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Donald Trump just passed the largest transfer of wealth from the working class to the rich in history and the tech oligarchs are now lining up to praise him.
The greed of the billionaire class knows no bounds.
🎥: Washington Post
The greed of the billionaire class knows no bounds.
🎥: Washington Post
September 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Donald Trump just passed the largest transfer of wealth from the working class to the rich in history and the tech oligarchs are now lining up to praise him.
The greed of the billionaire class knows no bounds.
🎥: Washington Post
The greed of the billionaire class knows no bounds.
🎥: Washington Post
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I submitted this column feeling pleased that I had a different take than anything else out there. Minutes after sending it in, I checked my messages and discovered that Jenna had come to similar conclusions, so turned out I wasn't so original after all:
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Donovan’s Deep Dives: The real winner in the recalls - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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July 29, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I submitted this column feeling pleased that I had a different take than anything else out there. Minutes after sending it in, I checked my messages and discovered that Jenna had come to similar conclusions, so turned out I wasn't so original after all:
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
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Superman is the story of an immigrant who grew up in Kansas, landed a low-paying job as a reporter in Metropolis, and still had time for a hobby because urban housing was affordable.
July 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Superman is the story of an immigrant who grew up in Kansas, landed a low-paying job as a reporter in Metropolis, and still had time for a hobby because urban housing was affordable.
Ūi-tio̍h si̍p-koàn kap “bûn-hòa,” tāi-chì lóng bē sái thó-lūn, kám sī?
爲着習貫甲「文化」、代志朗袂使討論、甘是？
爲着習貫甲「文化」、代志朗袂使討論、甘是？
July 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Ūi-tio̍h si̍p-koàn kap “bûn-hòa,” tāi-chì lóng bē sái thó-lūn, kám sī?
爲着習貫甲「文化」、代志朗袂使討論、甘是？
爲着習貫甲「文化」、代志朗袂使討論、甘是？
"Men aren’t avoiding marriage. They’re avoiding divorce."
Wow.
Wow.
July 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"Men aren’t avoiding marriage. They’re avoiding divorce."
Wow.
Wow.
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Most Home Runs In An AL/NL Season
(Guys Who Pitched 3+ Games):
46, Shohei Ohtani (2021)
44, Shohei Ohtani (2023)
34, Shohei Ohtani (2022)
32, Shohei Ohtani (2025 so far)
29, Babe Ruth (1919)
22, Shohei Ohtani (2018)
(Guys Who Pitched 3+ Games):
46, Shohei Ohtani (2021)
44, Shohei Ohtani (2023)
34, Shohei Ohtani (2022)
32, Shohei Ohtani (2025 so far)
29, Babe Ruth (1919)
22, Shohei Ohtani (2018)
July 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Most Home Runs In An AL/NL Season
(Guys Who Pitched 3+ Games):
46, Shohei Ohtani (2021)
44, Shohei Ohtani (2023)
34, Shohei Ohtani (2022)
32, Shohei Ohtani (2025 so far)
29, Babe Ruth (1919)
22, Shohei Ohtani (2018)
(Guys Who Pitched 3+ Games):
46, Shohei Ohtani (2021)
44, Shohei Ohtani (2023)
34, Shohei Ohtani (2022)
32, Shohei Ohtani (2025 so far)
29, Babe Ruth (1919)
22, Shohei Ohtani (2018)
Thiaⁿ tio̍h Tâi-gí, Tâi-gí koa, sim-lāi tio̍h hoaⁿ-hí.
听着台語・台語歌、心內着歡喜。
听着台語・台語歌、心內着歡喜。
July 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Thiaⁿ tio̍h Tâi-gí, Tâi-gí koa, sim-lāi tio̍h hoaⁿ-hí.
听着台語・台語歌、心內着歡喜。
听着台語・台語歌、心內着歡喜。
Tâi-jîn 1920 nî í-āu ê sú-koan ka-kī koán. 1870 nî chìn-chêng ê sú-koan gōa-pau hō͘ Tiong-kok-á koán.
台人一九二〇年以后个史觀カキ管。一八七〇年進前个史觀外包乎中國仔管。
台人一九二〇年以后个史觀カキ管。一八七〇年進前个史觀外包乎中國仔管。
July 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Tâi-jîn 1920 nî í-āu ê sú-koan ka-kī koán. 1870 nî chìn-chêng ê sú-koan gōa-pau hō͘ Tiong-kok-á koán.
