Monday, September 22, 2025
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Sept. 21 (Sn,) 2025 Words
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A previous post relating to this topic;
A previous post relating to this topic;
Friday, September 19, 2025
Sept. 19 (F,) 2025 Weekly fb fun sharing - the smart people don't like...
Stumbling upon the Verse's Bitter Sweet Symphony:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74
Lyrics
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, that's life
Tryna make ends meet, you're a slave to money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah
No change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
But I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
(Have you ever been down?)
Well, I've never prayed but tonight I'm on my knees, yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
But the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singin' to me now
No change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
And I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
(Have you ever been down?)
I can't change, oh, no
I can't change, oh
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, that's life
Tryna make ends meet, tryna find somebody then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah
You know I can change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
And I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no,
I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no
It's just sex and violence, melody and silence
It's just sex and violence, melody and silence
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Have you ever been down?
Have you ever been down?
Have you ever been down?
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Sept. 17 (W,) 2025 A Simplified Political Spectrum/ 極左... 左, 中間, 右… 極右
Just briefly translated the last section of the above post:
"Convenor of Speaking-In-Human-Language Forum:
'…It's close to the end of the sharing. Thank you. I would like to make a short conclusion for today’s discussion.
Why did the United States hype up the tragedy of this young man so much?
May him rest in peace!
However, the half-mast was order to express condolences for a non-public official or a major international event, which is quite unusual. Recalling 3 months ago (June 14, 2025,) Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog, were killed in a politically motivated assassination at their home. The leader didn’t seem aware of this tragedy well, let alone lower the flag to express public condolences. On April 13, 2025, an arsonist burned down Governor Josh Shapiro's Pennsylvania residence in Harrisburg; Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords was shot and almost killed at a voter event in Tucson on January 8, 2011. The targeted officials of these unfortunate incidents are members of the Democratic Party. The cold, political treatment seemed understandable…
The group of people with power continues pin-pointing the opposite Party as the trouble-makers while itself has repeatedly taken the advantage of the misfortune of this 31 years of age, far-right-winger’s sad death to psych up political interests, harvest his innocent followers' loyalty, take over his cumulated legacy, divert attention from the rampant social disorders derived from the gun violence, deepen social class/racial/ethnic/gender-sexuality divisions, ignore major issues threatening people's livelihood, and directly or indirectly cause international turmoil. And most obviously, effectively is to distract all dimensional scrutiny of the Epstein scandal, just to name a few… ' ”
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The Man Who Laughs - by Victor Hugo.
"This is not a novel in the traditional sense. It is a slow descent into a world where cruelty wears the mask of comedy, and deformity is not of the flesh—but of the soul of civilization. I finished it with a chill in my chest and a sense that I had witnessed something ancient and eternal: a wound in the human story, still bleeding beneath powdered wigs and parliamentary robes.
Victor Hugo carved this novel out of grief and fire.
It seethes. It mourns.
And yet somehow, it sings.
The image that lingers—and will linger, maybe forever—is that of Gwynplaine, the child left to die in a snowstorm, his mouth slashed into a permanent grin by men who trafficked in human suffering. That smile—the smile that never fades—unraveled me.
Because it isn’t funny.
It never was.
It’s the laughter of the powerless, contorted into entertainment. It’s society’s way of applauding the suffering it secretly causes. Gwynplaine is both victim and mirror—he reflects a world that punishes the innocent and rewards the monstrous.
And yet, within this grotesque parody of a face, Hugo places the purest of hearts.
Dea broke me.
She’s blind, but she sees. Sees Gwynplaine more truly than anyone. She knows his soul, touches it in the dark, and finds only light. Their love—fragile, doomed, radiant—made me ache. It reminded me how brutal the world is to tenderness. How it refuses to let the broken love one another in peace.
When Dea weeps for Gwynplaine,
I felt as though the entire world was asking forgiveness for what it did to him.
And then came the twist: Gwynplaine was not born a freak—he was born a noble.
That irony. That violence.
