Teaching-Learning-Sharing of Zena/Xena Crystal LC Huang (黃昶)

April 3 (F), 2026 Weekly fb fun sharing

2026-04-03T18:14:00.009-05:00

Do you believe it? The video was made by a youtuber of the CCP regime. The outsider sees clearer?

難以置信？

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qr7ex1PqSI

This video reflects on forms of religiosity—some of which seem to have gone a bit too far. In parts of East Asia, rigid social expectations, strong gender and family obligations, geo-political tensions, and competitive economic-pressures all weigh heavily on everyday life. It’s perhaps not a coincidence that these same societies are facing very low birth rates and rapidly aging populations.

這段影片在談宗教派別的不同樣貌，其中有些似乎走得有點過頭了．在東亞的一些地方，僵化的社會期待、深重的性別與家庭責任、地缘政治壓力，以及經濟不穩定，都讓日常生活變得格外沉重。或許並不只是巧合，這些社會同時也正面臨極低的出生率與快速高齡化的問題.

不問蒼生問鬼神, 尋求指點迷津, 緩和焦慮, 可能因此, 加深了本來就對傳統根深蒂固的信仰依附的現象，珍惜抱團取暖的機會. 最近加上人工智能的高歌猛進, 這個雙面刃在去人性化, 知識碎片化, 經驗網格化指數級加速度的厲害性, 直是驚人, 人類身心神衣食住行娛樂各方面，面對前所未有的挑戰，不知AI將如何透過宗教信仰的魅力, 來處理一些人類棘手的問題…

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It is a little bit different from the religiosities of the US.- the most religous country among the advanced nations.

It might not be Marx's opium, but oftentimes, a good pain killer, a power to connect people, or an effective controlling tool.

Krystal Huang

Today (April 1, 2026), I found my old teaching material related to the above topic, so I converted it into a video for reference. A short note: Some data may not reflect current conditions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDhVHC8Y1I4

March 29 (Sn), 2026 Athena (NaNa)

2026-04-02T21:02:00.005-05:00

Krystal Huang
No posts about war today. Just for my dear Athena (NaNa):

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Don't you think felines fit to rule the world !? NaNa has all of the essential qualities to be the Empress of the world!

April (Th), 2026 Some Troublesome Adjectives

2026-04-02T13:00:00.009-05:00

March 13 (F,) 2026 Weekly fb sharing

2026-03-13T15:49:00.005-05:00

March 9 (M,) 2026 Partial Generalizations and Optimistic Wishful Thinking. / 為何是樂觀的一廂情願?

2026-03-09T13:52:00.035-05:00

March 7 (Sa,) 2026 Happy Birthday to Marice Reval (1875-1937). Here is my favorite - Boléro.

2026-03-07T20:06:00.009-06:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTd3ZsvqDiQ&list=PLIkFemnGAT0ZlqeNpzyKICYrwLClaCr2P&index=4&t=639s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=CaP__YTSv58&list=PLIkFemnGAT0ZlqeNpzyKICYrwLClaCr2P&index=6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaP__YTSv58&list=PLIkFemnGAT0ZlqeNpzyKICYrwLClaCr2P&index=6

March 8 (Sn, ) 2026 The 110th International Women's Day

2026-03-06T16:22:00.004-06:00

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day

EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG
International Women's Day - Wikipedia
International Women's Day - Wikipedia

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Absolute power corrupts absolutely, regardless of gender!

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Power doesn't see gender...
In Far Eastern history (or herstory), such as, an empress (Empress Wu,) her ruthless reign was no less than that of the typically tyrannical emperor. Some well-known princesses were much more cruel than princes.

Power without restriction disgraces and destroys humanity.
I had a small research paper done in 1991 at UW-Madison, which was about this topic. Let me look for it...

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The main Theme of 2026 International Women Day is
- Balance the Scales..

March 6 (F,) 2026 Weekly fb fun sharing.

2026-03-06T16:14:00.008-06:00

March 5 (Th,) 2026 A couple of brief Journals.

2026-03-05T22:41:00.007-06:00

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"You are FIRED!" Nothing the Congress could do to deal with her. Only a king , could.
Well, in the blind world, one eye is a superman, and half of an eye will be the brilliant one to be hired.

https://www.nbcnews.com/.../trump-says-kristi-noem...

NBCNEWS.COM
Trump fires Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary

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There are several trendy and successful 'tender gender' political strategies in the international arena. However, the unsuccessful ones tend to result from the wrong purposes.

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Including, non-human sentient beings !

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The U.S. Senate yesterday narrowly rejected a measure to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran, voting largely along party lines. A vote on a similar measure is expected in the House of Representatives, which is also unlikely to pass.
https://www.cfr.org/art.../senate-rejects-war-powers-measure

CFR.ORG
Senate Rejects War Powers Measure | Council on Foreign Relations
Senate Rejects War Powers Measure | Council on Foreign Relations

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Not just the king, but the king and all the king's men...

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Thanks to Laurie Filsinger's sharing"

March 4 (W,) 2026 Meow De Jing vs. Dao De Jing

2026-03-04T12:40:00.034-06:00

All my feline majesties from the past to present urge me to write/compile this book.
I am deeply obliged to them.
They keep me busy (I have been writing and compiling this book since 2015).
The updated version with ISBN 9798901540145 was registered.
The E-book version is available and affordable. The printed book can be an indulgence.

Click to preview:

https://www.bookemon.com/flipread/1072013

bookemon.com

Meow De Jing - 貓的經 Book 1072013

Read Book 1072013 by: Crystal LC Huang theme: Poetry book format: 11"x8.5" - Hardcover w/Glossy Laminate - Premium Photo Book

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This is the Preface of the book:
Inspired by the bond I share with my feline-best-friends and the joy of studying Laozi’s Tao Te Ching/Dao De Jing (道德經), I wrote Meow De Jing (貓的經).

A certain spiritual affinity exists between the nature of felines and the essence of the Tao/Dao, which compelled me to bring this book to life. There are eighty-one chapters in the Dao De Jing. I translated each chapter based on the original text with minor modifications from the feline’s perspective.

The original Dao De Jing text and its English translation are attached in Appendix A, decorated with some of my artwork.

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The book has 4 major components:
1. the feline's perception and interpretation on Laozi's Dao De Jing (or Tao Te Ching).
2. a translated Laozi's Dao De Jing in English along with the original text.
3. some poems born from sorrow and joy over years of living together.
4. added with my artwork.

Total, 140 pages. This is my 4th published book.

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In the heart of the storm at this moment, the soft purr of the feline and the thoughts of Laozi do bring a quiet peace - temporarily...

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A note for reference:
Today, publishing personal work and projects has become far less complicated, particularly through self-publishing. Most people can now do it—whether they have something meaningful to share or simply wish to make a living from their work.

For most of my career, I used to think that self-publishing was not a real option for my work, particularly for formal academic papers like my these, dissertation and other scholarly work.

My eventual interest in it actually grew out of my students’ learning process. I am obliged to them.

It began with my teaching in 2001 at a local university and later at a technical college. Many of the subjects (e.g., Sociology, Diversity Studies, Development Psychology, Government, and Art) I taught were rather abstract, for examples, social stratification, different forms of social mobility, cultural capital, the myth of meritocracy, the Northern versus Southern Renaissance, modern versus postmodern art, and similar topics. Because of this, Dewey’s “learning by doing” approach proved especially useful—though it sometimes required a bit more time to get job done.

For more than twenty-two years, I guided students through hands-on projects in all of my classes—individual projects as well as collaborative team work. By the end of each semester, students produced tangible pieces such as collages, portfolio books, and other printed works. Some projects were individual, while others were group or capstone projects.

Occasionally, students or groups would give their projects to me as gifts after grading. Over time, I accumulated quite a number of them—eventually more than I had space to store. In 2005, I decided to ask students to begin using design software to compile the semester’s work into digital formats.

I explored various applications and conducted my own experiments to understand their functions. Students were initially free to choose whichever software they preferred. However, technical issues soon arose from using different platforms across multiple classes. Eventually, I decided to adopt Bookemon’s software, which at the time I found relatively user-friendly and reliable.

I devoted about half of a class session to guiding students step by step on how to assemble their work digitally, and I also offered technical support after class when needed.

The software provided an easy tool, free storage, and the ability to publish finished work online. I therefore encouraged students to publish their projects—or other creative work—whenever possible.

Through this process, I became familiar with the platform and its straightforward publishing workflow. As a result, many other online publishing companies seemed less appealing to me.

Moreover, I am not an established writer, and pursuing publication through major publishers would likely involve many hurdles.

I thank this nice tool, which doesn't mean that I endorse this app. It is just a nostalgic feeling reminding of good old days connecting students and me during those teaching-n-learning years.

Krystal Huang
One more thing: The publishing base fee can be a little bit higher. Most of my previous students came from working-class families (similar to mine,) so printing in physical format can be less affordable - I think.

Also, with the Almighty AI genii roaming everywhere now, the publishing affair is another new story...

March 3 (T,) 2026 Change!

2026-03-03T11:38:00.008-06:00

Krystal Huang
There are more than 50 non-functional tiny-bobble Parties under the repressive shadow of the 2 dominant ones...

People know well enough that issues regarding voting rates, fraudulent claims, runoff elections, winner-take-all systems, gerrymandering, and ideological polarization and the rest of ramifications are heavily influenced by this type of bicameral legislature. This 2- Party system, though planned to balance representation between large and small populations, tends to exacerbate these issues, leading to political gridlock, skewed representation, and enhanced polarization.

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And the worst result of this bicameral operation is what we all are enduring now....

March 2 (M,) 2026 A couple of journals

2026-03-02T16:52:00.003-06:00

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Bloomberg news: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FGrIKrabFM

Rip to the fallen soldiers....

YOUTUBE.COM
Iran Crisis Latest: US Fighter Jets Downed in Kuwait
Iran Crisis Latest: US Fighter Jets Downed in Kuwait

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Who are the people enabling these two males to do so?
Who are the people willing to save this country from such a hellish condition...?

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50,000 soldiers were deployed to the war zone. You don't find names of- Barron, Eric and D jr, sons of the famous 5-time draft dodger on the duty list.
The draft-dodger never fogets urging other families' kids to sacrifcie for the nations....

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RIP to people killed during this avoidable pandomonium....

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The assassinated Iranian leader was immediately hailed as a marty-God, a status unlike that of any other world leader. Their MAGA base, is automatically empowered...
On the other hand, the US. MAGA, still needs the dear leader's daily chanting to refreash their patriotism.

March 1 (Sn,) 2026 Like a piece of tricky-cake

2026-03-01T23:03:00.006-06:00

So crippled - the congress: a Republican-controlled House (218 R / 214 D / 3 Vacant)
and a Republican-majority Senate (53 R / 47 D).
The worse one is 6 / 3 Supreme Court justices...
Must be caged, this way...?

March 1 (Sn,) 2026 The Jungle Justice

2026-03-01T11:52:00.004-06:00

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Feb. 28 (Sa,) 2026 Say, No!

2026-02-28T19:40:00.013-06:00

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Big news!
During the 72 hours' ultimatum given by Pentagon, the tech world has been watching gingerly what the decision would be made by the CEO of Anthropic. Other tech tycoons couldn't wait to kowtow to the big contracts offered by Pentagon. Under the heavy group pressure, and then, a little bit of hesitation happened. But, at the last minute, the CEO said, "No!"
It meant to destroy the gigantic profits for the sake of integrity (but, what about currently used Claude which helped grab Maduro?)

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https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122183008952795101&set=pcb.122183009138795101

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Unbelieveable! In the time of shaping the AI-business-military complex, this is rare!
On the other hand, if the CCP regime could weaponrize most available mechanisms and resources, why not under the current regime of USA?

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The most happiest guys, if not E. Mxxk, Sam. A., who else?
They may be gloating that the president was angry with the CEO of Antropic and teaching him a lesson...
Aren't these 3 guys over-patriotic?

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You know what happened - Pentogon still used Antropic's Claude to surveille the Ayatollah Khomeini's office-compound! Then, Voila!

Some relevant posts:
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Feb. 23 (M,) 2026 Two Roads Diverge in the AI-Jungle
https://ci8395.blogspot.com/.../feb-23-m-2026-two-roads...

Feb. 28 (Sa,) 2026 Amuse people to death...

2026-02-28T12:01:00.014-06:00

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Remimding of a "tiny case" (compared to the Epstein's) in 1993, bombing Somolia - coincidentally, during the heat of a sex scandal, involving a female, instead of a whole group of trafficked teens.... The old dog plays the same distraction trick?

New Post #557

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A formor president and first lady were courageously modeling for the current couple regarding
how to appear in the Congressional testimony.

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Thanks for Marcie's sharing.

Brian S
This individual should never have been elected...that concerns more than anything else because the results of the last election demonstrates how we have failed as a country...our combined "morals" are on display for the world to laugh at.

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Brian, Since I was hired in 2003 to teach at our school, his name had appeared in my sociology and social problems courses regarding class, race, land, and economic issues.. In the late 2015, I noticed the omen of his haranguing the "Birther" conspiracy. In 2016, the premonition was gradually reified, peaked at the election. My gloomy days have begun.

Feb. 27 (F,) 2026 Weekly fb fun sharing.

2026-02-27T07:45:00.009-06:00

Feb. 26 (Th,) 2026 At A Blink of An Eye on Some "Instants."

2026-02-26T13:50:00.021-06:00

Feb. 24 (T,) 2026 In meory of Dr. Michael J. Parenti

2026-02-24T10:57:00.019-06:00

In memory of Dr. Michael Parenti
- an unconvensional scholar with guts, who fights against the odds, is rare.

Krystal Huang
https://www.michael-parenti.org/

MICHAEL-PARENTI.ORG
The Michael Parenti Political Archive

Listen to a couple of his many speeches:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXoHTEkCgBshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAPjz_j7T4Yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAPjz_j7T4Yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAPjz_j7T4Y

YOUTUBE.COM
Michael Parenti on Lies, War and Empire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ZBRm9kFvM

YOUTUBE.COM
Michael Parenti on Media, Class, Politics, Drones, Occupy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DCFODL58ik

YOUTUBE.COM
Michael Parenti "Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media" Fordham University in New York City

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Michael Parenti complete book and lecture list (curated by Saymaz and u/VladimirLimeMint) Source: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/10480943

The Anti-Communist Impulse (1969)
Trends and Tragedies in American Foreign Policy (1971)
Democracy for the Few (1974)
Ethnic and Political Attitudes: A Depth Study of Italian Americans (1975)
Power and the Powerless (1978)
Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media (1986, 1993)
The Sword and the Dollar: Imperialism, Revolution, and the Arms Race (1989)
Make-Believe Media: The Politics of Entertainment (1992)
Land of Idols: Political Mythology in America (1994)
Against Empire (1995)
Dirty Truths (1996)
Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism (1997)
America Besieged (1998)
History as Mystery (1999)
To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia (2001)
The Terrorism Trap: September 11 and Beyond (2002)
The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome (2003)
Superpatriotism (2004)
The Culture Struggle (2006)
Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader (2007)
God and His Demons (2010)
The Face of Imperialism (2011)
Waiting for Yesterday: Pages from a Street Kid's Life (2013)
Profit Pathology and Other Indecencies (2015)

