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samuelwa.de
@samuelwa.de
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Vancouver-based editor at @chinadigitaltimes.net, a Berkeley-based nonprofit publishing news and translation about human rights and censorship in China. Knows changes aren't permanent, but change is. Will stand on the ocean until I start sinking.
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samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 26d
I spoke with @whiskeyocelot.bsky.social and @chinafile.bsky.social's Jessica Batke about their recent Locknet report, which provides a brilliant, concise, detailed but accessible overview of China's online censorship system.
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China Digital Times @chinadigitaltimes.net · 26d
Interview: Jessica Batke and Laura Edelson on China’s “Locknet”

"Just because there are gaps, that doesn't mean the system as a whole is not effective. The human psychological component to this is that for most people, most of the time, as long as it's inconvenient, that's enough."
Interview: Jessica Batke and Laura Edelson on China’s “Locknet”
In June, ChinaFile published a new report, "The Locknet: How China Controls Its Internet and Why It Matters"—the product of 18 months’ work by Jessica Batke, ChinaFile’s senior editor for investigatio...
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Tyler Olsen @tyolsen.bsky.social · 26m
If you are a local reporter who has specialized local knowledge and great story, but needs editing support, a second set of eyes, or even just someone to take some interviews off your plate, get in touch! We want to collaborate on more good pieces like this.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 1h
The definitive history of Kamloop's very own "Mayor of chaos" by @tyolsen.bsky.social and @castanet.net's Kristen Holliday #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Mayor of Chaos: How Kamloops Politics Became Infamous | The Tyee
Car dealer Reid Hamer-Jackson won office with charisma and ideas. Then the wheels came off.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 21m
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samuelwa.de
samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 1h
ESH.

(EKH.)
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 2h
This is absolutely wild. I’m on a cross country flight. We are being diverted midway through to Denver. The reason? Some dude is sitting in the exit row who didn’t pay the $155 fee and he refuses to move back to his seat.
samuelwa.de
samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 1h
a man wearing sunglasses and a white shirt with the word block written on it
Alt: Salt Guy sprinkles blocks down his forearm
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 8h
Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 2d
Coping with the fact that tomorrow is Monday by convincing local strangers to send me pictures of their pets throughout the week.
Chalk art on a sidewalk of a multcolored burst of angular lines, under which "GOOD DOG" is written in fluorescent yellow, pink, and black with an arrow pointing up to the line burst, encouraging people to put their dogs in the middle and take a photo because sharing pet pictures makes the world a better place. At the bottom of the sidewalk it says "SHOW US YOUR DOGS!" with the handle of the art instagram @rocks_on_the_block
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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 11h
Cheer up, or else: China’s censors crack down on the haters and cynics – The New York Times: ‘As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work, marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online.’
Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics
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Cindy Carter @cindycarter.bsky.social · 19h
China's online influencers are finding it harder than ever to navigate the "red lines":
"[Recent state-media] criticisms of Zhang Xuefeng [...are] no different from the Cultural Revolution-era practices of 'criticism for the sake of criticism' and 'elevating all issues to the level of politics.'"
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China Digital Times @chinadigitaltimes.net · 21h
Translations: As CAC Tackles “Malicious” Negativity Online, Popular Influencers Hit With Bans

"Hu and Zhang often danced on the red line, but they had a firm grasp of where the boundaries were. Now both have crashed and burned, because the line has begun moving higher. Whose turn will be next?"
Translations: As CAC Tackles “Malicious” Negativity Online, Popular Influencers Zhang Xuefeng, Hu Chenfeng, Lan Zhanfei Hit With Bans
Amid a new two-month “Clear and Bright” campaign by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) to clean up internet content that “maliciously incites” polarization, pessimism, anxiety, and other neg...
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samuelwa.de
samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 13h
They made “Apricot“ that colour specifically to annoy me, and I’m not going to rise to their shabby little bait.
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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 13h
META: Introducing the Candle Subsea Cable, Updates to Our Asia-Pacific Connectivity Projects
We’re introducing Candle, a new submarine cable connecting countries across East Asia and Southeast Asia.

engineering.fb.com/2025/10/05/c...
Introducing the Candle Subsea Cable, Updates to Our Asia-Pacific Connectivity Projects
We’re introducing Candle, a new submarine cable connecting countries across East Asia and Southeast Asia. We’re also announcing several updates to our subsea cables across the Asia-Pacific, includi…
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samuelwa.de
samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 21h
If you thought having to stand up for Kimmel was bad, try a guy who pledged a 50 million yuan donation to support invasion of Taiwan.
chinadigitaltimes.net
China Digital Times @chinadigitaltimes.net · 21h
Translations: As CAC Tackles “Malicious” Negativity Online, Popular Influencers Hit With Bans

