Loren Heinold
lorenheinold.bsky.social
Loren Heinold
@lorenheinold.bsky.social
American expat in Beijing; craft cocktail company and Mexican restaurant group founder; fan of jazz & blues, Daoism, cooking at home, rock, reading to my daughter, and playing music whenever I can
This article made me sick to my stomach. It seems that most "libertarians" are about as principled as "evangelical Christians"...if you supported/support Trump, the labels you choose to identify yourself are just that, labels.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
Opinion | Libertarians: We Told You So
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:02 AM
First 3 books of 2026 are…in the books
February 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Just three felines chilling

#Caturday
February 8, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Chinese hot sauce stock replenished
February 7, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Promo shot for the weirdest possible Brokeback Mountain sequel
He was born on this land.
Worked it with his bare hands. Spilled blood, sweat, and tears on it. And now America has forgotten about his contributions and left him behind… oh wait, I’m sorry. I’m being told this is Kid Rock.
February 7, 2026 at 8:31 AM
It’s that time of the (Chinese) Zodiac again, time to pat some horses’ asses, 马年要多拍马屁!
February 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Love this for them
Employees of a system built on exploitation did not expect to be included in the exploitation.

#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
February 3, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Heated Rivalry, feline edition

#Caturday
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Fun times…can’t use CITIC’s online banking because I need to update the driver…can’t update the driver because multiple anti-virus programs insist it is corrupted with malware…nice one, CITIC
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 AM
amazing
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 2:41 AM
that Bears TD pass was insane
January 19, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Started to watch the show Ponies and was really confused as to why the lady who does awesome Trump lip sync videos had the lead role in a Cold War thriller.
January 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Was it worth it to cook the turkey bone broth down for 5 hours?
Yes, yes it was.
#soup
January 11, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Reposted by Loren Heinold
I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
January 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
A Beijing Didi driver wanted to pick a fight with me today after he learned I was American (he asked). He said “what would you think if another country sent troops and kidnapped your President?!” I told him “that would be amazing, all for it.” Jaw drop followed by a pleasant conversation

#China
January 9, 2026 at 1:54 PM
For no particular reason

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmfy...
Hanni El Khatib - You Rascal You (Official Video)
YouTube video by Innovative Leisure
m.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Me: Nice Duplo tower, kid. What’s up with all the eyes?
3 y.o.: It’s a watchtower, Daddy.
Me:
January 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Mixue Bingcheng HQ in Zhengzhou. Crazy lines of people waiting to get in.
#China
January 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
It’s a brave new world (moka pot Christmas gift)
December 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Even the Inner Mongolian in-laws liked the cheesy bacon cornbread. Patting myself on the back a bit, ngl
December 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Loki, shrouded
December 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Loki living his best life on #Caturday (there is a heater in the cabinet underneath)
December 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Elder Millenial record day
#nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinyl
December 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
So glad we fought and won the War on Christmas.
Looking to spread some yuletide cheer with my new song “Big Nick Christmas”
December 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Few things in my day to day make me feel murderous rage, but Microsoft inserting Copilot into everything and making it basically impossible to remove is one of them.
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM