07/07/25 - There’s no such thing as a straight man. They just haven’t met the right grandpa.
#Nanjing Red Grandpa arrested. “Reporters learned from law enforcement personnel that there is a popular rumor circulating the internet, that the 60-year-old man in Nanjing (nicknamed Red Grandpa by the internet) who cross-dressed and had intimate relations with 1691 men and recorded videos of their “encounters” has been arrested by police. Some of the information being passed around the internet has been exaggerated, and the case is currently under investigation.
People in the legal field told reporters that if someone knew they had AIDS or other STDs and deliberate had unprotected sex with multiple people and might have increased the risk of a pandemic, according to line 114 and 115 in the PRC Penal Code, if no severe consequences have resulted, they’ll be sentenced to 3-10 years. If it caused injury, death, or severe damage to public assets, then they will be sentenced to more than 10 years, life, or death.
Reporters remind netizens that spreading private videos or photos with uncensored faces not only violates personal privacy, but also might violate the law against spreading degenerate items. In severe cases, it could carry a sentence of under two years.”
Comments say, “That’s the proper name! He’s a red grandpa! Grandpa!”
“Finally, calling him something normal. If he’s a grandma, he’s a grandpa. He’s got nothing to do with women, stop calling him Ms. Red.”
“If it wasn’t for red grandpa publicizing everything, nobody would knew that there are human-shaped animals walking around. What elements are exaggerated? Everything is completely truthful. At the start, I thought they were just chatting, until I saw their special organs.”
“There’s no such thing as a straight man. They just haven’t met the right grandpa.”
#Guangzhou subway responds to banning music professor from riding with his bass. “Lately, guest professor Xu Li at the China Conservatory of Music reported to Yangcheng Evening News that he was turned away at the Guangzhou subway security check for having a bass violin with him. The security personnel claimed that his luggage did not fit requirements and he was not allowed to ride the subway.
“I’m a music enthusiast. I take my luggage with me on performances in various major cities year round. I never thought I’d encounter this problem in Guangzhou,” Xu Li said. Lately, when he has tried to board the Guangzhou subway, he has been turned away at the South Station, College Town Station, and Liede Station because “his luggage was oversized”. In the internet, Yangcheng Evening News reporter learned that Xu Li was a guest professor at the China Conservatory of Music, and was active as a bass violin soloist both in and out of China. He has put on performances in America, Europe, and South East Asia. Xu Li expressed that he found this encounter “unbelievable”. He said it was his first time being turned away by security personnel. At first, he thought it was an isolated case and the guy just didn’t understand what kind of instrument a bass violin was. And yet, when he attempted to enter the subway from other stations, he met with the same result.
According to Xu Li, the bass violin was an indispensable instrument in an orchestra. It resembles a guitar. Xu Li claims that as a professional musician, the bass violin is a tool of his performance, and it’s no different from the luggages and backpacks that other passengers carry. “I’ve gotten on the subway before in Beijing, Xi’an, Hangzhou, Qingdao, etc. I’ve never had a problem like this.”
Yangcheng Evening News Reporter asked Guangzhou subway about this, and on the 4th, the buway responded that according to line 9 of the Guangzhou City Rail Transport Passenger Policy, “Each passenger may carry luggage that weigh under 30kg total, and whose length, width, and height do not exceed 1.8m.” Within those regulations, any luggage can enter the station. “According to policy, luggage that do not meet these parameters will be stopped.” Guangzhou subway claims that they did not make special rules for instruments. “We’ve never stopped citizens from riding the subway with instruments, so long as it falls within our luggage guidelines. Anyone can enter the station and ride the subway.”
Yangcheng Evening News Reporter saw from the photos that Xu Li provided that the bass violin he was attempting to carry into the Guangzhou subway did violate these regulations, and thus he was turned away. In regards to this, Guangzhou subway reminds passengers that before riding the subway with oversized luggage, you should check relevant regulations to decide beforehand whether the luggage you’re attempting to bring fits with standards, in order to avoid delaying your journey.”
Comments say, “Even if you’re a guest professor, you still have to follow the rules.”
“I support the Guangzhou subway.”
“Change your hashtag to “Man turned away from subway for bringing banned luggage.””
“Can’t he just get a taxi?”
“I’ve been following this girl’s posts for many months now. It started when the police notified her to get her blood taken at the station. She was worried it was some kind of scam so she came to the internet for advice.
Sure enough, her bio parents came looking for her…
It turned out her original family already had an older daughter, and for their second baby, they had a set of twin daughters. She was one of the set of twins.
She was given away to avoid having to pay a fine on extra children, but her adoptive parents already had a son. They paid the fine for her.
She’s graduated from college now and never even thought she might be adopted. Her adoptive parents treat her just like one of their own.
There are thousands of comments telling her to not go back to her bio parents.”
