Renaud
@rhaccart.bsky.social
12 years in Hong Kong, relocated a year ago in Geneva. Father, occasional runner, aging metal head and all around curious person.
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I am sure someone else has already come to this realization, but Gandalf is basically a neighborhood cat.
He has different names for everyone who knows him, disappears for worrisomely long periods, shows up whenever he wants, and no one knows where he comes from, but everyone loves him.
He has different names for everyone who knows him, disappears for worrisomely long periods, shows up whenever he wants, and no one knows where he comes from, but everyone loves him.
December 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I am sure someone else has already come to this realization, but Gandalf is basically a neighborhood cat.
He has different names for everyone who knows him, disappears for worrisomely long periods, shows up whenever he wants, and no one knows where he comes from, but everyone loves him.
He has different names for everyone who knows him, disappears for worrisomely long periods, shows up whenever he wants, and no one knows where he comes from, but everyone loves him.
“Contested”
“Strong performance”
“Independent”
“Political analysts”
At least, “executive-led” actually means what it means.
“Strong performance”
“Independent”
“Political analysts”
At least, “executive-led” actually means what it means.
"Having all seats contested in [the LegCo] election and the resulting strong performance by independent candidates signal emerging political diversity within Hong Kong’s reformed electoral system, political analysts have said."
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
‘High-quality democracy’: what does Beijing’s new phrase for Hong Kong mean?
Beijing seeks orderly form of politics with executive-led government working closely with lawmakers not in confrontation with each other, analysts say.
www.scmp.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
“Contested”
“Strong performance”
“Independent”
“Political analysts”
At least, “executive-led” actually means what it means.
“Strong performance”
“Independent”
“Political analysts”
At least, “executive-led” actually means what it means.
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of course Ben Smith's read of the situation is that the Trump administration isn't as corrupt as Paramount officials predicted they'd be and are bristling at claims of favoritism
which doesn't seem based on anything because Trump has repeatedly, openly stated he wants Paramount to win
which doesn't seem based on anything because Trump has repeatedly, openly stated he wants Paramount to win
Finger-pointing in Washington as Paramount goes hostile
The Ellisons “leaned into the stereotypes” of a politicized regulatory process in its aggressive pursuit of for Warner Bros.
www.semafor.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
of course Ben Smith's read of the situation is that the Trump administration isn't as corrupt as Paramount officials predicted they'd be and are bristling at claims of favoritism
which doesn't seem based on anything because Trump has repeatedly, openly stated he wants Paramount to win
which doesn't seem based on anything because Trump has repeatedly, openly stated he wants Paramount to win
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30+ movies a year. Wow. That's very impressive. This year Paramount released a grand total of 7, exactly one of which made the year's top 25 (while losing $), so there is zero reason to believe that the company has the means to more than quadruple its output. deadline.com/2025/12/para...
Paramount Promises To Release 30+ Films Annually If It Acquires Warner Bros: “We’re Going To Satisfy The Needs Of The Moviegoing Public”
Should Paramount succeed in acquiring Warner Bros, the combined studio will release more than 30 theatrical titles a year. This was Paramount CEO David Ellison’s promise during a phone presser followi...
deadline.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
30+ movies a year. Wow. That's very impressive. This year Paramount released a grand total of 7, exactly one of which made the year's top 25 (while losing $), so there is zero reason to believe that the company has the means to more than quadruple its output. deadline.com/2025/12/para...
The legal system will, not without legitimacy, put the blame on the parents but I wish there could also be consequence for the galaxy of charlatans who chose to build livelihoods on advice that can, if listened to, get children killed or in danger.
Children, ffs.
Children, ffs.
A 5-month-old baby died, & 3 surviving children, ages 2, 4, & 5, had to be hospitalized with rickets, osteopenia, vitamin D deficiency, & significant developmental delays bc their parents put them on “alkaline diets.”
Anyone saying alkalization has health benefits is a murderous liar & a charlatan.
Anyone saying alkalization has health benefits is a murderous liar & a charlatan.
December 9, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The legal system will, not without legitimacy, put the blame on the parents but I wish there could also be consequence for the galaxy of charlatans who chose to build livelihoods on advice that can, if listened to, get children killed or in danger.
Children, ffs.
Children, ffs.
“There will be areas where it will impact some jobs. So, as a society, I think we need to be having those conversations.”
“So, universal income?”
“Wait no can you leave us out of that?”
“So, universal income?”
