DaaiTouLaam
@daaitoulaam.bsky.social
HKer, Bostonian, Kansan, always a critic of shoddy governance. A reminder of how quickly a police state can be created. Pronouns: meow, miao, 猫
8pm EST WQXR is live from Carnegie Hall, Beatrice Rana piano recital
www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/...
Saw her perform the same programme last Saturday at NEC's Jordan Hall. Even if you aren't a classical fan, you should recognize some of the themes from Romeo & Juliet and The Nutcracker
www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/...
Saw her perform the same programme last Saturday at NEC's Jordan Hall. Even if you aren't a classical fan, you should recognize some of the themes from Romeo & Juliet and The Nutcracker
Rana plays Prokofiev, Debussy and Tchaikovsky in New York - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Beatrice Rana, piano, plays:
PROKOFIEV: Selections from Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75.
DEBUSSY: Etudes, Book II.
TCHAIKOVSKY: Selections from The Nutcracker Suite (arr. Mikhail Pletnev).
PR...
www.worldconcerthall.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
8pm EST WQXR is live from Carnegie Hall, Beatrice Rana piano recital
www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/...
Saw her perform the same programme last Saturday at NEC's Jordan Hall. Even if you aren't a classical fan, you should recognize some of the themes from Romeo & Juliet and The Nutcracker
www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/...
Saw her perform the same programme last Saturday at NEC's Jordan Hall. Even if you aren't a classical fan, you should recognize some of the themes from Romeo & Juliet and The Nutcracker
1 of Trump's "Peace" deals
www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tha...
At around 3.50pm, today, November 12, Thai soldiers reportedly opened fire on Cambodian civilians in Prey Chan village, O'Beichoan commune, O'Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province, causing injuries to five people.
www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tha...
At around 3.50pm, today, November 12, Thai soldiers reportedly opened fire on Cambodian civilians in Prey Chan village, O'Beichoan commune, O'Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province, causing injuries to five people.
www.phnompenhpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
1 of Trump's "Peace" deals
www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tha...
At around 3.50pm, today, November 12, Thai soldiers reportedly opened fire on Cambodian civilians in Prey Chan village, O'Beichoan commune, O'Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province, causing injuries to five people.
www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tha...
At around 3.50pm, today, November 12, Thai soldiers reportedly opened fire on Cambodian civilians in Prey Chan village, O'Beichoan commune, O'Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province, causing injuries to five people.
1 of Trump's "peace deals"
www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...
Thailand has closed all defence channels used to contact Cambodia in the wake of the latest border landmine explosion, which injured four soldiers, Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit said on Tuesday.
www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...
Thailand has closed all defence channels used to contact Cambodia in the wake of the latest border landmine explosion, which injured four soldiers, Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit said on Tuesday.
Thailand severs defence contacts with Cambodia over landmine blast
Thailand has closed all defence channels used to contact Cambodia in the wake of the latest border landmine explosion, which injured four soldiers, Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit said on Tuesda...
www.bangkokpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
1 of Trump's "peace deals"
www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...
Thailand has closed all defence channels used to contact Cambodia in the wake of the latest border landmine explosion, which injured four soldiers, Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit said on Tuesday.
www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...
Thailand has closed all defence channels used to contact Cambodia in the wake of the latest border landmine explosion, which injured four soldiers, Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit said on Tuesday.
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Whats the point of a Standards Department at CBS News, Bari Weiss says as she continue her union busting streak
paydayreport.com/bari-weiss-c...
paydayreport.com/bari-weiss-c...
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Whats the point of a Standards Department at CBS News, Bari Weiss says as she continue her union busting streak
paydayreport.com/bari-weiss-c...
paydayreport.com/bari-weiss-c...
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Seems bad
“Travelers and anyone else who was at the airport’s terminals A and B between 8:50 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease, according to a news release from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health”
Philadelphia airport passengers may have been exposed to measles, health officials warn
Passengers may have been exposed to the measles at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday, health officials said.
www.mcall.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Seems bad
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Bombing of KK Park is a scam in itself.
#Myanmar junta isn’t fighting crime, it’s profiting from it and is the root cause of it.
Behind the theatre of “crackdowns,” the military runs a web of criminal biz, nurturing and harbouring criminal enterprises of militias under its command.
