Matt Schrader
@mattschrader.bsky.social
Taco Bell stan account, Phoenician by choice. Mostly tweets about China stuff. Opinions are not my employer's.
Some of the fine detail AI smushed out but still, bonkers to take this kind of photo on a phone
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Some of the fine detail AI smushed out but still, bonkers to take this kind of photo on a phone
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NEW: The New York Times got a State Dept. cable telling diplomats to destroy visas that had been approved and printed to give to Afghans. And diplomats are told to do scheduled interviews but not grant visas. US shuts all legal entry routes for Afghans. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
NEW: The New York Times got a State Dept. cable telling diplomats to destroy visas that had been approved and printed to give to Afghans. And diplomats are told to do scheduled interviews but not grant visas. US shuts all legal entry routes for Afghans. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
The two ends of my personal horseshoe have fully intersected
November 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The two ends of my personal horseshoe have fully intersected
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Grassroots. Spontaneous. Mobilisation. Ad hoc. Organisation.
What I'm seeing on Hong Kong social media.
All volunteer stations in Tai Po fully 'manned'. All supplies distribution stations, sufficiently supplied. Blood donations, fully sufficient. 'Buddy' support, almost 1-on-1.
This is Hong Kong 🧡
What I'm seeing on Hong Kong social media.
All volunteer stations in Tai Po fully 'manned'. All supplies distribution stations, sufficiently supplied. Blood donations, fully sufficient. 'Buddy' support, almost 1-on-1.
This is Hong Kong 🧡
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Grassroots. Spontaneous. Mobilisation. Ad hoc. Organisation.
What I'm seeing on Hong Kong social media.
All volunteer stations in Tai Po fully 'manned'. All supplies distribution stations, sufficiently supplied. Blood donations, fully sufficient. 'Buddy' support, almost 1-on-1.
This is Hong Kong 🧡
What I'm seeing on Hong Kong social media.
All volunteer stations in Tai Po fully 'manned'. All supplies distribution stations, sufficiently supplied. Blood donations, fully sufficient. 'Buddy' support, almost 1-on-1.
This is Hong Kong 🧡
If I'm spending 100k on a personal vehicle it better be Pedro Pascal
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
If I'm spending 100k on a personal vehicle it better be Pedro Pascal
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This makes me very worried for many of my Burmese- American friends (or green card holders from the various nations within Burma that hold a Burmese passport) www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Trump administration will reexamine green cards issued to people from 19 countries "of concern"
President Donald Trump has asked for 500 more National Guard troops to be deployed to Washington, DC, following the shooting of two guardsmen. The suspect is in custody and the investigation continues...
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This makes me very worried for many of my Burmese- American friends (or green card holders from the various nations within Burma that hold a Burmese passport) www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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i know barely any people from hong kong in bsky, but 請廣傳
Newspaper Ming Pao has compiled a list of shelters, including those for animals, available to residents affected by Wednesday's deadly blaze in Tai Po: buff.ly/ueKk71G #hongkong
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
i know barely any people from hong kong in bsky, but 請廣傳
"How did the UK become one of the world's most transphobic countries?" would be a great Economist cover story
the Ipsos Pride survey is genuinely an awesome product, but jesus the difference in the UK/US on trans issues is nuts
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
"How did the UK become one of the world's most transphobic countries?" would be a great Economist cover story
Checks out
Adolescence lasts to 32, say brain scientists
Adolescence lasts to 32, say brain scientists
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Checks out
Eric Adams is ready for his closeup
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Eric Adams is ready for his closeup
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
A movie that takes place where you're from
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from
My thanksgiving hot take is rejecting turkey shouldn't be a hot take
My friends and I have gone five straight years of never serving turkey at Canadian Thanksgiving, American Thanksgiving, or Christmas. We served char siu, prime rib, lobster, lamb, roast duck, and even a grocery store rotisserie chicken. Lots of options. It is fine to start your own traditions.
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
My thanksgiving hot take is rejecting turkey shouldn't be a hot take
Wait you're telling me the Asia geopolitics space has (allegedly) enabled and even lauded sex pests for many years now? No way get out www.koreadailyus.com/david-kang-u...
USC Professor David Kang Sued in 2 New Sexual Misconduct Cases, One Involving a Minor
USC professor David Kang faces two new sexual misconduct lawsuits — one filed by a USC student and another involving a minor at a LA school.
www.koreadailyus.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Wait you're telling me the Asia geopolitics space has (allegedly) enabled and even lauded sex pests for many years now? No way get out www.koreadailyus.com/david-kang-u...
Me: hmm it's Friday night what movie should I watch
SCMP's Alex Lo:
SCMP's Alex Lo:
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Me: hmm it's Friday night what movie should I watch
SCMP's Alex Lo:
SCMP's Alex Lo:
It's a very particular kind of sicko who's excited Excession is finally getting a proper US Kindle release. You know who you are
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It's a very particular kind of sicko who's excited Excession is finally getting a proper US Kindle release. You know who you are
Found this annoying at first but has given me an opportunity to really take a weed wacker to all the bullshit spam mailings I get.
Turning off the AI in Gmail causes your account to no longer slit your emails up through Primary, Promotions, and Social. That's because Google is a petulant little bitch who doesn't like that you told them to fuck off with their bullshit slop scam.