“Wait no can you leave us out of that?”
it would probably be wise for the extraction class to stop talking
As AI wipes jobs, Google CEO Sundar Pichai says it’s up to everyday people to adapt accordingly: ‘We will have to work through societal disruption’ | Fortune
AI isn’t just coming for entry-level workers. Google CEO Sundar Pichai says no job, not even his own, is safe. But those who don’t adapt will be the first to fall.
fortune.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:34 AM
“There will be areas where it will impact some jobs. So, as a society, I think we need to be having those conversations.”
“So, universal income?”
“Wait no can you leave us out of that?”
“So, universal income?”
“Wait no can you leave us out of that?”
Federal employees should tell Oz to do less surgery to stop looking like the demonic bad guy in Needless Things
NEW: Dr. Oz is quite literally telling his federal employees to eat less.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.
www.wired.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Federal employees should tell Oz to do less surgery to stop looking like the demonic bad guy in Needless Things
Thank you lord baby formula is not (yet?) treated like a food supplement! 🙄
Formula is a great invention for when a woman can’t directly feed their baby for whatever reason. Go take a hike.
Formula is a great invention for when a woman can’t directly feed their baby for whatever reason. Go take a hike.
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Thank you lord baby formula is not (yet?) treated like a food supplement! 🙄
Formula is a great invention for when a woman can’t directly feed their baby for whatever reason. Go take a hike.
Formula is a great invention for when a woman can’t directly feed their baby for whatever reason. Go take a hike.
Restore the cash refunds for late or canceled flights, cretin
The Trump administration said it wants airlines and airports to offer travelers healthier food options, exercise equipment and family-friendly features like playspaces and nursing facilities.
December 9, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Restore the cash refunds for late or canceled flights, cretin
Hard to tell how it’ll get but I sincerely hope the Ellison fall flat on their face with this one ❤️
this pretty much guarantees months and months of performative bullshit by Trump and Ellison and right wing media about how Netflix ownership would be a woke antitrust nightmare, but letting Larry and his nepobaby son dominate U.S. media would be a delightful, populist spritzer
It’s a Bidding War: Paramount Attempts Hostile Offer for Warner Bros.
David Ellison calls Netflix's $82.7 billion deal value an "inferior proposal" and tells Warners shareholders that his coalition promises $18 billion more in cash.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Hard to tell how it’ll get but I sincerely hope the Ellison fall flat on their face with this one ❤️
I know it’s not exactly doing things “by the book” but I wish media didn’t use “Paramount” in their reporting but “Larry and his son David Ellisson” because that’s a better way to express the stakes.
Paramount launches a hostile $108 billion bid to snatch Warner from Netflix www.theverge.com/news/839813/...
Paramount launches a hostile $108 billion bid to snatch Warner from Netflix
It’s not over yet.
www.theverge.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I know it’s not exactly doing things “by the book” but I wish media didn’t use “Paramount” in their reporting but “Larry and his son David Ellisson” because that’s a better way to express the stakes.
Are those “America first” people aware of which other countries reject dual citizenship? Any guess?
There's no legitimate purpose behind removing dual citizenships. But the ability to restrict the movement of citizens is one of the early goals of fascism. It makes it easier to stop people fleeing and punish dissidents.
www.forbes.com/sites/virgin...
www.forbes.com/sites/virgin...
Sen. Moreno’s Bill Seeks to End Dual Citizenship in U.S.
Sen. Bernie Moreno’s Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025 seeks to end dual citizenship, raising constitutional, tax and enforcement challenges.
www.forbes.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Are those “America first” people aware of which other countries reject dual citizenship? Any guess?
Appreciation for the authorities swiftly rehousing 2,600 individuals (I wonder if the Covid camps were used 😅) and immediately announcing financial relief (in cash or as free healthcare) to all impacted, including foreign domestic helpers.
That victim age range is heartbreaking
That victim age range is heartbreaking
1/ All you need to know on the Wang Fuk Court #TaiPo fire as of Wednesday night:
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December 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Appreciation for the authorities swiftly rehousing 2,600 individuals (I wonder if the Covid camps were used 😅) and immediately announcing financial relief (in cash or as free healthcare) to all impacted, including foreign domestic helpers.
That victim age range is heartbreaking
That victim age range is heartbreaking
Anybody wants to explain to this lady that nut everyone is - or ambitions to be - C-level executive in a billion dollar company?
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Anybody wants to explain to this lady that nut everyone is - or ambitions to be - C-level executive in a billion dollar company?
Not saying I’m jealous of our US friends, but… always nice to see a solid double bill @fullmetalkitchen.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Not saying I’m jealous of our US friends, but… always nice to see a solid double bill @fullmetalkitchen.bsky.social
The best people
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The best people
Small thing but I hope the next president will immediate raze that stupid ballroom (created for bribing purposes in plain sight) and but be stupid enough to find an excuse not to do it.
