Rich
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Lifer in Japan. Here to talk and record random thoughts. Opinions and all that stuff are my own and whatever the equivalent is of a retweet is not an endorsement.
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Rich
@richardsmart.bsky.social
· Apr 3
I saw a mummy today that looked a little bit like Ossie Ardiles.
Hillary Clinton, Eric Adams, and Adam Neumann on the same stage at last.
New: Hillary Clinton will be speaking at an event hosted by Israel Hayom (Israel's most read newspaper, run by Israeli-American billionaire & Trump megadonor Miriam Adelson).
She'll join John Fetterman, Eric Adams, Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Biden official Amos Hochstein, and Israeli officials
She'll join John Fetterman, Eric Adams, Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Biden official Amos Hochstein, and Israeli officials
December 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Hillary Clinton, Eric Adams, and Adam Neumann on the same stage at last.
The alternative 2016 could have been just as bad as the Trump fork.
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The alternative 2016 could have been just as bad as the Trump fork.
Here’s the details. Struggling to understand how it is legal for a government to simply scrap a pension plan midway through (stage 2 VNIC) corporate-adviser.com/budget-round...
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Here’s the details. Struggling to understand how it is legal for a government to simply scrap a pension plan midway through (stage 2 VNIC) corporate-adviser.com/budget-round...
Have to admit, when I signed up to get a pension in the UK, I didn’t think I was gambling on whether it would continue to be viable from overseas. Thanks Labourvatives.
November 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Have to admit, when I signed up to get a pension in the UK, I didn’t think I was gambling on whether it would continue to be viable from overseas. Thanks Labourvatives.
The food hall and souvenir place near the Ishikawa cho entrance to Chinatown has been replaced by a three-stores of nothing but gacha machines.
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The food hall and souvenir place near the Ishikawa cho entrance to Chinatown has been replaced by a three-stores of nothing but gacha machines.
New Japanese book dropped on the AI bubble.
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
New Japanese book dropped on the AI bubble.
The Colonel and crisps. United at last.
November 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The Colonel and crisps. United at last.
disconnect.blog/getting-off-... Here’s a list for people wanting to start avoiding U.S. tech.
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
disconnect.blog
November 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
disconnect.blog/getting-off-... Here’s a list for people wanting to start avoiding U.S. tech.
Got to see the Oasis gig in Tokyo last night. I’m not a big fan, but it was impossible to avoid getting caught up in the love the crowd had for the band.
October 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Got to see the Oasis gig in Tokyo last night. I’m not a big fan, but it was impossible to avoid getting caught up in the love the crowd had for the band.
The snow arrived on Fuji a bit earlier this year. You love to see it. weathernews.jp/news/202510/...
October 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The snow arrived on Fuji a bit earlier this year. You love to see it. weathernews.jp/news/202510/...
There is a line of hundreds waiting for the Tokyo Station popup shop for the Osaka Expo this morning.
October 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
There is a line of hundreds waiting for the Tokyo Station popup shop for the Osaka Expo this morning.
The Bobby Vylan interview by Louis Theroux is well worth a listen. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
Bob Vylan on his controversial Glastonbury performance
Podcast Episode · The Louis Theroux Podcast · 21/10/2025 · 1h 7m
podcasts.apple.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The Bobby Vylan interview by Louis Theroux is well worth a listen. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
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“Most of the spending was on guns and armor, but there have also been significant purchases of chemical weapons and ‘guided missile warheads and explosive components.’”
popular.info/p/ice-boosts...
popular.info/p/ice-boosts...
ICE boosts weapons spending 700%
A Popular Information investigation reveals tens of millions in new ICE spending on guns, chemical weapons, and explosives.
popular.info
October 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
“Most of the spending was on guns and armor, but there have also been significant purchases of chemical weapons and ‘guided missile warheads and explosive components.’”
popular.info/p/ice-boosts...
popular.info/p/ice-boosts...
We bought a reasonably priced Minecraft birthday balloon set. I think I spotted the reason it was going cheap.
October 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We bought a reasonably priced Minecraft birthday balloon set. I think I spotted the reason it was going cheap.
I though this Doraemon collaboration with Converse Chuck Taylor’s was great
October 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I though this Doraemon collaboration with Converse Chuck Taylor’s was great
Here is my dog shouting at an Alpacca.
October 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Here is my dog shouting at an Alpacca.
Haruki Murakami is probably pleased to see people dunking on a different person unlikely to win a Nobel.
October 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Haruki Murakami is probably pleased to see people dunking on a different person unlikely to win a Nobel.
I started going to the gym at 6, then walking my dog after. My dog does not like this new routine.
October 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I started going to the gym at 6, then walking my dog after. My dog does not like this new routine.
This Japanese football official seems to have been heading to the under-20 World Cup when he was caught looking at child pornography on a plane.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Japan football official sentenced for viewing child abuse images on plane
A flight crew had raised the alarm after they spotted Kageyama looking at the images on the plane.
www.bbc.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:04 AM
This Japanese football official seems to have been heading to the under-20 World Cup when he was caught looking at child pornography on a plane.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
My son hit his head on concrete this morning and was sent home, where he was sick. We took him to the kids doc, which referred us to an MRI. After 45 minutes the MRI showed he was fine. The doctor took the time to explain to my son the contours of his brain etc. The cost of all this: ¥0.
October 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
My son hit his head on concrete this morning and was sent home, where he was sick. We took him to the kids doc, which referred us to an MRI. After 45 minutes the MRI showed he was fine. The doctor took the time to explain to my son the contours of his brain etc. The cost of all this: ¥0.
Jeans day arrived. Goodbye shorts.
It’s late September and the shorts are under threat.
The day has arrived. Shorts weather is upon us. See you in November, trousers.
October 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Jeans day arrived. Goodbye shorts.
It’s late September and the shorts are under threat.
The day has arrived. Shorts weather is upon us. See you in November, trousers.
September 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
It’s late September and the shorts are under threat.