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Coming this fall, and available now for pre-order, a project that has been in the works since 2019. Among the Braves, with @ShibaniMahtani, the story of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and the lives and city it has shaped.
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Questioning why the government will not release a list of books banned in Hong Kong or specify where the red lines lie for seditious content is a form of “soft resistance,” the outgoing head of the police’s national security department has said.
In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/09/25/qu…
Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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BREAKING: President Marcos confirmed he has signed Mary Jane Veloso's absolute pardon.
READ: mb.com.ph/2026/09/25/marcos-…
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There are hundreds of these guys in Laos now. I’ve made two trips to visit them and write about it: economist.com/1843/2026/02/1…
I was at a club in Laos and these girls invited me to their table and another girl they know pulls up with her man. He’s speaking ebonics so I ask him what are you doing in Laos he’s like Trump deported me after 30+ yrs. Came to the US as a kid. Now he’s making $5/day. No savings
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Among the anti-Xi protesters in Washington is a crew led by Chen Weiming founder of Liberty Sculpture Park. A former veteran, who served in the US Marines and Army, pleaded guilty to stalking and harassing Chen on behalf of Beijing.
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🙋🏻♀️That's me! A US citizen getting transnational repressed by Chinese diplomats in the streets of DC
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The person getting the Free Hong Kong flag pulled from their hands appears to be activist @_joeysiu who has a bounty out on her from the Hong Kong government.
Wow: Tibet group @SFTHQ said at least one attacker had diplomatic immunity and would NOT be arrested, according to DC police. Disturbing lack of accountability will only embolden Beijing's blatant use of transnational repression.
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Min Aung Hlaing is melting down over this article. His regime condemned TIME for publishing it with additional facts and commentary rather than simply presenting his exclusive interview. It is a textbook example of the idiocracy that characterizes the regime’s rule in Myanmar.
Exclusive: Myanmar’s dictator wants to rebuild ties with the West time.com/article/2026/09/23/…
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Rather darkly, there is a chance that the US and Malaysia will both deport people to Myanmar on the same day this week.
The Myanmar Embassy in Malaysia announced that 102 Myanmar nationals will be deported to Myanmar on Tuesday from the Melaka and Lenggeng detention camps on Myanmar National Airlines flights. (Photo: Amnesty International) #WhatsHappeningInMyamar
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Story here from @WilliamTurton, @AASchapiro, @mtredden & @kirstenberg:
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A jury convicted a Vermont man of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home, rejecting an insanity defense. apnews.com/article/vermont-p…
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Amazing quote, from a self-described "Senior DOGE insider," defending its record:
“Did we eliminate the deficit? No. Of course not,” he said. “But we made it on the top of everyone’s minds, albeit briefly, for a few months."
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Republican support for Hong Kong has narrowed and narrowed to the point where it is just about one man who happens to be an ardent Trump supporter while everyone else is at best forgotten about, at worst punished by Trump's broader policies.
Weekend read: Re-upping @DailySignal coverage of the recent @CECCgov hearing on Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong, and the Trump-Xi summit.
Congress Hears Pleas for Release of God-Fearing Chinese Democracy Advocate dailysignal.com/2026/09/16/c…
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Important discussion with Sebastien Lai. Jimmy Lai, his father, remains unjustly imprisoned by the Chinese Communist Party. He has been a powerful voice for basic freedoms and human rights. His sentence is for 20 years, which is effectively a life sentence.
It is imperative that we secure Jimmy’s release, and that the United States signals our commitment to securing it. Earlier this year, I drafted and secured unanimous Senate passage of a bipartisan resolution calling for his release and the release of other political prisoners held by the CCP.
President Xi will be in Washington next week. He should release Jimmy.
Until that happens, I will not stop fighting for his freedom and for holding the CCP accountable for his imprisonment.
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13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum : Myanmar delegation led by MOD UM attended the forum myanmaritv.com/news/13th-bei…
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INVESTIGATION: Inside the US military “kill chain” that destroyed a school and killed 123 children in Iran.
Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to the disaster.
bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-… @business
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Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong dlvr.it/TVXrgC
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UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity reut.rs/4rpbYok reut.rs/4rpbYok
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He was the second oldest of the group behind Hoffman who is 92.
William Gummow, one of the non-permanent overseas judges of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, has passed away, aged 83
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ALT The Judiciary today (September 17) expressed deep sadness over the passing of the Honourable Mr Justice William Montague Charles Gummow, Non-Permanent Judge (NPJ) of the Court of Final Appeal (CFA). Mr Justice Gummow was appointed as an NPJ of the CFA of Hong Kong in 2013. He had sat on the CFA on many occasions, most recently in May 2026. He had also authored important judgments that have greatly enriched our jurisprudence.
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