Mastodawn

OBrien Sep 28, 2023

William Yang (@WilliamYang120)Sep 28, 2023

“#China's ambassador has lashed out at Australian politicians who have recently visited Taiwan, saying the MPs are being manipulated by "secessionist" forces inside the self-governed territory which Beijing claims as its own.” https://amp.abc.net.au/article/102913968 https://nitter.hongkongers.net/WilliamYang120/status/1707314170587451502#m

Australian politicians warned not to undermine Chinese relations by travelling to Taiwan

China's ambassador lashes out at Australian politicians who have recently visited Taiwan, saying the MPs are being manipulated by separatist forces inside the self-governed territory.

ABC News

OBrien Jul 31, 2023

Mastodon Migration Jul 31, 2023

#MastodonNews July 31, 2023

Tech media has the #BBC story now...

The Verge: BBC launches an ‘experimental’ Mastodon server / The BBC is trying out a Mastodon server for six months. >>> https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/31/23814556/bbc-experimental-mastodon-server-twitter

“The principles of the Fediverse, with an emphasis on local control, quality content, and social value, are far more aligned with our public purposes than those of avowedly commercial networks like Threads or Twitter.”

Edit: links... https://social.bbc/about @BBCRD, @BBC5Live, @BBCRadio4

BBC launches an ‘experimental’ Mastodon server

The BBC has launched an “experimental” server on the decentralized Twitter alternative Mastodon. The outlet says it will run the server for six months to determine whether it’s feasible.

The Verge

OBrien Jul 8, 2023

The Japan Times Jul 8, 2023

[Commentary] As I grow older and wiser, here are seven lessons I have learned as a career Japanese diplomat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/07/commentary/japan-commentary/diplomatic-lessons/?utm_content=buffer95499&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #opinion #commentary #china #middleeast #russia #unitednations #diplomacy

Tips for better diplomatic commentary

As I grow older and wiser, here are seven lessons I have learned as a career Japanese diplomat.

The Japan Times

OBrien May 30, 2023

William Yang (@WilliamYang120)May 30, 2023

"#China sent its first civilian astronaut into orbit on Tuesday, as it launched the Shenzhou-16 mission to its space station for its second in-orbit crew rotation, marking another step forward for the country’s ambitious space program." https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/29/china/china-shenzhou-manned-spaceship-launch-intl-hnk/index.html https://nitter.hongkongers.net/WilliamYang120/status/1663371279922266112#m

OBrien May 28, 2023

(moving) APOD May 28, 2023

Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon

Image Credit: NASA, JPL, Galileo Mission

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230528.html #APOD

APOD: 2023 May 28 – Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

OBrien May 28, 2023

tunnelspider May 28, 2023

Why do more than 800 million people live in hunger?
-- Ten percent of the world’s population does not have enough food, the highest number in more than a decade.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/28/why-is-global-hunger-on-the-rise-2
May 28, 2023 at 08:32AM
#news #aljazeera

Why do more than 800 million people live in hunger?

Ten percent of the world’s population does not have enough food, the highest number in more than a decade.

Al Jazeera

OBrien May 28, 2023

I like RSS :-)
https://trends.builtwith.com/feeds/RSS

RSS Usage Statistics

RSS usage statistics and trends.

OBrien May 28, 2023

https://apnews.com/article/china-debt-banking-loans-financial-developing-countries-collapse-8df6f9fac3e1e758d0e6d8d5dfbd3ed6

China's loans pushing world’s poorest countries to brink of collapse

A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China.

AP News

OBrien Feb 8, 2023