Joshua
@elvenmonk.bsky.social
I'm a blogger, ESL teacher, and beginner indie dev.
I'm working on a new game, a donation based ESL website, and a new blog.
I'm working on a new game, a donation based ESL website, and a new blog.
Every time an old lady here calls me 帅哥(handsome boy) I call them 美女(beautiful woman). They seem to always appreciate it
February 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Every time an old lady here calls me 帅哥(handsome boy) I call them 美女(beautiful woman). They seem to always appreciate it
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1/4
Very interesting and timely paper. The authors find that "industrial policies lead to trade surpluses if the government pursues an unbalanced policy mix, such that domestic demand does not rise as much as supply. These surpluses are absorbed by the rest...
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Very interesting and timely paper. The authors find that "industrial policies lead to trade surpluses if the government pursues an unbalanced policy mix, such that domestic demand does not rise as much as supply. These surpluses are absorbed by the rest...
bw.bse.eu/wp-content/u...
bw.bse.eu
February 11, 2026 at 9:12 AM
1/4
Very interesting and timely paper. The authors find that "industrial policies lead to trade surpluses if the government pursues an unbalanced policy mix, such that domestic demand does not rise as much as supply. These surpluses are absorbed by the rest...
bw.bse.eu/wp-content/u...
Very interesting and timely paper. The authors find that "industrial policies lead to trade surpluses if the government pursues an unbalanced policy mix, such that domestic demand does not rise as much as supply. These surpluses are absorbed by the rest...
bw.bse.eu/wp-content/u...
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4/4
It is interesting how quickly the consensus on the role of trade and industrial policy is changing, and how we are increasingly recognizing that trade and industrial policies in countries that control their external accounts become policies (in reverse) of those that don't.
It is interesting how quickly the consensus on the role of trade and industrial policy is changing, and how we are increasingly recognizing that trade and industrial policies in countries that control their external accounts become policies (in reverse) of those that don't.
February 11, 2026 at 9:12 AM
4/4
It is interesting how quickly the consensus on the role of trade and industrial policy is changing, and how we are increasingly recognizing that trade and industrial policies in countries that control their external accounts become policies (in reverse) of those that don't.
It is interesting how quickly the consensus on the role of trade and industrial policy is changing, and how we are increasingly recognizing that trade and industrial policies in countries that control their external accounts become policies (in reverse) of those that don't.
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If you, a 'leftist', are redirecting any anger about the Epstein files to some of the perpetrators' Jewish identity, you are doing the work of the rich fascists who'd like to distract you from growing any consciousness about billionaire impunity.
And, unlike Rufo or Fuentes, you're doing unpaid.
And, unlike Rufo or Fuentes, you're doing unpaid.
February 11, 2026 at 7:26 AM
If you, a 'leftist', are redirecting any anger about the Epstein files to some of the perpetrators' Jewish identity, you are doing the work of the rich fascists who'd like to distract you from growing any consciousness about billionaire impunity.
And, unlike Rufo or Fuentes, you're doing unpaid.
And, unlike Rufo or Fuentes, you're doing unpaid.
I've met actual white supremacists furries before.
Been seeing multiple people today in the replies of things asking "What do you mean right-wing furries exist?" genuinely shocked, meaning that a lot of you have never seen one of the funniest moments on Twitter ever
February 11, 2026 at 8:31 AM
I've met actual white supremacists furries before.
I would like to point out that it's currently unknown if Grok is protected under section 230. Meaning Twitter could be liable for everything Grok posts because it's technically coming from the website, or rather a service provided by the website. It's not user submitted content
FYI: Elon Musk committed a felony in Minnesota the day his company started disseminating child sexual abuse material. Minnesota is not the only state with this law. And I believe there is a same/similar federal law.
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 AM
I would like to point out that it's currently unknown if Grok is protected under section 230. Meaning Twitter could be liable for everything Grok posts because it's technically coming from the website, or rather a service provided by the website. It's not user submitted content
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Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
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This guy is even with Ricketts
Want to know why Pete Ricketts defends corporate meatpackers over ranchers? Why he won't touch Big Pharma price gouging you on prescriptions? Why he ignores insurance companies denying your coverage?
