Boomstick
@boomsticktastic.bsky.social
Japan, Hong Kong, and geeky interests. オランダ語／日本語／英語／フランス語／広東語／中国語 OK
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This is a great example not just of Nazism being normalized, but of being so removed from the consequences of Nazism that it becomes just a thought exercise. I mean, hey, 20 years ago this avowed antisemite couldn’t even have been part of polite society and look at him now!
Joe Rogan and Shane Gillis on Nick Fuentes running for president one day.
Rogan: “He could probably win in a few years. Listen, he couldn’t have existed before, right? Ten, twenty years ago, couldn’t have existed. Now, super popular. What’s twenty years from now look like?”
Rogan: “He could probably win in a few years. Listen, he couldn’t have existed before, right? Ten, twenty years ago, couldn’t have existed. Now, super popular. What’s twenty years from now look like?”
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is a great example not just of Nazism being normalized, but of being so removed from the consequences of Nazism that it becomes just a thought exercise. I mean, hey, 20 years ago this avowed antisemite couldn’t even have been part of polite society and look at him now!
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A study of more than 2,300 middle-aged men in Finland found that frequent sauna use was linked to a significantly lower risk of several serious conditions. But it is too soon to draw robust conclusions, and data from other groups is limited
Are saunas actually good for you?
The evidence for sweating it out is promising but incomplete
econ.st
December 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A study of more than 2,300 middle-aged men in Finland found that frequent sauna use was linked to a significantly lower risk of several serious conditions. But it is too soon to draw robust conclusions, and data from other groups is limited
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Beware using Wechat. Your messages will be screened and starting Jan 1 2026 sending messages deemed "indecent" can lead to a maximum of 15 days in detention.
用Wechat小心！1月1日起收緊法規 發不雅訊息即犯法最高拘留15日
www.hk01.com/article/6030...
用Wechat小心！1月1日起收緊法規 發不雅訊息即犯法最高拘留15日
www.hk01.com/article/6030...
用Wechat小心！1月1日起收緊法規 發不雅訊息即犯法最高拘留15日｜數碼生活
除了 WhatsApp 之外，不少港人日常工作、生活甚至家庭聯絡，都會使用到 WeChat 作為通訊工具。然而，隨着內地法律制度進一步針對網絡時代的治理需
www.hk01.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Beware using Wechat. Your messages will be screened and starting Jan 1 2026 sending messages deemed "indecent" can lead to a maximum of 15 days in detention.
用Wechat小心！1月1日起收緊法規 發不雅訊息即犯法最高拘留15日
www.hk01.com/article/6030...
用Wechat小心！1月1日起收緊法規 發不雅訊息即犯法最高拘留15日
www.hk01.com/article/6030...
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This makes a horrifying kind of sense
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
December 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This makes a horrifying kind of sense
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From c. 3,600 years ago, an ancient Egyptian bead in the form of a hedgehog curled-up in a ball! 🦔❤️
Blue faience, c. 1985 -1650 BC.
National Museum of Scotland www.nms.ac.uk/search-our-c...
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Blue faience, c. 1985 -1650 BC.
National Museum of Scotland www.nms.ac.uk/search-our-c...
📷 by me
December 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
From c. 3,600 years ago, an ancient Egyptian bead in the form of a hedgehog curled-up in a ball! 🦔❤️
Blue faience, c. 1985 -1650 BC.
National Museum of Scotland www.nms.ac.uk/search-our-c...
📷 by me
Blue faience, c. 1985 -1650 BC.
National Museum of Scotland www.nms.ac.uk/search-our-c...
📷 by me
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We need to rebuild HK Twitter and, even more importantly, anime twitter on here
UPDATE: We may see the first time English is displaced as the most popular language among Bluesky posters as soon as Americans head to sleep tonight.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
December 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
We need to rebuild HK Twitter and, even more importantly, anime twitter on here
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twitter: new update, every time you post, elon musk is literally going to break into your house and shit directly into your mouth
users: that sucks but….i mean i HAVE to stay on there…..
users: that sucks but….i mean i HAVE to stay on there…..
