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Swede in D.C. Hockey, ceramics, nature, kayaking, Taiwan. Tolkien nerd, brassica fan. www.lottaworld.com Pottery pics: www.instagram.com/lottainvirginia/
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Said robot candlestick, now waiting for bisque firing. The candle will stick up out of his head!

Nice evening walk along the Potomac River. Warm and windy.

I am so looking forward to pottery Open Studio tomorrow. I can’t wait to do a robot candlestick! Looking at recent pick ups from the kiln makes me happy.

Well, that seemed inevitable... Taiwan rises, China and the US fall in 2025 press freedom rankings en.rti.org.tw/news/view/id...

My group hockey chat has been called “Fuckin' Hockey Chat: Tom Wilson is actually a good guy” for like the last 5+years. You know all the haters coming out of the woodwork would love him if he was on their team, lol. #ALLCAPS

Yay! Yay! Doggy! Nice job, boys! #ALLCAPS

At a work dinner, so missed most of the game. Hope I can get home to watch the last period! Come ON #ALLCAPS!

Exciting to see the NBR delegation meeting with President Lai today! (I'm affiliated with them as a non-resident fellow.) english.president.gov.tw/News/6948

I really wish I could watch the Caps game without having anxiety attacks.

Good day. ”Meat faucet” lunch with friends at Fogo, a few hours in the pottery studio, then video games in the evening. Got some fun pieces out of the glaze kiln, trimmed upside down salt and pepper pots, and threw two candlesticks. Brown Bear clay is my favorite at the moment!

Ughhhhhh. Bad clears bites us again.

Sorry, LT, you did what you could. The boys in front of you have to do better. Come on, #ALLCaps!

Interesting commentary. I will say that if you ask many Europeans, the swing will be even wider. (Judging by my friends and family in Sweden, anyway...) The Trump effect on public attitudes toward America in Taiwan and South Korea www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

I love them so much, best clip of the day!

TSMC Announces World-Leading A14 Node to Power AI www.eetimes.com/tsmc-announc... The excellent Alan Patterson, getting into the nitty gritty on semiconductors, power, and where things may be heading.

This place is about to open in the bottom floor of my office building! I saw it coming back to my car from hockey tonight. They have a full size Attack from Mars alien on one wall! I’m psyched.

Let’s gooooooooooooo!! #ALLCAPS Tack till @msewb.bsky.social for bringing me!

Live Aid at Wembley Stadium! [No, not really. This is a very common password reset question. You should think twice at least before posting the real answer from a security question on social media...]

I can quibble a bit about the framing, but for once someone is looking at services and the intangibles of U.S. non-goods trade. Trump’s War on the Dark Matter that Powers America www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/h...

I didn't expect to be bawling at my desk today, but... www.theplayerstribune.com/dylan-strome...

Wooooo!!!!

Anxiety ramping up, this is not good for my peace of mind. And yet, I can’t look away, lol! Come ON Caps! Can’t wait to be in the building on Wednesday!

Very good first period for our boys, and a goal for Ovi! Good job, Caps, keep it up!

Come ON #ALLCAPS!

That much in cash? Ok, I guess I could see it on a specific day. Maybe. But who TF carries a checkbook around in their handbag these days? I haven’t carried blank checks around for more than two decades+. I can’t even remember the last time I saw someone pay with a check anywhere…

Happy Easter! Glad Påsk! 🐣💐🐰

Hanging out with the line people ahead of Little Image and Joywave at Baltimore Soundstage. Exited for what should be another kick ass show!

US Congress finds DeepSeek suppresses more than 85% of Taiwan-related responses. DeepSeek dodges questions on Taiwan politics and President Lai. www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6087460

I’m guessing Blizzard isn’t particularly happy with this program being called Overwatch…. Wonder if there have been any trademark filings that could provide interesting info?

Ransomware gang 'CrazyHunter' Targets Critical Taiwanese Orgs www.darkreading.com/threat-intel...

Made a moose luminary in pottery class yesterday. Body thrown as a closed form, with added head and details. Hopefully it will survive bisque…

Bilateral Trade Balances: Ignore Them www.csis.org/blogs/truste... Scott and Ryan are absolutely on the money here. Bilateral trade balances are not the boogeyman. Comparative advantage is normal. And finally someone examined how services trade changes the equation...

One last #ALLCAPS season home game. This time with @districtofkatya.bsky.social and @boltveee.bsky.social!

Hiya #PortfolioDay I'm Rachel, an illustrator & designer who specializes in sports-themed art and merch! 🏒 I'm also still searching for a new full-time job, so my Etsy shop is currently the only way I have been able to support myself at the moment. ⭐️ redkatstudios.etsy.com ⭐️

Beijing acknowledges cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, linked to Taiwan issue www.investing.com/news/stock-m...

I went looking for the Congressional Notification by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the Taiwan F-16 arms sale in 2019. But DSCA updated their website and apparently in the process disappeared all such documents prior to Dec. 6, 2024. Seems bad. Good thing I have them archived...

I cannot WAIT. Ahhhhhhhhhh!

Pretty happy with the last batch of stuff from the kiln. And my pottery class starts back up today! Yay!

Wasn’t there someone recently who had to resign because of the personal services they asked their staff to perform? Dry cleaning, chauffeuring or something?

Can’t see, crying. Yay! #ALLCAPS