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take a deep breath, drink some water, stretch, red panda fact
red pandas chirp and whistle at each other from treetops in the wild, they’re like a bear cat with bird software
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
take a deep breath, drink some water, stretch, red panda fact
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Jag med miljonlön ska ha massor av bidrag, det är dom Andra som inte ska ha det.
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Jag med miljonlön ska ha massor av bidrag, det är dom Andra som inte ska ha det.
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Tips för att aldrig missa fylla i bildtext :)
November 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Tips för att aldrig missa fylla i bildtext :)
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New event!
📆19th Nov
🕑2pm UK time
Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK hold report launch “The Rohingya Genocide: Starvation and Forced Labour as Tools of Erasure” w/ @waiwainu.bsky.social @akilarad.bsky.social Tun Khin, Arsalan Suleman & Tomas Quintana
Details:
www.facebook.com/events/80327...
📆19th Nov
🕑2pm UK time
Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK hold report launch “The Rohingya Genocide: Starvation and Forced Labour as Tools of Erasure” w/ @waiwainu.bsky.social @akilarad.bsky.social Tun Khin, Arsalan Suleman & Tomas Quintana
Details:
www.facebook.com/events/80327...
November 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
New event!
📆19th Nov
🕑2pm UK time
Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK hold report launch “The Rohingya Genocide: Starvation and Forced Labour as Tools of Erasure” w/ @waiwainu.bsky.social @akilarad.bsky.social Tun Khin, Arsalan Suleman & Tomas Quintana
Details:
www.facebook.com/events/80327...
📆19th Nov
🕑2pm UK time
Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK hold report launch “The Rohingya Genocide: Starvation and Forced Labour as Tools of Erasure” w/ @waiwainu.bsky.social @akilarad.bsky.social Tun Khin, Arsalan Suleman & Tomas Quintana
Details:
www.facebook.com/events/80327...
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For further of my good vibrations on this particular fiasco...
thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com/2022/04/14/2...
thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com/2022/04/14/2...
#224 – Ming 15: The Tumu Fiasco
The History of China · #224 – Ming 15: The Tumu Fiasco A child sits the throne of Great Ming, which goes surprisingly alright… at least for a while. But when the old guard of the imperial reg…
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November 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
For further of my good vibrations on this particular fiasco...
thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com/2022/04/14/2...
thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com/2022/04/14/2...
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The Tumu Fort Fiasco (土木堡之變) would go down in history as one of the single most crushing military defeats and political crises in Chinese history, all wrapped up into one big ball of embarrassment.
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And that's my Scandal Guy Story of the day.
FIN/17
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And that's my Scandal Guy Story of the day.
FIN/17
November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The Tumu Fort Fiasco (土木堡之變) would go down in history as one of the single most crushing military defeats and political crises in Chinese history, all wrapped up into one big ball of embarrassment.
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And that's my Scandal Guy Story of the day.
FIN/17
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And that's my Scandal Guy Story of the day.
FIN/17
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So it was that Yingzong started his 2nd reign (now as the Tianshun Emperor [天順帝]).
Jingtai was demoted back to prince & died about a month later at 28 of "sickness" (probably poisoned).
Yingzong would reign for another 7-ish yrs before dying at ~37 after a "brief illness" of his own.
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Jingtai was demoted back to prince & died about a month later at 28 of "sickness" (probably poisoned).
Yingzong would reign for another 7-ish yrs before dying at ~37 after a "brief illness" of his own.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
So it was that Yingzong started his 2nd reign (now as the Tianshun Emperor [天順帝]).
Jingtai was demoted back to prince & died about a month later at 28 of "sickness" (probably poisoned).
Yingzong would reign for another 7-ish yrs before dying at ~37 after a "brief illness" of his own.
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Jingtai was demoted back to prince & died about a month later at 28 of "sickness" (probably poisoned).
Yingzong would reign for another 7-ish yrs before dying at ~37 after a "brief illness" of his own.
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As such, a cabal of ~400 plotters organized a palace coup, carried the (very confused) Yingzong from his palace/prison on chair-back, kicked open the Southern Palace doors, carried Yingzong into the Imperial Audience Chamber & proclaimed his restoration to the throne.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
As such, a cabal of ~400 plotters organized a palace coup, carried the (very confused) Yingzong from his palace/prison on chair-back, kicked open the Southern Palace doors, carried Yingzong into the Imperial Audience Chamber & proclaimed his restoration to the throne.