台人一九二〇年以后个史觀カキ管。一八七〇年進前个史觀外包乎中國仔管。
台人一九二〇年以后个史觀カキ管。一八七〇年進前个史觀外包乎中國仔管。
Lâm-pō͘ gōa-kháu teh chia̍h chàng, khah chá ná chhiūⁿ lóng ū thang hē iân-sui, kám tio̍h? Chit 5 tang 10 tang chiah lóng-chóng bô ·khì. Á-sī góa teh hām-bîn?
南部外口塊食粽、巧早那象朗有通下延荽、甘着？只五冬十冬者朗總無去。亜是我塊含眠？
南部外口塊食粽、巧早那象朗有通下延荽、甘着？只五冬十冬者朗總無去。亜是我塊含眠？
July 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Lâm-pō͘ gōa-kháu teh chia̍h chàng, khah chá ná chhiūⁿ lóng ū thang hē iân-sui, kám tio̍h? Chit 5 tang 10 tang chiah lóng-chóng bô ·khì. Á-sī góa teh hām-bîn?
南部外口塊食粽、巧早那象朗有通下延荽、甘着？只五冬十冬者朗總無去。亜是我塊含眠？
南部外口塊食粽、巧早那象朗有通下延荽、甘着？只五冬十冬者朗總無去。亜是我塊含眠？
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President of the Mexican Senate,
"We'll build the wall and pay for it.
But we'll do it according to the 1830 map of Mexico... Mexicans were settled in these territories before the U.S. The Mexicans living there are in what has always been their homeland."
"We'll build the wall and pay for it.
But we'll do it according to the 1830 map of Mexico... Mexicans were settled in these territories before the U.S. The Mexicans living there are in what has always been their homeland."
June 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
President of the Mexican Senate,
"We'll build the wall and pay for it.
But we'll do it according to the 1830 map of Mexico... Mexicans were settled in these territories before the U.S. The Mexicans living there are in what has always been their homeland."
"We'll build the wall and pay for it.
But we'll do it according to the 1830 map of Mexico... Mexicans were settled in these territories before the U.S. The Mexicans living there are in what has always been their homeland."
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But the theory of the margins has much diminished mass appeal. This dynamic plays out in radical milieus regardless of proclaimed values of theoretical robustness! Bc the very structure of most social activity rn normalizes ableist violence, demands it.
May 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
But the theory of the margins has much diminished mass appeal. This dynamic plays out in radical milieus regardless of proclaimed values of theoretical robustness! Bc the very structure of most social activity rn normalizes ableist violence, demands it.
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imagine paying $200 to watch a 2 hour French New Wave film that could have been collapsed into a 10 min scene of young people running around.
$300 to watch In the Mood for Love, and in the end, they don't even kiss.
$300 to watch In the Mood for Love, and in the end, they don't even kiss.
May 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
imagine paying $200 to watch a 2 hour French New Wave film that could have been collapsed into a 10 min scene of young people running around.
$300 to watch In the Mood for Love, and in the end, they don't even kiss.
$300 to watch In the Mood for Love, and in the end, they don't even kiss.
Lí hā-ì-sek lia̍h chún lín chó͘-kong chó͘-má sī Tiong-kok-á, m̄ chiah m̄ kam kóng “Tiong-kok lâng,” kiàn kóng lóng “Chi-ná lâng.”
Án-ne kám ē hô? “Chi-ná” chit ê sû ū pa̍t ê lō͘-iōng--neh. Koh-chài kóng, lín chó͘-kong chó͘-má kám ū iáⁿ sī Tiong-kok-á?
Án-ne kám ē hô? “Chi-ná” chit ê sû ū pa̍t ê lō͘-iōng--neh. Koh-chài kóng, lín chó͘-kong chó͘-má kám ū iáⁿ sī Tiong-kok-á?
April 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Lí hā-ì-sek lia̍h chún lín chó͘-kong chó͘-má sī Tiong-kok-á, m̄ chiah m̄ kam kóng “Tiong-kok lâng,” kiàn kóng lóng “Chi-ná lâng.”
Án-ne kám ē hô? “Chi-ná” chit ê sû ū pa̍t ê lō͘-iōng--neh. Koh-chài kóng, lín chó͘-kong chó͘-má kám ū iáⁿ sī Tiong-kok-á?