December 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
twitter: new update, every time you post, elon musk is literally going to break into your house and shit directly into your mouth
users: that sucks but….i mean i HAVE to stay on there…..
users: that sucks but….i mean i HAVE to stay on there…..
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UPDATE: We may see the first time English is displaced as the most popular language among Bluesky posters as soon as Americans head to sleep tonight.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
December 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
UPDATE: We may see the first time English is displaced as the most popular language among Bluesky posters as soon as Americans head to sleep tonight.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
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ブルスカ、日本語ユーザーが英語ユーザーを（瞬間風速かもだが）追い上げてるというアクティビティデータも見かけたりした
なんだかんだ日本語圏の短文SNSへの執着と現Xへの反感は（わかりやすく大移動とかの形で現れてないだけで）バリバリに強いということではないだろうか
bsky.app/profile/alex...
なんだかんだ日本語圏の短文SNSへの執着と現Xへの反感は（わかりやすく大移動とかの形で現れてないだけで）バリバリに強いということではないだろうか
bsky.app/profile/alex...
UPDATE: We may see the first time English is displaced as the most popular language among Bluesky posters as soon as Americans head to sleep tonight.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
December 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
ブルスカ、日本語ユーザーが英語ユーザーを（瞬間風速かもだが）追い上げてるというアクティビティデータも見かけたりした
なんだかんだ日本語圏の短文SNSへの執着と現Xへの反感は（わかりやすく大移動とかの形で現れてないだけで）バリバリに強いということではないだろうか
bsky.app/profile/alex...
なんだかんだ日本語圏の短文SNSへの執着と現Xへの反感は（わかりやすく大移動とかの形で現れてないだけで）バリバリに強いということではないだろうか
bsky.app/profile/alex...
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Controversial YouTube star Ms. Rachel: "I don't think children anywhere should be bombed or starved to death."
Regular YouTube star Mr. Beast: "I unleashed a pack of rabid dogs into a convent. The last nun to be infected will win $19,000!"
Regular YouTube star Mr. Beast: "I unleashed a pack of rabid dogs into a convent. The last nun to be infected will win $19,000!"
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Controversial YouTube star Ms. Rachel: "I don't think children anywhere should be bombed or starved to death."
Regular YouTube star Mr. Beast: "I unleashed a pack of rabid dogs into a convent. The last nun to be infected will win $19,000!"
Regular YouTube star Mr. Beast: "I unleashed a pack of rabid dogs into a convent. The last nun to be infected will win $19,000!"
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Every point here: Europe to build its own social media infrastructure and further restrict social media with a manipulated algorithm. This must be set in clear terms so that everyone understands what's going on and cannot cry foul when it's going to happen.
On Tuesday, the Trump regime imposed visa bans on a former EU commissioner and anti-disinformation activists, alleging censorship of US social media. 1/6
December 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Every point here: Europe to build its own social media infrastructure and further restrict social media with a manipulated algorithm. This must be set in clear terms so that everyone understands what's going on and cannot cry foul when it's going to happen.
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I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
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A C-list anti-vaxxer wanted to know if I was really stupid enough to believe that vaccines work by preventing disease, not infection. Yes, if “stupid” means 200 years of evidence
History class is in session. Do you know why vaccines are called vaccines?
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/how-vaccin...
History class is in session. Do you know why vaccines are called vaccines?
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/how-vaccin...
How Vaccines Actually Work
Vaccines prevent disease, not infection, no matter how the word "vaccine" is defined
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A C-list anti-vaxxer wanted to know if I was really stupid enough to believe that vaccines work by preventing disease, not infection. Yes, if “stupid” means 200 years of evidence
History class is in session. Do you know why vaccines are called vaccines?
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/how-vaccin...
History class is in session. Do you know why vaccines are called vaccines?
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/how-vaccin...
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If you are a teacher, I beg you with everything I have:
Do not inflict "A.i." on your students. Do not make them use this evil tech that could end up telling them to kill themselves. Do not make them use image generators that destroy their innate, human ability to create on their own.