Video recordings,

1986: Monopoly Culture and Academic Freedom at the University of Vermont, 9 April 1986
1986: US Interventionism, the Third World, and the USSR at the University of Colorado Boulder, 15 April 1986
1986: Michael Parenti at Loyola University at Loyola University New Orleans, 23 April 1986
1986: Anti-Sovietism in the Media at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, 20 November 1986
1987: The Political Uses of Religion in Denver, Colorado, 18 April 1987
1988: Superpatriotism and the Importance of Being Number One in Boulder, Colorado, 1 August 1988
1989: The Sword and the Dollar in Thunder Bay, Ontario, 27 October 1989
1990: Human Nature and Politics in Los Angeles, California, May 1990
1991: Corporatism and the U.S. Political Scene, 1991
1993: Conspiracy and State Power at the University of Vermont, 21 April 1993
1993: Inventing Reality, 17 October 1993
1997: The Hidden Ideology of the News Media at the University of Vermont, Burlington, 9 April 1997
1999: The U.S. Empire and the War against Yugoslavia at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Berkeley, 1999
1999: Berkeley Mother's Day for Peace 1999 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park, Berkeley, 9 May 1999
1999: The U.S. War on Yugoslavia in Seattle, Washington, 16 May 1999
2002: The Corporate War Against Democracy at Portland State University, 14 September 2002
2002: Terrorism, Globalism, and Conspiracyat St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church, Vancouver, 9 October 2002
2003: The Assassination of Julius Caesar in Venice, Colorado, 29 June 2003
2004: Creating a Sustainable Economy at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach, California, 24 June 2004
2005: Michael Parenti on Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, 23 May 2005
2005: Iraq and the Future of US Foreign Policy at Wesleyan University, Connecticut, 18 April 2005
2005: The Darker Myths of Empire: Heart of Darkness Series at the College of DuPage, 16 November 2005
2007: Lies, Wars, & Empire at Binghamton University, 9 October 2007
2010: Deep Ideology: How Reactionary Agendas Shape Political Awareness at the University Inn & Conference Center, Santa Cruz, 14–16 May 2010
2011: The Face of Imperialism and The 99% Solution at the University of Guelph, 2 November 2011
2012: Democracy and the Pathology of Wealth at the La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, 6 January 2012
2013: Michael Parenti on the Threat of US Imperialism in Vancouver, British Columbia, November 2013
2015: Capitalism vs. Reality in Springfield, Illinois, 6 October 2015
Unknown: Imperialism, Drugs and Social Control (shared by u/Aggravating_Hurry530)

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Dr. Michael Parenti's books, reviews, speech engagements on one site:

https://prezi.com/embed/_y-ymajx8j0l/?bgcolor=ffffff&amp%3Block_to_path=0&amp%3Bautoplay=0&amp%3Bautohide_ctrls=0&amp%3Blanding_data=bHVZZmNaNDBIWnNjdEVENDRhZDFNZGNIUE43MHdLNWpsdFJLb2ZHanI0VTNQdEVteE1iaHpqTGZrV3dVTDR6emt3PT0&amp%3Blanding_sign=YLm5ybBVQ5aVHhCHfzAAMbKshkhovvelBC43CE3E7qY&fbclid=IwY2xjawQK37JleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJSM1dEQ0dpMFFZN1lBcUNkc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHm3kMgo3ypo6WM9L4dCRqO9cqwngenVz7Wa2kbUkArJ_47EYxYB0xDHwj8vA_aem_slxX3cKRMBiqbLNc4dcs2w

Feb. 23 (M,) 2026 Two Roads Diverge in the AI-Jungle

2026-02-23T23:06:00.018-06:00

Feb. 21 (Sa,) 2026 Probably, who would be the winner to reach the socially built trophy? / 勝利者背後看不見, 易被否認, 或者淡視的加持, 或辛酸. 為什麼階級複製易, 階級躍升難…

2026-02-21T13:13:00.021-06:00

Previously posted videos about this topic in my sociology class:

British documentary "Up" 1964 playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jQV3iRr_nc&list=PLUbLpJfGbsAf2MpcxdR93GOAUZ1qxvVu5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4bFqW_eu2I

Feb. 20 (F.) 2026 Weekly fb fun sharing

2026-02-20T12:25:00.006-06:00

Feb. 20 (F.) 2026 Something Big is Happening, and no one expected.

2026-02-20T11:57:00.010-06:00

https://shumer.dev/something-big-is-happening

Feb. 19 (Th,) 2026 Nature, Nurture, and Missing the Big Picture. / 基因, 環境, 與以管窺豹.

2026-02-19T19:39:00.020-06:00

Feb. 17 (T,) 2026 Energy vs. Power / 能與權

2026-02-17T15:01:00.008-06:00