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Joanna Bryson, blathering
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An academic proud to be working in a policy school, but still secretly longing to be a natural scientists and/or programmer again. Or maybe some kind of artist […]

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#diversity #bigcity #berlin
Conventional, BRIGHT purple, amd orange cauliflowers. Also weird green fractal cabbage. All at farmers market outside
December 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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What needs to happen to trigger a decisive response?
For Moldova and Romania, Russia's war in Ukraine is increasingly becoming part of everyday life. Many
observers, especially in NATO-member Romania, are now asking what else needs to happen before the […]

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10:46 Sat 29 Nov ≥ 40% What needs to happen to trigger a decisive response? For Moldova and Romania, Russia's war in Ukraine is increasingly becoming part of everyday life. Many observers, especially in NATO-member Romania, are now asking what else needs to happen before the current government and NATO forces on Romanian soil take decisive action. After all, the largest NATO air base in Southeast Europe is located near the Black Sea port city of Constanta. "It's incomprehensible," commented a presenter on the Digi24 television channel: "The laws for shooting down drones were created, the orders were given, the soldiers had free rein, and yet this drone was not shot down." Romanian Defense Minister lonut Mosteanu, a staunch supporter of Ukraine and not normally one to hesitate, struggled to explain himself to the press. "We are not at war," he said, "we cannot just shoot without thinking about the consequences." 1334 Start Bookmarks Settings
November 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Still DW’s top story.
18:39 1 Dw :!!! LTE 45 • LIVETV IN FOCUS Ukraine German politics Donald Trump LIVE Hong Kong fire: Nearly 300 missing as fire continues to burn CATASTROPHE | 2 minutes ago • At least 55 dead in Hong Kong housing complex fire CATASTROPHE | 15 hours ago | 02:04 min A closer look Russia's war in Ukraine Start Bookmarks Settings
November 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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I love that the #hku students still photograph the sunsets.
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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#hku #democracy wall outside their library/think tank
Library containing think tank Entirely blank/ empty. Close up of empty democracy wall shows a notice, which is featured in the next photo The University of Hong Kong Democracy Wall, Usage Guidelines Democracy Wall as a public space: It is one of the missions of our education at HKU to equip students to be independent thinkers engaging in respectful and productive dialogues among campus users. 1. All currently registered HKU students are eligible to express their views in this public space. 2. Every posted message must contain the posting date and university number of the person who posts the message. 3. The length of every posted message cannot exceed two pages of A4 paper. 4. The maximum posting period of every message in this public space is 14 calendar days. 5. The content of posted message must not violate the laws of Hong Kong. 6. Every posted message must comply with the University's circular on 'Civility on Campus' (154/919). In other words, the following expressions, in any form, are not allowed: (a) Disclosure of information which infringes privacy of any individual; (b) Abusive, offensive, obscene, threatening languages and expressions directed at a person or group; (c) Defamation of a person or group; and (d) Hate speech. 7. This public space is jointly managed by Centre of Development and Resources for Students, Co-curricular Support Office, and Communications and Public Affairs Office. The management team has the right to remove any posted messages which are deemed incompatible with the intended purpose of this public space. 29 November 2022
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Plenty of bamboo scaffolding still in use today (of course)
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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This is how I feel about the “ivory tower” too. Undergraduates in particular expose you to life unlike other professions.
17 • HE PAUL CORFE (1912-2005) W0715 (Ф18) 1966-1971 BAR 27J (R) 1971-1977 ДВАНЫ (ФН) 1977-1979 TER I (WY 1979-1983 Magistrate (Central) 1966-1971 Senior Magistrate (Central) 1971-1977 Principal Magistrate (Central) 1977-1979 Principal Magistrate (South Kowloon) 1979-1983 Image courtesy of Sooth China Morning Post EE 31D6N44К1EM4427Н2 THE CH LL CE A MA A HE M ON THE THE SAY FT 1F63 Đ7 Di • 1972 "It is difficult to imagine, as one sits in this court day after day, listening to defendants and witnesses from every facet of Hong Kong life... that there is any occupation in which a person is more directly aware... of what is going on in Hong Kong than that of a magistrate in this city." - Paul Corfe, commenting on criticisms that magistrates were out of touch with society, 1972
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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I couldn’t help wondering when therer’d be an apology for the national security law.