I still can’t believe this motherfucker tore down the East Wing.
November 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Small thing but I hope the next president will immediate raze that stupid ballroom (created for bribing purposes in plain sight) and but be stupid enough to find an excuse not to do it.
Il devrait y avoir des sanctions criminelles, en plus d’une perte de son emploi (à vie) pour des *représentant de l’ordre* demandant à un officer de se parjurer.
« Deux jours plus tard, Christophe M. raconte avoir été convoqué "dans le bureau du syndicat Alliance". Sur place, le délégué départemental dit à Christophe M. "de ne pas donner une version contradictoire à celle du capitaine", ni à celle de son collègue »
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www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
« On m’a demandé de mentir à la justice » : le terrible aveu d’un policier dans l’affaire Angelina
L’enquête pour identifier les policiers qui, en 2018, ont fracassé le crâne de la jeune femme à Marseille prend un virage décisif. Selon nos informations, des agents ont reconnu avoir été présents au…
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November 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Il devrait y avoir des sanctions criminelles, en plus d’une perte de son emploi (à vie) pour des *représentant de l’ordre* demandant à un officer de se parjurer.
Adding Weiss to the (long) list of “fuck that person” of the Trump era. Litteraly paid a fortune to make the world significantly worse.
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Adding Weiss to the (long) list of “fuck that person” of the Trump era. Litteraly paid a fortune to make the world significantly worse.
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Zohran Mamdani polled +40% on men under 30. So we wasted all that time on all those think pieces about how we need a Joe Rogan for the left, when what we actually needed were *policies* for the left.
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Zohran Mamdani polled +40% on men under 30. So we wasted all that time on all those think pieces about how we need a Joe Rogan for the left, when what we actually needed were *policies* for the left.
For all HKer out there, this kind public noises from a public office will feel very familiar.
For those not familiar, this is exactly the kind of reaction you get from authoritarian regimes. A sad mix of childish reaction and bad faith.
For those not familiar, this is exactly the kind of reaction you get from authoritarian regimes. A sad mix of childish reaction and bad faith.
DHS says our new piece is "dishonest, slanted, and fundamentally inaccurate" but won't say why. Here's the story where we show with evidence that DHS spliced together clips spanning years and multiple locations to create its own reality. Gift link wapo.st/4nuDGwf
October 30, 2025 at 5:57 AM
For all HKer out there, this kind public noises from a public office will feel very familiar.
For those not familiar, this is exactly the kind of reaction you get from authoritarian regimes. A sad mix of childish reaction and bad faith.
For those not familiar, this is exactly the kind of reaction you get from authoritarian regimes. A sad mix of childish reaction and bad faith.
Are there Olympics for “most divorced from reality paragraph”?
Walsh’s diatribe is pretty much wrong on everything he’s saying. He’s such a grifter.
Walsh’s diatribe is pretty much wrong on everything he’s saying. He’s such a grifter.
"We would have cheaper groceries if we let 40 million people including children starve" is a hell of take.
October 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Are there Olympics for “most divorced from reality paragraph”?
Walsh’s diatribe is pretty much wrong on everything he’s saying. He’s such a grifter.
Walsh’s diatribe is pretty much wrong on everything he’s saying. He’s such a grifter.
Let’s take this one step further: this ballroom is being built to scale up Trump’s “donor diners” (why continue at Mar A Lago when you can scale up at the White House?).
They’re enabling corruption to a scale never seen in US history.
They’re enabling corruption to a scale never seen in US history.
The 37 ballroom donors won’t be remembered for generosity, but for funding a monument to authoritarian vanity during a shutdown, at a venue nicknamed after a sex trafficker, while Americans wonder how they’ll eat. History keeps receipts & their names aren’t coming off those walls
October 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Let’s take this one step further: this ballroom is being built to scale up Trump’s “donor diners” (why continue at Mar A Lago when you can scale up at the White House?).
They’re enabling corruption to a scale never seen in US history.
They’re enabling corruption to a scale never seen in US history.
There is a category of people out there who will basically spare no resources (in time and energy) doing something they don’t agree with rather than… bite the bullet and just get it over with.
I’m not saying everything has to be efficient in life, but in that case, couldn’t we spare ourselves.
I’m not saying everything has to be efficient in life, but in that case, couldn’t we spare ourselves.
October 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
There is a category of people out there who will basically spare no resources (in time and energy) doing something they don’t agree with rather than… bite the bullet and just get it over with.
I’m not saying everything has to be efficient in life, but in that case, couldn’t we spare ourselves.
I’m not saying everything has to be efficient in life, but in that case, couldn’t we spare ourselves.