo wrestling
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Harper’s Magazine @harpers.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
“When the referee signals the start of the match, they rush toward each other and collide with the same force that a person might absorb after falling from a height of two or three stories.” @viajoshhunt.bsky.social reports on the cultural politics of sumo wrestling.
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Lords of the Ring, by Joshua Hunt
The cultural politics of sumo wrestling
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Harper’s Magazine @harpers.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
“Decades of Mongolian dominance have revealed a peculiar strain of ethno-nationalism among sumo fans, one defined less by an explicitly nativist derision of foreign-born rikishi than by an enthusiasm for Japanese-born yokozuna that sometimes feels a bit too unbound.” — @viajoshhunt.bsky.social
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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I also wrote about some other plus-size gentlemen for the March issue of Harper’s: harpers.org:2053/archive/2026...
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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
For the March issue of GQ I wrote about my nine months—and counting—on Ozempic. www.gq.com/story/what-o...
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What Ozempic Taught Me About Style and Self-Worth
I have always loved clothes. Gaining 100 pounds robbed me of my sense of style, but not my interest in fashion. Nine months on GLP-1s and a diary changed everything all over again.
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Harper’s Magazine @harpers.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Joshua Hunt (@viajoshhunt.bsky.social) reports from Japan on the cultural politics of Sumo wrestling. harpers.org/archive/2026...
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Lords of the Ring, by Joshua Hunt
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
If you were hoping to catch the Melania premiere via matinee this Friday at the AMC in Vero Beach, Florida — I am so sorry, but that particular showing is one of two that’s sold out among more than 1,300 analyzed by @wired.com
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We Found Two Theaters With Sold-Out ‘Melania’ Opening Day Screenings
A WIRED analysis of nearly 1,400 Friday showtimes of Melania found only two with no tickets available. Both are before 3 pm.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
This colossal Times of London/de Blasio screwup gets more amazing at every turn. Scoop via @maxtani.bsky.social www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
Three people familiar with the situation told Semafor that Hurley reached out to an email address the reporter believed belonged to the former mayor of New York. It's unclear where he got the address, or who it actually belongs to.
In a state nent shared with outlets including Semafor, a News UK spokesperson blamed the debacle on whoever that email address belongs to, saying the paper had "apologised to Bill de Biasio and removed the article immediately after discovering that our reporter had been misled by an individual falsely claiming to be the former New York mayor."Part of the push came from the top. As the New York mayor's race approaches, The Times of London has accelerated its push for more, and largely hostile, coverage of Mamdani. That campaign has been driven internally by Margi Conklin, a New York Post veteran who was most recently managing editor at The Free Press, and who assigned the de Blasio piece, per two people with knowledge of the situation.
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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
For Businessweek’s November issue, I have a feature about the high-fee premium credit card war being waged by American Express and Chase for the hearts, minds, and swipes of America’s affluent supershoppers. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Inside the Credit Card Battle to Win America’s Richest Shoppers
The fierce fight between Amex and Chase is playing out over higher fees, extravagant events and every perk imaginable.
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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Among the endless fire hose of news, there was an interesting nugget buried in Mayor Keith Wilson's statement today. The city of Portland is considering taking over the lease of the ICE facility and the city said it has no intention of being ICE's landlord.
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Portland weighs taking over lease at ICE facility
The ramifications of the city taking over the federal facility lease were not immediately clear Wednesday.
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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
"But never before has a US president asserted the authority to order the cold-blooded execution of civilians outside any even arguable military conflict. And never before has a US president then turned around and boasted about his own crimes to the public at large." www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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Getting Away with Murder | David Cole
During his first presidential campaign Donald Trump famously claimed that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and not lose
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/10/2025
Several journalists resigned this week from three newspapers in Alaska after the publications’ corporate owner made significant edits to an article about Charlie Kirk’s death, after pressure from a Republican state lawmaker who had criticized the coverage.
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Journalists at 3 Alaska Newspapers Quit Over Charlie Kirk Story
The publications in Alaska lost significant staffing after the owners made changes to an article that had drawn criticism from a Republican state lawmaker.
