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Vancouver-based editor at @chinadigitaltimes.net, a Berkeley-based nonprofit publishing news and translation about human rights and censorship in China.
Knows changes aren't permanent, but change is. Will stand on the ocean until I start sinking.
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Words of the Week: WeChat Account "New New New Silence" and China's Online "Reincarnation Party"
"To rise above nihilism, we must build islands for ourselves. Perhaps [this account] can be one such island."
"To rise above nihilism, we must build islands for ourselves. Perhaps [this account] can be one such island."
Words of the Week: WeChat Account "New New New Silence" and China's Online "Reincarnation Party"
Last week’s CDT Chinese 404 Archives podcast highlighted the recent revival of the Silent Observer WeChat account. The account, which for several years has provided a platform for philosophically-incl...
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Editor of account recently revived after a third ban: "What would you do if years of painstaking effort were wiped out in an instant? Cry and wail and curse your fate? Sink into dejection and give up? No. The late Ming historian Tan Qian had an inspiring answer: count to four, and start again."
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Wintermute Lowbeer and Bigend: a really scary fuck off white shoe law firm
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Wintermute Lowbeer and Bigend: a really scary fuck off white shoe law firm
*Itching* for someone to challenge me on this.
GCU Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
*Itching* for someone to challenge me on this.
I've noticed in the last couple of iterations of this Discourse that "aha, but konbini" is creeping in as a response to "well, Tesco Express," and I *love* a good konbini, at one point I was probably well over 50% konbini product by weight, but they're not the same thing at all.
it is very strange to me that Americans just cannot do packaged, relatively cheap sandwiches. they're fucking awful here. (handmade sandwiches are often great, but, like, the £2.75 Tesco's 'good but not great' sandwich is a missing piece)
It is a huge problem to me that sandwiches in the US are both delicious and stupidly expensive.
There are days I miss a prawn mayo or tuna sandwich meal deal from Boots or WH Smith.
There are days I miss a prawn mayo or tuna sandwich meal deal from Boots or WH Smith.
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I've noticed in the last couple of iterations of this Discourse that "aha, but konbini" is creeping in as a response to "well, Tesco Express," and I *love* a good konbini, at one point I was probably well over 50% konbini product by weight, but they're not the same thing at all.
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🚨 journo job! 🚨
Replace me! - after 13 years at the Guardian and six years on the incredible China team, including five in Taiwan, I’m leaving at the end of this year. I’ll get sentimental about it later but for now: Here’s the job ad. I recommend it!
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
Replace me! - after 13 years at the Guardian and six years on the incredible China team, including five in Taiwan, I’m leaving at the end of this year. I’ll get sentimental about it later but for now: Here’s the job ad. I recommend it!
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
China Correspondent
Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers award-winning, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of journalists, c...
workwithus.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
🚨 journo job! 🚨
Replace me! - after 13 years at the Guardian and six years on the incredible China team, including five in Taiwan, I’m leaving at the end of this year. I’ll get sentimental about it later but for now: Here’s the job ad. I recommend it!
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
Replace me! - after 13 years at the Guardian and six years on the incredible China team, including five in Taiwan, I’m leaving at the end of this year. I’ll get sentimental about it later but for now: Here’s the job ad. I recommend it!
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
From @sundersays.bsky.social: ~“Net migration is falling, political debate hasn’t caught up … politicians can’t just keep competing over who will cut them further. The risk for Starmer’s gov is that constant crisis messaging only reinforces the belief that asylum and immigration are out of control.”
UK net migration predicted to drop to pre-Brexit levels, figures show
UK net migration predicted to drop to pre-Brexit levels, figures show
The British Future thinktank’s data predicts net migration to the UK will fall to about 300,000, less than a third of 2023’s figures
Net migration figures due on Thursday are predicted to drop to pre-Bexit levels of about 300,000, according to a thinktank.
British Future, which calculated the drop in overall migration, also found that most Britons remain unaware of the falling numbers, and expect the figures to rise or stay the same. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
From @sundersays.bsky.social: ~“Net migration is falling, political debate hasn’t caught up … politicians can’t just keep competing over who will cut them further. The risk for Starmer’s gov is that constant crisis messaging only reinforces the belief that asylum and immigration are out of control.”
Fun thing about immigrating is pretending to be young again. As a Canadian, I'm still only 15!
Before my time. Example?
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Fun thing about immigrating is pretending to be young again. As a Canadian, I'm still only 15!
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The Fire Services Department brought Wednesday's deadly Tai Po fire under control in the early hours of Thursday. At least 44 people are dead, 279 are missing and dozens are injured after a fire engulfed seven residential towers. Full coverage: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/27/t... Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The Fire Services Department brought Wednesday's deadly Tai Po fire under control in the early hours of Thursday. At least 44 people are dead, 279 are missing and dozens are injured after a fire engulfed seven residential towers. Full coverage: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/27/t... Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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you should support liberal currents!
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
you should support liberal currents!
