Brenden Hiskins
@bhiskins1984.bsky.social
My interests are Asia literacy in Australia. I have a Masters degree in Asian Studies from Monash University and a Masters degree in International Relations from the University of Melbourne. My Linktree page is http://www.linktr.ee/brendenhiskins/
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Please note that beginning 1 December 2025 at 0001 AEDT (UTC+1100), there will be changes due to the Christmas-New Year Period. You can get more details on the changes on my personal website at bhiskins.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/p....
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November 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
A reminder to everyone on BlueSky and Mastodon that there will be changes beginning Monday 1 December 2025 at 0001 AEDT (UTC+1100). Please check the pinned post at the top of BlueSky and Mastodon channels. Note that these changes are only temporary due to the Christmas-New Year period.
More on the AI front, and the top universities in South Korea (the so-called SKY universities) had reacted to the AI cheating scandals, yet concrete disciplinary steps remain elusive (www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/s...).
So what should universities do as a reaction to the AI cheating scandals?
So what should universities do as a reaction to the AI cheating scandals?
Top universities react to AI cheating scandals, yet concrete disciplinary steps remain elusive - The Korea Times
As cheating cases involving artificial intelligence (AI) continue to surface at Korea’s elite “SKY” universities — Seoul National, Korea and Yonsei...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
November 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
More on the AI front, and the top universities in South Korea (the so-called SKY universities) had reacted to the AI cheating scandals, yet concrete disciplinary steps remain elusive (www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/s...).
So what should universities do as a reaction to the AI cheating scandals?
So what should universities do as a reaction to the AI cheating scandals?
Hello and welcome to another day here on BlueSky and Mastodon. I will be with you until 2300 AEDT (UTC+1100) tonight. You can access all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at your leisure. Lets get into today here on BlueSky and Mastodon.
BrendenHiskins | Facebook | Linktree
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November 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Hello and welcome to another day here on BlueSky and Mastodon. I will be with you until 2300 AEDT (UTC+1100) tonight. You can access all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at your leisure. Lets get into today here on BlueSky and Mastodon.
It is time for me to love you and leave you here on BlueSky and Mastodon. You can follow all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at your leisure. Until tomorrow, it is good night to everyone on BlueSky and Mastodon, and see you all again tomorrow at 1600 AEDT (UTC+1100)
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November 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
It is time for me to love you and leave you here on BlueSky and Mastodon. You can follow all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at your leisure. Until tomorrow, it is good night to everyone on BlueSky and Mastodon, and see you all again tomorrow at 1600 AEDT (UTC+1100)
If you are in Australia, the social media ban for under 16s begins 10 December. There are a number of articles on The Conversation that parents can use to explain this to their children who would be impacted by the ban. You can access these articles at theconversation.com/au/education
Education – Views & Research – The Conversation
Curated by professional editors, The Conversation offers informed commentary and debate on the issues affecting our world. Plus a Plain English guide to the latest developments and discoveries from th...
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
If you are in Australia, the social media ban for under 16s begins 10 December. There are a number of articles on The Conversation that parents can use to explain this to their children who would be impacted by the ban. You can access these articles at theconversation.com/au/education
Hello and welcome to another day here on BlueSky and Mastodon. I will be with you until 2200 AEDT (UTC+1100) tonight. You can check out all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at your leisure. Lets get into today here on BlueSky and Mastodon.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Hello and welcome to another day here on BlueSky and Mastodon. I will be with you until 2200 AEDT (UTC+1100) tonight. You can check out all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at your leisure. Lets get into today here on BlueSky and Mastodon.
It is now 2200 AEDT (UTC+1100) and it is time for me to love you and leave you here on BlueSky and Mastodon. You can access all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at your leisure. Until tomorrow, it is good night to everyone on BlueSky and Mastodon and see you tomorrow
BrendenHiskins | Facebook | Linktree
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November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It is now 2200 AEDT (UTC+1100) and it is time for me to love you and leave you here on BlueSky and Mastodon. You can access all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at your leisure. Until tomorrow, it is good night to everyone on BlueSky and Mastodon and see you tomorrow
In regards to libraries, visits to libraries in the United States of America has almost halved in the past decade, but up 10% on last year. Libraries are important for our communities, especially with the current economic crisis that is being experienced globally. theconversation.com/australias-p...
Australia’s public libraries are thriving as the cost of living rises. We can’t afford to lose them
A new report shows that visits to Australian public libraries are up 10% – though funding is down. They provide everything from books and internet to help with CVs.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
In regards to libraries, visits to libraries in the United States of America has almost halved in the past decade, but up 10% on last year. Libraries are important for our communities, especially with the current economic crisis that is being experienced globally. theconversation.com/australias-p...
