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Cindy Wan

@cindywan.bsky.social

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Angry girl heartbreakingly watching history unfold in my little hometown of Hong Kong.

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Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · Feb 6

“Politically, the weakness of the argument has always been that those who choose the lesser evil forget very quickly that they chose evil.”

Hannah Arendt (1906-1975)
historian, philosopher, political theorist.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18h

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Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 10h

Is it true that “several hundred” was 900, closer to “almost a thousand”?

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 18h

The Chinese University of Hong Kong has rejected "several hundred" applications with suspected fake credentials, a school official said on Saturday. In full: buff.ly/N3mKo3a

Chinese University of Hong Kong rejects several hundred applicants with fraudulent credentials | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has rejected “several hundred” applications with suspected fake credentials during this year’s application period, a school official said on Saturday....

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 23h

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

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Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 10h

His identity revealed puts his life in danger…

Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 10h

Phone books and Yellow pages!

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Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 1d

The collapse of the China spy case says more about Britain than China, and more about our economy than any Treasury forecast. The Government has made clear they think we have no choice: Beijing’s cash is more important than our laws.

Is there national security without economic security?

The collapse of the China spy trial shows the cost of failing to protect our economic security by getting domestic investors to support our growth.

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Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 11h

黃色！

Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 22h

A unifying color (and/or symbol) has been integral to movements against fascism across places and times. It allows us to know we are indeed a very big we. And to telegraph to others our beliefs in freedom and fairness, prosperity and peace. It makes us a team folks want to join.

Bright yellow background with No Kings written at the top left, below a crown Xed out in red. Below that the words: Saturday, October 18th. Wear yellow. Show up. Show out. nokings.org
Lower right a sign reading "Rejecting Kings Since 1776" and an arm holding it up on a stick.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know how many times to point out that is absolutely ghoulish and non-consensual and disgusting behavior.
To exploit the image of a dead woman who was also exploited in real life so you can live out your momentary fantasies of "what is possible" with AI is bad science journalism, also.
Sick.

October 10, 2025

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Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Happen Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Screenshot includes an AI generated image of what looks like a human cross between Daenaerys Targaryen and Marilyn Monroe on the back of a dragon.

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Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 11h

That Muppet episode of SNW they promoted?

Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 11h

I remember phone numbers from my youth in the 70s-80s, but I have no idea what is my son’s mobile number this year…

Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 11h

I have well-educated Latino, Asian and Jewish acquaintances who voted for the Orange Turd… twice.

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Gwulo @gwulo.bsky.social · 1d

If you’ve ever struggled to work out when an old Hong Kong photo was taken, Gwulo’s new map tool can help: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WZb...

In the video I show the map in action, working out which year an old photo postcard was taken.

#gwulo #hongkonghistory #GIS

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 1d

Congress better hurry up and settle the shutdown before everyone figures out they’re nonessential personnel.

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Webb-site @webb-site.com · 1d

The Webb-site server will shut down on 31-Oct-2025

So is this the last that you will hear from me? Hopefully not! Read on. Source: Webb-site.com | Source date: 13-Oct-2025 20:15

dlvr.it

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Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 11h

Wow! Truly tight fit!

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 11h

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Eagles - Hotel California (Live 1977) (Official Video) [HD]

YouTube video by Eagles

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Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 11h

Oh well…
Yesterday saw a photo of the Christm—- er, Winter Illumination festive lighting in Tokyo’s Roppongi Hills…

Joel Chan @kjoules.org · 11h

It’s not even the Ides of October yet

P.S. hello Kaohsiung

A tall Christmas tree located outside the entrance of a shopping mall, Kaohsiung

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 23h

Biden offered the same ceasefire, hostages released, and two-state framework and got called “Genocide Joe.” Eighteen months of bombings, killings, and starvation later, Trump signs it and suddenly he’s the “peace president.”

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Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 11h

My eldest brother was accepted to Princeton on the very first year it began admitting women undergraduate students, in the autumn of 1969.

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Yuen Chan @yuenchan.bsky.social · 1d

Just read a thread where someone criticising protesters for using pop culture references such as Andor etc (corporate media, after all) and then cited Lei Feng as a real-life person whose real-life deeds inspired true causes and I just don't know whether to laugh or cry.

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Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 11h

Yep, also a kakistocracy

Aaron Busch @tripperhead.bsky.social · 13h

Vicki Kwok Wong Wing-ki, Private Secretary to the Chief Executive, will take up the post of Director of Government Logistics on October 27th, succeeding Carlson Chan, who went on pre-retirement leave from September 19th.

Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 11h

Strands #590
“This & that”
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Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 11h

Framed - One Frame Challenge #316
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Framed - One Frame Challenge

Guess the movie from a single frame. Every guess reveals more of the frame. Come back each day to see if you can guess the movie!

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Cindy Wan @cindywan.bsky.social · 11h

Framed #1313
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Framed - The daily movie guessing game

Guess the movie from 6 frames. Come back each day to see if you can guess the daily movie, or visit the archive to answer the days that you missed!

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