Stuart Morris
@foundinchina.bsky.social
Teaching would-be international students from within the belly of the dragon. Here for sanity, civility, and honesty in China-related discourse. Hoping the planet doesn't blow up while waiting for answers. Confidence level < Hades.
Awful news out of HK this evening. These numbers are going much higher, sadly.
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Awful news out of HK this evening. These numbers are going much higher, sadly.
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the trump admin wants to pick a fight about the military code with a guy who has this resume?
cool. lets go.
cool. lets go.
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
the trump admin wants to pick a fight about the military code with a guy who has this resume?
cool. lets go.
cool. lets go.
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Deb Fallows, on some of the reasons to be thankful for one another these days — and some more examples of people standing up, standing together, standing strong.
(On my substack, no paywall.)
fallows.substack.com/p/thankful-f...
(On my substack, no paywall.)
fallows.substack.com/p/thankful-f...
Thankful for One Another.
Keeping sight of the encouraging examples, in discouraging times. (Including a guest post.)
fallows.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Deb Fallows, on some of the reasons to be thankful for one another these days — and some more examples of people standing up, standing together, standing strong.
(On my substack, no paywall.)
fallows.substack.com/p/thankful-f...
(On my substack, no paywall.)
fallows.substack.com/p/thankful-f...
Shocking & disgraceful, yet not surprised. Not as if BBC weren't Trump-friendly to begin with, eh @zurch.bsky.social ?
In case you missed this, the BBC edited a historian's speech about Trump to remove the claim that he's "the most openly corrupt president in US history." This came after Trump had threatened a $1 billion lawsuit.
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump Angrily Threatened to Sue BBC. Then Things Took a Darker Turn.
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Shocking & disgraceful, yet not surprised. Not as if BBC weren't Trump-friendly to begin with, eh @zurch.bsky.social ?
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By the way, note that the description of Biden as being "in obvious mental decline" was left in the speech, while the description of Trump as the "most openly corrupt president in American history" was removed:
Note that the BBC openly admits in an email to me that the removal of this claim about Trump's world-historical corruption was done "on legal advice."
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
By the way, note that the description of Biden as being "in obvious mental decline" was left in the speech, while the description of Trump as the "most openly corrupt president in American history" was removed:
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November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Must read: @mattgertz.bsky.social on the Orbanization of the press:
The bottom line is Trump doesn’t want a free and open press. He wants a press that is nice to him, that will protect him from negative stories, that will give him fawning coverage.
www.publicnotice.co/p/matt-gertz...
The bottom line is Trump doesn’t want a free and open press. He wants a press that is nice to him, that will protect him from negative stories, that will give him fawning coverage.
www.publicnotice.co/p/matt-gertz...
The Orbanization of the American press
"The really unnerving thing is Trump using state power to influence who a company gets sold to," Matt Gertz tells us.
www.publicnotice.co
November 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Must read: @mattgertz.bsky.social on the Orbanization of the press:
The bottom line is Trump doesn’t want a free and open press. He wants a press that is nice to him, that will protect him from negative stories, that will give him fawning coverage.
www.publicnotice.co/p/matt-gertz...
The bottom line is Trump doesn’t want a free and open press. He wants a press that is nice to him, that will protect him from negative stories, that will give him fawning coverage.
www.publicnotice.co/p/matt-gertz...
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Striking line: "In a parallel move suggesting a top-down mandate to reorient cultural output toward national struggle, state-owned drama troupes are receiving approval only for war-themed plays, said people briefed on the matter, while other genres are being rejected."
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
China Is Priming Its People and the World for a New Pressure Campaign on Taiwan
Beijing’s strategy, known as “the pen and the gun,” employs a domestic media campaign and aggressive rhetoric toward Taipei’s friends.
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Striking line: "In a parallel move suggesting a top-down mandate to reorient cultural output toward national struggle, state-owned drama troupes are receiving approval only for war-themed plays, said people briefed on the matter, while other genres are being rejected."
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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Trump frickin' loves this guy lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump frickin' loves this guy lmao
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Yes. I have done this.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Yes. I have done this.
This is a question for you @zurch.bsky.social . I mean, that was you I saw in the gaggle on AF1, right?
Actual question, re press solidarity.
-I can sort of understand that, in shock of moment and oddness of airplane scrum, no reporter yelled out: "Excuse me Mr. Prez, did you just say 'Quiet, Piggy'?"
-But has anyone directly asked this of Leavitt at daily pressers? Or yelled it at Trump since then?
-I can sort of understand that, in shock of moment and oddness of airplane scrum, no reporter yelled out: "Excuse me Mr. Prez, did you just say 'Quiet, Piggy'?"
-But has anyone directly asked this of Leavitt at daily pressers? Or yelled it at Trump since then?
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This is a question for you @zurch.bsky.social . I mean, that was you I saw in the gaggle on AF1, right?
That include you, @zurch.bsky.social ?
Yeah. Of course it did.
Yeah. Of course it did.
November 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
That include you, @zurch.bsky.social ?
Yeah. Of course it did.
Yeah. Of course it did.
