Glenda
@curiousscribe.bsky.social
Video coordinator with @afpnews.bsky.social for China, Mongolia, Hong Kong. Previously based in 🇮🇳 🇦🇺 . Interested in international security and rural economics. Loves 🐈
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🇭🇰 An outpouring of grief swept Hong Kong on Saturday as thousands paid their respects and laid flowers for the 128 people killed in one of the city's deadliest fires, marking the start of an official, three-day mourning period.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🇭🇰 An outpouring of grief swept Hong Kong on Saturday as thousands paid their respects and laid flowers for the 128 people killed in one of the city's deadliest fires, marking the start of an official, three-day mourning period.
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Wow, I’ve been to South Sudan but I would absolutely love to go back to shoot this spectacular event
www.wsj.com/world/africa...
www.wsj.com/world/africa...
This Is the World’s Biggest Animal Migration—and Few Outsiders Have Seen It
Six million antelope storm through a pocket of Africa that’s nearly impossible to get to, but the Journal caught them on camera. “The entire planet should be amazed that this exists.”
www.wsj.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Wow, I’ve been to South Sudan but I would absolutely love to go back to shoot this spectacular event
www.wsj.com/world/africa...
www.wsj.com/world/africa...
100% agree…. No timewasters please
‘No timewasters please’: is setting boundaries necessary or plain rude? | Opinion
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‘No timewasters please’: is setting boundaries necessary or plain rude? | Opinion
Rejecting ditherers can seem abrupt. But in our overloaded age, taking up valuable time is also an affront
on.ft.com
June 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
100% agree…. No timewasters please
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Last year was the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people dying worldwide, the United Nations said on Friday, calling the "tragedy... unacceptable and preventable". u.afp.com/SwdD
March 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Last year was the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people dying worldwide, the United Nations said on Friday, calling the "tragedy... unacceptable and preventable". u.afp.com/SwdD
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With news of the gender pay gaps in Australia worth remembering that in 96% of all occupations, men earn more than women. Ninety six. (Including, of course, midwives)
australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-tax...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-tax...
March 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
With news of the gender pay gaps in Australia worth remembering that in 96% of all occupations, men earn more than women. Ninety six. (Including, of course, midwives)
australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-tax...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-tax...
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✅Measles was declared eliminated in U.S. in 2000 due to the measles vaccine.
📍Today, Mexico has issued a warning to avoid traveling to the U.S. because of measles outbreaks in Texas and 7 other U.S. states.
📍Today, Mexico has issued a warning to avoid traveling to the U.S. because of measles outbreaks in Texas and 7 other U.S. states.
March 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
✅Measles was declared eliminated in U.S. in 2000 due to the measles vaccine.
📍Today, Mexico has issued a warning to avoid traveling to the U.S. because of measles outbreaks in Texas and 7 other U.S. states.
📍Today, Mexico has issued a warning to avoid traveling to the U.S. because of measles outbreaks in Texas and 7 other U.S. states.
Heard this throughout my life
“You should be grateful”
I know where I’ve heard that from
I know where I’ve heard that from
March 1, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Heard this throughout my life
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I also made a starter pack for the Topic of Terrorism, Violent Extremism and National Security.
Part 1 of the starter pack is here go.bsky.app/T8hq4cX
The second starter pack can be found here
go.bsky.app/8gVEp2x
If you want to be added please reach out
Part 1 of the starter pack is here go.bsky.app/T8hq4cX
The second starter pack can be found here
go.bsky.app/8gVEp2x
If you want to be added please reach out
Perennial dissemination of my Conspiracy Theory researcher starter pack. These individuals will provide invaluable insights into the chaos of our world.
Also if i am missing experts let me know so i can add them.
go.bsky.app/FP8gwWj
Also if i am missing experts let me know so i can add them.
go.bsky.app/FP8gwWj
February 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I also made a starter pack for the Topic of Terrorism, Violent Extremism and National Security.
Part 1 of the starter pack is here go.bsky.app/T8hq4cX
The second starter pack can be found here
go.bsky.app/8gVEp2x
If you want to be added please reach out
Part 1 of the starter pack is here go.bsky.app/T8hq4cX
The second starter pack can be found here
go.bsky.app/8gVEp2x
If you want to be added please reach out
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Now, like any time, is a good time to mention that if you want to read about Ukrainian literature in English, @chytomo.bsky.social is now on Bluesky!!
February 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Now, like any time, is a good time to mention that if you want to read about Ukrainian literature in English, @chytomo.bsky.social is now on Bluesky!!
