For a country that has as many natural disasters as this one, not a good move.
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DHS begins slashing FEMA disaster response staff as 2026 begins
The Trump administration is abruptly cutting dozens of staff who are at the forefront of disaster response and recovery at the Federal Emergency Management Agency this week, according to internal emai...
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January 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
For a country that has as many natural disasters as this one, not a good move.
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Now they we're into 2026, I'm now in a mood for Peter Frampton 1976.
January 1, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Now they we're into 2026, I'm now in a mood for Peter Frampton 1976.
As always, threatening to take back something you never controlled in the first place.
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China’s Xi hails nation’s technological progress and renews promise to take back Taiwan
China’s People’s Liberation Army says it has “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan. That concludes a set of...
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January 1, 2026 at 3:26 AM
As always, threatening to take back something you never controlled in the first place.
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Wish everyone the happiest of holidays. In a time when kindness and support for the needy is viewed as weakness, I still think the spirit of Christmas is not to be a Grinch or a Scrooge. It is to show kindness, good cheer, and support to those without, not hate.
December 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Wish everyone the happiest of holidays. In a time when kindness and support for the needy is viewed as weakness, I still think the spirit of Christmas is not to be a Grinch or a Scrooge. It is to show kindness, good cheer, and support to those without, not hate.
This asks more questions than attempting to provide an analytical response to the questions raised. I don't expect an exact answer but we know from what the CCP has done elsewhere would it COULD do if it occupied Taiwan. Says nothing about TSMC or world economy.
www.upi.com/Voices/2025/...
www.upi.com/Voices/2025/...
What happens if Taiwan, Ukraine go under? - UPI.com
Virtually all debate and controversy over the future sovereignty of Taiwan and Ukraine have rested on preventing the worst from happening.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This asks more questions than attempting to provide an analytical response to the questions raised. I don't expect an exact answer but we know from what the CCP has done elsewhere would it COULD do if it occupied Taiwan. Says nothing about TSMC or world economy.
www.upi.com/Voices/2025/...
www.upi.com/Voices/2025/...
US Marines cancel plan to move 4th Marine regiment to Guam.
第４海兵連隊改編中止 シュワブ拠点 グアム移転に影響か
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第４海兵連隊改編中止 シュワブ拠点 グアム移転に影響か
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第４海兵連隊改編中止 シュワブ拠点 グアム移転に影響か | 沖縄タイムス＋プラス
【平安名純代・米国特約記者】米海兵隊は、キャンプ・シュワブ（名護市など）を拠点とする第４海兵連隊について、グアムで海兵沿岸連隊（ＭＬＲ）へ改編する計画を中止し、従来型の歩兵連隊として維持する方針を明らかにした。
www.okinawatimes.co.jp
December 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
US Marines cancel plan to move 4th Marine regiment to Guam.
第４海兵連隊改編中止 シュワブ拠点 グアム移転に影響か
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第４海兵連隊改編中止 シュワブ拠点 グアム移転に影響か
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I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
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Here we go, the inaugural issue of Rust Belt Studies: A Journal of Public and Emplaced Humanities! I'm happy to see the work that Katie and Valentino are doing—please read, submit, and support! www.rustbeltstudies.org
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December 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Here we go, the inaugural issue of Rust Belt Studies: A Journal of Public and Emplaced Humanities! I'm happy to see the work that Katie and Valentino are doing—please read, submit, and support! www.rustbeltstudies.org
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December 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A lot of people already discussed this article which is annoying for blaming Taiwan for alleged "crisis" with CCP. CCP poured millions in defense when there are no threats and created a security dilemma for its neighbors who engage in self-defense but labeled aggressors.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
A lot of people already discussed this article which is annoying for blaming Taiwan for alleged "crisis" with CCP. CCP poured millions in defense when there are no threats and created a security dilemma for its neighbors who engage in self-defense but labeled aggressors.
time.com/7304818/us-c...
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This is great news. I helped bring Huayu Best to my institution (the name may have changed by now). These professors are here on J-1 visas which hopefully won't go the way of H1B.
www.postandcourier.com/education-la...
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Taiwan to send Mandarin language teachers to SC schools in new partnership
Taiwan will send Mandarin Chinese language teachers to work in South Carolina schools as part of a new partnership between the state Education Department and the country’s Ministry of Education.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This is great news. I helped bring Huayu Best to my institution (the name may have changed by now). These professors are here on J-1 visas which hopefully won't go the way of H1B.
www.postandcourier.com/education-la...
www.postandcourier.com/education-la...
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Why give all Taiwanese NT$10.000 tax rebate when Taiwan has poor people who needs better care! www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6213301
Taiwan NT$10,000 tax rebate likely in November | Taiwan News | Oct. 3, 2025 17:17
Legislative Yuan to pass special budget in mid-October | Oct. 3, 2025 17:17
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October 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Why give all Taiwanese NT$10.000 tax rebate when Taiwan has poor people who needs better care! www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6213301
Taiwan refutes China’s position paper on U.N. resolution 2758 www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...
Taiwan refutes China’s position paper on U.N. resolution 2758 - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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October 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Taiwan refutes China’s position paper on U.N. resolution 2758 www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...
I have colleagues on a H-1B that are worried abt their situation even though there has been assurance that the policy only pertains to "prospective" hires.
For thousands of Taiwanese, H-1B visa confusion hits home focustaiwan.tw/society/2025...