It's because he TAKES THEIR MONEY!
I don't. I never will.
It's because he TAKES THEIR MONEY!
I don't. I never will.
February 11, 2026 at 3:41 AM
This guy is even with Ricketts
As someone who lived through covid lockdowns in China I've always told everyone in the US who bitched about the "lockdowns" there to stfu.
I literally had to present health qr codes to go anywhere, including my home. I had covid tests every 48 hours or i couldn't get into my home, or go to work.
I literally had to present health qr codes to go anywhere, including my home. I had covid tests every 48 hours or i couldn't get into my home, or go to work.
Most of the people who got radicalized experienced nothing like a true lockdown. Their kids had to stay home.
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 AM
As someone who lived through covid lockdowns in China I've always told everyone in the US who bitched about the "lockdowns" there to stfu.
I literally had to present health qr codes to go anywhere, including my home. I had covid tests every 48 hours or i couldn't get into my home, or go to work.
I literally had to present health qr codes to go anywhere, including my home. I had covid tests every 48 hours or i couldn't get into my home, or go to work.
Modern software issues. Every time someone recommends me a WordPress widget it's the same thing.
Sonic game modding is crazy because every single time you want to tweak one thing it's like "is there a mod that fixes this one thing" "yes but it also comes with several other opinionated design changes that you didn't ask for" like?????? just put the fix in the bag man
February 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Modern software issues. Every time someone recommends me a WordPress widget it's the same thing.
Oh man i just realized all of those discord channels that replaced entire websites, forums, and wikis are going to just vanish and internet archive can't archive them
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
discord.com/press-releas...
discord.com/press-releas...
February 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Oh man i just realized all of those discord channels that replaced entire websites, forums, and wikis are going to just vanish and internet archive can't archive them
Problem is discord was a massive money sink burning investors cash.
You have a choice: give the Devil your details or deal with paying for servers and adding features you want.
Every issue plaguing modern internet comes from people refusing to self host and rely on free apps
You have a choice: give the Devil your details or deal with paying for servers and adding features you want.
Every issue plaguing modern internet comes from people refusing to self host and rely on free apps
if you're one of the barely hanging on discord alternatives now is the time to actually make your platform have the features that turned discord into a program that everyone has on their computer instead of just being like Were Not Discord! and having as many features as IRC with a discord ripoff ui
February 9, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Problem is discord was a massive money sink burning investors cash.
You have a choice: give the Devil your details or deal with paying for servers and adding features you want.
Every issue plaguing modern internet comes from people refusing to self host and rely on free apps
You have a choice: give the Devil your details or deal with paying for servers and adding features you want.
Every issue plaguing modern internet comes from people refusing to self host and rely on free apps
Well festival of blood was a fun 2 and a half hour experience (it's really 30 minutes I just went secret hunting)
February 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Well festival of blood was a fun 2 and a half hour experience (it's really 30 minutes I just went secret hunting)
I'm literally playing tribes and manhunt. I'm clearly over 30
quick everyone, start playing hentai and super violent games for discord to notice you are an adult lol
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I'm literally playing tribes and manhunt. I'm clearly over 30
To all artists affected by this I recommend setting up a website and forum. A website can show not only your portfolio but you can post updates to ensure you're not using AI and have a widget to show commission slots open.
Forums allow users to contact you and you can form a community too
Forums allow users to contact you and you can form a community too
This is… beyond unfortunate.
This kills a lot of the convenience of taking commissions, receiving updates, from my followers, this is a hard to swallow pill. I’ll need to adapt.
With that being said, cancel your Nitro subscriptions, don’t give them a fucking dollar.
This kills a lot of the convenience of taking commissions, receiving updates, from my followers, this is a hard to swallow pill. I’ll need to adapt.
With that being said, cancel your Nitro subscriptions, don’t give them a fucking dollar.
