Retired US diplomat. My personal views. Resemblance to US policy entirely coincidental. Ham call WA1LBP. Also on Bluesky @gaodawei.bsky.social
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Beijing October 2005 near the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing. Taken from a taxi. One of my best photos. The composition turned out well by accident! I'm more of a snapshotist than a photographer.
高大伟 David Cowhig retweeted
I have never supported and do not support the antisemite Ilhan Omar, and I try not to read anything related to her. But now a major scandal has erupted. No matter how you look at it, she is a congresswoman, and the Trump administration has started making a fuss and wants to get her deported. Investigators claim that she provided false information when filling out the documents to obtain citizenship. In other words, false information was entered into the documents — her date of birth.
But why is this being done now, when it happened in 1990, 36 years ago? Also, why have they decided to go after only her?
Now people are beginning to talk about the fact that if this has happened to her, why shouldn't the same thing happen to Melania Trump and Elon Musk?
It is a known fact: Elon Musk admitted on camera that he entered the United States illegally. According to him, he arrived on a student visa, which requires full-time study. But, as is known, he never enrolled in an educational institution and worked instead. Working instead of studying full-time while holding a student visa is illegal. Even his brother, Kimbal, admitted: “We were illegal immigrants.”
Why not go after him and investigate the circumstances under which he obtained US citizenship?
And here is another real candidate for investigation.
Melania Knauss (Trump) arrived in the United States in August 1996 on a visitor tourist visa. In October 1996, she received an H-1B work visa. This visa was granted to her as a “highly skilled foreign specialist” through a modeling agency.
In 2001, Melania received a green card, permanent residency, under the EB-1 visa category (Visa for Extraordinary Ability).
This type of permanent residency is granted to individuals with “extraordinary abilities” in science, the arts, education, business, or sports.
It is often informally called the “Einstein Visa.”
In 2005, Melania married Donald Trump, and in 2006 she obtained American citizenship, since by that time she had already lived in America for five years.
So there you have it — just dig a little into these two, and...