He returns to the House of Lords, not to take power, but to deliver a truth so thunderous, I held my breath as I read it. He speaks of the abyss between the rich and the poor, the way privilege insulates cruelty, how justice is not blind—it is missing.
They laugh at him.
Not because he’s funny. But because they cannot feel.
That’s when I realized the novel’s true horror.
Not the smile carved into a boy’s face.
But the smiles worn by those who believe themselves whole, noble, civilized.
This book is not perfect. It is dense. Overwritten in places. Swollen with digressions and long philosophical detours. And yet, none of that matters. Because beneath every page is the pulse of a novelist burning with compassion for the broken.
Victor Hugo does not entertain.
He pleads. He condemns.
He demands that we look—not at the mask, but what the mask was made to hide.
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When I closed The Man Who Laughs, I sat still for a long time.
There was a tightness in my throat I couldn’t explain.
Because the book doesn’t just tell you a story.
It brands you.
It asks what kind of world finds amusement in the pain of others.
And worse—what kind of person you become when you learn to look away.
I don’t think I’ll ever look at a smile the same way again."
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The Man Who Laughs: Oasis Classics
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Sept. 15 (M,) 2025 The biggest distraction these days.
Krystal Huang
Here are some events suggested by friends. Please add if you have other observations. Surely, the number 1 is too obvious to be mentioned.
Monday, September 15, 2025
Sept. 15 (M,) 2025 群魔亂舞的末世時代…
John Milton in his 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost, describes the capital of hell, a place for all the demons. Today, it's used to describe any situation or scene of violent confusion and uproar - 群魔亂舞的末世時代…
Krystal Huang
Respect many fb friends, standing up, voicing out, and taking actions.
Sept. 15 (M,) 2025 Professor Martha Wallen's Monarchical Lady
Krystal Huang Martha shared the undated happening today.
Though, I only got to know Little Martha for a short while, I really miss her. So, I need to write down the feeling...
A short note:
Yesterday, I met Little Martha at her palace pen in Martha's home. I said, "Hello, how are you doing! You look great! Well... can I call you Little Martha?" You know what happened? She, looked at me for a short while. I thought I was a stranger in her land, but then, she opened her elegant wings like two big arms, wanting to give me a hug, replied, " Sure, what a wonderful name! Nice to meet you, Crystal!" What a magic moment! Let me find the video...
Krystal Huang
Here it is!
Here it is!
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Krystal Huang
This was posted yesterday:
Dear Martha, I read some articles inferring that molting tends to be painful, like that of snakes, crabs, cicadas and other sentient beings. In humans, most children seem going through the "growing pains (skeletal stretching?) " to become adults/轉大人 that might be part of both mental and physical phenomena or just a metaphor? Ya, Any life form is not being easy. Life is precious.
I think if I were an animal, I wouldn't know enough to molt unless I just thought it would feel good. It's not as if they have their parents telling them "Now you have to molt." I think their consciousness is different from ours in some ways.
Indeed, the research scientists use diffeent kinds of pain testing mechanism ( I don't know the details) like, say, testing fear, distress, and anciety that most sentient beings have. So, listening to genes' programming, or some almighty god's command that, for example, the woman (Eve) ate the forbidden fruit and, as a punishment for her and Adam's disobedience, being condemned to "pain in childbearing" and other struggles - without their "consciousness".... (even the apple was not the bad kind of fruit, from today's point of view....) I do hope the sense of shedding pains, if really existing, doesn't happen to the Monarch Butterflies 
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Sept. 15 (M,) 2025 Three of us
Krystal Huang
Professon Martha's baby - the Little Martha, has grown up from a tiny egg into an elegant, beautiful lady Monarch. Martha brought her to the community garden to enjoy the sunlight and breezes. I had the privilege to share the joy. Thank you both.
Professon Martha's baby - the Little Martha, has grown up from a tiny egg into an elegant, beautiful lady Monarch. Martha brought her to the community garden to enjoy the sunlight and breezes. I had the privilege to share the joy
. Thank you both.
