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Yuen Chan

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"Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky" Was @xinwenxiaojie on the app formerly known as Twitter. Hongkonger, South Londoner. Teaching journalism at City St George's, University of London.

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The current argument of the British right is that Muslims turned out in "blocs" with "family voting" to cast their ballots for a party led by a gay Jewish man, and this shows that multiculturalism has failed, voting is "sectarian" and we are in a crisis.

Hmmmmmm.

27.02.2026 12:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2051    ๐Ÿ” 513    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 76    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34

This couldn't be more timely.
Hope to see you at @journalismatcity.bsky.social next week!

26.02.2026 13:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"He says the federation will work with the Chinese Society for Science and Technology Journalism to obtain assurances for the independence of conference planners and participants."
These societies and organisations are GONGOs, funded and run through a system of state-led patronage.

26.02.2026 10:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hope the anger can be channeled to create an unstoppable movement.

23.02.2026 22:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The strawberries in Hong Kong supermarkets are pretty dire. But freshly picked, sun ripened strawbs from the garden (or a farm) are divine.

23.02.2026 10:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So, I got this book last week and today I come across rice cooker discourse on Bluesky.

22.02.2026 00:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 68    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Good lord. The people in the audience chuckling and nodding ...

21.02.2026 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

้ฆฌๅฐ็Žฒ (yes, in honour of THE ้ฆฌๅฐ็Žฒ)

20.02.2026 00:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picture of a red horse plushie with a downturned mouth, standing behind a round box of candies.

Picture of a red horse plushie with a downturned mouth, standing behind a round box of candies.

What should I name him?

19.02.2026 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Hahaha, I'm glad that was noted.

19.02.2026 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Now is the season of ... a new Regina Ip qipao post every day ๐Ÿ™ˆ

19.02.2026 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ๆ–ฐๅนดๆตๆต๏ผŒๅฅฝๅ””่€ๅšŸ๏ผ

18.02.2026 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ไบบๅœจ็•ฐ้„‰ๅ†‡ๅพ—ๆ”ถ็ˆ๏ผŒ ไฝ†ๅœจๆญค้ ็ฅๅคงๅฎถๅ–บๆ–ฐๅ˜…ไธ€ๅนด่บซๅฟƒๅฅๅบท๏ผŒๅฟซๆจ‚๏ผŒ ็›กๅฏ่ƒฝๆดปๅœจ็œŸ็†๏ผŒ ๆŒ‡้ฆฌ็‚บ้ฆฌ๏ผ๐ŸŽโœ…๐ŸฆŒ๐Ÿšซ

16.02.2026 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah, I remember her from Sussex days ...

15.02.2026 22:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Re: Why covid-19 is โ€œa vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory oneโ€

๐ŸŽฏ๐ŸŽฏ๐ŸŽฏ short response article from Dr Nicola Boyd (formerly on Twitter as @DrNick4126)

Rapid response to: Why covid-19 is a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one
www.bmj.com/content/392/...

15.02.2026 02:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

No, they're not. It's just the dregs that are left, if anything at all. Harumph.

15.02.2026 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today I finally found time to go get New Year flowers and sweets, then realised it was totally the wrong day to get flower and sweets. Sigh, and bah humbug!

14.02.2026 21:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Expelled CUHK student tells Green Bean Media that he's not surprised by the decision but is disgusted by the actions of the decision-making panel: "they're quite disgusting, these people are supposed to be scholars, supposed to uphold truth, knowledge and rigour."

14.02.2026 00:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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13.02.2026 16:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you @ericyhlai.bsky.social for a fascinating talk about the struggle for the rule of law in Hong Kong at @cityjournalism.bsky.social today.

13.02.2026 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Chinese University of Hong Kong student who launched a now-removed petition calling for government accountability following Novemberโ€™s deadly Tai Po fire has said he has been expelled.

hongkongfp.com/2026/02/13/s... @hongkongfp.com

13.02.2026 10:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

There was a guy on my train the other morning reeking of alcohol and lurching all over the carriage, talking to nobody in particular

13.02.2026 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These people are so predictable, so ๐Ÿฅฑ and so dangerous

13.02.2026 10:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule Protest groupโ€™s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws

UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

13.02.2026 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 349    ๐Ÿ” 109    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

Wow, what a photo.

12.02.2026 12:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The arc of the grift is long and it bends towards racism

12.02.2026 11:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ugh, infuriating!

12.02.2026 11:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Moderna says FDA refuses to review its application for experimental flu shot Moderna said the move is inconsistent with previous feedback from the FDA on the experimental influenza shot, called mRNA-1010.

FDA refuses to start a review of Moderna's application for its experimental flu shot โ€” another sign of the Trump administration's influence on tightening vaccine regulation in the US. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/moder...

11.02.2026 00:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Winter Olympic athletes are rightfully taking COVID-19 precautions - The Sick Times Despite a lack of COVID-19 precautions implemented by the 2026 Winter Olympics organizers in Italy, some athletes, teams, and their loved ones are protecting themselves from airborne pathogens by mask...

The risks of SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne pathogens can be severe, but the media continues to stigmatize Olympians taking precautions as "worried" and "extreme". We know #LongCOVID can affect anyone, even elite athletes.

In the @thesicktimes.org today ๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿฆ 

thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...

10.02.2026 19:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 733    ๐Ÿ” 305    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

Congrats!!

10.02.2026 16:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0