The whole thing is clearly stitched together with white thread!
They could easily be stripped of their citizenship and deported!
高大伟 David Cowhig retweeted
1985年4月15日清晨，西安刑場上，一名即將被處決的女人忽然朝人群喊了一句話：「我就跳個舞，就要槍斃我，我不服！」
她叫馬燕秦，42歲。很多年後，這句話仍反覆被提起，彷彿她是因為辦舞會、跳交誼舞，才被判上死路。可如果只把這起案件理解成「跳舞跳到被槍斃」，事情就被說得太簡單了。
馬燕秦案之所以震動一時，不只是因為她最後被判死刑，也不只是因為這案子扯出了三百多人。真正讓它變得刺眼的，是一個女人的私生活、一場席捲全國的「嚴打」，還有一條邊界極模糊、後來被廢掉的罪名，在1980年代中期撞在了一起。
把時間往前拉幾年，當時的城市氣氛其實正在變。改革開放剛起步，港台歌曲透過錄音帶傳進來，年輕人開始學交誼舞，慢舞、貼面舞也慢慢流行。可另一邊，社會風氣仍相當保守，警方與基層治理對這類私人聚會充滿戒心，稍有越界，就可能被貼上「作風不正」的標籤。
馬燕秦正是在這樣的縫隙裡，成了風口上的人物。她在西安家中舉辦家庭舞會，播流行歌曲，邀人跳舞，也收一些費用補貼開支。人來人往，常常熱鬧到深夜，鄰居不滿，派出所也開始注意到這個地方。
如果事情只停在擾民，也許不過是被警告幾次。可據後來參與審理的人回憶，馬燕秦在接受詢問時，對自己的來往情形交代得非常徹底，一口氣說出一長串男子姓名，還牽出不少人與她有更進一步的兩性關係。原本一件帶有灰色地帶的生活風氣問題，開始往刑事案件的方向滑去。
真正改變她命運的，是1983年的全國「嚴打」。同年9月，全國人大常委會通過《關於嚴懲嚴重危害社會治安的犯罪分子的決定》，其中明定，對流氓犯罪集團首要分子，或者進行流氓犯罪活動、情節特別嚴重者，可以在原有刑法最高刑之上處罰，直到死刑。這也意味著，原本量刑彈性就很大的流氓罪，在那個時候被推到了極重的位置。
西安警方隨即重啟調查。馬燕秦先前供出的名單，成了順藤摸瓜的線索，辦案一路擴大，前後抓審三百多人。當時這已不是一件單純的家庭舞會案件，而被定性為轟動地方的「特大流氓犯罪集團案」。
依當時司法機關後來認定，與馬燕秦存在不正當兩性關係的男子，最終核實為70多人。官方同時認為，她不只長期以住家作為聚眾淫亂場所，從中獲利兩千多元，還引誘、甚至逼迫自己的兩個親生女兒捲入其中，供他人玩弄。也因為這一點，這起案子在當時社會輿論裡，幾乎失去了被同情的空間。
值得注意的是，馬燕秦異常詳細的供述，一度讓辦案者懷疑她精神狀態有問題，還專門安排司法精神鑑定。最後的鑑定結論是，她精神正常，具備完全刑事責任能力。這個結果，也讓案件更徹底地被推向「首要分子」的定性。
案子送到西安市中級人民法院後，因為牽涉人數太多、社會影響太大，量刑又極重，最後一路上報。後來的資料顯示，這起案子的最終處理，不只是地方法院自己關起門來決定，而是在當時「從重從快」的政治與司法氛圍中，被放到更高層級去討論。
多年後，當年參與審理的法官耿興允回憶，若不是處在「嚴打」時期，按照一般流氓罪量刑，馬燕秦的情況很可能最多就是十年有期徒刑。這句回憶之所以刺耳，不是因為它要替馬燕秦翻案，而是它點出了那個年代一個殘酷的現實：同樣的行為，放在不同時期，結局可能完全不一樣。
1985年4月15日凌晨，案件終於走到盡頭。馬燕秦等人先被押往西安市體育場參加公審大會，再被分批押赴刑場執行。流傳下來的說法裡，她在臨刑前高喊不服，認為自己不過是「跳個舞」。但站在今天回頭看，這句話之所以讓人印象深刻，不在於她說得全對，而在於她抓住了這起案件最矛盾的一層表面：一切似乎從舞會開始，卻在一個極度嚴厲的法律時代裡，滾成了一場吞掉無數人的風暴。
當然，如果只因後來流氓罪被廢除，就把馬燕秦寫成單純的時代受害者，也未必準確。依當年的司法認定，她不只是辦舞會，還牽涉長期混亂的兩性關係，並波及自己的女兒。這些情節，即使放到今天，也很難讓人輕描淡寫看待。
但另一面也同樣不能忽略：流氓罪本身就是一個著名的「口袋罪」。1979年刑法中的這項罪名，涵蓋範圍極廣，還帶著「其他流氓活動」這種兜底式條文，從聚眾淫亂到尋釁滋事，很多性質不同的行為，都可能被一起裝進去。到了1997年，中國刑法修訂，流氓罪被正式廢除，拆分為聚眾淫亂罪、尋釁滋事罪等更具體的罪名，量刑與定罪邊界也才慢慢清楚起來。
這也是為什麼，馬燕秦案後來經常被法律界拿來反覆討論。它不是一樁容易用一句話說完的案件。它既不是單純的「跳舞被槍斃」，也不只是「罪有應得」四個字可以打發。它更像是一個被時代放大的截面：一個人當然要為自己的行為負責，但當法律本身模糊、社會又進入高度緊張的運動式治理時，責任、懲罰與命運之間，就很容易失去比例。
馬燕秦不是死於一場舞會本身。她死於那個年代對秩序、道德與犯罪的極端處理方式，也死於一條曾經什麼都能裝、最後終於被歷史淘汰的「流氓罪」。
高大伟 David Cowhig retweeted
"a video exploring day laborers in Majuqiao: streets and alleys in disarray, kitchens converted into bedrooms, beds pressed right up against filthy wastewater troughs. A traditional Chinese medicine college graduate recounted his story: he arrived in Beijing with 3,500 yuan, and after more than a month, only 2,800 yuan remained; casual jobs "aren't guaranteed every day."
