It’s like if they had thrown a birthday party the previous year where they kicked everyone out and are now wondering why no one’s showing up this year except the clowns

Ah. He distilled HKers fears and hopes before our fears were realized and our hopes dashed. A more worthy achievement than getting into Harvard. May he be proud of what he did, even if he can only do so in exile. And may all those in exile be able to return home one day, when we are free.

I mean, it’s still social emotional when you consider the psychic trauma caused by getting those letters and numbers right in kindergarten so that you can go to the best primary school so that you can go to the best secondary school so that you can go to Harvard

I like it how you can tell there are no young people in the crowd. Like, seriously, what’s going on.

I'm going to pretend to not have heard 'sniper tourism' and instead focus on the lovely octopus playing the piano you sent my way! :)

Do I want to know what the dire article was.

We need a start brunost appreciation society. Does brunost does well with mochi? What about putting it as a bao filling? Mooncakes, but it’s brunost. etc. the possibilities are endless.

I feel like we have all accidentally set you on a dangerous path with the brunost. It is addictive, isn’t it?

Japan protests China diplomat’s violent threat over PM Takaichi’s Taiwan remark – Kyodo News: ‘an X post by Chinese Consul General in Osaka Xue Jian on Saturday threatened to “cut off a dirty neck without a moment of hesitation” while citing a news article on Takaichi’s remarks in parliament.’