Matt Schrader
@mattschrader.bsky.social
Taco Bell stan account, Phoenician by choice. Mostly tweets about China stuff. Opinions are not my employer's.
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i know barely any people from hong kong in bsky, but 請廣傳
Newspaper Ming Pao has compiled a list of shelters, including those for animals, available to residents affected by Wednesday's deadly blaze in Tai Po: buff.ly/ueKk71G #hongkong
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
i know barely any people from hong kong in bsky, but 請廣傳
"How did the UK become one of the world's most transphobic countries?" would be a great Economist cover story
the Ipsos Pride survey is genuinely an awesome product, but jesus the difference in the UK/US on trans issues is nuts
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
"How did the UK become one of the world's most transphobic countries?" would be a great Economist cover story
Checks out
Adolescence lasts to 32, say brain scientists
Adolescence lasts to 32, say brain scientists
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Checks out
Eric Adams is ready for his closeup
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Eric Adams is ready for his closeup
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
A movie that takes place where you're from
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from
My thanksgiving hot take is rejecting turkey shouldn't be a hot take
My friends and I have gone five straight years of never serving turkey at Canadian Thanksgiving, American Thanksgiving, or Christmas. We served char siu, prime rib, lobster, lamb, roast duck, and even a grocery store rotisserie chicken. Lots of options. It is fine to start your own traditions.
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
My thanksgiving hot take is rejecting turkey shouldn't be a hot take
Wait you're telling me the Asia geopolitics space has (allegedly) enabled and even lauded sex pests for many years now? No way get out www.koreadailyus.com/david-kang-u...
USC Professor David Kang Sued in 2 New Sexual Misconduct Cases, One Involving a Minor
USC professor David Kang faces two new sexual misconduct lawsuits — one filed by a USC student and another involving a minor at a LA school.
www.koreadailyus.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Wait you're telling me the Asia geopolitics space has (allegedly) enabled and even lauded sex pests for many years now? No way get out www.koreadailyus.com/david-kang-u...
Me: hmm it's Friday night what movie should I watch
SCMP's Alex Lo:
SCMP's Alex Lo:
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Me: hmm it's Friday night what movie should I watch
SCMP's Alex Lo:
SCMP's Alex Lo:
It's a very particular kind of sicko who's excited Excession is finally getting a proper US Kindle release. You know who you are
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It's a very particular kind of sicko who's excited Excession is finally getting a proper US Kindle release. You know who you are
Found this annoying at first but has given me an opportunity to really take a weed wacker to all the bullshit spam mailings I get.
Turning off the AI in Gmail causes your account to no longer slit your emails up through Primary, Promotions, and Social. That's because Google is a petulant little bitch who doesn't like that you told them to fuck off with their bullshit slop scam.
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Found this annoying at first but has given me an opportunity to really take a weed wacker to all the bullshit spam mailings I get.
Striking line: "In a parallel move suggesting a top-down mandate to reorient cultural output toward national struggle, state-owned drama troupes are receiving approval only for war-themed plays, said people briefed on the matter, while other genres are being rejected."
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
China Is Priming Its People and the World for a New Pressure Campaign on Taiwan
Beijing’s strategy, known as “the pen and the gun,” employs a domestic media campaign and aggressive rhetoric toward Taipei’s friends.
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Striking line: "In a parallel move suggesting a top-down mandate to reorient cultural output toward national struggle, state-owned drama troupes are receiving approval only for war-themed plays, said people briefed on the matter, while other genres are being rejected."
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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People have largely tried to act like ICE/CBP failed and retreated from LA and that is completely untrue. If it weren’t for the relentless coverage of places like @lataco.bsky.social these stories would be completely under the radar.
ICE has been raiding my neighborhood and surrounding ones for the last couple of weeks now. They commandeered my local church (against the pastor's will) for a staging site and raided supermarkets, parks, Goodwills, bus stops, you name it.
The national media's been silent. So has @mayor.lacity.gov.
The national media's been silent. So has @mayor.lacity.gov.
Engagement on our updates re: ICE kidnappings/fed siege of Los Angeles is significantly lower on Bluesky compared to Twitter. Do ppl on here not care about LA anymore? Are feeds being taken over by liberal commentators? What's going on?
Community members on the ground can't do it all. We need help.
Community members on the ground can't do it all. We need help.
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
People have largely tried to act like ICE/CBP failed and retreated from LA and that is completely untrue. If it weren’t for the relentless coverage of places like @lataco.bsky.social these stories would be completely under the radar.
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I've seen a sentiment of skepticism from cyber pros about Anthropic's claims here. Anybody up for elaborating on how they might be wrong?
(I'm not asking for a general "I call bullshit on any LLM claim that their product did a bad but impressive thing." I hear you but that's not the question.)
