"Durham Constabulary does not condone the cool crime of riding a motorbike really fast on public roads."
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130MPH MOTORBIKE CHASE, all caught on the SUSPECT'S GoPro camera | 33-Mile Durham Police Pursuit
YouTube video by Durham Constabulary
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January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"Durham Constabulary does not condone the cool crime of riding a motorbike really fast on public roads."
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I mean, it wouldn't be (when was it ever?), but it's still worth thinking about.
I generally think it quite important to remind what the Chinese death toll from an invasion would be when we usually talk only about Taiwanese deaths--perhaps if the Chinese public was aware, this would be a restraining force on the CCP leadership
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China would suffer 100,000 fatalities in Taiwan invasion: Report - Focus Taiwan
China could sustain up to 100,000 military fatalities if it invaded Taiwan through amphibious landings, resulting in its ultimate retreat, but it would likely gain control over Taiwan's offshore Kinme...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I mean, it wouldn't be (when was it ever?), but it's still worth thinking about.
"Propaganda doesn't need to make you stupid. It just needs to make you tired."
This is all very familiar in everyday life here now.
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This is all very familiar in everyday life here now.
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I’m Russian. Here’s how propaganda really works.
YouTube video by Silent East
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January 6, 2026 at 8:34 AM
"Propaganda doesn't need to make you stupid. It just needs to make you tired."
This is all very familiar in everyday life here now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY9u...
This is all very familiar in everyday life here now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY9u...
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Early candidate for 2026 SCMP tweet of the year
January 5, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Early candidate for 2026 SCMP tweet of the year
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Saw some people in the human rights space applauding Trump’s actions in Venezuela. As someone from China—a country where dictatorship feels omnipotent and where people inside often feel utterly powerless—I understand the desire for an external force to remove a hated tyrant. 1/3
January 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Saw some people in the human rights space applauding Trump’s actions in Venezuela. As someone from China—a country where dictatorship feels omnipotent and where people inside often feel utterly powerless—I understand the desire for an external force to remove a hated tyrant. 1/3
"Everyone knows that Pearl Harbor was bad and wrong. But what my new proposal for military action presupposes is..."
a man in a cowboy hat says well everyone knows custer died at little bighorn in front of a crowd
ALT: a man in a cowboy hat says well everyone knows custer died at little bighorn in front of a crowd
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January 3, 2026 at 9:10 AM
"Everyone knows that Pearl Harbor was bad and wrong. But what my new proposal for military action presupposes is..."
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hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
I finally got round to WAKE UP DEAD MAN. The locked room puzzle is interesting, but the film was disappointing overall.
January 2, 2026 at 9:47 AM
I finally got round to WAKE UP DEAD MAN. The locked room puzzle is interesting, but the film was disappointing overall.
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The government thinks they are making an example out of political prisoners. But they are in fact creating martyrs.
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The government thinks they are making an example out of political prisoners. But they are in fact creating martyrs.
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We knew this was coming – not because we were convinced of his guilt, but because GovHK has made it perfectly clear for years that he will never get out of jail, and the presiding judges made it clear that they are happy for collusion and sedition to mean whatever Beijing tells them it means. 1/4
The full verdict: Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of collusion and sedition in his national security trial. In full: buff.ly/89EDwBW
In full: The 855-page guilty verdict against media tycoon Jimmy Lai | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of collusion and sedition in his national security trial. A judgement, spanning 855 pages, was handed down shortly after hand-picked judges delivered...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
We knew this was coming – not because we were convinced of his guilt, but because GovHK has made it perfectly clear for years that he will never get out of jail, and the presiding judges made it clear that they are happy for collusion and sedition to mean whatever Beijing tells them it means. 1/4
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Our ex-BuzzFeed team has provided a testimonial to the immigration court about the value of Guan's work and his incredible bravery. I hope that this man - who I am in absolute awe of - is granted the asylum he needs and deserves. You can read more here: hrichina.substack.com/p/man-who-fi...
Man who filmed Uyghur concentration camps now fights for his own freedom in the United States
In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of concentration camp facilities used to imprison Uyghurs. Now, he faces the threat of deportation back to China, where he would f...
hrichina.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Our ex-BuzzFeed team has provided a testimonial to the immigration court about the value of Guan's work and his incredible bravery. I hope that this man - who I am in absolute awe of - is granted the asylum he needs and deserves. You can read more here: hrichina.substack.com/p/man-who-fi...
The original book is quite different from the TV show.
December 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The original book is quite different from the TV show.
GLADIATOR in a packed London cinema on opening week.
2nd row for THE DARK KNIGHT in Hong Kong behind a front row of loud teenagers who turned out to be vocal in the best way -- "Woah it's Hong Kong!" "I can see my house!" -- and losing their minds at the bit with the truck.
