T. Seifman
@toranosukev.bsky.social
Historian of Japanese & Luchuan (Ryukyuan) arts and culture. Person. Personal, not professional, account. I travel from time to time.
They/he. Based in Kyoto.
They/he. Based in Kyoto.
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T. Seifman
@toranosukev.bsky.social
· Nov 8
The Art Research Center at Ritsumeikan University accepts applications on a rolling basis for joint research projects in Japanese arts & culture + digital humanities, for use of our database system, cloud storage, or other resources.
www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/e/ijac/index...
www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/e/ijac/index...
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Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
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Tokyo’s average annual temperature has increased by about 3.0 °C from ~1876 to ~2019. This includes both global warming and additional warming due to urbanisation and continued loss of green spaces. Meanwhile, Tokyo Met Gov’t is felling hundreds of mature trees in downtown parks for redevelopment.
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Tokyo’s average annual temperature has increased by about 3.0 °C from ~1876 to ~2019. This includes both global warming and additional warming due to urbanisation and continued loss of green spaces. Meanwhile, Tokyo Met Gov’t is felling hundreds of mature trees in downtown parks for redevelopment.
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🏳️⚧️ For US-based trans people 🏳️⚧️
The applications for Point of Pride's Annual Trans Surgery Fund will open on Nov 1, 2025.
This is a fund that aims to provide direct financial assistances to trans people who can't afford gender-affirming surgeries.
More info:
www.pointofpride.org/annual-trans...
The applications for Point of Pride's Annual Trans Surgery Fund will open on Nov 1, 2025.
This is a fund that aims to provide direct financial assistances to trans people who can't afford gender-affirming surgeries.
More info:
www.pointofpride.org/annual-trans...
Financial aid for gender-affirming healthcare by Point of Pride
Point of Pride’s Annual Transgender Surgery Fund is a scholarship-like program that provides direct financial assistance to trans folks who cannot afford their gender-affirming surgery.
www.pointofpride.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
🏳️⚧️ For US-based trans people 🏳️⚧️
The applications for Point of Pride's Annual Trans Surgery Fund will open on Nov 1, 2025.
This is a fund that aims to provide direct financial assistances to trans people who can't afford gender-affirming surgeries.
More info:
www.pointofpride.org/annual-trans...
The applications for Point of Pride's Annual Trans Surgery Fund will open on Nov 1, 2025.
This is a fund that aims to provide direct financial assistances to trans people who can't afford gender-affirming surgeries.
More info:
www.pointofpride.org/annual-trans...
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Everything is a distraction from this.
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Everything is a distraction from this.
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Reminder that "gender ideology" is not an actual thing. It's a vague bogeyman created by the religious right to oppose women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights:
UN
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
Council of Europe
pace.coe.int/en/files/297...
Human Rights Watch
www.hrw.org/news/2018/12...
UN
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
Council of Europe
pace.coe.int/en/files/297...
Human Rights Watch
www.hrw.org/news/2018/12...
Breaking the Buzzword: Fighting the “Gender Ideology” Myth
Like its buzzword brother “fake news,” “gender ideology” hasn’t taken long crossing borders into nationalist lexicons. Since its conception, it has developed into a catch-all phrase and short-hand for...
www.hrw.org
February 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Reminder that "gender ideology" is not an actual thing. It's a vague bogeyman created by the religious right to oppose women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights:
UN
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
Council of Europe
pace.coe.int/en/files/297...
Human Rights Watch
www.hrw.org/news/2018/12...
UN
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
Council of Europe
pace.coe.int/en/files/297...
Human Rights Watch
www.hrw.org/news/2018/12...
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琉球大が55年ぶり優勝 南部九州大学野球の沖縄予選
琉球大が55年ぶり優勝 南部九州大学野球の沖縄予選
2025年09月21日 17時08分
www.okinawatimes.co.jp
September 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
琉球大が55年ぶり優勝 南部九州大学野球の沖縄予選
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A well-kept secret are the terrifyinge houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wrong
September 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
A well-kept secret are the terrifyinge houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wrong
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You’d think after interpreting for artists of all kinds for so many years, I would have figured out a good, all-purpose translation for こだわる by now since nearly every artist uses it when discussing their art, but you would be wrong.
September 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
You’d think after interpreting for artists of all kinds for so many years, I would have figured out a good, all-purpose translation for こだわる by now since nearly every artist uses it when discussing their art, but you would be wrong.
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when i got to oxford they gave the international students an orientation on using the NHS and said that sometimes for dental emergencies, you have to go to a private dentist and that can cost a lot. I asked how much and she said £40 and I burst out laughing.