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Matt Alt @mattalt.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
There are 10,000 manga artists working in Japan today. The extraordinary success of "Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle" is due to Shonen Jump's knack for spotting talent. Its success abroad is due to a more singular factor. We're all otaku now. blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/dollars-an...
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Dollars and Demons
Demon Slayer's success shouldn't surprise. We're all otaku now.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Aug. 26: Stephen Miller says "the Democrat Party is not a political party. It is a domestic extremist organization." Sept. 25: Miller put in charge of coordinating a federal campaign to prosecute "domestic terrorist organizations."
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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
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David said he was then handcuffed to a wall in a cell inside Penn Station, where he heard one officers say to others, "yeah, we got three more fag pervs." He later asked them for a cup of water and was told, "sure, you want a steak
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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
For the October issue of @gqmagazine.bsky.social, I went to Beverly Hills to spend time with the manosphere's favorite plastic surgeon, who helped me make sense of how podcasts dictate male beauty standards and why Joe Rogan is Goop for guys. Read it here: www.gq.com/story/how-po...
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How Podcasts (and Plastic Surgery) Are Shaping Male Beauty Standards
What comes after supplements, testosterone, and mouth exercises? We visited the Beverly Hills office of the manosphere’s favorite plastic surgeon to find out.
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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Always read Katy Waldman! The New Yorker's most reliably interesting critic.
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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
For the October issue of @gqmagazine.bsky.social, I went to Beverly Hills to spend time with the manosphere's favorite plastic surgeon, who helped me make sense of how podcasts dictate male beauty standards and why Joe Rogan is Goop for guys. Read it here: www.gq.com/story/how-po...
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How Podcasts (and Plastic Surgery) Are Shaping Male Beauty Standards
What comes after supplements, testosterone, and mouth exercises? We visited the Beverly Hills office of the manosphere’s favorite plastic surgeon to find out.
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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
An @nytimes investigation finds staggering levels of insider dealing: The Trump administration confers benefits on the UAE (despite security concerns) as the UAE confers riches on the Trump family. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
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Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.
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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Pure speculation but I wouldn't be surprised if Trump sent the FBI after John Bolton because he learned this story was coming and suspects his former national security director is the one who brought it to the New York Times. Hence searching his home for classified documents.
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
“It’s almost impressive how incorrect he’s able to be about an article he’s looking directly at… It’s also an incredible example of how climate misinformation sneaks into extremely popular media and then gets absorbed into the brains of millions of Americans.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Joe Rogan claims study shows Earth cooling – but report’s authors say he’s wrong
Scientists say ‘old-school denier nonsense’ isn’t helpful as podcaster repeatedly airs false claim on his show
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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
This story about a failed SEAL Team 6 operation in North Korea is fucking nuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
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Matt Alt @mattalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
This is a great dive: by turns technical and cultural, with a nice arc about how Americans struggled to comprehend, let alone localize, anime for Western audiences.
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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
For The New York Times Magazine I wrote about How Anime Took Over America. (Gift link). www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How Anime Took Over America: From Pokemon to Demon Slayer and Dragon Ball Z (Gift Article)
Netflix’s “Demon Slayer” is just the latest confirmation of how Japan’s once-distinctive animation style has become a global visual language.
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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
For The New York Times Magazine I wrote about How Anime Took Over America. (Gift link). www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How Anime Took Over America: From Pokemon to Demon Slayer and Dragon Ball Z (Gift Article)
Netflix’s “Demon Slayer” is just the latest confirmation of how Japan’s once-distinctive animation style has become a global visual language.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 07/08/2025
Kennedy Curse Sure Taking Its Sweet Time With RFK Jr.
Kennedy Curse Sure Taking Its Sweet Time With RFK Jr.
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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
I went on @marketplace.org to talk about my @businessweektr.bsky.social feature on Japanese zipper giant YKK. www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
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What zipper giant YKK can tell us about trade
“Basically, YKK is a company that is just in the business of keeping things together,” said journalist Joshua Hunt. “It's really rolled with the punches in terms of the various shapes that globalizati...
