Isham Cook
@ishamcook.bsky.social
Provocative #ChinaExpat author. Novels & essays.
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Isham Cook
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· Aug 14
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It's mindboggling how brazen state-sponsored terrorism against the U.S. civilian population is becoming. It's not simply ICE fulfilling quotas; they're testing the boundaries to see how far they can take things. They will only get worse until there's a popular uprising.
Suburban Chicago dad headed to store with toddler says they were pepper-sprayed by federal agents
A suburban Chicago father says he and his 1-year-old daughter were pepper-sprayed at close range as they headed grocery shopping over the weekend and happened upon federal immigration agents.
apnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
It's mindboggling how brazen state-sponsored terrorism against the U.S. civilian population is becoming. It's not simply ICE fulfilling quotas; they're testing the boundaries to see how far they can take things. They will only get worse until there's a popular uprising.
Latest in my series on Chinese society and culture.
Insights into China (Part 5): An invitation to a party
In which a gaping East-West cultural difference is explained.
ishamcook.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Latest in my series on Chinese society and culture.
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Latest post in my 12-part series on China: The surprising popularity of libraries in China.
Insights into China (Part 4): A visit to the library
The surprising popularity of libraries in China.
ishamcook.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Latest post in my 12-part series on China: The surprising popularity of libraries in China.
Lighthouse Cafe, Danang, Vietnam.
October 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Lighthouse Cafe, Danang, Vietnam.
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This, exactly this is what will get their attention.
Hit them where it hurts, their (originally yours) money.
Hit them where it hurts, their (originally yours) money.
October 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This, exactly this is what will get their attention.
Hit them where it hurts, their (originally yours) money.
Hit them where it hurts, their (originally yours) money.
Trumpsters and Magats blissfully unfiltered.
‘I love Hitler’: NY GOP caught up in racist chats
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Trumpsters and Magats blissfully unfiltered.
Five years ago I picked up a novel by an unknown Hungarian author in a bookstore cafe in Beijing with an interesting selection of English books, dipped into it and bought it. When the 2025 Nobel Prize winner for literature was announced his name rang a bell and here he is on one of my bookshelves.
October 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Five years ago I picked up a novel by an unknown Hungarian author in a bookstore cafe in Beijing with an interesting selection of English books, dipped into it and bought it. When the 2025 Nobel Prize winner for literature was announced his name rang a bell and here he is on one of my bookshelves.
The reason the orange excrescence will not get the Nobel Peace Prize is that the Nobel Committee would not intentionally nuke itself.
Nobel Prizes announced this week. Trump says he won’t get one, but he’s been nominated
President Donald Trump has long wanted a Nobel Peace Prize. Many world leaders have said they nominated him. But most missed the deadline this year.
www.usatoday.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The reason the orange excrescence will not get the Nobel Peace Prize is that the Nobel Committee would not intentionally nuke itself.
All we need is an IPA and an Imperial stout. Guangwu Road, Dali Old Town, China.
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
All we need is an IPA and an Imperial stout. Guangwu Road, Dali Old Town, China.
For the perplexed who wonder why these guys are turning on their own, what it seems to signify is that they are simply too eager to start the race war and get the Holocaust II machine up and running and run out of patience, losing it and taking it out on their own.
Mormon church gunman was marine ‘who supported Trump’
The gunman who rammed his truck into a Mormon church and opened fire on worshippers was an Iraq war veteran who had previously shown support for Donald Trump.
www.yahoo.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
For the perplexed who wonder why these guys are turning on their own, what it seems to signify is that they are simply too eager to start the race war and get the Holocaust II machine up and running and run out of patience, losing it and taking it out on their own.
From Robert Darnton, The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789.
September 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
From Robert Darnton, The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789.
BookLife review: "Cook binds together [a] story of survival with complex character relations and involved plot twists. The bold characters, kinetic plot, unconventional take on justice, and rich atmosphere make this epic tale a studied contemplation of how beauty can usher in tragedy and sorrow."
The Tao of Poison. A novel.
A poisonous maiden, a Daoist sex cult, and a violent insurgency.
ishamcook.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
BookLife review: "Cook binds together [a] story of survival with complex character relations and involved plot twists. The bold characters, kinetic plot, unconventional take on justice, and rich atmosphere make this epic tale a studied contemplation of how beauty can usher in tragedy and sorrow."
An anti-fascist, anti-capitalist personal self-help guide for immediate practical application.
Five steps toward personal emancipation in an Orwellian world
An anti-fascist, anti-capitalist personal self-help guide for immediate practical application.
ishamcook.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
An anti-fascist, anti-capitalist personal self-help guide for immediate practical application.
