𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒 ℙ𝕠𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥
@thoc.bsky.social
Knight Errant of the Meritorious Order of Sima Qian | Show: Qing [清朝], Jiaqing [嘉慶] Era, 19th c. | Support Us & Extras: http://patreon.com/thehistoryofchina
Pinned
#311 - Qing 42: Charting the Collision Course by The History of China
megaphone.link
#311 - Qing 42: Charting the Collision Course
The 19th century is pretty rough on Qing China. We're going to need to set things up a bit before we start knocking the dominoes down...
megaphone.link/ARML1714886620
The 19th century is pretty rough on Qing China. We're going to need to set things up a bit before we start knocking the dominoes down...
megaphone.link/ARML1714886620
What many would-be posters fail to realize is that, like any garden, the soil of growth must rest atop & subsist upon an sublayer of decay & entropy. It is not to be swept away, but used as the manure that it is.
We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
What many would-be posters fail to realize is that, like any garden, the soil of growth must rest atop & subsist upon an sublayer of decay & entropy. It is not to be swept away, but used as the manure that it is.
The realest thing I heard today was that Marjorie Taylor Green timed her "retirement" to fall just after her Congressional pension kicks in...
Welfare Queens are real & they are bottle-blonde & named Marjorie.
Welfare Queens are real & they are bottle-blonde & named Marjorie.
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The realest thing I heard today was that Marjorie Taylor Green timed her "retirement" to fall just after her Congressional pension kicks in...
Welfare Queens are real & they are bottle-blonde & named Marjorie.
Welfare Queens are real & they are bottle-blonde & named Marjorie.
Bari Weiss working tirelessly to give CBS the critical edge in that existentially-important market niche: The Dersh-Heads.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Bari Weiss working tirelessly to give CBS the critical edge in that existentially-important market niche: The Dersh-Heads.
The X mobile app has gotten to the point that it automatically puts me onto the “For You” tab by default upon opening, every single time. It will no longer “stay stuck” to the “Following” tab.
As insidious as it is insufferable.
As insidious as it is insufferable.
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The X mobile app has gotten to the point that it automatically puts me onto the “For You” tab by default upon opening, every single time. It will no longer “stay stuck” to the “Following” tab.
As insidious as it is insufferable.
As insidious as it is insufferable.
TFW you're on your way home from the gym when you remember you promised to help your hamlet drive back the border-raiders tonight, it's too late to cancel, & you left your good spear at home...
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
TFW you're on your way home from the gym when you remember you promised to help your hamlet drive back the border-raiders tonight, it's too late to cancel, & you left your good spear at home...
It'd impossible for me to contain how giddy I am that I get to use a section of the PRC's "State Religious Affairs Bureau Order No. 5" (2007) as one of the episode intro quotes this week... right alongside 17th century travel journal entries...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_R...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_R...
State Religious Affairs Bureau Order No. 5 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It'd impossible for me to contain how giddy I am that I get to use a section of the PRC's "State Religious Affairs Bureau Order No. 5" (2007) as one of the episode intro quotes this week... right alongside 17th century travel journal entries...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_R...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_R...
Sir, the test results are back, and... you may want to sit down for this... it's not good news. I'm afraid that the Idaho that showed up on the scan appears to be trying to metastasize...
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Sir, the test results are back, and... you may want to sit down for this... it's not good news. I'm afraid that the Idaho that showed up on the scan appears to be trying to metastasize...
Why stop at just cabbages? Why, for a mere pittance, this holiday season your family can look forward to dining on the finest turnip and crow feast they've ever sucked the marrow from! Your hovel will be the envy of the entire neighborhood!
Cabbage is affordable, delicious, and astoundingly versatile, @giladedelman.bsky.social writes. The underrated crucifer “is fit for a king”:
The Most Underrated Thanksgiving Vegetable
Embrace cabbage.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Why stop at just cabbages? Why, for a mere pittance, this holiday season your family can look forward to dining on the finest turnip and crow feast they've ever sucked the marrow from! Your hovel will be the envy of the entire neighborhood!
