Bookseller Lam Wing-kee's died of cancer at age 70. In 2015 he was disappeared by the CCP for selling books in #HongKong & held for 8mo. Upon release he spoke out about his abduction. In 2019 he fled to Taiwan where he reopened Causeway Bay Books. An HK hero, may he rest in peace
The Chinese government is extending its police state around the world
Recently passed ethnic unity rules give the CCP the 'legal right' to use transnational repression. Critics of the government will also be at risk if they pass thru China while traveling 🔗
From @WSJopinion: China’s “ethnic unity” law means repression without borders. To see where this leads, look at Tibet, where Beijing perfected its system of social control, writes Richard Gere.
https://t.co/yt2xkeHgZg
German Government presents sweeping reform package:
- scraps many corporate reporting requirements
- cuts job security
- cuts taxes for low and medium incomes while raising top income taxes
Asked about impact on China policy, Merz stressed Germany "must become more competitive" but will "defend itself" against unfair trade practices and rare earth dependencies.
“That is not unity. It is tyranny.” @CECCgov Co-Chair Chris Smith and Commissioner @RepMcGovern introduced a resolution condemning the #CCP ’s repression of ethnic and religious minorities and the so-called Law on the Promotion of #EthnicUnity and Progress.
Press Release https://t.co/3h7UcwgpBA
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Celebrate Independence Day with Freedom 250's "Salute to America" on the National Mall. Join President Donald J. Trump for a spectacular tribute to America's 250th anniversary.
National Mall, Washington, D.C.
Saturday, July 4, 2026
On July 4, 2026, we celebrate 250 years of American independence with a day built for the history books.
12:00 PM - Media Entry Opens
1:00 PM - Guest Entry Opens
1:15 PM - Military Flyover Demonstrations Begin
5:00 PM - Opening Programming Begins
7:00 PM - Salute to America Program Begins
9:45 PM - Remarks by President Donald J Trump
10:30 PM - Largest Fireworks Show in History
Guest entrance at 14th Street between Constitution and Independence.
Please review the full guidelines before joining us on the National Mall for Salute to America on July 4.
We can’t wait to see you there! 🇺🇸🎉🦅
> Be Jonny Kim
> Born to South Korean immigrants in Los Angeles
> Grows up in an intensely abusive household, constantly full of fear
> The night before he graduates high school, his father threatens the family with a gun
> Police arrive, a shootout happens, and his father is killed
> Decides he wants to protect people so he enlists in the Navy at 18
> Survives Hell Week and becomes a Navy SEAL
> Deploys to Iraq twice as a combat medic, sniper, and point man
> Completes over 100 combat operations under fire
> Earns a Silver Star and a Bronze Star for saving wounded comrades
> Watches his close friends die in battle and realizes he wants to heal people, not just fight
> Leaves active duty to get a degree in Mathematics from USD
> Auditions for medical school and gets accepted into Harvard
> Graduates from Harvard Medical School as an M.D. in 2016
> Starts his residency in emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
> Gets bored of being a regular doctor and applies to NASA
> Selected as 1 of only 12 candidates out of 18,300 applicants
> Becomes a NASA Astronaut in 2020
> Decides space isn't enough, so he joins Navy flight school to face his fear of flying
> Earns his wings as a fully certified military pilot and naval flight surgeon
> Launches into space on a rocket to the International Space Station
> Logs 245 days in orbit, traveling 104 million miles around the Earth before returning home
> Returns to Earth as a SEAL, a Harvard Doctor, an Aviator, and an Astronaut at just 41 years old
And Jonny Kim is still the most humble guy on the planet who makes everyone else's resume look blank.
Jonny Kim is badass.
Lam Wing-kee, owner of Causeway Bay books in Hong Kong and later Taipei has passed away from cancer at the age of 70. The bookstore he ran was well known for selling publications about Mainland China politicians and was illegally kidnapped and sent to China in 2015.
MOFA strongly condemns the PRC's implementation of its so-called Ethnic Unity & Progress Promotion Law. No PRC domestic law has any legal effect in #Taiwan🇹🇼. Taiwan will continue working with democracies to strengthen resilience & counter transnational repression.
It's been six years since Beijing imposed the draconian National Security Law in Hong Kong, creating a highly repressive national security regime.
How has the law affected Hong Kong’s vibrant spirit?
Learn more: https://t.co/WCHqGtOkss
O Neymar Jr. é simplesmente GIGANTE! Enquanto muitos torcedores e jogadores estavam menosprezando o Japão, o Neymar Jr. decidiu ir na contra-mão, e consolou e parabenizou os adversários.
Não à toa o Ney é o terceiro jogador mais admirado do mundo, atrás apenas de Messi e CR7!
🚨🇯🇵Thierry Henry: “Japan Played With Courage, Intelligence and Identity”
“Every World Cup, Japan earn a little more respect, and tonight they deserved every bit of it. People always talk about the technical quality of Brazil, but what impressed me most was the courage Japan showed without the ball. They stayed compact, they trusted each other, and every player knew exactly what his job was.”
“When they won possession, they didn’t panic. They attacked with purpose, and Kaishu Sano’s goal was a perfect example of belief meeting execution. Against Brazil, one mistake usually costs you, but Japan kept making Brazil think. They frustrated them, they slowed the rhythm, and for long spells they made one of football’s greatest nations look uncomfortable.”
*“This Japanese team has an identity. They don’t rely on individual stars to carry them; they move as one unit. That discipline, that humility, and that tactical intelligence are why they continue to compete with the biggest countries in world football. Whether they go through or not, every top nation now knows that playing Japan is no longer a favourable draw—it’s a serious football match that demands your very best.”
#BRAJPN