Ron Judy / 周廷戎
@ronentity.bsky.social
Literature Prof @ NCHU in Taiwan; dumbfounded dad; ex-USian & aspiring posthuman
In Taiwan, Audible user = Audible loser.
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
In Taiwan, Audible user = Audible loser.
“A servant with this clause
Makes drudgery divine: who sweeps a room as for Thy laws, makes that and th' action fine.”
-George Herbert, “The Elixir”
Makes drudgery divine: who sweeps a room as for Thy laws, makes that and th' action fine.”
-George Herbert, “The Elixir”
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
“A servant with this clause
Makes drudgery divine: who sweeps a room as for Thy laws, makes that and th' action fine.”
-George Herbert, “The Elixir”
Makes drudgery divine: who sweeps a room as for Thy laws, makes that and th' action fine.”
-George Herbert, “The Elixir”
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The pomo novelist yearbook portraits that must be shared…
1. Cormac McCarthy
www.themccarthyist.com/the-voluntee...
1. Cormac McCarthy
www.themccarthyist.com/the-voluntee...
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The pomo novelist yearbook portraits that must be shared…
1. Cormac McCarthy
www.themccarthyist.com/the-voluntee...
1. Cormac McCarthy
www.themccarthyist.com/the-voluntee...
PRC escalating this to their advantage, as usual. She said very cautiously "battleships surrounding Taiwan, that would be an existential threat to Japan." Wolf warriors jump in: "Japan better stop playing with fire!" And "the dirty head that sticks itself in must be cut off". I mean, jeez.
China has warned its citizens not to travel to Japan, the first significant retaliatory move by Beijing following comments by Japan's leader that Tokyo could intervene militarily if China uses force against Taiwan.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Beijing’s first retaliatory move against Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan could have a significant impact on tourism.
ebx.sh
November 16, 2025 at 3:33 AM
PRC escalating this to their advantage, as usual. She said very cautiously "battleships surrounding Taiwan, that would be an existential threat to Japan." Wolf warriors jump in: "Japan better stop playing with fire!" And "the dirty head that sticks itself in must be cut off". I mean, jeez.
“Those who only call for no change of the status quo across the Taiwan Strait and do not oppose ‘Taiwan independence’ are actually aiding and abetting ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist activities”…so the KMT is now aiding and abetting pro-Taiwan independence!?
Important piece from @heldavidson.bsky.social tracking a shift from Beijing's military warfare to political warfare against Taiwan, as military activity in the Taiwan Strait hit their current threat salience limit just short of a kinetic event.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China sharpens its language on Taiwan as part of ‘longer-term’ strategy
A series of statements, articles, photos and even a new national holiday indicate a shift in Beijing’s stance over the island, analysts say
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
“Those who only call for no change of the status quo across the Taiwan Strait and do not oppose ‘Taiwan independence’ are actually aiding and abetting ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist activities”…so the KMT is now aiding and abetting pro-Taiwan independence!?
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Taiwan economy could grow close to 6% this year, statistics chief says reut.rs/49i6IvM
Taiwan economy could grow close to 6% this year, statistics chief says
Taiwan's economy could grow close to 6% this year given the unexpected strong performance in the third quarter, the head of the statistics agency said on Thursday, as the island reaps the benefits from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
reut.rs
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Taiwan economy could grow close to 6% this year, statistics chief says reut.rs/49i6IvM
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Nominate up to three titles for the 2025 Baifang Schell Book Prize: chinabooksreview.com/2025/11/06/p...
Last year the jury selected at the "Edge of Empire" by Edward Wong as the winner in Nonfiction and "Taiwan Travelogue" by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ (author) and Lin King (translator) in Literature.
Last year the jury selected at the "Edge of Empire" by Edward Wong as the winner in Nonfiction and "Taiwan Travelogue" by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ (author) and Lin King (translator) in Literature.
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Nominate up to three titles for the 2025 Baifang Schell Book Prize: chinabooksreview.com/2025/11/06/p...
Last year the jury selected at the "Edge of Empire" by Edward Wong as the winner in Nonfiction and "Taiwan Travelogue" by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ (author) and Lin King (translator) in Literature.
Last year the jury selected at the "Edge of Empire" by Edward Wong as the winner in Nonfiction and "Taiwan Travelogue" by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ (author) and Lin King (translator) in Literature.
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#STORMTRACKER: Fung-wong has been upgraded to a Category 1-equivalent typhoon.
It remains on course to cut across north-central Luzon in the Philippines on Monday, making landfall as a possible Category 4-equivalent typhoon just past midnight Sunday, then curve later toward Taiwan.
It remains on course to cut across north-central Luzon in the Philippines on Monday, making landfall as a possible Category 4-equivalent typhoon just past midnight Sunday, then curve later toward Taiwan.
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
#STORMTRACKER: Fung-wong has been upgraded to a Category 1-equivalent typhoon.
It remains on course to cut across north-central Luzon in the Philippines on Monday, making landfall as a possible Category 4-equivalent typhoon just past midnight Sunday, then curve later toward Taiwan.
It remains on course to cut across north-central Luzon in the Philippines on Monday, making landfall as a possible Category 4-equivalent typhoon just past midnight Sunday, then curve later toward Taiwan.
