A different side to galahs. 🪶 Female on the right with red eye; male on the left with black eye. They mate for life, and these two were wonderfully affectionate.

If you have an interest in rural Taiwan, unexpected sights, abandoned buildings, Xander is a great follow!

For when words fail us.

For years, I've wished for a book I could give my family and friends that introduces Taiwan in an accessible way. I am proud to announce that Jon Sullivan and I wrote that book. “Taiwan: A Contest Democracy Under Threat” is available for pre-order now: www.amazon.com/Taiwan-Conte...

Fujii Kaze's latest music video Workin' Hard was shot in Taiwan and features numerous working class scenes from around the country. Taipei streetscapes featured include Qingguang Market and the Huajiang Building. Can you recognize any other locations? youtu.be/88wHgiUAKoI

The @washingtonpost.com on Bluesky: "It’s a lot of funny and insightful people mixed in with sexual drawings of wolves" bit.ly/3ss1kTd

I thing my autocorrect is quiet quitting me. Hell me.

I asked an Indigenous colleague in Hawai'i where people can donate to and these were his suggestions (1/2): Hawaiʻi People's Fund: https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund ʻĀina Momona: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kokuamaui

Typhoon day on Thursday for Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Yilan! I mean except for TaiwanPlus of course. Stay tuned!

Oh Murdoch doing this? What could go wrong?

Mister Donut in Taiwan has a new spicy hot pot doughnut, obviously I had to try it. The nice cashier recommended I get a milk tea to drink it with in case it’s too spicy Verdict: oh my goodness, its kind of amazing. Spicy, 麻辣，sweet, everyone needs to try this, it’s 🔥

X It's what you click to close a window. How fitting.

This aligns with my experiences with Threads, Twitter and Bluesky. I don’t think that Threads will have much of a long-term impact on Bluesky.

I always follow best practices when it comes to health.

Hard to say what the most welcoming country for trans people is, but Taiwan has to be up there. I can’t imagine seeing a billboard for top surgery in America that includes an address!

Wouldn’t want my cookies any other way. ((But als kind of a crazy translation TBH… the Chinese says “vacuum-packed.”))

journalists are (one of) the backbones of social media — having a space for breaking news and real-time communication is incredibly crucial for crises, information dissemination, and more and sure, political discourse can come along with "scrutiny and negativity," but what isn't political

INSTAGRAM: Walking into a club full of hot people. THREADS: You can’t see the hot clubbers but each gets 10 seconds to say the most random thing they can think of. TWITTER: The club kids throw their drinks at you. BLUESKY: Afterparty at Doug’s place.

“Taiwan for years has tried to attract more foreign talent to the country. But now some foreign residents are realizing that when they get ill, they don't get the help they need.”

What’s up Taiwan! Here’s who I have found so far; who am I missing? @brianhioe.bsky.social @emilyywu.bsky.social @lnachman32.bsky.social @emilyzfeng.bsky.social @ryanhk.bsky.social @kerim.oxus.net @tculpan.bsky.social @rikglauert.bsky.social @bingwang.bsky.social

I think I’m gonna stick with Bluesky. Who’s with me? Threads and Twitter can cancel each other in the boxing ring. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66094072

Can confirm.

Two Twitter features that pushed me over the edge (in addition to the rest): 1. Horrific car crash videos follow on the heels of a cute cat content. No one wants that kind of video reel curation. 2. The tidal wave of AI-related Tweets. “AI is a liar”, “You’re not using AI right,” etc.

The Supreme Court using a completely fabricated harm to justify actual harm towards people who face real discrimination is an apt metaphor for modern conservatism

A former inmate came to me w/a USB of surveillance videos another inmate found in the trash at Mens Central Jail & sold to him for $50 of dope Heres what was on it https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-24/fights-beatings-and-a-birth-videos-smuggled-out-of-la-jails-reveal-violence-neglect

When he sped up, the bird was still chill AF, with his back to the wind. Stretched his wings at stoplights. Only in Taiwan.

Taiwanese Crepe Myrtle have burst into bloom in Taipei! I may have yelled YASSS TREESSS when I raced by these yesterday on a motorbike.

Popcorn is just buttered styrofoam bits.

Ten things my parents do EVERY DAY that I struggle to do once a week. 1. Read a newspaper 2. Go walking for an hour 3. Cook dinner 4. Drive a car 5. Pray 6. Garden 7. Read (part of) a novel 8. Shop for groceries 9. Wash dishes 10. Use a microwave

Oh hey it’s a bluesky! And grass for touching. Sea grass.

Step one of BlueSky: Put the APP in the same spot you had Twitter on your phone. Step two: Put a 15-minute lock on Twitter. Step three: Delete Twitter.

Testing, testing, one… two… Yo, is this thing on?