2nd row for THE DARK KNIGHT in Hong Kong behind a front row of loud teenagers who turned out to be vocal in the best way -- "Woah it's Hong Kong!" "I can see my house!" -- and losing their minds at the bit with the truck.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 14, 2025 at 4:40 AM
GLADIATOR in a packed London cinema on opening week.
2nd row for THE DARK KNIGHT in Hong Kong behind a front row of loud teenagers who turned out to be vocal in the best way -- "Woah it's Hong Kong!" "I can see my house!" -- and losing their minds at the bit with the truck.
2nd row for THE DARK KNIGHT in Hong Kong behind a front row of loud teenagers who turned out to be vocal in the best way -- "Woah it's Hong Kong!" "I can see my house!" -- and losing their minds at the bit with the truck.
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Two weeks after the devastating fire in Tai Po, it’s clear the fault lies beyond Hong Kong’s iconic plant artreview.com/on-bamboo-bl...
On Bamboo, Blame and Wang Fuk Court
Two weeks after the devastating fire in Tai Po, it’s clear the fault lies beyond Hong Kong’s iconic plant
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December 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Two weeks after the devastating fire in Tai Po, it’s clear the fault lies beyond Hong Kong’s iconic plant artreview.com/on-bamboo-bl...
Time for 土法炼钢 in the UK!
I don’t get how Jenrick can actually believe that we should shrink the population and then start making more of our own things from pots and pans to what iPhones? How does he think that happens?
December 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Time for 土法炼钢 in the UK!
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Many are pressured or incentivised to vote, particularly if they work for Chinese SOEs.
While it’s illegal to encourage others to cast spoilt ballots, doing so yourself is OK and ballots are anonymous. If this number goes up it suggests people feel pressure to vote but don’t believe in the process.
While it’s illegal to encourage others to cast spoilt ballots, doing so yourself is OK and ballots are anonymous. If this number goes up it suggests people feel pressure to vote but don’t believe in the process.
December 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Many are pressured or incentivised to vote, particularly if they work for Chinese SOEs.
While it’s illegal to encourage others to cast spoilt ballots, doing so yourself is OK and ballots are anonymous. If this number goes up it suggests people feel pressure to vote but don’t believe in the process.
While it’s illegal to encourage others to cast spoilt ballots, doing so yourself is OK and ballots are anonymous. If this number goes up it suggests people feel pressure to vote but don’t believe in the process.
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2025 LegCo election turnout: 31.90% (vs 30.20% in 2021)
Votes cast: 1,317,682 (vs 1,350,680 in 2021)
Votes cast: 1,317,682 (vs 1,350,680 in 2021)
December 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
2025 LegCo election turnout: 31.90% (vs 30.20% in 2021)
Votes cast: 1,317,682 (vs 1,350,680 in 2021)
Votes cast: 1,317,682 (vs 1,350,680 in 2021)
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Hey London pals, I have a friend with an extra ticket to Lander 23, Punchdrunk’s immersive multiplayer stealth game, 3.30pm on Wed 10th in Woolwich. Ticket is £40. Please DM me if you're interested and available and I'll connect you!
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Hey London pals, I have a friend with an extra ticket to Lander 23, Punchdrunk’s immersive multiplayer stealth game, 3.30pm on Wed 10th in Woolwich. Ticket is £40. Please DM me if you're interested and available and I'll connect you!
We must support reform now? That's new.
1/ "While we mourn the victims and support those affected, we must also be united and support reform together... I emphasise everyone should cast their decisive vote," Hong Kong's John Lee told reporters, as the "patriots only" polls opened following November's deadly Tai Po blaze.
December 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
We must support reform now? That's new.
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They want us to go back to theaters but do they offer us even one super-epic with a cast of Hungarians in beaded headdresses in dreams within dreams within dreams? They do not.
December 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
They want us to go back to theaters but do they offer us even one super-epic with a cast of Hungarians in beaded headdresses in dreams within dreams within dreams? They do not.
Casablanca, that beloved franchise.
December 7, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Casablanca, that beloved franchise.
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Kris Cheng was interviewed by the Politlcs #UK on the politics of fear that runs #HongKong after the massive fire was extinguished.
“That is exactly what the government wants. People are allowed to be sad, but they cannot be angry publicly.”
politicsuk.com/first-the-fi...
“That is exactly what the government wants. People are allowed to be sad, but they cannot be angry publicly.”
politicsuk.com/first-the-fi...
First the Fire, then the Fear: Hong Kong Government Crack...
After the Fire at Tai Po, Hong Kongers demand answers. But the government cracks down on dissent harder than ever.
politicsuk.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Kris Cheng was interviewed by the Politlcs #UK on the politics of fear that runs #HongKong after the massive fire was extinguished.
“That is exactly what the government wants. People are allowed to be sad, but they cannot be angry publicly.”
politicsuk.com/first-the-fi...
“That is exactly what the government wants. People are allowed to be sad, but they cannot be angry publicly.”
politicsuk.com/first-the-fi...