David Hull 胡大衛
@hushuo.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Chinese, gamer, reader of books. Translator of Zhang Tianyi's The Pidgin Warrior and Mao Dun's Waverings among other things. Ex-98G. He/him
Taking my time to really listen and learn from the very valid concerns of the MAHA movement:
Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙@mementomorty.bsky.social · 1h agowe should hear MAHA out about this they might be onto something
One of the few live vaccines still out there. Which means anyone immunocompromised or immunosuppressed is out of luck
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2h agoVirginia health officials have confirmed the state’s first known case of locally acquired dengue fever
I was on the Idris Elba train back in the day. I think they need to consider what post-colonial bond might look like. South Asian? Afro-Carribean? African?
if he literally makes a new party called the American First Party, i will turn into the joker
Missouri elections be like: Hitler (R) 79% - Christ (D) 21% And then the ballot initiative: Amend the Missouri constitution to require the state to own the means of production and work towards full communism? Yes 92% - No 8%
Just to make the point abundantly clear, Chris Wallace is now a paid advisor to an investment firm that has a large stake in Paramount and a vested interest in getting the Warner Bros. merger over the line. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Chris Wallace: States Are Playing Politics With the Law to Block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Deal
"I don’t believe government should use its powers to determine who owns a news platform or to control how that outlet reports the news," writes the former Fox and CNN anchor, who is now a paid advisor...
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as noted yesterday, Trump has now come around to treating an Iranian toll system covering the Strait of Hormuz as a given. Hard to overstate the level of strategic failure. US started the war purely as a war of choice and ends up dramatically empowering Iran and given the Iranian govt big wins.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2h agoReuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be unlikely to risk transit without paying."
Never forget that Mike Pence argued that smoking doesn't kill people
Mike Pence said smoking "doesn't kill" and faced criticism for his response to HIV. Now he's leading the coronavirus response
Pence has espoused false beliefs that are disproven with data easily found on U.S. government webpages.
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Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 3h agoI'm calling it: "Start smoking" is going to be mainstream MAHA / Republican health advice by 2028. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Aaand another paleography puzzle for the afternoon crowd, I have: Afflections geveth to us, pacyence in ??me & cau[seth?] ?? ?? joysse? #earlymodern 🗃️
Manousos is that dude. "You cannot give me anything because all you have is stolen." I'm gonna say this to the next AI grifter who tries it with me.
NEWS: Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) just dropped out of his re-election race at 3:32 a.m.m. He said he’s done running but will finish out his term. This after the House Ethics Committee found “substantial reason to believe [he] violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.”
Li Juzun (盠驹尊), récipient à vin rituel en bronze en forme de poulain, milieu de la dynastie des Zhou occidentaux (environ 3 000 ans) © Musée National de Chine, Pékin www.alaintruong.com/2026/08/li-j...
I encourage all of us to have the grace and focus shown in this going up within minutes of the race being called.
The US clings to it's "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" or worse, "It is broke, but only effects poor people, so don't fix it" mentality. People warned that handling infrastructure this way is a national security risk but major expenditures for the public good is basically taboo at this point.
Dustin Volz@dustinvolz.bsky.social · 2h agoNEW: Cyberattacks on U.S. water supply now being reported in 12+ states and 100+ municipalities, though some may be unrelated to wave of suspected Iranian attempts. The nationwide threat follows years of ignored warnings and neglect to water systems. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
the real unfunny timeline to think about is Tucker/Kent, Vance/Rubio, and Ossoff where the election ends up heading to the house
Sharon 🪳🌹@sharonk.bsky.social · 2h ago🫠
El-Sayed, Lawrence and McKinney all won progressive campaigns in Michigan last night by talking about climate and clean energy like it was a kitchen-table issue — because skyrocketing energy bills and endless wildfire smoke matter to people.
is that what the humanoid robots will be building in the factories ON THE MOON
Kelcie Moseley-Morris@kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 2h agoThat's cool. Will that be done around the same time as the Hyperloop?
DAVID HULL PLANS HOPSCOTCH TOURNAMENT PLAYED BY DEMONIC IMPS IN NARNIA
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 5h agoSPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS
It’s funny how some of y’all just handle the fact that there isn’t significant Dem infighting after a primary Buddy they ran against one another and now they’re not. That how this mostly works
BOURDAIN (voiceover): I found myself surrounded by discarded objects. An empty soda can, a dead battery. Life becomes death. But death can become life. The simmering pot with its spicy aroma in front of me is proof. BOURDAIN: What's in this dish? ME: Pikmin BOURDAIN: Pikmin. Oh man that's good.
correct are you serious about beating fascism or not? get in, we’re beating them in november you can be mad, you can be disappointed, but at the end of the day having someone with D in any and all seats is better than having someone with an R in them
post malone ergo propter malone@proptermalone.bsky.social · 6h agoI meant to post this last night but if you’re mad about any of the primary results you got 24 hours to bleed, try not to say anything you’ll regret in 48, and then it’s Blue No Matter Who.
Obligatory refusal, three times, of the command of the Army of the Potomac