It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

As we all said, international law, such as it was, no longer exists. The United States, following Israel’s precedent, considers itself to have the explicit authority to blatantly violate sovereignty anywhere in the world and abduct even leaders of other states. There are no guardrails whatsoever.

It’ll just be like entering any other country ruled by dictators that the West have loved to criticised. 🤷🏻‍♀️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Waiting for the outrage…

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I’m not into rom-coms in general, but I must say “Nice to Not Meet You” is endearing. It’s all the Lee Jung Jae factor for me!

"Ban harmful content from social media instead of us, say Australian teens" www.bbc.com/news/article...

Whenever Hong Kong TVB dramas (Queen of News 2) start out well, you can almost always expect it to descend into chaos midway through with questionable tropes and/or character regressions. Or OTT character back story. 🤔

The tragic fire in Tai Po has deeper roots: Hong Kong's market-driven, capitalist system that promotes predatory business interests over working people's safety. Read our latest on how Hongkongers are supporting each other through mass mutual aid: lausancollective.com/2025/tai-po-...

This is such a great article by Eva Cheuk-Yin Li & Ka-Wei Pang about a specific incident in fandom in which discourse around AI deepfakes was weaponised by fans. Beyond the incident itself, it offers a thoughtful example of how to engage with fandom incidents with care and respect.

Initial media reports identified him as a “fan”, and for the general public, this kind of behaviour is immediately relegated to fans. And this is what infuriates me. www.straitstimes.com/singapore/tr...

Attended my first play in Singapore — a Korean production of Chekov’s The Cherry Orchard starring Park Hae Soo and Jeon Do Yeon — and got super annoyed during the post-show conversation when the host (white lady) reworded every question from the audience. Condescending much?! 🙄

ChatGPT accused of acting as ‘suicide coach’ in series of US lawsuits

And also, perhaps, take 2-5 seconds to really think whether the content makes any sense at all before you believe everything. It's not just AI-generated videos, it's literally everything you see and read on the internet since oh, I don't know, the late 90s? www.bbc.com/future/artic...

“We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically.”

Everytime I pop my head into Threads, it's filled with racist and regional ragebaiting. Yes, I know I shouldn't bother and I should just delete it.

It's somewhat cathartic to see Powerpoint's Design Suggestions get more and more boring with every suggestion.

I applaud what DDK was trying to do with this, but I had so many issues with the show. Chief of which, it felt like it was trying to fit America into an Asian/Korean context rather than integrating both. Maybe it was the IP itself... www.weareresonate.com/2025/10/dani...

First they went for the comedians, and now they’re going after academics.… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

They know it's not true, but that's not the point. "Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Because at the end of the day, what the Tories want are mindless generations they can bend to their populist will, and everyone will pander to their lies. For the first time ever, I’m glad I left the UK

Death by logic!

There are no courses that "lead to poor graduate outcomes" They've already been closed. But who decides what a good or poor outcome is? A highly paid job? That rules out teachers, librarians, curators, researchers, academics, junior doctors, nurses,

Seriously, Gmail, I'm very capable of reading my own emails. There's no need for Gemini to flash a reminder asking if I need to summarise the emails everytime I click on one! Ffs

Netanyahu: "We have to fight back. How do we fight back? Our influencers." "[I]nfluencers are likely being paid around $7,000 per post on social media such as Tik Tok and Instagram on behalf of Israel." #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #USA #Genocide

Pretty sure it took a lot less for these people to label others as authoritarian when it’s not happening in their own backyard

Glad I waited till all episodes of Tempest was released before I binged through the last 4 episodes. Ah, Korean dramas and their ambiguous endings! Also, this is more my speed than the record-breaking Bon Appétit, Your Majesty. 🤷🏻‍♀️

1/ Around the world, governments are tripping over themselves as they abandon the centre and lean right. But what they are ignoring is that you don’t beat fascism by borrowing from its playbook. Copying the far right’s language or tactics doesn’t weaken them; it normalizes them.

There were two paths for America and Lilith Fair was one of them. Sadly it chose the other | Emma Brockes

The US, becoming a military state run by a dictator right before our eyes. Again, if this was any other country (in Asia) other than the US, the world would be up in arms and be a lot more accusatory. Ah, the double standards.

It shouldn't be fear, Guardian. It's exasperation; and of course it's a female actor that's being created here, one where directors and producers can just bend to their will without care for ethics.

Sometimes, when I listen to people from other disciplines talk about fandom, I feel like telling them, here is a list of books and journal articles that address the fan practices you were talking about as if they were new (in this case, we would call it material fandom) 👀🤨

"People are realising that their creativity doesn't need to be boxed in by a budget. There are no constraints creatively and that's why AI can really be a positive." Yes, it’s called animation. cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainmen...

Some people are less than excited about Bad Bunny headlining the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show, and took to social media to spout racist backlash about it: www.teenvogue.com/story/bad-bu...

People kept talking about Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, and I just keep waiting for the food to appear. Gave up 30 minutes in. Clearly I’m not the target market; still can’t stand these kind of Korean romance-dramas. I’m just going to wait for the rest of Tempest to be released.

Politicians appear to have become stupid. Why in the world would you need to vote on whether a genocide is happening when it’s right in front of your eyes!? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Netflix is just obsessed with wanting to charge me for another household when I’m just travelling. Now the travelling option refuses to pop up. Ugh

Land of the free

Dear academic journals (yes, even business journals, as much as I dislike you), I don't need an AI summary for the article I've just sought out. I'm pretty sure I can read it on my own if I've sought them out!

Judging from the reactions on Tumblr, I gathered I should probably wait till all the remaining episodes of #Tempest is out...😅

Sadiq Khan hits back at ‘racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic’ Trump