Writer/Lawyer/Photographer, author of “City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong”. www.antonydapiran.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3lfviea26f22jWhen you want a Tesla but you don’t want people to judge you for it:16 Jan 2025 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfviea26f22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3lfrgdzzx522i小红书 HQ: “How we will brand our app for international markets so that they don’t notice it’s literally named after a book by one of the 20th century’s most notorious murderous dictators?”15 Jan 2025 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfrgdzzx522ihttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3lfnxkhwpgk2rIf one phrase could sum up post-2020 Hong Kong, it just might be: “For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jan 2025 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnxkhwpgk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3lfjar4a6hs25Love a good Tim Hamlett burn: “We must note that Richard Cullen spends more time writing for the China Daily than he does teaching law, & he appears to have no problem avoiding legalistic formal language in his usual output, which comprises rousing denunciations of American foreign policy.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jan 2025 03:11 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfjar4a6hs25https://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3lfgz2pi6ss2hOh, “emergency situations”? Ok… // “With the development of science & technology, more submarine cables & communication cables are laid on the seabed of all parts of the world & the cables need to be cut off in some emergency situations," the Lishui University authors wrote. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jan 2025 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfgz2pi6ss2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3lfefwupjgc2pSad news. “Bottle” (known for his thick round glasses) inspired many as the cheerful MC of the Admiralty “main stage” during 2014’s Umbrella Movement. He was also a social worker, legislator, pro-democracy &—after his own stint behind bars—prisoners’ rights activist. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jan 2025 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfefwupjgc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3lfecyd4ra22pLearning LA neighborhoods through obsessively following current news events conveniently supplementing my similarly acquired familiarity with Arizona and Pennsylvania counties.10 Jan 2025 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfecyd4ra22phttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3lf6pm2xlik2fThe wheels of justice turn slowly… [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jan 2025 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6pm2xlik2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3leyontnv5c27HK is definitely NOT a sanctions-evading hub. But also: “HK’s treasury chief said the city has a greater chance of enticing investors to set up family offices due to Switzerland’s neutral image being impacted by the country’s stance toward the Russia-Ukraine war.” https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293500/hong-kong-enjoys-greater-investor-appeal-amid-swiss-sanctions-russia https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293500/hong-kong-enjoys-greater-investor-appeal-amid-swiss-sanctions-russia?share=fYqII9IGGQfv3lCQhXEk6M1Fd4Jvzw0%2Bc4kIZ0wc1ecvOARRd7S3aHodQONmjthv%2BK8ZWWXqSLA2DseBKpbjmOigzTHPznLkwN%2Bm2XESvJ9nHLK3F6Nws0ohNQeQRPecVHA5ESv%2F6rWRHzVWgB9I3A%3D%3D&utm_campaign=social_share05 Jan 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3leyontnv5c27https://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3legkr23rnc2zPer @tedgioia.bsky.social: “Nobody in the history of music has made more money than the CEO of Spotify. Taylor Swift doesn’t earn that much. Even after 50 years of concertizing, Paul McCartney & Mick Jagger can’t match this kind of wealth…” [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Dec 2024 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3legkr23rnc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3legkebrikc2z“The hi-tech equipment on board was abnormal for a merchant ship & consumed more power from the ship’s generator, leading to repeated blackouts…The crew would have been aware of its spying activities…but were ‘threatened with their life, so everybody kept quiet’…” [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Dec 2024 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3legkebrikc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3lecen6e52s2d“More than 20 Hong Kong police officers have been deployed to a neighbourhood where a week-long independent book fair was underway. Some attendees had their IDs and bags checked by the police.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Dec 2024 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lecen6e52s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3lebmhv5bhc2jThe Christmas spirit continues in Hong Kong. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Dec 2024 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebmhv5bhc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3le6q6yilq22lThe tragedies of a society built upon a foundation of constrained personal expression. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Dec 2024 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3le6q6yilq22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3le3y6oohik2nHong Kong government reminding us all to focus on the important things about the spirit of Christmas: [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Dec 2024 03:07 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3le3y6oohik2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3ldxqbhxlc22qHK’s hub obsession 2024 edition: [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Dec 2024 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldxqbhxlc22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3ldwzlcweq22mWonderful short film on Chow Yun Fat’s street photography (in Canto w/ Eng+Chi subtitles). [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Dec 2024 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldwzlcweq22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3ldwxzcm56s2mLovely nostalgia piece on cricket on the radio from @thawking.bsky.social for @theguardian.com: “And now, two decades later, I’m sitting in a new home in Brooklyn, looking down at a dark, wet street, wondering if it’ll ever snow again & listening to the cricket.” https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/23/pitch-perfect-why-listening-to-cricket-on-radio-soothes-a-world-that-wont-hear-sense https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/23/pitch-perfect-why-listening-to-cricket-on-radio-soothes-a-world-that-wont-hear-sense?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other23 Dec 2024 03:21 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldwxzcm56s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3ldsten7hgk2mAnd yet again they are misusing “so-called”. You might not like it, but it was definitely called that. // “The Government of the HKSAR today strongly disapproved of and opposed the so-called "2024 Annual Report" issued by the US CECC…” [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Dec 2024 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldsten7hgk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3ldozyjg6hk2tCan someone please tell SCMP about this thing called “Christmas holidays”?19 Dec 2024 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldozyjg6hk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3ldldihgemc2kHK CE John Lee: “We have long stays. We have short stays. That's Hong Kong. In fact, this is the world.” (No, it doesn’t make any more sense in context.) https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1784040-20241218.htm18 Dec 2024 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldldihgemc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3ld37sxt4hs2o“Guys, have some perspective, it was just a _little_ bit of a coup…” [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2024 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld37sxt4hs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3lcz65e23bk2zHK finally says ‘no’ to a hub: “Hong Kong no money-laundering hub, officials tell anti-crime forum” https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3290220/hong-kong-no-money-laundering-hub-officials-tell-forum-tackling-organised-crime https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3290220/hong-kong-no-money-laundering-hub-officials-tell-forum-tackling-organised-crime?share=ikfU5Y7Rc%2BhHm%2FYz1Sc38tfnFgKZOdTAGWpalHzrEOLDWFN5mvj0fy%2B7jxz4ub20QaJrAGbHBzaijTvdpADeV29bUo98jsemWqr3XLRFm%2FKQ25WwbgSbOvWahpFRwpJB9PKV1MUM3Twno7XuMb9jIw%3D%3D&utm_campaign=social_share11 Dec 2024 06:51 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcz65e23bk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3lcz3iqgx722zFascinating story from @maryhui.bsky.social: “President Xi Jinping has said he wants China to become a “weather superpower,” and made it a national priority to win the world’s second-largest economy a bigger say in global meteorological governance.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Dec 2024 06:04 +0000at://did:plc:b7cpuuxglc2r4zg76eynsnnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcz3iqgx722zhttps://bsky.app/profile/antd.bsky.social/post/3lcywf4jtvs2zThe other extremely annoying SCMP reporting habit: pieces which consist solely of a description of an amusing video incident that appeared on mainland social media with NEITHER THE ACTUAL VIDEO NOR ANY LINK TO IT. 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