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*Every single* institution, organization, and individual who caved into Trump already looks worse for having done so.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
Man, CBS must feel really stupid right now!
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Eleventh Circuit throws out Trump's suit against CNN in a per curiam unpublished ruling. Meaning Trump's arguments were totally meritless, not even worthy of a published opinion. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
*Every single* institution, organization, and individual who caved into Trump already looks worse for having done so.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
Won't find anything like this on the BBC website, eh boys?
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Won't find anything like this on the BBC website, eh boys?
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
Tankies gonna tank.
Shouting “Taiwan isn’t a country!” only proves you don’t understand Japan’s security legislation.
The law doesn’t require Taiwan to be a country.
It requires Japan’s survival to be at risk—and a Taiwan blockade or conflict does exactly that.
Learn the law before arguing about it
The law doesn’t require Taiwan to be a country.
It requires Japan’s survival to be at risk—and a Taiwan blockade or conflict does exactly that.
Learn the law before arguing about it
November 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Tankies gonna tank.
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Infrastructure is influence in the Pacific. Either like-minded states will find a way to fund and build strategic ports like Bina Harbor, or they’ll lose their influence – and security.
My latest oped @thediplomat.com #SolomonIslands #China
thediplomat.com/2025/11/solo...
My latest oped @thediplomat.com #SolomonIslands #China
thediplomat.com/2025/11/solo...
Solomon Islands Doesn’t Want to Depend on China. Will the West Give It a Choice?
In the Pacific, infrastructure is influence – but China appears to be alone in recognizing that.
thediplomat.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Infrastructure is influence in the Pacific. Either like-minded states will find a way to fund and build strategic ports like Bina Harbor, or they’ll lose their influence – and security.
My latest oped @thediplomat.com #SolomonIslands #China
thediplomat.com/2025/11/solo...
My latest oped @thediplomat.com #SolomonIslands #China
thediplomat.com/2025/11/solo...
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Love 2 go to the doctor and not know what body part they’re analyzing
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Love 2 go to the doctor and not know what body part they’re analyzing
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Good work by COURIER @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
One of many examples of the new journalistic models evolving to fill existing-journalism voids.
One of many examples of the new journalistic models evolving to fill existing-journalism voids.
This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate.
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Good work by COURIER @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
One of many examples of the new journalistic models evolving to fill existing-journalism voids.
One of many examples of the new journalistic models evolving to fill existing-journalism voids.
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If Vance believes this, he is an idiot.
(Hint: The most inflated real estate is !!!NOT!!! where immigrants are concentrated.)
If he knows how stupid this argument is, he's a tool.
Take your pick.
In his defense, he once called Trump "America's Hitler."
(Hint: The most inflated real estate is !!!NOT!!! where immigrants are concentrated.)
If he knows how stupid this argument is, he's a tool.
Take your pick.
In his defense, he once called Trump "America's Hitler."
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If Vance believes this, he is an idiot.
(Hint: The most inflated real estate is !!!NOT!!! where immigrants are concentrated.)
If he knows how stupid this argument is, he's a tool.
Take your pick.
In his defense, he once called Trump "America's Hitler."
(Hint: The most inflated real estate is !!!NOT!!! where immigrants are concentrated.)
If he knows how stupid this argument is, he's a tool.
Take your pick.
In his defense, he once called Trump "America's Hitler."
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Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
Stuff like this makes me wonder why there hasn't been any reporting about Trump having affairs during his presidencies
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
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Stop me if you've heard this before:
If the NYT still had a public editor, that person would have official standing to ask, WTF???
They axed the public editor. So it's up to the rest of us to ask, unofficially, WTF???
If the NYT still had a public editor, that person would have official standing to ask, WTF???
They axed the public editor. So it's up to the rest of us to ask, unofficially, WTF???
To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Stop me if you've heard this before:
If the NYT still had a public editor, that person would have official standing to ask, WTF???
They axed the public editor. So it's up to the rest of us to ask, unofficially, WTF???
If the NYT still had a public editor, that person would have official standing to ask, WTF???
They axed the public editor. So it's up to the rest of us to ask, unofficially, WTF???
Absolutely fucking unreal. Strong-arming much?
My god (sorry I’m late on a bunch of this stuff. But wow!)
According to this NYT report, the head of the FBI and the Attorney General are holding meetings *in the Situation Room* with GOP lawmakers they are trying to pressure to rescind their votes to release the Epstein info. This is madness.
According to this NYT report, the head of the FBI and the Attorney General are holding meetings *in the Situation Room* with GOP lawmakers they are trying to pressure to rescind their votes to release the Epstein info. This is madness.
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Absolutely fucking unreal. Strong-arming much?
So, the BBC publishes *gasp* details of a leaked memo full of right-wing talking points alleging bias the other way (including an absolute whopper about 2024 US election coverage). Shameless fuckers. Check this out:
November 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
So, the BBC publishes *gasp* details of a leaked memo full of right-wing talking points alleging bias the other way (including an absolute whopper about 2024 US election coverage). Shameless fuckers. Check this out:
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This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...