Liddokun
@liddokun.bsky.social
天下為公. Kindness and compassion is paramount to a functioning society. There are no evil countries, only power, security and interests. I mostly talk about geopolitics, technology/gaming and the economy. 我們正進入一個需要自游的危險時代。🇺🇸🇹🇼🇺🇦
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Liddokun
@liddokun.bsky.social
· Aug 13
Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea Trailer | Doc Edge Festival 2025
YouTube video by Doc Edge
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#China navy/coast guard bullying #Filipino subsistance fishermen. The #CCP always take from the poor to give to themselves. Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippines Seas documentary. Despite a 2016 #UNCLOS arbitration ruling that China refuses to abide. #Philippines
youtu.be/y3yrADpHks8?...
youtu.be/y3yrADpHks8?...
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OSLO, Norway — The son of Norway's crown princess goes on trial Tuesday accused of raping four women and assaulting several ex-girlfriends in a scandal that has tarnished the royal family's image.
Read more: https://mrf.lu/DWJj
Read more: https://mrf.lu/DWJj
February 3, 2026 at 3:16 AM
OSLO, Norway — The son of Norway's crown princess goes on trial Tuesday accused of raping four women and assaulting several ex-girlfriends in a scandal that has tarnished the royal family's image.
Read more: https://mrf.lu/DWJj
Read more: https://mrf.lu/DWJj
Uhh... California public records listed Intrepid Studios board members as only 2 people: Steven Sharif and John Moore (Sharif's partner/husband)... So the "evil" board narrative is kinda funny. 😏😏😏
Pretty messy. Lawsuits incoming for sure. Bits and pieces of the big picture are coming out. #mmorpg #AshesOfCreation
www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/2-...
www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/2-...
2 days after promising it was still 'worthy of your investment,' the most successful Kickstarter MMO ever was canceled and its team laid off: 'The developers and staff acted in good faith and deserved...
Sifting through the ashes of Ashes of Creation.
www.pcgamer.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Uhh... California public records listed Intrepid Studios board members as only 2 people: Steven Sharif and John Moore (Sharif's partner/husband)... So the "evil" board narrative is kinda funny. 😏😏😏
Pretty messy. Lawsuits incoming for sure. Bits and pieces of the big picture are coming out. #mmorpg #AshesOfCreation
www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/2-...
www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/2-...
2 days after promising it was still 'worthy of your investment,' the most successful Kickstarter MMO ever was canceled and its team laid off: 'The developers and staff acted in good faith and deserved...
Sifting through the ashes of Ashes of Creation.
www.pcgamer.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Pretty messy. Lawsuits incoming for sure. Bits and pieces of the big picture are coming out. #mmorpg #AshesOfCreation
www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/2-...
www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/2-...
Ironically #Republican politicians screwed the #EV industry. The #US workers most hurt from EV factories layoffs and investment pullbacks are from Republican states in the south.
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/e...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/e...
How the EV pullback is affecting factories and jobs in the South
Automakers, suppliers and battery makers were funneling hundreds of billions of dollars into EV-related manufacturing in the U.S. Now it's all in question.
www.cnbc.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Ironically #Republican politicians screwed the #EV industry. The #US workers most hurt from EV factories layoffs and investment pullbacks are from Republican states in the south.
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/e...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/e...
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His victims were subjected to ‘terrifying’ physical and sexual violence, Glasgow High Court was told
Ex-boxer Jonathan Slowey guilty of raping three women
www.thetimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
His victims were subjected to ‘terrifying’ physical and sexual violence, Glasgow High Court was told
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“A review of 47 victims’ full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Several women’s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files. “
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Exclusive | Epstein Files Release Exposes Names of at Least 43 Victims, WSJ Review Finds
The Justice Department was required to redact all victims’ names prior to releasing the files.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
“A review of 47 victims’ full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Several women’s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files. “
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Losing the ability and tacit/embodied/institutional knowledge to #farm is very dangerous as the younger generations migrate to the cities for education and employment. Rural towns also becomes increasingly abandoned and leads to reduction in public services and quality of life. #Japan
As populations decline and residents age in rural communities across the Chugoku region, livelihoods and traditions, including rice production, are either changing or disappearing.
'It would only burden our children': Aging farmers quit rice production
Training a successor is important, but most farmers have been too busy trying to survive instead, one member of an agricultural cooperative corporation said.
ebx.sh
February 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Disruptions in the entry level pipelines means as experts age out, there will be fewer replacements for them as #AI has replaced interns for a job position. Short term profits, long term job destruction. #videogames #jobs #experience
#Google project #Genie3 is not going to replace video game developers. It's good for prototyping tool for game development. The lawsuits for derivative works are going to be interesting. However this is gonna be damaging for videogame interns long term. #gaming #AI
www.reuters.com/business/vid...
www.reuters.com/business/vid...
Videogame stocks slide on Google's AI model that turns prompts into playable worlds
Shares of videogame companies fell sharply in afternoon trading on Friday after Alphabet's Google rolled out its artificial intelligence model capable of creating interactive digital worlds with simpl...
www.reuters.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Disruptions in the entry level pipelines means as experts age out, there will be fewer replacements for them as #AI has replaced interns for a job position. Short term profits, long term job destruction. #videogames #jobs #experience
#Google project #Genie3 is not going to replace video game developers. It's good for prototyping tool for game development. The lawsuits for derivative works are going to be interesting. However this is gonna be damaging for videogame interns long term. #gaming #AI
www.reuters.com/business/vid...
www.reuters.com/business/vid...
