Pam Logan
@pamkhamaid.bsky.social
ExNGO prez. Author "Compassion Mandala: The Odyssey of an American Charity in Contemporary Tibet." Lately writing architectural history of Tibetan monasteries. Pamela-Logan.com
2018, a few hours outside Lhasa.
December 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
2018, a few hours outside Lhasa.
You do know, don’t you?, that tsampa is excellent for preventing constipation.
Also it’s quite tasty.
Also it’s quite tasty.
December 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
You do know, don’t you?, that tsampa is excellent for preventing constipation.
Also it’s quite tasty.
Also it’s quite tasty.
I’m pondering the air travel adage “secure your own mask, then assist others.“ What does it mean for American NGOs like the one I ran that assist the developing world? Should we stop doing that until we can secure our own democracy (and economy) first? #NGO #development #USAID
December 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I’m pondering the air travel adage “secure your own mask, then assist others.“ What does it mean for American NGOs like the one I ran that assist the developing world? Should we stop doing that until we can secure our own democracy (and economy) first? #NGO #development #USAID
I wonder if Chinese AI systems are better at answering factual questions than ChatGPT is?
The Chinese government is developing AI systems in the languages of the ethnic minorities in the PRC to expand state surveillance and control, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute has warned.
www.tibetanreview.net/china-develo...
www.tibetanreview.net/china-develo...
China developing AI surveillance systems in minority languages, has launched a Tibetan large language model - Tibetan Review
(TibetanReview.net, Dec03’25) – The Chinese government is developing AI systems in the languages of the ethnic minorities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to expand state surveillance and contr...
www.tibetanreview.net
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I wonder if Chinese AI systems are better at answering factual questions than ChatGPT is?
Today I asked ChatGPT to get me the answer to a purely factual question about the Chinese name for the county of Drayap. The answer it gave was absolutely wrong. It mixed up Drayap with Dabpa/Daocheng, a different county.
That'll be the last time I ask ChatGPT to help me with research.
#AI
That'll be the last time I ask ChatGPT to help me with research.
#AI
December 8, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Today I asked ChatGPT to get me the answer to a purely factual question about the Chinese name for the county of Drayap. The answer it gave was absolutely wrong. It mixed up Drayap with Dabpa/Daocheng, a different county.
That'll be the last time I ask ChatGPT to help me with research.
#AI
That'll be the last time I ask ChatGPT to help me with research.
#AI
A 20-something guy I know, just starting his career, thinks that 1A allows him to say anything he wants to *at work* and the company can't fire him for it. Public education has failed us. #freespeech firstamendment.mtsu.edu/wp-content/u...
December 8, 2025 at 5:30 AM
A 20-something guy I know, just starting his career, thinks that 1A allows him to say anything he wants to *at work* and the company can't fire him for it. Public education has failed us. #freespeech firstamendment.mtsu.edu/wp-content/u...
Toxic debris from Chinese space launches has been raining down on the Tibetan plateau, according to this (non-China-based) Tibetan news website. www.phayul.com/2025/10/15/5...
Chinese rocket debris falls over Tibet’s Amdo spewing toxic smoke - Phayul
Phayul.com is one of the most popular & successful Tibetan news website in English. With daily readers touching over 12,500 and still growing. It features news and views on Tibet.
www.phayul.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Toxic debris from Chinese space launches has been raining down on the Tibetan plateau, according to this (non-China-based) Tibetan news website. www.phayul.com/2025/10/15/5...
Roughing it in the Himalayas? A friend just completed a trek to Annapurna Base Camp; he reports the existence of espresso machines on the trail.
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Roughing it in the Himalayas? A friend just completed a trek to Annapurna Base Camp; he reports the existence of espresso machines on the trail.
Engineer here. The root cause and contributing causes must be investigated regardless of anyone’s cultural sensitivities. But I suspect that there was a lot more energy density and quantity in the bamboo than in the mesh; also the bamboo was in direct contact with the building, the mesh less so.
