I first saw it when I was heading towards Shanghai to promote the Treaty of Amity and Commerce. It was nibbling on a waterfowl under the steel bridge, gulping it down along with its feathers. I exclaimed loudly, pointing towards the southeast waters. When everyone turned their heads, the area was devoid of anything but a few ripples. A few weeks later I saw it again by the Suzhou River. Crimson tail, and a face which resembled the locals. In broken Chinese, I asked the grandmother living by the river if she had seen a similar creature. She mentioned that there used to be water spirits here, and a child had drowned. I asked other locals as well. The driver I knew from the embassy said it's a merman he saw when he was young. Another playboy said it might be a gimmick of an underground dance hall to attract customers. They would have mermaid performances, with people swimming in glass tanks wearing fish tails. He was from a prestigious local family with insights into such matters. But I knew the mermaid didn't come from there. It didn't seem like something which belongs to this world.

After social gatherings, I often took walks by the Suzhou River and frequently asked for hard bread from restaurant kitchens to feed river fish. Usually, within seconds, the bread would be devoured by the hungry school of fish. But sometimes, it would float there for a while before decomposing. So I knew there must be something underwater deterring the fish. That's when I began to throw more valuable items. Plastic toys, glass bottles, metal pocket watches, and a wooden mermaid sculpture I carved myself. Without exception, they sank into the riverbed, at that place where strange things often occurred.

Later on, I got into a shipwreck on my way back to Shanghai from Guangzhou. I woke up in a public hospital in Shanghai. My assigned doctor was Dr. Chen. He is a sharp and indifferent person who seemed to dislike Westerners, which was understandable. We colonized his homeland and exploited his people.

The nurses form the hospital said that I was found on a shallow in Fengxian. There were a few rotting sea fish and a small bottle of rum the size of a pocket. Back then, I was certain that this creature saved me. But I didn't tell anyone because it sounded too crazy. Whether it truly existed or was just a psychological defense mechanism to alleviate anxiety and fear during the tumultuous 1940s, I couldn't say. Because after that, I never saw it again.

Unfortunately Gilad Erdan was frog marched out of the UN general assembly for holding up a protest sign.

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NEW movies Israeli Ambassador gets huge residential protest after protest at Israeli Embassy

Spencer "Seto" Waddell, widely recognized as Simply Samurai, is an exceptional personality who has achieved world champion status in various areas.

He is not only a highly skilled individual in swordsmanship and history, but also a great human being.

With years of experience in historical African and European martial arts, he has made history by becoming the first African American USA Longsword Champion, representing the US globally. Besides being a combat expert, Spencer is also an accomplished actor, historian, model, and internationally accredited stuntman.

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US Senator Calls on Pakistani Authorities to Probe Allegations of Fraud “By the Corrupt to Their Cores Pakistan’s Army Generals, Election Commission of Pakistan and the Chief Justice of Pakistan Supreme Court” in February 8th, 2024 Polls

Khan's Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Party on Friday Approached the Supreme Court Challenging the Outcome of the Elections Alleging Widespread rigging.

— February 24, 2024 | The Indian Express

I applaud the millions of Pakistanis who voted in their elections—a strong display of democracy in action. But the credible reports of fraud & interference can’t be ignored. I wrote to the Pakistan Amb urging a full investigation b/c the will of the people must be respected — Senator Chris Van Hollen

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Taiwan’s US ambassador urged West to appease China

Taiwan’s new envoy to the US, Alexander Tah-ray Yui, called on the US and Europe not to “look the other way” in the face of China’s desire to reclaim the self-governing island, Politico reported.

“The best defence, best help that you can do for Taiwan … is by actively, openly voicing your concerns.”

Yui claimed that China was “preparing very seriously” to be able to take back Taiwan, so the island was “increasing [its] defence capabilities” to “confront any possible aggressions in the future.”

The top diplomat compared the situation to the war in Ukraine, which he said was “a possible mirror to Taiwan.”