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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Oh my gosh, Korea's getting brutal on the tax cheats, I love it. koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-11...
Ex-first lady's mother tops list of local penalty evader as gov't releases tax dodgers' names
Korea disclosed over 10,000 tax delinquents, including notable individuals. The list aims to enhance tax collection, revealing debts totaling 527.709 billion won for local taxes and penalties.
koreajoongangdaily.joins.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Oh my gosh, Korea's getting brutal on the tax cheats, I love it. koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-11...
Today is International Men's Day and if you are male, please look after both your physical health as well as your mental health. If you have a health problem, please make an appointment with your doctor. If you have mental health issues, please talk to someone.
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Today is International Men's Day and if you are male, please look after both your physical health as well as your mental health. If you have a health problem, please make an appointment with your doctor. If you have mental health issues, please talk to someone.
Hello and welcome to another day here on BlueSky and Mastodon. I will be with you until 2200 AEDT (UTC+1100) tonight. You can access all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at you leisure. Lets get into today here on BlueSky and Mastodon.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Hello and welcome to another day here on BlueSky and Mastodon. I will be with you until 2200 AEDT (UTC+1100) tonight. You can access all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at you leisure. Lets get into today here on BlueSky and Mastodon.
It is now 2215 AEDT (UTC+1100) and it is time for me to love you and leave you here on BlueSky and Mastodon. You can access all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at your leisure. Until tomorrow, it is good night to everyone on BlueSky and Mastodon and see you tomorrow
BrendenHiskins | Facebook | Linktree
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November 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
It is now 2215 AEDT (UTC+1100) and it is time for me to love you and leave you here on BlueSky and Mastodon. You can access all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at your leisure. Until tomorrow, it is good night to everyone on BlueSky and Mastodon and see you tomorrow
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🚨 HEADS UP
Washington State has reported a suspected human H5N1 case with no cattle exposure likely bird-linked (or from contaminated milk).
The patient is severely ill in hospital.
Clade pending (D1 vs B3). CDC confirmation awaited.
If confirmed, it will be Washington’s first H5N1 case of 2025.
Washington State has reported a suspected human H5N1 case with no cattle exposure likely bird-linked (or from contaminated milk).
The patient is severely ill in hospital.
Clade pending (D1 vs B3). CDC confirmation awaited.
If confirmed, it will be Washington’s first H5N1 case of 2025.
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
🚨 HEADS UP
Washington State has reported a suspected human H5N1 case with no cattle exposure likely bird-linked (or from contaminated milk).
The patient is severely ill in hospital.
Clade pending (D1 vs B3). CDC confirmation awaited.
If confirmed, it will be Washington’s first H5N1 case of 2025.
Washington State has reported a suspected human H5N1 case with no cattle exposure likely bird-linked (or from contaminated milk).
The patient is severely ill in hospital.
Clade pending (D1 vs B3). CDC confirmation awaited.
If confirmed, it will be Washington’s first H5N1 case of 2025.
Reposted by Brenden Hiskins
BREAKING: 22-Year-Old Man Dies of H5N1 Bird Flu in Cambodia’s Capital
November 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
BREAKING: 22-Year-Old Man Dies of H5N1 Bird Flu in Cambodia’s Capital
Reposted by Brenden Hiskins
How does a fringe, anti-vaccine party come to influence national politics? In this insightful article, Romeo Marcantuoni and Robert A. Fahey examine Sanseitō, a Japanese political party founded during the pandemic.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Japan #Politics #ConspiracyTheories #APJJF
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Japan #Politics #ConspiracyTheories #APJJF
Fighting the Cabal from the Diet: Sanseitō and the Role of Conspiracy as Political Ideology | Asia-Pacific Journal | Cambridge Core
Fighting the Cabal from the Diet: Sanseitō and the Role of Conspiracy as Political Ideology - Volume 23
www.cambridge.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
How does a fringe, anti-vaccine party come to influence national politics? In this insightful article, Romeo Marcantuoni and Robert A. Fahey examine Sanseitō, a Japanese political party founded during the pandemic.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Japan #Politics #ConspiracyTheories #APJJF
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Japan #Politics #ConspiracyTheories #APJJF
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Should the US use tactical nuclear weapons to deter conventional attacks on Taiwan? "It is highly unlikely that such a conflict would remain limited after U.S. nuclear use." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Should the US use tactical nuclear weapons to deter conventional attacks on Taiwan? "It is highly unlikely that such a conflict would remain limited after U.S. nuclear use." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Referring to a Taiwan scenario as a "survival-threatening situation" and not just something affecting/influencing Japan's security notably would allow for the use of force under the security legislation (the red box in the chart)
english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/6...
www.mofa.go.jp/files/000143...
english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/6...
www.mofa.go.jp/files/000143...
