Formosa Political Economic and Cultural Observation Institute

10/19/2026

1930年3月26日視察基隆要塞第七檢察署本署

原始材料是由桑野商會於1987年捐贈的35毫米易燃正片製成的16毫米倒置正片。
台灣的水果種植、建築、古蹟等特色，包括新日本石油中津油田、金水油田的採油、苗栗煉油廠的交通、基隆港到下鬆的交通等。詳細解釋將石油送往煉油廠的過程。

「1930年3月26日視察基隆要塞第七檢察署本署」。原始材料是由桑野商會於1987年捐贈的35毫米易燃正片製成的16毫米倒置正片。...

10/19/2026

Laken Riley was a 22-year-old American nursing student at Augusta University.
She was randomly murdered in February 2024 while jogging on the University of Georgia campus. Because the perpetrator was an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela, this tragedy quickly became a focal point of U.S. political and immigration policy debates, directly leading to the passage of the federal legislation known as the Laken Riley Act.

The following is a core summary and subsequent developments of the case:

1. Case Overview and Trial Results

• Tragic Murder: On February 22, 2024, while morning jogging on the University of Georgia campus, Riley was violently attacked and subjected to an attempted sexual assault by the suspect. Her cause of death was blunt force trauma and asphyxiation.

• Perpetrator's Identity: The killer was José Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old undocumented immigrant from Venezuela. He entered the United States illegally in 2022 and was allowed to remain in the country while awaiting immigration court proceedings.

• Conviction and Sentencing: On November 20, 2024, a judge found Ibarra guilty on all 10 counts, including malice murder, felony murder, kidnapping, and attempted r**e, sentencing him to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

• Appeal Denied: In March 2026, the judge formally denied the defense attorneys' request for a retrial based on disputed DNA and cell phone evidence, upholding the original verdict.
2. Political Impact: The Laken Riley Act

This incident triggered fierce nationwide criticism regarding border security and "sanctuary city" policies. The opposition party (the Republican Party at the time) used this case as proof of the failure of border control:

• Legislative Passage: After Republicans regained control of Congress, the Laken Riley Act, championed by Representative Mike Collins and others, successfully passed through the legislature.

• Core of the Legislation: The act mandates that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must detain any undocumented immigrant suspected of theft, burglary, or violent crime without bail. It also grants states the right to sue the federal government for inadequate enforcement of federal immigration laws.

• Signed into Law: The bill was officially signed into law by the President on January 29, 2025, becoming one of the landmark pieces of legislation following the administration's inauguration.

3. Latest Developments (2026)
• Civil Lawsuit: Laken Riley’s father has filed a $1 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Georgia Board of Regents. The suit alleges that the university failed to follow proper employee background check procedures (as the school had previously employed the killer’s brother) and failed to provide a safe campus environment, indirectly leading to the tragedy.
• Campaign Focus: In the 2026 Georgia Senate election and various political debates, Riley’s name and the legislation continue to be frequently invoked by candidates from both parties, serving as a core issue in the political fights over border policy and crime governance.

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Laken Riley And Subway Attack By Illegal Aliens Among Cases DHS Links To Hochul Policies
Dallas Express
Tue, October 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM GMT+8

The Department of Homeland Security accused New York Gov. Kathy Hochul of putting Americans at risk through sanctuary policies in an October 12 release highlighting killings and attacks involving illegal aliens.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin urged Hochul and other officials to change those policies, citing six cases spanning New York, Georgia and Indiana.

"Governor Hochul's sanctuary policies have been a disaster for New York and the rest of the country," Mullin said in the release.

DHS argued that limits on immigration enforcement allowed people with prior arrests to remain in communities. Its release does not establish that an ignored Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer preceded every attack.

Cases Cited by DHS
The agency cited Laken Riley, the 22-year-old nursing student whom illegal alien Jose Antonio Ibarra killed in Georgia in February 2024. DHS said New York police previously arrested and released Ibarra in August 2023.