Every once in a while I tell people from other countries about how the health insurance system works in the US and they are aghast. Yesterday a guy straight up didn’t believe me when I said people can die because of not being able to afford medicine. He was sure I meant in the distant past.
September 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
when i got to oxford they gave the international students an orientation on using the NHS and said that sometimes for dental emergencies, you have to go to a private dentist and that can cost a lot. I asked how much and she said £40 and I burst out laughing.
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Seeing this photo make rounds as a “Shinto Kami.”
No. This is a photo of two Jizo-sama from Tenryuji in Arashiyama, Kyoto. They’re definitely Buddhist, not Shinto.
Due to Haibutsu Kishaku and local practices, a fair few of these roadside protectors were (semi) Shinto-ized, but this one was NOT.
No. This is a photo of two Jizo-sama from Tenryuji in Arashiyama, Kyoto. They’re definitely Buddhist, not Shinto.
Due to Haibutsu Kishaku and local practices, a fair few of these roadside protectors were (semi) Shinto-ized, but this one was NOT.
July 12, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Seeing this photo make rounds as a “Shinto Kami.”
No. This is a photo of two Jizo-sama from Tenryuji in Arashiyama, Kyoto. They’re definitely Buddhist, not Shinto.
Due to Haibutsu Kishaku and local practices, a fair few of these roadside protectors were (semi) Shinto-ized, but this one was NOT.
No. This is a photo of two Jizo-sama from Tenryuji in Arashiyama, Kyoto. They’re definitely Buddhist, not Shinto.
Due to Haibutsu Kishaku and local practices, a fair few of these roadside protectors were (semi) Shinto-ized, but this one was NOT.
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Seems extremely bad that the military remains deployed in Los Angeles and there doesn't seem to be anything that people with power are doing about it.
July 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Seems extremely bad that the military remains deployed in Los Angeles and there doesn't seem to be anything that people with power are doing about it.
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I wish all of my nonbinary friends relief from back pain
July 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I wish all of my nonbinary friends relief from back pain
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いや本当にもうね、笑ってる場合じゃないけれども、きれいに予想通りの流れなので笑っちゃうよね。
After Trans People, Trump Now Erasing Bisexual People From Stonewall National Monument
After Trans People, Trump Now Erasing Bisexual People From Stonewall National Monument
After Trans People, Trump Now Erasing Bisexual People From Stonewall National Monument
The "History and Culture" page no longer includes bisexual rights.
www.erininthemorning.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
いや本当にもうね、笑ってる場合じゃないけれども、きれいに予想通りの流れなので笑っちゃうよね。
After Trans People, Trump Now Erasing Bisexual People From Stonewall National Monument
After Trans People, Trump Now Erasing Bisexual People From Stonewall National Monument
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🪢IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME🪵
Between July 10 and 14th the floats that will participate in the Gion Matsuri's first parade (the 'Saki Matsuri' 先祭り - July 17th) are constructed.
The parts are laid out, slotted together, and then meticulously bound in rope.
#Kyoto #祇園祭 #山鉾 #GionMatsuri
Between July 10 and 14th the floats that will participate in the Gion Matsuri's first parade (the 'Saki Matsuri' 先祭り - July 17th) are constructed.
The parts are laid out, slotted together, and then meticulously bound in rope.
#Kyoto #祇園祭 #山鉾 #GionMatsuri
July 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
🪢IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME🪵
Between July 10 and 14th the floats that will participate in the Gion Matsuri's first parade (the 'Saki Matsuri' 先祭り - July 17th) are constructed.
The parts are laid out, slotted together, and then meticulously bound in rope.
#Kyoto #祇園祭 #山鉾 #GionMatsuri
Between July 10 and 14th the floats that will participate in the Gion Matsuri's first parade (the 'Saki Matsuri' 先祭り - July 17th) are constructed.
The parts are laid out, slotted together, and then meticulously bound in rope.
#Kyoto #祇園祭 #山鉾 #GionMatsuri
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This is the second time Azeen has done this. She still hasn't mentioned the Utah report at all.
Germany, Austria and Switzerland issued a massive joint report endorsing gender affirming care for trans youth and heavily criticizing the Cass report and this is how Azeen reports it yet again. She never wrote an article on it or gave its authors a massive cover story like Cass.
July 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is the second time Azeen has done this. She still hasn't mentioned the Utah report at all.
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Instead of “Alligator Alcatraz” or “Alligator Auschwitz”, let me suggest that we call it simply the Dade-Collier Concentration Camp.
