Matthew Bradford
@matthewbradford.bsky.social
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
Separating the sheep from the swans.
Matthew 25:32
Pinned
From the Hong Kong protests of 2019, a warning to the world.
Four demands and not one less.
“Hongkongers are united in grief, we are united in anger,” university student Miles Kwan said after a massive fire in Tai Po killed at least 128.
“Hongkongers are united in grief, we are united in anger,” university student Miles Kwan said after a massive fire in Tai Po killed at least 128.
HK student urges gov't to respond to 4 demands after fatal Tai Po fire
A HK university student has created a petition urging the gov't to respond to "4 big demands" after the deadly Tai Po fire, including setting up an independent investigation committee.
hongkongfp.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Four demands and not one less.
“Hongkongers are united in grief, we are united in anger,” university student Miles Kwan said after a massive fire in Tai Po killed at least 128.
“Hongkongers are united in grief, we are united in anger,” university student Miles Kwan said after a massive fire in Tai Po killed at least 128.
Hang your head with shame indeed, John Lee, as it was your government departments and so-called fire safety committees which allowed this tragedy to happen.
香港人加油
香港人加油
Hong Kong begins three days of mourning after deadly apartment fires
Families are combing hospitals hoping to find their loved ones as about 200 people still listed as missing, and at least 128 killed
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Hang your head with shame indeed, John Lee, as it was your government departments and so-called fire safety committees which allowed this tragedy to happen.
香港人加油
香港人加油
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Breathless (A Bout De Souffle) is on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social at 9:00PM tonight (Saturday)
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Breathless (A Bout De Souffle) is on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social at 9:00PM tonight (Saturday)
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Kernewek, the Cornish language, will be recognised alongside Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic after the UK Government recommended it for Part III status - the highest level of protection under European treaty
Cornish gains equal language status with Welsh
Stephen Price Kernewek, the Cornish language, will be recognised alongside Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic after the UK Government recommended it for Part III status – the highest level of protec...
nation.cymru
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Kernewek, the Cornish language, will be recognised alongside Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic after the UK Government recommended it for Part III status - the highest level of protection under European treaty
Tang Ping or Rùn.
‘In China’s years of reform and opening up, plunging into the risks and rewards of commercial enterprises was known as xiahai, or “jumping into the sea”. Now people talk of shangan, or “landing ashore”, to describe successfully passing the exams into the stable public sector’.
‘In China’s years of reform and opening up, plunging into the risks and rewards of commercial enterprises was known as xiahai, or “jumping into the sea”. Now people talk of shangan, or “landing ashore”, to describe successfully passing the exams into the stable public sector’.
Millions in China cram for civil service exam and the hope of a job for life
Amid troubled economic times, many in China are shifting back towards the certainty of a career in the public sector
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Tang Ping or Rùn.
‘In China’s years of reform and opening up, plunging into the risks and rewards of commercial enterprises was known as xiahai, or “jumping into the sea”. Now people talk of shangan, or “landing ashore”, to describe successfully passing the exams into the stable public sector’.
‘In China’s years of reform and opening up, plunging into the risks and rewards of commercial enterprises was known as xiahai, or “jumping into the sea”. Now people talk of shangan, or “landing ashore”, to describe successfully passing the exams into the stable public sector’.
Proof that bears don’t shit in the woods but in public conveniences.
Bear attacks man in public toilet in Japan
Incident north of Tokyo comes after a record 13 deaths from bear attacks in Japan since the start of April
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Proof that bears don’t shit in the woods but in public conveniences.
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#5debutalbums7074 If you only know this band because of their rather annoying All Around My Hat hit, this is will surprise you. It's a stunning debut that is well worth checking out. You can find lots of nice original copies for under £20.
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
#5debutalbums7074 If you only know this band because of their rather annoying All Around My Hat hit, this is will surprise you. It's a stunning debut that is well worth checking out. You can find lots of nice original copies for under £20.
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Well it's the weekend #MilkTeaAlliance & here is the events🧵
To begin, our condolences & solidarity with the victims of the Tai Po fire in Hong Kong. 128 have died, 200 missing & over 4000 lost their homes.