My current feelings about the Trump Administration, MAGA, the Republican Party, the Democratic Party machine that enabled Trump instead of locking him up, the Christian Right including Charlie Kirk, CBS, ABC, Disney, and everyone else that wants to lock US up in concentration camps:
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September 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
My current feelings about the Trump Administration, MAGA, the Republican Party, the Democratic Party machine that enabled Trump instead of locking him up, the Christian Right including Charlie Kirk, CBS, ABC, Disney, and everyone else that wants to lock US up in concentration camps:
Fascism always goes after sex. It's the ultimate target because it's what people fear most. The ulterior purpose is not to control sexuality itself but to make people afraid--not just of sex but of everything. That's how you control people.
FBI Readies New War on Trans People
“We’re looking at the entire spider web”
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Fascism always goes after sex. It's the ultimate target because it's what people fear most. The ulterior purpose is not to control sexuality itself but to make people afraid--not just of sex but of everything. That's how you control people.
It’s becoming starkly evident that the mainstream U.S. media are nothing other than the propaganda organ of the extortion racket known as the Trump Administration. It’s all noise pollution coming from on high. Don’t listen to any of it.
September 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
It’s becoming starkly evident that the mainstream U.S. media are nothing other than the propaganda organ of the extortion racket known as the Trump Administration. It’s all noise pollution coming from on high. Don’t listen to any of it.
This eugenicist jumped the gun on what the Right is eager to put in action: get rid of undesirables to purify the race. The Nazis didn't start gassing the disabled until 1939. Fascism is never a straight line. U.S. Gov’t needs incidents like the Kirk murder to ratchet things up to the next level.
Fox host apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be executed
Brian Kilmeade's comments circulated widely online.
www.politico.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM
This eugenicist jumped the gun on what the Right is eager to put in action: get rid of undesirables to purify the race. The Nazis didn't start gassing the disabled until 1939. Fascism is never a straight line. U.S. Gov’t needs incidents like the Kirk murder to ratchet things up to the next level.
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Some people say they're only here on bluesky to enjoy erotic content, and politics should be kept out. The problem is: politicians don't keep out of our sex lives either.
And while I'm not here to push an agenda, I passionately believe in sexual freedom and every single point listed on this image.
And while I'm not here to push an agenda, I passionately believe in sexual freedom and every single point listed on this image.
June 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Some people say they're only here on bluesky to enjoy erotic content, and politics should be kept out. The problem is: politicians don't keep out of our sex lives either.
And while I'm not here to push an agenda, I passionately believe in sexual freedom and every single point listed on this image.
And while I'm not here to push an agenda, I passionately believe in sexual freedom and every single point listed on this image.
It’s quite simple. You support Charlie Kirk, you’re a racist and a chauvinist.
September 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
It’s quite simple. You support Charlie Kirk, you’re a racist and a chauvinist.
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Probably the best analysis of the Kirk shooting I’ve heard so far. From Mark Kenny
on ABC Insiders this morning.
on ABC Insiders this morning.
September 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Probably the best analysis of the Kirk shooting I’ve heard so far. From Mark Kenny
on ABC Insiders this morning.
on ABC Insiders this morning.
It is astounding that people are being fired for exercising their First Amendment rights to criticize this blatant racist and pro-violence agitator. What’s really going on is the Trump Administration is using the Kirk killing to whip the public in place and start acclimatizing to fascism.
People are losing jobs due to social media posts about Charlie Kirk
Some GOP officials want to clamp down on perceived expressions of schadenfreude about Charlie Kirk's death. Conservative activists are publicizing social media posts that are "celebrating" his death.
www.npr.org
September 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
It is astounding that people are being fired for exercising their First Amendment rights to criticize this blatant racist and pro-violence agitator. What’s really going on is the Trump Administration is using the Kirk killing to whip the public in place and start acclimatizing to fascism.
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While this racist fanatic is not representative of most Americans, this incident somehow epitomizes the atavistic state of the U.S. today.
Black man shot at while waiting to go to work says South Carolina needs hate crime law
When Jarvis McKenzie locked eyes with the man in the car, he couldn't understand the hate he saw. When the man picked up a rifle, fired over his head and yelled “you better get running, boy!” as he s...
www.yahoo.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
While this racist fanatic is not representative of most Americans, this incident somehow epitomizes the atavistic state of the U.S. today.
More Trump stupidity: "South Korea, a close US ally, has pledged tens of billions of dollars in American manufacturing investment, partly to offset tariffs....The LG employees"--branded "illegal aliens" by ICE--"were arrested were on business trips with various visas or under a visa waiver program."
US Hyundai raid: South Korea vows support for citizens detained by ICE
US immigration officials detained 475 workers on Thursday - most of them South Korean nationals - saying they were working illegally.
www.bbc.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
More Trump stupidity: "South Korea, a close US ally, has pledged tens of billions of dollars in American manufacturing investment, partly to offset tariffs....The LG employees"--branded "illegal aliens" by ICE--"were arrested were on business trips with various visas or under a visa waiver program."