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No Armageddon 😧
January 14, 2026 at 2:25 AM
No Armageddon 😧
As someone who has previously attempted such a task, I’m astonished they found enough for a whole semester… do you know what else is on the list?
January 14, 2026 at 2:10 AM
As someone who has previously attempted such a task, I’m astonished they found enough for a whole semester… do you know what else is on the list?
A young lady pursued by a snail
Was startled and started to wail
You confounded leech
We’ll fight on the beach
In Brighton, now follow my trail!
Was startled and started to wail
You confounded leech
We’ll fight on the beach
In Brighton, now follow my trail!
January 13, 2026 at 10:59 AM
A young lady pursued by a snail
Was startled and started to wail
You confounded leech
We’ll fight on the beach
In Brighton, now follow my trail!
Was startled and started to wail
You confounded leech
We’ll fight on the beach
In Brighton, now follow my trail!
This slimy young snail pursued her,
Despite a hat that couldn’t possibly suit her
He cried “my belle, you’re just swell,
Now come dwell in my shell
For I am your slimy young suitor”
Despite a hat that couldn’t possibly suit her
He cried “my belle, you’re just swell,
Now come dwell in my shell
For I am your slimy young suitor”
January 13, 2026 at 10:58 AM
This slimy young snail pursued her,
Despite a hat that couldn’t possibly suit her
He cried “my belle, you’re just swell,
Now come dwell in my shell
For I am your slimy young suitor”
Despite a hat that couldn’t possibly suit her
He cried “my belle, you’re just swell,
Now come dwell in my shell
For I am your slimy young suitor”
Malcolm Gladwell had a good series about Hitler’s Olympics which discussed Owens in detail. www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/rev...
Revisionist History: Hitler’s Olympics | Revisionist History
Adolf Hitler swept to power in Germany in the mid-1930s and immediately set out to stage the most extravagant and spectacular summer Olympics ever, the 1936 Berlin Games. And countries from around the...
www.pushkin.fm
January 11, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Malcolm Gladwell had a good series about Hitler’s Olympics which discussed Owens in detail. www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/rev...
One might also suggest that nations and nationalisms competing is also inherently political. On Owens, I agree with you, although interestingly (IIRC) he wanted to play down the political aspects, even going so far as to invent a story about befriending a nazi athlete during and after the games.
January 11, 2026 at 5:38 AM
One might also suggest that nations and nationalisms competing is also inherently political. On Owens, I agree with you, although interestingly (IIRC) he wanted to play down the political aspects, even going so far as to invent a story about befriending a nazi athlete during and after the games.
Leave them snakes alone
a purple cartoon character with a skull and crossbones on his face
ALT: a purple cartoon character with a skull and crossbones on his face
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Leave them snakes alone
We don’t know the reason why this video/account was removed, or how many times it was shared/viewed prior to that, this theory was all over social media during the pandemic and, anecdotally at least, belief in it doesn’t seem that uncommon here, some dodgy videos still up too
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
We don’t know the reason why this video/account was removed, or how many times it was shared/viewed prior to that, this theory was all over social media during the pandemic and, anecdotally at least, belief in it doesn’t seem that uncommon here, some dodgy videos still up too
Also, an example of the fabulous information environment on Chinese social media, a video of Musk talking about his early life but the Chinese subtitles claim he is stating that Covid was a man-made virus from the USA and that the vaccines were designed to kill people...
January 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
you can definitely make the case that their have been some benefits for China (and certainly for the govt) in taking this route but fringe politics, conspiracy theories and anti vax dog shit are all very much present on Chinese social media sites
January 10, 2026 at 1:58 PM
you can definitely make the case that their have been some benefits for China (and certainly for the govt) in taking this route but fringe politics, conspiracy theories and anti vax dog shit are all very much present on Chinese social media sites
do many people not feel more attached to their community than to their region? Or feel more attached to their region than to their nation? Besides at one point in history these individual nationalisms weren’t in vogue, they also had to be crafted by intellectuals to some extent, no?
January 9, 2026 at 3:31 PM
do many people not feel more attached to their community than to their region? Or feel more attached to their region than to their nation? Besides at one point in history these individual nationalisms weren’t in vogue, they also had to be crafted by intellectuals to some extent, no?
Xiamen 🤝🤝🤝 London
Putting slimy things in jelly and regarding it as a delicacy
Putting slimy things in jelly and regarding it as a delicacy
January 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Xiamen 🤝🤝🤝 London
Putting slimy things in jelly and regarding it as a delicacy
Putting slimy things in jelly and regarding it as a delicacy
Reposted
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
First time I’ve seen this… I would love to reply in Italian, just don’t speak it unfortunately… am I seeing a translated version of the post here or what?
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
First time I’ve seen this… I would love to reply in Italian, just don’t speak it unfortunately… am I seeing a translated version of the post here or what?
That’s almost the worst example he could have picked to make his point about foreigners, anybody who’s been in China will have seen huge numbers of locals flouting this rule. lol at the pic he chose too featuring foreigners with helmets and the Chinese lady behind without one
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 PM
That’s almost the worst example he could have picked to make his point about foreigners, anybody who’s been in China will have seen huge numbers of locals flouting this rule. lol at the pic he chose too featuring foreigners with helmets and the Chinese lady behind without one
Hey! Frogs are people too!
kermit the frog is sitting at a desk with his feet up holding a cell phone
Alt: kermit the frog is sitting at a desk with his feet up holding a cell phone, shaking his head and looking unimpressed
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Hey! Frogs are people too!
British Chinese food is perfectly fine, better than some regional varieties of Chinese food in China even…
January 3, 2026 at 1:55 AM
British Chinese food is perfectly fine, better than some regional varieties of Chinese food in China even…
What’s going on here? Is it a popular NYE song or was it on a TV show?
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
What’s going on here? Is it a popular NYE song or was it on a TV show?
potential alternative headlines
Chongqing: Great Chuanchuan
Chongqing: Actually, its a municipality
Chongqing and its go-getter party secretary: what was all that about?
Chongqing: home to two-thirds of TF boys
Chongqing: Great Chuanchuan
Chongqing: Actually, its a municipality
Chongqing and its go-getter party secretary: what was all that about?
Chongqing: home to two-thirds of TF boys
December 23, 2025 at 7:17 AM
potential alternative headlines
Chongqing: Great Chuanchuan
Chongqing: Actually, its a municipality
Chongqing and its go-getter party secretary: what was all that about?
Chongqing: home to two-thirds of TF boys
Chongqing: Great Chuanchuan
Chongqing: Actually, its a municipality
Chongqing and its go-getter party secretary: what was all that about?
Chongqing: home to two-thirds of TF boys
To be fair... most people reading these articles probably still haven't heard of Chongqing. But this makes me think I should try writing some Chinese articles on WeChat like: "Bath: the most charming English town you've never heard of"
December 23, 2025 at 3:53 AM
To be fair... most people reading these articles probably still haven't heard of Chongqing. But this makes me think I should try writing some Chinese articles on WeChat like: "Bath: the most charming English town you've never heard of"
Basically I think the extent to which Han culture predominates and holds power in modern China, the assimilationist tendencies of the state and how this disadvantages minorities are all sort of underplayed in the discussion going on under this post
December 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Basically I think the extent to which Han culture predominates and holds power in modern China, the assimilationist tendencies of the state and how this disadvantages minorities are all sort of underplayed in the discussion going on under this post
or perhaps both wallowing so deep in your own biases you see whatever you want to…
December 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
or perhaps both wallowing so deep in your own biases you see whatever you want to…