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Unfortunately for Jingtai, his own chosen heir died unexpectedly, throwing his grand plans of permanent usurpation into ruin.
He was also fairly incompetent & had rustled a lot of feathers. By the end of 1456 they'd decided to "act of the good of the realm" &... uh... *revert* things..
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He was also fairly incompetent & had rustled a lot of feathers. By the end of 1456 they'd decided to "act of the good of the realm" &... uh... *revert* things..
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Unfortunately for Jingtai, his own chosen heir died unexpectedly, throwing his grand plans of permanent usurpation into ruin.
He was also fairly incompetent & had rustled a lot of feathers. By the end of 1456 they'd decided to "act of the good of the realm" &... uh... *revert* things..
14/
He was also fairly incompetent & had rustled a lot of feathers. By the end of 1456 they'd decided to "act of the good of the realm" &... uh... *revert* things..
14/
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When he finally did make it back, Yingzong was informed that he was now the "Retired Emperor" (太上皇帝) & was also under permanent house-arrest.
He stayed that way for 6+ years. Jingtai was so paranoid of his brother that he annually refused to even let officials send Yingzong birthday wishes.
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He stayed that way for 6+ years. Jingtai was so paranoid of his brother that he annually refused to even let officials send Yingzong birthday wishes.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
When he finally did make it back, Yingzong was informed that he was now the "Retired Emperor" (太上皇帝) & was also under permanent house-arrest.
He stayed that way for 6+ years. Jingtai was so paranoid of his brother that he annually refused to even let officials send Yingzong birthday wishes.
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He stayed that way for 6+ years. Jingtai was so paranoid of his brother that he annually refused to even let officials send Yingzong birthday wishes.
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But Beijing didn't want him back anymore. They'd moved on, thanks, & the new Jingtai Emperor didn't want his older brother harumphing around and claiming that he was still the emperor. So they didn't say "no," but they did put off the royal prisoner release...
for more than a full year.
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for more than a full year.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
But Beijing didn't want him back anymore. They'd moved on, thanks, & the new Jingtai Emperor didn't want his older brother harumphing around and claiming that he was still the emperor. So they didn't say "no," but they did put off the royal prisoner release...
for more than a full year.
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for more than a full year.
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Cheng became the Jingtai Emperor on Sept 27, 1449.
At first Esen Taishi tried to "defend Yingzong's rights" & "restore him" (serving him thereafter). The Dragon Court wouldn't hear of it, though, & in time the Mongol lord decided to offer Yingzong's release for goodwill & payment...
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At first Esen Taishi tried to "defend Yingzong's rights" & "restore him" (serving him thereafter). The Dragon Court wouldn't hear of it, though, & in time the Mongol lord decided to offer Yingzong's release for goodwill & payment...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Cheng became the Jingtai Emperor on Sept 27, 1449.
At first Esen Taishi tried to "defend Yingzong's rights" & "restore him" (serving him thereafter). The Dragon Court wouldn't hear of it, though, & in time the Mongol lord decided to offer Yingzong's release for goodwill & payment...
11/
At first Esen Taishi tried to "defend Yingzong's rights" & "restore him" (serving him thereafter). The Dragon Court wouldn't hear of it, though, & in time the Mongol lord decided to offer Yingzong's release for goodwill & payment...
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BJ - in a panic because 80% of its entire defense army had just been wiped out - immediately sued for peace & begged the emperor's return.
No dice. So they cut contact & said, "Well, he's gone... so we need a replacement."
They turned to Little Half-Brother, Zhu Qiyu, the Prince of Cheng...
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No dice. So they cut contact & said, "Well, he's gone... so we need a replacement."
They turned to Little Half-Brother, Zhu Qiyu, the Prince of Cheng...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
BJ - in a panic because 80% of its entire defense army had just been wiped out - immediately sued for peace & begged the emperor's return.
No dice. So they cut contact & said, "Well, he's gone... so we need a replacement."
They turned to Little Half-Brother, Zhu Qiyu, the Prince of Cheng...
10/
No dice. So they cut contact & said, "Well, he's gone... so we need a replacement."
They turned to Little Half-Brother, Zhu Qiyu, the Prince of Cheng...