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
discord.com/press-releas...
discord.com/press-releas...
February 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM
To all artists affected by this I recommend setting up a website and forum. A website can show not only your portfolio but you can post updates to ensure you're not using AI and have a widget to show commission slots open.
Forums allow users to contact you and you can form a community too
Forums allow users to contact you and you can form a community too
Lol it's funny because I've been slowly getting away from discord since they've started to fight vpns
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
discord.com/press-releas...
discord.com/press-releas...
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Lol it's funny because I've been slowly getting away from discord since they've started to fight vpns
Playing infamous festival of blood
Zeke"Cole didn't like draining their blood but he had to. To save millions he had to kill a couple"
Meanwhile me:"No whiteness!"*drains everyone's blood i saved from vampire attacks*
Zeke"Cole didn't like draining their blood but he had to. To save millions he had to kill a couple"
Meanwhile me:"No whiteness!"*drains everyone's blood i saved from vampire attacks*
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Playing infamous festival of blood
Zeke"Cole didn't like draining their blood but he had to. To save millions he had to kill a couple"
Meanwhile me:"No whiteness!"*drains everyone's blood i saved from vampire attacks*
Zeke"Cole didn't like draining their blood but he had to. To save millions he had to kill a couple"
Meanwhile me:"No whiteness!"*drains everyone's blood i saved from vampire attacks*
紫 (purple) by Stone Temple Pilots is truly an amazing CD. I've never actually listened to it from start to finish before.
It's a shame I've neglected it for so long only listening to the singles.
It's a shame I've neglected it for so long only listening to the singles.
February 9, 2026 at 11:35 AM
紫 (purple) by Stone Temple Pilots is truly an amazing CD. I've never actually listened to it from start to finish before.
It's a shame I've neglected it for so long only listening to the singles.
It's a shame I've neglected it for so long only listening to the singles.
Has Kid Rock ever made a rock song? His original record label was Jive. A label known for rap, R&B, hip hop, and boy bands.
Now he's a country artist. I know one of his CDs was labeled as "heavy metal", which lol no.
Now he's a country artist. I know one of his CDs was labeled as "heavy metal", which lol no.
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Has Kid Rock ever made a rock song? His original record label was Jive. A label known for rap, R&B, hip hop, and boy bands.
Now he's a country artist. I know one of his CDs was labeled as "heavy metal", which lol no.
Now he's a country artist. I know one of his CDs was labeled as "heavy metal", which lol no.
I'm kind of tempted to buy this knock off surface. Sorry i mean surfacee
February 9, 2026 at 9:04 AM
I'm kind of tempted to buy this knock off surface. Sorry i mean surfacee
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
When you remember that Twitter is full of bots and recently one high up at Twitter said that Chinese and Russian bots literally run disinformation campaigns with millions of accounts, going as far as spamming controversial tags for their countries with porn, you'll understand these posts are fake.
I hate that our country’s elites demand we treat these people as our equals. Dude they have beef with fucking puppets they are not on my level. I’ve known dogs who are smarter than these guys stop demanding I respect them
It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 AM
When you remember that Twitter is full of bots and recently one high up at Twitter said that Chinese and Russian bots literally run disinformation campaigns with millions of accounts, going as far as spamming controversial tags for their countries with porn, you'll understand these posts are fake.
Lmao was that commercial admitting class inequality as a reason to download their app?
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Lmao was that commercial admitting class inequality as a reason to download their app?
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A. Lol
B. There are multiple em dashes in this and other non-trump punctuation (“U.S.A.,”): this was written by an LLM bsky.app/profile/atru...
B. There are multiple em dashes in this and other non-trump punctuation (“U.S.A.,”): this was written by an LLM bsky.app/profile/atru...
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
A. Lol
B. There are multiple em dashes in this and other non-trump punctuation (“U.S.A.,”): this was written by an LLM bsky.app/profile/atru...
B. There are multiple em dashes in this and other non-trump punctuation (“U.S.A.,”): this was written by an LLM bsky.app/profile/atru...