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One of my favorite sub-genres of art is Cats Stealing Food in Still Life Paintings. It’s so wonderfully disrespectful. So here is a thread celebrating the need for snacks triumphing over art. First, Still Life with Cat. Alexandre-Francois Desportes, 1705. thegreatcat.org/the-cat-in-art…

Every Massachusetts news story

Students from the elite school Tsinghua University protested with Friedmann equation. I have no idea what this equation means, but it does not matter. It's the pronunciation: it's similar to "free的man" (free man)—a spectacular and creative way to express, with intelligence.

2022-11-29 people will not be silenced #A4Revolution

2022-12-02 people united in their struggle for freedom #A4Revolution

2022-12-03 all groups standing in solidarity against oppression #A4Revolution

7 天， 168 小时。 七个日夜， 在苹果公司门口绝食抗议。感谢这些天每一位朋友远程或现场的支持和帮助。 虽然到目前为止苹果公司还是没有给出正面回应，但是他们不回应本身就是一个回应。 #CookstopkissingXisass

LuaLaTeX stopped working after reinstalling latest MikTeX; process stuck forever as `luaotfload` takes forever to build the font database. Solution is to run `luaotfload-tool -v -vvv -u` which reveals a prompt for a missing package.

I went to the world's epicentre of nickel production - a key component of EV batteries - for WIRED. The dirty truth behind this green energy transition is that workers are dying, locals are starving and an Indonesian island's ecosystem is vanishing. wired.com/story/workers-…

The empire strikes back.

My wife complained I don't give her enough attention. I sent her this picture. I'm sleeping on the couch tonight.

This rivals the Savitsky cats if not more impressive.

Buying a monthly link pass with a Charlie card and trying to use it on zone 1A commuter rail or the ferry is such an antagonising experience. No station/train personnel or call centre rep could give clear directions consistent with what's advertised on MBTA website. #mbta

34th anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre

Chinese embassy in Poland Chinese Embassy in Poland threats to cancel my coming exhibition “#TellChinasStoryWell” via pressuring U–jazdowski art center and Polish Culture Ministry. Here is the statement and rejection to this aggression of CCP from the museum. 1/N u-jazdowski.pl/program/wystaw…

Collection at the MFA Boston

释放「彭载舟」！ 2022年10月13号在北京四通桥上，他独自发动了一场反抗行动。 他首先点火引人注目，并挂了一幅横幅，上面满是他对中国政府的诉求。 在此之前，他在X（推特）发布了一个宣言，自称「彭载舟」。 自此，他便杳无音讯。他若还活着，大抵是就被关在牢里，不断地受难。