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Sinophile, Media Maven, owner of Chengdu Teahouse in Lansing, Michigan and former China resident for 20+ years
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Quit buying shit, write poems, live más

So he was drunk or lying.

the most surprising and disappointing aspect of becoming a global health philanthropist is the existence of an opposition team

I really wish Apple would reconsider working with starlink ;(

Reading about the Rupert Murdoch family trust mess. My favorite anecdote is when Rupert’s lawyer cross-examined his son James, trying to get him to admit that his plans to make Fox News more honest would hurt its value because it’s business model was to just tell viewers what they wanted to hear. 👀

I’m in

This hits hard… “Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.” You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.

I heart Tina Smith.

Thank you SO MUCH to the amazing @joy.msnbc.com for shouting out my Substack today. You will be DEARLY missed. I’ll be following you wherever you go!

For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

Maddow tries to shake Jeffries into meeting the moment: "Policy doesn't feel like the main convo…we are in the middle of a Ketamine-fueled autocratic power grab rendering Congress irrelevant, making the rule of law an afterthought if not a joke”: Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGe93bq...

NEW: Google used to warn you when you were seeing low-quality search results. Then, in the weeks leading up to the 2024 election, the company quietly turned that warning off www.platformer.news/google-data-...

The Revolution will be AI-icized

May be terminal

I heard my friend Dan here give a remarkable brief talk about this last month. Thankfully, he’s written it up at length to share.

Do this. Say this. 👇🏻

Former Capitol police officer Michael Fanone when confronting Proud Boys insurrectionist Enrique Tarrio: “You are a traitor to this country.” RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone!

They want us to be afraid. They want us to hesitate. They want us to fear their next move. Fuck that shit. We are just getting started fighting.

If you go back and read the country’s original user manual it lists factors that help you identify monarchical malware and suggests solutions.

Friendly reminder that Michael Fanone wasn’t scheduled to work on January 6, he self-deployed in response to radio calls for assistance. The man is a hero. Tarrio and his traitorous clan of COD-cosplaying buffoons need to be shunned from society for the rest of time.

It’s the last day of this congressional recess, but it’s not too late to help turn up the pressure on your representative to stop the Trump-Musk coup. We’ve got events planned around the country (including Tesla dealerships): indivisible.org/muskorus

A friend sent this to me and I gotta say, I love the role of Tea Slinger! 💖 Wow - what a day! Survived the #chocolatewalk and had a great time but also thoroughly exhausted. Going to sleep early tonight - to sleep, perchance to dream… of the perfect tea slinger holster ;)

neighbor walks by after a shift at the hospital and wants to pop in for a warm cuppa tea - Im only too happy to chat about healthful properties of this tea blend (ginger/lily bulb/lotus root/lemon) rather than finish up inputting teas into payment system… cheers to community & procrastination! 😂

President Pete, please.

— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu — Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile — Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans “Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.

The first meeting of the #SilentBookClub started off brilliantly - 6pm every Thursday evening at Chengdu Teahouse 💖📖🐛🍵 #兰辛村 #blinddatewithabook #chengduteahouse #readingtime📖❤️ #成都茶馆

DOGE By The Numbers theonion.com/doge-by...

Elite fucking meme

EXCLUSIVE: A federal worker at the EPA sent an incredible email to Administrator Lee Zeldin. He's refused to stay silent, and has asked me to share the email - and his name - with the public. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Haven’t seen this girl since some tech event in Beijing eons ago but we’ve had many phone calls & it was soooooo nice to see her in person at my teahouse today ❤️ We gabbed for hours about fashion tech, tea (I gave her the good stuff, my private reserve if you will) and the Chinese film industry. 🍵

“After we’ve discriminated against, deported, or disparaged all the immigrants, the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women, and minorities. Once we’ve ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends… what comes next?” - Gov. JB Pritzker

What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!

When I found out that the Diary of Anne Frank was one of the books banned in FL that made the decision for me to move from that state.