Boomstick
@boomsticktastic.bsky.social
Japan, Hong Kong, and geeky interests. オランダ語／日本語／英語／フランス語／広東語／中国語 OK
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This is the gentleman who directed the National Security Council on China under Biden ⬇️
December 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This is the gentleman who directed the National Security Council on China under Biden ⬇️
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GovHK's inevitable blustery response will no doubt scream that the ppl they arrested were only seeking a transparent inquiry as a cover to overthrow the govt, that's why we arrested them, what do you mean you don't believe that, are you calling us liars, O jail for you, jail for one thousand years
The United Nations voiced alarm Tuesday at reports that Hong Kong's "draconian" national security laws were being used against people seeking a transparent inquiry into the Chinese city's worst fire in decades. In full: buff.ly/86nydG1
UN troubled by Hong Kong clampdown after deadly Tai Po fire
The United Nations voiced alarm Tuesday at reports that Hong Kong's "draconian" national security laws were being used against people seeking a transparent inquiry into the Chinese city's worst fire in...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
GovHK's inevitable blustery response will no doubt scream that the ppl they arrested were only seeking a transparent inquiry as a cover to overthrow the govt, that's why we arrested them, what do you mean you don't believe that, are you calling us liars, O jail for you, jail for one thousand years
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Fox’s Jesse Watters says people who are against bombing shipwrecked people in international waters without due process or any evidence whatsoever that they have drugs or are even heading to 🇺🇸 “sound like lawyerly, whiny, effeminate weasels”
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Fox’s Jesse Watters says people who are against bombing shipwrecked people in international waters without due process or any evidence whatsoever that they have drugs or are even heading to 🇺🇸 “sound like lawyerly, whiny, effeminate weasels”
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immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes
Stephen Miller: "If you subtract immigration out of test scores, all of the sudden our test scores skyrocket"
December 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes
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"I'm not in denial about [AI]. I'm in open rebellion."
Amen.
Amen.
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"I'm not in denial about [AI]. I'm in open rebellion."
Amen.
Amen.
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Trump said he’d have “no problem” releasing the full Venezuela boat strike video. He’s backpedaling because the truth is ugly and he knows it looks like a war crime.
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Trump said he’d have “no problem” releasing the full Venezuela boat strike video. He’s backpedaling because the truth is ugly and he knows it looks like a war crime.
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Jessica: Trump doesn't have the same issues that Joe Biden did. He doesn't have a supply chain problem. He doesn't have a global health pandemic. He's just setting our economy on fire and not in a good way. Like the dumpster fire way
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Jessica: Trump doesn't have the same issues that Joe Biden did. He doesn't have a supply chain problem. He doesn't have a global health pandemic. He's just setting our economy on fire and not in a good way. Like the dumpster fire way
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AI boosters: this technology will create a utopia where everyone has the time and resources to do as they please!
AI in reality:
AI in reality:
A new investigation has revealed that grocery delivery service Instacart is using a covert, AI-powered dynamic pricing scheme to charge customers different prices for the same items — potentially costing households over $1,000 more a year.
Instacart Reportedly Using Secret AI-Powered Dynamic Pricing to Jack Up Prices
In an experiment, investigators found that the same grocery basket at a Seattle store cost between $114 and $124.
truthout.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
AI boosters: this technology will create a utopia where everyone has the time and resources to do as they please!
AI in reality:
AI in reality:
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Jessica: There are some key indicators that Trump and this administration knows this is going badly… We aren't getting the jobs numbers anymore, the GDP numbers or inflation numbers and we know, Donald Trump, if the number is remotely good or he can lie about it—he tells you what it is.
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Jessica: There are some key indicators that Trump and this administration knows this is going badly… We aren't getting the jobs numbers anymore, the GDP numbers or inflation numbers and we know, Donald Trump, if the number is remotely good or he can lie about it—he tells you what it is.
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“From Beijing’s point of view, there is only one measure that will determine whether Lee will keep his job: will he be able to prevent any protests and snuff out any signs of dissent? By that measure, his performance so far has been faultless.” @antd.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
Silenced by China, Hong Kong struggles to voice its grief over the Tai Po fire disaster | Antony Dapiran
The pain is visceral, but civil society, media and the creative community have been in retreat since the 2019 pro-democracy protests, says author Antony Dapiran
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“From Beijing’s point of view, there is only one measure that will determine whether Lee will keep his job: will he be able to prevent any protests and snuff out any signs of dissent? By that measure, his performance so far has been faultless.” @antd.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
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who could have predicted that China would not hold up its end of the bargain? I mean, me, in print, and also anyone else with a working brain, but nevertheless.
1) Impose massive tariffs on China
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump to Unveil $12 Billion Bailout for Farmers
The financial aid comes as the agriculture sector grapples with the fallout from the president’s tariffs.
www.wsj.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
who could have predicted that China would not hold up its end of the bargain? I mean, me, in print, and also anyone else with a working brain, but nevertheless.
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[Insider] ICYMI: Japan's ruling class can't admit how badly it's failed the country. So it's blaming foreigners for all its problems instead. A look into the meaningless crackdown on foreign residents in our latest for subscribers.
