Nick Yang
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Nick Yang
@nicky398.bsky.social
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My JP-EN glossary for Monster Hunter is now live on the App Store‼️
apps.apple.com/us/app/mhglo...

#monsterhunter #モンスターハンター
September 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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People who are overly negative, never having a positive contribution or fresh solutions to problems, are a red flag at work, says Walmart EVP Donna Morris.
Walmart exec shares the ultimate red flag she sees in employees: 'Nobody' will want to hire you
People who are overly negative, never having a positive contribution or fresh solutions to problems, are a red flag at work, says Walmart EVP Donna Morris.
cnb.cx
July 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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IDF: 'A short while ago, a terrorist hurled a brick toward IDF soldiers during an operational activity in Hebron. The soldiers fired toward the terrorist in order to remove the threat. The terrorist was neutralized, and no IDF injuries were reported.'
July 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Why an alternative ruling coalition drawn only from opposition parties is virtually impossible in a single chart. Virtually every one of the blue slices on the bottom, which span entire political spectrum, needs to cooperate in some form.
July 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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July 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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As always, the idea that countries like Japan can use their massive holdings of US Treasuries as "leverage" in trade talks is a fantasy. For decades we have heard similar warnings from other countries, and yet no one ever uses this leverage.

www.ft.com/content/912f...
Japan says US Treasury holdings could be ‘card’ in trade talks
Finance minister Katsunobu Kato hints that country’s more than $1tn in Treasuries gives it leverage in negotiations
www.ft.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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April 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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So many questions.
A 73-year-old American tourist was arrested after accidentally bringing a handgun to Japan. He passed security checks at airports in the US and Japan, only later to discover the gun in his luggage while unpacking at his hotel in Osaka. He turned himself in...
April 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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I am weeping.
This is hilarious, the sumo channel I'm watching played it, please enjoy: the Long Long Man saga

youtu.be/6-1Ue0FFrHY?...
Long Long Man
YouTube video by Orbitalsquid
youtu.be
January 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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We have some new ironic lyrics for Alanis Morissette.
January 18, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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DIMON: ".. You know, Bitcoin itself has no intrinsic value. It's used heavily by sex traffickers, money launderers, ransomware. .. I applaud your ability to wanna buy or sell it. Just like I think you have the right to smoke, but I don't think you should smoke!"

www.cbsnews.com/news/jamie-d...
Jamie Dimon on the economy, billionaires, and income inequality
The chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase explains why he's referred to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin as a Ponzi scheme; his bank's efforts to improve the lives of lower-income Americans; and his recent ...
www.cbsnews.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Japan's political calendar || major events in H1 2025
January 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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It’s actually worth watching to recall how Presidents used to be. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa7i...
Challenger: President Reagan's Challenger Disaster Speech - 1/28/86
YouTube video by Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute
m.youtube.com
January 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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To quote Indiana Jones, “It belongs in a museum.”
Spend New Year’s Eve appreciating the classics in the Pentagon.
December 31, 2024 at 9:02 PM
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I’ve already lived through a lost decade in tech employment, which is why I don’t work in tech anymore:
December 23, 2024 at 11:15 PM
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I can’t even imagine what a $600 million wedding looks like. Those must be some damn impressive ice sculptures.
December 22, 2024 at 1:44 PM
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😂
December 17, 2024 at 2:33 AM
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Interesting the sources of funding of the UC system. The role of medical centers is much larger than I thought. Wonder whether they subsidize the rest of the university lao.ca.gov/reports/2024...
December 13, 2024 at 9:30 AM
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* U.S. household net worth: a fresh record high in Q3.

$168.8 trillion 🇺🇸
www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/...
December 12, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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The A-10 began development during the Vietnam War. Its first flight, in 1972, occurred a day after the start of Operation Linebacker.

It was designed to fit into existing Close Air Support doctrine, but with little foresight into the changing CAS mission of the future. A🧵
December 12, 2024 at 4:03 AM
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Economists are not prepared for the impact of the demographic cliff.

Enrollments are already down in aggregate, they are going to fall more, and it looks like maybe professor demand is already responding
December 10, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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One of the most interesting political developments of the smartphone era has been the rise of "International Nationalism"

Even some of China's online nationalists quite like Trump, identifying common cause with gender and culture war compatriots across the Pacific www.economist.com/china/2024/1...
MAGA with Chinese characteristics
Why many in China cheer for Donald Trump, despite his tariffs and team of hawks
www.economist.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:06 AM
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Earlier in the labor market cooling cycle, the unemployment gap between people with only BAs and those with advanced degrees had narrowed, but now it's widening again.

(It's still quite narrow by historical standards.)
December 9, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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Wall Street's 2025 outlook for stocks 🔭 www.tker.co/p/wall-stree...
December 8, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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lol.
how it started / how it’s going
December 8, 2024 at 4:06 AM