川上信 (Shin Kawakami)🇯🇵🇨🇳🇺🇸
@nkfinity.bsky.social
Japanese/Chinese ハーフ living in the USA
大田区🇯🇵 X 辽宁🇨🇳 X SF Bay Area🇺🇸
Has a Japanese soul, an American brain, and a Chinese stomach.
Born in Japan, roots for Japan in the Olympics🇯🇵🎌🇯🇵
Somewhat of an Japan Knower.
Loves history. Radical Qing monarchist?
大田区🇯🇵 X 辽宁🇨🇳 X SF Bay Area🇺🇸
Has a Japanese soul, an American brain, and a Chinese stomach.
Born in Japan, roots for Japan in the Olympics🇯🇵🎌🇯🇵
Somewhat of an Japan Knower.
Loves history. Radical Qing monarchist?
Pinned
My 2026 prediction: Dems win the House.
My 2026 hot take: Dems take the Senate through AK, NC, OH, ME.
My 2028 hit take: Ruben Gallego over Nikki Haley.
My 2026 hot take: Dems take the Senate through AK, NC, OH, ME.
My 2028 hit take: Ruben Gallego over Nikki Haley.
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My New Year’s resolution is to keep doing things even if I am bad at them. (Very bad)
Here is my first one even though it’s not 2026 yet 🫣
It’s supposed to be a homage to my heritage. Japanese on my father’s side, and (mainly) Swedish on my mother’s.
Here is my first one even though it’s not 2026 yet 🫣
It’s supposed to be a homage to my heritage. Japanese on my father’s side, and (mainly) Swedish on my mother’s.
December 30, 2025 at 5:53 AM
My New Year’s resolution is to keep doing things even if I am bad at them. (Very bad)
Here is my first one even though it’s not 2026 yet 🫣
It’s supposed to be a homage to my heritage. Japanese on my father’s side, and (mainly) Swedish on my mother’s.
Here is my first one even though it’s not 2026 yet 🫣
It’s supposed to be a homage to my heritage. Japanese on my father’s side, and (mainly) Swedish on my mother’s.
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“tap to pay is unfair for poor people because they can’t remember their phone password” is one of those magical bits of discourse where OP is trying to defend poor people… but actually is just infantilizing them in a way that is far more offensive than the thing they’re criticizing
December 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“tap to pay is unfair for poor people because they can’t remember their phone password” is one of those magical bits of discourse where OP is trying to defend poor people… but actually is just infantilizing them in a way that is far more offensive than the thing they’re criticizing
Heeeeell naw only the area around the CA coast will be a green for me. Nowhere else.
I am overly easygoing, I feel.
December 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Heeeeell naw only the area around the CA coast will be a green for me. Nowhere else.
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Hey its not like theres a recent example of Bloomberg touting a 100% chance of something happening within the next year and then that turning out to be completely wrong.
December 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Hey its not like theres a recent example of Bloomberg touting a 100% chance of something happening within the next year and then that turning out to be completely wrong.
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Can't help but suspect that the need for care labor also drives the rage against it, as people try to come to terms with the fact that they someday won't be able to rely on family or live independently.
unstoppable force (US/UK boomer need for care labour) vs immovable object (the global g20 rage against immigrant labour)
The largest generation in U.S. history is in their 70s now. And Stephen Miller’s podcaster wife thinks it’s suspicious that there’s a huge surge in home health aides.
December 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Can't help but suspect that the need for care labor also drives the rage against it, as people try to come to terms with the fact that they someday won't be able to rely on family or live independently.
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A certain segment of the hard right is clearly using anti-Israel sentiment, shading into overt antisemitism, to distinguish themselves from Trump, to represent the next generation of the MAGA movement, and to attract a crossover left-wing audience. It is incumbent on leftists not to fall for this.
“Our side has been trained by Donald Trump to never apologize and to never admit when you’re wrong.” Read the inside story of how Marjorie Taylor Greene went from zealous Trump cheerleader to his loudest Republican critic: nyti.ms/3Lbzi88
December 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A certain segment of the hard right is clearly using anti-Israel sentiment, shading into overt antisemitism, to distinguish themselves from Trump, to represent the next generation of the MAGA movement, and to attract a crossover left-wing audience. It is incumbent on leftists not to fall for this.
I hate this discourse so much. The core psychology of the two social media sites are the same. Mark Cuban also has a lot of randos dunking on him on Twitter too. The only difference is he has a big following on Twitter that will defend him on Twitter and not on Bksy. Perception is everything.
tell me if you've heard this one before: a billionaire gets upset for being criticized for saying stupid things on social media, then confidentially concludes the problem is most certainly everybody else
Mark Cuban Says It’s ‘CRAZY’ That 'Real Conversations' Are Easier On X Or Threads Than On Bluesky
Mark Cuban, billionaire entrepreneur and longtime "Shark Tank" star, is stepping back from Bluesky, the social media platform once hailed as a kinder, more
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December 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I hate this discourse so much. The core psychology of the two social media sites are the same. Mark Cuban also has a lot of randos dunking on him on Twitter too. The only difference is he has a big following on Twitter that will defend him on Twitter and not on Bksy. Perception is everything.
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i get tired of europeans on bsky acting like being hijacked by a right wing conspiracy is core to our american character as if reform and afd aren't leading polls rn
December 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
i get tired of europeans on bsky acting like being hijacked by a right wing conspiracy is core to our american character as if reform and afd aren't leading polls rn
If Nat Sec pundits still aren’t wholly Democrats at this point then they never actually cared about NatSec in the first place.