“The Constitution does not allow the government to control speech… Allowing such government control and retaliation to stand is a threat to every American’s freedom.“
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Associated Press sues White House officials over press access ban
The wire service’s journalists have been banned from White House events since Feb. 11 over the organization’s use of the name Gulf of Mexico.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
“The Constitution does not allow the government to control speech… Allowing such government control and retaliation to stand is a threat to every American’s freedom.“
www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
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It happened so fast, I didn’t realize until just now that Bluesky has blown past 31 MILLION active users!! 💨 🦋
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February 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It happened so fast, I didn’t realize until just now that Bluesky has blown past 31 MILLION active users!! 💨 🦋
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Excellent use of data and graphics #USAID
How much money will Americans lose if USAID is cut? Quite a lot, it turns out. I've made shareable graphics showing the ties betwen AID agriculture funding and each state. A public Google Drive repository is here: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
February 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Excellent use of data and graphics #USAID
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🇨🇳 En Chine, la virile danse du lion s'ouvre aux femmes.
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February 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🇨🇳 En Chine, la virile danse du lion s'ouvre aux femmes.
➡️ https://u.afp.com/S4mR
➡️ https://u.afp.com/S4mR
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Donald Trump pauses tariffs on low-cost parcels in US-China trade reprieve
https://www.ft.com/content/70c9e877-6e4e-47fc-a36e-a074fa92b82b
https://www.ft.com/content/70c9e877-6e4e-47fc-a36e-a074fa92b82b
Donald Trump pauses tariffs on low-cost parcels in US-China trade reprieve
Repeal of ‘de minimis’ exemption had sparked turmoil at US customs and postal service as shipments piled up
www.ft.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Donald Trump pauses tariffs on low-cost parcels in US-China trade reprieve
https://www.ft.com/content/70c9e877-6e4e-47fc-a36e-a074fa92b82b
https://www.ft.com/content/70c9e877-6e4e-47fc-a36e-a074fa92b82b
Wait, what???
I wish the San Antonio Zoo was on here bc they are unbelievably funny on social media and also if you give them $10 they will name a cockroach after someone you hate and then feed it to an animal at the zoo
San Antonio Zoo Will, Once Again, Let You Name a Cockroach After Your Ex and Have It Fed to an Animal
The San Antonio Zoo will be celebrating Valentine's Day later this month through its annual 'Cry Me a Cockroach' fundraiser, which will allow individuals to name a cockroach after their ex that will t...
people.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Wait, what???
Good story by Will Patterson
Environmentalists say poaching of the trees is on the rise in Hong Kong, fueled by black market demand in mainland China and abroad.
https://u.afp.com/S4PB
https://u.afp.com/S4PB
February 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Good story by Will Patterson
Good read
February 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Good read
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“Without treatment, virus levels in people with HIV will spike, hobbling the immune systems of the infected and increasing odds they will spread the virus to others.
Interrupted treatment may lead to the emergence of resistant strains that can spread across the world”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Interrupted treatment may lead to the emergence of resistant strains that can spread across the world”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“Without treatment, virus levels in people with HIV will spike, hobbling the immune systems of the infected and increasing odds they will spread the virus to others.
Interrupted treatment may lead to the emergence of resistant strains that can spread across the world”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Interrupted treatment may lead to the emergence of resistant strains that can spread across the world”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
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After 13 years in Hong Kong as a refugee, "John" received plane tickets that would grant his family new lives in the United States—only for them to be snatched away with a stroke of the pen by President Donald Trump.
AFP breaks the story: www.yahoo.com/news/us-boun...
AFP breaks the story: www.yahoo.com/news/us-boun...
January 26, 2025 at 7:08 AM
After 13 years in Hong Kong as a refugee, "John" received plane tickets that would grant his family new lives in the United States—only for them to be snatched away with a stroke of the pen by President Donald Trump.
AFP breaks the story: www.yahoo.com/news/us-boun...
AFP breaks the story: www.yahoo.com/news/us-boun...
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The WASPs did an incredible job ferrying warplanes around the world to where they were needed. They flew every kind of plane, from P-51s to B-29s, across oceans and arctic wastes. 38 of them lost their lives doing so.
The Air Force has removed videos of its storied Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — the female World War II pilots who were vital in ferrying warplanes for the military — to comply with the Trump admin’s crackdown on DEI initiatives.
apnews.com/article/air-...
apnews.com/article/air-...
More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots
The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — female World War ...
apnews.com
January 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The WASPs did an incredible job ferrying warplanes around the world to where they were needed. They flew every kind of plane, from P-51s to B-29s, across oceans and arctic wastes. 38 of them lost their lives doing so.
Watching subreddits banning X links
a man with a lanyard around his neck is dancing
ALT: a man with a lanyard around his neck is dancing
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January 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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