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Andrew Crowder
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Lucky hubby, proud girl dad. Educator, economist & cleantech guy living in Kyoto. Devoted to literature and martial arts. Immigrant, not expat. Dhammapada 322 Matt. 22:36-40. 書剣同源
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.

It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Yes.
This is just one example of how everything Trump is doing is tracked.

Particularly as a record of ICE.

cohen.house.gov/TrumpAdminTr...
Tracking the Trump Administration’s Harmful Executive Actions
The Trump Administration has acted illegally and unconstitutionally in ways that weaken our democratic institutions, slow down our economy, roll back protections for public health and the environment,...
cohen.house.gov
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.

My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Japanese language @ a hotel today:

In 2 minutes I greeted 3 people 3 ways:
1. Wedding singer: “Ohayō gozaimasu (in the stage & fine arts world, it’s “Ohayō gozaimasu” no matter what time of day);
2. Hotel worker with “Otsukaresama desu,” “You must be tired,”
3. A guest w/ standard “Konnichiwa.”
November 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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🤣🤣
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.

That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.

Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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What do these corporations all have in common?

-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile

They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Still getting it done in #Kyoto, connecting a jazz academic and a tech investor at a popup bar on Kiyamachi.

We in #Japan can serve as an ark of art and culture and connection, ready to step forth to the rescue and the liberation of the New World when the time comes.

May it come soon.
November 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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This is a very powerful PSA by the victims of the Epstein sex abuse ring.

Please share this.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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After Ghislaine Maxwell lied to Todd Blanche, someone waived her sex offender status and moved her to Club Fed with "OUT" custody - allowing her to work outside the prison walls. 3 months ago, I got her Bureau of Prisons points screen as proof. We still don't know who approved all this.
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: I Have Ghislaine Maxwell's Security Score, Custody Level, Transfer Code, and Sex Offender Waiver
I have reviewed an electronic file that includes some of the information Senator Whitehouse is demanding from the Bureau of Prisons.
www.muellershewrote.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Father of two, Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, senselessly killed by ICE

He had no criminal history, just traffic tickets. He was a soft-spoken man who left his quiet village years ago for economic opportunity in the US and worked long hours to support his two children.
www.reuters.com/world/us/chi...
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:

splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I love #Kyoto.

On the way home from KUFS, snagged a colleague with a PhD in Chinese Jazz of the 30s for Hurricanes at a NOLA popup.

Then Jpn political convo at my local bar.

Moon & Jupiter shining strong, the Dioscuri mild in their malevolence.

We are doing OK here, enacting democracy.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Layoffs are reaching their highest levels since the pandemic, but America's corporate elite have never been doing better.

Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
An essay in cross-platform posting.

fb.watch/DclAGSCXX2/
fb.watch
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Fossil fuel lobbyists are now talking gas up as a ‘green’ fuel.

To be absolutely clear, this is nonsense.

Coal full life cycle emissions: 800-1,700g CO2e/kWh

Gas full life cycle emissions: 290-930g CO2e/kWh

Wind power full life cycle emissions: 5-15g CO2e/kWh
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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🧊✈️ ICE AIR CHARTER FLEET🧵

Most ICE flights are operated by Avelo Airlines, GlobalX, Eastern Air Express, Omni Air International, and Key Lime Air.

Here's a list of planes flying for ICE ⤵️
November 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
youtu.be/R0DnptqV39Y?...

The image of Taijiquan is of old folks waving their arms in a park. There's another side. Here the great Chen Ziqiang shows what it's really about. Imagine the fighting distance as almost zero. I've met CZQ twice; Lordy, how he beat my ass both times!
Master Chen Ziqiang June 2011 Push Hands Seminar Day 2 -- Form Demonstration (7/7)
YouTube video by gptaichi
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
youtube.com/shorts/Ze3g9...

It’s this stuff that makes me proud to be born in the USA.
PORTLAND ICE FROG GETS BACK UP HALLOWEEN READY
YouTube video by Tony Dortie
youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Hi there! I’m a slightly over 40 year old ex-sovereign of a now fallen empire called Twitter, looking to rebuild a following in pastures green under a Bluesky. Oh, and I sing - but not necessarily to your liking.
December 2, 2024 at 10:34 AM