Pinned
I'm going to start collecting threads on HK protest art in one place. Easier to walk down memory lane, even if they be filled with tears and teargas.
Having these in many places mean the images are harder to erase. And harder to forget.
Having these in many places mean the images are harder to erase. And harder to forget.
This is weirder when you consider how the writer works (worked?) at Straits Times and seems to be Singaporean
December 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is weirder when you consider how the writer works (worked?) at Straits Times and seems to be Singaporean
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when you thought you'd seen the wildest racial discourse online and there's always something more. saw this on X and FB today.
so it's saying - racism depends on perceived attractiveness or lack thereof
- physiognomy of imaginary subgroups of Han Chinese,
so it's saying - racism depends on perceived attractiveness or lack thereof
- physiognomy of imaginary subgroups of Han Chinese,
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
when you thought you'd seen the wildest racial discourse online and there's always something more. saw this on X and FB today.
so it's saying - racism depends on perceived attractiveness or lack thereof
- physiognomy of imaginary subgroups of Han Chinese,
so it's saying - racism depends on perceived attractiveness or lack thereof
- physiognomy of imaginary subgroups of Han Chinese,
For those wondering, the older generation was active during 2019, so an anti-government 71 year old is not a surprise. It’s also not a surprise when you realize this generation spent their 30s scarred by Tiananmen and in their 40s saw HK change from a colony to a Chinese city
A 71-year old man was arrested by national security police for posting comments suggesting the central government and Hong Kong government were the ones causing chaos, and that Beijing’s disaster assistance was merely “performative”
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/comp...
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/comp...
宏福苑五級火｜國安處拘71歲男子涉發表煽動言論及披露助查內容 - RTHK
一名71歲男子涉嫌在社交平台公開協助調查後的內容，及發放涉及大埔宏福苑火災的煽動言論，被警方國安處拘捕。 國安處總警司李桂華表示，星期二邀請涉案男子到旺角警署就一宗危害國家安全的案件協助調查，發現他翌日在社交平台「肆無忌憚」將部分內容公開，...
news.rthk.hk
December 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
For those wondering, the older generation was active during 2019, so an anti-government 71 year old is not a surprise. It’s also not a surprise when you realize this generation spent their 30s scarred by Tiananmen and in their 40s saw HK change from a colony to a Chinese city
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South Callipers Morning Phrenology
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
South Callipers Morning Phrenology
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FWIW, The Office for Safeguarding National Security is not "Hong Kong authorities". This was a summons by a mainland authority based in Hong Kong, and answers to Beijing directly.
Hong Kong authorities summoned international news organizations to a rare meeting on Saturday to warn against “false information and smear campaigns” surrounding the city’s deadliest fire in nearly eight decades and upcoming legislative elections.
Hong Kong Summons International News Outlets for Rare Warning
Hong Kong authorities summoned international news organizations to a rare meeting on Saturday to warn against “false information and smear campaigns” surrounding the city’s deadliest fire in nearly ei...
www.bloomberg.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
FWIW, The Office for Safeguarding National Security is not "Hong Kong authorities". This was a summons by a mainland authority based in Hong Kong, and answers to Beijing directly.
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A 71-year old man was arrested by national security police for posting comments suggesting the central government and Hong Kong government were the ones causing chaos, and that Beijing’s disaster assistance was merely “performative”
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/comp...
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/comp...
宏福苑五級火｜國安處拘71歲男子涉發表煽動言論及披露助查內容 - RTHK
一名71歲男子涉嫌在社交平台公開協助調查後的內容，及發放涉及大埔宏福苑火災的煽動言論，被警方國安處拘捕。 國安處總警司李桂華表示，星期二邀請涉案男子到旺角警署就一宗危害國家安全的案件協助調查，發現他翌日在社交平台「肆無忌憚」將部分內容公開，...
news.rthk.hk
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
A 71-year old man was arrested by national security police for posting comments suggesting the central government and Hong Kong government were the ones causing chaos, and that Beijing’s disaster assistance was merely “performative”
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/comp...
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/comp...
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Here's my report on tonight's vigil in Taipei for the victims of the deadly blaze in Hong Kong. Another vigil will take place tomorrow in Tainan
"Vigil Held in Taipei for Victims of Deadly Hong Kong Fire" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Vigil Held in Taipei for Victims of Deadly Hong Kong Fire | New Bloom Magazine
A vigil was held today in Liberty Plaza in Taipei to memorialize those who died in the deadly Wong Fuk Court fire on November 26th that killed at least 159 and injured 79. Several hundred were in…
newbloommag.net
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Here's my report on tonight's vigil in Taipei for the victims of the deadly blaze in Hong Kong. Another vigil will take place tomorrow in Tainan
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Written by Michael Mo, a former district councillor (elected to office in the 2019 District Council elections) now living exile in the UK who was born in the Tai Po area where Wang Fuk Court is located.
The colossal failure of regulatory oversight across governmental departments is clear – and Hong Kong has quashed the civilian watchdogs that used to close the gaps.
