Andrea Janku
@zamarginalities.bsky.social
‘sinologist’ at soas.ac.uk/about/andrea-janku. me. things I care about. blurry photos now mostly on instagram.com/zamarginalities #ActuallyAutistic
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Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.
New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser.
www.siliconrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.
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On Feb 7 2020, Dr Li Wenliang, known as one of the first whistleblowers on COVID, died from the disease in Wuhan.
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
On Feb 7 2020, Dr Li Wenliang, known as one of the first whistleblowers on COVID, died from the disease in Wuhan.
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How is environmental history doing in Asia? It's thriving! Read Mu Cao's beautiful account of the Asian Association for Environmental History (AAEH) conference in Japan last year.
AAEH is a biennial conference, so keep an eye out for the next one in 2027!
#envhist #envhum #history
AAEH is a biennial conference, so keep an eye out for the next one in 2027!
#envhist #envhum #history
A Classroom Called the Inland Sea: The 2025 AAEH Conference — ICEHO
The First Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Environmental History took place in Japan in the fall of 2025.
www.iceho.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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I, however,
Have such meagre power,
Clutching at a
Moment,
While you control
An hour.
But your hour is
A stone.
My moment is
A flower.
-Langston Hughes, "Poet to Bigot"
#everynightapoem As ever.
Have such meagre power,
Clutching at a
Moment,
While you control
An hour.
But your hour is
A stone.
My moment is
A flower.
-Langston Hughes, "Poet to Bigot"
#everynightapoem As ever.
October 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I, however,
Have such meagre power,
Clutching at a
Moment,
While you control
An hour.
But your hour is
A stone.
My moment is
A flower.
-Langston Hughes, "Poet to Bigot"
#everynightapoem As ever.
Have such meagre power,
Clutching at a
Moment,
While you control
An hour.
But your hour is
A stone.
My moment is
A flower.
-Langston Hughes, "Poet to Bigot"
#everynightapoem As ever.
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It's now January 24th in Hong Kong, which means it's Chow Hang-tung's 41st birthday. First arrested on June 4th, 2021, for promoting an unauthorised assembly on the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, she has spent her 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th and now 41st birthday behind bars.
Have decided to post daily re Hong Kong heroes & heroines. 1st up: Chow Hang-tung. Activist, barrister, former vice-chairman of the HK Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China that organised Hong Kong's (once) annual June 4th candlelight vigils, and current political prisoner.
January 23, 2026 at 4:26 PM
It's now January 24th in Hong Kong, which means it's Chow Hang-tung's 41st birthday. First arrested on June 4th, 2021, for promoting an unauthorised assembly on the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, she has spent her 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th and now 41st birthday behind bars.
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Eight years ago today, bookseller Gui Minhai was arrested again and later sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Chinese Communist government. Since January 2018, his family has been unaware of his whereabouts and health status.
N.B. Gui is a Swedish citizen who was "disappeared" in Thailand.
N.B. Gui is a Swedish citizen who was "disappeared" in Thailand.
八年前的今天，书商 #桂民海 再次被捕，后被判刑10年；
nchrd.org/2025/10/chin...
2018年1月以来，家人一直不清楚他的下落与健康状况。
2025年1月，中国政府回复联合国关于桂民海案的询问时，仍拒绝透露他的下落与状态。除强迫失踪、任意拘押和剥夺公正审判权外，很可能在拘押中被剥夺必要医疗，这已构成酷刑。
nchrd.org/2025/10/chin...
2018年1月以来，家人一直不清楚他的下落与健康状况。
2025年1月，中国政府回复联合国关于桂民海案的询问时，仍拒绝透露他的下落与状态。除强迫失踪、任意拘押和剥夺公正审判权外，很可能在拘押中被剥夺必要医疗，这已构成酷刑。
January 20, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Eight years ago today, bookseller Gui Minhai was arrested again and later sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Chinese Communist government. Since January 2018, his family has been unaware of his whereabouts and health status.
N.B. Gui is a Swedish citizen who was "disappeared" in Thailand.
N.B. Gui is a Swedish citizen who was "disappeared" in Thailand.
‘This is the destruction of one civilization by another’ (Liu Tuo) - in the name of misguided ‘development’.
