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An excellent & very disturbing overview of the scope & scale of domestic surveillance systems deployed in the US 🇺🇸 by @peter.andringa.me @financialtimes.com 👇
Ostensibly for deportation, these can (& likely are) being fine-tuned for deployment on critics of the Trump regime -- a chilling prospect
Ostensibly for deportation, these can (& likely are) being fine-tuned for deployment on critics of the Trump regime -- a chilling prospect
NEW: We took a deep dive into ICE's data dragnet: the data brokers, biometrics tools, and license plate readers powering Trump's deportation effort. Some of the contracts are for tools previous administrations deemed too intrusive.
Trump’s immigration data dragnet
The US is pulling in vast amounts of personal information in its drive to deport 1mn people this year
ig.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
An excellent & very disturbing overview of the scope & scale of domestic surveillance systems deployed in the US 🇺🇸 by @peter.andringa.me @financialtimes.com 👇
Ostensibly for deportation, these can (& likely are) being fine-tuned for deployment on critics of the Trump regime -- a chilling prospect
Ostensibly for deportation, these can (& likely are) being fine-tuned for deployment on critics of the Trump regime -- a chilling prospect
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This is incredible
MERCENARIES: A Video and Poster Campaign to Counter ICE Recruitment
"They are not protecting our communities—they are trying to destroy them. They aim to wear down our ability to identify w/ each other, our ability to feel compassion. If they succeed, all of us will be in danger."
@crimethinc.com ✊🏼
"They are not protecting our communities—they are trying to destroy them. They aim to wear down our ability to identify w/ each other, our ability to feel compassion. If they succeed, all of us will be in danger."
@crimethinc.com ✊🏼
December 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is incredible
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An good explainer on something fundamental to understanding Taiwanese politics: it doesn't make much sense to talk about the left or right. I often observe that there is little disagreement about how to govern Taiwan but serious disagreement about its identity.
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
Donovan’s Deep Dives: The KMT-DPP’s bureaucrat-led developmental state - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
An good explainer on something fundamental to understanding Taiwanese politics: it doesn't make much sense to talk about the left or right. I often observe that there is little disagreement about how to govern Taiwan but serious disagreement about its identity.
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
THIS:
I'm concerned about their focus on new immigrants in this post. Especially the part about undocumented workers. The TPP is a potential right-wing European party in the making. Let's hope they fail miserably in the 2026 city and county elections. So far there's reason to be optimistic about that.
December 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
THIS:
Obscene and farcical.
Yet another absolutely balanced and not at all outrageous statement by the TPP, somehow comparing the DPP government human rights record to the 1979 Kaohsiung Incident.
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Obscene and farcical.
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“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
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As Taiwanese resources and talent power Nvidia's meteoric growth, there is an ironic twist accompanying the chip giant's re-entry to the #China market, i.e. the very possible scenario that Taiwanese tech will be used in China's planned invasion of #Taiwan.
wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/jensanity-wh...
wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/jensanity-wh...
Jensanity: Why Taiwan must stop worshipping Jensen Huang
The Cult of Jensen is dedicated to a fictitious idea of the dealmaker
wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
As Taiwanese resources and talent power Nvidia's meteoric growth, there is an ironic twist accompanying the chip giant's re-entry to the #China market, i.e. the very possible scenario that Taiwanese tech will be used in China's planned invasion of #Taiwan.
wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/jensanity-wh...
wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/jensanity-wh...
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🇲🇴 🇯🇵 👩🎤
11 days after her Shanghai concert was abruptly cancelled by the organiser citing "force majeure”, Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki announced on Instagram that her January 10th concert in Macao will not go ahead.
11 days after her Shanghai concert was abruptly cancelled by the organiser citing "force majeure”, Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki announced on Instagram that her January 10th concert in Macao will not go ahead.
December 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🇲🇴 🇯🇵 👩🎤
11 days after her Shanghai concert was abruptly cancelled by the organiser citing "force majeure”, Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki announced on Instagram that her January 10th concert in Macao will not go ahead.
11 days after her Shanghai concert was abruptly cancelled by the organiser citing "force majeure”, Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki announced on Instagram that her January 10th concert in Macao will not go ahead.
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FIFA just invented its Peace Prize for President Trump.
But this is the story of the innocent professional soccer player and youth coach that this administration had disappeared and tortured.
Now Jerce Reyes is free — and talking to PTFO: youtu.be/vlz3eGwHZBY?...
But this is the story of the innocent professional soccer player and youth coach that this administration had disappeared and tortured.
Now Jerce Reyes is free — and talking to PTFO: youtu.be/vlz3eGwHZBY?...
