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New Bloom is an online magazine covering youth culture and politics in Taiwan and the Asia Pacific.
"KMT Legislators Continue with Trips to China, In Spite of Security Concerns" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
KMT Legislators Continue with Trips to China, In Spite of Security Concerns | New Bloom Magazine
The KMT has again opened itself up to criticism, with a series of recent trips to China by seven KMT legislators. The seven legislators are Weng Hsiao-ling, Lin Szu-ming, Yeh Yuan-chih…
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December 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
"KMT Legislators Continue with Trips to China, In Spite of Security Concerns" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
"Taiwan LGBTQ+ Groups Criticize Conscription Criteria Amendment Requiring Alternative Service for Transgender and Intersex People" by @yolingwrites.bsky.social
Taiwan LGBTQ+ Groups Criticize Conscription Criteria Amendment Requiring Alternative Service for Transgender and Intersex People | New Bloom Magazine
Over the past two weeks, multiple LGBTQ+ groups have issued statements criticizing draft amendments to conscription criteria that would end blanket exemptions for transgender and intersex people…
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December 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
"Taiwan LGBTQ+ Groups Criticize Conscription Criteria Amendment Requiring Alternative Service for Transgender and Intersex People" by @yolingwrites.bsky.social
"With Constitutional Court Deciding Against Unfreezing Itself, Taiwan's Constitutional Crisis Continues" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
With Constitutional Court Deciding Against Unfreezing Itself, Taiwan’s Constitutional Crisis Continues | New Bloom Magazine
Taiwan’s ongoing constitutional crisis remains unresolved, as the impasse about the Executive Yuan refusing to sign a fiscal allocation bill passed by the Legislativ/
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December 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
"With Constitutional Court Deciding Against Unfreezing Itself, Taiwan's Constitutional Crisis Continues" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Check it out, the last New Bloom Substack of the year! Featuring our round-up of latest articles and upcoming events!
From Taipei, Taiwan: The 2025/12/24 New Bloom Newsletter
A constitutional crisis • Little Red Book ban • migrant worker exploitation • military service and the trans community • This Is The End • NYE Eve at Daybreak • CNN Taipei • Decolonizing Therapy
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December 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Check it out, the last New Bloom Substack of the year! Featuring our round-up of latest articles and upcoming events!
"Calls for Securitization Likely In the Wake of the Metro Stabbing" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Calls for Securitization Likely In the Wake of the Metro Stabbing | New Bloom Magazine
A mass stabbing that killed three and injured eleven has shocked Taiwan. The attacker, Chang Wen, later killed himself in an apparent suicide after falling from the roof of the Eslite Spectrum Nanxi…
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December 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
"Calls for Securitization Likely In the Wake of the Metro Stabbing" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Celebrate the closeout of 2025 with your New Bloom community! Come celebrate the new year on the eve before new year’s eve with us–a perfect event for those looking for something to do before the actual night of the new year.
December 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Celebrate the closeout of 2025 with your New Bloom community! Come celebrate the new year on the eve before new year’s eve with us–a perfect event for those looking for something to do before the actual night of the new year.
How are people protesting in the US against Israel’s genocide in Gaza? The US is the #1 supporter of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians, but most people in the US oppose it.
December 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
How are people protesting in the US against Israel’s genocide in Gaza? The US is the #1 supporter of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians, but most people in the US oppose it.
"KMT Continues with Efforts To Revive CtiTV" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
KMT Continues with Efforts To Revive CtiTV | New Bloom Magazine
New legislation advanced by the KMT has been accused of seeking to restore CtiTV to coveted primetime spot Channel 52. CtiTV, the previous occupant of the Channel 52 slot, was taken off air after…
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December 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"KMT Continues with Efforts To Revive CtiTV" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
"'This Is The End': Up or Down; Wing It or Let Fall" by Shengmei Ma
“This Is The End”: Up or Down; Wing It or Let Fall - No Man Is An Island
Near the end of the veteran journalist Scott Simon’s NPR program, Weekend Edition Saturday, on November 1, 2025, Simon asked Sir Anthony Hopkins to read the poem at the close of his memoir We Did OK, ...
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December 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"'This Is The End': Up or Down; Wing It or Let Fall" by Shengmei Ma
"'Eyes of the Sky' Elaborates the Oceanic World of the Tao" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
"Eyes of the Sky" Elaborates the Oceanic World of the Tao - No Man Is An Island
Syaman Rapongan's "Eyes of the Sky" proves the latest work by the noted Indigenous author to be translated into English. Following up on the translation of his "Eyes of the Ocean," roughly a prose bil...
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December 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
"'Eyes of the Sky' Elaborates the Oceanic World of the Tao" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
台灣外交部長為何將巴勒斯坦界定為類敵國？ | New Bloom Magazine
外交部長林佳龍在 11/12 舉行了公開記者會，結果竟是一場非比尋常的外交失誤，還默認了支持種族滅絕。
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December 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
"Is Taiwan on the Verge of a Constitutional Crisis?" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Is Taiwan on the Verge of a Constitutional Crisis? | New Bloom Magazine
Taiwan may be on the verge of a constitutional crisis, with Premier Cho Jung-tai refusing to sign legislation passed by the legislature. Cho’s refusal to sign such legislation occurs with the support…
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December 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
"Is Taiwan on the Verge of a Constitutional Crisis?" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
The next board games night at DAYBREAK is tomorrow night! Don't miss out!