"Hu and Zhang often danced on the red line, but they had a firm grasp of where the boundaries were. Now both have crashed and burned, because the line has begun moving higher. Whose turn will be next?"
Translations: As CAC Tackles “Malicious” Negativity Online, Popular Influencers Zhang Xuefeng, Hu Chenfeng, Lan Zhanfei Hit With Bans
Amid a new two-month “Clear and Bright” campaign by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) to clean up internet content that “maliciously incites” polarization, pessimism, anxiety, and other neg...
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YTSL @ytsl.bsky.social · 15h
And I raise you this scene -- also from Hong Kong in 2019!
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samuelwa.de
samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 18h
It’s not that impressive, they’re all fairly short.
beijingpalmer.bsky.social
BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 19h
Tolkien could have listened to the first five Black Sabbath albums.
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 21h
you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones
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samuelwa.de
samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 21h
Worst satnav voice ever. “Shall I take you to the bridge?” Yes, please. “Shall I take you to the bridge?” Yes. “I’m gonna take you to the bridge!” Great, thanks, please do so. “Am I gonna take you to the bridge?” I hope so. “Shall I take you to the bridge?” Never mind, I’ll find it myself.
samuelwa.de
samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 21h
If you thought having to stand up for Kimmel was bad, try a guy who pledged a 50 million yuan donation to support invasion of Taiwan.
chinadigitaltimes.net
China Digital Times @chinadigitaltimes.net · 21h
Translations: As CAC Tackles “Malicious” Negativity Online, Popular Influencers Hit With Bans

"Hu and Zhang often danced on the red line, but they had a firm grasp of where the boundaries were. Now both have crashed and burned, because the line has begun moving higher. Whose turn will be next?"
Translations: As CAC Tackles “Malicious” Negativity Online, Popular Influencers Zhang Xuefeng, Hu Chenfeng, Lan Zhanfei Hit With Bans
Amid a new two-month “Clear and Bright” campaign by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) to clean up internet content that “maliciously incites” polarization, pessimism, anxiety, and other neg...
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Ting @tingguowrites.bsky.social · 1d
Frequent labor movements in China contradict Wang’s claim. It's not the lack of “development,” but the state machinery - in "constant adjustment" - that suppresses. The New Left evades and alienates the very subject of leftist critique: the working people and their lived experiences & voices
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Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ @chenchenzhang.net · 21h
hmmm I guess the primary reason is when students only begin to *discuss" the idea of occupying their own campus (never mind Lujiazui) or workers begin to discuss organising in WeChat groups, they'd be arrested or reprimanded.
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Ting @tingguowrites.bsky.social · 1d
Wang Hui: "But...this expected “revolution” [Occupy Wall Street] has not yet appeared in China...Why?...China is vast and regions are unevenly developed has ironically acted as a buffer in the context of the financial crisis... Second, China has actually been in a constant process of adjustment..."
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samuelwa.de
samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 21h
Starting to get restless myself, now.
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samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 22h
A healthy society should have more than one song about ramblin.
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samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 22h
“‘Twas in the darkest depths of mmMMORDUH!”

‘Twas indeed, Robert. ‘Twas indeed.
samuelwa.de
samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 22h
🎶 The leaves are falling all around. Time I was on my way.
Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Led Zeppelin
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samuelwa.de
samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 22h
That man is 100% about to grab an apple off a market stall, take a big, hearty bite, and then burst into song.
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Niao Collective @niaocollective.bsky.social · 22h
I raise you this scene from Hong Kong in 2019:
Photo of a bear with red cheeks holding a lightsaber, facing off police wearing helmets
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Julian-Ferdinand Vögele @julianferdinand.bsky.social · 22h
Recorded Future just published a report diving into the Beijing Institute of Electronics Technology and Application (BIETA), which is almost certainly a front for China’s MSS, developing technologies to support intelligence and military missions. Full report: www.recordedfuture.com/research/bie...
BIETA: A Technology Enablement Front for China's MSS
Discover how China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) almost certainly operates BIETA and its subsidiary CIII as public fronts for cyber-espionage, covert communications, and technology acquisition. C...
www.recordedfuture.com
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samuelwa.de
samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 23h
GRAMMARLY! IT IS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN!! GO ADVERTISE AT SOMEONE ELSE!!!
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Sarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social · 23h
He's now been pardoned, but unbelievable that this happened at all in the first place: Tunisia sentenced a man to *death* last week for criticizing the president on Facebook.
www.aljazeera.com
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