kijinosu (Alan Engel, PhD)
@ttcrossroads.net
筑波大学中央図書館ボランティア
Volunteer, Univ Tsukuba Central Library
Volunteer, Univ Tsukuba Central Library
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
Thread!
It appears that somebody instructed Marco Rubio to go along with the story unfolding and it looks to me that this resulted from the following chain of events. I will lay it out here:
November 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Thread!
In Mo Yan's "Frogs", Tadpole writes of traditional "midwives" pushing babies out with rolling pins, then charging a fur coat for their services.
FBS, RFKjr, et al. have no grasp of how far medicine has come in the past century.
FBS, RFKjr, et al. have no grasp of how far medicine has come in the past century.
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
In Mo Yan's "Frogs", Tadpole writes of traditional "midwives" pushing babies out with rolling pins, then charging a fur coat for their services.
FBS, RFKjr, et al. have no grasp of how far medicine has come in the past century.
FBS, RFKjr, et al. have no grasp of how far medicine has come in the past century.
In Mo Yan's "Frogs", Tadpole writes of traditional "midwives" pushing babies out with rolling pins, then charging a fur coat for their services.
FBS, RFKjr, et al. have no grasp of how far medicine has come in the past century.
FBS, RFKjr, et al. have no grasp of how far medicine has come in the past century.
November 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
In Mo Yan's "Frogs", Tadpole writes of traditional "midwives" pushing babies out with rolling pins, then charging a fur coat for their services.
FBS, RFKjr, et al. have no grasp of how far medicine has come in the past century.
FBS, RFKjr, et al. have no grasp of how far medicine has come in the past century.
We have filters over the sink drain that are required by code. All solid waste goes to the incinerator.
November 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
We have filters over the sink drain that are required by code. All solid waste goes to the incinerator.
So they allow a certain amount of food scraps go into the sewage?
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
So they allow a certain amount of food scraps go into the sewage?
Do US dishwashers still dispose of food scraps down the drain, or do they catch them in a trap or filter?
November 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Do US dishwashers still dispose of food scraps down the drain, or do they catch them in a trap or filter?
Beats being lost in hotels and airports
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Beats being lost in hotels and airports
違法な命令に従わないよう!
November 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
違法な命令に従わないよう!
maps.app.goo.gl
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Too bad that she couldn't name the cult.
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Too bad that she couldn't name the cult.
Trump is simply demonstrating that Christianity can be bent to justify any desired morality.
November 19, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Trump is simply demonstrating that Christianity can be bent to justify any desired morality.
I object to treating the “center” as an ideological position. Open, evidence-informed discussion naturally leads to the center. Popper’s open society
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I object to treating the “center” as an ideological position. Open, evidence-informed discussion naturally leads to the center. Popper’s open society
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If you know, you know.
If you don't, you're going to think really silly things right now. You might be shocked how many people don't know.
If you don't, you're going to think really silly things right now. You might be shocked how many people don't know.
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
If you know, you know.
If you don't, you're going to think really silly things right now. You might be shocked how many people don't know.
If you don't, you're going to think really silly things right now. You might be shocked how many people don't know.
Reposted by kijinosu (Alan Engel, PhD)
Japan’s labor market and social welfare challenges demand foreign labor, yet the current political framing from Takaichi's new government treats foreigners as a social problem, writes Stefan Aichholzer in his analysis:
Foreigner fatigue and Japan’s new populism
Japan’s new government under Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and its partnership with the populist Japan Innovation Party (Nippon Ishin no Kai), raises significant...
