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Vancouver-based editor at @chinadigitaltimes.net, a Berkeley-based nonprofit publishing news and translation about human rights and censorship in China.
Knows changes aren't permanent, but change is. Will stand on the ocean until I start sinking.
Knows changes aren't permanent, but change is. Will stand on the ocean until I start sinking.
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Translations: Investigative Reporters Detained Over Chengdu Corruption Report
"Liu Hu didn’t cause the storm; he’s just the one brave enough to light a lamp in the eye of it."
"Liu Hu didn’t cause the storm; he’s just the one brave enough to light a lamp in the eye of it."
Translations: Investigative Reporters Detained Over Chengdu Corruption Report
On Sunday, public security officers from Chengdu detained investigative journalist Liu Hu, as well as his colleague Wu Yingjiao, who was in Hebei at the time. The two are reportedly accused of false a...
chinadigitaltimes.net
Intense censorship here, ostensibly over a case of local corruption in Chengdu: the original report, a report on the reporters' detention (excerpts translated here), a tribute to one of the reporters (translated here); a sympathetic commentary from official media in another province which NYT cited…
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"On Thursday, state broadcaster CGTN reported that 'Dalai Lama' appeared at least 169 times in the Epstein files and mentioned an email in which an unknown sender told Epstein he was considering going to an event the Dalai Lama was set to attend."
Did they mention "Xi Jinping" appearing 134 times?
Did they mention "Xi Jinping" appearing 134 times?
The office of the Dalai Lama said on Sunday that he had never met convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after Chinese media reported the Tibetan Buddhist leader's name was mentioned in a cache of files released by the US government. In full: buff.ly/jAl87Ow
Dalai Lama never met Epstein, Tibetan spiritual leader's office says
The office of the Dalai Lama said on Sunday that he had never met convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after Chinese media reported the Tibetan Buddhist leader's name was mentioned in a cache of files...
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 AM
"On Thursday, state broadcaster CGTN reported that 'Dalai Lama' appeared at least 169 times in the Epstein files and mentioned an email in which an unknown sender told Epstein he was considering going to an event the Dalai Lama was set to attend."
Did they mention "Xi Jinping" appearing 134 times?
Did they mention "Xi Jinping" appearing 134 times?
The sky above IKEA was the color of furniture, hued like a dead camel.
Choremancing: is this the best way to date – or the death of romance?
Choremancing: is this the best way to date – or the death of romance?
You could do the weekly shop on your own, or you could turn it into the ultimate compatibility test by inviting a date along. And there’s always that flatpack furniture to assemble ...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The sky above IKEA was the color of furniture, hued like a dead camel.
Post a banger that isn't in English.
February 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Post a banger that isn't in English.
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A big thing is happening in Tyee-land: editor-in-chief David Beers is stepping back, and we are hiring a new EIC: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
Please share!
Please share!
The Tyee Is Recruiting Our Next Editor-in-Chief | The Tyee
Founding editor David Beers is passing the baton to a new leader. Is it you?
thetyee.ca
February 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
A big thing is happening in Tyee-land: editor-in-chief David Beers is stepping back, and we are hiring a new EIC: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
Please share!
Please share!
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I did a voice search on Apple TV for "Muppets," and Siri thought I was insulting her and replied "I won't respond to that." I can't believe I'm not making this up.
February 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I did a voice search on Apple TV for "Muppets," and Siri thought I was insulting her and replied "I won't respond to that." I can't believe I'm not making this up.
🎶 You're so vain, you probably think this news is about you
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 AM
🎶 You're so vain, you probably think this news is about you
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Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has was sentenced to 20 years in jail on Monday following his conviction on foreign collusion and sedition charges. Full story: buff.ly/6MkP1zn
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has was sentenced to 20 years in jail on Monday following his conviction on foreign collusion and sedition charges. Full story: buff.ly/6MkP1zn
"On Thursday, state broadcaster CGTN reported that 'Dalai Lama' appeared at least 169 times in the Epstein files and mentioned an email in which an unknown sender told Epstein he was considering going to an event the Dalai Lama was set to attend."
