Jeff/傑夫
@jayfutw.bsky.social
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Former hospitality consultant in Taiwan
Trans rights are human rights!
Secular humanist, lefty, feminist, queer, fierce trans ally
Plantbased cooking, science, social justice, consistent anti-oppression
Keep Taiwan free! Resist!
Former hospitality consultant in Taiwan
Trans rights are human rights!
Secular humanist, lefty, feminist, queer, fierce trans ally
Plantbased cooking, science, social justice, consistent anti-oppression
Keep Taiwan free! Resist!
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Was looking for the #Tibet data in this #China #climate update from @greenpeaceeastasia.bsky.social
And then I realized to my shock that they were using the #Chinese government term, Xizang, in English.
A new, embarrassing low
www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/pre...
And then I realized to my shock that they were using the #Chinese government term, Xizang, in English.
A new, embarrassing low
www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/pre...
China’s power sector emissions peak within reach as new coal power approvals decline to 41.77 GW in Q1-Q3 2025: Greenpeace report - Greenpeace East Asia
Beijing — New research from Greenpeace East Asia shows that China approved 41.77 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity nationwide in the first three quarters of 2025, and if…
www.greenpeace.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Was looking for the #Tibet data in this #China #climate update from @greenpeaceeastasia.bsky.social
And then I realized to my shock that they were using the #Chinese government term, Xizang, in English.
A new, embarrassing low
www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/pre...
And then I realized to my shock that they were using the #Chinese government term, Xizang, in English.
A new, embarrassing low
www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/pre...
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If this disgusts you as much as it disgusts me, consider joining your local chapter of the @demsocialists.bsky.social
I didn't know this. One reason the loss of ACA Marketplace subsidies is hurting people so badly, after the Democrats caved, is that the Biden administration had overseen a massive push of poor people off of Medicaid and into the Marketplace.
Democrats caving on health care is worse than you think
Polygraph | Newsletter n°323 | 24 Nov 2025
www.stephensemler.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
If this disgusts you as much as it disgusts me, consider joining your local chapter of the @demsocialists.bsky.social
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Commentary: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces China’s inverted reality daily. Her clear articulation that Taiwan’s security is inseparable from Japan’s — a simple geographic and strategic fact — triggers paroxysms of manufactured outrage from Beijing, writes Stephen R. Nagy.
Opinion: The Chinese Communist Party's ‘Inverted World’
The inverted world thrives on intimidation, isolation and information control. It collapses when confronted with facts, genuine dialogue and the stubborn reality of truth.
ebx.sh
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Commentary: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces China’s inverted reality daily. Her clear articulation that Taiwan’s security is inseparable from Japan’s — a simple geographic and strategic fact — triggers paroxysms of manufactured outrage from Beijing, writes Stephen R. Nagy.
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This commentary gets it
Commentary: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces China’s inverted reality daily. Her clear articulation that Taiwan’s security is inseparable from Japan’s — a simple geographic and strategic fact — triggers paroxysms of manufactured outrage from Beijing, writes Stephen R. Nagy.
Opinion: The Chinese Communist Party's ‘Inverted World’
The inverted world thrives on intimidation, isolation and information control. It collapses when confronted with facts, genuine dialogue and the stubborn reality of truth.
ebx.sh
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This commentary gets it
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Trying to avoid stupid online arguments about Taiwan. (No promises though, because I am me 😂).
So for now I'll just say:
The only people whose opinions on Taiwan truly matter to me are the citizens of Taiwan. Here's recent survey data about Taiwanese views on sovereignty and identity.
So for now I'll just say:
The only people whose opinions on Taiwan truly matter to me are the citizens of Taiwan. Here's recent survey data about Taiwanese views on sovereignty and identity.
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Trying to avoid stupid online arguments about Taiwan. (No promises though, because I am me 😂).