For thousands of Taiwanese, H-1B visa confusion hits home focustaiwan.tw/society/2025...
For thousands of Taiwanese, H-1B visa confusion hits home - Focus Taiwan
A Taiwanese data analyst who works in Pennsylvania surnamed Ko (柯) was enjoying a vacation in Taiwan when the unthinkable occurred.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I have colleagues on a H-1B that are worried abt their situation even though there has been assurance that the policy only pertains to "prospective" hires.
For thousands of Taiwanese, H-1B visa confusion hits home focustaiwan.tw/society/2025...
For thousands of Taiwanese, H-1B visa confusion hits home focustaiwan.tw/society/2025...
I was interviewed for Taiwan Talk by ICRT's Hope Ng about my last book and my thoughts on Taiwan's foreign/military policy in the current international political environment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfJy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfJy...
U.S. Academic Stephen G Craft Revisits the Liu Ziran Incident
YouTube video by ICRT 英語廣播電台
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September 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I was interviewed for Taiwan Talk by ICRT's Hope Ng about my last book and my thoughts on Taiwan's foreign/military policy in the current international political environment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfJy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfJy...
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From 1949 to 1987, Taiwan has spent 13,936 days under martial law.
Since 1987, the country has now spent 13,938 days and counting experiencing democracy and rule of law.
就在今天，台灣的「解嚴時間」終於超越了「戒嚴時間」。
Since 1987, the country has now spent 13,938 days and counting experiencing democracy and rule of law.
就在今天，台灣的「解嚴時間」終於超越了「戒嚴時間」。
September 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
From 1949 to 1987, Taiwan has spent 13,936 days under martial law.
Since 1987, the country has now spent 13,938 days and counting experiencing democracy and rule of law.
就在今天，台灣的「解嚴時間」終於超越了「戒嚴時間」。
Since 1987, the country has now spent 13,938 days and counting experiencing democracy and rule of law.
就在今天，台灣的「解嚴時間」終於超越了「戒嚴時間」。
Heard disappointing news yesterday that DOD killed the Project Global Officer program. Project GO supported US ROTC cadets in learning Arabic, Russian and Mandarin Chinese as well as the culture of places like Taiwan.
September 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Heard disappointing news yesterday that DOD killed the Project Global Officer program. Project GO supported US ROTC cadets in learning Arabic, Russian and Mandarin Chinese as well as the culture of places like Taiwan.
Been reading a lot about Joshua Liao who pursued Taiwan independence after the Feb. 28 Incident. A good introduction is found at taiwaninsight.org/2021/04/12/j...
Joshua Wen-Kwei Liao (1905 – 1952): A Founding Theorist of Taiwanese Independence
Written by Kuan-Wei Wu 吳冠緯. Like his East-Asian contemporary intellectuals, Joshua was a product of both Western and Eastern traditions during those divided times. His reflection on statehood enfol…
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August 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Been reading a lot about Joshua Liao who pursued Taiwan independence after the Feb. 28 Incident. A good introduction is found at taiwaninsight.org/2021/04/12/j...
Reading U.S. docs JFK to Reagan regarding One China vs Two Chinas, Taiwan independence, etc. Policymakers consistently opposed either. My favorite quote comes from Nixon in 1972 convo with Kissinger/Haldeman: "That’s so goddamn—have you ever heard of the Taiwan Independence Movement?"
July 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Reading U.S. docs JFK to Reagan regarding One China vs Two Chinas, Taiwan independence, etc. Policymakers consistently opposed either. My favorite quote comes from Nixon in 1972 convo with Kissinger/Haldeman: "That’s so goddamn—have you ever heard of the Taiwan Independence Movement?"
Here in Kaohsiung, visited Air Force Museum. Saw different MiG fighters and IL bomber that defected to Taiwan from the PRC. Saw F104‘s, F-5s and F 100s I watched flying over Taiwan back in the mid 80s. Also saw a couple of interesting flight simulators and massive UHF radios. Lotta things to see.
June 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Here in Kaohsiung, visited Air Force Museum. Saw different MiG fighters and IL bomber that defected to Taiwan from the PRC. Saw F104‘s, F-5s and F 100s I watched flying over Taiwan back in the mid 80s. Also saw a couple of interesting flight simulators and massive UHF radios. Lotta things to see.
I assume this was supposed to be Pacers stun Thunder but u never know.
June 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I assume this was supposed to be Pacers stun Thunder but u never know.
@dieworkwear.bsky.social just as FYI I donated $100. No dress advice needed at this time 😉 but want to thank u for bringing this to our attention. 👍
June 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
@dieworkwear.bsky.social just as FYI I donated $100. No dress advice needed at this time 😉 but want to thank u for bringing this to our attention. 👍
50 years ago, when the fall of Saigon was imminent, an iconic photo was taken of people clamoring to get on a helicopter on top of the Pittman Apts or old CIA building. Today, the building/shack remain, surrounded by modern buildings.
May 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
50 years ago, when the fall of Saigon was imminent, an iconic photo was taken of people clamoring to get on a helicopter on top of the Pittman Apts or old CIA building. Today, the building/shack remain, surrounded by modern buildings.
Visited the Cu Chi Tunnels. One side underground and the other trying to crush them with every means possible.
May 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Visited the Cu Chi Tunnels. One side underground and the other trying to crush them with every means possible.