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The dismantling of USAID continues. "“Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break" w/ @nahaltoosi.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/0000...

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Scene from a train. On the Coast Starlight at Gaviota. This is an Amtrak appreciation post.

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This is the "I have a Canadian girlfriend" version of policymaking

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#teslatakedown is taking over the DMV!

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Buckle up. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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How ominous are economic indicators? Well, this is what they’re saying on Fox these days: “The boom times are over.” “We are sliding towards a recession.” “The jobs picture is weakening!” Via @gregsargent.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1925...

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TPP Chair Huang Kuo-chang says that Taiwan defense spending should be 3% of GDP but no indiscriminate spending. Wide-ranging interview with the chameleon prince who seems to understand that his party must do well in 2026 local elections to survive. asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Pic...

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“It’s exceedingly odd. I have never heard of any such thing. I can’t even imagine what the purpose is, other than to terrorize the civilian workforce.” www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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On this day in 1940, one of the most brutal battles of Winter War was fought on the frozen ice and rocky islands on the lake Ladoga. My great uncle perished in that battle, his remains were never found. blog.vantagepointnorth.net/2017/12/a-pi...

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Foreword Reviews gave our graphic novel YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION a thumbs up! 👍🏼 @badiucao.bsky.social and I are super grateful for the coverage. 🔗 www.melissachan.com/revolution

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One thing that has never been clear to me is this: What is the statutory basis they will use for the reciprocal tariffs?

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Very true bird fact: The rarely seen hummingdaw can flutter their tiny wings 80 times per second to keep themselves steady when preparing to strike a wild peanut. 🪶

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🤩 Love this photo from our indie bookshop partner in the United States, Bleak House Books, mailing off our graphic novel YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION! CC: @badiucao.bsky.social

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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

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Bounty-hunt me and get rewarded $1 million💰 1/ Last week, my MP Joshua Reynolds told me that my neighbours received anonymous letters encouraging them to “take me to the Chinese Embassy” to bounty-hunt me. The Parliament had an UQ on it yesterday secured by @aliciakearns.bsky.social

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“Those nasty Canadians are ripping us off and are controlled by Mexican cartels. They’re poisoning us with fentanyl and need to become the 51st state or they will pay a high price” is a belief that literally ZERO Americans had six weeks ago. It’s entirely invented from scratch.

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“My staff have come across these ads on social media, and as far as we are aware, these are legitimate offers and are extremely concerning,” said Rep Zoe Lofgren, ranking member of the House Science Space Tech Committee. Full deetz in @politico China Watcher bit.ly/3DacCBs

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Today's @politico.com China Watcher: Chinese recruiters lure DOGE-fired feds! Beijing cries victim in anti-tariff campaign! Chinese hackers in the crosshairs! The Taiwan-Lithuania link w/@GLandsbergis ! "Smart rabbits" - U.S. small biz folk vs the trade war! www.politico.eu/newsletter/c...

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How is paying money that’s been appropriated by Congress for work already done a penalty on taxpayers?

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This Pentagon Press Secretary Has a Long History of Bigoted and Xenophobic Posts www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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One thing to keep in mind with Trump's tariffs is that he (and many other people in Washington!) genuinely believe that US trade deficits mean other countries are cheating and trade deals have been unfair to US. They are wrong but they genuinely believe it. And that leads to bad US trade policy.

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What I want to know is where did this Chinese kid get all his money from to finance his lavish and expensive lifestyle. His dad apparently works for an SOE and his mother is a teacher... hardly jobs that would earn them this kind of money. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The National Endowment for Democracy is fighting back after being vilified and financially kneecapped by DOGE. (Background on Elon's vendetta here via @politico) bit.ly/41rIzgH) www.ned.org/national-end...

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"There are numerous questions that lean hard into the Trump administration’s ideological priorities. They include requests for confirmation that 'this is no DEI project,' or 'not a climate or ‘environmental justice’ project.'" via @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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Pass a political litmus test and maybe State won't pull your funding. @phelimkine.bsky.social has the details: www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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If this is accurate it marks a sinister new chapter in how nominal U.S. allies/partners will bend to Beijing in favor of those lucrative China trade ties. www.reuters.com/world/canada...

