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Matthew Bradford

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Former Mui Wo Pirate & Water Buffalo Wrangler. Music Head. History Buff. Bookworm. Wino. Wannabe Stoic. 香港人加油. COYS! Separating the sheep from the swans. Matthew 25:32

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Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · Dec 22

From the Hong Kong protests of 2019, a warning to the world.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 46m

I'm gonna try to articulate something I've been thinking about for a while, regarding *why* disillusionment, distrust, & dissatisfaction with democracy are rising.

Almost everything I read takes this phenomenon as an exogenous shock, assuming no one chose to make it so. I suspect that's incomplete.

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Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 18m

#DavidsMonthofMusic
#MusicChallenge

Day 15: “Everybody”, “everything”, or “everywhere” in the title.

Santana ‘Everybody’s Everything’.

Santana ~ Everybody's Everything

YouTube video by XicanoHA

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 23m

I love the wonderfully expressive crouching Atlantids carved by George Frampton on J.J. Burnet's 1890s Banking Hall on Ingram Street in Glasgow.

#glasgow #sculpture #architecture #glasgowarchitecture #glasgowbuildings #designdetail #atlantid #atlas #architecturephotography

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Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 23m

Mainlanders driving on the left; what could possibly go wrong?

HK to allow Guangdong vehicles up to 3-day stay under new scheme

Guangdong vehicles will be able to stay in HK for a maximum of 3 days under a new scheme facilitating cross-border travel that is set to begin next month.

hongkongfp.com

Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 3h

This ‘A level standard’ the government are talking about is an absolute nonsense though, the vast majority of people in the UK don’t have an A level in the subject! 🤦🏼‍♂️

Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 3h

It’s fine, there are plenty of HK communities popping up out here, so they will muddle along, and ultimately their English will improve over time. I migrated to France at 19 not speaking any but became fluent, it’s all part of assimilating. 👍🏼

Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 3h

No strings attached. 🪉

Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 3h

To be clear, this is horrific. However, the subtitle of the article is "‘Why are they targeting a clarinetist?’" which does unfortunately make it sound like she'd think they were perfectly justified if they were going after the French horn players.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 4h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 9h

Three panel cartoon by Wawa wiwa comics

An octopus, a shark and a jellyfish are talking to each other

Octopus: I once saw a human and peed myself

Shark: a human saw and peed himself

Jellyfish: a human touched me once and his friend peed on him

Octopus: dude…

Shark: what?

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Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 8h

Get Down Rex.

Lucas Nunes @lucasjn.bsky.social · 14h

Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖

Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 8h

If it’s the UK then they had better swot up on their English 🤦🏼‍♂️

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK

The tougher rules will come in force in January as part of wider plans to cut immigration.

www.bbc.com

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Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 8h

It’s the trade deal, stupid 🤦🏼‍♂️

Muddle over semantics or pressure from China? Collapsed spying case remains baffling

Labour says Tory government at time failed to classify China as a threat, but plenty of evidence suggests the contrary

www.theguardian.com

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LUNATRAKTORS @lunatraktors.bsky.social · 1d

"It is essential that we hold immigrants to higher standards than we hold ourselves. Double standards have been a proud British tradition since the Enlightenment and are a founding principle of colonialism."

Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 9h

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Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you, that makes a complete pack of 12!

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants will have to recite Beowulf in its entirety in Old English, without notes, before being allowed entry to the U.K.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 23h

Some changes to immigration rules today, not just increasing English language requirements, mean migrants looking to live and work in UK will have to meet far far higher standards than British nationals, while paying vast sums to be allowed to do so. That isn't a system based on "fairness". 1/

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Paul Eggleston @pauleggleston.bsky.social · 5d

I've invented a new saying, 'as proud as a Frenchman making strawberry butter', which I'm sure you'll agree is a lovely churn of fraise.

#LunchPun

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Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 12h

Ouch! 🤣

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China Digital Times @chinadigitaltimes.net · 12h

Photo: A diner with fans, by Gauthier Delecroix
chinadigitaltimes.net/2025/10/phot...

A couple wearing padded jackets eat a simple rice-cooker dinner underneath the bright lights of a small shop selling traditional Chinese fans. There are hundreds of fans on display on the walls and shelves of the shop—folding fans, many adorned with calligraphy or landscapes; round and oval fans; fans made of palm fronds; and many more.

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Konsyse @konsyse.com · 13h

Scientists have either identified or theorized the existence of these “holes” or specific regions of spacetime and singularity with unique characteristics. These are black holes, white holes, and wormholes. But what exactly is the difference between these three?

Black Hole vs White Hole vs Wormhole: The Difference — Konsyse

A concise discussion of the difference between a black hole, white hole, and wormhole.

www.konsyse.com

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Miss Kimmi Kitty Mama @miss-kimmi.bsky.social · 15h

Keiko’s” poster 1967, AQUIRAX.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 11d

Pierre Cardin Satellite Cape (1967)

The Pierre Cardin Satellite cape was a revolutionary piece from his 1960s Space Age collections. Glossy scarlet vinyl lined with synthetic fleece, fitted with heavy brass zipper, 2 white bull's eye pockets. Also known as the Target cape.

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Maura Elizabeth Cunningham @mauracunningham.bsky.social · 2d

A @chinafile.bsky.social Conversation that showcases the many contributions Jerry Cohen made to the study of Chinese law, and the innumerable lives he touched during his 95 years with us.

Remembering Jerome A. Cohen

Jerome Alan Cohen (July 1, 1930 – September 22, 2025) was a renowned American lawyer who was one of the foremost foreign scholars of Chinese law. After studying law at Yale, Cohen embarked on a…

www.chinafile.com

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Politico @politico.com · 22h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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John Hawks @johnhawks.net · 17h

The “Thorin” genome from Mandrin Cave, France, comes from a Neanderthal individual that might not have attracted much notice from the teeth and jawbone on their own. His DNA shows a deeper story of dynamic movements of some groups and long stasis of others.

www.johnhawks.net/p/surprising...

The impressive genetic diversity of the last Neanderthals

The new “Thorin” genome from Grotte Mandrin represents a previously-unknown Neanderthal deep history.

www.johnhawks.net

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