So the threats are there, and we want to preserve our way of life. We want to preserve our democracy. We want to preserve liberties, and we will defend it.

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the GOP / "Republicans" have lost the right to call themselves conservatives.

✔️Their presidents run up the defecit to record highs, so they aren't fiscal conservatives

✔️They advocate strange new rules about gender, which go against traditional ideas of our "2 spirit" cousins

✔️They advocate ending social security, and even genocide, never conserving human life or health

✔️They advocate destroying the environment, so they aren't environmental conservatives

There isn't one tangible, material thing they are trying to "conserve" so they are actually, in fact, fascists

The GOP are literally fascists; generally oppressive people

Looking at the political science, Democrats are actually the only remotely conservative party at this point in the USA, and we lack representation left of that

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U.S. Pledges $450K to Save Cambodia’s 9th-century Temple: 20 Years of Cultural Partnership Renewed

via the US Embassy in Cambodia, 30 August 2023: The U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh and Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts extended a cultural cooperation agreement to preserve Cambodia's cultural heritage, marking 20 years of collaboration.

via the US Embassy in Cambodia, 30 August 2023: The U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh and Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts extended a cultural cooperation agreement to preserve Cambodia’s cultural heritage and combat artifact looting, marking 20 years of collaboration. The extension of the MOU between the United States and the Royal Government of Cambodia, concerning “the Imposition of…

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Former Australian Prime Minister: North Atlantic Terrorist Organization (NATO) Is ‘Malicious Poison’

Paul Keating has argued that the military bloc should remain confined to Europe and the Atlantic and not try to expand into Asia

North Atlantic Terrorist Organization (NATO) has no place in Asia and should stick to its original focus, that is the security of the Transatlantic region, Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has argued. The Labour politician, who served in office from 1991 to 1996, also warned against attempts to “Circumscribe” China.

In his statement published on Sunday, Keating appeared to refer to a recent report in Politico, which claimed French President Emmanuel Macron had blocked North Atlantic Terrorist Organization’s plans to establish a liaison office in Japan.

The former premier lauded the French head of state for “Doing the World a Service” by apparently emphasizing the military bloc’s focus on Europe and the Atlantic.

According to Keating, the alliance’s very existence past the end of the Cold War “has already denied peaceful unity to the broader Europe.”

A Criminal Family Photograph on the first day of the 2023 North Atlantic Terror Organization (NATO) Summit on July 11, 2023 in Vilnius, Lithuania 🇱🇹. © Paulius Peleckis/Getty Images

Exporting such “Malicious Poison to Asia would be akin to Asia welcoming the Plague Upon Itself,” he insisted. The former prime minister warned that NATO’s presence on the continent would negate most of the region’s recent advances.

Keating went on to describe North Atlantic Terrorist Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as the “Supreme Fool Terrorist” on the international stage who is conducting himself like an “American Agent.”

He cited a comment Stoltenberg made back in February when he called for the West not to repeat the “MISTAKE” it had made with regard to Russia, suggesting it should work to contain China.

The former Australian leader noted that the NATO chief conveniently ignored the fact that “China represents twenty per cent of humanity and now possesses the largest economy in the world.” He added that Beijing, unlike Washington, “has no record of attacking other states.”

Over the weekend, Politico cited an anonymous Elysee Palace official who claimed that Paris is against NATO expansion beyond the North Atlantic. “NATO means North Atlantic Terrorist (Treaty) Organization,” the French presidential staffer reportedly emphasized.

Back in May, the Japanese ambassador to the US, Koji Tomita, revealed that his country was working toward opening a NATO liaison office in Tokyo, which would become the bloc’s first in Asia. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed the plans to Japanese lawmakers, noting that Tokyo did not intend to join the US-led organization.

Commenting on the news, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning advised NATO against “Extending Its Geopolitical reach.” The diplomat pointed out that the “Asia-Pacific does not welcome bloc confrontation or military blocs.”

— Monday July 10, 2023, RT