Eddie Schmitt
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Eddie Schmitt
@postmodern3.bsky.social
· Nov 17
a young boy wearing glasses is asking muggle
ALT: a young boy wearing glasses is asking muggle
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This is what I do: muggle studies
Wait...if he had read it (note: unlikely!), wouldn't he have said we know Communism works. Or has he really been reading David Kaplan (note: not possible!)
Has Trump been reading Marshall Sahlins?
November 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Wait...if he had read it (note: unlikely!), wouldn't he have said we know Communism works. Or has he really been reading David Kaplan (note: not possible!)
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I’ve seen a few now, and can confirm that statues of dictators always look ridiculous after they (inevitably) fall…
October 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I’ve seen a few now, and can confirm that statues of dictators always look ridiculous after they (inevitably) fall…
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Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.
Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."
October 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.
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That South Park episode
really got to POTUS…
really got to POTUS…
Trump: "I want to try and get to heaven if possible. I hear I'm not doing well. I hear I'm really at the bottom of the totem pole."
August 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
That South Park episode
really got to POTUS…
really got to POTUS…
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FT: "“It’s these people who helped make me who I am . . . and I want to keep giving back.”"
What a depressing article.
www.ft.com/content/21d4...
What a depressing article.
www.ft.com/content/21d4...
Music investor Merck Mercuriadis plots comeback with Hipgnosis remix
Founder of song rights buyer launches new venture after being sidelined from industry
www.ft.com
July 6, 2025 at 6:25 AM
FT: "“It’s these people who helped make me who I am . . . and I want to keep giving back.”"
What a depressing article.
www.ft.com/content/21d4...
What a depressing article.
www.ft.com/content/21d4...
Background racism
The taken-for-granted everyday racism of America
open.substack.com
June 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Wishing a thoughtful May 35th to all who remember.
June 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Wishing a thoughtful May 35th to all who remember.
Great points made here by Zoe!
youtube.com/shorts/R8wc3...
youtube.com/shorts/R8wc3...
Why Trump's China tariffs could backfire
YouTube video by Council on Foreign Relations
youtube.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Great points made here by Zoe!
youtube.com/shorts/R8wc3...
youtube.com/shorts/R8wc3...
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We deserve what comes…
February 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We deserve what comes…
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“Everyone is tired of this war” - while Kyiv and its allies in the West fret about Trump’s plans to end the war in Ukraine (and what kind of deal he’ll make with Putin), some of those on the frontline just want the fighting to stop.
My report from Kupyansk
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
My report from Kupyansk
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Worn down by war, some Ukrainians hope Trump will help end Russian invasion
Trump and his team have hinted that they envision making some kind of deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin that freezes the conflict on its current lines
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“Everyone is tired of this war” - while Kyiv and its allies in the West fret about Trump’s plans to end the war in Ukraine (and what kind of deal he’ll make with Putin), some of those on the frontline just want the fighting to stop.
My report from Kupyansk
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
My report from Kupyansk
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
老朋友从马耳他发出新的油管频道！热烈推荐，期待他们的音乐和人类学节目
youtu.be/SEcgKrKI2Zs?...
youtu.be/SEcgKrKI2Zs?...
[云游诗篇] 招魂：给一首诗配一段曲，诵读出来，为众人招魂……
YouTube video by 他山云深处Deep Cloud
youtu.be
December 24, 2024 at 3:15 PM
老朋友从马耳他发出新的油管频道！热烈推荐，期待他们的音乐和人类学节目
youtu.be/SEcgKrKI2Zs?...
youtu.be/SEcgKrKI2Zs?...
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We are proud to announce a new Taiwan Studies track of the East Asia MA degree at the University of Washington. This would be the first graduate program in Taiwan Studies in North America and the second in the world. Apply by Jan 31 for fall 2025 admission: jsis.washington.edu/taiwan/acade...