10/
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... to say that the Mongols "rolled up the Ming army" is a comical understatement. They effectively annihilated it outright. 30K kheshigs just mowing through 500K Chinese infantry like a chainsaw. Sth like 50% death rate. The rest utterly shattered.
& Emperor Yingzong himself?
Taken prisoner.
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& Emperor Yingzong himself?
Taken prisoner.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
... to say that the Mongols "rolled up the Ming army" is a comical understatement. They effectively annihilated it outright. 30K kheshigs just mowing through 500K Chinese infantry like a chainsaw. Sth like 50% death rate. The rest utterly shattered.
& Emperor Yingzong himself?
Taken prisoner.
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& Emperor Yingzong himself?
Taken prisoner.
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Aug 31, 1449: the Ming Army, on its return home (having run out of supplies & thus declared victory & turned around), stopped at Tumu Fort for the night.
But it was so huge that its rear-guard of 40K still stretched all the way back to Xuanfu, starving thirsty... that's where Esen Taishi struck
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But it was so huge that its rear-guard of 40K still stretched all the way back to Xuanfu, starving thirsty... that's where Esen Taishi struck
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Aug 31, 1449: the Ming Army, on its return home (having run out of supplies & thus declared victory & turned around), stopped at Tumu Fort for the night.
But it was so huge that its rear-guard of 40K still stretched all the way back to Xuanfu, starving thirsty... that's where Esen Taishi struck
8/
But it was so huge that its rear-guard of 40K still stretched all the way back to Xuanfu, starving thirsty... that's where Esen Taishi struck
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The going out was the expected cakewalk. They encountered no one and saw nothing.
But they'd certainly been seen.
Esen Taishi's scouts reported this strange border movement, & he decided to... see what he could do to tweak the Chinese noses.
He rode out with his force of 30K stepperiders
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But they'd certainly been seen.
Esen Taishi's scouts reported this strange border movement, & he decided to... see what he could do to tweak the Chinese noses.
He rode out with his force of 30K stepperiders
6/
November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The going out was the expected cakewalk. They encountered no one and saw nothing.
But they'd certainly been seen.
Esen Taishi's scouts reported this strange border movement, & he decided to... see what he could do to tweak the Chinese noses.
He rode out with his force of 30K stepperiders
6/
But they'd certainly been seen.
Esen Taishi's scouts reported this strange border movement, & he decided to... see what he could do to tweak the Chinese noses.
He rode out with his force of 30K stepperiders
6/
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The scale of this... exercise?... ego-stroke?... was mind-boggling. It's estimated that the emperor may have taken up to 500,000 soldiers along with him on what amounted to a month-long camping trip. The cost alone was staggering. It was a rush-job & poorly provisioned
But Da Boss had decided..
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But Da Boss had decided..
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The scale of this... exercise?... ego-stroke?... was mind-boggling. It's estimated that the emperor may have taken up to 500,000 soldiers along with him on what amounted to a month-long camping trip. The cost alone was staggering. It was a rush-job & poorly provisioned
But Da Boss had decided..
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But Da Boss had decided..
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So, in 1449, Yingzong (now 22) decides he's going to lead a great big military... march... parade... war-game... actual war maybe... thing.
It's going to be a big loop from Beijing, over to the northwestern garrisons along the Great Wall, then back again... it'll be tremendous, the best ever...
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It's going to be a big loop from Beijing, over to the northwestern garrisons along the Great Wall, then back again... it'll be tremendous, the best ever...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
So, in 1449, Yingzong (now 22) decides he's going to lead a great big military... march... parade... war-game... actual war maybe... thing.
It's going to be a big loop from Beijing, over to the northwestern garrisons along the Great Wall, then back again... it'll be tremendous, the best ever...
4/
It's going to be a big loop from Beijing, over to the northwestern garrisons along the Great Wall, then back again... it'll be tremendous, the best ever...
4/
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This just explains why, when he grew up, Yingzong had something of a chip on his shoulder... a desire to prove himself both a leader & manly-man.
He wanted to be a Conquering Hero.
His target would be the remanent Northern Yuan Mongols under the powerful chief, Esen Taishi...
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He wanted to be a Conquering Hero.
His target would be the remanent Northern Yuan Mongols under the powerful chief, Esen Taishi...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This just explains why, when he grew up, Yingzong had something of a chip on his shoulder... a desire to prove himself both a leader & manly-man.