#Myanmar junta isn’t fighting crime, it’s profiting from it and is the root cause of it.
Behind the theatre of “crackdowns,” the military runs a web of criminal biz, nurturing and harbouring criminal enterprises of militias under its command.
Myanmar bombed a massive scam centre — but the industry could be about to hit overdrive
Myanmar junta bombing of a scam centre is little more than "political theatre" to appease the international community, an expert says.
buff.ly
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Bombing of KK Park is a scam in itself.
#Myanmar junta isn’t fighting crime, it’s profiting from it and is the root cause of it.
Behind the theatre of “crackdowns,” the military runs a web of criminal biz, nurturing and harbouring criminal enterprises of militias under its command.
#Myanmar junta isn’t fighting crime, it’s profiting from it and is the root cause of it.
Behind the theatre of “crackdowns,” the military runs a web of criminal biz, nurturing and harbouring criminal enterprises of militias under its command.
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British shipping firms and insurers will be banned from facilitating the export of Russia’s liquefied natural gas in a new bid to cut off Vladimir Putin’s fossil fuel revenues.
UK bans firms from helping Russia ship its gas. At last, campaigners say
The prohibition on British companies supporting Russian exports will be phased in during 2026.
www.politico.eu
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
British shipping firms and insurers will be banned from facilitating the export of Russia’s liquefied natural gas in a new bid to cut off Vladimir Putin’s fossil fuel revenues.
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The genocide continues, in slower pace
Genocide: "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part"
"[E]ntire neighbourhoods controlled by the IDF have been levelled in less than a month"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Genocide: "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part"
"[E]ntire neighbourhoods controlled by the IDF have been levelled in less than a month"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire
Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, the images show.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The genocide continues, in slower pace
Genocide: "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part"
"[E]ntire neighbourhoods controlled by the IDF have been levelled in less than a month"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Genocide: "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part"
"[E]ntire neighbourhoods controlled by the IDF have been levelled in less than a month"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"freakin' liars"
On MSNBC this afternoon, that's how Illinois State Senator Graciela Guzmán described the DHS lies about pepper spraying a toddler in the Chicago suburbs last weekend. @senatorguzman.bsky.social is spot on. See for yourself:
bsky.app/profile/roya...
On MSNBC this afternoon, that's how Illinois State Senator Graciela Guzmán described the DHS lies about pepper spraying a toddler in the Chicago suburbs last weekend. @senatorguzman.bsky.social is spot on. See for yourself:
bsky.app/profile/roya...
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"freakin' liars"
On MSNBC this afternoon, that's how Illinois State Senator Graciela Guzmán described the DHS lies about pepper spraying a toddler in the Chicago suburbs last weekend. @senatorguzman.bsky.social is spot on. See for yourself:
bsky.app/profile/roya...
On MSNBC this afternoon, that's how Illinois State Senator Graciela Guzmán described the DHS lies about pepper spraying a toddler in the Chicago suburbs last weekend. @senatorguzman.bsky.social is spot on. See for yourself:
bsky.app/profile/roya...
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Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
Personally, I will be trying to avoid the notice of Joyce Carol Oates and Kendrick Lamar for the rest of my natural life
I need Joyce Carol Oates to be mean to me online so I can get my life together
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
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Any paper could very very easily run a “Impeachable Abuse of the Day” column and it would get a lot of attention and clicks. They won’t. Do. It.
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Any paper could very very easily run a “Impeachable Abuse of the Day” column and it would get a lot of attention and clicks. They won’t. Do. It.
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It seems the theme of 2025 is "people with any amount of authority losing trust and sabotaging their own systems to be authoritarian trolls"
whether one is a president or a midlevel techbro
whether one is a president or a midlevel techbro
It’s wildly disingenuous for @aaron.bsky.team to reply to queries about Sarah Kendzior’s suspension about how they don’t comment publicly on individual users when he knows that we all know that they haven’t even told her privately what the basis for the suspension is
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
It seems the theme of 2025 is "people with any amount of authority losing trust and sabotaging their own systems to be authoritarian trolls"
whether one is a president or a midlevel techbro
whether one is a president or a midlevel techbro
Almost like the Canadian flag drew it up
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Almost like the Canadian flag drew it up
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Thousands in Serbia protest law to speed Kushner development of old army compound reut.rs/4oJg74b
Thousands in Serbia protest law to speed Kushner development of old army compound
Thousands of protesters circled a former army headquarters in Serbia on Tuesday over a new law to speed its conversion into a luxury compound leased to an investment company founded by U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
reut.rs
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Thousands in Serbia protest law to speed Kushner development of old army compound reut.rs/4oJg74b
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Filler is the new orange.
