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The latest edition of ASPI's State of the Strait tracking China's campaign of multi-domain coercion against Taiwan
The big news this week is former Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen's visit to Europe. It's a good opportunity for Taiwan to promote counter-narratives of democracy and international cooperation
https://open.substack.com/pub/stateofthestrait/p/former-taiwan-president-tsai-ing
ASPI's State of the Strait · Former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visits Europe
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All 3 #AlexanderBrothers were accused of trafficking the 1st victim; Tal Alexander was accused alone of trafficking the 2nd.
The new indictment widens the scope of charges against all 3 brothers. It says one or more of the brothers variously used #force, #fraud or #coercion in trafficking the 5 women & the girl, & said the scheme dated back to 2009.
Charges of #SexTrafficking against 2 real estate brokers & their brother have been expanded to now include 6 victims, including an #underage girl, per a superseding #indictment.
Oren & Tal #Alexander —who reigned over the luxury real estate markets in both #Miami & #NewYork, as well Oren’s twin Alon Alexander—were initially indicted in NYC in Dec & accused of sex trafficking 2 victims by #force, #fraud or #coercion.
#AlexanderBrothers #law #Rape #ViolenceAgainstWomen
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/realestate/alexander-brothers-charges-sex-crimes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=B68318B9-D5A3-47E0-9A28-CA6C2C072027
The New York Times · Alexander Brothers Face More Sex Crimes, Including Against Underage Girl
The latest edition of ASPI's State of the Strait tracking China's campaign of multi-domain coercion against Taiwan
China is continuing to block Taiwan's efforts to attend the World Health Assembly in Geneva later this month. Taiwan has been blocked from the WHA since 2017
https://open.substack.com/pub/stateofthestrait/p/taiwan-fights-for-a-voice-at-the
open.substack.comTaiwan fights for a voice at the World Health AssemblyPlus: Somalia bars Taiwanese passport holders from entering the country
New report from the Global Taiwan Institute: Chinese Communist Party Lawfare and Economic Coercion Against Taiwan
Because forced or coerced ‘care’ and involuntary institutionalization has worked so well in the past? These ‘freedom’ types are always so sure they know best for *other* people.
New barrel, same shit: residential schools, lobotomies, electroshock, conversion therapy, sterilization, 60s scoop…
CBCAlberta introduces controversial involuntary addictions treatment bill | CBC NewsBill 53, the Compassionate Intervention Act, lays out the criteria, guidelines and process for a family member or guardian, health-care professional or police officer to get someone into treatment. The legislation was introduced Tuesday.
The latest edition of ASPI's State of the Strait notes the increase in espionage cases in Taiwan, many of which involve military or ex-military personnel
open.substack.comTaiwan uncovers more deep Chinese spy networksPlus: Taiwan prosecutors indict Chinese boat captain over severed undersea cable
The latest edition of ASPI's State of the Strait tracking China's multi-domain coercion of Taiwan in the past week. Includes the Strait Thunder 2025A military exercise
open.substack.comPLA encircles Taiwan as Beijing brands Lai a 'parasite'Plus: The KMT and CCP meet in China to declare Taiwan "family, not enemy"
The PRC's Taiwan Affairs Office released a statement about the current PLA joint military exercises around Taiwan
"the joint military exercises... around the Taiwan Island are a resolute punishment for the rampant “Taiwan independence” provocations of the Lai Ching-te authorities, a stern warning to “Taiwan independence” separatist forces"
(via Michael Turton on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/michaelturton.bsky.social/post/3llq2lk2abk2k)
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@annaymone Service can't be a beacon of freedom if it's funded by #coercion, which is what #taxation is. Only a free market can prove that the service is useful to ordinary people, to #consumers.
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US Dist Judge #AmyBermanJackson’s ruling blocks the removal of #HamptonDellinger as head of the Office of #SpecialCounsel, which investigates #whistleblower reports filed by #GovernmentWorkers & protects #FederalEmployees from #retaliation, political #coercion & other practices that are barred in the fed workplace.
The #Trump admin has indicated in court filings that it would appeal any such ruling to #SCOTUS, which on Feb 21 declined to intervene until the litigation proceeded further.
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“He got away with it. So he expects, reasonably, that he can do it again.”
#Trump & his allies are using their drive to slash the size of the federal work force to break the bonds of #restraint. To do so, they are deploying a strategy of #intimidation, #punishment & #coercion. They have silenced #watchdog agencies, discharged prosecutors, forced resignations & dismissed government officials whose job it was to maintain #ethical standards.
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How quickly, effectively and collectively do women react to any form of #male #violence or #coercion? (Woodburn, Lewis, Marlowe, Shostak, Townsend)
Freedom of #sexual #choice and the right to say NO (Shostak, Turnbull, Scelza, Marlowe, Woodburn) must be part of any egalitarian #society.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forest_People
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heres-what-the-manosphere-gets-wrong-about-cuckoldry/
Google BooksNisaMarried at twelve, then separated, divorced and widowed, Nisa is the mother of four children, none of whom survived. She is strong, capable of foraging on her own in one of the world's most hostile environments, not dependent on any man for her daily sustenance and ready to talk to anyone as her equal. Wise, full of humour at the absurdities of life and courageous in the face of its defeats, she is bawdy, practical and incurably romantic. She is a woman of the !Khung people who live by means of humanity's oldest survival strategy - gathering and hunting. This book is the remarkable story of Nisa's life, told in her own words to Marjorie Shostak. It is a story full of echoes from a female past that we can never know directly. But it is also Nisa's unique story, her own voice, her own dignity. In anyone's culture, she is a remarkable woman.
