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The Bear in Exile

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Resident of Shanghai China since 2008, Historian, Librarian for the Royal Asiatic Society, tifo supporter of Port FC.

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The U.S. blockade is manufacturing a humanitarian crisis in Cuba.

No oil. No food. No medicine. It is undermining every aspect of life in Cuba.

Here are some ways you can support our efforts to break the blockade.

24.02.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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In Ulan Bataar, Mongolia, to give a talk about Burning Man and regional burns. Grassland playa is possible.

05.10.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I asked Deep Seek to hold a mirror up to AI...https://www.facebook.com/share/1CSq34ghcP/

23.09.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
San Francisco Bay before the Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco Bay before the Golden Gate Bridge

β€œOnce destroyed, nature's beauty cannot be repurchased at any price” -Ansel Adams

14.07.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
'Tenth Circle' Headline T-Shirt

'Tenth Circle' Headline T-Shirt

Dark times call for reckless purchases.
store.theonion.com/c...

14.07.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 618    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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Just listen.

14.07.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
What the U.S. Feared Is Coming True: Huawei and Xiaomi Push China’s Chip Empire Beyond Fantasy, Defying All Sanctions China’s tech giants are defying expectations, making surprising strides in the semiconductor race. Huawei and Xiaomi have quietly achieved breakthroughs that could reshape the global chip industry.

Source: The Daily Galaxy
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14.07.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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lol

02.07.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 21988    πŸ” 3874    πŸ’¬ 456    πŸ“Œ 236
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Yes, Murkowski and Collins do have this exact pact. It’s been an open secret for years. And the gullible voters in their states keep falling for it.

02.07.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 13129    πŸ” 3565    πŸ’¬ 327    πŸ“Œ 124

Lia Thomas graduated THREE YEARS AGO. The Trump regime's pogrom against trans people is so bad that institutions are willing to not just cease affirming us as human beings right now, but to reject that we ever were.

01.07.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 525    πŸ” 184    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 6

Instead of doing everything they can to stop Trump’s β€œBig Beautiful Class War” bill that cuts Medicaid by $930 billion to fund a massive tax cut for the rich, Democrats are doing everything they can to stop Zohran Mamdani in NYC because they serve the same big money donors as the GOP.

02.07.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Canadian kids are just built different. πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
#cdnpoli #abpoli

28.06.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 697    πŸ” 136    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 20
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I connect with China through football as a supporter of CSL side Shanghai Port FC.

28.06.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is the start of the annual National Exam (Gaokao) in China, which determines millions of what their future will be. On the photo, students in the eighties who are preparing for these exams.

07.06.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BYDs rule, our Hybrid running almost maintenance free 10 years now.

03.06.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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www.youtube.com Palestinians in occupied West Bank say Israeli settlers attacked them, burned cars and houses

Palestinians in occupied West Bank say Israeli settlers attacked them, burned cars and houses https://twp.ai/4iml96

24.05.2025 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Laughing in Shanghai.

12.05.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dragon Burn, the official Burning Man satellite event in PR China was held May 1-5 semi-clandestinly.

11.05.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What am I looking at?

27.04.2025 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a History teacher. My students played Secret Hitler in class.

17.04.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is like when Weimar Germany released Hitler from prison after his attempted coup and let him reorganize his little political party again.

17.04.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It still needs to be scrapped for a new one. Unfortunately the current teams would make a worse one.

16.04.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello Kitty Democratic People's Republic

12.04.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lysenko stirs in his grave.

10.04.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am actually teaching Black Tuesday 1929 and the Hawley-Smoot tariff in my AP US History classes here.

10.04.2025 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And I, following the latest directives from Beijing, will retaliate with a commensurate objection rate of 84% rate on your posts starting with this one.

09.04.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Far from being cowed by US airstrikes, Yemen’s Houthis may be relishing them | CNN For more than two weeks, US airstrikes have pounded Houthi targets in Yemen, hitting oil refineries, airports and missile sites.

Jeez, we’ve only tried this 100 times and it never works. I wonder why it’s not working now?

www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/m...

08.04.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 319    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2
Liberal carrying a sign saying "if kamala was president we would all be at brunch"

Liberal carrying a sign saying "if kamala was president we would all be at brunch"

We know you would, that's the entire problem

07.04.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6588    πŸ” 1039    πŸ’¬ 202    πŸ“Œ 135
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Posting this piece of Snark cheered me up after having to work late on a Friday afternoon.

03.04.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0