#resettlement
#SacredLandscapes
#heritage
#resettlement
#SacredLandscapes
#heritage
2 tragedies tied to China’s Shuangjiangkou #hydropower project. The collapse of Hongqi Bridge & the earlier death of archaeologist Liu Tuo reveal the human & environmental costs of “development” imposed on #Tibetan lands
chineseyouthstandfortibet.substack.com/p/two-falls-under-one-hydropower-station
chineseyouthstandfortibet.substack.com/p/two-falls-under-one-hydropower-station
「Two Falls Under One Hydropower Station」The Collapse of the Hongqi Bridge and the Death of the Young Scholar Liu Tuo
This outdated narrative of "making way for economic development" is being repeated time and again. The collapse of Hongqi Bridge and the death of Liu Tuo are two fresh wounds exposed on the surface...
chineseyouthstandfortibet.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:43 AM
‘This is the destruction of one civilization by another’ (Liu Tuo) - in the name of misguided ‘development’.
#resettlement
#SacredLandscapes
#heritage
#resettlement
#SacredLandscapes
#heritage
What an amazing, moving interview: ‘Jimmy Lai’s last interview as a free man in 2020’
This billionaire tested China's limits. It cost him his freedom www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This billionaire tested China's limits. It cost him his freedom www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hong Kong billionaire Jimmy Lai tested China's limits. It cost him his freedom
Lai, who is facing life in prison, always said he owed Hong Kong, a city that had given him
www.bbc.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
What an amazing, moving interview: ‘Jimmy Lai’s last interview as a free man in 2020’
This billionaire tested China's limits. It cost him his freedom www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This billionaire tested China's limits. It cost him his freedom www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Oooh I have some fun material here. One of the things HKers did to support the paper financially was to buy up classified ads, which became a whole new genre of soft-protest. A small thread -
A reminder that "Apple Daily" had difficulty getting advertisers because Leung Chun-ying pressured companies to not advertise in the pro-democracy newspaper when he was Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
In 2019, #AppleDaily implemented a subscription model, which peaked at 800,000 subscribers within 3 months. At a monthly fee of HK$50, this translates to HK$40,000,000 in monthly revenue, enough to cover operating costs & repay debts to #JimmyLai . #HongKong
pulsehknews.com/apple_202512...
pulsehknews.com/apple_202512...
December 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Oooh I have some fun material here. One of the things HKers did to support the paper financially was to buy up classified ads, which became a whole new genre of soft-protest. A small thread -
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The eight Palestine Action hunger strikers have now been held without trial for months, and three have been hospitalised. Here's a toolkit with 11 proposed actions you can take to support them.
Toolkit for UK Hunger Strikers
docs.google.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The eight Palestine Action hunger strikers have now been held without trial for months, and three have been hospitalised. Here's a toolkit with 11 proposed actions you can take to support them.
Just published: OA piece about #inclusion and #attainment in HE based on concrete practice at #SOAS by my fabulous colleagues @e-newbigin.bsky.social and Sarah Tucker:
December 18, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Just published: OA piece about #inclusion and #attainment in HE based on concrete practice at #SOAS by my fabulous colleagues @e-newbigin.bsky.social and Sarah Tucker:
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One country, one system.
If Xi had any decency, which he doesn’t, he would let Lai live out his life in exile.
If Xi had any decency, which he doesn’t, he would let Lai live out his life in exile.
Jimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong court finds pro-democracy figure guilty of all charges – live
Jimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong court finds pro-democracy figure guilty of all charges – live
Incarcerated activist and media owner has been on trial for more than two years on national security charges
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Jimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong judges set to rule on national security charges
The three high court judges have entered the courtroom and taken their seats.
The hearing is due to begin and Lai has entered the court, news reports are saying, adding that he waved to his family. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
One country, one system.
If Xi had any decency, which he doesn’t, he would let Lai live out his life in exile.
If Xi had any decency, which he doesn’t, he would let Lai live out his life in exile.
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Prominent Tibetan Buddhist reincarnate lama and educator from Amdo detained and his vocational school abruptly closed, with families instructed to collect their children immediately. Report: tibetwatch.org/prominent-bu...
Prominent Buddhist Lama and educator detained; school forced to close
A prominent Tibetan Buddhist leader and educator from Amdo has been detained and ‘disappeared’, and his vocational school abruptly closed, with families instructed to collect their children immediatel...
tibetwatch.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Prominent Tibetan Buddhist reincarnate lama and educator from Amdo detained and his vocational school abruptly closed, with families instructed to collect their children immediately. Report: tibetwatch.org/prominent-bu...
