KDub
@kwong500.bsky.social
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How is this any different from a totalitarian regime?
January 23, 2026 at 5:10 AM
How is this any different from a totalitarian regime?
60 days until spring. The sunsets have been magnificent.
January 19, 2026 at 3:35 PM
60 days until spring. The sunsets have been magnificent.
Indelible in Kung Fu Hustle. Rest in peace, Mr. Leung.
Instantly recognized the upper left pic and thought to myself, only two things could take this man down: The Landlady, and time.
www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...
www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...
Martial arts icon Bruce Leung passes away at 77
Hong Kong veteran martial arts actor Bruce Leung Siu-Lung passed away on January 14 at the age of 77, a close friend confirmed to the press on Sunday.
www.thestandard.com.hk
January 18, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Indelible in Kung Fu Hustle. Rest in peace, Mr. Leung.
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I get so annoyed with people who write middle ages in stead of middle aged.
I come running when they post nonsense, only to realise they're not talking about the era but the phase of life 😆
I come running when they post nonsense, only to realise they're not talking about the era but the phase of life 😆
January 18, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I get so annoyed with people who write middle ages in stead of middle aged.
I come running when they post nonsense, only to realise they're not talking about the era but the phase of life 😆
I come running when they post nonsense, only to realise they're not talking about the era but the phase of life 😆
The news is taking its toll. Taking mental refuge in Dickensian Victorian London. #bleakhouse
January 17, 2026 at 4:32 AM
The news is taking its toll. Taking mental refuge in Dickensian Victorian London. #bleakhouse
ICE in MInnesota is the Zimbardo Stanford Prison experiment repeated multifold. Absolute authority with impunity leads directly to dehumanization and cruelty.
January 16, 2026 at 3:11 PM
ICE in MInnesota is the Zimbardo Stanford Prison experiment repeated multifold. Absolute authority with impunity leads directly to dehumanization and cruelty.
This looks like a fun read: the adventure, the process, the philosophical ponderings. And we’ll have a how-to for when paramilitaries start coming around. 🤷♀️🫣
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
Have Some Spare Time? Why Not Build a Medieval War Machine?
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:32 PM
This looks like a fun read: the adventure, the process, the philosophical ponderings. And we’ll have a how-to for when paramilitaries start coming around. 🤷♀️🫣
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
Almost one year in and I’m shocked to still have eyebrow raising and head shake inducing news every single day.
January 14, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Almost one year in and I’m shocked to still have eyebrow raising and head shake inducing news every single day.
An almost cinematic photo of ominous foreboding. Could be used for any article, but it really works here.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
An almost cinematic photo of ominous foreboding. Could be used for any article, but it really works here.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
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Things I recommend a very great deal:
1. These eel-flavoured potato chips.
2. Getting off the internet. I've done without it for 3 days and it has been glorious. I'm starting to think the internet was a BIG mistake.
1. These eel-flavoured potato chips.
2. Getting off the internet. I've done without it for 3 days and it has been glorious. I'm starting to think the internet was a BIG mistake.
January 11, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Things I recommend a very great deal:
1. These eel-flavoured potato chips.
2. Getting off the internet. I've done without it for 3 days and it has been glorious. I'm starting to think the internet was a BIG mistake.
1. These eel-flavoured potato chips.
2. Getting off the internet. I've done without it for 3 days and it has been glorious. I'm starting to think the internet was a BIG mistake.
I’ve never seen hoity-toity and nerd juxtaposed together. And I think I like it? 🧐🤓🫢
Everyone needs to listen to Gustav Holst's "The Planets", not for hoity-toity nerd reasons, but because every epic sci-fi movie OST for the past century has been directly lifting shit from this one specific collection of pieces, and you deserve to hear your favourite motif in its native environment.
December 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I’ve never seen hoity-toity and nerd juxtaposed together. And I think I like it? 🧐🤓🫢
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Partial to serifs myself, but this administration really needs to focus.
Partial to serifs myself, but this administration really needs to focus.
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Partial to serifs myself, but this administration really needs to focus.
Partial to serifs myself, but this administration really needs to focus.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/w...
There are the frustrations of what is happening in US these days, but I cannot imagine not being allowed to express it.
There are the frustrations of what is happening in US these days, but I cannot imagine not being allowed to express it.
Hong Kong Man Arrested After Posting Online About Deadly Fire
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/w...
There are the frustrations of what is happening in US these days, but I cannot imagine not being allowed to express it.
There are the frustrations of what is happening in US these days, but I cannot imagine not being allowed to express it.
3 ingredient butternut squash soup — roasted cubed squash, caramelized chopped onion, and broth. Zip in a blender. Cliche and perfect for the winter chill. 🥣
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
3 ingredient butternut squash soup — roasted cubed squash, caramelized chopped onion, and broth. Zip in a blender. Cliche and perfect for the winter chill. 🥣
Thanksgiving came early for Comey. We’ll survive this era, but wow, not without black eyes and substantial bruising.
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Thanksgiving came early for Comey. We’ll survive this era, but wow, not without black eyes and substantial bruising.
MBS in the house. Less amber waves of grain. More jostling waves of nausea.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
MBS in the house. Less amber waves of grain. More jostling waves of nausea.
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The times are definitely Dickensian. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Unless one is in the oligarch class, it’s pretty bleak.
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The times are definitely Dickensian. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Unless one is in the oligarch class, it’s pretty bleak.
The saffron in this blend takes curry to an entirely other level. ❤️
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The saffron in this blend takes curry to an entirely other level. ❤️
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how it feels explaining early 2000s hipster history to young people
October 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
how it feels explaining early 2000s hipster history to young people
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