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USAF -> IR- can’t decide where. Probably Africa; maybe China. Interested in new forms of community. Views are my own
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China’s global development finance is in a state of transformation. In our latest episode, Yunnan Chen and Teal Emery unpack the shift from mega infrastructure to green finance and why closing the information gap is urgent for African stakeholders. Watch - youtu.be/aCM1OsQ3poE

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“The Army’s changes will be rapid, align with the capabilities of the new tech defense startups, while the other services are still measuring their changes in years and decades” To be clear Army is decades behind taking any reform seriously, so I’ll take this retired Gen’s comment w a grain of salt

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Terminating the grants to study misinformation is “an overt act of censoring and preventing accountability,” says Stephen Lewandowsky, a misinformation researcher at the University of Bristol. “Who other than a liar would cancel misinformation research?” 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

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Remember when republicans said we couldn’t have gun control because the real solution was mental health services?

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Dozens of supposedly independent NGOs at the UN have secret ties to China and work to subvert UN human rights investigations into abuses in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, according to findings of a @washingtonpost.com investigation with @icij.org www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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A shower head company ran an A/B test to see whether consumers will pay the additional price for a product that's made in the USA. Spoiler alert: No.

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China seizes disputed West Philippine/South China Sea reef near key military outpost, CCTV report claims – AFP: ‘The Chinese coast guard “implemented maritime control” over the Tiexian Reef, also known as Sandy Cay, during the middle of April, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday.’

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The New York Times found three users on X who feuded with Mr. Musk in December only to see their reach on the social platform practically vanish overnight. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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This is the one thing Zuckerberg cared about when donating his million; glad it’s working out for him.

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Not mild: The Dutch military intelligence service today warned that Russia's grayzone tactics are getting more aggressive - and are getting close to tipping over into something even bigger. It also calls on Europe to urgently ready itself for such an escalation. www.defensie.nl/downloads/pu...

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🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read. He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:

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Before press came in — but while live feed was running on Bukele’s feed — Trump said to him: “home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.” x.com/nayibbukele/...

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New study analyzed 145 years of U.S. congressional speeches and found a clear shift away from evidence-based language toward more intuition-based language—especially since the mid-1970s. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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I’ve always said a Wrangler is worth its weight in Queso Fresco

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'Political-science research reveals that autocratic leaders can be successfully challenged. Erica Chenoweth, a professor at Harvard University...found that when at least 3.5 per cent of the population participated in nonviolent opposition, movements were largely successful.'

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Seems like a legitimate distain for moral relativism taken to an insane place. Another through line between MAGA and Christian Nationalists; both groups being primed once again for violence akin to Jan 6th.

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