The Chinese government is developing AI systems in the languages of the ethnic minorities in the PRC to expand state surveillance and control, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute has warned.
www.tibetanreview.net/china-develo...
www.tibetanreview.net/china-develo...
China developing AI surveillance systems in minority languages, has launched a Tibetan large language model - Tibetan Review
(TibetanReview.net, Dec03’25) – The Chinese government is developing AI systems in the languages of the ethnic minorities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to expand state surveillance and contr...
www.tibetanreview.net
December 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Jimmy Lai turned 78 today. He is still behind bars -- specifically, in solitary confinement at a maximum security prison in Hong Kong -- and his national security law trial has yet to conclude.
Jimmy Lai Chee-ying. Billionaire businessman who is one of Hong Kong's most well known political prisoners. Born in Mainland China, he fled to Hong Kong during the Cultural Revolution. Pro-democracy and anti CCP, he's been behind bars since December 2020, and faces national security law charges.
December 8, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Jimmy Lai turned 78 today. He is still behind bars -- specifically, in solitary confinement at a maximum security prison in Hong Kong -- and his national security law trial has yet to conclude.
If you're in London, join us for the final SOAS History Seminar of the semester. Desmond Cheung (SOAS) will speak on Locust Control and State Activism in Ming China.
Wed 10 Dec 2025, 5pm, C426
All welcome!
More info:
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
Wed 10 Dec 2025, 5pm, C426
All welcome!
More info:
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
December 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Certainly within the university context it’s a clear sign than the system needs to change to become genuinely inclusive. It’s the lack of flexibility, the failure to allow divergence, that is pathologising.
"...these diagnoses are increasingly used by students & workers for organising to push back against oppressive systems & institutions of exploitation. The backlash against the expansion of these diagnoses is thus, in significant part, a ruling class backlash against a demand for change..."
December 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Certainly within the university context it’s a clear sign than the system needs to change to become genuinely inclusive. It’s the lack of flexibility, the failure to allow divergence, that is pathologising.
Zhang Yadi's plight illustrates the risk of going home for Chinese nationals who displease the state, as it increasingly tightens control over issues it considers sensitive -- such as that of Tibet. In full: buff.ly/EfBmfWe
Loved ones fear for pro-Tibet student activist detained in China
Zhang Yadi's plight illustrates the risk of going home for Chinese nationals who displease the state, as it increasingly tightens control over issues it considers sensitive -- such as that of Tibet.
buff.ly
December 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Universities: investing millions so students ”develop literacy in the language of AI”
Also universities: defunding the humanities so students are illiterate in ordinary languages
Also universities: defunding the humanities so students are illiterate in ordinary languages
December 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Universities: investing millions so students ”develop literacy in the language of AI”
Also universities: defunding the humanities so students are illiterate in ordinary languages
Also universities: defunding the humanities so students are illiterate in ordinary languages
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A special issue that I edited on "Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men" (2025) by Patricia Owens has gone to production – I look forward to seeing the collection published @global-ih.bsky.social! It includes five review articles and a reply article by @whitproject.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A special issue that I edited on "Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men" (2025) by Patricia Owens has gone to production – I look forward to seeing the collection published @global-ih.bsky.social! It includes five review articles and a reply article by @whitproject.bsky.social
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I keep saying this in dept meetings
The first school to market itself as AI free is going to corner the market on people interested in actually learning. And I would not be surprised if rich families and the children of people creating this tech were the first movers.
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I keep saying this in dept meetings
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One country, one system
It appears that pretty much all Hong Kong-based newsfluencers, even those with international bylines or appearances, got a memo within the last 12 hours that they should shut up about the deadly fire, or else face consequences.
Related: the city's "Patriots-only" legislature has elections Sunday
Related: the city's "Patriots-only" legislature has elections Sunday
December 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM
One country, one system
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GovHK had a grand opportunity here to be part of a united community and be an instrument of goodwill to nurture that unity, and they just had to go and blow it, didn't they?
But then paranoia will do that. It's like they're so afraid of their own ppl that they see sedition plots everywhere. 1/5
But then paranoia will do that. It's like they're so afraid of their own ppl that they see sedition plots everywhere. 1/5
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
GovHK had a grand opportunity here to be part of a united community and be an instrument of goodwill to nurture that unity, and they just had to go and blow it, didn't they?
But then paranoia will do that. It's like they're so afraid of their own ppl that they see sedition plots everywhere. 1/5
But then paranoia will do that. It's like they're so afraid of their own ppl that they see sedition plots everywhere. 1/5