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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
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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
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“The rapid arrests [of 13 people for manslaughter] have a round-up-the-usual-suspects quality. That’s how authoritarian regimes respond when they need a scapegoat for the public to blame.”
www.wsj.com/opinion/hong...
www.wsj.com/opinion/hong...
Opinion | No Fire Critics Allowed in Hong Kong
Authorities move to silence dissent after the blaze that killed 151.
www.wsj.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
“The rapid arrests [of 13 people for manslaughter] have a round-up-the-usual-suspects quality. That’s how authoritarian regimes respond when they need a scapegoat for the public to blame.”
www.wsj.com/opinion/hong...
www.wsj.com/opinion/hong...
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Will Trump do it? Our exclusive analysis of Polymarket data will surprise you: bit.ly/48FSTqC
October 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Will Trump do it? Our exclusive analysis of Polymarket data will surprise you: bit.ly/48FSTqC
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My favourite John Woo movie is my first, THE KILLER, which I saw in 1989. It’s Douglas Sirk meets Sam Peckinpah by way of Hong Kong and I was levitating out of my seat the entire time, this movie in particular is a must see as part of the Criterion HK series
youtu.be/BPMKmzZnDfg
youtu.be/BPMKmzZnDfg
The Killer (1989) | Chow Yun Fat action scene 2/4 | Movie Clip
YouTube video by Lettle Clips - Movie Clip
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October 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My favourite John Woo movie is my first, THE KILLER, which I saw in 1989. It’s Douglas Sirk meets Sam Peckinpah by way of Hong Kong and I was levitating out of my seat the entire time, this movie in particular is a must see as part of the Criterion HK series
youtu.be/BPMKmzZnDfg
youtu.be/BPMKmzZnDfg
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"In the aftermath of the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, American voters sympathized with Israelis over Palestinians, with 47% siding with Israel and 20% with Palestinians. In the new poll, 34% said they sided with Israel and 35% with Palestinians." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/p...
September 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"In the aftermath of the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, American voters sympathized with Israelis over Palestinians, with 47% siding with Israel and 20% with Palestinians. In the new poll, 34% said they sided with Israel and 35% with Palestinians." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/p...
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There’s an enormous amount of stuff in this book I’d like to highlight, but start with:
“What emerges as the most elementary insight is that, since we do not now have any ways of making computers wise, we ought not now to give computers tasks that demand wisdom.”
“What emerges as the most elementary insight is that, since we do not now have any ways of making computers wise, we ought not now to give computers tasks that demand wisdom.”
August 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
There’s an enormous amount of stuff in this book I’d like to highlight, but start with:
“What emerges as the most elementary insight is that, since we do not now have any ways of making computers wise, we ought not now to give computers tasks that demand wisdom.”
“What emerges as the most elementary insight is that, since we do not now have any ways of making computers wise, we ought not now to give computers tasks that demand wisdom.”
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NEW from @kashhill.bsky.social and me:
Over three weeks in May, a man became convinced by ChatGPT that the fate of the world rested on his shoulders.
Otherwise perfectly sane, Allan Brooks is part of a growing number of people getting into chatbot-induced delusional spirals. This is his story.
Over three weeks in May, a man became convinced by ChatGPT that the fate of the world rested on his shoulders.
Otherwise perfectly sane, Allan Brooks is part of a growing number of people getting into chatbot-induced delusional spirals. This is his story.
Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.
www.nytimes.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
NEW from @kashhill.bsky.social and me:
Over three weeks in May, a man became convinced by ChatGPT that the fate of the world rested on his shoulders.
Otherwise perfectly sane, Allan Brooks is part of a growing number of people getting into chatbot-induced delusional spirals. This is his story.
Over three weeks in May, a man became convinced by ChatGPT that the fate of the world rested on his shoulders.
Otherwise perfectly sane, Allan Brooks is part of a growing number of people getting into chatbot-induced delusional spirals. This is his story.
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“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ
May 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ
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As of 2020, 54% of U.S. adults aged 16–74 read below a sixth-grade level—about 130 million people with limited literacy, impacting jobs, health, and the economy. This finding comes from a Gallup report commissioned by the Barbara Bush Foundation and cited by Forbes.
May 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
As of 2020, 54% of U.S. adults aged 16–74 read below a sixth-grade level—about 130 million people with limited literacy, impacting jobs, health, and the economy. This finding comes from a Gallup report commissioned by the Barbara Bush Foundation and cited by Forbes.
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Reporters without Borders Press Freedom Index, Hong Kong (2025)
Overall: 39.86 ↓3.20 (very serious)
- Political context 27.40 ↓7.28
- Economic context 44.76 ↓1.12
- Legal framework 36.76 ↓2.57
- Sociocultural context 46.67 ↓1.06
- Security indicator 43.72 ↓3.95
Overall: 39.86 ↓3.20 (very serious)
- Political context 27.40 ↓7.28
- Economic context 44.76 ↓1.12
- Legal framework 36.76 ↓2.57
- Sociocultural context 46.67 ↓1.06
- Security indicator 43.72 ↓3.95
May 2, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Reporters without Borders Press Freedom Index, Hong Kong (2025)
Overall: 39.86 ↓3.20 (very serious)
- Political context 27.40 ↓7.28
- Economic context 44.76 ↓1.12
- Legal framework 36.76 ↓2.57
- Sociocultural context 46.67 ↓1.06
- Security indicator 43.72 ↓3.95
Overall: 39.86 ↓3.20 (very serious)
- Political context 27.40 ↓7.28
- Economic context 44.76 ↓1.12
- Legal framework 36.76 ↓2.57
- Sociocultural context 46.67 ↓1.06
- Security indicator 43.72 ↓3.95
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1/ #HongKong has tumbled five places in the annual Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, entering the "red zone" - meaning a "very serious" situation - for the first time, alongside China.
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May 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
1/ #HongKong has tumbled five places in the annual Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, entering the "red zone" - meaning a "very serious" situation - for the first time, alongside China.
View the full map and ranking: buff.ly/6SUYQDR
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
April 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
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The Trump tariffs hit Antarctic islands inhabited by zero humans and many penguins: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins
The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The Trump tariffs hit Antarctic islands inhabited by zero humans and many penguins: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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Anyone else want to watch Stephen Chow as Garfield getting the shit kicked out of him from the Hong Kong 1994 movie Love on Delivery cause I can’t stop watching it
March 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Anyone else want to watch Stephen Chow as Garfield getting the shit kicked out of him from the Hong Kong 1994 movie Love on Delivery cause I can’t stop watching it
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People aren't talking about this enough
March 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
People aren't talking about this enough
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The Guardian with an even harsher take
March 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The Guardian with an even harsher take
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You get what you voted for. (Twice.)
Sad to say, Paul Noth's cartoon is turning out to be a 21st-century perennial.
Sad to say, Paul Noth's cartoon is turning out to be a 21st-century perennial.
February 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
You get what you voted for. (Twice.)
Sad to say, Paul Noth's cartoon is turning out to be a 21st-century perennial.
Sad to say, Paul Noth's cartoon is turning out to be a 21st-century perennial.