Jack Lee
@sgconlaw.bsky.social
I’m based in Singapore, and have research interests in heritage law, media law, constitutional and administrative law, and human rights law.
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#Wiktionary #WOTD for 30 November 2025: “strath”—“(Ireland, Scotland) a wide, flat river valley; a piece of flat land beside a body of water”. Today is #SaintAndrew’sDay, Scotland’s national day. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 30 November 2025: “strath”—“(Ireland, Scotland) a wide, flat river valley; a piece of flat land beside a body of water”. Today is #SaintAndrew’sDay, Scotland’s national day. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 30 November 2025: “tədarük” (Azerbaijani)—“provision, procurement (act of procuring or obtaining), stocking up for later use; [...] supply (the act of supplying); arrangements (preparations for some undertaking)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 30 November 2025: “tədarük” (Azerbaijani)—“provision, procurement (act of procuring or obtaining), stocking up for later use; [...] supply (the act of supplying); arrangements (preparations for some undertaking)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #WOTD for 29 November 2025: “tubelight”—“ (chiefly South Asia, especially India) synonym of ‘fluorescent lamp’ (‘a gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light, [...]’); a light fixture containing one or more fluorescent lamps” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 29 November 2025: “tubelight”—“ (chiefly South Asia, especially India) synonym of ‘fluorescent lamp’ (‘a gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light, [...]’); a light fixture containing one or more fluorescent lamps” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 29 November 2025: “hazardo” (Esperanto)—“accident, chance”. From French “hasard” (“chance, coincidence, hazard”). en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 29 November 2025: “hazardo” (Esperanto)—“accident, chance”. From French “hasard” (“chance, coincidence, hazard”). en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
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This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
1/n
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A🧵
This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
1/n
This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
1/n
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#Wiktionary #WOTD for 28 November 2025 (Black Friday): “shopworn”—“(originally US) of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled; (figurative) not fresh or new” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 28 November 2025 (Black Friday): “shopworn”—“(originally US) of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled; (figurative) not fresh or new” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 28 November 2025: “fog az esze, mint a borotva” (Hungarian)—“(simile) to be as sharp as a tack, to be quick-witted (literally, ‘one’s mind cuts like a razor’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 28 November 2025: “fog az esze, mint a borotva” (Hungarian)—“(simile) to be as sharp as a tack, to be quick-witted (literally, ‘one’s mind cuts like a razor’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #WOTD for 27 November 2025 (Thanksgiving Day): “of a grouping of people: arranged so that each can see and interact with the others”. Today, is #Thanksgiving Day in the United States and some other countries. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 27 November 2025 (Thanksgiving Day): “of a grouping of people: arranged so that each can see and interact with the others”. Today, is #Thanksgiving Day in the United States and some other countries. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 27 November 2025: “マイカー” (maikā; Japanese)—“a privately-owned car”. From English “my” + “car”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 27 November 2025: “マイカー” (maikā; Japanese)—“a privately-owned car”. From English “my” + “car”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #WOTD for 18 September 2025: “handkerchief tree”—“the dove tree (Davidia involucrata), which has large white bracts said to look like handkerchiefs; (archaic) an arrangement of handkerchiefs in the form of a tree, [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 18 September 2025: “handkerchief tree”—“the dove tree (Davidia involucrata), which has large white bracts said to look like handkerchiefs; (archaic) an arrangement of handkerchiefs in the form of a tree, [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #WOTD for 17 September 2025: “indict a ham sandwich”—“(intransitive, chiefly US, criminal law, humorous, hyperbolic, idiomatic) of a grand jury: to charge a person with a crime, despite a perceived lack of evidence” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 17 September 2025: “indict a ham sandwich”—“(intransitive, chiefly US, criminal law, humorous, hyperbolic, idiomatic) of a grand jury: to charge a person with a crime, despite a perceived lack of evidence” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 17 September 2025: “شلح” (šalaḥ; North Levantine