The systemic inability of the modern *NEWS MEDIA* to be able to even say that the emperor is striding though the town square butt-naked with his weewee flapping in the breeze - since His Majesty will be quite put out - is as much a damning indictment of the media itself, as anything else
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The systemic inability of the modern *NEWS MEDIA* to be able to even say that the emperor is striding though the town square butt-naked with his weewee flapping in the breeze - since His Majesty will be quite put out - is as much a damning indictment of the media itself, as anything else
"The more you tighten your grip, incels, the more uteruses will slip from your fingers."
"Not after we demonstrate the power of our new tax rebates on becoming broodmother to four or more children!"
"Not after we demonstrate the power of our new tax rebates on becoming broodmother to four or more children!"
Hungary, like Russia, has adopted ambitious policies intended to raise the birth rate, but both efforts have fizzled after early seeming gains [Vanessa Brown Calder, AEI]
Hungary’s Fertility Outcomes Highlight Pro-Natal Policy Limitations
Increasing fertility is an objective for many countries worldwide, but Hungary’s pro-natal policies have received an outsized amount of attention in recent years. Hungary is unique because its pro-nat...
cosm.aei.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"The more you tighten your grip, incels, the more uteruses will slip from your fingers."
"Not after we demonstrate the power of our new tax rebates on becoming broodmother to four or more children!"
"Not after we demonstrate the power of our new tax rebates on becoming broodmother to four or more children!"
Dangerous Buddhist Extremism, you say??
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Dangerous Buddhist Extremism, you say??
Whenever I'd go to a Chinese restaurant and talk to the waitress about the menu, they'd always recommend the same dish every time: "MAIWANLE," they called it. Over and over, "MAIWANLE" "MAIWANLE."
But no matter how I asked, they never once let me taste it.
It must've really been something special.
But no matter how I asked, they never once let me taste it.
It must've really been something special.
Love Chinese food in the boonies.
"Northern Chinese Cuisine"
Mapo Tofu? Typically associated with Southwest Sichuan
Hunan Tofu? Of Hunan province, definitely not in the North?
"Northern Chinese Cuisine"
Mapo Tofu? Typically associated with Southwest Sichuan
Hunan Tofu? Of Hunan province, definitely not in the North?
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Whenever I'd go to a Chinese restaurant and talk to the waitress about the menu, they'd always recommend the same dish every time: "MAIWANLE," they called it. Over and over, "MAIWANLE" "MAIWANLE."
But no matter how I asked, they never once let me taste it.
It must've really been something special.
But no matter how I asked, they never once let me taste it.
It must've really been something special.
OK! 312 recorded, and 313 about 1/2-written (they're a two-parter), SO! There should be 2 T-Day ear-treats on The Qing Periphery coming out...
SOON!™-ish!!
SOON!™-ish!!
a cartoon drawing of a man laying on a table with jars of spices
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a man laying on a table with jars of spices
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 AM
OK! 312 recorded, and 313 about 1/2-written (they're a two-parter), SO! There should be 2 T-Day ear-treats on The Qing Periphery coming out...
SOON!™-ish!!
SOON!™-ish!!
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
A Response OpEd: "WHY SYSTEMIC JOURNALISTIC ROT IS ACTUALLY A PERFECTLY NATURAL & HEALTHY PART OF REJUVENATING THE BODY POLITIC & WE MUST ENCOURAGE IT"
- By: G.F. Nurgle, Editor-In-Chief of the Empyrean Times
- By: G.F. Nurgle, Editor-In-Chief of the Empyrean Times
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 AM
A Response OpEd: "WHY SYSTEMIC JOURNALISTIC ROT IS ACTUALLY A PERFECTLY NATURAL & HEALTHY PART OF REJUVENATING THE BODY POLITIC & WE MUST ENCOURAGE IT"
- By: G.F. Nurgle, Editor-In-Chief of the Empyrean Times
- By: G.F. Nurgle, Editor-In-Chief of the Empyrean Times
SIR! ... er... Ma'am? In any case - KIRBY!! PUT THAT AWAY!!!
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 AM
SIR! ... er... Ma'am? In any case - KIRBY!! PUT THAT AWAY!!!
This is a failure of either
1) ordering
or
2) knowing the size of the gyoza/jiaozi in advance... cuz some are minismall, but *SOME* are meals unto themselves
... either way, skill issue. Order more dumplings.
