Rui Zhang

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[Netflix @netflix]

No hands is crazy. @AlexHonnold #SkyscraperLIVE

[Australian history @MRHDebater]

@Linahuaa That's yihang wang, he just set an impossible record of 3.08 seconds, beating the previous "unbeatable" record by 0.05 seconds.

[Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy]

I wanted to read the full 1,500+ page bill & speak with key leaders before forming an opinion. Having done that, here's my view: it's full of excessive spending, special interest giveaways & pork barrel politics. If Congress wants to get serious about government efficiency, they should VOTE NO.

Keeping the government open until March 14 will cost ~$380BN by itself, but the true cost of this omnibus CR is far greater due to new spending. Renewing the Farm Bill for an extra year: ~$130BN. Disaster relief: $100BN. Stimulus for farmers: $10BN. The Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement: $8BN. The proposal adds at least 65 cents of new spending for every dollar of continued discretionary spending.

The legislation will end up hurting many of the people it purports to help. Debt-fueled spending sprees may "feel good" today, but it's like showering cocaine on an addict: it's not compassion, it's cruelty. Farmers will see more land sold to foreign buyers when taxes inevitably rise to meet our obligations. Our children will be saddled with crippling debt. Interest payments will be the largest item in our national budget.

Congress has known about this deadline since they created it in late September. There's no reason why this couldn't have gone through the standard process, instead of being rushed to a vote right before Congressmen want to go home for the holidays. The urgency is 100% manufactured & designed to avoid serious public debate.  

The bill could have easily been under 20 pages. Instead, there are dozens of unrelated policy items crammed into the 1,547 pages of this bill. There's no legitimate reason for them to be voted on as a package deal by a lame-duck Congress. 72 pages worth of “Pandemic Preparedness and Response” policy; renewal of the much-criticized "Global Engagement Center," a key player in the federal censorship state; 17 different pieces of Commerce legislation; paving the way for a new football stadium in D.C.; a pay raise for Congressmen & Senators and making them eligible for Federal Employee Health Benefits. It's indefensible to ram these measures through at the last second without debate.

We're grateful for DOGE's warm reception on Capitol Hill. Nearly everyone agrees we need a smaller & more streamlined federal government, but actions speak louder than words. This is an early test. The bill should fail.

[Netflix @netflix]

60 million households around the world tuned in live to watch Paul vs. Tyson!

The boxing mega-event dominated social media, shattered records, and even had our buffering systems on the ropes.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

This is one of the only terracotta warriors that was found almost completely intact. Note the detail on the bottom of his shoe, showing that grip and traction were considered in footwear even 2,200 years ago.

Each life-size clay warrior was crafted to be completely unique and there are no two terracotta warriors-among the 8,000 total—that are exactly the same.

Shortly after the completion of the tomb in 210-209 BC, it was looted for weapons and burned, causing the roof to collapse, crushing the terracotta warriors. All the other terracotta warriors that are currently on display were painstakingly restored. What's even more remarkable is that the terracotta warriors were originally painted in bright colors by skilled artisans.

Unfortunately, when they were exposed to air and sunlight during the excavation in the 1970s, the colors began to curl up almost immediately and disappeared within minutes.

These terracotta warriors were put in place to guard the tomb of the first emperor of unified China—-Qin Shi Huang. To this day, the tomb has yet to be opened. According to ancient historians, the tomb contains an entire kingdom and palace in which the ceilings are decorated with pearls to mimic the night sky. The tomb is also said to contain extremely rare artifacts and has been rigged with crossbows to shoot anyone trying to break in. To keep its location a secret, the workers were entombed with the emperor.

The Han dynasty historian, Sima Qian, also mentioned that inside the tomb, "mercury was used to fashion the hundred rivers, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and the seas in such a way that they flowed." Modern tests have indicated extremely high levels of mercury in the surrounding soil.

[World of Engineering @engineers_feed]

In China, an engineer came up with anti-mosquito air defense 🦟

[JPA @jasrifootball]

Blatant horse collar tackle by Hasson Reddick right in front of the refs but no flag…. 🤔

Instead, Josh Allen got intentional grounding.

[ABC7 News @abc7newsbayarea]

Despite earning 3.97 unweighted and 4.42 weighted GPA, scoring 1590 out of 1600 on the SAT's and founding his own e-signing startup RabbitSign in sophomore year, Zhong was rejected by 16 colleges he applied to. https://t.co/1nZ0oWRlTV

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

No new domestic corona cases in China https://t.co/lGmxRvMyFy

[Rui Zhang @ruizhang]

The Tip of the Iceberg: Virologist David Ho (BS '74) Speaks About COVID-19 | https://t.co/G3oiXtBkJ4 https://t.co/Bm6L5izYFQ

[Jeff Zhang 张佶润 @strangeharbors]

THREAD: I mostly talk about movies on here, but here goes. We are currently pivoting our factory to solely make surgical masks and other medical garments in short supply. We can make 2 million masks a day, and are looking to help in any way possible during this time. #COVID19

[Suzanne Phan @SuzannePhan]

“We have received an overwhelming response from the community; we are so grateful to them--particularly the local Chinese community has come out in waves.
We have received 10s of thousands of masks already in just the last few days.” -- Libby Calovich, Seattle Children’s Hospital

[Jack Ma @JackMa]

The first shipment of masks and coronavirus test kits to the US is taking off from Shanghai. All the best to our friends in America. 🙏

[rat king 🐀 @MikeIsaac]

this guy rules

[C. Michael Gibson MD @CMichaelGibson]

Excellent view inside the Chinese quarantine process:
75-80% of #COVID19 transmission occurs in Homes
People’s temperatures scanned in public & if warm sent to Fever Clinic not doctors office to reduce spread
If CT + then swab test
If + then sent to quarantine away from family

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates once made an Austin Powers parody video

[Netflix @netflix]

De Niro.
Pacino.
Pesci.
Keitel.
Scorsese.

THE IRISHMAN is now on Netflix

[Rui Zhang @ruizhang]

#GoogleAndrewYang is trending #2, nice grassroots effort

[Rui Zhang @ruizhang]

#FreeSolo is a great documentary, we really enjoyed it. So was Meru. So great it just won best documentary in the #Oscars #Oscars2019