I'm going to share this story one more time, because I think the problem it describes -- being unable to determine what is true online or in the news, and just giving up entirely on trying -- is going to get more and more common. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
*taps sign* China is a real place with actual people and policies, not somewhere for you to project your feelings about the United States onto.
Beijing’s 2026 white paper on Hong Kong dropped one day after Jimmy Lai’s 20-year sentence. As with 2014 and 2021, the timing was deliberate.
My new piece in @jamestown.org’s China Brief breaks down the four things the document really signals. 🧵
🔗 jamestown.org/white-paper-...
🚨As soaring temperatures continue to break records, elderly Hongkongers living alone in poorly ventilated homes face a greater risk of worsening health conditions or even death.
HKFP investigates how the climate emergency affects the city’s densest neighbourhoods.
hongkongfp.com/2026/03/08/a...
Images published by Iranian state media show remnants of a US Tomahawk missile at a girls’ school in Minab.
It’s not possible to independently verify the provenance of the remnants from this imagery alone. But Bellingcat previously detailed how a Tomahawk missile hit a structure next to the school.
Taiwan scholar barred from testifying in Tiananmen vigil trial over ‘irrelevant’ expertise, Hong Kong court says
"One clause says that only the state has the right to promote “a system of symbols of Chinese civilisation”"
civilisational discourse in action: as I've been saying, it's about claiming difference internationally and erasing difference internally.
I’ve been closely tracking Chinese social media reactions to the developments in Iran over the past few days. In the end, the findings of my research say much more about China’s online discourse than about what’s happening in Iran. Read on whatsonweibo or Substack: open.substack.com/pub/eyeondig...
Truly
We are all going to die at the hands of some of the dumbest people alive
Eve Baer never stopped believing that her son, unresponsive for decades after a severe brain injury, was still there. Eventually, science proved her right, @sarahzhang.bsky.social reported. This story is a finalist for a National Magazine Award for Feature Writing:
Alberta immigration trends and Danielle Smith's rhetoric: a visual timeline.
My next job I want is to crochet these cute red beanies for Japanese statues
Seven NGOs brought together disadvantaged groups and low-income families to watch a livestream of the 2026 budget in Mong Kok on Wednesday. Around 30 residents participated.
I’m sorry, I can’t get over this. How is your first response coming right out of the Olympics ‘our team sucked because those losers aren’t actually really Chinese’
"This is our religion, and this is our culture,” Tsai says, “so doing this music event, in front of the temple, is very close to our lives. I love it.”
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
I am genuinely curious whether such tours work as intended, given how many protesters and activists did what they did knowing it would mean jail, or were outright willing to die for a democratic HK
At the risk of moving into the discourse a 2nd time today, the fact that a lot of Americans in the replies see this as a bit of fun trash talk between rivals kind of illustrates the extent to which maybe a lot of Americans aren't reading the room in how they are viewed internationally at this point
in the wise words of Demi Lovato
To add another smaller thing, I’m kinda curious about how beauty standards in China react to Alysa’s unconventional appearance (which I absolutely adore). I remember all the fawning over Eileen’s looks that left me a bit perturbed
A number of Olympic athletes have turned to knitting during the heat of the Games, including Ben Ogden, who this week became the most decorated American male Olympic cross-country skier.
Canada has won gold in Men's Curling at the Winter Olympics!
From 1998 to 2022, Canada has won three gold, two silvers and a bronze.
The only time Canada has not medaled in men's curling was in 2018 when we finished fourth.
as someone who had to work with my own parent to see how them living vicariously through me was detrimental to me, I feel this so hard
It took me too long to realize, understand and forgive why they did that. So Arthur’s understanding of Alysa’s wish to be independent was healing to read
Very briefly, why I think it's important for Arthur Liu to (reluctantly) embrace being a role model for other Asian fathers who want their kids to succeed but neglect their well-being, something that Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan delivered in spades during their Oscars-winning performances in EEAAO:
I don’t love the headline, but I love this piece. I appreciated how willing Arthur is to be vulnerable about the struggles of single parenthood (especially as a father!) and the realization to let your children be independent
this was my spookiest thing I experienced