As The Dallas Express previously reported, Ibarra received a life sentence without parole on November 20, 2024.

DHS also cited Richard Williams, an 83-year-old veteran who died after a March 8, 2026, subway attack. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. announced a murder indictment against illegal alien Bairon Hernandez on March 30. Prosecutors alleged Hernandez pushed Williams and another man onto the tracks; Williams died March 17.

The DHS release identifies the suspect as Bairon Posada-Hernandez and says immigration authorities previously deported him four times. The indictment contains allegations, not a conviction.

The agency also identified illegal alien Dangelo Rafael Jean Caraballo and illegal alien Sneider Mejia Bautista as suspects in an October 2 stabbing of an off-duty NYPD detective. DHS said police had previously arrested and released both men before ICE could lodge detainers.

Other cases in the release included a July 19, 2025, shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer; an alleged June 6, 2026, sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in Huntington; and a March 6, 2026, collision in which a pedestrian was struck and critically injured by a truck in Indianapolis, Indiana. DHS said the truck driver held a New York commercial driver's license.

Hochul's Policy Position
Hochul's office announced immigration restrictions on May 28, describing them as protections for constitutional rights for New Yorkers and measures to keep local police focused on local crimes.

The governor's office said the package prohibited agreements that deputize state and local personnel for federal civil immigration enforcement. Hochul maintained that her policies protect public safety and do not provide sanctuary for criminals.

That statement predates the October 12 DHS release and does not constitute a response to its specific allegations.

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Laken Riley went for a morning jog. Less than 30 minutes later, she was dead. What we know about her final moments

ATHENS, Ga

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Laken Riley, 22, left home at 9:03 a.m. on Feb. 22 with her iPhone for a February morning jog. She brought her smartwatch and noise-canceling AirPods along for the run.

Just 25 minutes later, she was dead.

Her house’s Ring camera footage captured Riley, wearing a ponytail and dressed in a black jacket, black leggings and white sneakers as she left.

One of the nursing student’s roommates later wondered why she hadn’t returned home. Riley wasn’t known for being late or off schedule. She’d been gone for hours.

Concerned, the roommate checked Riley’s location using her phone’s Find My feature.

Riley’s initials, “LR,” had not budged on the app. Her phone’s last known location was the nearby University of Georgia trail she often visited. Her roommates called authorities.

A university police officer searched the wooded area near the trail. In about 20 minutes, he found Riley’s partially n**e remains.

Prosecutors in the murder trial of Jose Ibarra, 26, are expected to provide new details showing why they believe the undocumented Venezuelan migrant is responsible for Riley’s death as the trial resumes Monday.

Opening statements began Friday, nine months after Riley, a student at Augusta University’s Athens campus, was fatally struck in the head with a rock several times and asphyxiated.

Ibarra is charged with murder and aggravated assault with intent to r**e in connection with Riley’s death. His legal defense team argued Friday any evidence pointing to his involvement in Riley’s killing is “circumstantial.”

Trial begins for the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
DNA and technology, including a call Riley made to 911, offer clues into what happened near the end of the student’s life and who prosecutors believe is responsible.

A left thumbprint with DNA matching Ibarra was later discovered on Riley’s phone, according to prosecutors.

Riley’s final moments were revealed through opening statements from prosecutors and the testimony of her roommates.

Here is what we know.

Riley’s final movements captured on cameras, iPhone location
Around 8 a.m. on Feb. 22, Riley was hanging out at home with her iPad. She took notes. Did her homework. Watched Netflix.

She and her roommate and occasional running partner, Connolly Huth, chatted about their weekend plans. At about 8:45 a.m., Huth left for class. She’d never see Riley again.

Riley set off on her run not long after. Around 9:05 a.m., a trail camera spotted her jogging toward what would soon become a crime scene.

Riley’s mother would normally speak with her daughter during her runs. She called Riley around 9:06 a.m.

Riley did not pick up.

