I can always lose weight in China by asking an ayi if i look good today.

China says US seizure of ships 'serious violation' of international law reut.rs/45jFeCQ

Wow— “Government silence is a statement…If the standard for airing a story becomes ‘the government must agree to be interviewed,’ then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.”

Everything from the Trump administration has been tied to a mythical culture war. This strategy only works for a certain amount of time because at some point people realize they still can’t pay rent, afford healthcare, buy more groceries or improve their overall quality of life.

CONFIRMED: the Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle has officially ended production according to an internal GameStop memo "This bundle SKU has now reached end of lifecycle, and additional units will no longer be produced. Future replenishment of Nintendo Switch 2 will be the base console."

Hours before 60 Minutes was set to air a story on deportees who were sent by the Trump administration to prison in El Salvador, describing “brutal and torturous conditions,” 60 Minutes announced that it has pulled the segment and will air it in the future.

Gran Turismo 7 has two million monthly active players & growing: “The status that GT7 is in now is probably the best of any [GT] that we’ve had in the past. We’ve never experienced this phenomenon before & neither has PlayStation", said GT boss Kazunori Yamauchi. ➡️ www.gtplanet.net/gt7-2-millio...

Important to remember that the TikTok deal, which delivered the app into the hands of pro-Trump billionaires, was only made possible by President Biden and the Democrats. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

The Steam Deck no longer starts at $399. It's $549 now. Technically that's because Valve has discontinued the LCD version. Realistically, it changes every conversation about handheld price from here on out. www.theverge.com/news/848595/...

The Venezuelan tanker seized today was Chinese-owned.

"Democrats don't know how to effectively oppose Trump's agenda" Agree: 70% Disagree: 22% AtlasIntel / Dec 19, 2025

There's an impeachment resolution against this guy in the House but it's not being talked about very much because "This lunatic is trying to kill your children" isn't a compelling enough political message I guess

Yesterday, Nanjing Metro opened two metro extensions, the 3km long 2 station Nanjing Metro Line 2 Phase 3 and the 13km 10 station Line 10 Phase 2. Pushing the Nanjing Metro to over 570km in length. Pictures by Valwr. L10 Phase 2 runs thru the site of an old military airbase which is now... (1/9)

WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer. Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump. Now, it’s gone.

This is evil. ICE ripped a 6 year old away from his father and sent him to the office of refugee resettlement. The father had to agree to deportation to China in order to see his child again. Innocent children being used as leverage.

HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files: Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996. The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...

"megachurches are shen yun for white people" is an incredible and damning true statement

The Epstein Files, everybody!

WOW: Fox News reports that the DOJ used the same redaction standards for “politically exposed individuals and government officials” as it did for victims.

Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir's statement that the “Yellow Line” dividing Gaza will be Israel's new border shows that Israel's Gaza policy is a continuation of its history of redrawing its borders through ethnic cleansing and land grabs. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/isra...

My favorite form of China posting is when someone says “China is saying x” and it turns out to be a random blogger on a social media site that has 22 followers.

Kojima (Boktai) won't use Ai to create art or visuals but "supports its application in enhancing enemy responsiveness and gameplay depth." www.tweaktown.com/news/109413/...

surely another 50% tariff on Brazil will fix this

Holy crap chart from Gallup

UK medical professionals fear that eight imprisoned Palestine Action activists are at risk of dying after weeks on hunger strike to demand a fair trial. "Young British citizens will die in prison, having never even been convicted of an offense," they said.

Liberal China Hawks

As I was saying for months, cost was always the primary factor between key cards vs full cart releases. Even if Nintendo can release other GB sizes, cost and speed are the main bottlenecks Now it's about whether people are willing to pay the extra €10 for a full cart release or go digital for less

Imagine being in opposition against Trump and having this low of an approval rating. The US needs a real opposition party that is able to represent its people.

Scheduled the RPG Site socials for the morning so as to not murder it, but my interview with Soulframe "S" Liang, of S-Game is now live. Incredibly happy with how this turned out, and it's absolutely something I'm proud to end of the year on. www.rpgsite.net/interview/19...

"My daughter opposes genocide and also sexual abuse. Where did I go wrong?"

Our new golden age of free speech, where opposition to immigration enforcement can trigger a federal investigation

Shockingly, this bill would have failed were it not for the 3 Democrat defections.

#BREAKING US imposes sanctions on two more International Criminal Court (ICC) judges for investigating Israel: Rubio

FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years. It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.

TikTok will now be owned by the Ellisons, Jared Kushner's firm, and Abu Dhabi's state investment fund.

TikTok has finalized the deal to be sold to U.S. investors while ByteDance will retain 19.9%. U.S. user data will be hosted on Oracle servers who will also be a co-owner of TikTok. Between Paramount, trying to buy Warner Bros and now TikTok, the Ellison family are America's newest media moguls.

Bloomberg: Riot is working on a refreshed version of League of Legends (codenamed League Next) slated for release in 2027 Visual aesthetic, including characters, the user interface and battle arenas to be re-imagined to appeal to new players + reworking tech to push out updates easier

At last we have created the Hunger Games from the classic dystopian novel Don’t Create The Hunger Games

As expected, now that the Democractic party can rely on Trumps falling popularity to win races, it no longer needs to reflect on why it lost in 2024. In other words, no lessons learned, no progressive policy push, minimal reversal of Trump's orders, and another 4 to 8 years until the next fascist.

A bit on the nose

Actors vote to refuse digital scanning on set as concerns grow over AI

#Rome has two new metro stations! This week, Line C opened the Porta Metronia and Colosseo-Fori Imperiali stations, which double as museums of Imperial Rome. #Roma #transit Here's an eye-opening plunge into Colosseo-Fori:

After many years of eventful digging, #Rome has two new metro stations. This week, Line C opened the Porta Metronia and Colosseo-Fori Imperiali stations, which double as museums of Imperial Rome. I'm liking the neo-brutalist vibes of Porta Metronia... 🧵

🎶 If you keep firing everyone and raising prices on goods and services, eventually people won't be able to buy non-essential, fun things. 🎵 Every business assumes their cost-cutting, price-gouging moves won't affect them, and yet...

EXCLUSIVE New research shows for first time the impact influencers have on politics. Key findings: • Creators are more impactful than traditional media • Apolitical influencers have more impact than political ones • Regular social media use pushes users to the right www.wired.com/story/the-mo...

The deal was originally going to be valued at $10 billion, but thankfully Udemy had a 75% off deal for the next 48 hours.

The United States doesn’t need Venezuela‘s oil it needs Venezuela to be punished for selling its oil to China and displaying a model for dollar independence btw

America has deindustrialized so much they can't even manufacture consent

Chavez in 2009, while being labelled as paranoid, outlines exactly what is happening today.

Big if true