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"I dreaded seeing the blackened outline of what used to be a quotidian landmark." Novelist Gigi Leung writes on visiting Hong Kong in the wake of the fire at Wang Fuk Court.
Hong Kong’s Shattered Idea of Home
Gigi Leung writes about Hong Kong and the deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court which took at least 160 lives.
time.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"I dreaded seeing the blackened outline of what used to be a quotidian landmark." Novelist Gigi Leung writes on visiting Hong Kong in the wake of the fire at Wang Fuk Court.
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当“悼念”变成“软对抗”，当“问责”变成“黑暴”，香港人该如何在独裁的缝隙中守护彼此？三位香港嘉宾在此次直播中，带我们从竹棚背后的利益输送，谈到专业主义的崩塌，再追问香港人如何在“政治化灾难”中寻找生路： youtube.com/live/pnElrMA...
不明白直播丨大火之后：没有被「驯服」的香港公民社会
YouTube video by 不明白播客
youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
当“悼念”变成“软对抗”，当“问责”变成“黑暴”，香港人该如何在独裁的缝隙中守护彼此？三位香港嘉宾在此次直播中，带我们从竹棚背后的利益输送，谈到专业主义的崩塌，再追问香港人如何在“政治化灾难”中寻找生路： youtube.com/live/pnElrMA...
很深刻的一個訪談。 感恩柴靜， 也特別感恩受訪者李先生的在大火生死關頭時捨己為人的善良。🙏
香港大火幸存者：整层人不是生、不是死，而是凭空消失----告诉我，为什么？｜柴静访谈｜Hong Kong Fire
YouTube video by 柴静 Chai Jing
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
很深刻的一個訪談。 感恩柴靜， 也特別感恩受訪者李先生的在大火生死關頭時捨己為人的善良。🙏
Agree 100%
New from me, Rick Smith, and Peter Nicholson.
“Our policy advice is pretty simple: Clean up electricity and electrify everything possible. This is the nation-building project Canada needs…”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
“Our policy advice is pretty simple: Clean up electricity and electrify everything possible. This is the nation-building project Canada needs…”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
New data shows the world is embracing renewable energy. Canada can’t follow Trump’s fossil fuel obsession
North America at risk of becoming an island of fossil fuels in an electrifying world. Canada should take note and choose a better path.
www.thestar.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Agree 100%
Thank you @bloomberg.com Asia for this news coverage. I especially appreciate the frank discussions on public discontent and government's anxiety.
Hong Kong Fire Disaster Stirs Anger Over Ignored Warnings
YouTube video by Bloomberg Television
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Thank you @bloomberg.com Asia for this news coverage. I especially appreciate the frank discussions on public discontent and government's anxiety.
"Despite knowing the risks, no matter what he did, he couldn’t change what happened."
Wong said his father, who had worked as a foreman in building maintenance before retiring and was a certified electrician and plumber, had worried about the safety risks from the renovation on the building.
Wong said his father, who had worked as a foreman in building maintenance before retiring and was a certified electrician and plumber, had worried about the safety risks from the renovation on the building.
From @jamespomfret.bsky.social, the backstory behind Mr Wong in the photo that went viral
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
The photo that became a symbol for Hong Kong's deadly fire
Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades shattered Wong’s life: a walk to school became a desperate search as his wife vanished in the deadly blaze.
www.reuters.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 AM
"Despite knowing the risks, no matter what he did, he couldn’t change what happened."
Wong said his father, who had worked as a foreman in building maintenance before retiring and was a certified electrician and plumber, had worried about the safety risks from the renovation on the building.
Wong said his father, who had worked as a foreman in building maintenance before retiring and was a certified electrician and plumber, had worried about the safety risks from the renovation on the building.
"What we have documented here is just the tip of the iceberg. This goes to show that the mutual aid networks and practices that were part of everyday life six years ago still remain, and it will always be Hongkongers who protect one another."
The tragic fire in Tai Po has deeper roots: Hong Kong's market-driven, capitalist system that promotes predatory business interests over working people's safety. Read our latest on how Hongkongers are supporting each other through mass mutual aid:
lausancollective.com/2025/tai-po-...
lausancollective.com/2025/tai-po-...
Tai Po in flames - Lausan
How Hongkongers are reviving mass action and mutual aid in the wake of the deadly fires in Tai Po.
lausancollective.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"What we have documented here is just the tip of the iceberg. This goes to show that the mutual aid networks and practices that were part of everyday life six years ago still remain, and it will always be Hongkongers who protect one another."
