Matthew Bradford
@matthewbradford.bsky.social
Former Mui Wo Pirate & Water Buffalo Wrangler. Music Head. History Buff. Bookworm. Wino. Wannabe Stoic. 香港人加油. COYS!
Separating the sheep from the swans.
Matthew 25:32
Separating the sheep from the swans.
Matthew 25:32
Pinned
From the Hong Kong protests of 2019, a warning to the world.
Cat o’ nine tales 🐈
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Cat o’ nine tales 🐈
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(06:15 Press conference summary)
- Death toll at 44 people: 40 declared dead at the scene and 4 people who were declared dead at hospital
- The 3 arrested are 2 executives and 1 consultant of the construction company responsible for the renovation
- Death toll at 44 people: 40 declared dead at the scene and 4 people who were declared dead at hospital
- The 3 arrested are 2 executives and 1 consultant of the construction company responsible for the renovation
(05:55 press conference) The death toll is at least 40 people, with 270 still missing
- 3 men associated with the construction company have been arrested for manslaughter
- 3 men associated with the construction company have been arrested for manslaughter
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
(06:15 Press conference summary)
- Death toll at 44 people: 40 declared dead at the scene and 4 people who were declared dead at hospital
- The 3 arrested are 2 executives and 1 consultant of the construction company responsible for the renovation
- Death toll at 44 people: 40 declared dead at the scene and 4 people who were declared dead at hospital
- The 3 arrested are 2 executives and 1 consultant of the construction company responsible for the renovation
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"Land Back / American Rent is Due"
Seen in between Flagstaff and Page, Arizona at a abandoned hotel on native land
Seen in between Flagstaff and Page, Arizona at a abandoned hotel on native land
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"Land Back / American Rent is Due"
Seen in between Flagstaff and Page, Arizona at a abandoned hotel on native land
Seen in between Flagstaff and Page, Arizona at a abandoned hotel on native land
Horrific and heartbreaking news from Hong Kong 😭
Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 44 with 279 still missing, authorities say
Hundreds of firefighters have spent hours tackling the blaze, which began in apartment blocks surrounded by bamboo scaffolding.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Horrific and heartbreaking news from Hong Kong 😭
The Hong Kong Pride Committee has axed an outdoor festival at Kwun Tong Promenade after being told the venue was unavailable due to “construction work.”
HK Pride Committee scraps outdoor event after being told venue unavailable
The HK Committee has axed an outdoor event at Kwun Tong Promenade after being told the venue was unavailable due to "construction work."
hongkongfp.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Hong Kong Pride Committee has axed an outdoor festival at Kwun Tong Promenade after being told the venue was unavailable due to “construction work.”
Citing “uncertain factors” and difficulties in finding an alternative venue, the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association said it had no choice but to axe the event, which opened on Tuesday at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Photojournalist group axes exhibition after university pulls venue
The Hong Kong Press Photographers Association (HKPPA) has called off an exhibition after Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) pulled its venue, citing "emergency maintenance."
hongkongfp.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Citing “uncertain factors” and difficulties in finding an alternative venue, the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association said it had no choice but to axe the event, which opened on Tuesday at Hong Kong Baptist University.
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Connections! Day 27:
Depeche Mode ‘A Question Of Time’.
Gareth Jones, who was engineer on John Foxx’s ‘Metamatic’ album, then went on to work with Depeche Mode, producing several of their albums, including ‘Black Celebration’ which this song was taken from.
Connections! Day 27:
Depeche Mode ‘A Question Of Time’.
Gareth Jones, who was engineer on John Foxx’s ‘Metamatic’ album, then went on to work with Depeche Mode, producing several of their albums, including ‘Black Celebration’ which this song was taken from.
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Connections! Day 27:
Depeche Mode ‘A Question Of Time’.
Gareth Jones, who was engineer on John Foxx’s ‘Metamatic’ album, then went on to work with Depeche Mode, producing several of their albums, including ‘Black Celebration’ which this song was taken from.
Connections! Day 27:
Depeche Mode ‘A Question Of Time’.
Gareth Jones, who was engineer on John Foxx’s ‘Metamatic’ album, then went on to work with Depeche Mode, producing several of their albums, including ‘Black Celebration’ which this song was taken from.
