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Living the life in #Beijing "I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that even my mama thinks that my mind is gone"
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Find it kindda funny that on the China intellectual Property Administration homepage, the (litterally) top item is an article about the phone call between Putin and Xi... www.cnipa.gov.cn And nothing even remotely linked to IP matters... www.gov.cn/yaowen/liebi...

1,500,000,000 dollars is a lot by any measure, but especially by North Koreans standards. We need a deep dive/ emergency pod from the good people at Lazarus Heist edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

In one of today’s Russian papers: “Putin and Trump are close in ideology and values. Putin is his natural ally.”

In a remote corner of Chaoyang Park in #Beijing. Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (9 March 1814 – 10 March 1861) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, folklorist and ethnographer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taras_S...

Retired workers in Datong, Shanxi—a historic mining hub in China—are braving the cold this week to protest their already meager pension benefits being cut further. Once employees of state-owned companies, they now face worsening financial struggles in retirement

Trump coin is moving fast. Should have invested in Trump sneakers instead.

"The United States voted with Russia, North Korea, Belarus and 14 other Moscow-friendly countries"

In today’s Russian papers: ◾️“Russian army must be ready for possible military conflict with Nato in the next decade.” ◾️“First time since Cold War that America's changed its tone with Russia. It's one of Moscow’s biggest breakthroughs.” ◾️ Bread prices to rise. #ReadingRussia

The "Trump-backed Bible" costs <$3 to produce in China but sells for $59.99, with potential $7M in sales. While pushing tariffs & "jobs for Americans," how does outsourcing to low-paid Chinese workers make sense? 🔗 www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Museums in China are (often) great, but they rarely offer much explanation about what they exhibit. For instance, at the « New Culture Movement Museum of China » (aka « Honglou »), there is a picture of Yang Kaihui. #China #history #Chinese #Mao #CCP #Communist #Party #NewCulture

Museums in China are (often) great, but they rarely offer much explanation about what they exhibit or just plainly wrong information. For instance, at the « New Culture Movement Museum of China » (aka « Honglou »), this interesting item:

Imagine a central database in China where someone could hack in and see every official’s report on “what I accomplished last week”.

Few people know about the "Everbody is Gone" database, but it hosts dozens of essential documents about the crisis in the Uyghur and Kazakh homelands. really proud of the contributions I made to this project. www.everybodyisgone.org/database/

One Russian paper poses a “core question” about America, Europe and Nato. Another quotes a retired Russian general & former minister as saying that, when the war in Ukraine ends, Russia “must continue to build up its defence capabilities. I repeat, build them up.” #ReadingRussia

Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it understandingwar.org/backgrounder...

Dessin de Chappatte dans Le Temps.

Let’s make him FAMOUS, shall we?! 👇 You know what to do.

Museums in China are (often) great, but they rarely offer much explanation about what they exhibit or just plainly wrong information. For instance, at the « New Culture Movement Museum of China » (aka « Honglou »), this interesting item:

Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a hundred miles from Moscow we ask Russians about three years of war and whether they believe Donald Trump will help to end it. Producer @bentavener.bsky.social

Two of the most powerful people in the world continue to push the "stranded astronaut" narrative. www.space.com/space-explor...

Nezha (哪吒) Wood, from Fujian, 1977 At the National Art Museum of China in #Beijing

Museums in China are (often) great, but they rarely offer much explanation about what they exhibit. For instance, at the « New Culture Movement Museum of China » (aka « Honglou »), there is a picture of Yang Kaihui. #China #history #Chinese #Mao #CCP #Communist #Party #NewCulture

Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

US to slash size of diplomatic mission in China by 10%: sources sc.mp/aoghs?utm_so...

Alice Weidel, Germany's far-right leader, lives in Switzerland and is raising two sons with her Sri Lankan-born wife. Her party, the Alternative for Germany, campaigns on a platform that is anti-immigrant and defines family as a father and a mother raising children.

Business Opportunities 北京, 2004 Elderly couple sitting in front of a poster advertising economic opportunities in the New Financial District. Old #beijing disappearing… #photography #china

#China #photography "Waiting for the Future" February 1980 Peasants sit at the foot of Shaoshan railway station mural promoting Deng Xiaoping's reforms. © 📷 @gblee.bsky.social