Please be mindful it is mildly racist to talk about bamboo scaffolding as the issue in the Hong Kong fires when photos clearly show the buildings were also wrapped in flammable plastic+cloth green mesh, which is “Western.”
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Engineer here. The root cause and contributing causes must be investigated regardless of anyone’s cultural sensitivities. But I suspect that there was a lot more energy density and quantity in the bamboo than in the mesh; also the bamboo was in direct contact with the building, the mesh less so.
These hard-working Chinese migrants to Mali have pioneering spirit and a flair for running small businesses, reminding me of the many (Han) Chinese I've encountered in Tibet. Love them or hate them, they are unstoppable and will go wherever there is opportunity. #Chinesediaspora wapo.st/44z8K7h
Inside a thriving Chinatown neighborhood in the heart of West Africa
Chinese migrants have created a lively community in the Malian capital of Bamako, but the advance of Islamist militants has some questioning their future there.
wapo.st
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
These hard-working Chinese migrants to Mali have pioneering spirit and a flair for running small businesses, reminding me of the many (Han) Chinese I've encountered in Tibet. Love them or hate them, they are unstoppable and will go wherever there is opportunity. #Chinesediaspora wapo.st/44z8K7h
The convo at my house this morning: when the Mongols rode into Tibet on various missions of diplomacy and conquest, how did their horses adapt to the elevation? Impact to the riders and their mission? Anybody have thoughts to share? #horse #Mongolempire #GenghisKhan #Tibet
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The convo at my house this morning: when the Mongols rode into Tibet on various missions of diplomacy and conquest, how did their horses adapt to the elevation? Impact to the riders and their mission? Anybody have thoughts to share? #horse #Mongolempire #GenghisKhan #Tibet
Me: OK, Google, where can I read an English translation of the Qing dynasty imperial records?
Device: you’ll have to link your Spotify account first.
Device: you’ll have to link your Spotify account first.
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Me: OK, Google, where can I read an English translation of the Qing dynasty imperial records?
Device: you’ll have to link your Spotify account first.
Device: you’ll have to link your Spotify account first.
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Some eye-opening new data: China's loans and grants to countries around the world since 2000 add up to $2.17trn. The biggest recipient? America ($202bn)
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Some eye-opening new data: China's loans and grants to countries around the world since 2000 add up to $2.17trn. The biggest recipient? America ($202bn)
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
"Bluesky is basically Twitter in 2014" . . . before Twitter's algorithms were installed with for the purpose to maximize user time doom scrolling and rage commenting.
Today is one of those days when I should have taken my own advice. Flooded with rage tweets on the other platform. Garbage way to communicate that only brings out the worst in people. All dunks, no conversation. Complete waste of time trying to engage there www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
You should quit social media for good
Platforms optimized for engagement warp our politics, erode attention, and harm our wellbeing. Here’s how I minimize time on the (anti‑)social web.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"Bluesky is basically Twitter in 2014" . . . before Twitter's algorithms were installed with for the purpose to maximize user time doom scrolling and rage commenting.
Africa is headed for a mass casualty era as US aid for healthcare and food has been slashed. My NGO (KhamAid.org) trained village midwives in Tibet. Why didn’t USAID do more to build capacity when it had a chance? #Africa #hunger #HIV
economist.com/middle-east-...
economist.com/middle-east-...
Aid cuts are devastating health services in Africa
The sudden dismantling of USAID has led to more death and disease
economist.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Africa is headed for a mass casualty era as US aid for healthcare and food has been slashed. My NGO (KhamAid.org) trained village midwives in Tibet. Why didn’t USAID do more to build capacity when it had a chance? #Africa #hunger #HIV
economist.com/middle-east-...
economist.com/middle-east-...
