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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The raid on Commander D—and attitudes by the police—show that while Taiwan has been hailed for progressive attitudes on sexual freedoms in past years, the police and other elements of society remain highly conservative

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

On this point, other gay bars in the area as Locker Room have also seen raids in recent memory, never mind that this is right before Pride at the end of October. But this is probably because the Taipei city police wants to appeal to the public ahead of elections

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There are plans for a protest of the raid outside of the police station at Ximen today afternoon at 1 PM. That the raid occurred shortly before Pride is likely to be outraging www.facebook.com/share/p/1Dik...

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Milk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

New event! 📆4th Oct 🕐13:00 Taiwan Time LGBTQIA Friends in Taipei will hold protest "Homophobic Cops in My City? It's More Likely Then You Think! Oppose Police Harassment of LGBTQ+ Venues!" At Ximen Red House Police Station Details: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

[[ 緊急行動，敬請轉發參加 ]]
抗議北市警局不當執法！反對警察騷擾同志場所！
[[ 緊急行動，敬請轉發參加 ]]
地點：西門紅樓派出所前
時間：10/4 13:00 ~
十月三日下午，萬華分局西門町派出所突襲搜索台北市知名 BDSM 酒吧 Commander D。警方雖聲稱持有搜索票，但拒絕出示給現場民眾。對於現場有身心障礙人士甚至涉嫌歧視稱「殘障也可以做愛喔？」店長抗議警方行動結果遭「上銬」，甚至被要求下跪。記者也隨警察進入現場，視偵查不公開原則如敝屣。
搜索行動持續接近五小時，警方事後面對民眾質疑，卻聲稱「沒有搜索只是盤查」，更告訴民眾「有不滿就去提告」。
我們是一群在台北生活的酷兒。我們是一群在萬華讀書、戀愛、分手、做音樂、搞社運的人。我們反對臺北市警局之過激行動，並要求：
1. 針對萬華分局：交代行動原委，並且正式為員警執法行為時之態度與歧視性言論道歉。
2. 針對北市警局：應說明針對同志場所（Commander D、Hunt、Locker Room 等）進行歧視性執法之原委與正當性，並且咎責、道歉。
3. 針對北市府：針對今年多次歧視性執法，蔣萬安市長應說明其原委與意圖，同時應檢討北市府是否真的同志友善？
敬請各界朋友轉傳，並誠摯邀請各位酷兒與盟友，一起加入我們的抗議行動。

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As we're dunking on Kaiser for how he attempted to frame annexing Taiwan these days, we might look at his essay from last year that got some attention--“The Great Reckoning: What the West Should Learn From China”. It is not a good argument even for those who make such arguments

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Jeff/傑夫 @jayfutw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ha, yeah, definitely didn’t mean with regards to Trump/Trump regime. He isn’t smart enough to understand significance of songs or have patience to listen should someone attempt to explain. Just someone was obviously aware of what they were doing in selecting & would curious to know their motivation

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The choice of music stood out for a state banquet that saw Nvidia's Jensen Huang seated alongside Trump, Xi, and Musk: "Do You Hear the People Sing?" — the Les Misérables-derived anthem of HK's pro-democracy protests — and the Taiwan classic "The Moon Represents My Heart." ☂️🌝 youtu.be/2DKnlMK1fGk

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川席國宴響起《悲慘世界》名曲！當習近平面「唱反送中名曲」外媒驚：耐人尋味【頭條600秒】

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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🇺🇦🇨🇳 Zelensky: I think that China is using their technologies with Russia not because they are great friends, brothers and sisters. Not, of course. Everything is very pragmatic, because they will need this experience somewhere.

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Pierre-Yves Baubry 博磊 @pybaubry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Zelensky is totally right, and I happen to live in that somewhere.

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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯 @aimenlau.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"Recent propaganda and censorship efforts by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have revealed an urgent desire among party leadership to blunt a spirit of defiance within Chinese society. Despite the party’s attempts to curb dissent, however, China’s citizens continue to defy authority."

freedomhouse.org

The CCP is Trying—and Failing—to Extinguish Defiance among Chinese Citizens

People across China persistently express discontent through “lying flat” and public protest.

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The CCP is banking on an "LLM for global crisis response" — "an experimental pipeline in which foreign-media coverage and social-media reactions are simulated, and changes in user sentiment and the spread of topics are predicted." The output, or "silicon sampling," optimizes China's global strategy.

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Jeff/傑夫 @jayfutw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Some of the petition ‘suggestions’ say it doesn’t go far enough and all non-citizens, including spouses of citizens, should be barred entirely from NHI eligibility. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Jeff/傑夫 @jayfutw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The petition is unlikely to go anywhere, but curious how the government will respond. Definitely an opportunity here to affirm/reaffirm Taiwan’s commitment to human rights, etc. and denounce racism/xenophobia, but that is probably just wishful thinking

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Jeff/傑夫 @jayfutw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Was glad to see a number of comments on Threads’ post and ‘suggestions,’ on portal petition calling out not only how racist & xenophobic this is, but also how it is a completely illogical proposition. Still way too many folks agreeing this is a good idea.

