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WHY IS THIS HERE?! The Metro Station in the Middle of Nowhere! 🇨🇳 (Hohhot Metro 呼和浩特地铁 内蒙古）
YouTube video by Curt Explores
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END OF THE LINE: BEIJING.
A project I've had brewing a while is a series visiting the end of each line of the Beijing Subway & just having a little look around. No research, no plans, just a little wander like I did in Hohhot .
In this 🧵 of 🧵s, I'll do just that
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFyH...
A project I've had brewing a while is a series visiting the end of each line of the Beijing Subway & just having a little look around. No research, no plans, just a little wander like I did in Hohhot .
In this 🧵 of 🧵s, I'll do just that
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFyH...
We were due to visit Japan for Christmas. Had started weighing up our options with the current geopolitical tension.
I thank the Ambassador for making our decision for us by making it about lazy stereotypes of people no way involved.
Absolutely no desire to visit now.
I thank the Ambassador for making our decision for us by making it about lazy stereotypes of people no way involved.
Absolutely no desire to visit now.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
We were due to visit Japan for Christmas. Had started weighing up our options with the current geopolitical tension.
I thank the Ambassador for making our decision for us by making it about lazy stereotypes of people no way involved.
Absolutely no desire to visit now.
I thank the Ambassador for making our decision for us by making it about lazy stereotypes of people no way involved.
Absolutely no desire to visit now.
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China's electrification transition is dramatic, and leaving us in the dust.
So much for LNG-powered trucks! China and soon India are leapfrogging to the new. And our leaders pushing LNG and retreating on ZEVs look sad & vision-less in comparison.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/n...
So much for LNG-powered trucks! China and soon India are leapfrogging to the new. And our leaders pushing LNG and retreating on ZEVs look sad & vision-less in comparison.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/n...
China's diesel trucks shift to electric. This could change global LNG and diesel demand.
China is replacing its diesel trucks with electric models faster than expected, potentially reshaping global fuel demand and the future of heavy transport.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
China's electrification transition is dramatic, and leaving us in the dust.
So much for LNG-powered trucks! China and soon India are leapfrogging to the new. And our leaders pushing LNG and retreating on ZEVs look sad & vision-less in comparison.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/n...
So much for LNG-powered trucks! China and soon India are leapfrogging to the new. And our leaders pushing LNG and retreating on ZEVs look sad & vision-less in comparison.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/n...
Dan, RIP Mani. A member of two of the most iconic bands of all time. That's not bad going!
Some next level bass lines that man gave the world, & for that we must be forever grateful.
youtu.be/E86gWQs-ios?...
Some next level bass lines that man gave the world, & for that we must be forever grateful.
youtu.be/E86gWQs-ios?...
Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies (Official Video)
YouTube video by PrimalScreamVEVO
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Dan, RIP Mani. A member of two of the most iconic bands of all time. That's not bad going!
Some next level bass lines that man gave the world, & for that we must be forever grateful.
youtu.be/E86gWQs-ios?...
Some next level bass lines that man gave the world, & for that we must be forever grateful.
youtu.be/E86gWQs-ios?...
Truly a dark stain on the history of my hometown. So tragic, for Peter, & for Diane's family
The police arrested a man with learning difficulties, prevented him from having access to a solicitor & beat him until he confessed. He then spent 38 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Truly a dark stain on the history of my hometown. So tragic, for Peter, & for Diane's family
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“to use children as a weapon, as the home secretary is doing, is I think a shabby thing. I’m lost for words, frankly”
Lord Dubs
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
Lord Dubs
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
Labour Peer Who Fled The Nazis Condemns His Party's Immigration Crackdown
Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
“to use children as a weapon, as the home secretary is doing, is I think a shabby thing. I’m lost for words, frankly”
Lord Dubs
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
Lord Dubs
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
Anyway since we're on China commentators, I also found out Drew Pavlou added his own picture to his Wikipedia page, which is quite funny isn't it?
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Anyway since we're on China commentators, I also found out Drew Pavlou added his own picture to his Wikipedia page, which is quite funny isn't it?
Just found out that not only is China journo Melissa Chen married to former Mumford & Sons banjo player turned right wing commentator Winston Aubrey Aladar deBalkan Marshall, but that Mr Aubrey Aladar deBalkan Marshall is also the son of the owner of the Spectator! (both his & Chen's employer)
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Just found out that not only is China journo Melissa Chen married to former Mumford & Sons banjo player turned right wing commentator Winston Aubrey Aladar deBalkan Marshall, but that Mr Aubrey Aladar deBalkan Marshall is also the son of the owner of the Spectator! (both his & Chen's employer)
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The new £26m Mersey Ferry took to the river for the first time in an historic moment for the Liverpool City Region. ⛴️
READ MORE: tinyurl.com/ms5z3c
READ MORE: tinyurl.com/ms5z3c
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The new £26m Mersey Ferry took to the river for the first time in an historic moment for the Liverpool City Region. ⛴️
READ MORE: tinyurl.com/ms5z3c
READ MORE: tinyurl.com/ms5z3c
If someone else tells a joke badly, you should immediately tell it again - properly - in their proximity.
It's called the comedians code.
It's called the comedians code.
November 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
If someone else tells a joke badly, you should immediately tell it again - properly - in their proximity.
It's called the comedians code.
It's called the comedians code.
A good friend to many of the moral arbiters of the China Twitter space 👇🏻
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
A good friend to many of the moral arbiters of the China Twitter space 👇🏻
Surely that would be uncomfortable for both
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Surely that would be uncomfortable for both
A tragic, moving, & important long read in the Guardian today that I really do think you should read, for Craig & the many Craigs in your hometown and every town. But also for the Pams, Stevens, Johns, Jodies, & Taras.