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ENDLESS RECORD HEAT IN SE ASIA
Tonight it was the November hottest night in history in some stations: Minimums
28.2 Ca Mau and Rach Gia VIETNAM
26.3 Malacca MALAYSIA
TAIWAN keeps recording 35C every day and it'll get hotter: Full Summer conditions in November.
Tonight it was the November hottest night in history in some stations: Minimums
28.2 Ca Mau and Rach Gia VIETNAM
26.3 Malacca MALAYSIA
TAIWAN keeps recording 35C every day and it'll get hotter: Full Summer conditions in November.
HISTORIC HEAT IN SOUTH ASIA
SRI LANKA destroyed with huge margins the records of November High Minimums (up to 3C+)
Most extreme event in a maritime equatorial area
Min 28.0 Mannar,27.5 Colombo etc
HOTTEST NOVEMBER NIGHT IN LANKA HISTORY
Record also in MALAYSIA
Min 26.1 Malacca
SRI LANKA destroyed with huge margins the records of November High Minimums (up to 3C+)
Most extreme event in a maritime equatorial area
Min 28.0 Mannar,27.5 Colombo etc
HOTTEST NOVEMBER NIGHT IN LANKA HISTORY
Record also in MALAYSIA
Min 26.1 Malacca
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
ENDLESS RECORD HEAT IN SE ASIA
Tonight it was the November hottest night in history in some stations: Minimums
28.2 Ca Mau and Rach Gia VIETNAM
26.3 Malacca MALAYSIA
TAIWAN keeps recording 35C every day and it'll get hotter: Full Summer conditions in November.
Tonight it was the November hottest night in history in some stations: Minimums
28.2 Ca Mau and Rach Gia VIETNAM
26.3 Malacca MALAYSIA
TAIWAN keeps recording 35C every day and it'll get hotter: Full Summer conditions in November.
TIL Tom LeClair is still alive and doing some very sharp criticism…poor Danielewski
lareviewofbooks.org/article/enuf...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/enuf...
Enuf Is Enuf | Los Angeles Review of Books
Tom LeClair clop-clops through Mark Z. Danielewski’s new novel “Tom’s Crossing.”
lareviewofbooks.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
TIL Tom LeClair is still alive and doing some very sharp criticism…poor Danielewski
lareviewofbooks.org/article/enuf...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/enuf...
The Abrams iteration of Star Trek (2009) did a great job of exploring this aspect of Spock’s character
There's been various articles over the decades on how characters like Spock being 'half Vulcan' made him immediaty relatable to 20c 'half-not-white' Americans
www.npr.org/sections/cod...
www.npr.org/sections/cod...
Mr. Spock, Mixed-Race Pioneer
As Mr. Spock on Star Trek, the late Leonard Nimoy embodied the conflicts faced by many biracial and other people of color. Even on the diverse crew of the Enterprise, he stood out.
www.npr.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Abrams iteration of Star Trek (2009) did a great job of exploring this aspect of Spock’s character
So the bad historical analogies begin again www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
How the 19th-Century Opium War Shapes Xi’s Trade Clash With Trump
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
So the bad historical analogies begin again www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
The comments and replies to this NYTimes piece are a hoot— www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/w...
Beyond Trade War, China’s Xi Looks to Press Trump on Taiwan
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The comments and replies to this NYTimes piece are a hoot— www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/w...
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Imagine if we did this but instead of paying people to racially profile and terrorize communities and grab mostly innocent people we did it for teachers
October 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Imagine if we did this but instead of paying people to racially profile and terrorize communities and grab mostly innocent people we did it for teachers
These autumn winds, finally back
October 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
These autumn winds, finally back
Hsinchu is no utopia: far less to do than in Taipei or Kaohsiung (boring); overcrowded & terrible traffic; rainy months that make you want to move to Taichung; basically it’s Taoyuan with more Bentleys & chip factories…Good job with baby production though! (Sincerely hoping the water isn’t polluted)
Former farming town Hsinchu has morphed into the Silicon Valley of Taiwan, home to TSMC, the world's most advanced chipmaker.
Taiwan's chip capital bucks the fertility slump — for those who can afford it
Former farming town Hsinchu has morphed into the Silicon Valley of Taiwan, home to TSMC, the world's most advanced chipmaker.
www.businessinsider.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Hsinchu is no utopia: far less to do than in Taipei or Kaohsiung (boring); overcrowded & terrible traffic; rainy months that make you want to move to Taichung; basically it’s Taoyuan with more Bentleys & chip factories…Good job with baby production though! (Sincerely hoping the water isn’t polluted)
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Worth the stop on your way to, or from, Vegas—don't miss it! #Yermo #Vegas #LibertySculpturePark #ChenWeiming
October 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Worth the stop on your way to, or from, Vegas—don't miss it! #Yermo #Vegas #LibertySculpturePark #ChenWeiming
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Cheng, who started out in politics in the DPP, said during the campaign that she did not support increasing the defence budget, a key policy of President Lai Ching-te's administration, spending which also has strong U.S. backing. www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Cheng, who started out in politics in the DPP, said during the campaign that she did not support increasing the defence budget, a key policy of President Lai Ching-te's administration, spending which also has strong U.S. backing. www.reuters.com/business/med...
downtown Taichung
October 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
downtown Taichung
Watching “One Battle After Another” (2025) this was my favorite shot of psychotic Colonel Lockjaw (Sean Penn)
October 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Watching “One Battle After Another” (2025) this was my favorite shot of psychotic Colonel Lockjaw (Sean Penn)