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"Beijing is swapping escalation in favor of enticing President Donald Trump into a possible trade deal, according to former administration officials with expertise in U.S.-China trade relations" via @politico.com subscriber.politicopro.com/article/0000...

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Our new leader. The @economist.com has always been staunchly Transatlanticist. We don't say this lightly: "Europe must prepare to be abandoned or extorted. Not to prepare for that could leave Europe vulnerable to Russia and to an increasingly hostile America" www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

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🍊 UC Irvine! @badiucao.bsky.social and I are returning to campus on Wednesday, March 5 @ 12:00 PM to talk about our book, and how the creative arts have become tools for accountability against authoritarian states around the world. 🔗 humanities.uci.edu/events/badiu...

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🍊 UC Irvine! @badiucao.bsky.social and I are so excited about the doc film screening this Monday, March 3 @ 5:00 PM — "China's Artful Dissident" — followed by a Q&A! Thank you to Jonathan Alexander and @jwassers.bsky.social for the invite! 🔗 humanities.uci.edu/events/china...

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Krugman: "Trump imagines he can bully Euro leaders into standing aside & letting his friend (or boss?) Vladimir win ... But [they] are certainly saying the right things now, talking in a way I’ve never seen before about declaring independence from the US" paulkrugman.substack.com/p/its-up-to-...

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NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.

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“Sometimes, when I talk to my friends, I think we all realize that just by them having a friend who’s actually from China and has different opinions and a different life experience and different perspectives on things, it’s really helpful,” Yang said.

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Beijing's long arm gets creepier all the time. www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u...

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"When American students get to know Chinese students, they get a very different perspective —having Chinese students in the classrooms and on our campus is important" via @dennisw5 thehoya.com/features/chi...

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Who won the Trump/Vance/Zelensky Oval Office shouting match? We asked three Russian bots in an X comment thread.

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'Even for someone like me who has done extensive research on censorship, the scope of the bans is still jarring. Leftist, erotic and anti-government titles are obvious, but martial arts novels, machinery textbooks — and the dictionary?' www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

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"Thursday’s mass firings come days before a potential severe weather outbreak early next week in the southeastern United States — and just months ahead of the next Atlantic hurricane season." Reporting by Scott Dance... www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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Honestly, I am sickened that Kurt Campbell is using his considerable experience to promote a repressive govt that is imprisoning pro-democracy activists. There can't be better relations with the Hong Kong gov until political prisoners are released. Anything less is a sell out.

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The State Dept under former Dep. Sec of State Kurt Campbell's guidance spent 4 yrs stigmatizing Hong Kong as too risky for U.S. biz and investors. Now he's back in the private sector shilling it as a "key intl biz hub" 🤨 linkedin.com/posts/americ... @samuelbickett.bsky.social

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"NATO is not the thing that Russia is afraid of. Russia is afraid of democracy expanding to Russia. Why are we in NATO? Its because we are afraid of Russia. And the only thing that really works – the only security guarantee that works – is NATO's umbrella," Kaja Kallas said in an interview with AFP

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Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.” There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.

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They just fired hundreds of FAA employees.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio slams Thailand’s sneaky refoulment this AM of 48 Muslim Uyghurs back to China’s Xinjiang gulag. Thailand be all 🤷‍♂️

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Today's @politico.com China Watcher: Trump's China investment curbs - more bark than bite? China, global climate champion; Thailand bows to Beijing by refouling Uyghurs back to China; Taiwan-U.S. ties according to the KMT. Subscribe! www.politico.eu/newsletter/c...

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Trump confirms Zelenskyy agreement, White House visit www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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🇹🇼 REMINDER: Happening tonight (WED)!

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In their defense of free markets, what position will they take on government contracts that benefit certain tech companies?

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This is an excellent look at the state of play in Taiwan politics at the moment and one of the more optimistic takes on the recalls that I have read. www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

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