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J. Martin

@gyokusai.bsky.social
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All my snark is sincere. Writer, PhD, Professor of Game Design. Not necessarily in that order. Indie Dev Studio in HK until 2010. Currently in Europe. Blog(s) betweendrafts.com | Textbook ludotronics.net | Fiction voidpunk.com 加油 🇭🇰 🟩 🇺🇦 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌮 🕎 ☮️

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · 20h
Taiwan’s coast guard blasted a Chinese fishing vessel with a water cannon after it entered restricted waters and refused repeated orders to leave. The dramatic encounter offers a glimpse of the growing confrontations at sea as Beijing ramps up pressure around the island democracy.
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J. Martin @gyokusai.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
四四南村 Forty-Four South Village Canon PowerShot, May 2025 #Taiwan #Taipei #Photography
Mid-20th century period style room with coats and sewing machine.
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J. Martin @gyokusai.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Flickr begins to piss me off big time. After paying subscription fees for years, it’s recently become the new normal that I can’t upload fuck anything when I finally have time on weekends because every single photo upload happens to time out.
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 03/10/2026
Russia is deliberately attacking civilian infrastructure, schools, and hospitals to force residents to evacuate Kyiv and other cities, President Zelensky said. He revealed intercepted documents proving Moscow authorized broader strikes ahead of winter. Video: Clash Report
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 03/10/2026
Ukraine will respond to Russian attacks on its energy grid by targeting Russian oil refineries that fund the war, President Zelensky said. He emphasized Kyiv will not target civilian objects, contrasting Ukraine's conduct with Moscow’s doctrine. Video: Clash Report
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J. Martin @gyokusai.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“How did you get into TTRPGs?” A friend persuaded me to join a Rollmaster—excuse me—Rolemaster group he was assembling around a girl he had a crush on. Shortly after, me and my new girlfriend joined a Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay group where I played a halfling herbalist with a slingshot. Wild times.
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dan mentos @danmentos.com · 22/09/2026
[job interview] interviewer: so god killed all your kids? job: that's right
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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Always happy to see her win after all the crap the Russians put her through because she beat their boxer.
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Taiwan's coast guard has fired a water cannon at a Chinese fishing vessel after it ignored warnings to leave waters near Taiwan-controlled Dongsha Island. The incident comes as Taipei moves to bolster maritime deterrence against China.-TaiwanPlus News
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 02/10/2026
Japan has expanded sanctions over Russia’s war against Ukraine, freezing the assets of 33 Russian companies and nine individuals linked to Moscow’s military-industrial complex. Tokyo also imposed restrictions on 35 vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet.
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 02/10/2026
Putin ordered Russian commanders to abandon the rules of war and intensify strikes on civilian targets, President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Financial Times. Zelensky said the attacks are meant to terrorize Ukrainians. www.kyivpost.com/post/85936
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Putin Ordered ‘No Rules’ War on Ukrainian Civilians, Zelensky Says
Ukrainian intelligence reportedly intercepted communications ordering Russian forces to abandon earlier limits on aerial attacks.
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⠀ @yuecide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
in honor of october, my favorite horror game is actually an indie taiwanese game that's called devotion. it touches on religious / spiritual dependence as a means of undermining the severity of mental illness, which is quite prominent in asian culture, & i deeply resonate with it.
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Inequality fuels democratic decay almost everywhere, yet South Korea and Taiwan keep thriving. Their secret is the welfare state: Universal healthcare, pensions, and social protection have given citizens concrete reasons to trust democracy. 🆕 by @josephwongut.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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J. Martin @gyokusai.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
北投區 Beitou District Canon PowerShot, April 2025 #Taiwan #Taipei #Photography
Hilly village street without cars or people.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 01/10/2026
@markruffalo.bsky.social kicked ass throughout this entire effort and is 100% correct Next year when the debt-triggered layoffs drop all the dems who buckled to Larry Ellison's threats will be nowhere to be found
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Mark Ruffalo Says Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will ‘Stifle Creativity’ and ‘Weaken Free Speech’: It ‘Should Never Have Been Approved’
Mark Ruffalo is speaking out against the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger once again.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
i regret to inform you that people have absolutely lost it www.404media.co/someone-tort...
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Someone ‘Torturing’ LLMs in a Robot Prison Has Triggered the Dumbest Debate in AI Yet
The "AI Torture Chamber" has opened an upsetting and absurd window into the effective altruist obsession with "model welfare."
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Lino @lino.io · 01/10/2026
Jährliche Erinnerung, dass der Bund der Steuerzahler ein neoliberaler Todeskult ist, der den Staat verachtet und für unfähig hält, sich den Anschein geben will irgendwelche Steuerzahler zu vertreten um am liebsten die Kettensäge überall anzusetzen, wo es nur irgendwie geht.
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J. Martin @gyokusai.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Been a while, but yeah. Perfect.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 01/10/2026
New Study Finds Ashing Cigarette Out Cracked Car Window On Cold Morning Still Best Way To Start Blue-Collar Workday theonion.com/new-study-finds-ashing…
New Study Finds Ashing Cigarette Out Cracked Car Window On Cold Morning Still Best Way To Start Blue-Collar Workday
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 01/10/2026
Sweden is shifting toward an offensive air doctrine to strike deep inside Russian territory if attacked, a senior commander said. Armed with Gripen jets and Taurus missiles, Stockholm aims to ensure any conflict will not stay on Swedish soil. www.kyivpost.com/post/85862
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
Black text on white page that reads:

The Rent Guidelines Board’s rent freeze for one- and two-year leases goes into effect today! 