Good briefing of how US-China relations got to this point ahead of the Xi-Trump meeting in Seoul today. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/p...
Is China Beating Trump?
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Good briefing of how US-China relations got to this point ahead of the Xi-Trump meeting in Seoul today. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/p...
Very comprehensive report on Canada-China relations and on the ground reporting by Globe and Mail after a long while...
What Carney hopes to gain from a Canadian reset with Beijing
The Prime Minister is attempting to repair the relationship with Xi Jinping – without angering Donald Trump
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Very comprehensive report on Canada-China relations and on the ground reporting by Globe and Mail after a long while...
“Nature is extremely subtle,” he said.
“I happen to think that the depth of natural substances cannot be fathomed by mankind. Because after all we only have, let’s say, 100 billion neurons.
How can you match that with the infinite depth of nature?”
“I happen to think that the depth of natural substances cannot be fathomed by mankind. Because after all we only have, let’s say, 100 billion neurons.
How can you match that with the infinite depth of nature?”
Chen Ning Yang, Nobel-Winning Physicist, Is Dead at 103
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“Nature is extremely subtle,” he said.
“I happen to think that the depth of natural substances cannot be fathomed by mankind. Because after all we only have, let’s say, 100 billion neurons.
How can you match that with the infinite depth of nature?”
“I happen to think that the depth of natural substances cannot be fathomed by mankind. Because after all we only have, let’s say, 100 billion neurons.
How can you match that with the infinite depth of nature?”
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If you reach a goal by compromising your values, you haven’t succeeded.
If you fall short of a goal by upholding your values, you haven’t failed.
The highest form of accomplishment is standing by your principles when they’re tested.
If you fall short of a goal by upholding your values, you haven’t failed.
The highest form of accomplishment is standing by your principles when they’re tested.
October 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If you reach a goal by compromising your values, you haven’t succeeded.
If you fall short of a goal by upholding your values, you haven’t failed.
The highest form of accomplishment is standing by your principles when they’re tested.
If you fall short of a goal by upholding your values, you haven’t failed.
The highest form of accomplishment is standing by your principles when they’re tested.
I still remember this.
Sun:
The 28th of September will mark 11 years since the start of the Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong which demanded universal suffrage. Key areas in Admiralty, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok were occupied for 77 days.
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The 28th of September will mark 11 years since the start of the Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong which demanded universal suffrage. Key areas in Admiralty, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok were occupied for 77 days.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I still remember this.
Love this!
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September 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Love this!
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Thank you Tess Johnston for your existence and for documenting of Old Shanghai, which was once my fascination when I was there in the late 1990s. RIP. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Farewell, Tess. The Pioneer of Old Shanghai Studies Dies at 93
"She gave Shanghai back its history."
substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Thank you Tess Johnston for your existence and for documenting of Old Shanghai, which was once my fascination when I was there in the late 1990s. RIP. substack.com/home/post/p-...
A touching part of story. You'd have to read what happened prior & his prayers to appreciate:
"As a new exile, Phurba received the Dalai Lama’s blessings in person.
“You have faced many hardships on your journey, I have been keeping you in my thoughts,” Phurba recalled the Dalai Lama saying."
"As a new exile, Phurba received the Dalai Lama’s blessings in person.
“You have faced many hardships on your journey, I have been keeping you in my thoughts,” Phurba recalled the Dalai Lama saying."
This is yet another story about authoritarianism — but one that hits a little different. Phurba is resilience incarnate, a person born for these times. And his tale is bonkers. I hope you enjoy reading it as much we did reporting it. Gift link: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
The Daring Caper of a Faithful Tibetan Who Outfoxed China
He escaped from police and crossed thousands of miles of wilderness on a decadelong odyssey toward freedom.
www.wsj.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A touching part of story. You'd have to read what happened prior & his prayers to appreciate:
"As a new exile, Phurba received the Dalai Lama’s blessings in person.
“You have faced many hardships on your journey, I have been keeping you in my thoughts,” Phurba recalled the Dalai Lama saying."
"As a new exile, Phurba received the Dalai Lama’s blessings in person.
“You have faced many hardships on your journey, I have been keeping you in my thoughts,” Phurba recalled the Dalai Lama saying."
Very interesting read.
"AGI, Zhu’s team has recently said, is characterised by qualities such as resourcefulness in novel situations, social and physical intuition, and an understanding of cause and effect."