Án-ne kám ē hô? “Chi-ná” chit ê sû ū pa̍t ê lō͘-iōng--neh. Koh-chài kóng, lín chó͘-kong chó͘-má kám ū iáⁿ sī Tiong-kok-á?
ChatGPT is referring to DALL-E as "the AI".
April 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
ChatGPT is referring to DALL-E as "the AI".
Hey, maybe it won't be as bad as COVID.
April 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Hey, maybe it won't be as bad as COVID.
The Chinese Nationalist Party ("CNP") took root by making love to the worst aspects of Qing settler culture—esp. mid-island (mid-west), where both non-Chinese (incl. Christian) AND pre-Qing cultural elements were (and are) at their weakest.
Originally I had more colourful tales of what I saw, but edited out:
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Donovan’s Deep Dives: Witnessing the early era of the KMT’s patronage factions - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The Chinese Nationalist Party ("CNP") took root by making love to the worst aspects of Qing settler culture—esp. mid-island (mid-west), where both non-Chinese (incl. Christian) AND pre-Qing cultural elements were (and are) at their weakest.
Interesting piece on an intriguing matter.
Note "Taiwanese Hoklo". @donovan-smith.bsky.social knows where the nerves & arteries lie.
Note "Taiwanese Hoklo". @donovan-smith.bsky.social knows where the nerves & arteries lie.
Part 2 on this topic. It looks like the Chang trial could bring more bombshells, since I wrote this, it came out Terry Gou wrote Xi Jinping offering to be a "stepping stone" to a Nobel Prize-winning peace deal during the presidential election:
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Donovan’s Deep Dives: Why did Beijing view Ko Wen-je positively for the presidency? - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Interesting piece on an intriguing matter.
Note "Taiwanese Hoklo". @donovan-smith.bsky.social knows where the nerves & arteries lie.
Note "Taiwanese Hoklo". @donovan-smith.bsky.social knows where the nerves & arteries lie.
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THAT NEW CHESAPEAKE OYSTER CATCHERS LOGO MY GOODNESS
March 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
THAT NEW CHESAPEAKE OYSTER CATCHERS LOGO MY GOODNESS
I sense an insane coincidence, vs Hoklo.
March 21, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I sense an insane coincidence, vs Hoklo.
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February 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Lō͘-se-a hit ê chiàn-cheng sī U-kok jiá ·ê?
露西亜彼个戰爭是ウ國惹个？
Ū tì-hūi ê Tâi-oân lâng bē koh ǹg Chhòa M̄ ·ah ·lah.
有智慧个台湾人袂閣映蔡不ア拉。
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露西亜彼个戰爭是ウ國惹个？
Ū tì-hūi ê Tâi-oân lâng bē koh ǹg Chhòa M̄ ·ah ·lah.
有智慧个台湾人袂閣映蔡不ア拉。
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Anderson Cooper 360 on Instagram: "“You should’ve never started it. You could’ve made a deal”: President Donald Trump appeared to blame Ukraine for starting the war that began three years ago when Rus...
2,199 likes, 185 comments - andersoncooper360 on February 18, 2025: "“You should’ve never started it. You could’ve made a deal”: President Donald Trump appeared to blame Ukraine for starting the war t...
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February 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Lō͘-se-a hit ê chiàn-cheng sī U-kok jiá ·ê?
露西亜彼个戰爭是ウ國惹个？
Ū tì-hūi ê Tâi-oân lâng bē koh ǹg Chhòa M̄ ·ah ·lah.
有智慧个台湾人袂閣映蔡不ア拉。
www.instagram.com/andersoncoop...
露西亜彼个戰爭是ウ國惹个？
Ū tì-hūi ê Tâi-oân lâng bē koh ǹg Chhòa M̄ ·ah ·lah.
有智慧个台湾人袂閣映蔡不ア拉。
www.instagram.com/andersoncoop...
"The 3 Circulations of Thailand's Rural Muay Thai - Buddhism, Rice & Masculinity"
This is deep & fascinating.
This is deep & fascinating.
January 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"The 3 Circulations of Thailand's Rural Muay Thai - Buddhism, Rice & Masculinity"
This is deep & fascinating.
This is deep & fascinating.