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Sept. 13 (Sa,) 2025 A Powerful Pawn
功高震 - 覬覦皇位者.
黃麗月
だれですか?
Krystal Huang
天国の秘密を漏らしてはならない....
Krystal Huang
This reminds me of a very smart, eloquent student a while ago. I quite enjoyed listening to his arguments and persuasion in my Sociology classroom discussion.
He registered at the school that I taught, which was quite a conservative orientated tech college in the midwest region, mainly, due to the Pell grant and other student aids available to him (he was from other state. ) He purchased many quite expensive electronic gears and brought them to classroom. We were all amazed frequently. You could tell he was no working class folk - quite differen from most of my students. He loved Rush Limbaugh. And his thinking and behaving was just like a mini-Rush L. Later, I never hear from him.
Rush L. died in 2021. Obviously, his "dark legacy" is running quite deep...
Just a short memory to share.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Sept. 11 (Th,) 2025 Weekly fb fun sharing
The current US president's buddy-buddy: the ex-president of Brazil, plotted a coup. Now, he earned 27 years to prison. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKevGKt0OPs
YOUTUBE.COM
Ex-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Found Guilty of Plotting a Coup | WSJ News
Ex-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Found Guilty of Plotting a Coup | WSJ News
Krystal Huang
A majority of Supreme Court justices found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a coup to overturn the 2022 election in Brazil.
Krystal Huang
What kind of Supreme Court do they have? What can the 6-3 format of the US supreme court do ?
Krystal Huang
How did they take the masses' lives lightly during the high time of the pandemics?
Krystal Huang
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Sept. 10 (W,) 2025 A week ago, Nepal PM Oli and his wife were the guests of the CCP regime and now, escaped to other country
Krystal Huang
Breaking News! Nepal Coup!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAaznmOA2-s
Sept. 3 Nepal Prime Minister Oli with his wife participated in the CCP regime's Military Parade for the 80 anniv. of the end of anti-Fascism event.
Now, he escaped to other country, leaving his wife and offspring under fire. (His wife was burned to death in their Palace.)
Coup in Nepal: PM KP Sharma Oli Flees, Emergency Declared
Breaking News! Nepal Coup!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAaznmOA2-s
Sept. 3 Nepal Prime Minister Oli with his wife participated in the CCP regime's Military Parade for the 80 anniv. of the end of anti-Fascism event.
Now, he escaped to other country, leaving his wife and offspring under fire. (His wife was burned to death in their Palace.)
Coup in Nepal: PM KP Sharma Oli Flees, Emergency Declared
Sept. 10 (W,)2025
youtube.com
Nepal's prime minister resigns after anti-corruption protests kill 19 people | BBC News
Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned after anti-corruption protests in the country left 19 people dead. Protesters have set fire to the home of ...
Krystal Huang
A few days ago ( Sept. 3) Nepal PM Oli and his wife were on the red carpet, welcomed by the CCP regime.
Krystal Huang
Now. The triggering event was that Oli copied the CCP's surveillance system to ban any social media from the West causing the young generation’s protect then turning into a coup.
Krystal Huang
The initial protests against their government dominated by the communist party that is pro-CCP regime, turned into violent coup... The widening social inequality and corruption are the main concerns.
The police, military guards, at the beginning, skilled some protesters (including several college students,) later, more angry people rushed to government buildings... Most rank-n-files escaped, leaving an anarchical situation.
Krystal Huang
The condition was quite similar to what happened in Bangladesh last year, 2022 in Sri Lanka, a few days ago in Indonesia, and Serbia, which are part of the new Axis.
youtube.com
Nepal's prime minister resigns after anti-corruption protests kill 19 people | BBC News
Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned after anti-corruption protests in the country left 19 people dead. Protesters have set fire to the home of ...
Krystal Huang
A few days ago ( Sept. 3) Nepal PM Oli and his wife were on the red carpet, welcomed by the CCP regime.