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Jeff/傑夫 @jayfutw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A petition was submitted on National Development Council’s public portal that proposes non-citizens be required to pay retroactive health insurance fees calculated from birthdate to be eligible for NHI. Over 5000 signatures have been collected, so govt. response now required. Petition link below.

A screenshot of a post on Threads with the following text and a link to the proposal.

嗨~陌生人您好

我們有一個提案"擬定非台籍人士若要享有健保,需依照本國國民標準繳清從出生至今的健保費"

希望能邀請您花一分鐘的時間一起來附議、分享、幫忙擴散,大家來救我們的健保。

PS:一定要趕在9/30前,選舉前30日會暫停連署附議!

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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 16/09/2026

China persists in using torture on prisoners to force confessions, including beatings and withholding medical care, a human rights group said Wednesday, with the daughter of one detainee telling AFP her mother fears she will die in jail. In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/09/16/r...

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Cadenza 華彩樂 @eldritch.beauty · 16/09/2026

feed cleanser: photos I took this weekend of various traditional taiwanese dishes made vegan

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The global hysteria against Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting was started by Russian boxing kingpin Umar Kremlev, head of the International Boxing Association (IBA), an agency disavowed in 2023 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over corruption and ethical issues. He offered no proof then and now.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) held a press conference on Aug 5, 2024 that has since been described as “farcical,” “shambolic,” and “a car crash” fronted by “utter clowns, possibly criminals… and dingbats.” Instead of clarifying its claims regarding the so-called illegitimacy of Taiwan’s Lin and Algeria’s Imane Khelif, the IBA put forth even more contradictory statements and ignored straight-forward questions in a bumbling event that not only started 57 minutes late but was persistently plagued by low-grade technical issues like mic mishaps and muted conference calls. Several journalists walked out midway after realizing the IBA wasn’t planning to actually answer any honest queries.

IBA President Umar Kremlev appeared as a discombobulated head hovering over his three henchmen via glitchy video link. Relying on an interpreter, Putin's pal spoke in Russian and retorted that it was up to the two women athletes to prove that they were actual women. It was a classic case of “guilty until proven innocent.”

https://wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/team-taiwan-in-defense-of-woman-boxer-lin-yu-ting-part-3-625edf3559fc

Taiwanese illustrations rooting for Lin. © MOGA @MOGAooo

https://wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/team-taiwan-in-defense-of-woman-boxer-lin-yu-ting-part-3-625edf3559fc

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

APAC Ocean Youth Forum 2026 We are connected to the ocean, but that connection needs new forms of expression to become visible. Featuring speakers like Yu-Chen Lee🪼 and Nymphia Wind🍌, "Ocean Narrative" explores how complex issues translate to relatable experiences. www.accupass.com/event/260730...

$Speakers Marine Debris Artist Yu-Chen Lee Drag Artist and Performer Nymphia Wind Roots & Shoots Malaysia Youth Representative Bryan Yong 18 October (Sun), 09:30-16:00\ National Taiwan Museum Nanmen Branch 19 October (Mon), 08:00-17:00\ Heping lsland GeoPark$

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Yang Jun-Dah @yangjundah.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

See you all Monday night! Best if you've watched one or both films, or if you don't mind spoilers and want helpful context before watching. Let's explore how these new and old classics depict the KMT martial law era—and Taiwan people and society under that regime. #TaiwanHistoryBTS #台灣歷史補課營 🧋

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🇪🇺🇹🇼🇮🇹 Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim is in Italy for a democracy forum. Pina Picierno, vice president of the European Parliament, said: "No one can determine who can be hosted on European soil [...], and what presences must be hidden." "Freedom of debate is not negotiable with autocracies."

Pina Picierno, vice president of the European Parliament, said Hsiao’s planned participation “was kept secret until her arrival to protect her participation” in the conference.

“No one can determine who can be hosted on European soil, what voices can be heard, and what presences must be hidden,” Picierno said in a Facebook post. “It is a simple and very clear message: intimidation cannot decide who participates in our democratic debate.”

“Freedom of debate is not negotiable with autocracies. And Ventotene, more than ever today, must continue to be the place where freedom and democracy are defended without fear,” she added.

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/9/11/taiwan-vice-president-makes-rare-europe-visit-for-conference-on-democracy

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Aleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 10/09/2026

I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done. This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands. He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.

transiticsnews.com

I’m a Texan Trans Kid Who Almost Died Because of Ken Paxton. The World Should Know What He’s Done.

Regardless of Talarico’s recent statements on trans people, Paxton cannot be rewarded for the extreme suffering he’s inflicted on me and tens of thousands of Texan trans kids.

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Jeff/傑夫 @jayfutw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

They are awesome and so cool for the kids to have their artwork immortalized at their schools!

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Klaus Bardenhagen @taiwanreporter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Love, love, LOVE these painted tiles you often find on the walls surrounding Taiwanese school compounds.

Two hand-painted children’s tiles mounted on a pebble-textured pillar: the top shows a large blue parent bird with smaller birds by a pond with fish, the bottom a whimsical painted face with bright eyes and colorful splashes.

