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Some really great local history here showing how 'wild west' Han settlement of Taiwan was.
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
Don’t mess with the Wu Sha clan - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Some really great local history here showing how 'wild west' Han settlement of Taiwan was.
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
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Slaughterhouse
Designed by Chen Renhe, a Kaohsiung-based architect of Modernism.
📷: DJI Mini 4 Pro, Hasselblad 907& CFV II 50C
Designed by Chen Renhe, a Kaohsiung-based architect of Modernism.
📷: DJI Mini 4 Pro, Hasselblad 907& CFV II 50C
January 27, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Slaughterhouse
Designed by Chen Renhe, a Kaohsiung-based architect of Modernism.
📷: DJI Mini 4 Pro, Hasselblad 907& CFV II 50C
Designed by Chen Renhe, a Kaohsiung-based architect of Modernism.
📷: DJI Mini 4 Pro, Hasselblad 907& CFV II 50C
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From the NY Post. You know they are really scrambling when they are running "The gun was no angel" stories.
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 PM
From the NY Post. You know they are really scrambling when they are running "The gun was no angel" stories.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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this may be a new record in 'Nobel Peace Prize winner to helping instigate a war,' right?
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
this may be a new record in 'Nobel Peace Prize winner to helping instigate a war,' right?
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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I can't believe the winner of the FIFA Peace Prize would do this.
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I can't believe the winner of the FIFA Peace Prize would do this.
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'While surging attention on Taiwan’s organized crime has prompted concerns that gangs could support PRC fifth column activities, the rank-and-file Taiwanese gangsters are neither trained nor ideologically-primed to take part in these operations. '
globaltaiwan.org/2025/12/taiw...
globaltaiwan.org/2025/12/taiw...
What Would Taiwan's Gangs Do During a Possible PRC Invasion? | Global Taiwan Institute
As the topic of Taiwan’s organized crime and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP, 中國共產黨) united front influence on the island has garnered international attention, analysts have posed an alarming quest...
globaltaiwan.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
'While surging attention on Taiwan’s organized crime has prompted concerns that gangs could support PRC fifth column activities, the rank-and-file Taiwanese gangsters are neither trained nor ideologically-primed to take part in these operations. '
globaltaiwan.org/2025/12/taiw...
globaltaiwan.org/2025/12/taiw...
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Spectral Codex just surpassed 5,000 mapped locations, most of them here in #Taiwan. Historical sites, abandoned places, photo hotspots, and more. Hundreds already include photos and field notes; many others are still simple stubs, awaiting further documentation.
👁️ spectralcodex.com
👁️ spectralcodex.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Spectral Codex just surpassed 5,000 mapped locations, most of them here in #Taiwan. Historical sites, abandoned places, photo hotspots, and more. Hundreds already include photos and field notes; many others are still simple stubs, awaiting further documentation.
👁️ spectralcodex.com
👁️ spectralcodex.com
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Mong Tong's Taiwan Mystery II features a montage of unusual architecture and occult phenomena from around the country. It was released along with an art book featuring photos and imagery from many of these sites. The music is also really great; dreamy instrumental psychrock. youtu.be/kwHcZaPLl58?...
Mong Tong - Taiwan Mystery II
YouTube video by Mong Tong
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November 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Mong Tong's Taiwan Mystery II features a montage of unusual architecture and occult phenomena from around the country. It was released along with an art book featuring photos and imagery from many of these sites. The music is also really great; dreamy instrumental psychrock. youtu.be/kwHcZaPLl58?...
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It's been one month since floodwaters equating to 6,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools crashed into an #Indigenous #Taiwanese township due to a mountainous barrier lake caused by typhoons and landslides.
My A–Z guide to the 2025 Matai’an barrier lake flood: wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/2025-mataian...
My A–Z guide to the 2025 Matai’an barrier lake flood: wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/2025-mataian...
2025 Matai’an barrier lake flood: An A to Z guide
Of typhoons and landslides: When floodwaters equating to 6,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools crashed into an Indigenous Taiwanese township
wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
It's been one month since floodwaters equating to 6,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools crashed into an #Indigenous #Taiwanese township due to a mountainous barrier lake caused by typhoons and landslides.
My A–Z guide to the 2025 Matai’an barrier lake flood: wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/2025-mataian...
My A–Z guide to the 2025 Matai’an barrier lake flood: wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/2025-mataian...
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Taichung from the rooftop of one of the tallest buildings on Taiwan Boulevard 🏙️
October 15, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Taichung from the rooftop of one of the tallest buildings on Taiwan Boulevard 🏙️
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Taiwan is a terminal society, one that is doing far too little to avert the coming demographic collapse. David Chang, founder of Crossroads, brings receipts and makes the case for more serious efforts at internationalization in this Commonwealth Magazine op-ed. english.cw.com.tw/article/arti...
Rethinking immigration to halt a growing economic security crisis｜Politics & Society｜2023-09-25｜web only
In this op-ed, David Chang tackles Taiwan's imminent demographic challenge, a matter of urgent concern. They delve into the aging population issues in Taiwan, dissecting the factors that underlie this...
english.cw.com.tw
October 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Taiwan is a terminal society, one that is doing far too little to avert the coming demographic collapse. David Chang, founder of Crossroads, brings receipts and makes the case for more serious efforts at internationalization in this Commonwealth Magazine op-ed. english.cw.com.tw/article/arti...
