Thomas Batchelor
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Thomas Batchelor
@tobbinatorscw.bsky.social
Linguistics PhD, Sydney > Köln > 台北

Linguistics (Creoles, Australia, Asia-Pacific, morphosyntax, policy, endangerment), politics (Syria, Taiwan, Australia in particular ig), history and other ramblings

Anarchist at heart

@tobbinatorscw in most places
I guess the strict import rules for cars probably help narrow the market for them quite a bit too?
January 29, 2026 at 2:25 PM
China is meanwhile desperately trying to connect any and all archaeological finds in Fujian to pre-Austronesian expansion (despite Fujian 6000+ years ago being definitively not remotely related to anyone ever considered Chinese) to little success
January 28, 2026 at 3:31 PM
There is one section of the government's "new southbound policy" that includes a whole thing about integrating Taiwan into a Pacific cultural sphere via indigenous agencies (especially with half the remaining allies being there too)
January 28, 2026 at 3:29 PM
you know what maybe english does need more triphthongs
January 28, 2026 at 3:26 PM
China's famous peaceful respect for sovereignty
January 28, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Whole new level of horror
January 28, 2026 at 7:05 AM
January 28, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Literally no reason for ICE to be there, even by their own statement that it's well outside their declared "immigration" mission, other than their total personal loyalty to the regime
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
People suddenly realising the things TikTok always did regardless of ownership except now it happens to be something that is salient to them
January 26, 2026 at 4:19 PM