Paul Park
@pauljunhyuk.bsky.social
UK-trained GP in Canada; former epidemiologist, former health strategist, he/him
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a very good, thoughtful Helen Gao piece on actual *life in China* at the moment - and whether the economic slowdown and social crisis is making for a more interesting, thoughtful way of living for young people.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/23/c...
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/23/c...
The Great Chinese Vibe Shift
A country once obsessed with success is taking things slower.
foreignpolicy.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:09 PM
a very good, thoughtful Helen Gao piece on actual *life in China* at the moment - and whether the economic slowdown and social crisis is making for a more interesting, thoughtful way of living for young people.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/23/c...
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/23/c...
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Nope, it's mostly on them.
January 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Nope, it's mostly on them.
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If the admin's strategic goal was to break public resistance to immigration enforcement activities, it was a tactical mistake to go to the Twin Cities.
January 23, 2026 at 5:57 PM
If the admin's strategic goal was to break public resistance to immigration enforcement activities, it was a tactical mistake to go to the Twin Cities.
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"What I would really love to see — and the tech companies I'm talking to are very excited about this — is a situation where, if you like, Big Brother is watching you. A Thought Police could really transform the law and order space so that we can catch people before they even commit crimes."
Shabana Mahmood here, whose “ultimate vision” is to turn the world into a prison
January 23, 2026 at 4:07 PM
"What I would really love to see — and the tech companies I'm talking to are very excited about this — is a situation where, if you like, Big Brother is watching you. A Thought Police could really transform the law and order space so that we can catch people before they even commit crimes."
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What an embarrassing circus this regime is 🎪
January 23, 2026 at 5:03 AM
What an embarrassing circus this regime is 🎪
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Sir, you can’t break up with someone who already blocked your number
January 23, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Sir, you can’t break up with someone who already blocked your number
Suggestions welcome.
When I wanted to show solidarity with Ukraine I wore a blue and yellow scarf. What should we be wearing to show solidarity with Minnesota?
January 22, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Suggestions welcome.
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I cannot tell you how absolutely infuriatingly this stuff comes across to Europeans.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
Newsom: "It was remarkably boring. It was remarkably insignificant. He was never going invade Greenland. It was never real."
January 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I cannot tell you how absolutely infuriatingly this stuff comes across to Europeans.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
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You could’ve fooled us…
January 21, 2026 at 8:47 PM
You could’ve fooled us…
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
October 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
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If nothing else, pretty amazing Canadian PM Carney said the quiet part out loud today: international law has never been real and the ‘rules’ of the international order have never applied to the US and its allies.
This may indeed be the actual death of neoliberalism.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
This may indeed be the actual death of neoliberalism.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
January 20, 2026 at 7:45 PM
If nothing else, pretty amazing Canadian PM Carney said the quiet part out loud today: international law has never been real and the ‘rules’ of the international order have never applied to the US and its allies.
This may indeed be the actual death of neoliberalism.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
This may indeed be the actual death of neoliberalism.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
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“The speed, the scope and the severity of the attacks on science are beyond anything we’ve ever seen,” says @gretchentg.bsky.social.
My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency.
Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.
My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency.
Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:52 PM
“The speed, the scope and the severity of the attacks on science are beyond anything we’ve ever seen,” says @gretchentg.bsky.social.
My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency.
Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.
My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency.
Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.
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A joke for the history buffs.
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 AM
A joke for the history buffs.
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Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
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‘I was afraid for my life’: the transgender refugees fleeing Trump’s America
‘I was afraid for my life’: the transgender refugees fleeing Trump’s America
Fear, abuse and eroding rights for trans people have created a hostile environment in the US – can they claim asylum in the Netherlands?
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
‘I was afraid for my life’: the transgender refugees fleeing Trump’s America
Lancelot Blackburne, also Bishop of Exeter.
January 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Lancelot Blackburne, also Bishop of Exeter.
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
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Two people you should never trust; A religious leader who tells you how to vote, and a polition who tells you how to pray.
January 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Two people you should never trust; A religious leader who tells you how to vote, and a polition who tells you how to pray.
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This opens up wider questions about how far the UK and Canada in the 5 eyes intel sharing framework as well as other former allies of the United States can still provide the Americans with any sensitive intelligence information at all
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM
This opens up wider questions about how far the UK and Canada in the 5 eyes intel sharing framework as well as other former allies of the United States can still provide the Americans with any sensitive intelligence information at all
The books of @wiswell.bsky.social, @percivaleverett.bsky.social, and @franceshardinge.bsky.social were invaluable in getting me through last year.
Please, never be shy telling an author you loved their books.
It’s seriously what gets us through.
It’s seriously what gets us through.
January 18, 2026 at 5:04 AM
The books of @wiswell.bsky.social, @percivaleverett.bsky.social, and @franceshardinge.bsky.social were invaluable in getting me through last year.
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Because you know that truth is not the same as what you want to hear.
You are smarter than Elon Musk.
Truth is not always what we want to hear
www.motherjones.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Because you know that truth is not the same as what you want to hear.
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wrote about the occupation in minnesota with a closing note on how the white house has exactly one tactic — repression with goons — but no particular strategy for dealing with entrenched resistance. gift link.
Opinion | This Is the Only Card Trump Can Play
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM
wrote about the occupation in minnesota with a closing note on how the white house has exactly one tactic — repression with goons — but no particular strategy for dealing with entrenched resistance. gift link.