The Bear in Exile
@shanghaiog.bsky.social
Resident of Shanghai China since 2008, Historian, Librarian for the Royal Asiatic Society, tifo supporter of Port FC.
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The Bear in Exile
@shanghaiog.bsky.social
· Nov 29
On this platform I vow: I will disagree with BSkers in a courteous and polite manner. I expect to have my opinions responded to in the same manner.
In Ulan Bataar, Mongolia, to give a talk about Burning Man and regional burns. Grassland playa is possible.
October 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
In Ulan Bataar, Mongolia, to give a talk about Burning Man and regional burns. Grassland playa is possible.
I asked Deep Seek to hold a mirror up to AI...https://www.facebook.com/share/1CSq34ghcP/
September 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I asked Deep Seek to hold a mirror up to AI...https://www.facebook.com/share/1CSq34ghcP/
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“Once destroyed, nature's beauty cannot be repurchased at any price” -Ansel Adams
July 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“Once destroyed, nature's beauty cannot be repurchased at any price” -Ansel Adams
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Dark times call for reckless purchases.
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July 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Dark times call for reckless purchases.
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Just listen.
Don't Take Instruction On How To Live Your Life From A Stark Raving Mad Society
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/dont-take-...
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/dont-take-...
Don't Take Instruction On How To Live Your Life From A Stark Raving Mad Society
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
July 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Just listen.
Source: The Daily Galaxy
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What the U.S. Feared Is Coming True: Huawei and Xiaomi Push China’s Chip Empire Beyond Fantasy, Defying All Sanctions
China’s tech giants are defying expectations, making surprising strides in the semiconductor race. Huawei and Xiaomi have quietly achieved breakthroughs that could reshape the global chip industry.
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July 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Source: The Daily Galaxy
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Yes, Murkowski and Collins do have this exact pact. It’s been an open secret for years. And the gullible voters in their states keep falling for it.
July 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Yes, Murkowski and Collins do have this exact pact. It’s been an open secret for years. And the gullible voters in their states keep falling for it.
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Lia Thomas graduated THREE YEARS AGO. The Trump regime's pogrom against trans people is so bad that institutions are willing to not just cease affirming us as human beings right now, but to reject that we ever were.
BREAKING
The University of Pennsylvania has come to an agreement with the Trump administration on what the Department of Education said was its Title IX violations.
This will include stripping trans athlete Lia Thomas of her records, titles, and recognitions.
The University of Pennsylvania has come to an agreement with the Trump administration on what the Department of Education said was its Title IX violations.
This will include stripping trans athlete Lia Thomas of her records, titles, and recognitions.
July 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Lia Thomas graduated THREE YEARS AGO. The Trump regime's pogrom against trans people is so bad that institutions are willing to not just cease affirming us as human beings right now, but to reject that we ever were.
Instead of doing everything they can to stop Trump’s “Big Beautiful Class War” bill that cuts Medicaid by $930 billion to fund a massive tax cut for the rich, Democrats are doing everything they can to stop Zohran Mamdani in NYC because they serve the same big money donors as the GOP.
July 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Instead of doing everything they can to stop Trump’s “Big Beautiful Class War” bill that cuts Medicaid by $930 billion to fund a massive tax cut for the rich, Democrats are doing everything they can to stop Zohran Mamdani in NYC because they serve the same big money donors as the GOP.
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June 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I connect with China through football as a supporter of CSL side Shanghai Port FC.
June 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I connect with China through football as a supporter of CSL side Shanghai Port FC.
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Today is the start of the annual National Exam (Gaokao) in China, which determines millions of what their future will be. On the photo, students in the eighties who are preparing for these exams.
June 7, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Today is the start of the annual National Exam (Gaokao) in China, which determines millions of what their future will be. On the photo, students in the eighties who are preparing for these exams.
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Palestinians in occupied West Bank say Israeli settlers attacked them, burned cars and houses https://twp.ai/4iml96
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Palestinians in occupied West Bank say Israeli settlers attacked them, burned cars and houses
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May 24, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Palestinians in occupied West Bank say Israeli settlers attacked them, burned cars and houses https://twp.ai/4iml96
Dragon Burn, the official Burning Man satellite event in PR China was held May 1-5 semi-clandestinly.
May 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Dragon Burn, the official Burning Man satellite event in PR China was held May 1-5 semi-clandestinly.
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Jeez, we’ve only tried this 100 times and it never works. I wonder why it’s not working now?
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Far from being cowed by US airstrikes, Yemen’s Houthis may be relishing them | CNN
For more than two weeks, US airstrikes have pounded Houthi targets in Yemen, hitting oil refineries, airports and missile sites.
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April 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Jeez, we’ve only tried this 100 times and it never works. I wonder why it’s not working now?
www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/m...
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We know you would, that's the entire problem
April 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
We know you would, that's the entire problem
Posting this piece of Snark cheered me up after having to work late on a Friday afternoon.
April 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Posting this piece of Snark cheered me up after having to work late on a Friday afternoon.
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The American Police State is here.
"Those of us who have lived in countries terrorized by a secret police force can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/...
"Those of us who have lived in countries terrorized by a secret police force can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/...
Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived. (Gift Article)
Those of us who’ve seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The American Police State is here.
"Those of us who have lived in countries terrorized by a secret police force can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/...
"Those of us who have lived in countries terrorized by a secret police force can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/...
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First they came for the union leaders.
March 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
First they came for the union leaders.
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When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.
March 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.
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Biden’s biggest failure was not putting this proud and obvious criminal in jail.
We will all pay the price for that failure.
We will all pay the price for that failure.
Trump vents fury about his criminal cases in extraordinary speech at DoJ
In hourlong victory lap, president railed against Biden officials and their ‘bullshit’ case while boosting his lawyers
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Biden’s biggest failure was not putting this proud and obvious criminal in jail.
We will all pay the price for that failure.
We will all pay the price for that failure.
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So many are asking, what can we do? We are ALL doing it RIGHT now & in our daily lives. The political avenues are dead. We WILL continue to lose rights. People WILL be suffering SOON. Help TAKE CARE of them & each other. Stay CONNECTED to people & reality. PROTECT yourself from denial & despair.
March 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
So many are asking, what can we do? We are ALL doing it RIGHT now & in our daily lives. The political avenues are dead. We WILL continue to lose rights. People WILL be suffering SOON. Help TAKE CARE of them & each other. Stay CONNECTED to people & reality. PROTECT yourself from denial & despair.
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You know things are bad when even Pelosi is on team fight.
Senate Dems have a simple choice, resist and be part of the solution to Trump's fascist madness... or be useless Vichy cowards remembered for all time as collaborators.
Had enough?
#LiberateCalifornia
#FreeTheBear 🏳️🌈
Senate Dems have a simple choice, resist and be part of the solution to Trump's fascist madness... or be useless Vichy cowards remembered for all time as collaborators.
Had enough?
#LiberateCalifornia
#FreeTheBear 🏳️🌈
March 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
You know things are bad when even Pelosi is on team fight.
Senate Dems have a simple choice, resist and be part of the solution to Trump's fascist madness... or be useless Vichy cowards remembered for all time as collaborators.
Had enough?
#LiberateCalifornia
#FreeTheBear 🏳️🌈
Senate Dems have a simple choice, resist and be part of the solution to Trump's fascist madness... or be useless Vichy cowards remembered for all time as collaborators.
Had enough?
#LiberateCalifornia
#FreeTheBear 🏳️🌈