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  I don’t think this is uplifting news. This is evidence that Californian municipal services have utterly failed. Many cities, like Oakland in particular, seem incapable of picking up the trash or curbing dumping.

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  We can’t possibly be Nazi because we are gay, is the new I can’t be racist, I have friends

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  Bay Area convos about homelessness: Instead of giving people homes, we should research compulsory confinement with mandatory sobriety.. could be cheaper than giving them homes. What about no

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  A lifetime of adventures across India (and the rest of the world..): 1. When I was 18 years old, I joined a volunteer tourism program which was heavily subsidized by the Singapore government. I spent a month in Kolkata in the Sonagachi red light district working with the kids of sex workers, most of them trafficked. We worked with an organization that provided services to their kids. Up till that point I’d led a fairly privileged life in Singapore as a middle class kid who wanted for nothing....

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  16 years ago in Chennai: me trying to fix or paint my auto rickshaw (I took part in an auto rickshaw rally..) I’ve been coming to this country for 23 years and it’s always given me incredible adventures

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  My country (Singapore) says it wants more babies but Women can freeze their eggs but are not able to use them until they are heterosexually married and their husband approved Women cannot make life altering fertility decisions without written approval from their.. husbands IVF is only available to legally married (therefore hetero) couples Just a joke all around. Oh, this year we finally decided to give the ‘baby bonus’ to ‘unwed mothers’. Doesn’t feel like it’s 2026 over there where ferti...

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  Seabirds like common murres may develop pressure sores on their feet if they spend too much time on land (like for medical treatment). So they wear baby socks #Birds

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  When I say I need a hot savory breakfast, this is what I mean. #Food #Vietnam

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  I spent the last few years wishing for my old, more spontaneous life, and now that I have it, holy shit, it’s a lot. I still prefer it to not having it. But it’s a lot

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  This is not a jug of tea. It is a jug of fish sauce. #Food

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  I genuinely feel that ‘liberal arts’ is just like ‘communism’. In that people who don’t know both things have no idea what they’re talking about when they’re dissing them.

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  Breakfast options: Michelin noted xiaolongbao in a Singapore hawker centre. US$4 This is one of the more expensive stalls (and I’m having the Hokkien prawn noodles next door instead) #Singapore #Food #ChineseFood

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  I really like baby wombats

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  Indonesian coffee is a passion of mine. When I lived there I had the honor of trying coffee from all over the country. They also have an especially excellent specialty coffee scene. I’ve had delicious coffee comparable to the best hipster coffee in California, even inside wet markets in small towns in Java (at a coffee counter..) When I was in Kuala Lumpur last week, I found a small micro-roaster called Blitz and Co inside a coworking space. Aqmal Hadi the owner / roaster is super passionat...

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  The moment we crossed the border from Malaysia into Singapore late last night, I knew every inch (and centimetre) of the place even without looking very much. From the corner of my eye I could see: here was the animal inspection hut where I had to present Cookie for inspection when I moved her to Singapore. There was the bus stop I spent many mornings waiting for a public bus to school. That was the bridge upon which I broke up with a teenage love. I knew exactly where the bus would tur...

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  Maybe I should have bangs again

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  2 minutes into entering Singapore and I’ve already seen at least 20 signs for things you should not do Home sweet home

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  Saw some hilarious comments on a post about how Singapore has the most powerful passport in the world. There are Americans who are surprised, deeply hurt, and the best one is the person who said ‘yeah but when you get kidnapped in a foreign place it’s the American government that’s more likely to rescue you’ Well, people tend not to kidnap Singaporeans abroad because nobody hates us

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  SF Democratic Party stands behind.. Flock They even have two people on Flock’s payroll! Who didn’t recuse themselves from the vote! Feckless, gormless politicians https://missionlocal.org/2026/09/san-francisco-democratic-party-flock-cameras/ #SanFrancisco #Flock

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  Newcastle University appointed the heir to India's largest oil and gas fortune as their new professor of sustainability https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/24/indian-oil-gas-heir-professor-sustainability-newcastle-university-anant-ambani

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  As someone who really resents the experience of procuring female clothing: Saving money in order to invest in and develop a relationship with a bespoke tailor who gets my preference for materials and styles has been a revelation. Most formal clothing available in the U.S. does not fit my body type at all. I tried a tailor in Malaysia where I visit often, and they’ll now be able to send me stuff based on my text messages. I am so, so relieved. I want to have a better relationship with clo...

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  I’ve just learned that Manager (Mudir) and Mr Belly (Abu Karsh) are perfectly fine Arabic names for cats Omg I love it

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  Tofu in Southeast Asia thread: 1. Fried fuzhuk in Kuala Lumpur (take the yuba.. or skimmed top ‘skin’ during the soy milk making process) Then fry it #Food #ChineseFood #Malaysia #KualaLumpur #Tofu

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  Downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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  Back in a country with bidets in every public restroom. Civilization

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  I want to go back in time and show colonial era Asian and African independence leaders 2026 newspaper headlines. To see how sorry England has become. I think they would be very amused.

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  Repressed conservatives who are revealed to be secretly queer think that the world will treat them the way they treat queer people

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  Goodbye New York. I love you so much

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  It’s always fun to see Americans discover normal quality European butter and think it’s the most gourmet thing It’s very endearing actually it’s just the rest of the world is mostly confused by it (They talk about Kerrygold like it’s a super gourmet thing. It’s a bit like saying Pepsi is artisanal I suppose)

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  Among the many problems with vibe coded slop: you have one person projects trying to take on giant things. It’s a bit like cooking poorly out of your kitchen and then trying to supply to a national grocery chain, with no standards or capacity. Or permits. I think those folks are finding out that the constraint with software was rarely about the production or the speed of it. Can you build it? Should you? Who’s going to pay for it? Who needs it? These are questions of taste, and customer kn...