How did ancient Chinese people express ritual and respect through vessels? An ongoing exhibition at the Confucius Museum in Qufu, Shandong province, offers the answer. 👇 @MuseumsChina

🚨 TRUMP DROPS TRUTH BOMB ON @LeaderJohnThune “I’m a big fan of many bills, but I’m a much bigger fan of the most important bill, it’s called the SAVE America Act… We’re a third-world country in some states with respect to voting.” Pass the bill!

Xi meets U.S. entrepreneurs accompanying Trump on China visit Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met with U.S. entrepreneurs accompanying President Donald Trump on his visit to China. Trump said that he had brought with him outstanding representatives from the U.S. business community, all of whom respect and value China, and that he encourages them to expand cooperation with China. He introduced the entrepreneurs to Xi one by one. The U.S. entrepreneurs said that they attach great importance to the Chinese market, and hope to deepen their business operations in China and strengthen cooperation with China. Xi said that U.S. companies are deeply involved in China's reform and opening up, and both sides have benefited from this. Noting that China's door will only open wider, Xi said China welcomes the United States to enhance mutually beneficial cooperation with China, and expressed belief that U.S. companies will enjoy even broader prospects in China.

A federal jury in the Central District of California convicted a Los Angeles man today of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. “Elias Shabazz preyed on a vulnerable victim using physical and sexual violence and cruel psychological coercion to compel commercial sex acts for his own profit,” said @AAGDuva. “There is no place for this type of conduct in civilized society. We deeply respect the victim’s courage to face her trafficker in court. The Criminal Division will continue to bring these cases and try them.” Read more:

Again… don’t be a dumbass and do stupid shit like this fool just for clicks and attention. Josh West intentionally grabbed and pulled on the steering wheel of a Tesla Robotaxi during a ride to see what would happen. He did it multiple times from the backseat. The Robotaxi responded by braking, giving safety alerts, and contacting support. He also unbuckled his seatbelt while the vehicle was moving and, after the ride, put one of his own stickers on the Robotaxi. The Tesla team reviewed the trip, cited safety violations and property damage, and suspended his Robotaxi access. Then he turned around and made a video titled “I Got BANNED From The Tesla Robotaxi Network… So You Don’t Have To!” No… You didn’t do this “so we don’t have to.” Nobody needed you to grab the steering wheel of an unsupervised Robotaxi. Nobody needed you to intentionally trigger its safety systems. Nobody needed you to put your sticker on a vehicle that doesn’t belong to you. You did it for content. And this is exactly the kind of stupid shit that pisses me, many investors, and many hardworking employees on the Tesla team off. The @Tesla team has spent YEARS working their asses off to make unsupervised Robotaxis a reality. Engineers have dedicated countless hours to building, testing, and improving this technology while Tesla fights through regulatory scrutiny and proves the system can safely scale. Then a fool gets access and intentionally fucks with the vehicle for a YouTube video. Think about how selfish that is. Millions of people are waiting for this technology to expand. Tesla employees have spent years of their lives working to get it this far. The last thing the program needs is some attention seeker intentionally creating safety incidents for clicks. If you’re lucky enough to get access to a Tesla Robotaxi, respect the fucking technology, respect the vehicle, and respect the people who spent years building it. Sit down and buckle up. Keep your hands off the steering wheel. Don’t put or do shit on a car that isn’t yours. And enjoy the fucking ride. It really shouldn’t be that difficult. The Tesla team has worked too damn hard to get to this point for fools chasing YouTube views to jeopardize it for everyone else. Don’t be like this fool.

🇵🇱| 11 July is a day of remembrance for the victims of the Volhynia massacres. In 1943, during the so-called “Bloody Sunday,” thousands of innocent Polish civilians - mostly women, children, and the elderly - were brutally murdered by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. The number of victims reached 100,000. It remains one of the most tragic chapters in Europe’s 20th-century history. As the ECR Group, we reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s aggression. Ukraine’s fight is also a fight for Europe’s security. At the same time, Ukraine’s path to the European Union must be built on truth, justice, and respect for the victims. There can be no lasting reconciliation without an honest reckoning with history and a clear rejection of the ideologies responsible for these crimes. Memory and truth do not divide - they form our shared European identity that we must fight for 🇪🇺

I think it’s very important to respect the alternative subcultures and the history of them.. but a huge part of being in any subculture is to find a space where you feel like you can be yourself and be accepted.. not be a group of mean bullies :/