BeijingPalmer
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Deputy editor at Foreign Policy, China nerd, gaming nerd, reads a lot
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BeijingPalmer
@beijingpalmer.bsky.social
· Aug 10
(the Great Games Recommendation Thead, part 3, only another 500 plus games to go, you bastards)
201: Brindlewood Bay. Incredible game of improvised deduction where you are the Golden Girls but investigating a Cthulhoid murder cult in a small town through Monk-style quicky/cosy stories.
201: Brindlewood Bay. Incredible game of improvised deduction where you are the Golden Girls but investigating a Cthulhoid murder cult in a small town through Monk-style quicky/cosy stories.
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Every interview with a right-wing politician is like: "Mr. Hitler is adamant: If we sacrifice enough children, Santa Claus will come back and deliver 5% GDP growth. But I have to ask him: Do you ever worry that your relentless advocacy for working folks offends the rootless cosmopolitan parasites?"
I don’t get how Jenrick can actually believe that we should shrink the population and then start making more of our own things from pots and pans to what iPhones? How does he think that happens?
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Every interview with a right-wing politician is like: "Mr. Hitler is adamant: If we sacrifice enough children, Santa Claus will come back and deliver 5% GDP growth. But I have to ask him: Do you ever worry that your relentless advocacy for working folks offends the rootless cosmopolitan parasites?"
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Polio and measles killed about 700k people annually before vaccines.
Vaccines kill <5
But yeah, polarization.
Vaccines kill <5
But yeah, polarization.
Wow. Tracy Beth Høeg, the FDA's new acting director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) just put this slide up during her presentation to ACIP.
We have left reality.
We have left reality.
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Polio and measles killed about 700k people annually before vaccines.
Vaccines kill <5
But yeah, polarization.
Vaccines kill <5
But yeah, polarization.
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WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
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Finance can handle rampant cocaine addictions because we know the effect of cocaine addiction so everyone just prices it in to how people assess things and it balances out. Meanwhile the richest men in the world, if drug tested, would pop for substances last seen in a lab in Chelyabinsk-70 in 1963.
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Finance can handle rampant cocaine addictions because we know the effect of cocaine addiction so everyone just prices it in to how people assess things and it balances out. Meanwhile the richest men in the world, if drug tested, would pop for substances last seen in a lab in Chelyabinsk-70 in 1963.
one of the reasons the Muppets are great is because they allow adults to engage in one of the joys of childhood; pretending something is alive and real when you know it isn't. Kermit and Miss Piggy are everyone's favorite toys.
December 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
one of the reasons the Muppets are great is because they allow adults to engage in one of the joys of childhood; pretending something is alive and real when you know it isn't. Kermit and Miss Piggy are everyone's favorite toys.
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The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’ www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’
The use of ‘nudify’ apps is becoming more and more prevalent, with hundreds of teachers having seen images created by pupils, often of their peers. The fallout is huge – and growing fast
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’ www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
people have largely forgotten what a cartoonishly evil plot Suez was, partially because, I think, the Americans weren't involved in doing it, only in stopping it.
Stumbled upon a really funny post on here which said that Syria started a war with Israel....during the Suez Crisis of 1956.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
people have largely forgotten what a cartoonishly evil plot Suez was, partially because, I think, the Americans weren't involved in doing it, only in stopping it.
it is very worth having a decent VPN nowadays, because you never know when you're going to need it.
Y'all, I was in Mississippi today for my nephews J-State graduation and got this when I opened Blue Sky
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 AM
it is very worth having a decent VPN nowadays, because you never know when you're going to need it.
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The Hepatitis B vaccine was expected to prevent 9.5 million infections, 2.4 million chronic cases, and save 600,000 lives in the US by 2050.
The federal vaccine committee has blood on their hands.
The federal vaccine committee has blood on their hands.
December 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Hepatitis B vaccine was expected to prevent 9.5 million infections, 2.4 million chronic cases, and save 600,000 lives in the US by 2050.
The federal vaccine committee has blood on their hands.
The federal vaccine committee has blood on their hands.
