Jeff/傑夫
@jayfutw.bsky.social
(he/他)🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇹🇼🇺🇦🌱🐦🌻🍉
Former hospitality consultant in Taiwan
Trans rights are human rights!
Secular humanist, lefty, feminist, queer, fierce trans ally
Plantbased cooking, science, social justice, consistent anti-oppression
Keep Taiwan free! Resist!
Former hospitality consultant in Taiwan
Trans rights are human rights!
Secular humanist, lefty, feminist, queer, fierce trans ally
Plantbased cooking, science, social justice, consistent anti-oppression
Keep Taiwan free! Resist!
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If countries like the US, Japan, Canada, Australia and the UK, as well as the EU, took cross-strait deterrence seriously they would immediately retaliate over this.
Instead we just get the same waffle or silence.
Instead we just get the same waffle or silence.
Violating international conventions in an attempt to convince the global community that it holds jurisdiction over #Taiwan, the CCP's transnational #repression tactics will not only target legislators but may soon extend to the broader #Taiwanese public in the future. www.mac.gov.tw/en/News_Cont...
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 AM
If countries like the US, Japan, Canada, Australia and the UK, as well as the EU, took cross-strait deterrence seriously they would immediately retaliate over this.
Instead we just get the same waffle or silence.
Instead we just get the same waffle or silence.
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Violating international conventions in an attempt to convince the global community that it holds jurisdiction over #Taiwan, the CCP's transnational #repression tactics will not only target legislators but may soon extend to the broader #Taiwanese public in the future. www.mac.gov.tw/en/News_Cont...
November 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Violating international conventions in an attempt to convince the global community that it holds jurisdiction over #Taiwan, the CCP's transnational #repression tactics will not only target legislators but may soon extend to the broader #Taiwanese public in the future. www.mac.gov.tw/en/News_Cont...
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After Ghislaine Maxwell lied to Todd Blanche, someone waived her sex offender status and moved her to Club Fed with "OUT" custody - allowing her to work outside the prison walls. 3 months ago, I got her Bureau of Prisons points screen as proof. We still don't know who approved all this.
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: I Have Ghislaine Maxwell's Security Score, Custody Level, Transfer Code, and Sex Offender Waiver
I have reviewed an electronic file that includes some of the information Senator Whitehouse is demanding from the Bureau of Prisons.
www.muellershewrote.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
After Ghislaine Maxwell lied to Todd Blanche, someone waived her sex offender status and moved her to Club Fed with "OUT" custody - allowing her to work outside the prison walls. 3 months ago, I got her Bureau of Prisons points screen as proof. We still don't know who approved all this.
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Epstein offered the NY Times photos of Trump with young girls in bikinis during his first campaign in 2015.
The NY Times declined them because they were just too busy hyperventilating over Hillary’s private email server.
Support independent media.
The NY Times declined them because they were just too busy hyperventilating over Hillary’s private email server.
Support independent media.
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Epstein offered the NY Times photos of Trump with young girls in bikinis during his first campaign in 2015.
The NY Times declined them because they were just too busy hyperventilating over Hillary’s private email server.
Support independent media.
The NY Times declined them because they were just too busy hyperventilating over Hillary’s private email server.
Support independent media.
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the thing that strikes me about this — again, besides it being false — is the venom and disrespect for the people who come here to work and build better lives. they aren’t “servants.”
JD Vance: "Democrats' idea was the way you get more prosperity is that you import more and more low wage servants."
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
the thing that strikes me about this — again, besides it being false — is the venom and disrespect for the people who come here to work and build better lives. they aren’t “servants.”
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Finally, a correct headline by Western legacy press (only 5 days late).
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Finally, a correct headline by Western legacy press (only 5 days late).
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Nikkei interviews new KMT chair Cheng Li-wun. Cheng simply repeats KMT ideological positions dating back two decades -- green terror, 1992 Consensus, all is DPP fault -- any interview of a KMTer would produce same nonsense. Truly a party bereft of ideas.
asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/po...
asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/po...
Taiwan defense buildup can't ensure security: New KMT boss Cheng Li-wun
'Unification goddess' pans Trump-driven spending, blames Lai for China tensions
asia.nikkei.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Nikkei interviews new KMT chair Cheng Li-wun. Cheng simply repeats KMT ideological positions dating back two decades -- green terror, 1992 Consensus, all is DPP fault -- any interview of a KMTer would produce same nonsense. Truly a party bereft of ideas.
asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/po...
asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/po...
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China issuing bounties for Taiwanese influencers now, lol. "Hitmen and accomplices of Taiwanese independence who exercise a malign influence” sounds like a cool job description
www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...
China issues bounties for influencers - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
China issuing bounties for Taiwanese influencers now, lol. "Hitmen and accomplices of Taiwanese independence who exercise a malign influence” sounds like a cool job description
www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...
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Social media functions as a "distorted mirror," explains @pumashen.bsky.social, e.g. 3% of accounts generate 33% of posts; 1% of online communities are responsible for 74% of conflict; 0.1% of users drive 80% of #disinformation.
The strategic response is to neutralize methods of mass amplification.