The Chinese government is now paying incentives to people to use “ecological“ burial practices. They should issue back payments to Tibetans, who have been feeding remains of the deceased to vultures for centuries. #Tibet #skyburial
China has a grave problem
economist.com/china/2025/1...
China has a grave problem
economist.com/china/2025/1...
China has a grave problem
Forget huge tombs—why not scatter your loved one’s ashes at sea?
economist.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Chinese government is now paying incentives to people to use “ecological“ burial practices. They should issue back payments to Tibetans, who have been feeding remains of the deceased to vultures for centuries. #Tibet #skyburial
China has a grave problem
economist.com/china/2025/1...
China has a grave problem
economist.com/china/2025/1...
I just ordered 800 lollipops. Because the bar in my neighborhood is high. m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61z... #halloweenexcess #sugarcoma
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I just ordered 800 lollipops. Because the bar in my neighborhood is high. m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61z... #halloweenexcess #sugarcoma
Remember when people traveled to Mongolia to experience a centuries-old way of life? Not anymore. #Mongolia www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/t...
Inside Mongolia’s ‘Mars camp’: The extreme adventure that wants to turn tourists into astronauts | CNN
For adventurers who’ve checked off Earth’s extremes, a new frontier offers an opportunity to be part of history.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Remember when people traveled to Mongolia to experience a centuries-old way of life? Not anymore. #Mongolia www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/t...
Chinese car owners would pay crazy money to get assigned this auspicious tag number, which has “wealth wealth wealth wealth”embedded in it.
October 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Chinese car owners would pay crazy money to get assigned this auspicious tag number, which has “wealth wealth wealth wealth”embedded in it.
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If spamming everyone with texts/emails designed to exploit seniors wasn’t bad enough, wait till you find out that upwards of 80-90% of the money raised this way goes straight to spam vendors, personal data brokers, and fundraising consultants.
I’ve come to understand that a lot of it comes from deceiving senior citizens
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...
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Spam PACs Raise Money by Deceiving Seniors
One 89-year-old woman made 7,532 donations totaling $68,666
open.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
If spamming everyone with texts/emails designed to exploit seniors wasn’t bad enough, wait till you find out that upwards of 80-90% of the money raised this way goes straight to spam vendors, personal data brokers, and fundraising consultants.
Lately there's been a surge of weirdness in the analytics for www.pamela-logan.com. Top countries for visitors to my site are, in order, China, Singapore, United States, Brazil (!), Iraq (!?!?), India, and Saudi Arabia (!?!?!?!?). You're welcome to visit, people, come on over! Truly a WTF moment.
October 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Lately there's been a surge of weirdness in the analytics for www.pamela-logan.com. Top countries for visitors to my site are, in order, China, Singapore, United States, Brazil (!), Iraq (!?!?), India, and Saudi Arabia (!?!?!?!?). You're welcome to visit, people, come on over! Truly a WTF moment.
Reposted by Pam Logan
US folks, when you take your gov't back, consider what we do in Canada.
If there's no agreement about the budget, the previous year's budget just continues automatically.
If there's no agreement about the budget, the previous year's budget just continues automatically.
October 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
US folks, when you take your gov't back, consider what we do in Canada.
If there's no agreement about the budget, the previous year's budget just continues automatically.
If there's no agreement about the budget, the previous year's budget just continues automatically.
I’m an NGO worker (retired). Sewage systems are sexy.
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’m an NGO worker (retired). Sewage systems are sexy.
A friend tells me that she checked out two of my books from the Multnomah County Library. I almost kissed her. Writers LOVE to hear this stuff!
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Pamela-Logan.com – Travels to Tibet, Inner Mongolia, China & the Silk Road
Travels to Tibet, Inner Mongolia, China & the Silk Road
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September 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A friend tells me that she checked out two of my books from the Multnomah County Library. I almost kissed her. Writers LOVE to hear this stuff!
www.pamela-logan.com/compassion-m...
www.pamela-logan.com/compassion-m...