I know Oxford is a silly place, but convocation killing Mandelson at the voting booth really makes the case for bringing back its seats in the House of Commons.
1/ Not long ago, there was discussion about a monumental Trump state visit to China, including a potential military parade, large business delegation, and multi-city stops. Now, three weeks out, the scale of the visit appears to be shrinking (🧵) https://t.co/8s8ViyW5Td
I'm exporting the content and might park it somewhere, but that's likely futile
Ah well, Dao is vast and flows where it will regardless of our expectations. The Useless Tree is gone from its old place but its formless integrity continues.
/fin
Coming back here to mark an ending, since Twitter had been an important channel for my old blog.
Typepad, the old blogging platform, just announced that they are closing down. That means the real end of the Useless Tree.
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https://t.co/8fVGBLaVor
It was a fun time, the old time of blogs but that's all gone now. I did make a book of some parts of it, so that remains.
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The “never-s” #JimmyLai told the court this morning:
1. Apple Daily never gave orientation or training on editorial policy to its hires
2. He never discussed anything with @lukedepulford , “his only purpose to contact me was for me to publish his articles”
My latest: Hong Kong’s High Court on Tuesday sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in jail under subversion charges, marking an end to the largest national security case in Hong Kong under a sweeping law imposed by Beijing.
https://t.co/008PGUjMAM
This is simply brilliant!
George Yeo, former foreign minister of Singapore explains why China 🇨🇳 is different from the West and doesn’t have it in its DNA to become an imperial power like the colonial powers or the US.
Looking at Trump's national security picks, seems like he's going for people who lack the standing, authority, backbone, or wisdom to stand up to him, no matter what he decides to do. #TeamofLackeys
This is happening tomorrow at 4:15pm in Lincoln College. Do come along if you can! For online, please follow the link here and send an email to the listed email address: https://t.co/lOASC4dkHu