Three hand-painted children’s tiles mounted on a pebble-textured column showing whimsical animals: top a green bunny-like character holding a carrot above grass, middle a black dog under sun and clouds, bottom a blue elephant-like creature with a yellow body and trunk.

Children's painted ceramic tiles displayed on an exterior wall — top tile shows a green, wide-mouthed monster with a sun and yellow tail; below it a blue rabbit-like character; shiny gold Chinese characters mounted on the adjacent stone wall.

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Here's me on that Simon Shuster piece in The Atlantic. The reason why I think it struck a nerve is his sympathies are quite transparent. He spends two paragraphs at the start fawning over the grandeur of CCP state ceremonies

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Pierre-Yves Baubry 博磊 @pybaubry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

After reading the article: headline and lede are far more provocative than the article itself. The writer came to Taiwan in April at the peak of Cheng Li-wun's "para-diplomatic" efforts. It shows. A lot can change in 5 months. Pandering to China remains a losing strategy for politicians in Taiwan.

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Pierre-Yves Baubry 博磊 @pybaubry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Legislator Puma Shen has issued a statement addressing "the selective quotes taken out of context and the decontextualized framing of Taiwan's defense reforms"... in this article...

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Jeff/傑夫 @jayfutw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Don’t know if this would be useful for resources, but there are a series of upcoming talks, "Loving Trans: Lessons & Tools from Trans Studies", 羅盤針 & 羅小風Siufung Law in Taipei & online,” beginning tomorrow (Wednesday.) Link w/ info available on Milk Tea Alliance Calendar Bsky page.

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"We use technology to connect with the world, not to control it" — Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu Taiwan embraces the values of democracy, freedom, and a commitment to a rules-based global community. Taiwan seeks like-minded partners to build stronger supply chains, more resilient economies.

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Lao Ren Cha (Jenna) @channamasala.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I tried to keep this fairly short because, aside from some interesting gender politics, the main answer here is literally a big fat "DUH" laorencha.substack.com/p/gee-golly-...

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Gee golly, why don’t people want to do crappy jobs in Taiwan?

It’s the money, stupid. And the work climate.

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The Chinese government is, of course, perfectly happy to punish Chinese artists as part of efforts to frame Taiwanese artists as the ones who did wrong in standing up for themselves. It shows, of course, how the Chinese government has no respect for Chinese artists either

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Roy Ngerng 鄞義林 @royngerng.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I am on Radio Taiwan Intl's podcast to talk about the low wage situation in Taiwan causing the economic imbalances, and how it is necessary to adopt a new mindset to raise wages faster in order to rebalance Taiwan's economy — together with @donovan-smith.bsky.social ! www.rti.org.tw/en/programne...

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Ep. 44 - Economic inequality in Taiwan, a perspective on the Falklands, and more - Rti

In this episode: - Roy Ngern and Courtney Donovan Smith on inequal economic development in T...

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#TaiwanWordoftheDay is #空氣吉他 🎸 ⁠Howard "Devil Narcissus" Lo represented Taiwan at the 2026 Air Guitar World Champion in the Finnish city of Oulu, strumming before a panel of judges that included Taiwan's ambassador to Finland, Freddy Lim of Chthonic. airguitarworldchampionships.com/en/the-2026-...

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Melissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Chinamaxxers ignore the teen activists of Hong Kong. Joshua Wong will turn 30 next month. He started his protests at 14, and have spent his brightest years in prison but sure have the very Chinese time in your life. Heartbreaking essay by Frances Hui:

washingtonpost.com

Opinion | As a teen, he led Hong Kong protests. China is still punishing him.

My friend Joshua Wong, now 29, faces a new charge by Beijing that could keep him in jail for life.

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

At the opening ceremony of the Pacific Islands Forum, China's Pacific envoy, Qian Bo, threatened there would be "consequences" from Taiwan's presence. Well, that didn’t happen. The response from Pacific leaders had been immediate. While veiled in diplomatic language, they strongly pushed back. ↘️

Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr, the new chairman of the forum, invited all partners of the Pacific to ‘sail with them’ but emphasised that the leaders of the Pacific Islands would captain the ship. They would set the course for their future.

China will no doubt keep trying to undermine Palau’s support of Taiwan and to limit Taiwan’s participation at international gatherings. An apparent effort by China to ensure that some leaders did not attend this year’s meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum shows that it will continue to exert pressure on Taiwan’s partners, publicly and privately.

But what is evident so far at the 55th annual meeting of the forum is that Pacific leaders don’t like threats. And when they are unified and have agency, they set the agenda for the future of the region.

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Seeing how crazy the wumao are getting over Wong’s trial, it really makes you realize how afraid this massive, powerful state is of someone who began activism as a teenager and is just under 30, that they have to go the length to ascribe his influence to shadowy outside forces

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

KMT caucus whip Fu Kun-chi, long reputed for his oversized political influence in east Taiwan, is angered by Kathrin Hille (席佳琳), a former Taiwan correspondent for the Financial Times, who recently commented on common vote-buying practices in her adopted hometown of Hualien, where she now resides.

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