Hong Kongers' response has been amazing & a reminder that the Lion Rock spirt remains 💛
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To begin, our condolences & solidarity with the victims of the Tai Po fire in Hong Kong. 128 have died, 200 missing & over 4000 lost their homes.
Hong Kongers' response has been amazing & a reminder that the Lion Rock spirt remains 💛
1/
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Well it's the weekend #MilkTeaAlliance & here is the events🧵
To begin, our condolences & solidarity with the victims of the Tai Po fire in Hong Kong. 128 have died, 200 missing & over 4000 lost their homes.
Hong Kongers' response has been amazing & a reminder that the Lion Rock spirt remains 💛
1/
To begin, our condolences & solidarity with the victims of the Tai Po fire in Hong Kong. 128 have died, 200 missing & over 4000 lost their homes.
Hong Kongers' response has been amazing & a reminder that the Lion Rock spirt remains 💛
1/
加油
‘A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the Tai Po fire tragedy. HKFP examines how thousands came together to offer support’.
‘A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the Tai Po fire tragedy. HKFP examines how thousands came together to offer support’.
Hong Kong fire: How thousands mobilised to support victims
A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the Tai Po fire tragedy.
hongkongfp.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
加油
‘A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the Tai Po fire tragedy. HKFP examines how thousands came together to offer support’.
‘A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the Tai Po fire tragedy. HKFP examines how thousands came together to offer support’.
“I wanted to take everything, but I could take nothing… Instead, I stood quietly, looking around the wreckage, as if saying a final farewell to this home,” wrote Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court resident Lim ALim, who escaped the deadly blaze.
HK fire: Wang Fuk Court resident recalls dramatic escape from burning tower
"I wanted to take everything, but I could take nothing... Instead, I stood quietly, looking around the wreckage, as if saying a final farewell to this home," wrote Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court resident Lim...
hongkongfp.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“I wanted to take everything, but I could take nothing… Instead, I stood quietly, looking around the wreckage, as if saying a final farewell to this home,” wrote Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court resident Lim ALim, who escaped the deadly blaze.
Who needs enemies with ‘friends’ like Trump?
‘Japan’s top government spokesman Minoru Kihara denied the Wall Street Journal’s account’.
‘Japan’s top government spokesman Minoru Kihara denied the Wall Street Journal’s account’.
Japan denies report that Trump told PM Takaichi not to provoke China on Taiwan
Japan denied on Thursday a Wall Street Journal report that said US President Donald Trump had advised Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi not to provoke China over Taiwan's sovereignty.
hongkongfp.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Who needs enemies with ‘friends’ like Trump?
‘Japan’s top government spokesman Minoru Kihara denied the Wall Street Journal’s account’.
‘Japan’s top government spokesman Minoru Kihara denied the Wall Street Journal’s account’.
The new regulations institutionalize a system known for its abuses and often used against religious dissidents.
China’s New Residential Surveillance Rules: Reform or Consolidation of an Abusive System?
The new regulations institutionalize a system known for its abuses and often used against religious dissidents.
bitterwinter.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The new regulations institutionalize a system known for its abuses and often used against religious dissidents.
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Connections! Day 29:
Peter Gabriel ‘Solsbury Hill’.
Erasure recorded an album of covers called ‘Other People’s Songs’ which included this song by Peter Gabriel.
Connections! Day 29:
Peter Gabriel ‘Solsbury Hill’.
Erasure recorded an album of covers called ‘Other People’s Songs’ which included this song by Peter Gabriel.
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Connections! Day 29:
Peter Gabriel ‘Solsbury Hill’.
Erasure recorded an album of covers called ‘Other People’s Songs’ which included this song by Peter Gabriel.
Connections! Day 29:
Peter Gabriel ‘Solsbury Hill’.
Erasure recorded an album of covers called ‘Other People’s Songs’ which included this song by Peter Gabriel.
Reposted by Matthew Bradford
Reposted by Matthew Bradford
❗️Russia really wants Ukraine to make mistakes. There will be no mistakes on our part, — Zelenskyy
“Our work continues. Our fight continues. We have no right to fail to push through, no right to retreat or fall out with each other.