高大伟 David Cowhig retweeted
One of the men who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry last year was a Palestinian-American, Omar Yaghi.
Racist POS.
高大伟 David Cowhig retweeted
Some people would say that yes, China's Communist Party has dealt with its past and it's even possible to criticise Mao Zedong nowadays!
But in reality you can't even refer to Mao as a dictator – which is just an objective fact – without consequences. france24.com/en/sport/202610…
高大伟 David Cowhig retweeted
BREAKING: Judge Reyes has issued a preliminary injunction over the golf course and begins with this:
"Rarely, if ever, has the United States Department of Justice urged a federal court not to believe the sitting President."
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Annie Andrews on Trump's recent comments regarding her: "If calling me names will lower our gas prices and our grocery prices and keep our rural hospitals open, he can call me all the names that he wants. But that's not going to get the job done. And comments about taking my medical license away from the man who doesn't know how to pronounce 'acetaminophen.' I'm not going to take that seriously."
高大伟 David Cowhig retweeted
Republican and former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, Tom Phillips, lays out the many reasons why he is supporting James Talarico. In summary he opines “Paxton’s longstanding reputation will embarrass Texas in ways our state simply cannot afford. While I, like many Republicans, do not agree with all of Talarico’s past statements or current positions, I am confident that he would serve this great state with dignity and honor.”
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高大伟 David Cowhig retweeted
Since Trump’s election:
-Musk got $680 billion richer
-Musk became the 1st trillionaire
-SpaceX got $10 billion in federal contracts
-Tesla & SpaceX paid $0 in federal income taxes
Now, Musk’s spending $442 million to keep Republicans in control of Congress.
Gee, I wonder why?
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Norway is one of the most democratic and prosperous countries on Earth.
Free health care
Free college
Strong democracy
Free press
Trump says “Norway sucks” and is a “shithouse country” because it won’t give him the Nobel Prize.
Insane. We have a mentally unbalanced president.
高大伟 David Cowhig retweeted
You’d perhaps think this would be a bit serious, a bit treasonous and deserving of further investigation. I mean, all done by a guy without a proper security clearance. Maybe I’m wrong and it’s not a big deal.
He draws no salary, can't sell his shares without collapsing their value, and his net worth depends on bets that haven't paid off yet. fortune.com/2026/06/23/elon-…
高大伟 David Cowhig retweeted
OSSOFF: If you’re late with your rent, the machinery of late fees and eviction is very efficient. But when you tell your landlord about the black mold in your daughter’s bedroom, nobody comes for four months. And then, when you’ve got to take her to the hospital for her asthma attack, you get a $3,000 bill for the ambulance.
Life was already hard enough before Donald Trump lied us into war, before his tariffs made everything more expensive, and before he doubled your health insurance premiums and slashed Medicaid.
It costs more today than ever before in American history to fill up your truck, to stock your fridge, to power your home, to go to the doctor.
Meanwhile, and you’ve seen it, the president and the first family line their pockets to the tune of billions of dollars.
The time has come to wield the power granted to us by our Constitution and rebuke this obscenity.
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Congratulations! This is wonderful.
“我回来了，与你们在一起”。祝贺委内瑞拉民主派领袖，诺贝尔和平奖获得者马查多女士回到委内瑞拉。美国控制委内瑞拉以后，选择与前副总统合作，民主力量代表马查多迟迟不能回国，令人惊愕。如今她终于回到本土，可以直接推动民主运动。
高大伟 David Cowhig retweeted
I grew up on these waters. I’m fighting to make sure future generations can too.
高大伟 David Cowhig retweeted
I hope Maine people will vote for Troy Jackson. It's time to pull the emergency brake on DJT. Mr. JAckson will not just voice concern, as Susan Collins does, but act on it.