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Filler is the new orange.
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A good half of this story is indistinguishable from an ad
CNN’s News, Brought to You by T-Mobile in Aggressive Ad Deal
CNN and T-Mobile have entered into a bold advertising deal that has CNN live newsgathering sponsored by the telecom giant, with logos on screen
variety.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A good half of this story is indistinguishable from an ad
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I do think this is a point of radicalization because a lot of angry, angry normal people were ready to dig in and suffer a lot in order to make fascists suffer a little, and their resolution was sold out and made into a mockery
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I do think this is a point of radicalization because a lot of angry, angry normal people were ready to dig in and suffer a lot in order to make fascists suffer a little, and their resolution was sold out and made into a mockery
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icymi- www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/t... Tesla sales in China ⬇️ Sales fell 35.8% in October from a year earlier - down from September's figure of 71,525 when Tesla began deliveries of the Model Y L, a longer-wheelbase and six-seat version of its best-selling Model Y SUV until now only available in China.
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
icymi- www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/t... Tesla sales in China ⬇️ Sales fell 35.8% in October from a year earlier - down from September's figure of 71,525 when Tesla began deliveries of the Model Y L, a longer-wheelbase and six-seat version of its best-selling Model Y SUV until now only available in China.
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Information domains are going to become like collecting antiquities: fakes and frauds are widespread, but only deep domain knowledge will enable people to identify fakes. In some areas acceptance of fakes is so widespread domain knowledge has become warped.
That is the world AI is building for us
That is the world AI is building for us
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Information domains are going to become like collecting antiquities: fakes and frauds are widespread, but only deep domain knowledge will enable people to identify fakes. In some areas acceptance of fakes is so widespread domain knowledge has become warped.
That is the world AI is building for us
That is the world AI is building for us
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Beijing weaponizes communication channels to compel compliance, signal grievance, assert status, and inflict punishment.
Czechia: China’s Punitive Silence on Replay
Beijing weaponizes communication channels to compel compliance, signal grievance, assert status, and inflict punishment.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Beijing weaponizes communication channels to compel compliance, signal grievance, assert status, and inflict punishment.
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Actually, this is a huge theme in my History of Alternative Medicine class. When people feel ignored or exploited by mainstream medicine, they seek out alternative providers. In turn, many of those providers see 💰 in an untapped market. Especially if what they are providing isn't regulated.
Yeah, like I'm super happy that menopause is getting more attention. It's been so neglected and understudied for far too long. But, yeah, because of that, totally ripe for weird and exploitative ventures.
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Actually, this is a huge theme in my History of Alternative Medicine class. When people feel ignored or exploited by mainstream medicine, they seek out alternative providers. In turn, many of those providers see 💰 in an untapped market. Especially if what they are providing isn't regulated.
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Trump has threatened to bomb or invade 7 countries with a shot to play in the 2026 World Cup. He *has* bombed one (Iran) and said he'd deny them visas. He's preparing for war with another (Venezuela). He has summarily executed citizens from at least 3. He has imposed tariffs on nearly all of them.
FIFA head says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new peace prize
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Trump has threatened to bomb or invade 7 countries with a shot to play in the 2026 World Cup. He *has* bombed one (Iran) and said he'd deny them visas. He's preparing for war with another (Venezuela). He has summarily executed citizens from at least 3. He has imposed tariffs on nearly all of them.
Just emptied the pockets on a pair of pants I hadn't worn in "a while". Felt something deep in the pocket that seemed out of place. Pulled it out and it was a Wellcome sticker. lmao
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Just emptied the pockets on a pair of pants I hadn't worn in "a while". Felt something deep in the pocket that seemed out of place. Pulled it out and it was a Wellcome sticker. lmao