Academic Programs - Taiwan Studies Program
Taiwan Track in East Asia Studies The Jackson School graduate degree programs in East Asia are being reviewed to be updated into a new degree program: M.A. in East Asia Studies. This new M.A. degree is in the final approval stage and should be granted in the new year in which applicants will choose from various
jsis.washington.edu
December 18, 2024 at 11:46 PM
We are proud to announce a new Taiwan Studies track of the East Asia MA degree at the University of Washington. This would be the first graduate program in Taiwan Studies in North America and the second in the world. Apply by Jan 31 for fall 2025 admission: jsis.washington.edu/taiwan/acade...
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A mass departure from X has led to the site losing about 2.7 million active Apple and Android users in the US in two months, with its rival social media platform Bluesky gaining nearly 2.5 million over the same period.
From X to Bluesky: why are people fleeing Elon Musk’s ‘digital town square’?
Musk’s platform has lost 2.7 million active US users in two months, while its rival has gained 2.5 million
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:10 PM
A mass departure from X has led to the site losing about 2.7 million active Apple and Android users in the US in two months, with its rival social media platform Bluesky gaining nearly 2.5 million over the same period.
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In 2023, our team created an interactive guide to rights the Supreme Court has established — and could take away.
Most rights are based in statute, but rights to same-sex marriage, search warrants and Miranda warnings are based on judicial rulings that the Supreme Court can overturn. ⤵️
Most rights are based in statute, but rights to same-sex marriage, search warrants and Miranda warnings are based on judicial rulings that the Supreme Court can overturn. ⤵️
Supreme Risk: An Interactive Guide to Rights the Supreme Court Could Take Away
Most rights are based in statute, but dozens — such as rights to same-sex marriage, search warrants and Miranda warnings — are based on judicial rulings that the Supreme Court can overturn and that…
propub.li
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 AM
In 2023, our team created an interactive guide to rights the Supreme Court has established — and could take away.
Most rights are based in statute, but rights to same-sex marriage, search warrants and Miranda warnings are based on judicial rulings that the Supreme Court can overturn. ⤵️
Most rights are based in statute, but rights to same-sex marriage, search warrants and Miranda warnings are based on judicial rulings that the Supreme Court can overturn. ⤵️
Great piece as always from @dakekang.bsky.social
A couple thoughts on this story by Elsie Chen and me:
-Upper-middle class urban China has become cool and fashionable! Little of that has reached foreign audiences except maybe through TikTok, because of the firewall and all those expelled journalists…
apnews.com/article/chin...
-Upper-middle class urban China has become cool and fashionable! Little of that has reached foreign audiences except maybe through TikTok, because of the firewall and all those expelled journalists…
apnews.com/article/chin...
In China’s regimented society, youth find release at underground raves
In recent years, space for culture and creativity has been shrinking in China as the authorities have ramped up censorship of concerts, shows, and other cultural events.
apnews.com
November 24, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Great piece as always from @dakekang.bsky.social
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Ridiculous that anyone in Canada (let alone an elected council) still needs to do this in 2024… “Governance in Yukon’s second-largest municipality has been at a standstill since its newly elected mayor and council refused to pledge allegiance to King Charles during their swearing-in ceremony.”
The mayor-elect of Dawson City says he and the four-member council refused to take Canada's official oath to the monarch because of the Crown's history with Indigenous populations.
Dawson City council refuses to pledge allegiance to the King
Dawson City town council is at a standstill after the mayor and councillors refuse to pledge allegiance to King Charles.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 22, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Ridiculous that anyone in Canada (let alone an elected council) still needs to do this in 2024… “Governance in Yukon’s second-largest municipality has been at a standstill since its newly elected mayor and council refused to pledge allegiance to King Charles during their swearing-in ceremony.”
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A few blurry pictures from a fabulous opening night.
