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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 7d

Singapore shopping mall observations: So many more Chinese fashion brands and food chains this year. It ain't just EVs and consumer electronics

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 14d

Marked safe from pedo island

rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 15d

Surely a thread somewhere on irregular/irresponsible things people have plugged into in-seat AC and USB outlets

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 17d

“The restoration of more than half a billion dollars to UCLA in NIH funding alone gives UC the strongest hand it has had yet in resisting unlawful federal demands,” said Claudia Polsky (@claudia-polsky.bsky.social) a UC Berkeley Law professor representing researchers: lat.ms/4838wIp
@latimes.com

Federal judge orders Trump to restore $500 million in frozen UCLA medical research grants

A San Francisco-based federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to restore all National Institutes of Health grants to UCLA, roughly $500 million, that the government suspended in July.

lat.ms

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 17d

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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 18d

Super Typhoon #Ragasa: Hong Kong MTR suspensions in the event of a T9 or T10 signal.

Full coverage: hongkongfp.com/typhoon-raga...

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 17d

Indeed all I would do is stick my head out the hotel car lobby. Yesterday's wind-down was fascinating, first a 2-hour warning to Signal 8 (everyone start going home), and then actual Signal 8 (businesses shut down, mass transit at max frequency), and then Signal 10 (surface transit shut down)

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 17d

Hello from Typhoon Ragasa, signal 10 in Hong Kong

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 18d

Hello from CX873, it has been very bumpy skirting around typhoons Neoguri *and* Ragasa

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 18d

I haven't imported anything during current regime but yes I'm told chargeable upon port entry. And I've seen at least one tariff invoice that was retroactively issued for a car imported after the effective date but wasn't charged at port for some reason

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 18d

Well yes but WHICH ONE

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 21d

Travelers removing selves from Emirates flight about to depart SFO, just as news breaks H1B visa holders won't be able to re-enter US without paying $100k. So deeply fucked up www.threads.com/@mashraana/p...

Masud Rana (@mashraana) on Threads

It was complete chaos for Emirates passengers at San Francisco Airport this Friday morning. President Trump signed an order affecting both new and existing H1B visa holders, creating panic among many—...

www.threads.com

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 21d

Is PRND ok

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 23d

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 23d

Holy crap dubya sounds like Socrates in comparison youtu.be/l16tPdgQzYk

George W. Bush on Immigration

YouTube video by C-SPAN

youtu.be

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 23d

Grandpa, was America more cohesive back during the Cold War

The Economist @economist.com · 24d

The killing of Charlie Kirk is part of a grim pattern of political violence in America. This is what the data show econ.st/4nqZysO

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25d

PSA: If you haven’t yet, it may be a good idea to get your COVID shot this week.

Reports suggest that CDC may further restrict COVID vaccine access to people aged 75 and up, unless you have an condition.

The committee that advises the CDC on vaccines meets this Thursday.

RFK Jr.’s CDC may limit COVID shots to 75 and up, claim they killed kids

A battle is brewing over mRNA vaccines, which could intensify backlash against Kennedy.

arstechnica.com

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Burrito Justice @burritojustice.bsky.social · 26d

this is worse than I imagined (and I can imagine a lot)

‘At the end of the interview, Mr. A asked, "I came in with a legitimate B-1 procedure and I did something that fit the purpose, but why was I caught?"

Then the agent's answer came back,"I don't know and the
people above think it's illegal"’

After that, the agent who didn't have any questions asked if it was 'South Korea' and Mr. A answered that it was true.
The employees who heard this talked with a smile and mentioned 'North Korea'
(North Korea) and 'Rocketman' (the nickname given by President Trump to Kim Jong-un in North Korea).
Mr. A wrote in the diary about the situation at that time, "I was angry because I felt like I was joking and playing with me, but I endured it in case something would go wrong with the documents."
At the end of the interview, Mr. A asked, "I came in with a legitimate B-1 procedure and I did something that fit the purpose, but why was I caught?" Then the agent's answer came back,
"I don't know and the
people above think it's illegal."

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 27d

Starting at 1:06 mark, escape from subterranean B1 level parking lot in Mie Prefecture, not far from Suzuka Circuit. Cars in B2 are all presumed total losses

Record rainfall getting to be a thing in many Japanese localities
youtu.be/xLSubwELFk8?...

カメラが捉えた“地下浸水”の恐怖　都市襲う雨が浮き彫りにした地下浸水リスク検証【サタデーステーション】(2025年9月13日)

YouTube video by ANNnewsCH

youtu.be

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 28d

Old enough to think ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ was Konami code reference

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · 29d

New heuristic: Any American politician that pronounces it HY-UND-DAY is a loser

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · Sep 10

What is even going on

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 10

Oliver North and Fawn Hall, his former secretary, were married in Virginia last month, four decades after they became central figures in the Iran-Contra affair.

Oliver North and Fawn Hall, Key Figures in Iran-Contra Scandal, Are Married

Ms. Hall was Mr. North’s secretary on the National Security Council in the 1980s during the secret sales of arms to Iran and the diversion of the profits to rebel forces in Nicaragua.

nyti.ms

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TamerlaneBlog @tamerlaneblog.bsky.social · Sep 10

A huge Bart speedrun will take place on Sunday. Huge.

And look for a KQED story coming soon in which I talk about doing the first speedrun in 2012!

@peterhartlaub.bsky.social
@burritojustice.bsky.social

BART @bart.gov · Sep 8

🚲September 12, 7:30-11pm, Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, East Bay Bike Party luma.com/e1kzp2ln

🚅 September 14, 10am to 4pm, Millbrae – 53rd Anniversary BART Speedrun lu.ma/yj73dmrc

🚶September 20, 9am to 3pm, Embarcadero – Peaks and Alleys: A BART to BART Walk lu.ma/xt7k9plu

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · Sep 9

Ford, Volvo, F1 Racing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5qu...

語り継ぐ言葉 Vol.03：自動車用エンジン

YouTube video by ヤマハ発動機公式チャンネル

www.youtube.com

rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · Sep 9

With advances in machine translation and auto-subtitles, I trust videos like these will find a bigger audience. Here's great Yamaha Motor oral history on working with (1) Toyota on the 2000GT and (2) Ford on SHO, Volvo on transverse-V8, and bonus F1 racing

2000GT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnxL...

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rchen @chenrich.bsky.social · Sep 5

But asymmetrical seat cushion and bolstering driver vs passenger is good pervy spirit

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