December 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
If Nat Sec pundits still aren’t wholly Democrats at this point then they never actually cared about NatSec in the first place.
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Trump to a reporter: "You're saying maybe the attack didn't place? That's possible too I guess. But President Putin told me this morning it did."
December 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Trump to a reporter: "You're saying maybe the attack didn't place? That's possible too I guess. But President Putin told me this morning it did."
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An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
Has Chappell Roan said anything about Trump admin’s anti-trans policies?
Since she was so passionate about trans rights when she criticized the Biden admin.
Since she was so passionate about trans rights when she criticized the Biden admin.
Chappell Roan shares follow-up story after deleting Brigitte Bardot tribute post:
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
December 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Has Chappell Roan said anything about Trump admin’s anti-trans policies?
Since she was so passionate about trans rights when she criticized the Biden admin.
Since she was so passionate about trans rights when she criticized the Biden admin.
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Kinda fascinating that Trump likes Authoritarianism and wants to be a dictator but wants none of the responsibilities of being one. Bro unironically wants to be puppeted by the eunuchs
December 29, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Kinda fascinating that Trump likes Authoritarianism and wants to be a dictator but wants none of the responsibilities of being one. Bro unironically wants to be puppeted by the eunuchs
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TikTok is learning about the median voter
December 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
TikTok is learning about the median voter
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The year is 2035. California's entire base of taxation is young renters and their entire budget goes to insuring suburban McMansions built in fire hazard regions. Half of Florida is underwater financially and the other half literally. Illinois is fine but still fucks up transit funding constantly.
December 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The year is 2035. California's entire base of taxation is young renters and their entire budget goes to insuring suburban McMansions built in fire hazard regions. Half of Florida is underwater financially and the other half literally. Illinois is fine but still fucks up transit funding constantly.
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Republicans hoped Trump would usher in eternal Republican rule and now have to deal with their fact that their savor is a demented old man who spends more time screaming at reporters than doing anything to create that eternal rule
tinyurl.com/55za9eh2
tinyurl.com/55za9eh2
Dementia Don is leading Republicans off the cliff
Republicans chose this rotting corpse, and they've decided to follow him wherever he goes
tinyurl.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Republicans hoped Trump would usher in eternal Republican rule and now have to deal with their fact that their savor is a demented old man who spends more time screaming at reporters than doing anything to create that eternal rule
tinyurl.com/55za9eh2
tinyurl.com/55za9eh2
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1991: The United States thinks it has decisively won the Cold War against Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
December 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
1991: The United States thinks it has decisively won the Cold War against Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
So are journalists circling the wagons here? Or is that only reserved for Trump friendlies?
INBOX: @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, an investigative reporter at @miamiherald.com who has covered Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking story for nearly a decade, accuses the Trump Department of Justice for tracking her flight history in 2019 and releasing them partially unredacted in the Epstein files
December 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
So are journalists circling the wagons here? Or is that only reserved for Trump friendlies?
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It's remarkable how little Duke, Ohio State, and Princeton appear to have taught Miller, Vance, & Hegseth, respectively, about causal inference, data analysis, and reasoning.
I hope Stephen Miller goes on tweeting, because it exposes not merely his rancid bigotry (which was known), but also his invincible ignorance. It turns out that the evil genius behind Trump’s mass deportations — is actually as dumb as a box of hair.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
“Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed"
(By destroying it)
open.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's remarkable how little Duke, Ohio State, and Princeton appear to have taught Miller, Vance, & Hegseth, respectively, about causal inference, data analysis, and reasoning.
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Brave new world. asia.nikkei.com/business/aut...
China to top global auto sales in 2025, ending Japan's 20-plus year run
BYD, others export more low-priced EVs amid cutthroat competition at home
asia.nikkei.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Brave new world. asia.nikkei.com/business/aut...
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Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
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Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
December 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
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sure will be conspicuous when the legendary journo wagon-circling doesn’t happen here
Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
December 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
sure will be conspicuous when the legendary journo wagon-circling doesn’t happen here
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Japan is the fastest aging nation in the world. Now that we're closer to 2050 than 2000, how will that affect the generation now coming of age? 👉 ebx.sh/QQyzS2
December 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Japan is the fastest aging nation in the world. Now that we're closer to 2050 than 2000, how will that affect the generation now coming of age? 👉 ebx.sh/QQyzS2
Amazon Basics is ass.
Like for a lot of commodity goods I’m super agnostic about brands. Store generics do fine.
But Amazon Basics is one exception. Their stuff is legit ASS. Even simple stuff like tissue paper is noticeably poor quality.
Like for a lot of commodity goods I’m super agnostic about brands. Store generics do fine.
But Amazon Basics is one exception. Their stuff is legit ASS. Even simple stuff like tissue paper is noticeably poor quality.
Got an Amazon Basics USB and it breaks on me the first time I use it. Windows can't even recognize it as media, so I assume it fried itself somehow.
December 29, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Amazon Basics is ass.
Like for a lot of commodity goods I’m super agnostic about brands. Store generics do fine.
But Amazon Basics is one exception. Their stuff is legit ASS. Even simple stuff like tissue paper is noticeably poor quality.
Like for a lot of commodity goods I’m super agnostic about brands. Store generics do fine.
But Amazon Basics is one exception. Their stuff is legit ASS. Even simple stuff like tissue paper is noticeably poor quality.