www.tokyoreview.net
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Japan’s labor market and social welfare challenges demand foreign labor, yet the current political framing from Takaichi's new government treats foreigners as a social problem, writes Stefan Aichholzer in his analysis:
Hold the mayo
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Hold the mayo
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【『地平』2025年12月号】
奪われた人生と尊厳を取り戻す――統一教会2世による提訴
藤田庄市（フォトジャーナリスト）
違法伝道によって親が絡めとられた信心とはどのようなものだったのか。とりわけ、信者（教団と親）を2世に対する「虐待」に突き動かした教えの核心とは。
chihei.net?p=6197
奪われた人生と尊厳を取り戻す――統一教会2世による提訴
藤田庄市（フォトジャーナリスト）
違法伝道によって親が絡めとられた信心とはどのようなものだったのか。とりわけ、信者（教団と親）を2世に対する「虐待」に突き動かした教えの核心とは。
chihei.net?p=6197
奪われた人生と尊厳を取り戻す――統一教会2世による提訴 - 月刊『地平』
人格権の侵害と教団の支配の構造
chihei.net
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 AM
【『地平』2025年12月号】
奪われた人生と尊厳を取り戻す――統一教会2世による提訴
藤田庄市（フォトジャーナリスト）
違法伝道によって親が絡めとられた信心とはどのようなものだったのか。とりわけ、信者（教団と親）を2世に対する「虐待」に突き動かした教えの核心とは。
chihei.net?p=6197
奪われた人生と尊厳を取り戻す――統一教会2世による提訴
藤田庄市（フォトジャーナリスト）
違法伝道によって親が絡めとられた信心とはどのようなものだったのか。とりわけ、信者（教団と親）を2世に対する「虐待」に突き動かした教えの核心とは。
chihei.net?p=6197
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【『地平』2025年12月】
醜悪な日本の私――統一教会のレイシズム
野浪行彦（作家）
統一教会は、単に神の血統の優位を主張したのではなかった。また、単に悪魔の血統の側の人間性や人権を否定したのでもなかった。むしろ、そこには逆説がある。
chihei.net?p=6204
醜悪な日本の私――統一教会のレイシズム
野浪行彦（作家）
統一教会は、単に神の血統の優位を主張したのではなかった。また、単に悪魔の血統の側の人間性や人権を否定したのでもなかった。むしろ、そこには逆説がある。
chihei.net?p=6204
醜悪な日本の私――統一教会のレイシズム - 月刊『地平』
人格権の侵害と教団の支配の構造
chihei.net
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 AM
【『地平』2025年12月】
醜悪な日本の私――統一教会のレイシズム
野浪行彦（作家）
統一教会は、単に神の血統の優位を主張したのではなかった。また、単に悪魔の血統の側の人間性や人権を否定したのでもなかった。むしろ、そこには逆説がある。
chihei.net?p=6204
醜悪な日本の私――統一教会のレイシズム
野浪行彦（作家）
統一教会は、単に神の血統の優位を主張したのではなかった。また、単に悪魔の血統の側の人間性や人権を否定したのでもなかった。むしろ、そこには逆説がある。
chihei.net?p=6204
「てっちゃん、ごめんね」って
November 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
「てっちゃん、ごめんね」って
「てっちゃん、ごめんね」って
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
「てっちゃん、ごめんね」って
Today, Yumi Arai released her Wormhole album.
Arai trained an AI model on her own earlier music. This enables, for example, her to sing duets with her younger voice.
#ai
yuming-wormhole.jp
music.apple.com/jp/album/wor...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cYC...
Arai trained an AI model on her own earlier music. This enables, for example, her to sing duets with her younger voice.
#ai
yuming-wormhole.jp
music.apple.com/jp/album/wor...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cYC...
Wormhole / Yumi AraI 特設サイト
松任谷由実 40th Original Album 「Wormhole / Yumi AraI」
yuming-wormhole.jp
November 18, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Today, Yumi Arai released her Wormhole album.
Arai trained an AI model on her own earlier music. This enables, for example, her to sing duets with her younger voice.
#ai
yuming-wormhole.jp
music.apple.com/jp/album/wor...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cYC...
Arai trained an AI model on her own earlier music. This enables, for example, her to sing duets with her younger voice.
#ai
yuming-wormhole.jp
music.apple.com/jp/album/wor...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cYC...
Perhaps the most intelligent religion policy in the world.
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Perhaps the most intelligent religion policy in the world.