THREAD: After seeing some twitter users raising their concerns, it’s time for some additional explanatory information and points regarding Myanmar military that might come in handy in a few days. [1]
#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

Along with saddening incidents in Mandalay this afternoon, allow me to recall past brutal atrocities conducted by armed forces and the generals who have been ruling the country for decades. [2]
During 1988 uprisings where huge demonstrations led by students and then followed quickly by hundreds of thousands of monks, children, doctors and common people against the military government, which led to the general strikes across the country. [3]
And later brutal crackdowns followed and thousands of deaths have been attributed to the military during the uprising.
Yes. Same military of today. The authorities back then put the figures only around 350 ppl killed. [4]
During 2007 uprising/saffron revolution,
the people got fed up with military gov and started a campaign of peaceful resistance led by Buddhist monks, later many arrested/detained, many brutally tortured in custody. Myanmar ppl still hold high respect for saffron rev monks [6]
UN records described 30- 40 monks and 50 - 70 civilians killed as well as 200 beaten.[165]
Democratic Voice of Burma puts the number of deaths at [138], basing their figure on a list compiled by the 88 Student Generation group in Myanmar.
Also by the same military. [7]
Also same military’s 33rd Light Infantry Division is reportedly involved in the deadly crackdown in Mandalay this afternoon. Quite concerning as same division was involved in Inn Din massacre and other recent atrocities against #Rohingya. [8]
Myanmar military’s Light Infantry Divisions 33, 77, 99 have been famed for their brutal counter-insurgency campaigns against Myanmar’s many ethnic minorities for decades [9]
Many local news reports stating - 33 in Mandalay and soldiers with LID 77 badges have been spotted in Yangon since a week after the current coup, been moving around in both cities.[10]
Since the coup, international pressure has been tremendous and it should not be stopped as it might be one of the factors keeping the people safe.
One thing i have learned from past events that Myanmar military does not bluff, they actually proceed. [11]

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In April 2020, @jflier and I saw this coming

We saw increasingly heated and personal attacks against scientists merely for having a range of views on COVID19 (PS there is no playbook/ right ans)

Tying science to naked politics was also bad idea, we

Yet, repeatedly that is what happened. Twitter 'experts' displayed an absolute intolerance to other views

Folks who disagreed weren't just wrong, they were malicious actors spreading "disinformation"

Really? Someone worked for 25 years as faculty to suddenly spread lies?

Disinformation has been so misused that it has lost meaning.

I recently saw an ID doc & lab researcher in the UK be accused of spreading "disinformation"

hahah, get outta here, you are trying to say "i disagree" but your keyboard is broken

Personal attacks have become so bad that I have seen a lab researcher accuse a doctor of wanting to engage in inappropriate relationships with patients due to diverging views on vaccine messaging

Seriously? It was a low point even for twitter

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