(I'm not asking for a general "I call bullshit on any LLM claim that their product did a bad but impressive thing." I hear you but that's not the question.)
Chinese gov hackers used Anthropic to fully automate recent cyberattacks against dozens of targets incl. tech firms, financial institutions, chemical facilities, and gov agencies. They tricked Claude into assisting them by breaking prompts into separate tasks and saying it was for defensive purposes
Exclusive | Chinese Hackers Used Anthropic’s AI to Automate Cyberattacks
The use of AI automation in hacks is a growing trend that gives hackers additional scale and speed
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I've seen a sentiment of skepticism from cyber pros about Anthropic's claims here. Anybody up for elaborating on how they might be wrong?
(I'm not asking for a general "I call bullshit on any LLM claim that their product did a bad but impressive thing." I hear you but that's not the question.)
(I'm not asking for a general "I call bullshit on any LLM claim that their product did a bad but impressive thing." I hear you but that's not the question.)
The thing is this was basically PRC official policy for 40-odd years, they were just smart enough not to say it out loud
“Come-to-America-spend-your-money-then-get-out” is some next-level, smooth salesmanship. 🤡
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The thing is this was basically PRC official policy for 40-odd years, they were just smart enough not to say it out loud
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ICE still being very quiet about this guy www.texasobserver.org/ice-white-su...
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
ICE still being very quiet about this guy www.texasobserver.org/ice-white-su...
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A MEASURED PROPOSAL:
Donald J. Trump is suing the BBC for reporting on him—they edited down an interview of his and made him feel bad.
It is NOT SAFE to report on Donald J. Trump.
So I suggest that for safety all news channels should replace every mention of him with the Hypnotoad:
Donald J. Trump is suing the BBC for reporting on him—they edited down an interview of his and made him feel bad.
It is NOT SAFE to report on Donald J. Trump.
So I suggest that for safety all news channels should replace every mention of him with the Hypnotoad:
a cartoon of a frog with the words all glory to the hypnotoad below it
ALT: a cartoon of a frog with the words all glory to the hypnotoad below it
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A MEASURED PROPOSAL:
Donald J. Trump is suing the BBC for reporting on him—they edited down an interview of his and made him feel bad.
It is NOT SAFE to report on Donald J. Trump.
So I suggest that for safety all news channels should replace every mention of him with the Hypnotoad:
Donald J. Trump is suing the BBC for reporting on him—they edited down an interview of his and made him feel bad.
It is NOT SAFE to report on Donald J. Trump.
So I suggest that for safety all news channels should replace every mention of him with the Hypnotoad:
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I don’t think many folks are aware of how bad it is for most Feds out there. Even for the most comfortable of us who have cushion it’s getting thin
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I don’t think many folks are aware of how bad it is for most Feds out there. Even for the most comfortable of us who have cushion it’s getting thin
This is a betrayal. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Trump Approves Pardon for Ex-Officer Convicted in a Chinese Government Plot
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This is a betrayal. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Excited to find out who gets picked as this generation's McArthur to put down the 2025 Bonus Army
Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown trib.al/5WGvUOq
Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown
The only dining facility for junior troops at the Army’s Fort Leavenworth in Kansas has been closed due to funding issues.
trib.al
November 6, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Excited to find out who gets picked as this generation's McArthur to put down the 2025 Bonus Army
Pretty par for the course for Kerry.
In case you missed it, Kerry Brown wrote a book that plagiarized Shelley Rigger’s classic book title.
I, along with others who were asked to review Kerry’s manuscript, said verbatim to change the title.
In the most tacky and unprofessional fashion, he stole her title anyway.
I, along with others who were asked to review Kerry’s manuscript, said verbatim to change the title.
In the most tacky and unprofessional fashion, he stole her title anyway.
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Pretty par for the course for Kerry.
He was running against another Democrat and still became the first NYC mayoral candidate to cross the million vote threshold since the 60s. We should all be so lucky to "underperform" so badly.
Btw, the press obsessing about Mamdani seems weird. He seriously underperformed the Democratic vote in NYC compared to recent elections, barely scraping 50%. Moderate Democrats in VA and NJ dramatically overperformed. That seems the real story
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
He was running against another Democrat and still became the first NYC mayoral candidate to cross the million vote threshold since the 60s. We should all be so lucky to "underperform" so badly.
Let's not leave out the uni admin negotiating with a foreign intelligence service (without informing their national government) to protect their ability to enroll PRC nationals paying full tuition
This is a remarkable case of Chinese authorities threatening a UK university into halting research on human rights violations, and the university acquiescing.
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Let's not leave out the uni admin negotiating with a foreign intelligence service (without informing their national government) to protect their ability to enroll PRC nationals paying full tuition
So say we all
well at least the Yankees didn’t win
November 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM
So say we all
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.