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I really f**king love Hong Kong, and Funassyi! Bluesky user #55,617 -- joined in May 2023! -- but am also "over there" too. Yes, I'm still straddling between Twitter and here (because there still are not enough Hongkongers and Funassyi fans here!).
People on Bluesky (okay, Japanese accounts whose posts pop up on @xunlingau.bsky.social's Funassyi feed): "I wonder what happened to Funassyi. It seems it's not active anymore." Meanwhile, an e.g. over on Twitter: Announcement of a pop-up Funassyiland opening in Nagoya tomorrow, complete with pic.
On a Japanese film(maker) note: Back in January 2020, Funassyi appeared on a TV talk show on the same day as Yoji Yamada. A Nashitomo (Pear Friend) was inspired by this to produce this art work of the Pear (Fairy) as Yoji Yamada's Tora-san! 😍
YTSL@ytsl.bsky.social · 22h ago🧵 Film fans often talk about the three great(est) Japanese filmmakers as Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujiro Ozu. But I also love Keisuke Kinoshita's films -- and, as it so happens, my favourite films starring Hideko Takamine are actually not by Mizoguchi or Naruse but, rather, Kinoshita...
The Junta in Myanmar killed almost 50 people in a single airstrike on a market in Rakhine State yesterday english.dvb.no/death-toll-r... And despite that, this morning Malaysia refouled almost 1500 Rohingya handing them over to the genocidal Junta www.aljazeera.com/features/202... So messed up💔
Chris Tang, going to arrest the Strait of Taiwan for separating Taiwan and China
RazvenHK@razvenhk.bsky.social · 2d agoHong Kong security chief Chris Tang issues a warning ahead of Taiwan's National Day on October 10th, saying that police will "strictly enforce the law" on anyone that intends to "separate Taiwan from China".
Another great 🧵Niao Collective thread.
Niao Collective@niaocollective.bsky.social · yesterdayYou need to understand, the HK pro-democracy channels were not just broadcasting the local struggle. We were following what was going on in Catalonia, in Lebanon, in Chile. To the extent that one of the most famous pieces of graffiti that came out of our city actually was from Santiago
When attending a campus tour, the guide stated "You won't have a social life if you don't join a Greek organisation". Whereupon my feelings about wanting to go to said university cooled considerably. (It wasn't Cornell but I did apply there too. I dodged a bullet by not opting to go there too!)
Those horses are praying to Mecca@royaldutchofdukes.bsky.social · yesterdayDestroy all fraternities
This is how journalism that picks up a narrative from govt sources and other media end up misrepresenting reality to readers. This says charges are for “protests against the death penalty” which, w/o context, paints a diff picture from what actually happened. www.independent.co.uk/asia/southea...
Singapore actors charged over protests against death penalty
Singapore retains the death penalty for murder, certain drug-trafficking offences, and serious firearms offences
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lo chung-mau of all suggesting that people are embellishing the severity of something is pretty rich
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP@hongkongfp.com · yesterdayHong Kong authorities have defended its policies on hiring non-locally trained nurses, saying that they are “very small” in number following complaints about the import of non-local workers causing unemployment. In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/09/30/h... Photo: GovHK.
Seven hours on, it's looking less like "reportedly" and more definitely arrested. And apparently one of eight arrests connected with commemorations of 7th anniversary of the August 31st, 2019, Prince Edward MTR attacks (whose 7th year and 1 month anniversary is tonight).
Hong Kong: RSF condemns the arrest of independent journalist Tang Ho-wing, founder of Boom News
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Hong Kong authorities to immediately release independent journalist Tang Ho-wing, founder of the independent online outlet Boom News. His arrest is the lat...
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Tom Grundy@tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · yesterdayHong Kong’s national security police have reportedly arrested an independent journalist behind an online news outlet on suspicion of publishing fake news. hongkongfp.com/2026/09/30/n...
🧵 Film fans often talk about the three great(est) Japanese filmmakers as Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujiro Ozu. But I also love Keisuke Kinoshita's films -- and, as it so happens, my favourite films starring Hideko Takamine are actually not by Mizoguchi or Naruse but, rather, Kinoshita...
CineAsia@cineasiaonline.bsky.social · yesterdayKeisuke Kinoshita fue una de las grandes figuras del cine japonés de posguerra y autor de una de las filmografías más libres y singulares de la época. El mes de octubre #filmotecacat y #fundacionjapon ofrecen un ciclo con sus películas más representativas
Rob's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #BestOFTheMonth. Oriental magpies are a common sight in Hong Kong but I generally spot them on the ground rather than up in a tree. And this one seemed to have an unusually long tail -- which was what drew my attention to it!