He wanted to be a Conquering Hero.
His target would be the remanent Northern Yuan Mongols under the powerful chief, Esen Taishi...
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He wanted to be a Conquering Hero.
His target would be the remanent Northern Yuan Mongols under the powerful chief, Esen Taishi...
3/
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He came to the throne at the age of 7, which was overseen by a regency headed by his mother until she died in 1442, leaving him an orphan in the direct care of powerful eunuch teachers at just 14.
They were bad dudes... but this isn't about them...
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They were bad dudes... but this isn't about them...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
He came to the throne at the age of 7, which was overseen by a regency headed by his mother until she died in 1442, leaving him an orphan in the direct care of powerful eunuch teachers at just 14.
They were bad dudes... but this isn't about them...
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They were bad dudes... but this isn't about them...
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You want Scandal Guys? Chinese history's got Scandal Guys...
Meet Yingzong (朱祁镇, Zhu Qizhen), the 5th & 7th *or* 6th & 8th emperor of the Ming Dynasty [r. 1435-49, 57-64 CE].
You can probably already see that this is something of a tangled mess already. That's not going to improve...
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Meet Yingzong (朱祁镇, Zhu Qizhen), the 5th & 7th *or* 6th & 8th emperor of the Ming Dynasty [r. 1435-49, 57-64 CE].
You can probably already see that this is something of a tangled mess already. That's not going to improve...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
You want Scandal Guys? Chinese history's got Scandal Guys...
Meet Yingzong (朱祁镇, Zhu Qizhen), the 5th & 7th *or* 6th & 8th emperor of the Ming Dynasty [r. 1435-49, 57-64 CE].
You can probably already see that this is something of a tangled mess already. That's not going to improve...
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Meet Yingzong (朱祁镇, Zhu Qizhen), the 5th & 7th *or* 6th & 8th emperor of the Ming Dynasty [r. 1435-49, 57-64 CE].
You can probably already see that this is something of a tangled mess already. That's not going to improve...
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Those are SWAMP POTATOES and they're good as fuck
once at a cookout in texas I had baked potatoes that had been wrapped in brown paper and then boiled in pine sap
I dunno if that was the Right Way but it produced the best baked potatoes I ever ate
I dunno if that was the Right Way but it produced the best baked potatoes I ever ate
There is a right way to bake a potato and people really aren't doing it the right way
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Those are SWAMP POTATOES and they're good as fuck
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Good explainer on a "crisis" in China-Japan relations that has had bizarrely little coverage in Australia.
"Crisis" in quotes because obviously Beijing is using the Japanese PM's remarks as a pretext to test her government early in its term.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
"Crisis" in quotes because obviously Beijing is using the Japanese PM's remarks as a pretext to test her government early in its term.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China and Japan are in a war of words over Taiwan – what happens next?
Japan’s hawkish new PM has angered Beijing after suggesting her country could become involved in a military conflict between China and Taiwan
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Good explainer on a "crisis" in China-Japan relations that has had bizarrely little coverage in Australia.
"Crisis" in quotes because obviously Beijing is using the Japanese PM's remarks as a pretext to test her government early in its term.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
"Crisis" in quotes because obviously Beijing is using the Japanese PM's remarks as a pretext to test her government early in its term.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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We, the Guarani Kaiowá Indigenous peoples, condemn the attacks that took place in Tekoha Pyelito Kue, which resulted in the murder of a leader. Our struggle is for life, for land, and for ‘Tekoha Guasu’ ). We no longer accept being treated as invaders on our own land.”
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November 18, 2025 at 5:26 AM
We, the Guarani Kaiowá Indigenous peoples, condemn the attacks that took place in Tekoha Pyelito Kue, which resulted in the murder of a leader. Our struggle is for life, for land, and for ‘Tekoha Guasu’ ). We no longer accept being treated as invaders on our own land.”
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Human Rights Watch called on the international community to reject the regime’s 2025-26 elections scheduled to begin on Dec. 28 and continue into January 2026.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #election2025
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#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #election2025
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November 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Human Rights Watch called on the international community to reject the regime’s 2025-26 elections scheduled to begin on Dec. 28 and continue into January 2026.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #election2025
Read more: english.dvb.no/taang-nation...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #election2025
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