Do not inflict "A.i." on your students. Do not make them use this evil tech that could end up telling them to kill themselves. Do not make them use image generators that destroy their innate, human ability to create on their own.
December 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
If you are a teacher, I beg you with everything I have:
Do not inflict "A.i." on your students. Do not make them use this evil tech that could end up telling them to kill themselves. Do not make them use image generators that destroy their innate, human ability to create on their own.
Do not inflict "A.i." on your students. Do not make them use this evil tech that could end up telling them to kill themselves. Do not make them use image generators that destroy their innate, human ability to create on their own.
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I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
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WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
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Absolutely right.
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
Not a historian but like to research. The AI might summarize what I'm looking for, but it doesn't find what I'm *not* looking for. The book on the shelf next to the one I wanted. The insight in chapter 6 based on the quote I needed from chapter 4.
December 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Absolutely right.
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
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Turning into? Omg.
December 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Turning into? Omg.
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I don’t remember who it was, maybe @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social?, who pointed out all those “it’s so cheap and convenient!” you hear from expats is because there are a bunch of lowly paid workers who are ‘invisible’
1/11
WSJ: "The number of ride-hailing drivers in China tripled to 7.5 million in the four years to 2024, even though the number of rides grew only by about 60% during the same period, government data shows."
www.wsj.com/world/asia/1...
WSJ: "The number of ride-hailing drivers in China tripled to 7.5 million in the four years to 2024, even though the number of rides grew only by about 60% during the same period, government data shows."
www.wsj.com/world/asia/1...
14-Hour Shifts and $1 a Delivery—but China’s Army of Gig Workers Keeps Growing
In a country once known for its factory workforce, some 200 million people are turning to informal roles as job creation slows.
www.wsj.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I don’t remember who it was, maybe @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social?, who pointed out all those “it’s so cheap and convenient!” you hear from expats is because there are a bunch of lowly paid workers who are ‘invisible’
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16 Epstein files quietly disappeared from the DOJ website no explanation, no notice.
One missing file reportedly included a photo of Trump with Epstein.
Transparency promised. Accountability missing.
#EpsteinFiles
#CoverUp #DOJ
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
One missing file reportedly included a photo of Trump with Epstein.
Transparency promised. Accountability missing.
#EpsteinFiles
#CoverUp #DOJ
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
At least 16 files disappeared from Jeffrey Epstein documents
At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after they...
www.ctvnews.ca
December 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
16 Epstein files quietly disappeared from the DOJ website no explanation, no notice.
One missing file reportedly included a photo of Trump with Epstein.
Transparency promised. Accountability missing.
#EpsteinFiles
#CoverUp #DOJ
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
One missing file reportedly included a photo of Trump with Epstein.
Transparency promised. Accountability missing.
#EpsteinFiles
#CoverUp #DOJ
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
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I don’t know how anyone can still talk about “the AI revolution” with a straight face. Reuters story about a railroad company that has sunk $300,000 into “developing AI products” and appears to have made…a chatbot that doesn’t work?
archive.is/2025.12.17-0...
archive.is/2025.12.17-0...
December 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I don’t know how anyone can still talk about “the AI revolution” with a straight face. Reuters story about a railroad company that has sunk $300,000 into “developing AI products” and appears to have made…a chatbot that doesn’t work?
archive.is/2025.12.17-0...
archive.is/2025.12.17-0...
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Not a great thing to do when your base is a bunch of conspiracy theorists 🫣
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
Epstein Files Photos Disappear From Government Website, Including One of Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Not a great thing to do when your base is a bunch of conspiracy theorists 🫣
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
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"Isn't clear", you say.
Newly released files from the Justice Department investigation into Jeffrey Epstein include photos of former President Bill Clinton. It isn't clear why they were included. Clinton associated with Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s, but he's never been accused of wrongdoing by Epstein's accusers.
Photos of Bill Clinton included in newly released Epstein files
Newly released files from the Justice Department investigation into Jeffrey Epstein include several photos of former President Bill Clinton.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
"Isn't clear", you say.