Reposted by Matthew Bradford
The Hidden History of Women Game Designers daily.jstor.org/the-hidden-h...
The Hidden History of Women Game Designers - JSTOR Daily
Nineteenth-century women turned music lessons into interactive entertainment, complete with spinning wheels and ivory counters.
daily.jstor.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Hidden History of Women Game Designers daily.jstor.org/the-hidden-h...
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This Atlantic analysis echoes the long convo I had recently with a European researcher who maintains that social media cannot be fixed because the problem lies in its very infrastructure and human nature cannot deal with it. I increasingly think he is correct. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
September 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This Atlantic analysis echoes the long convo I had recently with a European researcher who maintains that social media cannot be fixed because the problem lies in its very infrastructure and human nature cannot deal with it. I increasingly think he is correct. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
‘For those who oppose the Russian invasion and want to see Ukraine prevail as a sovereign & democratic country, it is clear that Witkoff fully favors the Russians’.
‘Traitor’: US representatives call for Trump envoy Witkoff to be fired after leaked Kremlin call
Republicans and Democrats warn Witkoff ‘cannot be trusted’ after reportedly advising officials on peace plan
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
‘For those who oppose the Russian invasion and want to see Ukraine prevail as a sovereign & democratic country, it is clear that Witkoff fully favors the Russians’.
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PROFOLUS: Most representation of animal evolution follows a linear narrative where organisms emerged from waters to populate the land. Scientists mapped repeated land-water journeys and found how multiple vertebrate lineages independently adapted to water across millions of years.
Here is Probably Why Evolution Returned Some Animals to the Water - Profolus
Fossil limb measurements reveal that unrelated animal groups repeatedly evolved flipper like structures.
www.profolus.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
PROFOLUS: Most representation of animal evolution follows a linear narrative where organisms emerged from waters to populate the land. Scientists mapped repeated land-water journeys and found how multiple vertebrate lineages independently adapted to water across millions of years.
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The perfect Christmas card for music lovers 🎵
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November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The perfect Christmas card for music lovers 🎵
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November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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26 Nov 1798 // 50-gun HMS Medusa was driven ashore and wrecked, with no lives lost, at Rosia Bay, Gibraltar. Admiral Jervis, CinC Mediterranean, was shouting angry instructions to her captain through a speaking trumpet from the shore at the time, which probably didn't help. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
26 Nov 1798 // 50-gun HMS Medusa was driven ashore and wrecked, with no lives lost, at Rosia Bay, Gibraltar. Admiral Jervis, CinC Mediterranean, was shouting angry instructions to her captain through a speaking trumpet from the shore at the time, which probably didn't help. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
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"We are freezing known Russian assets."
"But, let me be clear, I don't actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton!"
😂👏
"But, let me be clear, I don't actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton!"
😂👏
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"We are freezing known Russian assets."
"But, let me be clear, I don't actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton!"
😂👏
"But, let me be clear, I don't actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton!"
😂👏
‘In late November, Hong Kong playwright Candace Chong published a series of three posts entitled, “Hong Kong-style Cultural Revolution.” The posts focus on her experience of having been bullied, ostracized and censored by elements in Hong Kong associated with the Chinese Communist Party’.
Hong Kong-style Cultural Revolution
HK Playwright Candace Chong's three-part series on the censorship and persecution she's experienced
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
‘In late November, Hong Kong playwright Candace Chong published a series of three posts entitled, “Hong Kong-style Cultural Revolution.” The posts focus on her experience of having been bullied, ostracized and censored by elements in Hong Kong associated with the Chinese Communist Party’.
‘We all want this war to end but how it ends also matters. We must keep in mind there’s one aggressor and one victim. A complete and unconditional ceasefire must be the first step … but right now, we see no indiction that Russia is ready for a ceasefire’.
Putin trying to negotiate an end to Ukraine war as he cannot win it on battlefield, says EU’s Kallas – Europe live
EU’s foreign policy chief says ‘there’s one aggressor and one victim’ in conflict amid US push to end the war
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
‘We all want this war to end but how it ends also matters. We must keep in mind there’s one aggressor and one victim. A complete and unconditional ceasefire must be the first step … but right now, we see no indiction that Russia is ready for a ceasefire’.