Hong Kong’s Tragic Fire Shows the Consequences of a Hollowed-out Civil Society
The colossal failure of regulatory oversight across governmental departments is clear – and Hong Kong has quashed the civilian watchdogs that used to close the gaps.
buff.ly
December 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Written by Michael Mo, a former district councillor (elected to office in the 2019 District Council elections) now living exile in the UK who was born in the Tai Po area where Wang Fuk Court is located.
The AFP reporter went for the jugular and asked a question that was really a rhetorical one. I can see why the HK government wasn’t pleased
Remember the AFP journalist who asked if the city's leader would resign following mass casualties in the tower block fires?
Now: AFP among international media 'summoned' by PRC state security in Hong Kong and issued with ‘don’t say we didn’t warn you’ threat.
Now: AFP among international media 'summoned' by PRC state security in Hong Kong and issued with ‘don’t say we didn’t warn you’ threat.
China's nat. sec office in Hong Kong summons international media
China's national security agency in HK summoned international media representatives for a "regulatory talk" on Saturday, saying some had spread false information and smeared the gov't in recent report...
hongkongfp.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The AFP reporter went for the jugular and asked a question that was really a rhetorical one. I can see why the HK government wasn’t pleased
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Hong Kong’s national-security office summoned foreign media organizations including The Wall Street Journal on Saturday, criticizing coverage of a deadly fire and warning against reporting that an official said would undermine Hong Kong or the authorities governing it.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
Hong Kong Authorities Summon Foreign Media to Criticize Fire Coverage
Hong Kong’s national-security office summoned representatives of news organizations including The Wall Street Journal to find fault with coverage of the deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court and warn against ...
www.wsj.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Hong Kong’s national-security office summoned foreign media organizations including The Wall Street Journal on Saturday, criticizing coverage of a deadly fire and warning against reporting that an official said would undermine Hong Kong or the authorities governing it.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
This framing is a new moral low for the HK government.
1/ "While we mourn the victims and support those affected, we must also be united and support reform together... I emphasise everyone should cast their decisive vote," Hong Kong's John Lee told reporters, as the "patriots only" polls opened following November's deadly Tai Po blaze.
December 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This framing is a new moral low for the HK government.
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1/ Beijing threatens international media to "watch your back" (自我珍重), "watch your step" (好自為之), "consider yourselves duly warned (勿謂言之不預).
Unclear what media have published which is false.
Unclear what media have published which is false.
China's national security agency in HK summoned international media representatives for a "regulatory talk" on Saturday, saying some had spread false information and smeared the gov't in recent reports on a deadly fire and upcoming legislative elections. In full: buff.ly/p1VAxKU
China's nat. sec office in Hong Kong summons international media
China's national security agency in HK summoned international media representatives for a "regulatory talk" on Saturday, saying some had spread false information and smeared the gov't in recent reports...
buff.ly
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
1/ Beijing threatens international media to "watch your back" (自我珍重), "watch your step" (好自為之), "consider yourselves duly warned (勿謂言之不預).
Unclear what media have published which is false.
Unclear what media have published which is false.
They decided they can’t give people ‘I Voted’ sticker because who’d want to put a giant “I’m a loser” on themselves
Voters were handed a "thank you" card after casting their ballot in the "patriots only" poll on Sunday.
As of 1.30pm, 15.18 per cent of registered geographical constituency voters had cast a ballot. By this time in 2021, 14.39 per cent had turned out, but polls opened an hour later.
Photo: HKFP.
As of 1.30pm, 15.18 per cent of registered geographical constituency voters had cast a ballot. By this time in 2021, 14.39 per cent had turned out, but polls opened an hour later.
Photo: HKFP.
December 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
They decided they can’t give people ‘I Voted’ sticker because who’d want to put a giant “I’m a loser” on themselves
What a story this chart tells
As of 1:30pm:
Turnout percentage: 15.18% (2025*) vs 14.39% (2021)
Votes: 627,139 (2025*) vs 643,603 (2021)
* 2025 election started 1 hour earlier and ends 1 hour later
Turnout percentage: 15.18% (2025*) vs 14.39% (2021)
Votes: 627,139 (2025*) vs 643,603 (2021)
* 2025 election started 1 hour earlier and ends 1 hour later
December 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
What a story this chart tells
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The Chinese government’s repression of journalists at home is well-known. Less visible is how that machinery now reaches far beyond its borders.
Read the accounts from Journalists who faced intimidation for reporting on human rights abuses tied to China’s ventures in African countries.
Read the accounts from Journalists who faced intimidation for reporting on human rights abuses tied to China’s ventures in African countries.
China Silences Environmental Reporters in Africa to Protect Its Investments
“We’re talking about a nation that is not only highly repressive but also the second-largest economy globally,” said Sarah Cook, who worked for years for Freedom House, which defends civil liberties…
www.thexylom.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The Chinese government’s repression of journalists at home is well-known. Less visible is how that machinery now reaches far beyond its borders.