1) ordering
or
2) knowing the size of the gyoza/jiaozi in advance... cuz some are minismall, but *SOME* are meals unto themselves
... either way, skill issue. Order more dumplings.
my problem with gyoza is that they normally come in an order of about 6, but what I really need is 100 of them
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This is a failure of either
1) ordering
or
2) knowing the size of the gyoza/jiaozi in advance... cuz some are minismall, but *SOME* are meals unto themselves
... either way, skill issue. Order more dumplings.
1) ordering
or
2) knowing the size of the gyoza/jiaozi in advance... cuz some are minismall, but *SOME* are meals unto themselves
... either way, skill issue. Order more dumplings.
me hitting "Unfollow Thread" when one blows up
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
me hitting "Unfollow Thread" when one blows up
It is rather incredible that the US has managed to take the most vibrant and multi-faceted economy in world history & hopelessly beach it on the Triune shipbreaker-sandbars of moronic tariffs, crypto-ponzi schemes, & the AI-bubble.
Literally run by The World's Stupidest Mouthbreathing Idiots.
Literally run by The World's Stupidest Mouthbreathing Idiots.
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
It is rather incredible that the US has managed to take the most vibrant and multi-faceted economy in world history & hopelessly beach it on the Triune shipbreaker-sandbars of moronic tariffs, crypto-ponzi schemes, & the AI-bubble.
Literally run by The World's Stupidest Mouthbreathing Idiots.
Literally run by The World's Stupidest Mouthbreathing Idiots.
[TRUMP, on speakerphone]: "LINDSEY, HOW'S THAT GREAT BIG LAW CASE TO SEND MY ENEMIES TO PRISON FOREVER GOING? WELL, I TRUST?"
[Lindsey Halligan, Esq.]: "Oh yeah, Boss, it's all great! I just got the judge to drop all charges & dismiss the case just like you wanted, Boss!"
[TRUMP]: "wait wut."
[Lindsey Halligan, Esq.]: "Oh yeah, Boss, it's all great! I just got the judge to drop all charges & dismiss the case just like you wanted, Boss!"
[TRUMP]: "wait wut."
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
[TRUMP, on speakerphone]: "LINDSEY, HOW'S THAT GREAT BIG LAW CASE TO SEND MY ENEMIES TO PRISON FOREVER GOING? WELL, I TRUST?"
[Lindsey Halligan, Esq.]: "Oh yeah, Boss, it's all great! I just got the judge to drop all charges & dismiss the case just like you wanted, Boss!"
[TRUMP]: "wait wut."
[Lindsey Halligan, Esq.]: "Oh yeah, Boss, it's all great! I just got the judge to drop all charges & dismiss the case just like you wanted, Boss!"
[TRUMP]: "wait wut."
They did it all for the Nuzzi (come on!)
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
They did it all for the Nuzzi (come on!)
"Who could've possibly guessed that a smalltime property insurance law-hack would bungle her very first court-case which also just so happened to be the biggest case of her lifetime? We're flabbergasted she got her case laughed into the legal incinerator!"
- Literally No One
- Literally No One
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"Who could've possibly guessed that a smalltime property insurance law-hack would bungle her very first court-case which also just so happened to be the biggest case of her lifetime? We're flabbergasted she got her case laughed into the legal incinerator!"
- Literally No One
- Literally No One
seeing The Discourse try to make hay out of Rogue One in 2025... all craft: pull up!
a picture of an alien with the words " it 's a trap " on the bottom
ALT: a picture of an alien with the words " it 's a trap " on the bottom
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
seeing The Discourse try to make hay out of Rogue One in 2025... all craft: pull up!
Sean, I am here on my own dime at the ass-crack of morning, paying extra for my fucking carry-on, and getting reamed by upcharges for every bottle of water I have to re-buy after TSA x-rays my colon.
I will wear whatever the fuck I want, suit-boy.
I will wear whatever the fuck I want, suit-boy.
Sean Duffy: "Dressing with respect -- whether it's a pair of jeans and a decent shirt, I would encourage people to maybe dress a little better which encourages us to maybe behave a little better. Let's try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport."
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Sean, I am here on my own dime at the ass-crack of morning, paying extra for my fucking carry-on, and getting reamed by upcharges for every bottle of water I have to re-buy after TSA x-rays my colon.
I will wear whatever the fuck I want, suit-boy.
I will wear whatever the fuck I want, suit-boy.
So… winter decided to show up, finally…
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
So… winter decided to show up, finally…