If you’re in a rent-stabilized apartment, any lease renewal starting today must remain at the same rent that it was last year.

Contact 311 and ask for the Tenant Helpline to find out whether your building is covered and your rights as a tenant.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 01/10/2026
totally normal to use $20 million in taxpayer dollars to air black and white Trump midterm propaganda on all the major broadcast networks definitely no red flags
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 01/10/2026
100% Trump's first FCC boss Ajit Pai was just a lazy captured revolving door industry plant. Carr is THAT, but ALSO an extremist authoritarian zealot. Just a diabolical asshole.
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Mike Honcho @lasergoblin666.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I still think he’s one of the worst of the sycophants behind Hegseth, Vought, and Miller because he truly relishes doing this kind of thing.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine.
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Sheril Kirshenbaum @sheril.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"You want fantasy? Here's one... There's this species that lives on a planet a few miles above molten rock and a few miles below a vacuum that'd suck the air right out of them. They live in a brief geological period between ice ages, when giant asteroids have temporarily stopped smacking into the surface. As far as they can tell, there's nowhere else in the universe where they could stay alive for ten seconds. And what do they call their fragile little slice of space and time? They call it real life. In a universe where it is known that whole galaxies can explode, they think there's things like 'natural justice' and 'destiny'. Some of them even believe in democracy... I'm a fantasy writer, and even I find it all a bit hard to believe." - Terry Pratchett, Whose Fantasy Are You?
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'm down to the last nine copies of this ISS Cat print, so if you want one, please order soon. It's in my shop along with other prints, badges and a zine: www.tomgauld.com/
A view of the International Space Station floating in the stars above the earth. A cat in a space suit floats outside. An astronaut within the station looks out of a window and says "In? But I just let you out."
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 01/10/2026
Russia lost 46,230 troops in September — its highest monthly total this year, according to Ukraine’s General Staff. As Moscow’s 2026 losses reach 326,900, Russia is preparing to send about 120,000 new conscripts to military units this autumn. www.kyivpost.com/post/85841
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Russia Lost Record 46,230 Troops in September as Moscow Prepares 120,000 Conscripts for Fall
Ukraine says Russian losses surged 45.8% from January to September as Moscow prepares to send 120,000 conscripts to duty stations this fall.
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New Bloom @newbloommag.net · 01/10/2026
"Review: On the Brink: A Military History of Taiwan" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
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Review: On the Brink: A Military History of Taiwan - No Man Is An Island
On the Brink: A Military History of Taiwan by Eric Setzekorn is a well-researched history of the Taiwanese military. As Setzekorn notes, the work fills an existing gap in the literature. If there are ...
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jrehm @jrehm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The burdens we carry #streetphotography #taiwan
Man unloading recycling from his scooter while a mother and her helper (?) pass in Taipei Taiwan
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Reuters @reuters.com · 01/10/2026
Philippines sends largest ship, aircraft to drive away Chinese vessel in waters near Taiwan reut.rs/4hpFh6I
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Philippines sends largest ship, aircraft to drive away Chinese vessel in waters near Taiwan
The Philippines' coast guard said on Thursday that it has deployed its largest vessel and an aircraft to challenge a Chinese research ship ​operating off northern Batanes province near Taiwan, adding that a Chinese ‌coast guard vessel had also moved in.
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Paul Kelleher @paulkelleher.net · 30/09/2026
Wow! Here’s audio of Judith Jarvis Thomson introducing the Trolley Problem. Bonus: “The” Trolley Problem probably isn’t what you thought it was. youtu.be/V-CAEhBBTp0?...
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The Trolley Problem - Judith Jarvis Thomson (1978)
YouTube video by Philosophy Overdose
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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The KMT continues its campaign to give Taiwan caning as a punishment. DPP lawmaker at bottom says it won't apply to crimes committed by legislators or large-scale economic crimes. Meaning that only persons of the wrong social class will be caned. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...
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KMT insisting on caning, planning to propose bill - Taipei Times
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) plans to propose amendments to the Criminal Code to allow caning as a punishment for certain crimes, after a proposed caning referendum was vetoed by the Central El...
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Benjamin @benjaminschneider.ch · 30/09/2026
Werner Herzog will be the last human being whose next word no language model can predict
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The first panel shows Sarah, the protagonist, holding a red ball labeled "A SILLY MEME".
The second panel shows Sarah taking the ball and going through a door labeled "GROUP CHAT".
The third panel shows a group of women sitting together and consoling one woman in the center. The woman in the center is saying "...And that's how it happened. It's been the worst day of my life."
The fourth panel shows Sarah standing in the doorway behind them awkwardly holding the red ball.