& you, too - you can make a difference.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
& you, too - you can make a difference.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
When I met Craig he was 13 and homeless. I still thought his life might turn around. I was tragically wrong
The long read: I knew he was running away from something. It wasn’t until many years later that I discovered the truth
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A tragic, moving, & important long read in the Guardian today that I really do think you should read, for Craig & the many Craigs in your hometown and every town. But also for the Pams, Stevens, Johns, Jodies, & Taras.
& you, too - you can make a difference.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
& you, too - you can make a difference.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Night kites over the business district
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Night kites over the business district
A beautiful performance by the NCPA Orchestra & Beijing Philharmonic Choir performing 炎黄风情 at the sleek & smooth National Center for Performing Arts.
My first time inside, & my first full orchestra performance!
My first time inside, & my first full orchestra performance!
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A beautiful performance by the NCPA Orchestra & Beijing Philharmonic Choir performing 炎黄风情 at the sleek & smooth National Center for Performing Arts.
My first time inside, & my first full orchestra performance!
My first time inside, & my first full orchestra performance!
In typical British fashion, we've finally decided to jump on the Pasokification trend, a decade after it was cool.
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 AM
In typical British fashion, we've finally decided to jump on the Pasokification trend, a decade after it was cool.
It's time for Autumn's Q&A. Feel free to ask me whatever you want - anonymously - & I'll answer it in the thread below 😊
ngl.link/curtexplores...
ngl.link/curtexplores...
Anonymous messages!
Anonymous messages!
ngl.link
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
It's time for Autumn's Q&A. Feel free to ask me whatever you want - anonymously - & I'll answer it in the thread below 😊
ngl.link/curtexplores...
ngl.link/curtexplores...
British patriots - last year, the UK's railway brought in £25.4 billion, up 5.7% year-on-year.
Good news for British companies, right?
Well, the Overgrond, Chiltern, CrossCountry, & Grand Central are operated by Arriva.
Wholly owned by the American 'I Squared Capital'...
Good news for British companies, right?
Well, the Overgrond, Chiltern, CrossCountry, & Grand Central are operated by Arriva.
Wholly owned by the American 'I Squared Capital'...
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
British patriots - last year, the UK's railway brought in £25.4 billion, up 5.7% year-on-year.
Good news for British companies, right?
Well, the Overgrond, Chiltern, CrossCountry, & Grand Central are operated by Arriva.
Wholly owned by the American 'I Squared Capital'...
Good news for British companies, right?
Well, the Overgrond, Chiltern, CrossCountry, & Grand Central are operated by Arriva.
Wholly owned by the American 'I Squared Capital'...
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
I have never seen a campaign quite like the one against Mamdani. Even by US standards, even by 'against a popular Socialist' standards, it was insane. &, let me be clear, extremely racist & islamophobic throughout.
Congratulations, NYC, for seeing through the bullshit.
Congratulations, NYC, for seeing through the bullshit.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I have never seen a campaign quite like the one against Mamdani. Even by US standards, even by 'against a popular Socialist' standards, it was insane. &, let me be clear, extremely racist & islamophobic throughout.
Congratulations, NYC, for seeing through the bullshit.
Congratulations, NYC, for seeing through the bullshit.
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The magic of the fa cup
Six pounds for a warm bottle of carling
At least dick turpin etc etc
Six pounds for a warm bottle of carling
At least dick turpin etc etc
November 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The magic of the fa cup
Six pounds for a warm bottle of carling
At least dick turpin etc etc
Six pounds for a warm bottle of carling
At least dick turpin etc etc
This is what you're missing on Twitter, in case you're wondering.
November 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This is what you're missing on Twitter, in case you're wondering.
END OF THE LINE: Universal Resort环球度假区 (Line 7)
Ok, maybe not quite in keeping with the spirit of this mission, but since it's actually a terminus for two lines, I'll come back again & look at the area.
For now, though, I wanna ride some coasters!
Ok, maybe not quite in keeping with the spirit of this mission, but since it's actually a terminus for two lines, I'll come back again & look at the area.
For now, though, I wanna ride some coasters!
November 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
END OF THE LINE: Universal Resort环球度假区 (Line 7)
Ok, maybe not quite in keeping with the spirit of this mission, but since it's actually a terminus for two lines, I'll come back again & look at the area.
For now, though, I wanna ride some coasters!
Ok, maybe not quite in keeping with the spirit of this mission, but since it's actually a terminus for two lines, I'll come back again & look at the area.
For now, though, I wanna ride some coasters!
END OF THE LINE: Wanpingcheng 宛平城 (Line 16)
As nice as it would be to do this is numerical order, it just made more sense to start with my closest terminus - Line 16's Wanpingcheng in Fengtai, 6 stations along from my house, & on the line I take almost every day.
As nice as it would be to do this is numerical order, it just made more sense to start with my closest terminus - Line 16's Wanpingcheng in Fengtai, 6 stations along from my house, & on the line I take almost every day.
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
END OF THE LINE: Wanpingcheng 宛平城 (Line 16)
As nice as it would be to do this is numerical order, it just made more sense to start with my closest terminus - Line 16's Wanpingcheng in Fengtai, 6 stations along from my house, & on the line I take almost every day.
As nice as it would be to do this is numerical order, it just made more sense to start with my closest terminus - Line 16's Wanpingcheng in Fengtai, 6 stations along from my house, & on the line I take almost every day.