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Victor Von Doomscroll
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I look at politics in China and the United States. I will also yell about my cats and video games here. This is a private social media account

I talk about pens. 🖋️
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Ok I’ve been picking up some followers so let me do an intro

I am an accounting student that used to work in international affairs. I freelance write and run a newsletter that is proudly not on substack on American and international politics the-haters-guide-to-international-politics.ghost.io
A Crabby Guide to Politics
Guides, explainers and salty takes on American and Global Politics. No nonsense, except when there is. Crabby because I'm from Maryland
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Can’t wait for them to join the dilbert guy some day
Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen — the guys who created Axios and Politico — look back on 20 years of their own disruption of political news. www.axios.com/2026/01/13/p...

"Politico profited from the intense readership of political professionals, not the large national online audience."

Indeed.
January 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Stop glazing this bitch unconditionally
January 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Good news

Won a rivals game today
Bad news

Player on team decided it was fine to use the n word in chat with a hard r
January 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I should buy a whistle
January 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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Well!
January 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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It's a competent if unsurprising fusion of Sekiro and Nier Automata. Gooners will not be disappointed.
January 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
i feel like we gotta just put this into plain english: He was happy ICE shot that woman and wants them to shoot more people indiscriminately in states he doesnt like
Trump just posted that the "day of reckoning & retribution is coming" in Minnesota.
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
its weird getting used to a new keyboard because the keys are just spaced differently and youre just like......why am i making all these typos
January 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
dawg ur from korea are you serious about this lmfao
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Stellar Blade director and CEO of Shift Up Hyung-tae Kim has stated that without the use of AI, developers in smaller nations will struggle to keep up with studios in places like the U.S. and China. https://bit.ly/4qIJ9Bq
January 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Let’s chat about cooking Chinese food for vegans. It’s easy to make adjustments. Today I’m prepping tofu with frozen broccoli florets and bamboo
January 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Fyi for those with soy sensitivity
Coconut Amino Thai Seasoning Sauce is (afaik) soy-free and still very flavorful, I enjoy it from time to time (sauces are life)
January 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Seriously do not want to post food here again after some dweeb went ummm what is that white substance

At a poached egg
January 13, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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“Somali migrants with [Temporary Protected Status] will be required to leave the country by March 17”
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Incredible pull from YouTube thanks
January 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Michelle Goldberg began her career deligitimizing Iraq war protests and her second act was being ground zero for American terfism
January 13, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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Being right about trump was boring, tedious, partisan, ideological. Being wrong about trump? Heterodox, contrarian, free thinking.
January 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
. They’re looking into her background to try to find a way to retroactively justify the guy shooting her in the face through her car in a lynching
January 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Well @stitch.bsky.social it happed. Again
January 13, 2026 at 5:24 AM
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Adelaide Festival is done - and the rest of the board has stepped down
January 13, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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One thing I love about this platform is whenever a Steelers game is on and I just see a bunch of posts going "vaxxed!?" I know something bad has happened to Aaron Rodgers.
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 AM
It is extremely telling which China practitioners think that they can continue doing business as usual as long as they maintain the right networks in DC.......
January 13, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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Please read and share.
There is also widely-circulating video of the unlawful arrests of these Minnesota activists (and U.S. citizens).
January 13, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Interesting study on the setup of gig economy as a company town
How does food delivery become masculinised? Zihao Zhang and Jenny Chan show how managers recruit and discipline riders through gendered ideas of masculinity, rewarding a few 'successful' breadwinners while casting others as less worthy men. A look at gender, labour, and the gig economy in China.
Gendered Organisation of Platform Food Delivery Work in China
‘Our motto is —’, the supervisor chanted. ‘Meituan Delivery, punctual and helpful [美团配送, 准时好用]!’, dozens of drivers responded in unison. At 9.30 am, drivers assembled for a roll call under a bridge ne...
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January 13, 2026 at 2:42 AM