Videogame stocks slide on Google's AI model that turns prompts into playable worlds
Shares of videogame companies fell sharply in afternoon trading on Friday after Alphabet's Google rolled out its artificial intelligence model capable of creating interactive digital worlds with simpl...
www.reuters.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
#Google project #Genie3 is not going to replace video game developers. It's good for prototyping tool for game development. The lawsuits for derivative works are going to be interesting. However this is gonna be damaging for videogame interns long term. #gaming #AI
www.reuters.com/business/vid...
www.reuters.com/business/vid...
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Reposted by Liddokun
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Friday announced a bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons.
Venezuela announces bill that could lead to mass release of prisoners detained for political reasons
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has announced a bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons.
bit.ly
January 31, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Friday announced a bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons.
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
January 31, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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Jeffrey Epstein victims blast DOJ for ‘incomplete’ release of files
Jeffrey Epstein victims blast DOJ for 'incomplete' release of files
"We did not protect President Trump ... or anybody," Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said as he revealed there would be no more release of Epstein files.
cnb.cx
January 30, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Jeffrey Epstein victims blast DOJ for ‘incomplete’ release of files
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BREAKING: Judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealth CEO killer Mangione reut.rs/45Fin56
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
BREAKING: Judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealth CEO killer Mangione reut.rs/45Fin56
2026 is the year of the fire/red #horse. A factory mistake accidentally created a viral toy -- the sad/crying horse plush. #China
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Accidental 'crying horse' toy wins hearts in China
At Yiwu International Trade City, China’s largest wholesale market, customers crowd into a small shop searching for an unlikely bestseller ahead of the Lunar New Year.
www.reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:42 PM
2026 is the year of the fire/red #horse. A factory mistake accidentally created a viral toy -- the sad/crying horse plush. #China
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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Taiwan’s first Indigenous Defence Submarine (IDS), Hai Kun (SS-711) successfully completed its first submerged sea trials on January 29, 2026 🇹🇼
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Taiwan’s Indigenous Defense Submarine Hai Kun (SS-711) Conducts First Submerged Trial - Naval News
Taiwan’s first Indigenous Defence Submarine (IDS), Hai Kun (SS-711), also known as Narwhal, successfully completed its first submerged sea trials on January 29, 2026.
www.navalnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Taiwan’s first Indigenous Defence Submarine (IDS), Hai Kun (SS-711) successfully completed its first submerged sea trials on January 29, 2026 🇹🇼
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Prosecutors in China recently determined that a woman’s mental illness left her unable to defend herself from sexual assault, but said a man who brought her home and fathered several children with her had not committed any crime. The decision provoked widespread outrage.
She Couldn’t Defend Herself, but He Wasn’t Charged With Rape
A decision in China not to charge a man who fathered children with a woman with a mental illness has set off a debate about consent and the state’s push for babies.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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Samsung’s fourth-quarter profit triples, beating estimates as AI chip demand fuels memory shortage
Samsung’s fourth-quarter profit triples, beating estimates as AI chip demand fuels memory shortage
Samsung Electronics reported an over three-fold surge in fourth-quarter profits, hitting a new record and beating analysts' estimates.
cnb.cx
January 28, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Samsung’s fourth-quarter profit triples, beating estimates as AI chip demand fuels memory shortage
I like the horses/mounts. They look so cool! #Highguard
Highguard [PC - 65] www.metacritic.com/game/highgua...
"Highguard was a gamble that was revealed a little too early and needs much more time in the oven to become the next big thing." - Game8
"Highguard was a gamble that was revealed a little too early and needs much more time in the oven to become the next big thing." - Game8
January 28, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I like the horses/mounts. They look so cool! #Highguard
Wow brutal. It went from 100K players on launch day to 11K players within 48 hours. Since I'm not really a shooter gamer I have no opinions about the game. #Highguard #gaming
www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
‘Highguard’ Lost 80% Of Its Steam Players In 24 Hours
HIghguard launched and did not retain more than 20% f its players just 24 hours later. Where does it go from here?
www.forbes.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Wow brutal. It went from 100K players on launch day to 11K players within 48 hours. Since I'm not really a shooter gamer I have no opinions about the game. #Highguard #gaming
www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent tried to get into Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis on Tuesday but was prevented from entering the premises by consulate staffers, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
Ecuador says ICE agent tried to enter consulate in Minneapolis
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent tried to get into Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis on Tuesday but was prevented from entering the premises by consulate staffers, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
reut.rs
January 28, 2026 at 6:25 PM
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent tried to get into Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis on Tuesday but was prevented from entering the premises by consulate staffers, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
#Spain understands that people/immigrants are a country's resources/treasure. No people = no country especially in an era where developed countries are facing rapid demographic decline/population collapse. Even #Mexico / #SouthAmerica will be facing worker shortages in 20-30 years.
Spain gets it: “The Spanish government on Tuesday unexpectedly issued a decree that gives undocumented migrants a path out of legal limbo, putting Spain at odds with many countries around the world that have grown increasingly tough on illegal immigration.” Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
Bucking a Global Trend, Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:50 PM
#Spain understands that people/immigrants are a country's resources/treasure. No people = no country especially in an era where developed countries are facing rapid demographic decline/population collapse. Even #Mexico / #SouthAmerica will be facing worker shortages in 20-30 years.