So for now I'll just say:
The only people whose opinions on Taiwan truly matter to me are the citizens of Taiwan. Here's recent survey data about Taiwanese views on sovereignty and identity.
So for now I'll just say:
The only people whose opinions on Taiwan truly matter to me are the citizens of Taiwan. Here's recent survey data about Taiwanese views on sovereignty and identity.
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I didn't know this. One reason the loss of ACA Marketplace subsidies is hurting people so badly, after the Democrats caved, is that the Biden administration had overseen a massive push of poor people off of Medicaid and into the Marketplace.
Democrats caving on health care is worse than you think
Polygraph | Newsletter n°323 | 24 Nov 2025
www.stephensemler.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I didn't know this. One reason the loss of ACA Marketplace subsidies is hurting people so badly, after the Democrats caved, is that the Biden administration had overseen a massive push of poor people off of Medicaid and into the Marketplace.
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2/ That said, if we had a reasonable dual citizenship law, then the PRC spouses could get Taiwan citizenship but forever be barred from running for office. But Taiwan's failure to do this, driven by pervasive racism, is not only a disgrace but now a national security failure.
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
2/ That said, if we had a reasonable dual citizenship law, then the PRC spouses could get Taiwan citizenship but forever be barred from running for office. But Taiwan's failure to do this, driven by pervasive racism, is not only a disgrace but now a national security failure.
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1/ Me on the case of local government officials in Taiwan who are PRC citizens. That too is a form of PRC grayzone ops against Taiwan.
Needs to be more digging into who suggested that these people run and how they were supported.
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
Needs to be more digging into who suggested that these people run and how they were supported.
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
Notes from Central Taiwan: PRC Spouses as Dual Citizens: the Deng case and its consequences - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
1/ Me on the case of local government officials in Taiwan who are PRC citizens. That too is a form of PRC grayzone ops against Taiwan.
Needs to be more digging into who suggested that these people run and how they were supported.
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
Needs to be more digging into who suggested that these people run and how they were supported.
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
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I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
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Almost one year later, we finally know the billionaires, lobbyists, and Cabinet members who backed Trump’s $14M transition.
Sec. Linda McMahon (billionaire), Sec. Howard Lutnick (billionaire) and Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff (millionaire). trib.al/zEMB41p
Sec. Linda McMahon (billionaire), Sec. Howard Lutnick (billionaire) and Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff (millionaire). trib.al/zEMB41p
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Almost one year later, we finally know the billionaires, lobbyists, and Cabinet members who backed Trump’s $14M transition.
Sec. Linda McMahon (billionaire), Sec. Howard Lutnick (billionaire) and Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff (millionaire). trib.al/zEMB41p
Sec. Linda McMahon (billionaire), Sec. Howard Lutnick (billionaire) and Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff (millionaire). trib.al/zEMB41p
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The Trump administration’s cuts to AIDS funding will result in roughly 3 million additional deaths over the next five years.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The Trump administration’s cuts to AIDS funding will result in roughly 3 million additional deaths over the next five years.
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To the CCP apologists on Bluesky, here is another clear example China's rise is extremely malevolent, and usually at the expense of innocent western civilians.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
A Promising U.S. Healthcare Startup Battles for Survival Against Its Chinese Investor
Lawmakers worry China could gain control of the technology in a familiar pattern.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
To the CCP apologists on Bluesky, here is another clear example China's rise is extremely malevolent, and usually at the expense of innocent western civilians.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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The dismantling of USAID and cuts to foreign aid will result in hundreds of thousands of additional deaths from HIV. This administration has done more to ensure more deaths as a result of HIV this year than the Reagan administration ever caused.
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The dismantling of USAID and cuts to foreign aid will result in hundreds of thousands of additional deaths from HIV. This administration has done more to ensure more deaths as a result of HIV this year than the Reagan administration ever caused.
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The Trump administration has joined the war on HIV/AIDS, on the side of HIV/AIDS.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Trump administration has joined the war on HIV/AIDS, on the side of HIV/AIDS.