“Our work continues. Our fight continues. We have no right to fail to push through, no right to retreat or fall out with each other.
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
❗️Russia really wants Ukraine to make mistakes. There will be no mistakes on our part, — Zelenskyy
“Our work continues. Our fight continues. We have no right to fail to push through, no right to retreat or fall out with each other.
“Our work continues. Our fight continues. We have no right to fail to push through, no right to retreat or fall out with each other.
The Hungry Ghosts from the North descend on Hong Kong.
‘Zhou Ji, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office, and Nong Rong, deputy director of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Thursday visited the victims of the Tai Po fire’.
‘Zhou Ji, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office, and Nong Rong, deputy director of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Thursday visited the victims of the Tai Po fire’.
Senior mainland officials visit Tai Po fire victims - RTHK
Zhou Ji, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office, and Nong Rong, deputy director of the Office of the Com...
news.rthk.hk
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The Hungry Ghosts from the North descend on Hong Kong.
‘Zhou Ji, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office, and Nong Rong, deputy director of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Thursday visited the victims of the Tai Po fire’.
‘Zhou Ji, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office, and Nong Rong, deputy director of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Thursday visited the victims of the Tai Po fire’.
‘When a fatal fire tore through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Wednesday, thousands of families were glued to a single webpage.
The webpage displayed a grid of coloured squares, each square representing a flat inside Wang Fuk Court’.
The webpage displayed a grid of coloured squares, each square representing a flat inside Wang Fuk Court’.
Hongkongers built their own SOS map as seven towers burned
When a fatal fire tore through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, thousands of families were glued to a single webpage that offered updates far more quickly than official governmen...
www.abc.net.au
November 28, 2025 at 6:50 AM
‘When a fatal fire tore through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Wednesday, thousands of families were glued to a single webpage.
The webpage displayed a grid of coloured squares, each square representing a flat inside Wang Fuk Court’.
The webpage displayed a grid of coloured squares, each square representing a flat inside Wang Fuk Court’.
Trump being played yet again 🤦🏼♂️
Instead of seeking peace, the Kremlin is trying to buy time and undermine Ukraine’s allies, analysts say. Another goal is to shift the blame to Kyiv by accusing it of rejecting Russian conditions that are effectively tantamount to capitulation.
Russia's coy game: Why Kremlin won't commit to Trump's peace push
As U.S. President Donald Trump accelerates his push for a settlement in Moscow's war against Ukraine, analysts say Russia's ambiguous stance is clouding the process.
Even though the original peace pl...
kyivindependent.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Trump being played yet again 🤦🏼♂️
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'The issue here is not just that Deng illegally holds office. The Hualien County government then subverted Taiwan’s national policies on who can hold office to install a PRC citizen in its own local government.'
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
Notes from Central Taiwan: PRC Spouses as Dual Citizens: the Deng case and its consequences - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
'The issue here is not just that Deng illegally holds office. The Hualien County government then subverted Taiwan’s national policies on who can hold office to install a PRC citizen in its own local government.'
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
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I’m starting to go over some of my favourite albums this year, and this live version is great.
Triple Deer are a Taiwanese post rock (ish, sort of) band that sing in Amis, one of the indigenous languages of Taiwan. I really like the album this comes from, SOWAL.
#TripleDeer #Taiwan
Triple Deer are a Taiwanese post rock (ish, sort of) band that sing in Amis, one of the indigenous languages of Taiwan. I really like the album this comes from, SOWAL.
#TripleDeer #Taiwan
Triple Deer - Romi'ami'ad ( Live Session) - YouTube
Triple Deer - Romi'ami'ad from the album "SOWAL"out now : https://packer-sys.streetvoice.com/zh-hant/packerlink/xB8ZVYkQ9r/🦌🦌🦌 Triple Deer 🦌🦌🦌Take off,...
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I’m starting to go over some of my favourite albums this year, and this live version is great.
Triple Deer are a Taiwanese post rock (ish, sort of) band that sing in Amis, one of the indigenous languages of Taiwan. I really like the album this comes from, SOWAL.
