lokman tsui
@lokman.org
writer, recovering academic, amateur activist, with a focus on free speech, new technologies, and hong kong. fellow @citizenlab.ca. he/him. writing a personal history of home and authoritarianism.
International media, you can do better than this.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
International media, you can do better than this.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
November 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
how dutch parties vote on china issues
October 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
how dutch parties vote on china issues
i want to believe this was done on purpose. 😄🙃
October 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
i want to believe this was done on purpose. 😄🙃
hello lydia wei slash isabella zhao
August 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
hello lydia wei slash isabella zhao
anyone know what "chinese-chinese cuisine" is?
August 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
anyone know what "chinese-chinese cuisine" is?
wtf lmao. I wonder how one makes such a mistake?
(for those who cannot read Chinese, the author confuses me with a completely different person, eg the name in Chinese is not my name).
(for those who cannot read Chinese, the author confuses me with a completely different person, eg the name in Chinese is not my name).
August 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
wtf lmao. I wonder how one makes such a mistake?
(for those who cannot read Chinese, the author confuses me with a completely different person, eg the name in Chinese is not my name).
(for those who cannot read Chinese, the author confuses me with a completely different person, eg the name in Chinese is not my name).
Five years ago, I asked the question "what if trump got SNL cancelled". Turns out it is the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
July 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Five years ago, I asked the question "what if trump got SNL cancelled". Turns out it is the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
some light reading for a wednesday morning.
(“trauma and truth: when language is inadequate”)
(“trauma and truth: when language is inadequate”)
July 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
some light reading for a wednesday morning.
(“trauma and truth: when language is inadequate”)
(“trauma and truth: when language is inadequate”)
happy nothing happened day anniversary, everyone
June 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
happy nothing happened day anniversary, everyone
June 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
trump: my (tariff) is bigger!
xia: our (history) is even bigger!
xia: our (history) is even bigger!
April 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
trump: my (tariff) is bigger!
xia: our (history) is even bigger!
xia: our (history) is even bigger!
i came across this quote in a comic. new mutants, dead souls.
March 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
i came across this quote in a comic. new mutants, dead souls.
me shocked, checking to see if the doncic - AD trade is legit news:
February 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
me shocked, checking to see if the doncic - AD trade is legit news:
im re-reading graeber's the democracy project, and this part i want to highlight:
"but even if it does, even if we never reoccupy, even it all were to end today, as far as im concerned, you guys have already changed everything.
really? but how many people has it really reached?
...
"but even if it does, even if we never reoccupy, even it all were to end today, as far as im concerned, you guys have already changed everything.
really? but how many people has it really reached?
...
January 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
im re-reading graeber's the democracy project, and this part i want to highlight:
"but even if it does, even if we never reoccupy, even it all were to end today, as far as im concerned, you guys have already changed everything.
really? but how many people has it really reached?
...
"but even if it does, even if we never reoccupy, even it all were to end today, as far as im concerned, you guys have already changed everything.
really? but how many people has it really reached?
...
super happy and honored to be at the global voices summit #gvsummit2024
December 6, 2024 at 9:04 AM
super happy and honored to be at the global voices summit #gvsummit2024
a good reminder that we do not all live in the same echo chamber.
(from the didi app)
(from the didi app)
November 29, 2024 at 11:35 AM
a good reminder that we do not all live in the same echo chamber.
(from the didi app)
(from the didi app)
pretty funny juxtaposition of guardian articles.
(far right) hong kong government rejects western criticism
(far left) starmer: what criticism?
(far right) hong kong government rejects western criticism
(far left) starmer: what criticism?
November 20, 2024 at 2:55 PM
pretty funny juxtaposition of guardian articles.
(far right) hong kong government rejects western criticism
(far left) starmer: what criticism?
(far right) hong kong government rejects western criticism
(far left) starmer: what criticism?
ancient chinese wisdom:
世界末日，食星米。
世界末日，食星米。
November 6, 2024 at 12:18 PM
ancient chinese wisdom:
世界末日，食星米。
世界末日，食星米。
“this is ukraine. not russia.”
October 21, 2024 at 2:13 PM
“this is ukraine. not russia.”
being gaslit by spotify 💩
October 17, 2024 at 5:56 AM
being gaslit by spotify 💩
a picture of a baby giraffe. because.
October 7, 2024 at 1:56 PM
a picture of a baby giraffe. because.
finally i’m the one percent of something.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #49,742!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #49,742!
September 23, 2024 at 8:08 PM
finally i’m the one percent of something.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #49,742!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #49,742!
just finished murakami’s latest novel “the city and its uncertain walls” and really loved it.
it reminded me a lot of my relationship with hong kong, in a weird feverish dream kind of way.
it reminded me a lot of my relationship with hong kong, in a weird feverish dream kind of way.
July 25, 2024 at 1:13 PM
just finished murakami’s latest novel “the city and its uncertain walls” and really loved it.
it reminded me a lot of my relationship with hong kong, in a weird feverish dream kind of way.
it reminded me a lot of my relationship with hong kong, in a weird feverish dream kind of way.