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January 22, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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Some quotes from Prosecutor Ned Lai:
“There is no lawful means for ending the leadership of the CCP"
Albert Ho "put CCP at the opposite of his own understanding of democracy"
#AsiasWorldCity #HelloHongKong
“There is no lawful means for ending the leadership of the CCP"
Albert Ho "put CCP at the opposite of his own understanding of democracy"
#AsiasWorldCity #HelloHongKong
January 22, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Some quotes from Prosecutor Ned Lai:
“There is no lawful means for ending the leadership of the CCP"
Albert Ho "put CCP at the opposite of his own understanding of democracy"
#AsiasWorldCity #HelloHongKong
“There is no lawful means for ending the leadership of the CCP"
Albert Ho "put CCP at the opposite of his own understanding of democracy"
#AsiasWorldCity #HelloHongKong
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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say
Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say
Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say
Tribal leaders say Indigenous people have been stopped, questioned, harassed and, in some cases, detained solely on the basis of their skin color or names.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:18 PM
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say
Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say
"FIRST LOOK: Red Bull unveil striking new livery for 2026 F1 season" is certainly a headline the F1 website put on a story about the Red Bull livery being the same again.
January 16, 2026 at 8:04 AM
"FIRST LOOK: Red Bull unveil striking new livery for 2026 F1 season" is certainly a headline the F1 website put on a story about the Red Bull livery being the same again.
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"Several plainclothes police stopped reporters at the scene and shouted, “Why were you able to get in here?”
According to Yahoo, an officer grabbed one reporter by the collar to stop them from taking photos. The officers told the estate’s security guards to search the reporters."
According to Yahoo, an officer grabbed one reporter by the collar to stop them from taking photos. The officers told the estate’s security guards to search the reporters."
Eddie Chu released from prison after serving 4.5-year jail term over national security offence
Former lawmaker Eddie Chu has been released from prison after serving more than four years in jail for conspiring to subvert state power in the city’s largest national security case.
hongkongfp.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:09 AM
"Several plainclothes police stopped reporters at the scene and shouted, “Why were you able to get in here?”
According to Yahoo, an officer grabbed one reporter by the collar to stop them from taking photos. The officers told the estate’s security guards to search the reporters."
According to Yahoo, an officer grabbed one reporter by the collar to stop them from taking photos. The officers told the estate’s security guards to search the reporters."
Princess Bride hoodie, approved
January 14, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Princess Bride hoodie, approved
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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My final Taiwan byline for the Guardian with a scoop on Beijing’s latest creative pressure campaign: telling Europe they’ve misunderstood their own border laws, actually
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
China pressing European countries to bar Taiwan politicians or face crossing a ‘red line’
Exclusive: Chinese officials are using a ‘highly specific’ interpretation of EU rules to suggest Taiwanese figures should not be granted visas, officials say
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:32 AM
My final Taiwan byline for the Guardian with a scoop on Beijing’s latest creative pressure campaign: telling Europe they’ve misunderstood their own border laws, actually
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
A smart solution to a specific problem.
A chart with an example word for each letter – "F for Funny" – easily intelligible to the target audience, and a short description in Chinese of how to write the letter.
carlgene.com/blog/2026/01...
A chart with an example word for each letter – "F for Funny" – easily intelligible to the target audience, and a short description in Chinese of how to write the letter.
carlgene.com/blog/2026/01...
Telephone Interpreting Resources — Low-English Alphabet for Chinese Speakers | 一步一个脚印 - Blog of Carl Gene Fordham
carlgene.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:19 AM
A smart solution to a specific problem.
A chart with an example word for each letter – "F for Funny" – easily intelligible to the target audience, and a short description in Chinese of how to write the letter.
carlgene.com/blog/2026/01...
A chart with an example word for each letter – "F for Funny" – easily intelligible to the target audience, and a short description in Chinese of how to write the letter.
carlgene.com/blog/2026/01...