Hang the name on Florida. Make them own this disgraceful moment in U.S. history. Make our grandchildren lobby to change the name of Dade County out of shame.
Hang the name on Florida. Make them own this disgraceful moment in U.S. history. Make our grandchildren lobby to change the name of Dade County out of shame.
July 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Instead of “Alligator Alcatraz” or “Alligator Auschwitz”, let me suggest that we call it simply the Dade-Collier Concentration Camp.
Hang the name on Florida. Make them own this disgraceful moment in U.S. history. Make our grandchildren lobby to change the name of Dade County out of shame.
Hang the name on Florida. Make them own this disgraceful moment in U.S. history. Make our grandchildren lobby to change the name of Dade County out of shame.
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Can confirm this email is authentic — and about nothing in it is true.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Hi, I think a lot of us received e-mails from SSA saying that social security will no longer be taxed - and that somehow there is "enhanced deductions" (how much enhancement can you make to 0?) for those over 65. What part, if any, of this is true? Thank you!
July 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Can confirm this email is authentic — and about nothing in it is true.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
I am very sorry to hear of the passing of Prof. David Hughes, one of the leading Anglophone scholars on traditional Okinawan music, and a kind man.
sanshinkai.uk/in-memoriam-...
sanshinkai.uk/in-memoriam-...
Dr David W Hughes 1945–2025
Okinawan music and dance group in London
sanshinkai.uk
July 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I am very sorry to hear of the passing of Prof. David Hughes, one of the leading Anglophone scholars on traditional Okinawan music, and a kind man.
sanshinkai.uk/in-memoriam-...
sanshinkai.uk/in-memoriam-...
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Damn, all those high fantasy novels were right: evil must be defeated in *every* generation and we must be ever watchful for its return
December 23, 2023 at 4:38 AM
Damn, all those high fantasy novels were right: evil must be defeated in *every* generation and we must be ever watchful for its return
Lander also provides some excellent Jewish cover for Mamdani's support for ideas like "globalize the intifada" and BDS which promote, encourage, and seek to justify villainization, ostracization, and violence against Jewish people, and eliminating Jewish self-determination in our ancestral homeland.
June 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Lander also provides some excellent Jewish cover for Mamdani's support for ideas like "globalize the intifada" and BDS which promote, encourage, and seek to justify villainization, ostracization, and violence against Jewish people, and eliminating Jewish self-determination in our ancestral homeland.
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hi, cis folks!
the GOP put the all-ages trans medicaid ban back in the budget, despite it being struck. they did it to force dems to challenge it on the floor.
if you've been paying attention, you know dems need to hear you want them to actually stand up to the GOP. contact info at reps.fyi 🧵
the GOP put the all-ages trans medicaid ban back in the budget, despite it being struck. they did it to force dems to challenge it on the floor.
if you've been paying attention, you know dems need to hear you want them to actually stand up to the GOP. contact info at reps.fyi 🧵
June 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
hi, cis folks!
the GOP put the all-ages trans medicaid ban back in the budget, despite it being struck. they did it to force dems to challenge it on the floor.
if you've been paying attention, you know dems need to hear you want them to actually stand up to the GOP. contact info at reps.fyi 🧵
the GOP put the all-ages trans medicaid ban back in the budget, despite it being struck. they did it to force dems to challenge it on the floor.
if you've been paying attention, you know dems need to hear you want them to actually stand up to the GOP. contact info at reps.fyi 🧵
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1. Today, 200,000 marched in Budapest Pride in defiance of a ban by Orbán's far-right government.
It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
200,000 March In Budapest Pride, Refusing To Capitulate To Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
The march can teach the world the power of organized solidarity in the wake of a global, anti-LGBTQ+ reactionary movement.
www.erininthemorning.com
June 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
1. Today, 200,000 marched in Budapest Pride in defiance of a ban by Orbán's far-right government.
It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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as for the upshot of the decision, the republican court has put the citizen children of non-citizens in a position similar to that of free blacks during the antebellum period. their right to enjoy the privileges and immunities of american citizenship will vary according to state borders
June 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
as for the upshot of the decision, the republican court has put the citizen children of non-citizens in a position similar to that of free blacks during the antebellum period. their right to enjoy the privileges and immunities of american citizenship will vary according to state borders
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Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Viktor Orban banned pride events in Hungary, the people took it as a challenge and just had the largest pride march in their country's history.
June 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Viktor Orban banned pride events in Hungary, the people took it as a challenge and just had the largest pride march in their country's history.