The strategic response is to neutralize methods of mass amplification.
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Social media functions as a "distorted mirror," explains @pumashen.bsky.social, e.g. 3% of accounts generate 33% of posts; 1% of online communities are responsible for 74% of conflict; 0.1% of users drive 80% of #disinformation.
The strategic response is to neutralize methods of mass amplification.
The strategic response is to neutralize methods of mass amplification.
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Intersections newsletter is out! We look at internalized discrimination in Taiwan's gay community, Hong Kong's growing voyeurism crisis, China's "sweet economy" marriage vouchers, and much more. Read here: linguasinica.substack.com/p/chinas-wom...
China's Women's Rights Lawyers, a Short Drama Phenomenon, and Taiwan's Pride
These stories and more — including a Taiwanese actress's directorial debut addressing domestic violence — in this latest edition of the Intersections bulletin.
linguasinica.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Intersections newsletter is out! We look at internalized discrimination in Taiwan's gay community, Hong Kong's growing voyeurism crisis, China's "sweet economy" marriage vouchers, and much more. Read here: linguasinica.substack.com/p/chinas-wom...
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Freedom is forged by those believing in the power of democracy & technology to build brighter futures for all.🙌
Moving AI from addictive to assistive intelligence is key.💯
Read my #BerlinFreedomConference address.
▶️ sayit.archive.tw/2025-11-10-b...
#TaiwanCanHelp🇹🇼 #FreeTheFuture🖖
Moving AI from addictive to assistive intelligence is key.💯
Read my #BerlinFreedomConference address.
▶️ sayit.archive.tw/2025-11-10-b...
#TaiwanCanHelp🇹🇼 #FreeTheFuture🖖
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Freedom is forged by those believing in the power of democracy & technology to build brighter futures for all.🙌
Moving AI from addictive to assistive intelligence is key.💯
Read my #BerlinFreedomConference address.
▶️ sayit.archive.tw/2025-11-10-b...
#TaiwanCanHelp🇹🇼 #FreeTheFuture🖖
Moving AI from addictive to assistive intelligence is key.💯
Read my #BerlinFreedomConference address.
▶️ sayit.archive.tw/2025-11-10-b...
#TaiwanCanHelp🇹🇼 #FreeTheFuture🖖
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Also in #Berlin — lawmaker Puma Shen, who, despite topping the CCP's wanted list of "Taiwan separatists advocating for independence," joined a panel of #disinformation experts at the German parliament to testify about "informational autocracies" like China or Russia. www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/k...
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Also in #Berlin — lawmaker Puma Shen, who, despite topping the CCP's wanted list of "Taiwan separatists advocating for independence," joined a panel of #disinformation experts at the German parliament to testify about "informational autocracies" like China or Russia. www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/k...
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I would add that @michaelturton.bsky.social's columns are a living proof that one can unequivocally and fiercly support Taiwan without failing to criticize its government or its society when criticism is warranted.
I somehow missed Monday’s (always excellent) Notes from Central Taiwan column. Low wages and an extremely toxic ‘boss’ culture are major issues in Taiwan that never genuinely get addressed by the government-at least not in any meaningful way. @michaelturton.bsky.social @royngerng.bsky.social
Notes from Central Taiwan: The DPP needs to raise wages for workers - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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November 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I would add that @michaelturton.bsky.social's columns are a living proof that one can unequivocally and fiercly support Taiwan without failing to criticize its government or its society when criticism is warranted.
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'As of the end of October, Taiwan's population stood at 23,310,853 -- a decrease of 91,951 compared with the same period last year. That translates to an average daily decline of 251.92 people.'
Taipei City: 65+ = 24%.
focustaiwan.tw/society/2025...
Taipei City: 65+ = 24%.
focustaiwan.tw/society/2025...
Taiwan sees 22nd consecutive month of population decline - Focus Taiwan
Taiwan's population declined for the 22nd consecutive month in October, according to data released Monday by the Ministry of the Interior (MOI).
focustaiwan.tw
November 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
'As of the end of October, Taiwan's population stood at 23,310,853 -- a decrease of 91,951 compared with the same period last year. That translates to an average daily decline of 251.92 people.'
Taipei City: 65+ = 24%.
focustaiwan.tw/society/2025...
Taipei City: 65+ = 24%.
focustaiwan.tw/society/2025...
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Maolin is one of only two overwintering butterfly valleys in the world, and has been named as Taiwan’s only three-star site mentioned by the Michelin Green Guide. In this blog, we will tell you where and when you can see butterflies, and what to expect. taiwantravelblog.com/maolin-butte...
taiwantravelblog.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Maolin is one of only two overwintering butterfly valleys in the world, and has been named as Taiwan’s only three-star site mentioned by the Michelin Green Guide. In this blog, we will tell you where and when you can see butterflies, and what to expect. taiwantravelblog.com/maolin-butte...
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Remember when people were like, "If we accept gay people, it's a slippery slope! They're going to try to make us accept pedos too"? Remember when people were having a moral panic about the left being full of groomers? Remember when the right was constantly talking about protecting the children?
in case you're wondering how the cope is going www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Remember when people were like, "If we accept gay people, it's a slippery slope! They're going to try to make us accept pedos too"? Remember when people were having a moral panic about the left being full of groomers? Remember when the right was constantly talking about protecting the children?