Cheech@saffacheech.bsky.social · yesterdayRob's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #BestOFTheMonth. I had a brilliant trip to Singapore and Sydney this month. Plus I got to have the best view of a Tawny Owl near my house. #TawnyOwl #AshyTailorbird #AsianOpenbill #RufousWoodpecker #NoisyMiner #RainbowLorikeet #SulphurCrestedCockatoo
Note that 3 of Manchester City's top 4 most expensive signings of all time were made this summer.
Daily Cannon@dailycannon.com · 23h ago"As ESPN first reported yesterday, City have known of the commission’s verdict since July. This has also raised eyebrows among other clubs, given that City spent about £400 million in the summer transfer window."
It really was very hot out today. And it's projected to be hellishly hot tomorrow (the 77th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China) too!
Joel Chan@kjoules.org · 23h agoToday's high of 34.2°C at the Hong Kong Observatory is the highest-ever recorded on a September 30 since records began in 1884 • The previous high on September 30: 33.6°C, achieved twice, in 2014 and 2023
This news is getting international coverage! (Have seen articles about it on The Guardian (UK) and RTHK (Hong Kong) websites in recent days!
ととろお (totoroo)@novelletten.bsky.social · yesterdayおはようございます😊 35日連続降水（降雨）、記録更新（東京） Good morning from Tokyo 😊 Rain again in Tokyo this morning. It has rained for 35 consecutive days. That means it has rained every single day in September. What on earth! The blue skies have been stolen! 30 September 2026 #skylover #goodmorning
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
Mr VAMPIRE IV "There is a "hopping" vampire in the coffin" Clip
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Nevin Thompson@nevint.bsky.social · 2d agoFunassyi and Co at a Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles baseball team event. It decided to "come down to Earth" to cheer people after the Great Tohoku Earthquake. The kind of Pear (Fairy) videos I'd watch late at night back in 2019 to try to stave off my nightmares after I finally called it a day... 🥹
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Back in June 2019, Yuen Chan wrote that Hong Kong protestors "should try to ensure Hong Kong is viewed as a barometer through which the international community judges how China conducts itself". We tried; we really did. 😔
Yuen Chan@yuenchan.bsky.social · 2d agoBack in the before times, in the summer of 2019, I was asked to write about the Hong Kong anti-ELAB protests. I started with a movement that from five years prior, in 2014: "a 79-day occupation movement that surprised the world no less than Hongkongers themselves." www.aljazeera.com/opinions/201...
Even in late September 2019, many Hong Kong protestors still believed in non-violent, peaceful protest. Or, at the very least, were willing to give it a try. Sadly, the police were more pro-violence. In nearby areas that day, the police fired tear gas at -- and otherwise attacked -- protestors.
I wore this shirt to the State Courts for my court mention for one count of "taking part in a public assembly within a prohibited area". Security wouldn't let me into the building wearing it. I ultimately took it off by the entrance and turned it inside out before I was allowed in.
Show me a comic page you love; no explanation needed.
Xiaobe@xiaobefaguo.bsky.social · 3d agoShow me a comic page you love; no explanation needed. One hell of a first page to catch your attention and dive into a story.
Remember how the Feds and university sprung into action to expel non-violent protestors in 2024? That happened at precisely the same time these men were engaging in actual monstrous behavior against other students, with most getting a slight rap on the knuckles as punishment.
Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be Reopened
After outrage over allegations in a lawsuit, the Tompkins County district attorney will revisit the decision not to pursue criminal charges against seven fraternity members.
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I don't know where this is, but I can assure you just by the sticky notes alone that you are at an authentic HK restaurant. The Post-Its... the shop is recreating our lovely Lennon Walls, built by people's hopes and dreams
namakusa@namakusa.bsky.social · 3d agoate at this authentic hongkong restaurant and they had a cute little sticky note wall that reminded me of classroom
Just bear in mind that control of the Chinese population's beliefs has been a core foundation of the CCP since its beginning. They won't loosen their grip easily.
The Japan Times@japantimes.co.jp · 2d agoCommentary: Beijing's real vulnerability is not international action. It's rising awareness within the Chinese population.
The times we are living in makes it so that even though I don't know what Sarah actually directed her words at, I still want to give the Skeet a "like" because it is relevant in my world too.
Sarah McLaughlin@sarahemclaugh.bsky.social · 2d agoI don’t blame anyone. I blame everyone