Goalie Deported for Real Madrid Tattoo Tells His Story of Survival | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
FIFA just invented its Peace Prize for President Trump.
But this is the story of the innocent professional soccer player and youth coach that this administration had disappeared and tortured.
Now Jerce Reyes is free — and talking to PTFO: youtu.be/vlz3eGwHZBY?...
But this is the story of the innocent professional soccer player and youth coach that this administration had disappeared and tortured.
Now Jerce Reyes is free — and talking to PTFO: youtu.be/vlz3eGwHZBY?...
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It’s true there’s now more variation in pro-Beijing parties’ views. But we’re talking about them believing in stuff like ‘gay people should not exist’ at one end and ‘gay people can exist, but have no rights’ at the other. The whole spectrum is cursed, it’s not progress, we must not accept any of it
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
It’s true there’s now more variation in pro-Beijing parties’ views. But we’re talking about them believing in stuff like ‘gay people should not exist’ at one end and ‘gay people can exist, but have no rights’ at the other. The whole spectrum is cursed, it’s not progress, we must not accept any of it
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This is why one should always be a bit wary when Beijing talks about how every country should be allowed to pursue political developments and democracy at their own pace, according to their own needs. It is just another way of saying ‘nope, not doing this democracy stuff’
December 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
This is why one should always be a bit wary when Beijing talks about how every country should be allowed to pursue political developments and democracy at their own pace, according to their own needs. It is just another way of saying ‘nope, not doing this democracy stuff’
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I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
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She has for several months now been appearing in podcasts, youtube programs, etc. hosted by pro-unification forces in Taiwan, in China or in the Chinese diaspora.
She is even celebrated as a good catch by famous pro-unification influencers (see here for instance - on X - : x.com/NiSiv4/statu...).
She is even celebrated as a good catch by famous pro-unification influencers (see here for instance - on X - : x.com/NiSiv4/statu...).
x.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 AM
She has for several months now been appearing in podcasts, youtube programs, etc. hosted by pro-unification forces in Taiwan, in China or in the Chinese diaspora.
She is even celebrated as a good catch by famous pro-unification influencers (see here for instance - on X - : x.com/NiSiv4/statu...).
She is even celebrated as a good catch by famous pro-unification influencers (see here for instance - on X - : x.com/NiSiv4/statu...).
Government lawyers argued "officials are duty-bound to deport non-citizens on a removal pathway, pointing to a 2003 court ruling that said it was required 'even if it is virtually certain that he or she will be killed'."
Fuck this Labor government and every faux human rights champion in parliament.
Fuck this Labor government and every faux human rights champion in parliament.
Australia deporting refugee to Nauru may cause his ‘imminent’ and ‘preventable’ death, court hears
Australia deporting refugee to Nauru may cause his ‘imminent’ and ‘preventable’ death, court hears
Legal team of man who was part of cohort of non-citizens freed after high court decision argues Nauru’s medical facilities are ‘insufficient’ to treat his severe asthma
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Lawyers for an Iranian refugee Australia wants to deport to Nauru say there is a “real risk he will die” there, setting the stage for a showdown against the federal government’s $2.5bn NZYQ deal.
The case surrounding the Iranian refugee, known as TXCM, who was granted a 30-year visa for Nauru in February and subsequently placed back into immigration detention after being freed by the 2023 high court ruling, was heard in the high court on Tuesday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Government lawyers argued "officials are duty-bound to deport non-citizens on a removal pathway, pointing to a 2003 court ruling that said it was required 'even if it is virtually certain that he or she will be killed'."
Fuck this Labor government and every faux human rights champion in parliament.
Fuck this Labor government and every faux human rights champion in parliament.
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…then Trump has just given the PLA a multi-year acceleration in all of these domains.
While simultaneously telling Japan and Taiwan:
“You must shoulder more deterrence because the U.S. is pulling back.”
This is the definition of strategic betrayal.
While simultaneously telling Japan and Taiwan:
“You must shoulder more deterrence because the U.S. is pulling back.”
This is the definition of strategic betrayal.
December 9, 2025 at 4:43 AM
…then Trump has just given the PLA a multi-year acceleration in all of these domains.
While simultaneously telling Japan and Taiwan:
“You must shoulder more deterrence because the U.S. is pulling back.”
This is the definition of strategic betrayal.
While simultaneously telling Japan and Taiwan:
“You must shoulder more deterrence because the U.S. is pulling back.”
This is the definition of strategic betrayal.
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The DOJ arrested Americans for smuggling H200 chips because they “determine military AI superiority”… and then, on the same day, legalized H200 exports to China for a 25% cut.