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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Ocean wave of the DPP's Shen in Taipei www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...
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The ‘Ocean Wave’ that is hitting Taipei now - Taipei Times
In 40 years of watching politics, I have never seen anything quite like Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen’s (沈伯洋) breed of politician. He has a presence that commands attention, and a combination of ...
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 30/09/2026
Russia is preparing propaganda videos of “happy, well-fed” civilians in occupied Oleshky, in Kherson region — while residents face hunger and cannot leave. Ukraine has air-dropped four tonnes of food, but says Russian forces continue to block aid and evacuation. www.kyivpost.com/post/85757
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Russia Plans ‘Happy, Well-Fed’ Videos as 2,000 Civilians Remain Trapped in Occupied Oleshky
Ukraine says thousands of civilians remain trapped in occupied Oleshky as Russian forces block aid and target drones delivering food across the Dnipro.
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Scare Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
FATALITY
A tweet from Joyce Carol Oates: overall takeaway from the Curtis Yarvin profile is that there must be millions of smart-aleck show-offy kids who annoy their teachers and go on to annoy other adults through their lives with their “contrarian” pose that hardens to a carapace over their faces; until, as adults, they still harbor a delusion that, if there is a king, or a fuhrer, he’d be impressed with the guys motor mouth and appoint him to his cabinet rather than deleting him with a negligent swipe of his wrist as Stalin did routinely.
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J. Martin @gyokusai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Uncertain Maps: aufbrechen — ankommen: Eine Kooperation mit dem Literaturbüro NRW | Arthena Foundation betweendrafts.com/justdrafts/2... #exhibition #art #literature
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Uncertain Maps: aufbrechen — ankommen: Eine Kooperation mit dem Literaturbüro NRW | Arthena Foundation
🖼️ 📚 Sometimes, the whole turns out to be less nourishing than its parts.
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J. Martin @gyokusai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The trip Tōkyō-Hiroshima (560mi/900km) by train costs $125 and takes under four hours. By car, it’s close to ten hours, and the toll rate alone sets you back almost as much as the train ticket ($7 less). That’s how it should be! #japan #publictransportation #train #car
Google vehicle suggestions and Shinkansen ticket with the data mentioned in the post.
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J. Martin @gyokusai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
臺北市 Taipei Night City Canon PowerShot, April 2025 #taipei #taiwan #photography
Aerial of the city at night
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J. Martin @gyokusai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Western Germany, last days of September, 80-90 °F. Totally normal. Nothing to see here, move along.
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J. Martin @gyokusai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Listening to the album For Your Love by The Yardbirds, released June 1965 rateyourmusic.com/release/albu... #Bluesrock #music
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
i thought about this old tweet tonight and how nothing has ever aged better
@Merman_Melville • Jan 24, 2019
Being a billionaire must be insane. You can buy new teeth, new skin. All your chairs cost 20,000 dollars and weigh 2,000 pounds. Your life is just a series of your own preferences. In terms of cognitive impairment it's probably like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
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Jonathan @jonathansocials.com · 30/09/2026
The "America First" guy let China censor *our own* National Archives documents because Xi didn't like Taiwan's history, proving who really ran the show.
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Potential Taiwan tension sparked 'last minute' change in Tru...
The sudden change was precipitated because of Chinese displeasure over one document that the U.S. ha...
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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🇯🇵🇰🇷🇨🇳🇹🇼🇺🇦 Soldiers from Japan, South Korea, China and Taiwan as part of the Asian Corps of Armed Forces of Ukraine. - kind of interesting really, some of these countries are at odds. Heroyam Slava
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Niao Collective @niaocollective.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Chris Tang, going to arrest the Strait of Taiwan for separating Taiwan and China
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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A reminder that you won't be able to make fun of your political leaders if Taiwan gets annexed by China focustaiwan.tw/society/2026...
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2 indicted after paint, feces thrown at stand-up show mocking Xi Jinping - Focus Taiwan
Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted two men over the pelting of a show in Taipei by stand-up comedian Huang Yi-hao (黃逸豪) with a mixture of paint and human feces.
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 29/09/2026
Russia struck a school in central Sumy during classes with guided aerial bombs, killing two people and injuring at least six, including three children. Zelensky urged Ukraine’s partners to respond with real pressure on Russia, not just words. www.kyivpost.com/post/85684
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Russia Drops 4 Guided Bombs on Sumy, Hitting School Mid-Class: 2 Killed, 6 Hurt, Including 3 Children
A total of 100 civilians were evacuated in time as four guided aerial bombs (KABs) struck central Sumy.
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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
👀 Florida attorney general to OpenAI: (www.myfloridalegal.com/sites/defaul...)
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