The Breakdown of the Postwar Order: Trump and Zelensky's White House Clash

On February 28, 2025, the meeting between Trump and Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House turned into an unprecedented public conflict. This high-level meeting, which was originally intended to sign an important mining agreement, turned into a fierce quarrel due to differences between the two sides on the resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. US Vice President Vance even accused Zelensky of not being grateful enough for US assistance. The diplomatic conflict, which occurred on live television, sharply deteriorated relations between the two countries. Trump eventually canceled the joint press conference and asked Zelensky to leave the White House, using social media to express that “he disrespected the sacred Oval Office of the United States.” This incident demonstrated the extreme manifestation of the Trump administration’s “America First” foreign policy and had a serious impact on the future destiny of Ukraine and the unity of the Western alliance. It also highlighted the fundamental change in Trump’s attitude towards Putin. ...

2025-03-01 · Mason

Building AI-Assisted Apps with a Third-Party DeepSeek API

Recently, the hottest topic in the AI world has been DeepSeek . As a typical example of a Chinese team overtaking on a different track, it has been praised and criticized by groups with very different positions. Leaving aside the political and technical arguments, DeepSeek has genuinely made AI more accessible when viewed from the perspective of ordinary users and cost. Compared with overseas large-model providers such as OpenAI, DeepSeek is extremely cheap. For people who want to learn AI applications but have limited budgets, it is indeed one of the best choices. ...

2025-02-07 · Mason

The New Orleans New Year's Eve Terror Attack

The French Quarter of New Orleans is world-famous for its unique culture and lively nightlife. 1 Bourbon Street, this ancient street, is the heart of the French Quarter and a must-stop for tourists to experience the charm of New Orleans. It is dotted with bars, restaurants and various entertainment venues, with flashing neon lights and deafening music. Whenever night falls, Bourbon Street transforms into a sea of ​​joy, where tourists sip cocktails, enjoy jazz, and feel the energy and passion of the city. Bourbon Street is even more lively on New Year’s Eve, with people from all over the world gathering here to welcome the new year. However, the New Year of 2025 is destined to be a sleepless night for New Orleans. The midnight carnival had not yet ended. At 3:15 in the morning, a white pickup truck suddenly rushed into the crowded crowd on Bourbon Street. Screams and gunshots instantly tore apart the hustle and bustle of holiday joy… The carnival city of Sugar Bowl instantly turned into a purgatory on earth. 14 people died and 35 people were injured. Behind these cold numbers are the brokenness of 14 families and the heavy damage to 35 lives. ...

2025-01-05 · Mason

Technical Notes on Building a Site with Hugo and PaperMod

When I first started building this blog 4 years ago, I wrote a short article introducing some of the tools I used when building the website. Today, many of the tools mentioned in that article are obsolete. In addition to the overall migration of this blog and the use of the new PaperMod theme, the configuration methods of many functions have changed. So I decided to write another article to record some of the technical details of my tossing around with this new topic. ...

2024-12-30 · Mason

2024 Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crash

At 9:25 am on December 25, 2024, a plane carrying 67 people crashed near Aktau International Airport in Kazakhstan. The accident killed 38 people and shocked the world. Until now, the truth behind the accident has not been fully revealed. Shrouded in fog, the cause, impact and follow-up of the accident are attracting the attention of the world. Accident background The incident took place in Aktau, located in western Kazakhstan and on the coast of the Caspian Sea. The city’s name means “white mountains” in Kazakh because Aktau’s landscape and cityscape appear pale in hue when viewed from the Caspian Sea. According to 2019 statistics, Aktau has a permanent population of only 180,000 people. Initially, this area developed due to oil exploration, and even today, it still has a strong industrial atmosphere. However, it was in this small lakeside town that a sudden disaster broke the tranquility. ...

2024-12-28 · Mason