The two calligraphic works by Tong Yang-Tze #董陽孜 in the Great Hall of the Met (left and right panels)
行於其所當行，止於其不得不止
Go where it is right, stop when one must (Su Shi)
他山之石可以攻玉
Stones from other mountains can refine our jade (Book of Songs)
The two calligraphic works by Tong Yang-Tze #董陽孜 in the Great Hall of the Met (left and right panels)
行於其所當行，止於其不得不止
Go where it is right, stop when one must (Su Shi)
他山之石可以攻玉
Stones from other mountains can refine our jade (Book of Songs)
November 23, 2024 at 3:16 AM
A few blurry pictures from a fabulous opening night.
The two calligraphic works by Tong Yang-Tze #董陽孜 in the Great Hall of the Met (left and right panels)
行於其所當行，止於其不得不止
Go where it is right, stop when one must (Su Shi)
他山之石可以攻玉
Stones from other mountains can refine our jade (Book of Songs)
The two calligraphic works by Tong Yang-Tze #董陽孜 in the Great Hall of the Met (left and right panels)
行於其所當行，止於其不得不止
Go where it is right, stop when one must (Su Shi)
他山之石可以攻玉
Stones from other mountains can refine our jade (Book of Songs)
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"Shuang-zi" is a pen name, lit. "twins" in Japanese. Before her twin sister and co-author Ruohui died at age 26 from breast cancer, Ruoci promised her that she would finish the novel they started together. #TaiwanTravelogue is therefore their joint work- which the name "Yang Shuang-zi" commemorates.
November 21, 2024 at 3:21 AM
"Shuang-zi" is a pen name, lit. "twins" in Japanese. Before her twin sister and co-author Ruohui died at age 26 from breast cancer, Ruoci promised her that she would finish the novel they started together. #TaiwanTravelogue is therefore their joint work- which the name "Yang Shuang-zi" commemorates.
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Hong Kong's High Court has sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to jail terms of up to 10 years in a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city's once feisty democracy movement and drawn international condemnation.
Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark trial
The ruling, which critics have said tarnishes Hong Kong's role as a global financial hub, comes as the city is hosting an international financial summit.
buff.ly
November 19, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Hong Kong's High Court has sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to jail terms of up to 10 years in a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city's once feisty democracy movement and drawn international condemnation.
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Fun fact: If someone quotes a post of yours in a way that is unwelcome (as is commonplace on Twitter/X) there is a tool to combat the unwanted attention. Simply click the three dot menu on the quote post & click "Detach quote". This removes your post from their quote post. Useful to know, do share!
November 12, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Fun fact: If someone quotes a post of yours in a way that is unwelcome (as is commonplace on Twitter/X) there is a tool to combat the unwanted attention. Simply click the three dot menu on the quote post & click "Detach quote". This removes your post from their quote post. Useful to know, do share!
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1/My colleague Fu Ting writes on a recent new, but unnoticed clampdown on independent bookstores in China - and how some are finding new homes overseas. At least a dozen have shuttered the past few months alone, with the owner of one arrested:
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
As China cracks down on bookstores at home, Chinese-language booksellers are flourishing overseas
Independent bookstores have become a new battleground in China. They're getting swept up in the ruling Communist Party’s crackdown on dissent and free expression.
apnews.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:44 PM
1/My colleague Fu Ting writes on a recent new, but unnoticed clampdown on independent bookstores in China - and how some are finding new homes overseas. At least a dozen have shuttered the past few months alone, with the owner of one arrested:
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
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While @bsky.app *feels* like old Twitter, it is actually very different in some fun and interesting ways. I'm going to start a thread where I share tips and tricks for using the app, as well as some information about the company behind the app and their goals and philosophy.
a drawing of a cat and a blue butterfly by debbie olicone
Alt: a drawing of a cat and a blue butterfly by debbie olicone
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:41 AM
While @bsky.app *feels* like old Twitter, it is actually very different in some fun and interesting ways. I'm going to start a thread where I share tips and tricks for using the app, as well as some information about the company behind the app and their goals and philosophy.