Global aficionado. Focus on Southeast Asia, capitalism, and democracy. #Aspergers. Words in @AJEnglish @NikkeiAsia @SCMPNews @Quillette. Contrarian grump.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Joined February 2012
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I wrote a piece for @AJEnglish!
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s recent comments about #Taiwan have raised questions about whether #Malaysia is still committed to its traditional policy of non-alignment and not picking sides between China and the US
aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/…
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George Madgwick a prominent councillor whom Reform chose to stand by after the recent ITV documentary
BREAKING: Reform councillor charged with 35 offences including rape
news.sky.com/story/reform-co…
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🚨🇮🇱 NEW: President Trump says the US will stop paying aid to Israel after this year following an agreement with Benjamin Netanyahu
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I think the biggest problem for Reform isn't their toxicity any more. They've maxed out on that. It's boredom. People just aren't interested in what they have to say now. It's just the same rhetoric on the same single issue of immigration. The voters have tuned out.
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For anyone abroad wondering how the UK is right now, here's a sitting MP typing out the sentence "Face-sitting without obstructing breathing is unlikely to be prohibited"
Have a nice day.
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The same Brits who advocated for an “Australian-style points based immigration system” during Brexit are now mad their skillless citizens can’t loiter around in Australia for three years doing nothing
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One of Malaysia's least known communities is Chinese Hindus. Yeah you heard that right and there's actually 14,878 ethnic Chinese in Malaysia who registered their religion as Hinduism.
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We got your back, New York!
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Several figures here aren’t federal results or NY-specific. The $472B combines US wide pledges: Micron's $250B is nationwide (NY site $100B) Anthropic's $50B covers TX and NY. The 48% murder drop is from NY's state run GIVE program (28 departments, Jan – May 2026).
arkolith.com/news/news-micr…
therepublic.com/?p=843020
governor.ny.gov/news/safer-str…
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This is the first interview I've seen of Muslims being asked how they feel right now
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DIPLOMATIC SOURCES TOLD AL-JADEED THAT A BREAKTHROUGH IN U.S.-IRANIAN NEGOTIATIONS WAS ACHIEVED AFTER QATARI MEDIATION SUCCESSFULLY OVERCAME PROCEDURAL OBSTACLES - AL-JADEED NEWS #OOTT
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Crazy things have happened every single day for the entire history of mankind. The only difference is this is the first time in history you have an engagement-based feed shoving them all in your face 24/7. There are 7 billion-plus people in this world, 5 billion of whom have cell phone cameras. The world is crazy. You are not supposed to, nor should you, expose yourself to every morbid event going on in this world. The people that promulgate these events are incentivized to do so via ad revenue, engagement, etc. I'm all for keeping an ear to the ground and staying aware of what's going on in this world, but youve got to differentiate between signal and bait.
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cant make this shit up tonight I opened X, saw a plane hit the ground at 200000 mph, a detroit lions players get horribly injured, an old video of the tsunami destroying japan, a cop get shot, and a post about cancer in <<<< 5 minutes (not an exaggeration). immediately got sad. will be ruminating for a while. love this app. love what social media offers the world. but holy shit if you dont think sitting on these apps all day can negatively impact your mood then youve really gotta take a look in the mirror.
Crazy things have happened every single day for the entire history of mankind. The only difference is this is the first time in history you have an engagement-based feed shoving them all in your face 24/7. There are 7 billion-plus people in this world, 5 billion of whom have cell phone cameras. The world is crazy. You are not supposed to, nor should you, expose yourself to every morbid event going on in this world. The people that promulgate these events are incentivized to do so via ad revenue, engagement, etc. I'm all for keeping an ear to the ground and staying aware of what's going on in this world, but youve got to differentiate between signal and bait.
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I’ve been on the app for 5 minutes, and I see tragedy after tragedy.
This kind of constant crisis and trauma is terrible for the human brain.
Humans were not designed to process this much negativity on a continuous basis.
Everyday there’s a new existential threat.
Something has to give…
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People downplaying what China does to the Philippines is exactly why I genuinely think far lesser of you if your opposition to imperialism behind and ends with American.
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Myanmar 🇲🇲 MAP UPDATE: the situation in Myanmar as of 02/11/2026.
As the monsoon season comes to an end the junta is gathering forces for new offensives in Chin, Kachin and Karen. Resistance forces meanwhile inflict heavy losses on the junta through persistent ambush assaults.
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Its happening.
Electric grids should be okay - most of them are air gapped from internet.
However, you should keep an eye out for the following items:
Commercial supermarket freezers and refrigerators
Hospital / pharmacy / vaccine / blood-bank refrigeration units
Warehouse and cold-chain logistics refrigeration systems
Smart home refrigerators and freezers
Smart ovens, ranges, and cooktops
HVAC systems and smart thermostats
Smart Water heaters and boilers
Smart washing machines and dryers
Smart plugs and remote power controllers
Building management systems controlling heating, cooling, or refrigeration