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PRC citizens holding local government office in Taiwan are a kind of gray zone operation chipping away at Taiwan's sovereignty, writes Michael Turton
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2025/11/27/2003847900
#Taiwan #China #Politics #台灣 #中國
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2025/11/27/2003847900
#Taiwan #China #Politics #台灣 #中國
Notes from Central Taiwan: PRC Spouses as Dual Citizens: the Deng case and its consequences - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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I get love letters in the DMs...
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I get love letters in the DMs...
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Two National Guardsmen were shot in Washington, D.C.
Democrats immediately express their sympathy for the victims and their families.
Republicans immediately spread conspiracy theories to blame Democrats for the shooting.
Anyone still believe both parties are the same?
Democrats immediately express their sympathy for the victims and their families.
Republicans immediately spread conspiracy theories to blame Democrats for the shooting.
Anyone still believe both parties are the same?
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Two National Guardsmen were shot in Washington, D.C.
Democrats immediately express their sympathy for the victims and their families.
Republicans immediately spread conspiracy theories to blame Democrats for the shooting.
Anyone still believe both parties are the same?
Democrats immediately express their sympathy for the victims and their families.
Republicans immediately spread conspiracy theories to blame Democrats for the shooting.
Anyone still believe both parties are the same?
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The Hong Kong Pride Committee has axed an outdoor festival at Kwun Tong Promenade after being told the venue was unavailable due to “construction work.”
HK Pride Committee scraps outdoor event after being told venue unavailable
The HK Committee has axed an outdoor event at Kwun Tong Promenade after being told the venue was unavailable due to "construction work."
hongkongfp.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Hong Kong Pride Committee has axed an outdoor festival at Kwun Tong Promenade after being told the venue was unavailable due to “construction work.”
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Such classic gaslighting it's an instructive moment. The question is not whether generic is better or worse, it's that a list with more expensive brand names is not the same as a list with cheaper generics. Perverting that truth into an attack on those calling it out is Manipulation 101.
Hassett: "On one of the Sunday shows, the anchor criticized the fact Walmart said the Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper by about $10. Then he said, 'Oh yeah, but they substituted generic stuff,' as if having a generic something is a crime for ordinary folks! It shows how out of touch these people are."
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Such classic gaslighting it's an instructive moment. The question is not whether generic is better or worse, it's that a list with more expensive brand names is not the same as a list with cheaper generics. Perverting that truth into an attack on those calling it out is Manipulation 101.
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In case you missed it, government authorities banned the selling of T-shirts with an image showing the hand sign for "LGBT+" in HK Sign language for no apparent reason at the Pride Event last Sunday.
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
In case you missed it, government authorities banned the selling of T-shirts with an image showing the hand sign for "LGBT+" in HK Sign language for no apparent reason at the Pride Event last Sunday.
I grew up in a cult and know just how hard it is to completely leave it—not just physically, but mentally and emotionally. This is a very insightful interview and it made me consider my view on those attempting to leave both the MAGA and the Christian Nationalists cults.
LIVE: Ex-Fundamentalist REVEALS Hidden Psychology Behind Trump EPSTEIN COVER-UP | The Weekend Show
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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November 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I grew up in a cult and know just how hard it is to completely leave it—not just physically, but mentally and emotionally. This is a very insightful interview and it made me consider my view on those attempting to leave both the MAGA and the Christian Nationalists cults.
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
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They're not esoteric. Any of the conspiracy theories that shaped DOGE's mission can be found easily by browsing Twitter or Facebook for a few minutes. Apparently billionaire brains get cooked by social media in exactly the same way poor people brains do.
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
They're not esoteric. Any of the conspiracy theories that shaped DOGE's mission can be found easily by browsing Twitter or Facebook for a few minutes. Apparently billionaire brains get cooked by social media in exactly the same way poor people brains do.