#TripleDeer #Taiwan
Triple Deer are a Taiwanese post rock (ish, sort of) band that sing in Amis, one of the indigenous languages of Taiwan. I really like the album this comes from, SOWAL.
#TripleDeer #Taiwan
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Given that #HongKong's ICAC did nothing to investigate the multiple accusations of police corruption during the city's 2019 upheaval (I can list a some if needed) do people there still trust this institution? Such a fall from grace for a body which started with such international fanfare. #China
“In view of the immense public interest involved, the ICAC today (November 27) set up a task force to launch a full investigation into possible corruption in the grand renovation project of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po.”
www.icac.org.hk/en/p/press/i...
www.icac.org.hk/en/p/press/i...
ICAC, HKSAR - Press Releases - ICAC Statement: ICAC launches investigation into suspected corruption in grand renovation project of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po
Press Releases - ICAC Statement: ICAC launches investigation into suspected corruption in grand renovation project of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po
www.icac.org.hk
November 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Given that #HongKong's ICAC did nothing to investigate the multiple accusations of police corruption during the city's 2019 upheaval (I can list a some if needed) do people there still trust this institution? Such a fall from grace for a body which started with such international fanfare. #China
From patriots-only to patriots-only-to-blame.
This 2024 post from the DAB’s Peggy Wong is quickly becoming infamous.
In it, the pro-Beijing district councillor dismisses fire safety concerns about the Wang Fuk work as malicious rumours misleading the public, and accuses the Democratic Party of “provocatively live-streaming “ from the scene.
In it, the pro-Beijing district councillor dismisses fire safety concerns about the Wang Fuk work as malicious rumours misleading the public, and accuses the Democratic Party of “provocatively live-streaming “ from the scene.
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
From patriots-only to patriots-only-to-blame.
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I've created posters to fight China's propaganda:
1) China's claims over Taiwan have no legal basis.
2) China has a history of misinterpreting and violating international agreements for its own territorial expansion.
3) A simpler version explaining Taiwan's independence.
1) China's claims over Taiwan have no legal basis.
2) China has a history of misinterpreting and violating international agreements for its own territorial expansion.
3) A simpler version explaining Taiwan's independence.
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I've created posters to fight China's propaganda:
1) China's claims over Taiwan have no legal basis.
2) China has a history of misinterpreting and violating international agreements for its own territorial expansion.
3) A simpler version explaining Taiwan's independence.
1) China's claims over Taiwan have no legal basis.
2) China has a history of misinterpreting and violating international agreements for its own territorial expansion.
3) A simpler version explaining Taiwan's independence.
‘With concentration, my size increased…’
Fabulously silly lyrics.
Fabulously silly lyrics.
#NewWaveNovember
#MusicChallenge
Day 25 -
The Human League - Empire State Human
youtu.be/5q22na6VkkQ?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 25 -
The Human League - Empire State Human
youtu.be/5q22na6VkkQ?...
The Human League - Empire State Human (Remastered 2003)
YouTube video by TheHumanLeagueVEVO
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
‘With concentration, my size increased…’
Fabulously silly lyrics.
Fabulously silly lyrics.
If only the authorities spent the same time and effort enforcing fire safety as they did pursuing pancake shops for sedition 🤦🏼♂️
‘Hong Kong national security police have arrested two people on suspicion of publishing seditious posts on the social media account of their pancake shop’.
‘Hong Kong national security police have arrested two people on suspicion of publishing seditious posts on the social media account of their pancake shop’.
2 arrested over 'seditious' posts shared on pancake shop's social media account
Hong Kong national security police have arrested two people on suspicion of publishing seditious posts on the social media account of their pancake shop.
hongkongfp.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
If only the authorities spent the same time and effort enforcing fire safety as they did pursuing pancake shops for sedition 🤦🏼♂️
‘Hong Kong national security police have arrested two people on suspicion of publishing seditious posts on the social media account of their pancake shop’.
‘Hong Kong national security police have arrested two people on suspicion of publishing seditious posts on the social media account of their pancake shop’.