Sorry, but democracies do not work solely around such a calculus. They function, thrive, and grow in a culture strictly respectful of a process ensuring all voices are heard and considered. The KMT and allies work to undermine TW democratic self-rule, not strengthen it. Why is that?

This Interview cuts through the BS and doggedly traps the govt spokesman in his own logical contradictions. Of course the govt knows how many people have died, but the chickenshit leadership cannot admit they do not care.

Drones hunt them one by one. As expected and predictable as the application of the technology is, it is still frightening and sobering to watch—fifteen seconds from the point of acquisition to death.

Imagine re-vamped urban spaces - Organized around pedestrian-only areas and parks - Connected by sidewalks and segregated bicycle lanes - Offering short-term on-street parking - Regulated by congestion-pricing schemes - Serviced by 'clean' vehicles for last-mile delivery

Vote counting procedure in Taiwan. I can't think of anything, a concept or procedure, whose operation and effectiveness do not fundamentally pivot on 'trust' –– trust that it will be done, trust by others to accept and support it, trust that it is done in good faith. Folks back in the USA who need a reminder of how an election need not be a shit show might take time for a short visit here and look-see.

China deviates from a published flight plan and sends a rocket over Taiwan, and the Taiwan military detects the launch and sends out an alert message, and the KMT says it was a DPP stunt.

Analysis of UK graduate wage stagnation and UK economic health, and revealing comparisons with US and EU. Sub-thread on comparative student debt loads.

Maybe sterilize the people and leave the monkeys alone.

They should have turned it into an arboretum. That would have been a fitting compromise for such a troubled and controversial project.

Both surreal in its contemporaneousness and boringly depressing in its normalcy. What kind of world are we building?

Ke rehashes the same strategy which got him into the mayor's office. He panders to all sides, speaks in generalities about policy, and offers nothing innovative or inciteful in his analysis. He does not question any fundamentals, only re-casts the problems with him at the center. If his mayorship is any indication, his administration will conduct itself equally to others but not better. The most exciting idea is his hope to be Taiwan's last President and its first Prime Minister. Though he touts this constitutional change to bring more accountability to the executive, he does not mention that parliamentary systems have no term limits. But his China policy is the most concerning. He needs an open eye on what is developing there and on reality. It's all good to talk about dialogue and friendship, but PLA forces continue to test Taiwan's border and rehearse assault options daily. Only a dishonest person would blame Tsai for this, and only a fool would ignore the provocations. No mixed signals are coming from China. The stunning build-up in China should worry the hell out of someone running for the emperorship. He is out of his league.

An urgent need for school-based nutritional interventions to address adolescent obesity in Taiwan "...In 2020-2021, the rates of overweight and obesity were 29.9% for junior high school students and 27.7% for senior high school students...." wordpress.com/read/blogs/582…

How much energy does the Sphere consume? How much did it need to be built?

McCarthy is quite dim or lying.

Foreign Minister Wu attributes skepticism of US defense commitments to sustained PRC PsyOps. His analysis lines up with the period shown in the TPOF polling. Wu doesn't have to be wrong for TPOF (and IORG) to be correct. PsyOps shape sentiment, sew FUD, move opinion by ºs