Generally speaking, #hongkong is still a strong democracy being squashed. It’s like 1984, or Jerusalem. It’s not at all like Beijing or Singapore.
Concluding remarks ME LATE EF Today, five years after the promulgation and implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, Hong Kong is experiencing a crucial phase of transitioning from chaos to order and advancing from stability to prosperity while the implementation of "One Country, Two Systems" has entered a new chapter. The favourable situation in Hong Kong today does not come easy and has arrived at a considerable cost. We must cherish these hard-won gains by consolidating and building upon this positive momentum. Currently, while Hong Kong may appear tranquil on the surface, undercurrents persist and the security landscape remains intricate and challenging. We must squarely address the challenges faced by development and security, remain vigilant, stand united, protect our home and country and advance the steady progression of *One Country, Two Systems". Today, Hong Kong showcases a renewed vitality and radiates prominence on the global stage. We firmly believe that regardless of how intermational dynamics may shift, Hong Kong, with the strong support of the Motherland, the collective determination of all people of Hong Kong, and strong security safeguard in place, Hong Kong's journey from stability to prosperity will continue to strive ahead with perseverance. The cause of "One Country, Tivo Systems" will only grow more stable and achieve greater success. ПЕТА ДУЕТИЙ AAD• ETHE "Colour revolution" leads to collapse of state power, causes social unrest, and throws people's livelihood in dire straits TOBIN ERAORE FORUMORE DUDEN The Hong Kong version of "colour revolution" in 2019 plunged Hong Kong into an abyss 2014 2019 ВАНТОЛЫВАЕ. MAHAR AEDARANETEUA7® FAIRINGS NO RENEWERSHE• IMB40 HARDER CERAEEEEE cors #На ГЕНСФА 2016 We must stay highly vigilant against the signs and tactics of "colour revolution" SERA ARNE 9059E: ROIRASEN HERDENLEE FRANENBA: HARS ЯN Threats of espionage are everywhere 2019#, # ГОВНІ САМТАДАНИЛ НОЕВНЯ ASENRES MANNENER BANSHTANERDEN South China Morning Post U.S. SPY NET TARGETS HK EITERNDERE MEERESENTRAES TEA EINANNHE SA MEERR COOREATER ОДИАТВ• GA, NORRENNIARR• 2019 COMERNUENNE (Mike Pompeo) 2022 (Richard Moore) #AMMERAMME FM+00MH1 • 2023 CEMBRERHAST (William Burns) ERWER AMERN [ШЕТЕВИ The dire thre DE ZU TE BAR M EN 3 (MEß nsd-public@ ARAR HERE HEAT THE U.S. RECOGNITION OF THE CHINESE CONTRIBUTION AND APOLOGIES FOR ANTI-CHINESE LAWS 18827Д ИЛВЕПИВСЕ 7719437 <##15 1#L#0 • 201|220127=BSBFRRAAEAR In 1882, the United States passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which led to Chinese immigrants facing severe discrimination. The act was finally repealed in 1943. In 2011 and 2012, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives respectively passed resolutions expressing regret for passing all anti-Chinese laws, which acknowledged the hurt caused to the Chinese during the Chinese exclusion period, including discrimination, exclusion, mass attacks and several massacres, and recognised the tremendous contribution the Chinese had made to U.S. national economic development.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Then something similar about why Japan is being so provocative.
The self advertising emphasises lots of explosions, Chinese reporters speaking Russian to locals, and how Russia and china are forming a new world order. I’m pretty sure they had gazans too but I […]

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November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Meanwhile, #honhkong tv talking about whether trump understands how important Taiwan is to china
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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#honhkong #hku
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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What’s a nice icub like you doing in a place like this? Does the erc know? (Left over Munich toot.)
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Two talks down, main named talk tomorrow. Dressed up to meet the donor but my host prof is in T shirt and hoodie “it’s tech so”
Me at night on hku campus high rises in background students at picknivk tables on a balcony, it’s nighttime. Just the high rises down the hill. Long grasses in foreground, harbour in distance.
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Good thing I’m British!
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Jewellery, kitchens, anf Joseph Beuys
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Design
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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The design made me happier than the art today. My brain changed.
November 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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As much as I say the US has an advantage over Europe in having Thanksgiving put bounds on Christmas, this made me happy last night. Christmas Market lit up in a large square near Hertie School (Gendarnmarkt)
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Macron #digitalsovereignty
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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#digitalsovereignty
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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It's a little weird hearing an Austrian talking about since the beginning of humanity technology determined empires. He said EDIC started in Vienna only 8 weeks ago hmm I think this is DC-EDIC https://www.zendis.de/en/newsroom/press/dc-edic-gegruendet which […]

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use kagi to search edic docs editor get your own results
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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This supposed half hour panel is very European somehow. #digitalsovereignty
7 people wedged behind desk, moderator forced to stand off the end.
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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old: industry 4.o new: "physical ai"

"put your blinkers on and cross the river feeling the stones.

Cristina Caffarra, Expert in Digital Markets / Euro Stack Initiative
stack is only chips, we need to regain contol on this.
we did a complete wrong term when […]

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November 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Timotheus Höttges, CEO, Deutsche Telekom

we used to have global values chains now: tech nationalism
we had physical ownership, now we have digital access, who owns?

we used to have proprietary systems, now everything is about openness and interoperability […]

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as per toot
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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In our paper, "Is there an AI Cold War", @helenamalikova and I showed that the EU was absolutely building AI, on par with China as measured through WIPO patents and the market cap of companies that hold those patents. That was 2020, but it's still true, here […]

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November 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM