Keishi Kumashiro
@kumashirokeishi.bsky.social
ABD at UTIAS. Language and history nerd. Originally from Kyoto. He/him.
神代啓史。トロント大学航空宇宙研究所所属の大学院生。言語・歴史オタク。京都出身。
쿠마시로 케이시. 토론토 대학교 항공우주연구소 소속의 박사과정 학생. 언어•역사 더쿠. 교토부 출신.
神代啓史。トロント大学航空宇宙研究所所属の大学院生。言語・歴史オタク。京都出身。
쿠마시로 케이시. 토론토 대학교 항공우주연구소 소속의 박사과정 학생. 언어•역사 더쿠. 교토부 출신.
I am sure the people of the Baltics and Poland will be reassured to hear that Owen Jones of the UK thinks Russia would be too stupid to invade them
What are you even talking about! I am saying it is a delusional fantasy to suggest Russia is going to invade European countries like Poland, Germany or indeed the UK, which is the insane drivel currently being promoted in support of a disastrous arms race.
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I am sure the people of the Baltics and Poland will be reassured to hear that Owen Jones of the UK thinks Russia would be too stupid to invade them
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
at this point I’m just confused as to why the NYT continues to alienate its readers by publishing rage bait articles that are horrendously lacking in fact and any semblance of a worldview that is not “America is the only real country”
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Europe must “persuade younger Europeans that their heritage, culture and way of life — a fundamentally Christian civilization leavened and improved but not erased by the values of the Enlightenment — are worth defending,” our columnist Bret Stephens writes.
Europe must “persuade younger Europeans that their heritage, culture and way of life — a fundamentally Christian civilization leavened and improved but not erased by the values of the Enlightenment — are worth defending,” our columnist Bret Stephens writes.
Opinion | Europe, Too, Is Worth Fighting For
Provided Europeans want to fight for it.
nyti.ms
December 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
at this point I’m just confused as to why the NYT continues to alienate its readers by publishing rage bait articles that are horrendously lacking in fact and any semblance of a worldview that is not “America is the only real country”
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There really needs to be a study done on the sort of people who are incapable of understanding why someone would be angry at foreign occupation and military rule and displacement. You did this to them and now you're acting like the victim. Fuck off.
December 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
There really needs to be a study done on the sort of people who are incapable of understanding why someone would be angry at foreign occupation and military rule and displacement. You did this to them and now you're acting like the victim. Fuck off.
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Now I may be wrong, but I am inclined to think the reason Syrians are talking about being free of Zionist occupation is because Syrians are in fact currently living under Zionist occupation.
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Now I may be wrong, but I am inclined to think the reason Syrians are talking about being free of Zionist occupation is because Syrians are in fact currently living under Zionist occupation.
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Ad for hunting gear/guns that ran in the Japanese settlers' newspaper 京城日報 in colonized Korea (1925). Many elite male settlers emulated the sporting practice of White hunters (complete with dogs), while Korean access to firearms remained strictly limited.
December 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Ad for hunting gear/guns that ran in the Japanese settlers' newspaper 京城日報 in colonized Korea (1925). Many elite male settlers emulated the sporting practice of White hunters (complete with dogs), while Korean access to firearms remained strictly limited.
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Iceland joins the boycott
Iceland joins a growing list of countries boycotting Eurovision over Israel's participation
This decision follows similar moves by Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia. These countries have withdrawn after organizers refused to expel Israel over its actions in Gaza.
www.pbs.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Iceland joins the boycott
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Ah yes, 1940, famously a story of decisive German victory and long-lasting French defeat, guess we can end histories of World War II there, no need to read on and find out what happened after that, right?
That’s not what happened in 1940 lol, the French army did not sit behind the maginot line
December 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Ah yes, 1940, famously a story of decisive German victory and long-lasting French defeat, guess we can end histories of World War II there, no need to read on and find out what happened after that, right?
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My favourite holiday meme
December 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
My favourite holiday meme
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You must react everyday to what is happening. But that is no way to write a book or a sentence.
-James Baldwin, intv w Joe Walker, 1972
-James Baldwin, intv w Joe Walker, 1972
December 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
You must react everyday to what is happening. But that is no way to write a book or a sentence.
-James Baldwin, intv w Joe Walker, 1972
-James Baldwin, intv w Joe Walker, 1972
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Universities will keep sexual predators on the faculty because their "hands are tied by tenure." Turns out protesting genocide is all it takes to loosen those unshakable chains.
Tenured US professor fired over pro-Palestinian protests contests dismissal
Sang Hea Kil is first tenured faculty member fired from a public university in connection to the protests
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Universities will keep sexual predators on the faculty because their "hands are tied by tenure." Turns out protesting genocide is all it takes to loosen those unshakable chains.
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The source said Barghouti's condition was described as “extremely difficult and very dangerous”.
The Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Detainees’ Affairs said it had gathered information that appeared to corroborate the report of a recent attack.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/marwan-...
The Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Detainees’ Affairs said it had gathered information that appeared to corroborate the report of a recent attack.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/marwan-...
