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I’ve posted about this in Chinese before, but #CCP Party-speak like “做思想工作” sounds mundane to people like me who grew up in China. But if you translate it into English, it sounds like terminology straight out of 1984’s Ministry of Truth —“do thought work”

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If you've ever seen people bickering over CCP vs CPC, see this definitive take by @ryanhk.blue. TL;DR: it does not matter, but it's much easier to signal allegiance and supposed knowledge with a hollow meme like this than it is to actually learn anything.

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Oh boy, here we go again… 又有洋坦来抬杠了🤷‍♂️ chinamediaproject.org/2023/03/30/c...

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donald trump and the entire rights reaction to this moment has shown they were unprepared for any of the backlash they’re receiving and that’s why it has to be kept up

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people asking “why can’t they do both?” and the answer: on tariffs/the economy the plan is to do nothing and make posts about egg prices. whereas on immigration, as von hollen has shown, there’s space to act. and really what the “it’s a distraction” camps wants is to not act

submitted 11 days ago • 77 comments

Donald Trump has leaked from the lab. I repeat: Donald Trump has escaped containment.

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“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past" - George Orwell "1984". The Budapest Memorandum signed in 1994…has disappeared from White House web site. @NijhuisClaretta

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Horrible. I know many kids at FSU. Hope everyone is ok. Active shooter at FSU www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...

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Rare footage of close-quarters bloodletting of ruzzians by the Neptune tactical group, Recon Company, 12th Azov Spec Ops Brigade Friends, Azov is asking us to send them Wild Hornets drones to repaint orc dugouts red🐝 Please join the Azov raffle⤵️ Heirloom prize!😎🏆 Full video: t.me/armedmaidan/...

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So in retrospect, The US democracy was brought to an end by a combination of (ironically) democracy, stupidity and spite.

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Seems like a good time to repost this…

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Slovakia is a failed state. #uspol #cdnpoli #ukpol #auspol www.euronews.com/2025/04/16/s...

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Holy shit?!

submitted 13 days ago • 27 comments

if you ever so happen to meet tcw in person, i highly advocate punching him square in the gut

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

the only thing that matters and that has ever mattered is: are you concerned with the suffering of your fellow human beings and are you working toward materially alleviating that suffering? and i am so tired of hearing from self-aggrandizing hacks far removed from those concerns.

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if you want to ascribe a coherent political ideology to this person, you do you i guess

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in january he said "hitler wasn't a bad guy" and 2 days ago he was claiming white power. last night gets choked out in front of the president and his staff 🤣

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The entire GOP as it dismantles American democracy on the grounds that it is "fighting antisemitism":

submitted 13 days ago • 5 comments

Despite what the Supreme Court actually said, it is difficult not to see today's ruling making life more difficult for trans and non-binary people. Solidarity with them today and every day.

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On russian Telegram> Gazprom Kaput Gazprom, facing record losses, has decided to manufacture refrigerators and washing machines at a former Bosch plant near St. Petersburg. A suggestion is they begin selling all the washing machines stolen from Ukraine. 1/2

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My message to USAmericans: Attack JD #VanceIsaNazi. He is the weakest link. Make sure he feels there is NO WAY he can stay for 4 years *your main problem with your "democacy": once elected, you have unlimited power. OUSTING is an important tool! Trash JD, then oust him.

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very funny #NAFOarticle5 is back on

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exactly the point

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“We as Jews remember our history. Our visas were revoked, we were detained, and we were deported. We know that we are more threatened under an authoritarian regime, and that our true safety lies in solidarity… We will not allow our pain to be used to pursue an anti-democratic agenda.”

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

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A tale of two Telegram channels Palestinian channel: t.me/azzamaddas/1... Israeli channel: t.me/ramreports/1...

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Insanity, thy name is Elon.

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Good night and sweet dreams 😋

submitted 13 days ago • 13 comments

Election debates are bad and a useless distraction.

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Drones attack on Russia 🦅🦅🦅 Map from DroneBomber!

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Language of the day: Khitan. It was the “state language” (國語) of the Liao 遼 state (916-1125); even the word Cathay/Китай derives from the word “khitan”. Probably related to Mongolian, we only poorly understand it now. It was written with two distinct beautiful scripts, and we don‘t know why.

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In the wuxia novel 天龍八部 (1963) by Jin Yong 金庸, the male protagonist Qiao Feng 喬峯 who was the leader of Beggar Clan (丐幫幫主) changed his name to Xiao Feng 蕭峯 after learning he was born a Khitan 契丹 During 大契丹國 or 遼朝 (916–1125), only aristocratic Khitans had a surname. They were either Yelü 耶律 or Xiao 蕭

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for people who aren't fans of any state y'all sure ape hard for the one invading with genocidal intent 🤔

submitted 13 days ago • 4 comments

#NAFO, nice list of vatniks under likes. Also, check out comments with "many likes". The link: bsky.app/profile/twia...

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everything about this is terrible man every sentence in this article is worse than the one that preceded it grind every computer to dust put the metal back in the ground and ask the trees for forgiveness

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中國國民黨這位涉嫌偽造文書的連署領銜人，將納粹象徵穿戴在身上，這下丟臉丟到國際上了，國民黨丟臉事小，傷害台灣國際形象事大，這實在是難以形容的低劣！這個蠢行竟然發生在國際大屠殺紀念日（Yom HaShoah）活動舉辦前夕，這一幕都已經成為國際醜聞了，以色列、德國駐台單位都發文公開譴責，中國國民黨還在以「不予評論」來袒護這種荒腔走板的言行？註：每年1月27日為國際大屠殺紀念日。在以色列，大屠殺紀念日（Yom HaShoah）是根據希伯來曆訂定，並在四月舉行。

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The leader of the Kuomintang's petition, who is suspected of forging documents, wore a Nazi symbol, which has brought shame to the int'l community. The embarrassment is a small matter, but the dmg to Taiwan's int'l image is a big matter. This is really indescribably despicable! /1

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This is the kind of thing that, if true, leads to life sentences for treason

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Nice rejoinder to Lung Ying-tai's defeatism in her latest New York Times op-ed--Lung cites a poll on online forum DCard, which, as the authors note, "[L]acks even the most basic standards of survey methodology" thediplomat.com/2025/04/taiw...

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