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Canadian billionaire Kevin O’Leary thinks he should be entitled to a meeting with Zohran Mamdani
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The Believer @thebeliever.net · 23/07/2025
“In contrast to Americans, who profess belief in principles they don’t adhere to, Japanese people often claim not to believe in the Shinto and Buddhist rituals they practice.” —from “Mount Fear Diary,” an essay by @viajoshhunt.bsky.social www.thebeliever.net/mount-fear-d...
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Mount Fear Diary - Believer Magazine
In January 2023, while waiting to board a plane in Stockholm, I saw how swiftly grief can take hold of a person. In a quiet corner of Arlanda Airport, it unfolded before me like a scene from a movie: ...
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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Reaaaaally love this Businessweek story from @viajoshhunt.bsky.social about the world’s largest zipper-maker, YKK, which is totally fascinating in too many ways to enumerate in a post. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Can the World’s Largest Zipper Manufacturer Survive Trump’s Tariffs?
The world’s largest zipper manufacturer has spent decades mastering the global supply chain. Now it has to weather the Trump-tariff era.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 21/07/2025
The world’s largest zipper manufacturer has spent decades mastering the global supply chain. Now it has to weather the Trump-tariff era.
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Can the World’s Largest Zipper Manufacturer Survive Trump’s Tariffs?
The world’s largest zipper manufacturer has spent decades mastering the global supply chain. Now it has to weather the Trump-tariff era.
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Jeremy Keehn @jkeehn.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
A great deep dive in a genre I love–how supply chains explain the world—about YKK, whose products you almost certainly own even if you don't know it. By @viajoshhunt.bsky.social
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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
"Free Press" means becoming part of a company that paid off an administration attempting to stifle the free press www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/b...
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Skydance Is in Early Talks to Acquire The Free Press
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The cop yelling about how it’s all your fault after the cops shot you in the head. Really sums it up.
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Becky from home ecky 🕷️🪡🧵 @beckaroo-banzai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
a friend just sent me this great 2023 GQ article by @viajoshhunt.bsky.social (in pdx no less) about the death of Italian bespoke tailoring. Good read. Sad - but also, a death of their own making in a lot of ways. #sewing getpocket.com/explore/item...
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The Great Italian Tailoring Crisis
Over the past century, the master tailors of Naples have become among the most renowned in the world. Today, Italy’s legendary tradition could go extinct.
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
chat, is there anything in christianity about forgiving the people who killed your son
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WIRED @wired.com · 04/04/2025
NEW: In an unprecedented move, Nintendo has pushed preorders for its highly-anticipated Switch 2 to an unknown date. Why? Trump's tariffs.
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Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Preorders Thanks to Trump’s Tariffs
In an unprecedented move, Nintendo has pushed preorders for its highly-anticipated Switch 2 to an unknown date. Why? Trump's tariffs.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
When Social Security declared him dead and his Medicare was canceled, his credit score was also marked “deceased, do not issue credit,” and set to zero. “The good news is I don’t think it can go any lower than that,” he said. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle
“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.
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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Saddened to learn that Jaune Quick-to-See Smith has died. I was lucky enough to spend time with her a few years ago and write about her life and her art. We won't see the likes of her again. www.vulture.com/article/jaun...
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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Can’t Believe She’s Still the First
Her new Whitney retrospective is the only one so far to honor a Native American artist. She’s not doing it alone: “My community comes with me.”
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 28/01/2025
NEW: Federal immigration officials launched their first high-profile raids in NYC under President Donald Trump. A motorcade of heavily militarized federal agents converged at the parking lot of the Bronx Terminal Market in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday morning.
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Dramatic Arrests Rattle Bronx and Upper Manhattan
Federal authorities detained at least four people in a series of early morning arrests tweeted out across government X accounts.
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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
I wrote about Jesse James, Luigi Mangione and the assassination of Shinzo Abe for The New York Times Magazine. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/m...
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Luigi Mangione Isn’t the First Accused Killer America Has Loved. He Won’t Be the Last. (Gift Article)
The mythology of a dashing foe recast as a symbol of resistance has taken on new momentum through social media.
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