Krystal Huang
Now. The triggering event was that Oli copied the CCP's surveillance system to ban any social media from the West causing the young generation’s protect then turning into a coup.
Krystal Huang
The initial protests against their government dominated by the communist party that is pro-CCP regime, turned into violent coup... The widening social inequality and corruption are the main concerns.
The police, military guards, at the beginning, skilled some protesters (including several college students,) later, more angry people rushed to government buildings... Most rank-n-files escaped, leaving an anarchical situation.
Krystal Huang
The condition was quite similar to what happened in Bangladesh last year, 2022 in Sri Lanka, a few days ago in Indonesia, and Serbia, which are part of the new Axis.
Monday, September 8, 2025
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Sept. 7 (Sn,) 2025 Regarding goose-stepping
Krystal Huang
New posts: The Best Goose-Stepping, and
how to perform it...
Krystal Huang
On June 14, 2025, here is a unique military parade and an individual's birthday celebration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBmKVI5qLEk
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FULL: Entire DC military parade celebrating Army's 250th anniversary
FULL: Entire DC military parade celebrating Army's 250th anniversary
Krystal Huang
During Chiang’s Dynasty (himself, lost the civil war, and his son, from China to temporarily take over Taiwan from Japan's occupation) I served 8 years and then, retired as a captain. The female cadets did not do the same male-style of goose-steps during training, but still, no funnier than the male’s.
New posts: The Best Goose-Stepping, and
how to perform it...
Krystal Huang
On June 14, 2025, here is a unique military parade and an individual's birthday celebration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBmKVI5qLEk
YOUTUBE.COM
FULL: Entire DC military parade celebrating Army's 250th anniversary
FULL: Entire DC military parade celebrating Army's 250th anniversary
Krystal Huang
During Chiang’s Dynasty (himself, lost the civil war, and his son, from China to temporarily take over Taiwan from Japan's occupation) I served 8 years and then, retired as a captain. The female cadets did not do the same male-style of goose-steps during training, but still, no funnier than the male’s.
Friday, September 5, 2025
Sept. (F,) 2025 Weekly fb fun sharing - 150!
We just got a "Department of War" :D!
https://www.scu.edu/ethics/healthcare-ethics-blog/forced-organ-harvesting-a-decades-long-injustice-in-need-of-international-accountability-and-action/
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Sept. 3 (W,) 2025 Salute to all who serve the country - bravely and wisely.
Look at that goose-stepping parade with thousands-of-mile-capacity nuclear missiles - isn't it a little bit showier than that of DT's birthday and the US Army 250th birthday show?
The CCP's military built-up starting with 50,000 guerrillas, trained, instructed and supported by Soviets, led by Mao who took the opportunity of Japan’s invasion of his own country, sabotaged the country's Nationalist’s army, led by Chiang, to grab the power. Mao, openly, 7 times thanked Japan’s help to make him the king of the CCP regime, established in 1949 after the China’s civil war (1937-1949.)
Krystal Huang
The stolen victory tells the international community, the western world's freedom-n-democracy does not work, rewriting WWII history - denying what the Allies had done in resisting Fascism’s expansion..
Krystal Huang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsC_Lm46Ryk
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Trump’s Birthday Parade Dwarfed by National No Kings Protests & Don Jr. Announces Greatest Grift Yet
Trump’s Birthday Parade Dwarfed by National No Kings Protests & Don Jr. Announces Greatest Grift Yet
Krystal Huang
Some relevant info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War
EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG
Second Sino-Japanese War - Wikipedia
Second Sino-Japanese War - Wikipedia
Krystal Huang
This was 1946 parade of all the Allies to commemorate the end of WWII. You can see ROC flag among the Allied nations. The CCP/PRC regime was not born yet, but now claiming/harvesting the victory won by the tremendous sacrifice of the 322 million dead, the injured, and the hurt in China during fighting against Japan's invasion...
https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=758220360300869
Krystal Huang
History may be neglected, or overlooked, but cannot be abused!
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