This is self-inflicted strategic disarmament for cash.
This is self-inflicted strategic disarmament for cash.
December 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The DOJ arrested Americans for smuggling H200 chips because they “determine military AI superiority”… and then, on the same day, legalized H200 exports to China for a 25% cut.
This is self-inflicted strategic disarmament for cash.
This is self-inflicted strategic disarmament for cash.
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Hari Kunzru:
`It’s now seven years since Steve Bannon outlined his infamous strategy to “flood the zone with shit.” This, he said, was a way to “deal with” the media, whom he saw as the real enemies of MAGA. In practice, it has been a very effective method of censorship.`
`It’s now seven years since Steve Bannon outlined his infamous strategy to “flood the zone with shit.” This, he said, was a way to “deal with” the media, whom he saw as the real enemies of MAGA. In practice, it has been a very effective method of censorship.`
Slopocalypse Now
Hari Kunzru surveys the AI slop that dominates our feeds and likens the way it drowns out information to a new form of censorship.
www.artforum.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Hari Kunzru:
`It’s now seven years since Steve Bannon outlined his infamous strategy to “flood the zone with shit.” This, he said, was a way to “deal with” the media, whom he saw as the real enemies of MAGA. In practice, it has been a very effective method of censorship.`
`It’s now seven years since Steve Bannon outlined his infamous strategy to “flood the zone with shit.” This, he said, was a way to “deal with” the media, whom he saw as the real enemies of MAGA. In practice, it has been a very effective method of censorship.`
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The GAIN Act could play a crucial role here, since TSMC is fully booked for American tech companies throughout 2026.
If Jensen were to sell H200 to China, some of the allocation for American tech companies will have to go to Chinese tech companies.
If Jensen were to sell H200 to China, some of the allocation for American tech companies will have to go to Chinese tech companies.
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The GAIN Act could play a crucial role here, since TSMC is fully booked for American tech companies throughout 2026.
If Jensen were to sell H200 to China, some of the allocation for American tech companies will have to go to Chinese tech companies.
If Jensen were to sell H200 to China, some of the allocation for American tech companies will have to go to Chinese tech companies.
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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Trump is letting NVIDIA export cutting-edge AI chips that his own DOJ revealed are being illegally smuggled into China.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Trump is letting NVIDIA export cutting-edge AI chips that his own DOJ revealed are being illegally smuggled into China.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
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It was never about deporting criminals. It was always about using deportation to criminalize people they want to control.
They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It was never about deporting criminals. It was always about using deportation to criminalize people they want to control.
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PRC Ambassador Xiao Qian seems to be a regular columnist in Australian newspapers.
As Beijing continues military threats and political warfare against Taiwan, PRC Ambassador Xiao Qian warns Australia about "appeasement" of Japan, following PM Takaichi's comments that a PRC war against the Taiwanese would threaten Japan's security.
December 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
PRC Ambassador Xiao Qian seems to be a regular columnist in Australian newspapers.
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British universities’ reliance on Chinese fees fuelling self-censorship, say academics
www.ft.com/content/a123...
www.ft.com/content/a123...
British universities’ reliance on Chinese fees fuelling self-censorship, say academics
Lecturers call for improved safeguards against Beijing’s influence on UK campuses
www.ft.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
British universities’ reliance on Chinese fees fuelling self-censorship, say academics
www.ft.com/content/a123...
www.ft.com/content/a123...
So very irritating to hear Americans and other foreigners banging on about Taiwan being provocative, or the prospect of it, even as this incident demonstrates the Taiwanese reality: a lowlife who is asking to have the living shit beaten out of him is treated with restraint and caution.
Puma Shen says that he and daughter (a minor) were harassed outside the National Concert Hall in Taipei. Among other things, the person who confronted him about his "wicked deeds" allegedly asked him "Do you know that you are in danger in Taiwan too?" Not good.
www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/20...
www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/20...
陪女兒散步遭錄影突襲 沈伯洋：仇恨掩蓋良知 | 政治 | 中央社 CNA
日前遭中共宣稱立案偵查的民進黨立委沈伯洋今天說，他帶著女兒在國家音樂廳散步，有名男子突然用手機強光照著他錄影質問；沈伯洋感嘆，當謠言取代了思考，仇恨就掩蓋了良知，把家人捲入的惡意，正是他必須對抗的黑暗。
www.cna.com.tw
December 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
So very irritating to hear Americans and other foreigners banging on about Taiwan being provocative, or the prospect of it, even as this incident demonstrates the Taiwanese reality: a lowlife who is asking to have the living shit beaten out of him is treated with restraint and caution.