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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 9h

Playing 50s tunes in the lobby yesterday and even the kids couldn't help but dance.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Remember, the author of the Tiger Mom book mentored JD Vance.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Strutting is not policy.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Mennonites, Quakers, and Brethren are known as the historic peace churches. You will find many Mennonite and Quaker schools, but the Brethren supported the public schools instead. Founded six colleges and universities that still exist, but very few schools.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Chinese people won't tell you the truth because you're a foreigner." Okay, people have shared about parents being scammed, their extramarital affairs, government officials have told me how hard it is to get things done, about how much they hate the XJP thought meetings...

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5 foot Home Depot skeleton @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

one like, one China politics/social fact

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Why yes, I would like to have my cake and also to eat it. Will that be a problem?

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

England to EU: we do not like being tied to foreign countries. Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to England: neither do we.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Americans who can't figure out why anyone would want independence from England. 😂😂😂

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Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The last speaker at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony lost his father to the attacks.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

As someone who lived in rural China, did research there, and worked with rural peoplefor nearly a decade, I truly appreciate this article.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sometimes they were kind, diligent and smart. Sometimes they were unkind, lazy or stupid. But most importantly they were human.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Dreamed that China withdrew from the UN and a bunch of people were working up a new replacement international organization on a blackboard. No vetos.

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Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ @chenchenzhang.net · 30/08/2026

if you think the "1644 historical view" (that Qing isn't part of Chinese history) stuff is weird, don't forget the Hanfu movement (which started in the early 2000s) emerged from the same premise. that the garments worn by Han Chinese women continuously in late Qing & Republic era were

photo of female garments from early-mid 20th century China

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Well I didn't expect that.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It's been a few years, but when I was in China the people most dissatisfied with the direction of the country that I knew were mostly insiders. Reporters for state media, government officials. Party members.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

If vendors really want to encourage people to pay cash, they could just round down a little so we don't need 93 cents in change. That's $20.03? Okay, here's my card.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

There are whole countries out there that just don't have militaries.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Me, a parent: It's silly to talk about your pet like it is a child. It's a pet! Me, to my daughter: clean out your sister's litter box!

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

People love to complain about kids nowadays, but I work with a lot of kids at the theater, and these kids are alright.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

So...how about the Rugby Nations Cup? 🏉

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Good. The fascists are great at manipulating the good will of everyone else. Time to crack down and let them squeal.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

They said not to share it with anyone, but the code is 227686 in case you are interested.

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Cai @annenotation.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

My wife works with a demographic that basically nobody on this website ever interacts with, and it's interesting that despite being seen as so predominantly Christian, they invoke Jesus as some sort of evil djinn who smites their enemies

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Other platforms are bad, but Typeform is surely the most cursed.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Kind of funny when people compliment me about all the talent on stage. I mean, I processed payroll and had the sprinkler system serviced.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Maybe RFK is just still bitter about his dad and trying to punish America?

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

No one: Email client: I've helpfully grouped your email threads so they will make no sense! You're welcome! 🤗

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

We said goodbye. He told me not to forget. Years on he cried out in pain, "Why?" We said goodbye. He told me not to forget. Years on he cried out in pain, "Why?" Amid shiny skyscrapers, do the fading echoes of hope and anger matter? Unanswered questions, unquestionable leaders. Remain.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/06/2026

another day, another story about the administration's war on knowledge itself, all in service of allow its corporate patrons free rein to rob us blind and poison our world www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...

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Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Three precious gifts from good friends 🥰

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Chance the Lawyer @chancethelawyer.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

because I know y’all can’t click and read

1. "Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are physiologically unable to call out for help. The respiratory system was designed for breathing.
Speech is the secondary or overlaid function.
Breathing must be fulfilled before speech occurs.
2. Drowning people's mouths alternately sink below and reappear above the surface of the water. The mouths of drowning people are not above the surface of the water long enough for them to exhale, inhale, and call out for help. When the drowning people's mouths are above the surface, they exhale and inhale quickly as their mouths start to sink below the surface of the water.
3. Drowning people cannot wave for help. Nature instinctively forces them to extend their arms laterally and press down on the water's surface.
Pressing down on the surface of the water permits drowning people to leverage their bodies so they can lift their mouths out of the water to breathe.
4. Throughout the Instinctive Drowning Response, drowning people cannot voluntarily control their arm movements. Physiologically, drowning people who are struggling on the surface of the water cannot stop drowning and perform voluntary movements such as waving for help, moving toward a rescuer, or reaching out for a piece of rescue equipment.
5. From beginning to end of the Instinctive Drowning Response people's bodies remain upright in the water, with no evidence of a supporting kick. Unless rescued by a trained lifeguard, these drowning people can only struggle on the surface of the water from 20 to 60 seconds before submersion occurs."

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I remember mandates for students in China to take Marxism classes. Meaningless classes no one wants to take or teach, just like this bs. They think they're anti-communist but it's the same picture.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

If you have to have a handler, have an alcoholic handler. May he rest in peace. 🙏

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Back in the day, my handler would get drunk (he used me as an excuse to drink on duty) and talk about his days as a guard at Zhongnanhai and how the leaders would be visited by escorts, so why couldn't we also partake? If the big leaders do it, he would ask, why can't we?

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I went to the Catholic church to pick up sausage sandwiches (delicious) and saw the beer keg in the corner. I will be converting. 😂

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

My favorite is still the news person who called him President Jinping the 10th.

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すーのすけだよ @scma.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Ah yes the pizza vending machine

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I met with some real estate developers in China and they were all basically the same person as Donald Trump.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Driving 81 mph in a 70 mph zone in Virginia is a criminal offense.

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Trump's mother's day message, probably: Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there, but most of all me, the biggest and best mother of all. No one has ever seen a better mother."

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Eric @erictmiller.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Everyone wants something.

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5 foot Home Depot skeleton @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

‘We know that AI does what it can nowadays because of workers in Kenya and the Philippines being exploited to do the rote tasks of users. The same goes for services in China, like reorganizing bikes left out by careless tourists.’ the-haters-guide-to-international-politics.ghost.io/the-chinese-...

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The Chinese Worker and You

Support my Writing with a Tip This international Labor day, I wanted to do a small post on the nature of work in contemporary China. Why? a) I'm Chinese b) I'm a worker c) The work includes examin...

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