Did they mention "Xi Jinping" appearing 134 times?
Did they mention "Xi Jinping" appearing 134 times?
The office of the Dalai Lama said on Sunday that he had never met convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after Chinese media reported the Tibetan Buddhist leader's name was mentioned in a cache of files released by the US government. In full: buff.ly/jAl87Ow
Dalai Lama never met Epstein, Tibetan spiritual leader's office says
The office of the Dalai Lama said on Sunday that he had never met convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after Chinese media reported the Tibetan Buddhist leader's name was mentioned in a cache of files...
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 AM
"On Thursday, state broadcaster CGTN reported that 'Dalai Lama' appeared at least 169 times in the Epstein files and mentioned an email in which an unknown sender told Epstein he was considering going to an event the Dalai Lama was set to attend."
Did they mention "Xi Jinping" appearing 134 times?
Did they mention "Xi Jinping" appearing 134 times?
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404 Media just had an ad during the #SuperBowl! We Googled "smallest TV markets in the United States" and bought an ad for $2,550 that only ran in Ottumwa, Iowa, population 25,000. That still counts
www.404media.co/watch-404-me...
www.404media.co/watch-404-me...
Watch 404 Media’s Super Bowl Ad
WE BOUGHT A SUPER BOWL AD.
www.404media.co
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
404 Media just had an ad during the #SuperBowl! We Googled "smallest TV markets in the United States" and bought an ad for $2,550 that only ran in Ottumwa, Iowa, population 25,000. That still counts
www.404media.co/watch-404-me...
www.404media.co/watch-404-me...
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WE BOUGHT A SUPER BOWL AD
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
WE BOUGHT A SUPER BOWL AD
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editor-in-chief Lai Wai Kwong, executive editor-in-chief Lam Man-chung and editorial writer Fung Wai-kong all received 10 year jail terms.
Two former activists linked to international lobby group Stand with Hong Kong, who testified against Lai for a lighter sentence were also jailed.
Two former activists linked to international lobby group Stand with Hong Kong, who testified against Lai for a lighter sentence were also jailed.
Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years in Hong Kong after nat. security conviction
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for 20 years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction.
hongkongfp.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
editor-in-chief Lai Wai Kwong, executive editor-in-chief Lam Man-chung and editorial writer Fung Wai-kong all received 10 year jail terms.
Two former activists linked to international lobby group Stand with Hong Kong, who testified against Lai for a lighter sentence were also jailed.
Two former activists linked to international lobby group Stand with Hong Kong, who testified against Lai for a lighter sentence were also jailed.
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Six former Apple Daily executives were also sentenced. Publisher Cheung Kim hung received six years and nine months behind bars, associated publisher Chan Pui-man got seven years, and editorial writer Yeung Ching-kee was sentenced to seven years and three months.
Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years in Hong Kong after nat. security conviction
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for 20 years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction.
hongkongfp.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Six former Apple Daily executives were also sentenced. Publisher Cheung Kim hung received six years and nine months behind bars, associated publisher Chan Pui-man got seven years, and editorial writer Yeung Ching-kee was sentenced to seven years and three months.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for 20 years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction. In full: buff.ly/6FeYWmm
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to [years] in jail following his conviction of foreign collusion and sedition charges.
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for XX years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for 20 years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction. In full: buff.ly/6FeYWmm
No, but I am intrigued. Or I could get back into one of the Lonely Mountainses? Or both?
February 9, 2026 at 12:12 AM
No, but I am intrigued. Or I could get back into one of the Lonely Mountainses? Or both?
