Ben Young Landis
@younglandis.bsky.social
Human. Taiwanese. Writer/Creator. Designing lasting impact for science, environment, and society.
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📍 TAIWAN 台灣
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The veneration of Jensen Huang in #Taiwan: A #massage chain store prints a giant banner soliciting the Taiwanese-American #Nvidia boss to frequent this establishment, and that employees of the chips giant can receive 15% discount after the chips giant chooses to settle at Beitou Shilin Science Park.
December 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The veneration of Jensen Huang in #Taiwan: A #massage chain store prints a giant banner soliciting the Taiwanese-American #Nvidia boss to frequent this establishment, and that employees of the chips giant can receive 15% discount after the chips giant chooses to settle at Beitou Shilin Science Park.
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Privilege is not having to know the AQI in your city.
December 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Privilege is not having to know the AQI in your city.
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'In the meeting, which was attended by the New York Times and Agence France-Presse, an official accused journalists of tainting the government. The official did not give specific examples of coverage and did not take questions, according to AFP.'
‘Don’t say we didn’t warn you’: Hong Kong foreign media told not to cause trouble after fire
Beijing security agency accuses international journalists of disregarding facts and smearing government
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
'In the meeting, which was attended by the New York Times and Agence France-Presse, an official accused journalists of tainting the government. The official did not give specific examples of coverage and did not take questions, according to AFP.'
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Remember the AFP journalist who asked if the city's leader would resign following mass casualties in the tower block fires?
Now: AFP among international media 'summoned' by PRC state security in Hong Kong and issued with ‘don’t say we didn’t warn you’ threat.
Now: AFP among international media 'summoned' by PRC state security in Hong Kong and issued with ‘don’t say we didn’t warn you’ threat.
China's nat. sec office in Hong Kong summons international media
China's national security agency in HK summoned international media representatives for a "regulatory talk" on Saturday, saying some had spread false information and smeared the gov't in recent report...
hongkongfp.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Remember the AFP journalist who asked if the city's leader would resign following mass casualties in the tower block fires?
Now: AFP among international media 'summoned' by PRC state security in Hong Kong and issued with ‘don’t say we didn’t warn you’ threat.
Now: AFP among international media 'summoned' by PRC state security in Hong Kong and issued with ‘don’t say we didn’t warn you’ threat.
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#SundayFishSketch Bonus: Another full page in the new sketchbook! I think I'm gonna alternate 4- and 6-grid layouts over time. Drawing small helps keep my effort contained, and my participation sustained! 🐡🦑🧪
December 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
#SundayFishSketch Bonus: Another full page in the new sketchbook! I think I'm gonna alternate 4- and 6-grid layouts over time. Drawing small helps keep my effort contained, and my participation sustained! 🐡🦑🧪
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As much as I would like the "formosa" in Heterandria formosa to refer to Taiwan, the specific name here is just calling this fish pretty. The smallest fish in North America is quite a cutie and the answer this weekend's #SundayFishSketch crossover riddle! 🐡🦑🧪
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
As much as I would like the "formosa" in Heterandria formosa to refer to Taiwan, the specific name here is just calling this fish pretty. The smallest fish in North America is quite a cutie and the answer this weekend's #SundayFishSketch crossover riddle! 🐡🦑🧪
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Everything continues to be really dumb
December 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Everything continues to be really dumb
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Ah yes, a national parks holiday to commemorate the president who drove out 24% of the National Park Service staff and is proposing a $1.2 billion cut to the agency's budget, exposing both visitors and public lands to greater risk.
The Trump administration has removed MLK Day and Juneteenth as holidays that include free entrance to national parks, adding the president’s birthday instead
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Ah yes, a national parks holiday to commemorate the president who drove out 24% of the National Park Service staff and is proposing a $1.2 billion cut to the agency's budget, exposing both visitors and public lands to greater risk.
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Biden’s assistant secretary for health, Admiral Rachel Levine’s name was changed on a display that honors previous office holders.
HHS replaces name on transgender admiral’s official portrait with deadname in act of ‘pettiness and bigotry’
Biden’s assistant secretary for health, Admiral Rachel Levine’s name was changed on a display that honors previous office holders.
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Biden’s assistant secretary for health, Admiral Rachel Levine’s name was changed on a display that honors previous office holders.
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Another year of #SundayFishSketch - #25DaysofFishmas crossovers!
For this Sunday December 7, sketch the mystery fish species you think these clues are describing (don't spoil it early if you know it!). The answer will be revealed with the day's #Fishmas calendar! @lampichthys.bsky.social
For this Sunday December 7, sketch the mystery fish species you think these clues are describing (don't spoil it early if you know it!). The answer will be revealed with the day's #Fishmas calendar! @lampichthys.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Another year of #SundayFishSketch - #25DaysofFishmas crossovers!
For this Sunday December 7, sketch the mystery fish species you think these clues are describing (don't spoil it early if you know it!). The answer will be revealed with the day's #Fishmas calendar! @lampichthys.bsky.social
For this Sunday December 7, sketch the mystery fish species you think these clues are describing (don't spoil it early if you know it!). The answer will be revealed with the day's #Fishmas calendar! @lampichthys.bsky.social
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#TaiwanArchives: Pingtung's Wandan Township is famous for a mud #volcano that intermittently flares up with sludge and flames. This 1969 video depicts a big eruption spewing mud over farmland, prompting a clean-up with rakes and ox. The natural phenomenon releases the build-up of subterranean gases.
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#TaiwanArchives: Pingtung's Wandan Township is famous for a mud #volcano that intermittently flares up with sludge and flames. This 1969 video depicts a big eruption spewing mud over farmland, prompting a clean-up with rakes and ox. The natural phenomenon releases the build-up of subterranean gases.