Her mom then called Riley’s three roommates, each of whom shared their phone’s locations with one another, including Riley’s.

Cell phone service issues with provider AT&T that day had hindered the roommates’ efforts to locate Riley. They couldn’t reach her for hours.

Lilly Steiner and Sofia Magana, Riley’s roommates, searched the trail for her around 11:30 a.m.

Riley’s last-known Find My location in the middle of Oconee Forest Park guided them.

There was no sign of Riley.

The women instead came across a single AirPod. It was Riley’s.

With no cellular service in the woods, they returned home to call the University of Georgia police.

They reported her missing around 12:05 p.m.

Riley’s smartwatch data captures struggle
The Garmin smartwatch Riley wore captured crucial data that prosecutors say give clues as to what happened as she struggled for her life.

Around 9:10 a.m., the data analyzed by the FBI’s Cellular Analysis Survey Team appeared to show something happening that halted Riley’s morning run. She initiated her phone’s SOS function around that time. She called 911.

Data from the smartwatch showed Riley’s heart rate dropping over the next several minutes.

After a few more minutes, her smartwatch moved about 65 feet away from the trail into the woods.

Sometime during Riley’s fight for her life and the struggle over her phone, she gathered beneath her right fingernails what prosecutors say was Ibarra’s DNA.

Riley’s call to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department ended at 9:12 a.m. Her phone disconnected the call.

Dispatchers attempted to call her back. There was no answer.

Her heart rate continued to show on the smartwatch data until just before 9:30 a.m.

The data revealed a struggle that lasted several minutes.

At 9:28 a.m., the smartwatch showed no further movement. Riley’s heart stopped.

CNN’s Rebekah Riess, Devon M. Sayers, Holly Yan, Nick Valencia and Amanda Musa contributed to this report.

10/19/2026

Laken Riley Is Our Why

Trump invokes Laken Riley's death in attack on Jon Ossoff
President Donald Trump invoked the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley while criticizing U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff at a rally in Dalton. Trump blamed Ossoff and Democratic immigration policies for Riley’s death and accused him of not helping pass the Laken Riley Act. Ossoff ultimately voted for the legislation, joining 11 other Senate Democrats in support of the measure. Video by Eli Goodstein; Source: Associated Press

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10/18/2026

1937年淞滬會戰期間， #美國亞洲艦隊司令顏露爾的人道立場

1937年8月25日，淞滬會戰爆發將近兩週之際，美國亞洲艦隊司令顏露爾上將（Admiral Harry E. Yarnell）與美國駐上海總領事舉行會議，討論中國軍隊可能撤入上海公共租界的問題。隔日，美國亞洲艦隊司令部在旗艦奧古斯塔號（USS Augusta）上整理了一份會議紀錄。

在美國國會圖書館查閱顏露爾文獻（Harry E. Yarnell Papers）的資料，呈現了 #美國軍方在淞滬會戰初期所面臨的兩難：

既要維持公共租界的中立地位，又必須考慮如何處置可能在戰鬥中潰散、撤入租界的 #蔣介石控管的國民黨軍官兵（以下稱：＃蔣軍）。

當時駐上海的美國陸戰隊第四團（4th Marines），負責公共租界部分地區的防務。

該團指揮官普萊斯上校（Colonel Charles F. B. Price）向顏露爾請示，如果蔣軍官兵不論攜帶武器與否，試圖進入租界，美軍應當如何處置？

顏露爾認為，應盡一切努力阻止武裝蔣軍進入，優先使用催淚瓦斯，必要時才動用槍械。至於已經解除武裝的蔣軍官兵，則應允許他們進入租界，並接受集中收容。

顏露爾也打算詢問英軍指揮官的意見，希望各國防衛部隊能夠採取一致政策。根據會議紀錄，英軍當時已經準備設置收容營地，以便安置可能撤入租界的中國軍人。

上海公共租界的防衛問題之所以複雜，在於蔣軍可能從閘北一帶向租界撤退，而日軍也可能試圖利用租界地區進行軍事行動。普萊斯上校估計，閘北地區當時約有1,500至2,000名蔣軍人，存在撤入公共租界的可能性。