"AGI, Zhu’s team has recently said, is characterised by qualities such as resourcefulness in novel situations, social and physical intuition, and an understanding of cause and effect."
Today’s long read is one of the most interesting pieces we’ve published all year. Do not miss if you’re interested in AI, China, America or the future of the world www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘I have to do it’: Why one of the world’s most brilliant AI scientists left the US for China
In 2020, after spending half his life in the US, Song-Chun Zhu took a one-way ticket to China. Now he might hold the key to who wins the global AI race
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Very interesting read.
"AGI, Zhu’s team has recently said, is characterised by qualities such as resourcefulness in novel situations, social and physical intuition, and an understanding of cause and effect."
"AGI, Zhu’s team has recently said, is characterised by qualities such as resourcefulness in novel situations, social and physical intuition, and an understanding of cause and effect."
Reading about where we were then (+aspirations) and thinking about where we are now...
Scripting News: 9/11/2001. scripting.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reading about where we were then (+aspirations) and thinking about where we are now...
"The space we make for each other."
On Being Canadian: The Space We Make for Each Other - Policy Magazine
The meaning of being Canadian begins with liberty. I knew this even before a turning point in my life became a turning point in the life of the country. If I
www.policymagazine.ca
September 10, 2025 at 4:52 AM
"The space we make for each other."
Please find some time to read this entire essay.
So grateful to write for @dissentmag.bsky.social's Fall 2025 issue "Authoritarianism and Resistance." I drafted the piece in June with the new school year in mind, as an immigrant scholar severed from her homeland: What can we teach the young about how to exist and persist at this historic juncture?
To Outlive Tyranny - Dissent Magazine
Flesh and blood alone cannot halt the advance of iron and steel. To stop the tanks, we need people to place blocks on the road and throw sand into the gears.
www.dissentmagazine.org
September 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Please find some time to read this entire essay.
Reminds me of what Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche said:
"recently, I found out there's something we could do, which is maybe learn to outwit the algorithm.
You explore some other channels, so that the algorithm gets so confused."
youtu.be/vgdskXHXA9M?...
"recently, I found out there's something we could do, which is maybe learn to outwit the algorithm.
You explore some other channels, so that the algorithm gets so confused."
youtu.be/vgdskXHXA9M?...
September 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Reminds me of what Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche said:
"recently, I found out there's something we could do, which is maybe learn to outwit the algorithm.
You explore some other channels, so that the algorithm gets so confused."
youtu.be/vgdskXHXA9M?...
"recently, I found out there's something we could do, which is maybe learn to outwit the algorithm.
You explore some other channels, so that the algorithm gets so confused."
youtu.be/vgdskXHXA9M?...
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“Its webs, meanwhile, are woven by machines that are owned by corporations.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
A.I. Is Coming for Culture
We’re used to algorithms guiding our choices. When machines can effortlessly generate the content we consume, though, what’s left for the human imagination?
www.newyorker.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“Its webs, meanwhile, are woven by machines that are owned by corporations.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
I wish everyone on the planet could breathe clean air...
"US is trying to undercut global demand for Chinese green tech by compelling its largest trading partners to import US fossil fuels instead..."
"US is trying to undercut global demand for Chinese green tech by compelling its largest trading partners to import US fossil fuels instead..."
"... it is increasingly apparent that the Trump administration wants to halt decarbonization not only in the United States but globally."
Trump’s Global War on Decarbonization
Mark Blyth & Daniel Driscoll conclude that the US is intentionally undercutting the global demand for green technologies.
www.project-syndicate.org
August 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I wish everyone on the planet could breathe clean air...
"US is trying to undercut global demand for Chinese green tech by compelling its largest trading partners to import US fossil fuels instead..."
"US is trying to undercut global demand for Chinese green tech by compelling its largest trading partners to import US fossil fuels instead..."
"Living by the Japanese principle of "一期一会 / ichigo ichie"—the uniqueness of each moment—teaches us that our experiences intertwine through fate. This interplay cannot be controlled or manipulated; it’s about welcoming each moment with an open heart and surrendering to it."
A beautiful piece...
A beautiful piece...
Landscapes of Uniqueness, Inner and Outer, on a Walk Through Japan.
outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org
August 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"Living by the Japanese principle of "一期一会 / ichigo ichie"—the uniqueness of each moment—teaches us that our experiences intertwine through fate. This interplay cannot be controlled or manipulated; it’s about welcoming each moment with an open heart and surrendering to it."
A beautiful piece...
A beautiful piece...