Comments say, “Blind guess, her bio parents’ precious baby boy needs to get married and they want to exchange her for a bride price.”
“I’m from a rural village and the purpose of daughters is to give away. I know several. Two of my cousins got given away. They all have nothing to do with their bio parents. This girl should’ve never agreed to have her blood tested, in case they come after her.”
“If I was trafficked, I would try to get in touch with my parents. If I was given away, then our blood ties were severed the moment they handed me away. What’s the point of meeting them now?”
A discussion on how hot it is:
“Let me just put it this way. Even my grandma has turned on the AC.”
“My grandma before: If your heart is calm, you shall be cool. My grandma now: Hey, can you help me turn on the AC? It’s so hot.”
“It’s so hot that the 80-year-old grandma in my village got an AC installed. He didn’t buy it all his life and he gave in this year.”
“My grandma has the AC set to 23C.”
“The corn is turning into popcorn.”
“Four chickens at my grandma’s died of heatstroke. Do you know what it’s like to eat four chickens in a single night?”
“My dad and my grandma have kept the AC on all day and night. They used to never drink boba tea, and now they’re asking for extra ice in theirs.”
“My grandma actually bought our dog shoes, because the dog won’t walk around without them.”
“Let me put it this way. My crush used to skip class all the time to go play basketball. Now he doesn’t even skip class anymore.”
“As we all know, the weather report will only report up to 39C.” [Because at 40C, people get a “hot weather stipend” for going to work.”
“We’ve even got AC in the pig pen.”
“I rode my bike a bit these last two days and now my hands and my body are two different colours T_T”
“You need two pieces of paper to go to the bathroom, 9 for your sweat and 1 for your butt.”
“But it’s so nice to have your period when it’s hot out.”
“My grandma used to wear thermal underwear even in summer and now she’s got the AC set to 23C”
“The reason Luomashi went under [the company that manufactured the portable chargers that self-ignited which made all airlines ban portable chargers] isn’t because it was reported by Beijing’s university, and it isn’t because their portable chargers weren’t 3C licensed. It’s because it was dragged under by its suppliers.
Let’s talk about the causes of its bankruptcy.
The universities in Beijing were just one factor. There’s no such thing as dozens of university’s law schools joining together to sue a small company. People read too many wish fulfillment power fantasies and think that’s how real life works.
Even if a single university had acted, it’s not something Luomashi’s lawyers could have handled.
Luomashi’s products were 3C licensed (according to national standard GB 31241-2022). But last month, their products were discovered to have “systemic risks” and they got their license revoked.
Luomashi can pass regular exams, but in high heat or pressure or other practical circumstances, they still self-ignite a lot, which is a standard loophole.
So they investigated and found that the actual cause is in the battery supplied by Anpu Ruisi [a company named 安普瑞斯 that if you google their name will direct you to the American company Amprius, but I’m almost certain in this case that it refers to a much smaller and unknown company in Jiangsu.] Anpu Ruisi changed the raw materials without any permission, causing the battery insulation to fail, causing a runaway heat reaction.
But the problem is, Anpu Ruisi doesn’t just supply one portable charger. It’s a core supplier of the whole industry. So when its license was suspended, all the brands under it (Luomashi, Anke, Lvlian) all lost their licenses, and the whole industry began to collapse overnight.
And when it comes to the core reasons, all bankruptcy is caused by a break in the cash supply (same as all the upper management running).
Hundreds of thousands of portable chargers need to be recalled, delivery companies refuse to take the orders, they don’t have enough money, plus all the rumours about them going under means that they basically have a credit rating of 0 in the industry.
So, their access is cut off, their suppliers have ran, and by the time that rumours of bankruptcy are circulating, they’re already in the process of dissolving.
But people don’t need to feel too much sympathy for Luomashi.
Luomashi is well known in the industry for being “cheap”.
They also manufacture 20000mAh portable chargers but for only half the price of other competitors. They rely on cheap C-type batteries (second hand, discarded goods) and simplified cooling systems to sacrifice additional costs.
Maybe they knew this might be a problem, they’ve just been ignoring it and now they can’t keep pretending any longer.
Just 6 days before Luomashi’s products were recalled, they were still insisting that all their products “have passed safety inspections.”
And now, less than a week later, they’ve lost their license.
Friends, what we should really care about is all the workers in the portable charger industry who are about to have their insurance payments cut off and have to live on minimum wage.”
Comments say, “As soon as they became industry leaders, they should’ve became a role model, gotten strict about quality control, and stood by their pricing bottom line. After all, most people are willing to pay extra for quality and brand name.”
“So which company is manufacturing the batteries for electric cars? Why is nobody looking into this?”
“I’ve talked before under similar news about how when an industry start involuting to death over price, and their suppliers and manufacturers are also involuting price, then something is bound to happen. And then a bunch of people told me off about how it had nothing to do with price. Well, then what did it have to do with? Personality?”