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UK universities told to step up defences against intimidation by China ft.trib.al/fxHgZmH
UK universities told to step up defences against intimidation by China
Security services to launch advisory scheme for threatened academics in wake of Sheffield Hallam row
ft.trib.al
February 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
UK universities told to step up defences against intimidation by China ft.trib.al/fxHgZmH
OP trimming the story's ending actually did the guy a favour by hiding his delusional conclusion that the blame lay somewhere outside his own skull.
I regret to inform, it turned out fine
February 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM
OP trimming the story's ending actually did the guy a favour by hiding his delusional conclusion that the blame lay somewhere outside his own skull.
CBC's Winter Olympics hold music sounds like the last level of a Greek mythology-flavoured platformer on the Sega Megadrive.
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
CBC's Winter Olympics hold music sounds like the last level of a Greek mythology-flavoured platformer on the Sega Megadrive.
I went to the Vancouver Goldeneyes' home opener a couple of months ago … it was sold out, but while the cheaper seats were packed, a lot of the pricier ones were empty. Insert profound conclusion here.
The median ticket price for Sunday’s Super Bowl is $7,497.
I don’t even want to know what a beer costs.
But even if you want to go to a regular-season sporting event, tickets and concession prices will cost you a small fortune.
Here’s one thing we can do about it.
I don’t even want to know what a beer costs.
But even if you want to go to a regular-season sporting event, tickets and concession prices will cost you a small fortune.
Here’s one thing we can do about it.
How Billionaires Are Ruining Sports
The median ticket price for Sunday’s Super Bowl is $7,497.I don’t even want to know what a beer costs.But even if you wa
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 8:47 PM
I went to the Vancouver Goldeneyes' home opener a couple of months ago … it was sold out, but while the cheaper seats were packed, a lot of the pricier ones were empty. Insert profound conclusion here.
I do look forward to that name dropping out of the news. It's unnecessarily confusing, like a scandal about someone called Theo Nion.
I will stop going on about this soon, but it is striking how so many of the McSweeney people's lines to take a) describe things that aren't, in fact, the chief of staff's *job* and b) have no relation, good or bad, to what the government is actually *doing*.
Yes, god help we risk a floundering government that feels like no one is in charge.
February 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
I do look forward to that name dropping out of the news. It's unnecessarily confusing, like a scandal about someone called Theo Nion.
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The Home Office tweet here - referring to asylum seekers legally here and legally supported by the government as “illegal migrants” - is a deliberate attempt to stir up resentment and racial hatred.
I can’t see how else you describe it.
I can’t see how else you describe it.
The Home Office now describes asylum seekers as "illegal immigrants [living in hotels]" with no reference to the reason that these people are in government-funded accommodation is that this government has taken & will process the asylum claim from them in 98-99% of cases of unauthorised entry.
February 8, 2026 at 12:58 PM
The Home Office tweet here - referring to asylum seekers legally here and legally supported by the government as “illegal migrants” - is a deliberate attempt to stir up resentment and racial hatred.
I can’t see how else you describe it.
I can’t see how else you describe it.
I did a voice search on Apple TV for "Muppets," and Siri thought I was insulting her and replied "I won't respond to that." I can't believe I'm not making this up.
February 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I did a voice search on Apple TV for "Muppets," and Siri thought I was insulting her and replied "I won't respond to that." I can't believe I'm not making this up.
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
Most days, I don't say anything 😕
Most days, I don't say anything 😕
Without naming your job, tell me something you over and over again at work.
“Hi, I’m here to pick up a book.”
“Hi, I’m here to pick up a book.”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Where are your citations?"
"Where are your citations?"
February 8, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
Most days, I don't say anything 😕
Most days, I don't say anything 😕
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"the data tells us what is valuable and where to focus" is killing half of the journalism industry
Jeff Bezos' statement, his first since last week's layoffs: "The Post has an essential journalistic mission and an extraordinary opportunity. Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus."
February 8, 2026 at 4:27 AM
"the data tells us what is valuable and where to focus" is killing half of the journalism industry
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At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city.
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
February 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city.
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026