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My eyes immediately went to the words ‘Pingtung’ and I thought for a moment ‘Yay! you folks are having an event down here near us!’ Anyways, sounds like a delicious drink and fun event. Happy year of the horse!

These dogs can learn new words just by eavesdropping Some dogs have an amazing ability to learn the names of dozens, even hundreds of toys. Now, a new study suggests these super learners can pick up new words by overhearing people talk, just as toddlers...

2/2 Aforementioned article: www.npr.org/2026/01/08/n...

An apricot-cream colored Maltipoo with a fluffy, teddy bear-like coat stands on a dark blue blanket, looking directly at the camera with dark eyes. The pup wears a red collar around his neck with a fluffy lunar new year design plush object. Soft, wavy fur frames his face, and his small black nose is prominent. In the background, there are blurred household items including a sofa chair and yellow sunflower blanket. He is responding to hearing someone ask a family member, “Do you want…?” and is indicating that whatever is being offered, he wants some too.

1/2) Read article about pets eavesdropping on convos & was curious about our pup. Realizing most words/phrases he’s learned this way have to do w/food. Appears immediately when he hears, ‘Do you want..?’ also food he likes—banana, yogurt, tangerine, carrot when discussing shopping list, etc.

Meeting the mayor And Salted Egg Superman…

Meeting the mayor

#台灣 #高雄 #部落格 #taiwan #kaohsiung #blog

www.taiwanquest.com/meeting-the-...

5 things to know about the Taiwan-U.S. trade deal - Focus Taiwan Ten months after U.S. President Donald Trump sent a seismic wave across the globe with a new tariff policy in April 2025, Taiwan and the United States on Thursday signed an Agreement on Reciprocal Tra...

Nice overview of the impact of the trade deal with the US

focustaiwan.tw/business/202...

Taiwan to tackle forced labor issue after US trade deal - Focus Taiwan Taiwan will step up efforts to address forced labor issues following the signing of a new trade agreement with the United States, the Ministry of Labor (MOL) said Friday, pledging to align domestic pr...

If it leads to stronger labor protections, that’d be a positive

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For more on how conditions at Dilley are affecting children, read my latest for @nbcnews.com

'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.

This post is really taking off. I know the Thanksgiving detail is grabbing, but I would encourage everyone to also read the full article about this family’s struggle at Dilley.

They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.

I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.

Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie I am not suicidal. I eat healthy food. The brakes on my car and truck are in good shape. I practice good trigger discipline and never point a gun at anyone, including myself. There are no deep pools of water on my farm and I’m a pretty good swimmer. 2:53 PM · Feb 13, 2026 · 1.5M Views

INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

It’s interesting to see Michelle Yeoh steer clear of political discussions, but don’t let that make you think she’s not outspoken. She’s quite vocal in her support for the CCP 🇨🇳, even referring to Taiwan as “Taipei, China.”

Dear Speaker Han Kuo-yu, Chair Cheng Li-wun, Chair Huang Kuo-chang, and Caucus Whip Ker Chien-ming,

As friends of Taiwan, we write to express our concerns with ongoing deliberations in the Legislative Yuan to only partially fund a supplementary budget request to enhance 🇹🇼's defensive capabilities.

https://www.zaha-hadid.com/2026/02/10/zha-cy-lee-to-design-nicfc-in-taipei/

https://www.zaha-hadid.com/2026/02/10/zha-cy-lee-to-design-nicfc-in-taipei/

The NICFC (National Innovation, Creativity
and Finance Center) of #Taiwan is a new #skyscraper that will integrate the existing Taipei Beimen Post Office (a recently restored heritage site that opened in 1930) to house 4 institutions of the Financial Supervisory Commission and serve as public space.

Meta’s internal memo said the political tumult in the United States was good timing for the feature’s release. “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns,” according to the document from Meta’s Reality Labs, which works on hardware including smart glasses.

this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.

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On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being “served food that contained worms.” A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees. The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.

The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.

But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.

This ad should concern Susan Collins.

This is just unconscionable man

Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.

On “Taiwan This Week” on @ICRTNews with Gavin Phipps and @shuwanggong.bsky.social shortly after 8 pm today

How a site of White Terror persecution became a human rights venue - Focus Taiwan The transformation of a dark remnant of Taiwan's authoritarian past into a venue for human rights education began in 2009, with the discovery of dozens of formalin jars containing human body parts ins...

Nice feature in @Focus_Taiwan on efforts to preserve a site of White Terror injustices. As we see the with the “Murder of the Century” scandal, some have clearly forgotten or are ignorant of that this past is still in living memory

focustaiwan.tw/culture/2026...

If we can’t stand for human rights here and abroad, we can’t credibly fight fascism anywhere.

Palestinian freedom is tied to our fight against authoritarianism at home. You cannot defend democracy while aligning with anti-democratic interests like AIPAC.

We’re Still Here with Simon and Julie

Tonight at 10 p.m. ET, @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & I will be live with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social for our “We’re Still Here” segment on SiriusXM ch 127.

We’ll discuss 1,200 people missing from Alligator Alcatraz, the Native prayer camp set up in Minneapolis, and more!

Tune in & call in.

There are a lot of gay men and lesbians who have participated in and cheerled the effort to target trans people. Most of them think their wealth and privilege will protect them. It won't. Just ask Ernst Rohm.

Park Service erases 'transgender' on Stonewall website, uses the term 'LGB' movement The website deleted all mentions of "transgender" and "queer" in its history of the Stonewall riots, and only referred to the riots' impact on lesbian, gay and bisexual people.

They literally erased trans people from the National Park Service site detailing the history of Stonewall. www.npr.org/2025/02/14/g...

Pride Flag Is Taken Down From Stonewall Monument

What, did you think they were going to stop with trans people?

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...

Speaking tomorrow on Hong Kong’s rule of law,press freedom, China’s United Front, and the evolving forms of resistance to authoritarian rule.Grateful to @yuenchan.bsky.social and Richard Danbury for bringing this conversation together. Looking forward to engaging with members at City St George, UoL.

YouTube video by Cancel Me, Daddy Cancel Culture: The Lie That’s Making Media Grifters Rich (ft. Former Co-Host Oliver)

Anyways go listen to my podcast. It's good this week but isn't getting much traction. youtu.be/ByGV4XHGHH0