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You will go faltering after the bright, imperious line
January 12, 2026 at 10:25 AM
You will go faltering after the bright, imperious line
TIL Reuters doesn't understand Denmark.
or does understand the value of a clickbaity headline, one or the other
or does understand the value of a clickbaity headline, one or the other
January 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
TIL Reuters doesn't understand Denmark.
or does understand the value of a clickbaity headline, one or the other
or does understand the value of a clickbaity headline, one or the other
I'm a rich man from an unspeakably privileged background so obviously I should benefit somehow!
January 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I'm a rich man from an unspeakably privileged background so obviously I should benefit somehow!
HOLD THE FRONT PAGE and let's get this on the cover of Things I'm Not Gonna Do magazine
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s “not intended for diagnosis or treatment.”
buff.ly
January 8, 2026 at 9:46 AM
HOLD THE FRONT PAGE and let's get this on the cover of Things I'm Not Gonna Do magazine
"Durham Constabulary does not condone the cool crime of riding a motorbike really fast on public roads."
youtu.be/CEv-wgfKAIk?...
youtu.be/CEv-wgfKAIk?...
130MPH MOTORBIKE CHASE, all caught on the SUSPECT'S GoPro camera | 33-Mile Durham Police Pursuit
YouTube video by Durham Constabulary
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"Durham Constabulary does not condone the cool crime of riding a motorbike really fast on public roads."
youtu.be/CEv-wgfKAIk?...
youtu.be/CEv-wgfKAIk?...
I mean, it wouldn't be (when was it ever?), but it's still worth thinking about.
I generally think it quite important to remind what the Chinese death toll from an invasion would be when we usually talk only about Taiwanese deaths--perhaps if the Chinese public was aware, this would be a restraining force on the CCP leadership
focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait...
focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait...
China would suffer 100,000 fatalities in Taiwan invasion: Report - Focus Taiwan
China could sustain up to 100,000 military fatalities if it invaded Taiwan through amphibious landings, resulting in its ultimate retreat, but it would likely gain control over Taiwan's offshore Kinme...
focustaiwan.tw
January 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I mean, it wouldn't be (when was it ever?), but it's still worth thinking about.
"Propaganda doesn't need to make you stupid. It just needs to make you tired."
This is all very familiar in everyday life here now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY9u...
This is all very familiar in everyday life here now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY9u...
I’m Russian. Here’s how propaganda really works.
YouTube video by Silent East
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:34 AM
"Propaganda doesn't need to make you stupid. It just needs to make you tired."
This is all very familiar in everyday life here now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY9u...
This is all very familiar in everyday life here now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY9u...
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Early candidate for 2026 SCMP tweet of the year
January 5, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Early candidate for 2026 SCMP tweet of the year
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Saw some people in the human rights space applauding Trump’s actions in Venezuela. As someone from China—a country where dictatorship feels omnipotent and where people inside often feel utterly powerless—I understand the desire for an external force to remove a hated tyrant. 1/3
January 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Saw some people in the human rights space applauding Trump’s actions in Venezuela. As someone from China—a country where dictatorship feels omnipotent and where people inside often feel utterly powerless—I understand the desire for an external force to remove a hated tyrant. 1/3
"Everyone knows that Pearl Harbor was bad and wrong. But what my new proposal for military action presupposes is..."
a man in a cowboy hat says well everyone knows custer died at little bighorn in front of a crowd
ALT: a man in a cowboy hat says well everyone knows custer died at little bighorn in front of a crowd
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:10 AM
"Everyone knows that Pearl Harbor was bad and wrong. But what my new proposal for military action presupposes is..."
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hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
I finally got round to WAKE UP DEAD MAN. The locked room puzzle is interesting, but the film was disappointing overall.
January 2, 2026 at 9:47 AM
I finally got round to WAKE UP DEAD MAN. The locked room puzzle is interesting, but the film was disappointing overall.
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The government thinks they are making an example out of political prisoners. But they are in fact creating martyrs.
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The government thinks they are making an example out of political prisoners. But they are in fact creating martyrs.