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Referring to a Taiwan scenario as a "survival-threatening situation" and not just something affecting/influencing Japan's security notably would allow for the use of force under the security legislation (the red box in the chart)
english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/6...
www.mofa.go.jp/files/000143...
english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/6...
www.mofa.go.jp/files/000143...
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Very interesting & wide ranging poll on Australian views of PRC-relations
- Most Australian want closer economic relations with Taiwan
- 68% support backing Philippines in South China Sea
- 50% agree that AUKUS makes us safer (25% disagree)
www.uts.edu.au/globalassets...
- Most Australian want closer economic relations with Taiwan
- 68% support backing Philippines in South China Sea
- 50% agree that AUKUS makes us safer (25% disagree)
www.uts.edu.au/globalassets...
November 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Very interesting & wide ranging poll on Australian views of PRC-relations
- Most Australian want closer economic relations with Taiwan
- 68% support backing Philippines in South China Sea
- 50% agree that AUKUS makes us safer (25% disagree)
www.uts.edu.au/globalassets...
- Most Australian want closer economic relations with Taiwan
- 68% support backing Philippines in South China Sea
- 50% agree that AUKUS makes us safer (25% disagree)
www.uts.edu.au/globalassets...
The UTS:ACRI/BIDA Polll 2025 has been released by the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney, and for the state of the relationship between Australia and China, it is interesting reading. You can view it at www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/11...
UTS:ACRI/BIDA Poll 2025
By Elena Collinson and Paul F. Burke
www.uts.edu.au
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The UTS:ACRI/BIDA Polll 2025 has been released by the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney, and for the state of the relationship between Australia and China, it is interesting reading. You can view it at www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/11...
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"South Korea is uneasy beneath the American umbrella and wants a say in how that protection works. That’s not freedom exactly, but it is not dependency either. It is something more awkward, more grown-up."
Seoul’s Nuclear Script: South Korea’s Quiet Redefinition of Deterrence - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea
Two Korean-language-only volumes reveal how Seoul is redefining deterrence and testing the ...
www.38north.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"South Korea is uneasy beneath the American umbrella and wants a say in how that protection works. That’s not freedom exactly, but it is not dependency either. It is something more awkward, more grown-up."
Hello and welcome to another day here on BlueSky and Mastodon. I will be with you until 2200 AEDT (UTC+1100) tonight. You can access all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at your leisure. Lets get into today here on BlueSky and Mastodon.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Hello and welcome to another day here on BlueSky and Mastodon. I will be with you until 2200 AEDT (UTC+1100) tonight. You can access all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at your leisure. Lets get into today here on BlueSky and Mastodon.
It is now 2200 AEDT (UTC+1100) and it is time for me to love you and leave you here on BlueSky and Mastodon. You can check out all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at your leisure. Until tomorrow, it is good night to everyone on BlueSky and Mastodon.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It is now 2200 AEDT (UTC+1100) and it is time for me to love you and leave you here on BlueSky and Mastodon. You can check out all my content 24/7 through Linktree at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski... at your leisure. Until tomorrow, it is good night to everyone on BlueSky and Mastodon.
As you may already be aware, I study Korean on a Friday. But what are the habits of successful language learners? In this article from TechCrunch from 5 March 2017, the authors looks at the three habits of successful language learners. techcrunch.com/2017/03/05/3...
3 habits of successful language learners | TechCrunch
Roughly 1.2 billion people worldwide are currently learning a foreign language. If you are one of them, this article is for you. Whether you are learning to improve your job prospects, do better in sc...
techcrunch.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 AM
As you may already be aware, I study Korean on a Friday. But what are the habits of successful language learners? In this article from TechCrunch from 5 March 2017, the authors looks at the three habits of successful language learners. techcrunch.com/2017/03/05/3...
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“The American military presence in South Korea poses little threat to China,” writes Denny Roy in The Interpreter.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/paradox-us-military-retrenchment-asia-pacific
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/paradox-us-military-retrenchment-asia-pacific
The paradox of US military retrenchment in the Asia-Pacific
A partial retreat in the region could backfire, flaming tensions and emboldening China’s aggression.
www.lowyinstitute.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
“The American military presence in South Korea poses little threat to China,” writes Denny Roy in The Interpreter.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/paradox-us-military-retrenchment-asia-pacific
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/paradox-us-military-retrenchment-asia-pacific