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glad to be born at a time when i got to see what life was like before the internet and will be dead before AI completely destroys humanity
October 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
glad to be born at a time when i got to see what life was like before the internet and will be dead before AI completely destroys humanity
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“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
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if charlie kirk didn't get shot the right wing would be equally and as consequentially as mad about a tv commercial or restaurant logo or something else, they're gonna do what they're gonna do regardless
September 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
if charlie kirk didn't get shot the right wing would be equally and as consequentially as mad about a tv commercial or restaurant logo or something else, they're gonna do what they're gonna do regardless
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Shining a light on an old 1950s vintage theater in Hunei, right on the border between Kaohsiung and Tainan in southern Taiwan. Only the facade remains... but it tells an interesting tale. #TheaterHunt
spectralcodex.com/hunei-wenxia...
spectralcodex.com/hunei-wenxia...
Hunei Wenxian Theater (湖內文賢戲院) - Spectral Codex
A small town theater built in the early 1950s. It operated until 1973 after which it was converted into a factory and migrant worker dormitory. Most of what remained of the structure was dismantled in...
spectralcodex.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Shining a light on an old 1950s vintage theater in Hunei, right on the border between Kaohsiung and Tainan in southern Taiwan. Only the facade remains... but it tells an interesting tale. #TheaterHunt
spectralcodex.com/hunei-wenxia...
spectralcodex.com/hunei-wenxia...
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Racers kidnapped with giant nets and ransomed. Others smuggled on to high-speed trains to get to the finish line faster. Performance enhancing drugs. Millions in alleged gambling.
Our story on the wild world of Taiwan's pigeon racing, with pics by An Rong Xu www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Our story on the wild world of Taiwan's pigeon racing, with pics by An Rong Xu www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Drugs, smuggling and abductions: inside the fast and furious world of pigeon racing in Taiwan
Low regulation and high stakes mean Taiwanese pigeon racing is awash with cheating – but efforts are afoot to clean up the sport
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Racers kidnapped with giant nets and ransomed. Others smuggled on to high-speed trains to get to the finish line faster. Performance enhancing drugs. Millions in alleged gambling.
Our story on the wild world of Taiwan's pigeon racing, with pics by An Rong Xu www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Our story on the wild world of Taiwan's pigeon racing, with pics by An Rong Xu www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
A pretty interesting hockey card.
August 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A pretty interesting hockey card.
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The recall movement has old roots in spontaneous local resistance
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Notes from Central Taiwan: Recall as resistance - Taipei Times
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July 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The recall movement has old roots in spontaneous local resistance
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Honestly, quite outraging to hear that cases of abuse, untreated injuries, and death continue to occur for migrant fishermen in Taiwan’s fishing fleet
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/12/a...
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/12/a...
Taiwan is held up as a bastion of liberal values. But migrant workers report abuse, injury and death in its fishing industry | CNN
Silwanus Tangkotta was working aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat in the remote Pacific last year, when a heavy wave slammed a rolling metal door onto his hand, crushing his middle and ring fingers.
edition.cnn.com
July 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Honestly, quite outraging to hear that cases of abuse, untreated injuries, and death continue to occur for migrant fishermen in Taiwan’s fishing fleet
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/12/a...
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/12/a...
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Before tea, indigo.
'During the town’s heyday in the late 1800s, more than 80 ships traversed these waters [from Sanxia to Bangka), transporting not just indigo but local tea, camphor, timber, furniture, coal and rice noodles.'
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'During the town’s heyday in the late 1800s, more than 80 ships traversed these waters [from Sanxia to Bangka), transporting not just indigo but local tea, camphor, timber, furniture, coal and rice noodles.'
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
July 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Before tea, indigo.
'During the town’s heyday in the late 1800s, more than 80 ships traversed these waters [from Sanxia to Bangka), transporting not just indigo but local tea, camphor, timber, furniture, coal and rice noodles.'
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
'During the town’s heyday in the late 1800s, more than 80 ships traversed these waters [from Sanxia to Bangka), transporting not just indigo but local tea, camphor, timber, furniture, coal and rice noodles.'
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
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#TaiwanSensibility: 'The hashtag is often attached to shots of walkup apartment buildings built at least 40 or 50 years ago, or lush greenery, or colorful neon signage...They say that this kind of urban scenery is charming, retro, and relaxing.'
www.taiwan-panorama.com/en/Articles/...
www.taiwan-panorama.com/en/Articles/...
#Taiwan Sensibility: The Gritty, Retro Appeal of Taiwan’s Walkups
Koreans traveling in Taiwan often post photographs of Taiwanese street scenes on social media with the hashtag #대만감성—Daeman gamseong or “Taiwan sensibility.”
The hashtag is often att...
www.taiwan-panorama.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
#TaiwanSensibility: 'The hashtag is often attached to shots of walkup apartment buildings built at least 40 or 50 years ago, or lush greenery, or colorful neon signage...They say that this kind of urban scenery is charming, retro, and relaxing.'
www.taiwan-panorama.com/en/Articles/...
www.taiwan-panorama.com/en/Articles/...