Arabic)—“(intransitive) to disrobe, undress [with عَن (ʕan) ‘off of (oneself)’ (optional)]; to take off [with direct object ‘article(s) of clothing’]; to throw, toss” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 17 September 2025: “شلح” (šalaḥ; North Levantine Arabic)—“(intransitive) to disrobe, undress [with عَن (ʕan) ‘off of (oneself)’ (optional)]; to take off [with direct object ‘article(s) of clothing’]; to throw, toss” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #WOTD for 16 September 2025: “subtle”—“of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; nice; also (generally), difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious. [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 16 September 2025: “subtle”—“of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; nice; also (generally), difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious. [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 15 September 2025: “不可抗力” (fukakōryoku; Japanese)—“act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; (law) force majeure; vis major” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 15 September 2025: “不可抗力” (fukakōryoku; Japanese)—“act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; (law) force majeure; vis major” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #WOTD for 15 September 2025: “democratically”—“in a democratic way; according to the principles of democracy” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 15 September 2025: “democratically”—“in a democratic way; according to the principles of democracy” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 14 September 2025: “ambing” (Betawi)—“(transitive, intransitive) to rock (a child to sleep) in a cradle” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 14 September 2025: “ambing” (Betawi)—“(transitive, intransitive) to rock (a child to sleep) in a cradle” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #WOTD for 14 September 2025: “trackless”—“of a place: not having tracks or paths; pathless, untrodden; also, having had all tracks removed; [...] (rail transport, road transport) of a train, tram, etc.: not running on tracks” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 14 September 2025: “trackless”—“of a place: not having tracks or paths; pathless, untrodden; also, having had all tracks removed; [...] (rail transport, road transport) of a train, tram, etc.: not running on tracks” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #WOTD for 13 September 2025: “barchan”—“(geology, also attributive) an arc-shaped shifting sand dune comprising well-sorted (uniformly sized) sand”. from Russian “барха́н” (barxán), from a Turkic language such as Kazakh “барқан” (barqan). en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 13 September 2025: “barchan”—“(geology, also attributive) an arc-shaped shifting sand dune comprising well-sorted (uniformly sized) sand”. from Russian “барха́н” (barxán), from a Turkic language such as Kazakh “барқан” (barqan). en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 13 September 2025: “बोहनी” (bohnī; Hindi)—“first sale for ready money early in the day; handsel (regarded as a good omen and as determining the seller’s luck for the day); [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 13 September 2025: “बोहनी” (bohnī; Hindi)—“first sale for ready money early in the day; handsel (regarded as a good omen and as determining the seller’s luck for the day); [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 12 September 2025: “ลมหายใจ” (lom-hǎai-jai; Thai)—“breath”. From “ลม” (lom, “air”) + “หายใจ” (hǎai-jai, “to breathe”); literally “breathed air” or “air of breathing”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 12 September 2025: “ลมหายใจ” (lom-hǎai-jai; Thai)—“breath”. From “ลม” (lom, “air”) + “หายใจ” (hǎai-jai, “to breathe”); literally “breathed air” or “air of breathing”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
September 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
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#Wiktionary #WOTD for 11 September 2025: “innominate bone”—“(anatomy) synonym of ‘hip bone’ (‘one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 11 September 2025: “innominate bone”—“(anatomy) synonym of ‘hip bone’ (‘one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #WOTD for 10 September 2025: “posterize”—“(transitive) (graphic design, photography) to inadvertently or intentionally reduce the number of colours in (a photograph or other image), [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 10 September 2025: “posterize”—“(transitive) (graphic design, photography) to inadvertently or intentionally reduce the number of colours in (a photograph or other image), [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 10 September 2025: “Setembro Amarelo” (Portuguese)—“(Brazil) a campaign held every September, concerning suicide prevention awareness (literally, “yellow September”)”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 10 September 2025: “Setembro Amarelo” (Portuguese)—“(Brazil) a campaign held every September, concerning suicide prevention awareness (literally, “yellow September”)”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...