Marwan Barghouti brutally assaulted in Israeli prison, family told
Fatah leader reportedly has part of his ear cut off and his teeth and ribs broken in what sources describe as a 'slow, gradual assassination attempt'
www.middleeasteye.net
December 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The source said Barghouti's condition was described as “extremely difficult and very dangerous”.
The Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Detainees’ Affairs said it had gathered information that appeared to corroborate the report of a recent attack.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/marwan-...
The Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Detainees’ Affairs said it had gathered information that appeared to corroborate the report of a recent attack.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/marwan-...
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This Yglesias quote is so bafflingly wrong that it's hard to believe people voluntarily pay for his thoughts on American politics.
I don't think this is a correct description of America's party system.
November 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This Yglesias quote is so bafflingly wrong that it's hard to believe people voluntarily pay for his thoughts on American politics.
“I think environmentalism is basically bad” kind of says it all, doesn’t it
If there’s no shale gas then there’s no shale gas, but I still think environmentalism is basically bad and politicians should focus more on material prosperity.
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“I think environmentalism is basically bad” kind of says it all, doesn’t it
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you would think that a new york times columnist writing regularly about the fact that the vice president pals around with neo-nazis would prompt literally anyone to do some reported work. but nope!
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
you would think that a new york times columnist writing regularly about the fact that the vice president pals around with neo-nazis would prompt literally anyone to do some reported work. but nope!
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Rogers commemorates Blue Jays World Series Run with new statue of Ted Rogers
Rogers commemorates Blue Jays World Series Run with new statue of Ted Rogers
TORONTO - Rogers Communications, proud owner of the only Major League Baseball team in Canada, revealed plans to celebrate their 2025 World Series run with a second statue of company founder Ted Roger...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Rogers commemorates Blue Jays World Series Run with new statue of Ted Rogers
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SCHUMER: you have to pick your battles. you have to know when to hold em and when to fold em
[progressive challenger appears]
SCHUMER: oh baby lets go [rocky fanfare starts playing]
[progressive challenger appears]
SCHUMER: oh baby lets go [rocky fanfare starts playing]
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
SCHUMER: you have to pick your battles. you have to know when to hold em and when to fold em
[progressive challenger appears]
SCHUMER: oh baby lets go [rocky fanfare starts playing]
[progressive challenger appears]
SCHUMER: oh baby lets go [rocky fanfare starts playing]
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EDITING THE GRAY LADY (1992 EDITION)
ORIGINAL HEADLINE: Is Segregation The Answer?
REVISED HEADLINE: What Forced Busing Advocates Get Wrong
ORIGINAL HEADLINE: Is Segregation The Answer?
REVISED HEADLINE: What Forced Busing Advocates Get Wrong
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
EDITING THE GRAY LADY (1992 EDITION)
ORIGINAL HEADLINE: Is Segregation The Answer?
REVISED HEADLINE: What Forced Busing Advocates Get Wrong
ORIGINAL HEADLINE: Is Segregation The Answer?
REVISED HEADLINE: What Forced Busing Advocates Get Wrong
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Did the New York Times ruin journalism?
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Did the New York Times ruin journalism?
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「急進左派」…ですか。冒頭に出てくる「『民主社会主義者』を自称し」っていうのも単に所属政党の名前ですよね。はっきり言って記事の内容も解像度が低いな〜、というのが正直な感想。
Not especially impressed by this short Asahi piece that describes Mamdani as a "radical leftist" and is seemingly based on little more than Wall Streeter gripes.
www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
Not especially impressed by this short Asahi piece that describes Mamdani as a "radical leftist" and is seemingly based on little more than Wall Streeter gripes.
www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
急進左派マムダニNY市長に身構える経済界 「NY離れ」の恐れも？：朝日新聞
全米屈指の経済都市、ニューヨーク（NY）の市長に、「民主社会主義者」を自称し、富裕層への増税も掲げるゾーラン・マムダニ氏（34）が当選した。最近は大企業や富裕層による「NY離れ」の動きも指摘されるな…
www.asahi.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
「急進左派」…ですか。冒頭に出てくる「『民主社会主義者』を自称し」っていうのも単に所属政党の名前ですよね。はっきり言って記事の内容も解像度が低いな〜、というのが正直な感想。
Not especially impressed by this short Asahi piece that describes Mamdani as a "radical leftist" and is seemingly based on little more than Wall Streeter gripes.
www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
Not especially impressed by this short Asahi piece that describes Mamdani as a "radical leftist" and is seemingly based on little more than Wall Streeter gripes.
www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
"Democracy dies in ratfucking encouraged by billionaire owners of media outlets"
Tuesday’s election results kick off a year-long fight over who best personifies the Democratic Party as it heads toward crucial midterm elections: a democratic socialist like Zohran Mamdani or a moderate like Abigail Spanberger.
After strong election, Democrats now face battle over who defines party
The GOP is eager to name Mamdani the leader of the Democratic Party. Many Democrats say Spanberger and Sherrill are more representative.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"Democracy dies in ratfucking encouraged by billionaire owners of media outlets"