不過，這份會議紀錄最值得注意的地方，是顏露爾在討論中明確表示：

「Admiral Yarnell declared that he did not intend allowing Japanese to kill a lot of unarmed soldiers.」

也就是說，「顏露爾上將聲明，他不打算容許日本人殺害大批已解除武裝的軍人。」

顏露爾強調，公共租界屬於中立地區，因此他認為應當允許解除武裝的蔣軍官兵進入，並且尋找適當場所加以安置。

更值得注意的是，顏露爾隨後要求陸戰隊軍官布恩上尉（Captain Ronald A. Boone）與上海的中國蔣方代表聯繫，告知蔣軍美軍不會允許日軍穿越美軍防區發動攻擊。

換句話說，顏露爾雖然不願意讓美國捲入中日戰爭，甚至準備在必要時以武力阻止攜帶武器的蔣軍進入租界，卻也不願意看到已經解除武裝的中國蔣軍遭到日軍殺戮。

這當然不代表美軍準備與日軍交戰，更不意味著美國在1937年就已經決定支持蔣介石對日作戰。顏露爾首先必須維護的，仍然是美國在上海的人員安全、軍事中立與國家利益。

然而，軍事中立並不等於道德上對日蔣雙方毫無區別，更不等於對中國蔣軍的生命漠不關心。

從這份內部會議紀錄可以看出，顏露爾至少在處理蔣軍撤入租界的問題上，對中國蔣軍的處境抱持相當程度的人道同情。

這樣的態度，也值得與他後來對蔣毛雙方一起抗戰的政治評價放在一起觀察。到了1939年，顏露爾甚至明確將蔣介石視為廣大中國人民心目中的救人光芒，並主張支持 ＃重慶林森國民政府 繼續抗戰。

因此，研究蔣毛聯合抗戰初期的美蔣關係，不能只看美國政府是否宣布參戰，或者美軍有沒有直接援助蔣軍。美國軍方內部對中國蔣軍抗戰的態度，往往比表面上的中立政策更加複雜。

顏露爾沒有準備為蔣軍向日本開戰，他同樣不願意讓日軍利用美國的中立地位狀態、殺害已經放下武器的蔣軍。

這正是1937年8月26日會議紀錄所揭示的重要歷史細節。

圖為1937年8月26日，美國亞洲艦隊司令部整理的顏露爾與美國駐上海總領事，以及陸戰隊第四團軍官的會議紀錄。

資料來源：Harry E. Yarnell Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

#淞滬會戰 #八一三抗戰 #顏露爾 #美國陸戰隊 #美國亞洲艦隊 #美蔣關係 #抗日戰爭 #軍事史

10/16/2026

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10/09/2026

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10/09/2026

US Incurred 81 Costly Aircraft Losses in 38 Days Against "No Air-Supremacy Iran"! Surpassed 70% of Total Losses from Three Previous Intense Wars! How is the US Military Rectifying Its Vulnerabilities?
During Operation Epic Fury against Iran in February 2026, the Iranian Air Force lost air supremacy over its own territory right at the start of the war. This allowed the US military to pe*****te deep into Iran to launch continuous airstrikes. However, according to the latest statistics released on October 5 by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the US military has lost or damaged as many as 81 aircraft since the war began, resulting in a total financial loss of $3.3 billion (approximately NT$105.1 billion)!

What Aircraft Are Included in the 81 Losses?

