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Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 7h

ROD STEWART!

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Rod Stewart calls out “draft dodger” Trump for denigrating the service of allied combat vets, and says that PM Keir Starmer must insist that Trump publicly apologize.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Rod Stewart calls out “draft dodger” Trump for denigrating the service of allied combat vets, and says that PM Keir Starmer must insist that Trump publicly apologize.

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 1d

Only Bluesky elders will recognize the reference

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 1d

Bizarre little men?

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans

Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.

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Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 1d

Really pleased to see my student Xue Qin publish a sole-authored article in 近代史研究 on educational officials in the central government in the late Qing, using the CGED-Q JSL!

mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Oahle1yoIy...

《近代史研究》2026年第1期目录及内容提要

mp.weixin.qq.com

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 3d

We have a new working paper introducing the Tongguanlu 同官禄 as a source for studying positions, qualifications and kin of local officials in the late Qing. This is one of the few sources that provide information on the kin of holders of less prestigious degrees like 监生,生员，异途贡生。 osf.io/preprints/so...

OSF

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Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 3d

Like how is it that someone like David Brooks, who hasn't had anything useful to say for decades, still has a column? Thomas Friedman? I could go on. I genuinely don't understand.

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 3d

I have always wondered how it is that pundits seem to have some kind of equivalent of tenure, without anything like a formal review. It seems like once you are anointed as a Serious Person, you can have a column, lectures, appearances, etc. forever, even if you have nothing new to say.

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 4d

Bluesky needs more discussion of paving tiles and I'm doing my best to fill the gap.

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 4d

Yeah. Fortunately, Wuhan Station fortunately has a pretty complete canopy so never had an issue there. My uni (HKUST) did have some places outdoors where there were tiles with smooth finish and they were dangerous to walk on when wet. A few years ago they were replaced with textured tiles.

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 4d

New photos from Wuhan High-speed Rail Station. The tiling on the platforms has a reflective finish which makes for interestng light. Every time I depart from Wuhan I take photos at the station and over the years I have built up a collection: camerondcampbell.smugmug.com/China/Mainla...

Black and white photo of a train at the platform at Wuhan Station

Panorama view in black and white of the platforms at Wuhan HSR Station

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 4d

He's turning into Zorg in Fifth Element

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 5d

Brookings Report on Trump's China strategy at the one year mark...
www.brookings.edu/articles/mak...

Making America great again? Evaluating Trump’s China strategy at the one-year mark | Brookings

This report assesses whether the Trump administration’s second-term approach toward China has produced measurable gains after one year.

www.brookings.edu

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 5d

The trams are awesome.

The Economist @economist.com · 5d

Tourists now account for about 15% of the 150,000 tram trips made in the city each day, reckons Nixon Cheung from Hong Kong’s tram network. The phenomenon relates to a broader trend

The best way to see Hong Kong is on its trams

It’s an inexpensive way to see an expensive city

econ.st

The Economist @economist.com · 5d

Tourists now account for about 15% of the 150,000 tram trips made in the city each day, reckons Nixon Cheung from Hong Kong’s tram network. The phenomenon relates to a broader trend

The best way to see Hong Kong is on its trams

It’s an inexpensive way to see an expensive city

econ.st

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 5d

Mr Martin I think you’re forgetting the power of ChatGPT

IGN @ign.com · 6d

George R.R. Martin has said that if he never completes Game of Thrones sequel Winds of Winter (or the book after that), there's no plan for anyone else to step in. Instead, his Song of Ice and Fire series simply "won't be finished."

Game of Thrones Writer George R.R. Martin Says There's No Plan if He Dies Before Completing Winds of Winter, and the Series Simply 'Won't Be Finished'

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Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 5d

I just started processing pictures from a visit to Seoul back in December. Here are some pictures from a walk on Supyo-ro near Jongno 3-ga on our first evening. Full gallery: camerondcampbell.smugmug.com/East-and-Sou...

A food stall on Supyo-ro at night in Seoul in December

A food stand on the sidewalk on Supyo-ro at night, in Seoul

An alley off of Supyo-ro, at night, in December

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 6d

Needs to wander into a small town that he finds out is entirely populated by them.

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 6d

Alexander Abian told us what to do with the Moon, but we ignored him, and now we're paying the price.

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 6d

This is what Bluesky is for

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 6d

Remember he started at the tail end of an era when artists still named themselves after administrative or geographic units... Kansas, Chicago, Alabama, Asia, and his case, Manitoba. Till he got sued by Handsome Dick Manitoba.

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 7d

Great to see some truly awful people turning on each other.

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 8d

Yeah. Sort of bizarre in retrospect. But given how time and money intensive parenting is now, no wonder people want few or no kids...

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 8d

Yeah, I can't help but think that birth rates would be higher if parenting was as casual as what I remember from being a kid in the 70s and early 80s. Most of the time our parents had no idea what my friends and I were doing.

mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 8d

An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 9d

Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.

via The Economist

Cameron D. Campbell 康文林 @camerondcampbell.blog · 8d

Yeah, it passed its sell-by date when they gave it to Kissinger. It's an embarrassment and they should just quit.

Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 8d

Time to retire the Nobel Peace Prize. It’s outlived any meaningful function I think

Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 8d

It’s possible he’s not quite sure what “mutual” means.

Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 8d

Time to retire the Nobel Peace Prize. It’s outlived any meaningful function I think

Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 8d

It’s possible he’s not quite sure what “mutual” means.

Muzhi Zhou @jomuzhi.bsky.social · 8d

When Hukou becomes less important, what's next? New work with one of my students from Shanghai! It is fun to see how daily observations inspire the student and the research!

mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 8d

An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 9d

Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.

via The Economist

Parental guidance
US parents*, minutes per day spent on child caret, by generation, 1975-2018
Fathers
Mothers
160
120
• Millennial
Gen X
Millennial
Gen X
Silent
80
40
0
Baby-boomer
Baby-boomer
20
30
Silent
ㅜ
40
Mother's age
40
Father's age
50
60
*Who live with partner and at least one child under 18
*Controlling for children under five
Source: American Heritage Time Use Study
20
30
50
60
160
120
80
40
0

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