Read the accounts from Journalists who faced intimidation for reporting on human rights abuses tied to China’s ventures in African countries.
Read the accounts from Journalists who faced intimidation for reporting on human rights abuses tied to China’s ventures in African countries.
I wonder whether they had to use AI because no actual human wants to be involved in… whatever this is
Ta Kung Pao made an AI election propaganda video. I’m so sorry but you have to see this.
（有片）AI 歌曲《香港未來 投票做主宰》 籲選民以實際行動建設香港-大公文匯 m.tkww.hk/s/202512/06/...
（有片）AI 歌曲《香港未來 投票做主宰》 籲選民以實際行動建設香港-大公文匯 m.tkww.hk/s/202512/06/...
December 6, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I wonder whether they had to use AI because no actual human wants to be involved in… whatever this is
This makes it sound like the fire was somehow a result of the residents’ revolt but just want to make it clear that in fact the ‘revolt’ was the residents questioning the contractor’s behaviour
Hong Kong fire came after contractor safety breaches and a residents' revolt reut.rs/48CQHhY
Hong Kong fire came after contractor safety breaches and a residents' revolt
Homeowners at the complex destroyed in one of Hong Kong's deadliest fires were incorrectly told the contractor that authorities blame for the blaze had a clean safety record, documents viewed by Reuters show.
reut.rs
December 6, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This makes it sound like the fire was somehow a result of the residents’ revolt but just want to make it clear that in fact the ‘revolt’ was the residents questioning the contractor’s behaviour
HK government’s approach to Tai Po fire reminds me a bit of what happened early on during the pandemic when the community stepped up first because the regime was MIA
It wasn't all just images spread online. Lennon walls, which have been focal points within communities for protest art and articles became places to broadcast public health PSAs:
"Wear a mask!!!"
"Always, always, always, always, always wash hands!!!"
Source: TG (Feb 2020)
"Wear a mask!!!"
"Always, always, always, always, always wash hands!!!"
Source: TG (Feb 2020)
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
HK government’s approach to Tai Po fire reminds me a bit of what happened early on during the pandemic when the community stepped up first because the regime was MIA
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Hong Kong Baptist University's handling of a student appeal over the Tai Po blaze leaving a permanent, international reputational scar...
December 6, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Hong Kong Baptist University's handling of a student appeal over the Tai Po blaze leaving a permanent, international reputational scar...
“new”?
Hong Kong’s government seems determined to control the political row around the catastrophe—a demonstration of its new intolerance for dissent
After a terrible fire in Hong Kong, public fury smoulders
The government is determined to suppress protest
econ.st
December 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
“new”?
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Ta Kung Pao made an AI election propaganda video. I’m so sorry but you have to see this.
（有片）AI 歌曲《香港未來 投票做主宰》 籲選民以實際行動建設香港-大公文匯 m.tkww.hk/s/202512/06/...
（有片）AI 歌曲《香港未來 投票做主宰》 籲選民以實際行動建設香港-大公文匯 m.tkww.hk/s/202512/06/...
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Ta Kung Pao made an AI election propaganda video. I’m so sorry but you have to see this.
（有片）AI 歌曲《香港未來 投票做主宰》 籲選民以實際行動建設香港-大公文匯 m.tkww.hk/s/202512/06/...
（有片）AI 歌曲《香港未來 投票做主宰》 籲選民以實際行動建設香港-大公文匯 m.tkww.hk/s/202512/06/...
They've got a point
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
They've got a point
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『吾有一數。曰三。名之曰「甲」。
為是「甲」遍。
吾有一言。曰「「問天地好在。」」。書之。
云云。』
運行之。乃得
『問天地好在。問天地好在。問天地好在』
為是「甲」遍。
吾有一言。曰「「問天地好在。」」。書之。
云云。』
運行之。乃得
『問天地好在。問天地好在。問天地好在』
December 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
『吾有一數。曰三。名之曰「甲」。
為是「甲」遍。
吾有一言。曰「「問天地好在。」」。書之。
云云。』
運行之。乃得
『問天地好在。問天地好在。問天地好在』
為是「甲」遍。
吾有一言。曰「「問天地好在。」」。書之。
云云。』
運行之。乃得
『問天地好在。問天地好在。問天地好在』
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The Hong Kong government has been urged to provide foreign domestic workers affected by the deadly Tai Po fire with multilingual information to help them access aid and ensure visa extensions if they lose their jobs. In full: buff.ly/TCa9p7l
HK fire: Gov’t urged to offer migrant workers multilingual aid, visa extensions
The Hong Kong government has been urged to provide foreign domestic workers affected by the deadly Tai Po fire with multilingual information to help them access aid and ensure visa extensions if they...
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Hong Kong government has been urged to provide foreign domestic workers affected by the deadly Tai Po fire with multilingual information to help them access aid and ensure visa extensions if they lose their jobs. In full: buff.ly/TCa9p7l