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Bill Cassidy specialized in treating liver diseases as a doctor
he set up nonprofits to vaccinate kids in Louisiana against hep B
he knows exactly what this disease does, he spent much of his life fighting against it, and he knew exactly what RFK was when he voted for him
he has no excuse at all
he set up nonprofits to vaccinate kids in Louisiana against hep B
he knows exactly what this disease does, he spent much of his life fighting against it, and he knew exactly what RFK was when he voted for him
he has no excuse at all
December 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Bill Cassidy specialized in treating liver diseases as a doctor
he set up nonprofits to vaccinate kids in Louisiana against hep B
he knows exactly what this disease does, he spent much of his life fighting against it, and he knew exactly what RFK was when he voted for him
he has no excuse at all
he set up nonprofits to vaccinate kids in Louisiana against hep B
he knows exactly what this disease does, he spent much of his life fighting against it, and he knew exactly what RFK was when he voted for him
he has no excuse at all
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You could write this. Or you could write: “That notion, which has been the rule in nearly every country in the Western Hemisphere for over a century, is grounded in the language of the 14th Amendment.”
All how you choose to frame it.
All how you choose to frame it.
December 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
You could write this. Or you could write: “That notion, which has been the rule in nearly every country in the Western Hemisphere for over a century, is grounded in the language of the 14th Amendment.”
All how you choose to frame it.
All how you choose to frame it.
the hilarious thing about this is that it wasn't just, like a movie about the birth of FIFA - something you could probably make a perfectly good historical drama about. it was *also* about how great Sepp Blatter, the then president of Fifa, was.
Blatter resigned in disgrace a few years later.
Blatter resigned in disgrace a few years later.
Honestly FIFA doing this is singularly FIFA, like the time it paid for a shitty music about itself. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
United Passions - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
the hilarious thing about this is that it wasn't just, like a movie about the birth of FIFA - something you could probably make a perfectly good historical drama about. it was *also* about how great Sepp Blatter, the then president of Fifa, was.
Blatter resigned in disgrace a few years later.
Blatter resigned in disgrace a few years later.
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“United Passions” made $918 in the US in its opening weekend. It made $319 in ten theaters across the country on its opening day.
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“United Passions” made $918 in the US in its opening weekend. It made $319 in ten theaters across the country on its opening day.
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Honestly FIFA doing this is singularly FIFA, like the time it paid for a shitty music about itself. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
United Passions - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Honestly FIFA doing this is singularly FIFA, like the time it paid for a shitty music about itself. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
I keep meaning to write this up, but it is fascinating how much of a total flop for *everyone* 'vaccine diplomacy' ended up being. A very laudable thing but it was not in fact the determinative soft power struggle that people thought at the time.
The 22nd MEU has been providing assistance to Jamaica for the last month. Just because no one pays attention to US disaster response doesn’t mean the it’s not routine for Marines. It’s why they’re based forward.
www.22ndmeu.marines.mil/News/Press-R...
www.22ndmeu.marines.mil/News/Press-R...
December 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I keep meaning to write this up, but it is fascinating how much of a total flop for *everyone* 'vaccine diplomacy' ended up being. A very laudable thing but it was not in fact the determinative soft power struggle that people thought at the time.
this man has never gotten over his sexual awakening being Bugs in a dress.
December 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
this man has never gotten over his sexual awakening being Bugs in a dress.
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I think we can read through the lines of what is happening here.
I mean no hell is hot enough.
I mean no hell is hot enough.
The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was reportedly engaged in a nasty years-long custody battle with the White House press secretary’s brother before she was detained by Immigration and Customs enforcement last month. trib.al/QrdO7XA
Karoline Leavitt’s Brother Had Grim Custody Fight With ICE-Arrested Ex
ICE arrested Bruna Ferreira, the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, in November.
trib.al
December 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I think we can read through the lines of what is happening here.
I mean no hell is hot enough.
I mean no hell is hot enough.
I mean hunky Norwegians are all very well but this household only recognizes one Scandinavian chef.
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I mean hunky Norwegians are all very well but this household only recognizes one Scandinavian chef.
these gross fucks. just scum.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
these gross fucks. just scum.
Can’t believe the good name of football has been sullied by a viciously corrupt and egotistical president, and also Donald Trump.
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Can’t believe the good name of football has been sullied by a viciously corrupt and egotistical president, and also Donald Trump.
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How embarrassing
December 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
How embarrassing
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It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
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In our heart of hearts we all know that Stranger Things had one good series ("season" for Americans) and its basically all been a bad idea ever since then.
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
In our heart of hearts we all know that Stranger Things had one good series ("season" for Americans) and its basically all been a bad idea ever since then.
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There are so many people living lives of quiet dignity despite horrific medical news or poverty or tragedy where every day they still wake up and try to be good people in the world even as the world pushes against them and it makes me even angrier at the absolute shitheads that rule over things
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
There are so many people living lives of quiet dignity despite horrific medical news or poverty or tragedy where every day they still wake up and try to be good people in the world even as the world pushes against them and it makes me even angrier at the absolute shitheads that rule over things