‘A folk temple in Hainan and a Yao ethnic clan hall in Guangxi were destroyed. This time, a protest erupted’.
Rice Against Riot Shields: Places of Worship Bulldozed in Southern China
A folk temple in Hainan and a Yao ethnic clan hall in Guangxi were destroyed. This time, a protest erupted.
bitterwinter.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
‘A folk temple in Hainan and a Yao ethnic clan hall in Guangxi were destroyed. This time, a protest erupted’.
‘If the Communist party is digging up ancestor’s graves, go dig up Xi Jinping’s ancestral tombs first’.
Protests erupt in China’s Guizhou province over cremation mandate
Villagers demonstrate against drive for alternative funeral practices instead of burial to preserve land resources
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
‘If the Communist party is digging up ancestor’s graves, go dig up Xi Jinping’s ancestral tombs first’.
‘…hurting the feelings of the Chinese people…’ 🇨🇳💔😭
Without naming Takaichi, Lee said the prime minister “openly made grossly erroneous remarks concerning Taiwan, hurting the feelings of the Chinese people and challenging the post-war international order.”
Without naming Takaichi, Lee said the prime minister “openly made grossly erroneous remarks concerning Taiwan, hurting the feelings of the Chinese people and challenging the post-war international order.”
HK must back China's stance on Japan, city leader says
The HK government must align with China's diplomatic policy towards Japan, Chief Executive John Lee has said, following reports of the suspension of official exchanges with the Japanese consulate.
hongkongfp.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
‘…hurting the feelings of the Chinese people…’ 🇨🇳💔😭
Without naming Takaichi, Lee said the prime minister “openly made grossly erroneous remarks concerning Taiwan, hurting the feelings of the Chinese people and challenging the post-war international order.”
Without naming Takaichi, Lee said the prime minister “openly made grossly erroneous remarks concerning Taiwan, hurting the feelings of the Chinese people and challenging the post-war international order.”
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Stop suffering imagined troubles. "We suffer more in imagination than reality" Seneca says. The thing you are worried may or may not happen, and if it does, it rarely is as bad as you think
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Stop suffering imagined troubles. "We suffer more in imagination than reality" Seneca says. The thing you are worried may or may not happen, and if it does, it rarely is as bad as you think
‘Secretary for Security Chris Tang said that police had recorded 35 cases related to attempts to sabotage the December 7 elections. Most cases were alleged criminal damage to posters promoting the legislative polls’.
29 arrested over attempts to sabotage legislative polls: HK security chief
HK authorities have arrested 29 people over alleged attempts to sabotage next month’s “patriots only” legislative race, the city’s security chief has said.
hongkongfp.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
‘Secretary for Security Chris Tang said that police had recorded 35 cases related to attempts to sabotage the December 7 elections. Most cases were alleged criminal damage to posters promoting the legislative polls’.
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Connections! Day 26:
John Foxx ‘Underpass’.
Prior to Midge Ure joining the group, Ultravox’s lead singer was John Foxx. ‘Underpants!’
Connections! Day 26:
John Foxx ‘Underpass’.
Prior to Midge Ure joining the group, Ultravox’s lead singer was John Foxx. ‘Underpants!’
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Connections! Day 26:
John Foxx ‘Underpass’.
Prior to Midge Ure joining the group, Ultravox’s lead singer was John Foxx. ‘Underpants!’
Connections! Day 26:
John Foxx ‘Underpass’.
Prior to Midge Ure joining the group, Ultravox’s lead singer was John Foxx. ‘Underpants!’
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14.5 cm in diameter, this #Roman Iron flask was found at #Trimontium in the #ScottishBorders . It dates to AD140-180 & is a very rare example of a metal #flask from this period. This would have been issued to a soldier who was stationed at the fort over 1,800 years ago.
@National Museums Scotland
@National Museums Scotland
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
14.5 cm in diameter, this #Roman Iron flask was found at #Trimontium in the #ScottishBorders . It dates to AD140-180 & is a very rare example of a metal #flask from this period. This would have been issued to a soldier who was stationed at the fort over 1,800 years ago.
@National Museums Scotland
@National Museums Scotland
Got to hold the roof up somehow.
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Got to hold the roof up somehow.