[Insider] Japan's Obsession With Punishing Foreigners is a Ticking Time Bomb - Unseen Japan
Japan's ruling class can't admit how badly it's failed the country. So it's blaming foreigners for all its problems instead.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
[Insider] ICYMI: Japan's ruling class can't admit how badly it's failed the country. So it's blaming foreigners for all its problems instead. A look into the meaningless crackdown on foreign residents in our latest for subscribers.
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This is why Elon Musk’s X platform was fined by the EU. Elon refused to follow the regulations that every other platform has to adhere to in the EU. This is not a “free speech” issue.
December 8, 2025 at 7:58 AM
This is why Elon Musk’s X platform was fined by the EU. Elon refused to follow the regulations that every other platform has to adhere to in the EU. This is not a “free speech” issue.
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On 16th March, 1968 Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jnr was flying helicopter recon for a US attack on My Lai, an alleged Viet Cong-controlled village in Vietnam.
But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else:
A massacre.
He decided to act. 1/28
But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else:
A massacre.
He decided to act. 1/28
July 30, 2024 at 7:50 AM
On 16th March, 1968 Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jnr was flying helicopter recon for a US attack on My Lai, an alleged Viet Cong-controlled village in Vietnam.
But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else:
A massacre.
He decided to act. 1/28
But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else:
A massacre.
He decided to act. 1/28
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So that was a resounding success. Patriots only have themselves to blame… 🗳️
‘At 31.9%, Sunday’s turnout is marginally higher than 2021’s record low of 30.2%. But fewer people overall voted this year: 1.3 million compared to 1.4 million in 2021. Hong Kong’s population is about 7.5 million’.
‘At 31.9%, Sunday’s turnout is marginally higher than 2021’s record low of 30.2%. But fewer people overall voted this year: 1.3 million compared to 1.4 million in 2021. Hong Kong’s population is about 7.5 million’.
Near-record low election turnout in Hong Kong amid discontent over apartment fire
Sunday’s ‘patriots only’ Legislative Council elections took place in the shadow of the Tai Po fire that killed at least 159 people
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
So that was a resounding success. Patriots only have themselves to blame… 🗳️
‘At 31.9%, Sunday’s turnout is marginally higher than 2021’s record low of 30.2%. But fewer people overall voted this year: 1.3 million compared to 1.4 million in 2021. Hong Kong’s population is about 7.5 million’.
‘At 31.9%, Sunday’s turnout is marginally higher than 2021’s record low of 30.2%. But fewer people overall voted this year: 1.3 million compared to 1.4 million in 2021. Hong Kong’s population is about 7.5 million’.
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A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
doi.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
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The true scandal here is that the @ec.europa.eu has an advertising account on X. Why are our taxes used to finance Nazi propaganda?
www.politico.eu/article/x-ax...
www.politico.eu/article/x-ax...
X axes European Commission’s ad account after €120M EU fine
Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, accused the EU executive of trying to amplify its own social media post about the fine on X by trying “to take advantage of an exploit in our Ad Composer.”…
www.politico.eu
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The true scandal here is that the @ec.europa.eu has an advertising account on X. Why are our taxes used to finance Nazi propaganda?
www.politico.eu/article/x-ax...
www.politico.eu/article/x-ax...
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Finding a way to make people “other” and using that to instill fear and control.
That has been the cycle throughout history.
Those without substance or the ability to lead have no other tools.
It will continue as long as we allow it.
We have to stay vigilant.
(Poster seen in Portland, Oregon)
That has been the cycle throughout history.
Those without substance or the ability to lead have no other tools.
It will continue as long as we allow it.
We have to stay vigilant.
(Poster seen in Portland, Oregon)
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Finding a way to make people “other” and using that to instill fear and control.
That has been the cycle throughout history.
Those without substance or the ability to lead have no other tools.
It will continue as long as we allow it.
We have to stay vigilant.
(Poster seen in Portland, Oregon)
That has been the cycle throughout history.
Those without substance or the ability to lead have no other tools.
It will continue as long as we allow it.
We have to stay vigilant.
(Poster seen in Portland, Oregon)
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Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
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The AI tech crunch: memory shortages, higher prices, reduced process node availability - to what extent will gaming hardware innovations slow down in the next couple of years? www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2025/12...
The AI Tech Crunch: Are We Looking At A "Dark Age" For Gaming Hardware?
The end of Crucial memory could be the start of years of pain.
www.digitalfoundry.net
December 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The AI tech crunch: memory shortages, higher prices, reduced process node availability - to what extent will gaming hardware innovations slow down in the next couple of years? www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2025/12...
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A huge number of people were deprived of citizenship by the Nazis. Political opponents first, then Jews. Maybe more than 200,000 people in total.
without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 AM
A huge number of people were deprived of citizenship by the Nazis. Political opponents first, then Jews. Maybe more than 200,000 people in total.
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What a story this chart tells
As of 1:30pm:
Turnout percentage: 15.18% (2025*) vs 14.39% (2021)
Votes: 627,139 (2025*) vs 643,603 (2021)
* 2025 election started 1 hour earlier and ends 1 hour later
Turnout percentage: 15.18% (2025*) vs 14.39% (2021)
Votes: 627,139 (2025*) vs 643,603 (2021)
* 2025 election started 1 hour earlier and ends 1 hour later
December 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
What a story this chart tells