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Must watch. In 2025, the father is still pro-apartheid. The apple didn't fall far from the tree.
We spoke to Errol Musk, Elon's Musk's dad, for MisinfoNation: White Genocide
Sunday 8p ET on CNN
cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2025/11/10/d...
Sunday 8p ET on CNN
cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2025/11/10/d...
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Must watch. In 2025, the father is still pro-apartheid. The apple didn't fall far from the tree.
I somehow missed Monday’s (always excellent) Notes from Central Taiwan column. Low wages and an extremely toxic ‘boss’ culture are major issues in Taiwan that never genuinely get addressed by the government-at least not in any meaningful way. @michaelturton.bsky.social @royngerng.bsky.social
Notes from Central Taiwan: The DPP needs to raise wages for workers - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
share.google
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I somehow missed Monday’s (always excellent) Notes from Central Taiwan column. Low wages and an extremely toxic ‘boss’ culture are major issues in Taiwan that never genuinely get addressed by the government-at least not in any meaningful way. @michaelturton.bsky.social @royngerng.bsky.social
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This stance by KMT Legislature Speaker Han Kuo-yu (President Lai should retract his remark that China is "a foreign hostile force") echoes Stephen Wertheim's recent piece in Foreign Affairs (or maybe it's the other way around).
This amounts to saying that acknowledging the threat is a provocation.
This amounts to saying that acknowledging the threat is a provocation.
President, legislative speaker exchange barbs on China threat to lawmaker - Focus Taiwan
President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) should retract his remark that China is "a foreign hostile force" and remove a clause in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) charter that advocates Taiwan indepe...
focustaiwan.tw
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This stance by KMT Legislature Speaker Han Kuo-yu (President Lai should retract his remark that China is "a foreign hostile force") echoes Stephen Wertheim's recent piece in Foreign Affairs (or maybe it's the other way around).
This amounts to saying that acknowledging the threat is a provocation.
This amounts to saying that acknowledging the threat is a provocation.
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Had my flu shot and, since I was at it, a Covid shot as well, all free as I turned 50 this year. Thanks Taiwan.
Prepping for a great Christmas so I got my flu shot. Here in Taiwan it costs US$30 for people under 50, even with insurance. Worth it! Vaccines are among our most incredible discoveries—a silent molecular armor.
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Had my flu shot and, since I was at it, a Covid shot as well, all free as I turned 50 this year. Thanks Taiwan.
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Prepping for a great Christmas so I got my flu shot. Here in Taiwan it costs US$30 for people under 50, even with insurance. Worth it! Vaccines are among our most incredible discoveries—a silent molecular armor.
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Prepping for a great Christmas so I got my flu shot. Here in Taiwan it costs US$30 for people under 50, even with insurance. Worth it! Vaccines are among our most incredible discoveries—a silent molecular armor.
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framing Taiwan as already part of China, normalising “we’re watching you”, conditioning for governance by “patriots”. The satellite-image posts are a psychological move: reminding Taiwan’s population visually that the mainland’s gaze is on them.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China sharpens its language on Taiwan as part of ‘longer-term’ strategy
A series of statements, articles, photos and even a new national holiday indicate a shift in Beijing’s stance over the island, analysts say
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
framing Taiwan as already part of China, normalising “we’re watching you”, conditioning for governance by “patriots”. The satellite-image posts are a psychological move: reminding Taiwan’s population visually that the mainland’s gaze is on them.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Terrible headline, BBC.
When will thy ever learn?
Suggestion: "Why China chose to throw hissy fit after PM pointed out military adventurism at Japan borders is bad"
When will thy ever learn?
Suggestion: "Why China chose to throw hissy fit after PM pointed out military adventurism at Japan borders is bad"
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Terrible headline, BBC.
When will thy ever learn?
Suggestion: "Why China chose to throw hissy fit after PM pointed out military adventurism at Japan borders is bad"
When will thy ever learn?
Suggestion: "Why China chose to throw hissy fit after PM pointed out military adventurism at Japan borders is bad"
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🇨🇳diplomat posted a beheading line and then hit DELETE. That viral tantrum tells you everything you need to know.
1. “Threats in public are signaling. Deleting them is confession.”
1. “Threats in public are signaling. Deleting them is confession.”
Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Japan.
Then a Chinese diplomat wrote: "The dirty neck that sticks itself in must be cut off."
Then a Chinese diplomat wrote: "The dirty neck that sticks itself in must be cut off."
How Japan’s new prime minister has brought China’s ‘wolf warriors’ back out | CNN
Relations between Tokyo and Beijing have dramatically soured, with nationalist rhetoric in China and an apparent threat of beheading from one of its diplomats.
edition.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🇨🇳diplomat posted a beheading line and then hit DELETE. That viral tantrum tells you everything you need to know.
1. “Threats in public are signaling. Deleting them is confession.”
1. “Threats in public are signaling. Deleting them is confession.”