• 12 F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets
• 1 F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter
• 2 A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft
• 7 KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft
• 1 E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft
• 2 MC-130J special operations transport aircraft
• 1 HH-60W Jolly Green Giant II combat search and rescue helicopter
• 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones
• 1 MQ-4C Triton unmanned reconnaissance aircraft
• 3 MQ-1 multi-role drones
• 1 AH-64 Apache attack helicopter
• 4 AH-6 Little Bird light attack helicopters
• 1 MH-60 Seahawk maritime helicopter
The air combat environment in Iran actually shares a striking similarity with the 1991 Gulf War, the 1999 Kosovo War, and the 2003 Iraq War: the US military achieved overwhelming air supremacy, and enemy fighters were virtually unable to conduct effective aerial counter-interceptions.
However, the number of US aircraft lost or damaged in the Iranian war is close to 70% of the combined total of those three previous wars! Yet, the White House announced that the main combat period lasted only about 38 days, during which the US military executed over 10,200 sorties—far fewer than in the previous three wars.

Air Combat Losses in the Three Previous Wars

• 1991 Gulf War: During Operation Desert Storm, the coalition executed approximately 94,000 fixed-wing combat sorties, and the US military recorded 63 aircraft of various types as combat losses. Facing Iraq's massive air defense system at the time, the US military still completed large-scale airstrikes with an extremely low loss rate and completely destroyed the combat capabilities of the Iraqi Air Force.
• 1999 Kosovo War: In this highly typical 78-day operation, NATO executed 38,004 sorties, of which 10,484 were strike missions, with the US Air Force accounting for 30,018 sorties. Yet, only 3 fixed-wing aircraft were shot down by enemy fire (an F-117, an F-16, and an AV-8B). Combined with 2 AH-64s and about 17 drones, the total losses were around 22 aircraft.
• 2003 Iraq War: In the initial 6 weeks of the war, the coalition executed 41,414 sorties, with the US Air Force accounting for 24,196. The US lost about 20 manned aircraft and 7 drones, totaling approximately 27 aircraft.
Looking at these three wars together, the total loss of all aircraft types was about 112. However, the duration, intensity, and number of sorties flown by the US military in those conflicts far exceeded those of the Iranian war. In comparison, it is evident that the US military's losses this time are quite severe.

Airbases Become Frontlines; High-Priced Drones Become Targets

The struggle for air supremacy on the modern battlefield is no longer as simple as "enemy planes take off, our planes intercept." As long as the enemy retains long-range missiles, drones, and base-attack capabilities—or if friendly forces experience communication failures, friendly fire, and battlefield accidents—an aircraft can be knocked out of the theater without ever engaging in a dogfight.
The vulnerability of E-3C AWACS and KC-135 tankers was most evident. In past wars, there was never a record of combat damage for E-3Cs or KC-135s. However, this statistic shows that up to 7 KC-135s were lost or damaged. Two of them met with accidents on March 12: one crashed, killing 6 crew members, and another made an emergency landing—incidents that can be considered non-combat mishaps.
In contrast, the other 5 KC-135s were damaged on the ground at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia during an Iranian missile and drone attack, which also completely destroyed one E-3C. The military used to view airborne early warning and refueling aircraft as support platforms far removed from the front lines, but modern long-range precision strikes have increasingly blurred the line between the "rear" and the "front line."
It is also worth noting that the 45 MQ-9 Reapers accounted for more than half of the 81 total losses. This highlights the defining difference between the drone era and 1991: drones can loiter for long periods and pe*****te high-threat airspace for reconnaissance and strike missions, meaning their losses can accumulate rapidly. On the other hand, though these drones carry no pilots, they are still highly expensive, costing between $30 million and $50 million (about NT$960 million to NT$1.6 billion) each, depending on their payloads.