The videos posted to Facebook all have the same look and feel: The subject looks directly at the camera, joins his hands in a sampeah – a #Cambodian gesture of respect – and apologizes.
Examples from last month – Cambodian #journalist Mech Dara and overseas #activist Hay Vanna – were just the latest additions to a long list of activists and #critics forced by #threats or legal action to recant and pledge their loyalty to the ruling #CambodianPeoplesParty (CPP).
Those are some of the most high-profile instances. Several other opposition activists told #RadioFreeAsia that they were forced to pledge allegiance to the ruling party to maintain the safety of their family or to avoid politically motivated criminal charges.
https://www.rfa.org/english/cambodia/2024/11/17/cambodia-opposition-defections/
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This election cycle, there are reports from all over the place of widespread stealing of Harris-Walz signs. Here's one (see the link below) from Springfield, Missouri.
This is coercion and bullying, widespread stealing of signs designed to shut people up and tell them what they'll get if they don't comply. It's violence. It's a prelude to fascism that will unleash more violence.
#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #thuggery #bullying #coercion #violence
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Mediaite · WATCH: Missouri Woman Tracked Stolen Harris-Walz Campaign Signs and Confronted the Thieves on Camerahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVVlu_WBuRE A Springfield, Missouri woman got tired of having her Harris-Walz signs stolen from her lawn, so she used an Apple AirTag to track the thieves -- and then she confronted them on camera. OzarksFirst -- a local Fox affiliate -- reported on Laura McCaskill's mission to find out who was taking her lawn signs
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It all begins, always, with coercion. It begins with bullying and acts of accelerating violence. It begins with demonstrations that "we" have power over "you" and intend to expand and use that power to put you in your place. To hurt you.
It begins with brownshirts, and moves on to worse and worse things.
#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #thuggery #bullying #coercion #violence
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#SeanCombs indicted on
#SexTrafficking by #force, #fraud or #coercion
Transportation to engage in #prostitution
"For decades, SEAN COMBS, aka 'Puff Daddy', aka 'P. Diddy', aka 'Diddy', aka 'PD', aka 'Love', the defendant, #abused, #threatened, & #coerced women & others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, & conceal his conduct."
The 14 pg indictment:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iSrpU9eql323koZY7Omi0TmOWzrIOpSQ/view
Google Docs127136161413.pdf
¿Has sufrido #ViolenciaPsiquiátrica? ¿Te han ingresado a la fuerza, te han atado, te han sobremedicado hasta no poder pensar? ¿Quieres compartir tu testimonio para visibilizarlo y denunciarlo? ¿Quieres compartir lo que significa el #ActivismoLoco y la perspectiva crítica en #SaludMental?
Desde #OrgulloLoco Radikal Estatal recopilan testimonios de #ViolenciasPsiquiátricas para publicarlas en un #libro.
Formulario con info: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZet0ZPhqbyVTY8nOTRYInh5q0hoZDDet4Q9-2FaEWDsMZHw/viewform?usp=send_form
Google DocsOrgullo loco denuncia - TestimoniosHola!!
Este formulario tiene la única intención de servir como plataforma para la recogida de testimonios de violencias psiquiátricas que serán publicados en el libro "Orgullo Loco denuncia". Se trata de un libro que se publicará en papel y recogerá las vivencias de quienes hayan querido hacérnoslas llegar. Se debe especificar si se desea que sean anónimos, bajo un pseudónimo o con nombres y apellidos. El tratamiento de los datos será tarea de Enclave de libros ediciones@enclavedelibros.com y orgullolocoradikalestatal@gmail.com. Con respecto a los derechos de modificación, rectificación o cancelación sobre los propios testimonios, éstos podrán ser ejercidos contra Enclave de libros en todo momento mientras aún no se haya entregado el manuscrito a la editorial que se hará el 30 de noviembre de 2024.
Por tanto, quien aquí escriba su testimonio da su pleno consentimiento a la publicación del mismo dentro del libro "Orgullo Loco denuncia" que tienen como objetivo visibilizar las violencias psiquiátricas que se han sufrido y se sufren dentro del sistema de Salud Mental en España. El mero envío de los textos a través de este formulario no garantiza la publicación dentro del libro ni la indemnidad del texto puesto que podrá sufrir alguna modificación únicamente con el ánimo de favorecer su lectura si resultase que la redacción no fuese entendible para el público general. No obstante, en todo momento se tratará de mantenerlos lo más fieles posible a los originales. Una vez enviado el testimonio, se os enviará por correo el documento con el texto para firmar su incorporación en el libro.
También aceptamos testimonios de profesionales del ámbito de la psiquiatría que hayan presenciado violencias psiquiátricas o las hayan ejercido, pero habrán de ser desde la perspectiva crítica y de condena a tales agresiones.
¡Muchas gracias por participar!