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Found this annoying at first but has given me an opportunity to really take a weed wacker to all the bullshit spam mailings I get.
Striking line: "In a parallel move suggesting a top-down mandate to reorient cultural output toward national struggle, state-owned drama troupes are receiving approval only for war-themed plays, said people briefed on the matter, while other genres are being rejected."
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
China Is Priming Its People and the World for a New Pressure Campaign on Taiwan
Beijing’s strategy, known as “the pen and the gun,” employs a domestic media campaign and aggressive rhetoric toward Taipei’s friends.
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Striking line: "In a parallel move suggesting a top-down mandate to reorient cultural output toward national struggle, state-owned drama troupes are receiving approval only for war-themed plays, said people briefed on the matter, while other genres are being rejected."
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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People have largely tried to act like ICE/CBP failed and retreated from LA and that is completely untrue. If it weren’t for the relentless coverage of places like @lataco.bsky.social these stories would be completely under the radar.
ICE has been raiding my neighborhood and surrounding ones for the last couple of weeks now. They commandeered my local church (against the pastor's will) for a staging site and raided supermarkets, parks, Goodwills, bus stops, you name it.
The national media's been silent. So has @mayor.lacity.gov.
The national media's been silent. So has @mayor.lacity.gov.
Engagement on our updates re: ICE kidnappings/fed siege of Los Angeles is significantly lower on Bluesky compared to Twitter. Do ppl on here not care about LA anymore? Are feeds being taken over by liberal commentators? What's going on?
Community members on the ground can't do it all. We need help.
Community members on the ground can't do it all. We need help.
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
People have largely tried to act like ICE/CBP failed and retreated from LA and that is completely untrue. If it weren’t for the relentless coverage of places like @lataco.bsky.social these stories would be completely under the radar.
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I've seen a sentiment of skepticism from cyber pros about Anthropic's claims here. Anybody up for elaborating on how they might be wrong?
(I'm not asking for a general "I call bullshit on any LLM claim that their product did a bad but impressive thing." I hear you but that's not the question.)
(I'm not asking for a general "I call bullshit on any LLM claim that their product did a bad but impressive thing." I hear you but that's not the question.)
Chinese gov hackers used Anthropic to fully automate recent cyberattacks against dozens of targets incl. tech firms, financial institutions, chemical facilities, and gov agencies. They tricked Claude into assisting them by breaking prompts into separate tasks and saying it was for defensive purposes
Exclusive | Chinese Hackers Used Anthropic’s AI to Automate Cyberattacks
The use of AI automation in hacks is a growing trend that gives hackers additional scale and speed
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I've seen a sentiment of skepticism from cyber pros about Anthropic's claims here. Anybody up for elaborating on how they might be wrong?
(I'm not asking for a general "I call bullshit on any LLM claim that their product did a bad but impressive thing." I hear you but that's not the question.)
(I'm not asking for a general "I call bullshit on any LLM claim that their product did a bad but impressive thing." I hear you but that's not the question.)
The thing is this was basically PRC official policy for 40-odd years, they were just smart enough not to say it out loud
“Come-to-America-spend-your-money-then-get-out” is some next-level, smooth salesmanship. 🤡
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The thing is this was basically PRC official policy for 40-odd years, they were just smart enough not to say it out loud
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ICE still being very quiet about this guy www.texasobserver.org/ice-white-su...
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
ICE still being very quiet about this guy www.texasobserver.org/ice-white-su...
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A MEASURED PROPOSAL:
Donald J. Trump is suing the BBC for reporting on him—they edited down an interview of his and made him feel bad.
It is NOT SAFE to report on Donald J. Trump.
So I suggest that for safety all news channels should replace every mention of him with the Hypnotoad:
Donald J. Trump is suing the BBC for reporting on him—they edited down an interview of his and made him feel bad.
It is NOT SAFE to report on Donald J. Trump.
So I suggest that for safety all news channels should replace every mention of him with the Hypnotoad:
a cartoon of a frog with the words all glory to the hypnotoad below it
ALT: a cartoon of a frog with the words all glory to the hypnotoad below it
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A MEASURED PROPOSAL:
Donald J. Trump is suing the BBC for reporting on him—they edited down an interview of his and made him feel bad.
It is NOT SAFE to report on Donald J. Trump.
So I suggest that for safety all news channels should replace every mention of him with the Hypnotoad:
Donald J. Trump is suing the BBC for reporting on him—they edited down an interview of his and made him feel bad.
It is NOT SAFE to report on Donald J. Trump.
So I suggest that for safety all news channels should replace every mention of him with the Hypnotoad:
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I don’t think many folks are aware of how bad it is for most Feds out there. Even for the most comfortable of us who have cushion it’s getting thin
I know everyone thinks all feds are like GS-15s in NoVa with a consultant spouse pulling down six figures, but in reality land shit is starting to Get Bad even for those of us with decent financial resources
Hell yeah
Developing a fall back option of camping on Senator Foghorn Leghorn's front lawn when I get foreclosed on, I am a constituent after all
Developing a fall back option of camping on Senator Foghorn Leghorn's front lawn when I get foreclosed on, I am a constituent after all
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I don’t think many folks are aware of how bad it is for most Feds out there. Even for the most comfortable of us who have cushion it’s getting thin