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Appeared on Correspondents on @taiwanplusnews to review the past year's biggest stories!
Taiwan 2025: The Year in Conflict and Resilience｜TaiwanPlus News
YouTube video by TaiwanPlus News
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December 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Appeared on Correspondents on @taiwanplusnews to review the past year's biggest stories!
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Register if you want to present:
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December 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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We're launching a Creatives Networking night! See you in January.
More info:
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December 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We're launching a Creatives Networking night! See you in January.
More info:
www.facebook.com/share/1Juzt9...
More info:
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English is not my first language.
I didn't understand a word when I first went to school in the UK.
I have spent my career working in English language media and teaching journalism in English.
I didn't understand a word when I first went to school in the UK.
I have spent my career working in English language media and teaching journalism in English.
2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
December 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
English is not my first language.
I didn't understand a word when I first went to school in the UK.
I have spent my career working in English language media and teaching journalism in English.
I didn't understand a word when I first went to school in the UK.
I have spent my career working in English language media and teaching journalism in English.
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Conservatives on gender-affirming care:
✅ cis men
❌ trans men
It's the exact same surgery. The only difference is transandrophobia.
✅ cis men
❌ trans men
It's the exact same surgery. The only difference is transandrophobia.
Exclusive | Meet the men getting breast reductions — which is now the most popular plastic surgery among guys in the US
“It looked very much like [I had] a pair of women’s breasts,” one gynecomastia patient told The Post.
nypost.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Conservatives on gender-affirming care:
✅ cis men
❌ trans men
It's the exact same surgery. The only difference is transandrophobia.
✅ cis men
❌ trans men
It's the exact same surgery. The only difference is transandrophobia.
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Threads is showing location of IPs now, leading to deletions of accounts being run out of China for disinformation
news.ltn.com.tw/news/politic...
news.ltn.com.tw/news/politic...
Threads標示用戶IP位置 大量「假台灣人、真中國網軍」狂刪帳號 - 政治 - 自由時報電子報
著名社群平台X （原推特）為打擊假帳號、提升平台透明度，從今年11月下旬開始，顯示每個用戶帳號IP位置，讓充斥在該平台的中共網軍假帳號秒現行、簡體中文書寫得假訊息大幅銳減，引發國際關注。近日不少台灣網友發現，Meta旗下社群平台Threads（台灣暱稱：脆或串）也開始標示用戶所在地，並讓大量原形畢露的中共網軍火速刪號。今（4）日上午，PTT「創世神」、台灣人工智慧實驗室（Taiwan AI Lab...
news.ltn.com.tw
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Threads is showing location of IPs now, leading to deletions of accounts being run out of China for disinformation
news.ltn.com.tw/news/politic...
news.ltn.com.tw/news/politic...
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The fact that Okinawan self-determination only gets flagged now in such a high-profile manner by the CCP as a way to stick it to Japan, when issues facing Okinawa aren’t exactly new, reflects to what extent it’s a cheap, quick attack and they don’t actually care about the issue
December 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The fact that Okinawan self-determination only gets flagged now in such a high-profile manner by the CCP as a way to stick it to Japan, when issues facing Okinawa aren’t exactly new, reflects to what extent it’s a cheap, quick attack and they don’t actually care about the issue
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Some deep irony to China questioning Japan’s sovereignty over Okinawa over Japan’s support for Taiwan. As for me, I ask, why not self-determination for Okinawans? And also Taiwanese, Tibetans, and Uyghurs, and whoever? None of us are free until we all are, lol
"China Raises Okinawan Self-Determination to Challenge Japan, But Why Not Self-Determination for All?" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
China Raises Okinawan Self-Determination to Challenge Japan, But Why Not Self-Determination for All? | New Bloom Magazine
Comments by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seen as expressing support for Taiwan have led to a large response from China. One has seen flights canceled, bans on Japanese imports…
newbloommag.net
December 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Some deep irony to China questioning Japan’s sovereignty over Okinawa over Japan’s support for Taiwan. As for me, I ask, why not self-determination for Okinawans? And also Taiwanese, Tibetans, and Uyghurs, and whoever? None of us are free until we all are, lol
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AT&T commits to ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs as it seeks approval from the Trump admin to buy wireless spectrum assets
AT&T commits to ending DEI programs | CNN Business
US wireless carrier AT&T said in a letter to the US telecoms regulator that it had committed to ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs, a move that comes as it seeks approval from the Trump a...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
AT&T commits to ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs as it seeks approval from the Trump admin to buy wireless spectrum assets
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The thing about all the anti-trans sports panic: people argue this stuff while talking about elite level sports, but because there aren't actually a ton of superhuman trans women blowing away the competition, the people actually affected end up being those who play sports for fun/socialization
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The thing about all the anti-trans sports panic: people argue this stuff while talking about elite level sports, but because there aren't actually a ton of superhuman trans women blowing away the competition, the people actually affected end up being those who play sports for fun/socialization
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Oh wow. Curious to see how far this gets. And if more are to come.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/a...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/a...
Colombian family files first known formal complaint over deadly US strike in Caribbean | CNN
The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission o...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Oh wow. Curious to see how far this gets. And if more are to come.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/a...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/a...
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The staff at Taiwan's recently opened National Archives wear uniforms designed by Justin Chou (周裕穎), who was already behind Team Taiwan's uniforms at 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
www.archives.gov.tw
www.archives.gov.tw
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The staff at Taiwan's recently opened National Archives wear uniforms designed by Justin Chou (周裕穎), who was already behind Team Taiwan's uniforms at 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
www.archives.gov.tw
www.archives.gov.tw