US Military Analyzes Causes of Losses

The sharp increase in combat damage figures is not simply due to a decline in traditional US air superiority. Instead, it stems from fundamental changes in the battlefield environment, engagement styles, and enemy strategic strike capabilities.
• Battlefield Environment: Although Iran quickly lost the ability to contest air supremacy, some of its mobile air defense systems and man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) survived. These systems can hide and relocate. After fixed air defense sites were destroyed, they continued to threaten aircraft operating at low altitudes or deep inland. In other words, even after suppressing Iran's main air defense network, the US military could not assume the entire Iranian airspace was safe.
• Engagement Styles: The US military heavily utilized large, long-range drones (like the MQ-9 and MQ-4C) that lack stealth capabilities and active electronic warfare self-defense systems. These slow-moving targets loitered in enemy air defense networks for long periods, making them easy targets for electro-optical tracking and infrared-guided surface-to-air missiles.
• Enemy Strategic Strike Capabilities: Based on past experiences, US forward bases had not placed enough emphasis on local base defense. However, Iran possessed "long-range, precision drone and ballistic missile" strike capabilities that Iraq and Yugoslavia lacked. Many US aircraft were not shot down or damaged in air combat; instead, they were hit by missiles or drones on the tarmacs of forward bases in countries like Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

US Military Post-Evaluation Remedial Measures

Consequently, the US military has implemented several response measures (among the unclassified ones):
1. Establishing Point Defense Flights: The US Air Force has set up specialized teams at certain bases. Initially, these mobile units consist of about 20 personnel drawn from various career fields, tasked specifically with counter-drone operations and short-range base defense.
2. Creating a New Air Defense Specialty: The military is establishing a permanent base-defense specialty, gradually transforming airbase air defense from a temporary task into an official Air Force capability.
3. Developing the Point Defense Weapon System: The Air Force announced the development of this new system, which integrates kinetic and non-kinetic weapons. This shifts the responsibility of airbase defense from being primarily reliant on the Army to a core mission of the Air Force itself.
4. Enhancing Rapid Runway Repair (RRR): The US military is strengthening its ability to recover quickly after forward bases are attacked. During the conflict, the US Air Force completed 48 runway repairs and cleared over 400 unexploded ordinances under continuous Iranian missile and drone attacks.
Over the long term, the US military is re-evaluating its deployment strategies in the Middle East and globally. This includes reducing risks at highly concentrated forward bases, increasing decentralized deployments, utilizing rapid-turnaround agile combat employment, and enhancing base defense and resilience.
This war has clearly proven that no matter how advanced your fighter jets are, if they become sitting ducks for ballistic missiles and drones while parked on the tarmac, air supremacy cannot be directly translated into sustained combat capability.

10/09/2026

10/06/2026

樹種名：鐘萼木
樹種學名：Bretschneidera sinensis
科屬:鐘萼木科鐘萼木屬

天然分布：
中國，越南北部及台灣北部低海拔至中海拔山地開闊次生林中，分布地為侯硐、小油坑、金瓜石、蘇澳等主要產地。

型態特徵：
落葉喬木，高 10~20 公尺，樹皮灰褐色，小枝有較明顯的皮孔。一回奇數羽狀複葉，互生，小葉 7~15 片，對生。花序總狀，頂生。花兩性、萼筒鐘狀，花瓣粉紅色，生於萼筒上；雄蕊8枚；雌蕊3室，花柱單一。蒴果，卵狀。

物候資訊：
花期 3~9 月。種子成熟期10-11月。

栽種環境：
喜歡陰性環境的樹種，都分布在山谷地形。

景觀用途：
行道樹、優良園林：材質優良，花形大、色豔麗，是既可用又可觀賞的珍貴樹種。

其他用途：
蝴蝶幼蟲食草：鐘萼木的嫩葉是輕海紋白蝶幼蟲的食草。

培育或繁殖簡要說明：
種子有休眠現象，經5℃低溫層積8-12周後，直接播種在苗床上，播種時間以初春溫度稍低時為佳，因為研究發現種子發芽溫度以20/10℃變溫之發芽率最高，且發芽速率最快。

資料來源：
莊溪老師製作認識植物網站。廖靜蕙。福星花園網頁。陳舜英2013珍貴樹木鐘萼木種子的發芽與繁殖。林業研究專訊 Vol.20 No.4

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