My God, you see photos of that fire, and think "impressive"? And then post it?
I do not understand humans.
I do not understand humans.
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
My God, you see photos of that fire, and think "impressive"? And then post it?
I do not understand humans.
I do not understand humans.
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NEW: The New York Times got a State Dept. cable in which Rubio orders diplomats in Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to press for immigration limits and cite crime. They’re also told to report on governments that are pro-immigration. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
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November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
NEW: The New York Times got a State Dept. cable in which Rubio orders diplomats in Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to press for immigration limits and cite crime. They’re also told to report on governments that are pro-immigration. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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36 dead, 279 missing in huge Hong Kong fire; 3 arrested for alleged manslaughter
Horrible. SCMP masthead has been greyed out - such tragic news.
Horrible. SCMP masthead has been greyed out - such tragic news.
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
36 dead, 279 missing in huge Hong Kong fire; 3 arrested for alleged manslaughter
Horrible. SCMP masthead has been greyed out - such tragic news.
Horrible. SCMP masthead has been greyed out - such tragic news.
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Vancouver Fire Rescue Services responded to 54 overdoses last Friday - the most in a single day in the department's history. Averaged 16 per day in May.
There has been a surge in ODs reported all across the province in the past few weeks.
There has been a surge in ODs reported all across the province in the past few weeks.
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Vancouver Fire Rescue Services responded to 54 overdoses last Friday - the most in a single day in the department's history. Averaged 16 per day in May.
There has been a surge in ODs reported all across the province in the past few weeks.
There has been a surge in ODs reported all across the province in the past few weeks.
📷 Vernon Yuen www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
📷 Vernon Yuen www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
"Do you think that man will ever walk on the Sun?"
"What if they went in winter?"
"What if they went in winter?"
This is the best email I got
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"Do you think that man will ever walk on the Sun?"
"What if they went in winter?"
"What if they went in winter?"
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Three arrested in Hong Kong after fire engulfs multiple apartment blocks, @jamestgriffiths.com reports
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Three arrested in Hong Kong after fire engulfs multiple apartment blocks, killing 36
At least 279 people were still unaccounted for after a blaze quickly spread on bamboo scaffolding set up for tower renovations
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Three arrested in Hong Kong after fire engulfs multiple apartment blocks, @jamestgriffiths.com reports
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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(Stolen from FB, which stole it from Tumblr I think)
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
(Stolen from FB, which stole it from Tumblr I think)
Absolute clownery from #2 on down. Thank God Bill Board didn't live to see this.
@billboard.com magazine’s TOP 50 ROCK BANDS OF ALL TIME or “SOMETHING ELSE FOR THE COUNTRY TO FIGHT ABOUT." Sound off!
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Absolute clownery from #2 on down. Thank God Bill Board didn't live to see this.
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July 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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The Fire Services Department website has been switched to black and white after a firefighter was killed on Wednesday when tackling the blaze which engulf multiple residential buildings in Tai Po.
Full story: buff.ly/L2UM41P Photo: HKFP screenshot.
Full story: buff.ly/L2UM41P Photo: HKFP screenshot.
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Fire Services Department website has been switched to black and white after a firefighter was killed on Wednesday when tackling the blaze which engulf multiple residential buildings in Tai Po.
Full story: buff.ly/L2UM41P Photo: HKFP screenshot.
Full story: buff.ly/L2UM41P Photo: HKFP screenshot.
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Photos: Kyle Lam & Kelly Ho/HKFP.
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Photos: Kyle Lam & Kelly Ho/HKFP.
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767 firefighters, 400 police officers, 128 fire engines and 57 ambulances were deployed to tackle Wednesday's deadly fire at a Tai Po residential complex, the Fire Services Department has told reporters. At least 13 were killed and over a dozen people were injured in the blaze: buff.ly/RSwXkVU
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
767 firefighters, 400 police officers, 128 fire engines and 57 ambulances were deployed to tackle Wednesday's deadly fire at a Tai Po residential complex, the Fire Services Department has told reporters. At least 13 were killed and over a dozen people were injured in the blaze: buff.ly/RSwXkVU
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1/ Update: Ms Chan, a resident from Sha Tin, is among a group of volunteers who gathered supplies such as blankets and thick coats to bring to Tai Po for people affected by Wednesday's deadly fire.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
1/ Update: Ms Chan, a resident from Sha Tin, is among a group of volunteers who gathered supplies such as blankets and thick coats to bring to Tai Po for people affected by Wednesday's deadly fire.
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1/ Update: A resident surnamed Ho, 40, said the fire alarm did not go off when Wednesday's deadly blaze broke out at Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court. Ho, who was outside at the time, said he was only told by a friend about the fire and he immediately called his father, who was at home.
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
1/ Update: A resident surnamed Ho, 40, said the fire alarm did not go off when Wednesday's deadly blaze broke out at Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court. Ho, who was outside at the time, said he was only told by a friend about the fire and he immediately called his father, who was at home.