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December 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The next board games night at DAYBREAK is tomorrow night! Don't miss out!
www.facebook.com/events/19915...
www.facebook.com/events/19915...
"Lai Called on to Issue Pardon Over Mercy Killing Case" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Lai Called on to Issue Pardon Over Mercy Killing Case | New Bloom Magazine
In a rare case, there have been calls on President Lai Ching-te to pardon an eighty-year-old woman who killed her paralyzed son. This occurred apparently due to the burden of care…
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December 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"Lai Called on to Issue Pardon Over Mercy Killing Case" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
This Saturday! Join us for a book talk with political scientist Lev Nachman on his new book, “Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party
Formation”!
Formation”!
December 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
This Saturday! Join us for a book talk with political scientist Lev Nachman on his new book, “Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party
Formation”!
Formation”!
"Will the Xiaohongshu Ban Meet with Pushback?" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Will the Xiaohongshu Ban Meet with Pushback? | New Bloom Magazine
The Lai administration has taken the unusual step of banning Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote…
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December 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"Will the Xiaohongshu Ban Meet with Pushback?" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Join us for the next Pen Club tomorrow night! Pen Club is an open invite for artists, illustrators, or anyone 👩🎨🦆 to sketch and hang over a drink.
You can arrive any time. We'll usually play a drawing game at around 8 or so.
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You can arrive any time. We'll usually play a drawing game at around 8 or so.
www.facebook.com/events/20656...
December 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Join us for the next Pen Club tomorrow night! Pen Club is an open invite for artists, illustrators, or anyone 👩🎨🦆 to sketch and hang over a drink.
You can arrive any time. We'll usually play a drawing game at around 8 or so.
www.facebook.com/events/20656...
You can arrive any time. We'll usually play a drawing game at around 8 or so.
www.facebook.com/events/20656...
"Hasan Piker's China Visit Marshalls the Cliches of Western Leftist Orientalism" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Hasan Piker’s China Visit Marshalls the Cliches of Western Leftist Orientalism | New Bloom Magazine
A recent trip to China by US influencer Hasan Piker has been notable for, among other things, how banal it has been…
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December 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"Hasan Piker's China Visit Marshalls the Cliches of Western Leftist Orientalism" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
"Animal Rights Advocates Call for an End to Usage of Snare Traps" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Animal Rights Advocates Call for an End to Usage of Snare Traps | New Bloom Magazine
Animal rights advocates held a gathering in Banqiao on December 6th to call for an end to the use of snare traps in Taiwan. The gathering was organized by Taiwan One Ecology Coalition and brought…
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December 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"Animal Rights Advocates Call for an End to Usage of Snare Traps" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
"Repatriation Incident Shows Chinese Coercion of Outlying Islands of Taiwan" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Repatriation Incident Shows Chinese Coercion of Outlying Islands of Taiwan | New Bloom Magazine
A recent repatriation incident illustrates deteriorating cross-strait ties, with Chinese authorities politicizing prisoner repatriation…
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December 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
"Repatriation Incident Shows Chinese Coercion of Outlying Islands of Taiwan" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Welcome to Co-op Boardgame Night @ Daybreak! Bring and play any games you feel like, but we’re highlighting three brand-new, bilingual cooperative games with high ratings and medium-low complexity.
December 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Welcome to Co-op Boardgame Night @ Daybreak! Bring and play any games you feel like, but we’re highlighting three brand-new, bilingual cooperative games with high ratings and medium-low complexity.
"At March, Migrant Workers in Taiwan Call for Abolishment of Twelve-Year Work Limit" by Sarah Arencibia
At March, Migrant Workers in Taiwan Call for Abolishment of Twelve-Year Work Limit | New Bloom Magazine
Several hundred people marched from the Ministry of Labor to the Legislative Yuan in Taipei on Sunday to protest the 12-year work limit on migrant workers’ employment in Taiwan. A sea of red headbands...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"At March, Migrant Workers in Taiwan Call for Abolishment of Twelve-Year Work Limit" by Sarah Arencibia
"Fifteen Months at Sea, No Pay: Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Taiwan’s Fishing Industry" by Antonio Prokscha
Fifteen Months at Sea, No Pay: Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Taiwan’s Fishing Industry | New Bloom Magazine
Taiwan operates the world’s second-largest distant-water fishing fleet, with about 1,100 vessels sailing in international waters. Behind this economic success lies a stark reality that labour rights…
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December 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
"Fifteen Months at Sea, No Pay: Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Taiwan’s Fishing Industry" by Antonio Prokscha
Join us Saturday, December 20th for a book talk with political scientist @lnachman32.bsky.social on his new book, “Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation”!
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www.facebook.com/events/13872...
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Join us Saturday, December 20th for a book talk with political scientist @lnachman32.bsky.social on his new book, “Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation”!
www.facebook.com/events/13872...
www.facebook.com/events/13872...
December 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM