M. Kabir
@mkabir.bsky.social
Ph.D in International Relations, faculty, research interests in alliances and the geopolitics of Asia-Pacific. Read non-fiction, history, and IR books. π Rumiβs poetry, Stephen Kingπ& dystopian novels.
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βNo man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.β
β Denis Diderot (1713β1784)
β Denis Diderot (1713β1784)
February 10, 2026 at 1:12 PM
βNo man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.β
β Denis Diderot (1713β1784)
β Denis Diderot (1713β1784)
Over 135 million viewers. . . Wow π², impressive!!
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was the most-watched halftime performance of all time with over 135 million viewers.
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Over 135 million viewers. . . Wow π², impressive!!
βI read these words which are the sum of all moral philosophy, and which cut short all the disputes of the casuists: When in doubt if an action is good or bad, refrain.β
β Voltaire (1694β1778)
β Voltaire (1694β1778)
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
βI read these words which are the sum of all moral philosophy, and which cut short all the disputes of the casuists: When in doubt if an action is good or bad, refrain.β
β Voltaire (1694β1778)
β Voltaire (1694β1778)
βThe only thing more powerful than hate is love.β
β Benito Antonio MartΓnez Ocasio (Bad Bunny)
β Benito Antonio MartΓnez Ocasio (Bad Bunny)
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
βThe only thing more powerful than hate is love.β
β Benito Antonio MartΓnez Ocasio (Bad Bunny)
β Benito Antonio MartΓnez Ocasio (Bad Bunny)
βTo say that the world is not worth anything, that life is of no value, and to give evil as the proof is absurd, for if these things are worthless what does evil take from us?β
β Simone Weil
β Simone Weil
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
βTo say that the world is not worth anything, that life is of no value, and to give evil as the proof is absurd, for if these things are worthless what does evil take from us?β
β Simone Weil
β Simone Weil
No, some random pics/photos I saved from google.
February 9, 2026 at 6:39 AM
No, some random pics/photos I saved from google.
This guy is so weird. . .
February 9, 2026 at 6:21 AM
This guy is so weird. . .
βI think of your love, your calling to me.
And I dance the thousand dances of love,
all returning to you.β
β RUMI π
And I dance the thousand dances of love,
all returning to you.β
β RUMI π
February 9, 2026 at 6:01 AM
βI think of your love, your calling to me.
And I dance the thousand dances of love,
all returning to you.β
β RUMI π
And I dance the thousand dances of love,
all returning to you.β
β RUMI π
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the cityβs dissent.
apnews.com/article/hong...
apnews.com/article/hong...
Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in national security case
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, is sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed nation...
apnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the cityβs dissent.
apnews.com/article/hong...
apnews.com/article/hong...
Thank you π very much @mlipsitt.bsky.social for including me! I appreciate it!
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February 9, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Thank you π very much @mlipsitt.bsky.social for including me! I appreciate it!
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Center-left Socialist candidate AntΓ³nio JosΓ© Seguro recorded a thumping victory over hard-right populist AndrΓ© Ventura in Portugalβs runoff presidential election Sunday, according to official results with 99% of votes counted.
apnews.com/article/port...
apnews.com/article/port...
Moderate candidate scores an emphatic win over a populist in Portugal's presidential runoff
Center-left Socialist candidate AntΓ³nio JosΓ© Seguro has won Portugalβs presidential runoff election against hard-right populist AndrΓ© Ventura.
apnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Center-left Socialist candidate AntΓ³nio JosΓ© Seguro recorded a thumping victory over hard-right populist AndrΓ© Ventura in Portugalβs runoff presidential election Sunday, according to official results with 99% of votes counted.
apnews.com/article/port...
apnews.com/article/port...
The transatlantic partnership:
What a Shame!!! π³π€¦ββοΈ
Source: Guardian
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
What a Shame!!! π³π€¦ββοΈ
Source: Guardian
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
February 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The transatlantic partnership:
What a Shame!!! π³π€¦ββοΈ
Source: Guardian
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
What a Shame!!! π³π€¦ββοΈ
Source: Guardian
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Today in History:
February 8, 1904
The Russo-Japanese War begins:
Following the Russian rejection of a Japanese plan to divide Manchuria and Korea into spheres of influence, Japan launches a surprise naval attack against Port Arthur, a Russian naval base in China.
February 8, 1904
The Russo-Japanese War begins:
Following the Russian rejection of a Japanese plan to divide Manchuria and Korea into spheres of influence, Japan launches a surprise naval attack against Port Arthur, a Russian naval base in China.
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Today in History:
February 8, 1904
The Russo-Japanese War begins:
Following the Russian rejection of a Japanese plan to divide Manchuria and Korea into spheres of influence, Japan launches a surprise naval attack against Port Arthur, a Russian naval base in China.
February 8, 1904
The Russo-Japanese War begins:
Following the Russian rejection of a Japanese plan to divide Manchuria and Korea into spheres of influence, Japan launches a surprise naval attack against Port Arthur, a Russian naval base in China.
Oh yeah. . . TOTALLY normal. . . Itβs all GOOD!
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Oh yeah. . . TOTALLY normal. . . Itβs all GOOD!
Japan's ruling party, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is projected to have won Sunday's snap election by a landslide. Takaichi's Liberal Democrat Party (LDP) is set to win two-thirds of seats in Japan's House of Representatives.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Japan's governing party on course for landslide election win
A coalition led by current Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to clinch a decisive win, an exit poll suggests.
www.bbc.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Japan's ruling party, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is projected to have won Sunday's snap election by a landslide. Takaichi's Liberal Democrat Party (LDP) is set to win two-thirds of seats in Japan's House of Representatives.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
βI hate victims who respect their executioners.β
β Jean-Paul Sartre
β Jean-Paul Sartre
February 8, 2026 at 4:34 PM
βI hate victims who respect their executioners.β
β Jean-Paul Sartre
β Jean-Paul Sartre
βFalsehood is not easily exposed when it has had an early start in advance of truth.β
β Frederick Douglass
β Frederick Douglass
February 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
βFalsehood is not easily exposed when it has had an early start in advance of truth.β
β Frederick Douglass
β Frederick Douglass
βWhen the heart is pure, it reflects the whole universe.β
β RUMI π
β RUMI π
February 8, 2026 at 4:26 AM
βWhen the heart is pure, it reflects the whole universe.β
β RUMI π
β RUMI π
Wow!
Of course, nothing is surprising anymore!
Of course, nothing is surprising anymore!
February 8, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Wow!
Of course, nothing is surprising anymore!
Of course, nothing is surprising anymore!