Noise is the new censorship. It is polarizing our societies beyond recognition. It is — if allowed to take over — what will eventually render us unable to solve any crisis — be it wars, global warming, or organized crime. Let’s talk about how we stop it: medium.com/jsk-class-of-2…

That was then…this is now. China’s re-branding of Xinjiang. Forget human rights abuses - see the sights. Our story on CBS Sunday Morning: vimeo.com/showcase/96932…

#TaiwanElections Opposition Kuomintang Presidential candidate Hou Yu-Ih said today that he’d increase arms purchases from the US AND would strengthen Taiwan-US military and intelligence cooperation. This from Taiwan’s most China-friendly party!

#Swifties - Tokyo’s official reassurance - don’t worry. She’ll make the game!

Snow safety advice from NHK World: "Walk like a penguin." x.com/NHKWORLD_News/…

US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns: “I find it supremely ironic because government officials here are using the X platform to criticize the United States. They don’t give their own citizens the right to use X, to use Instagram, to use Facebook, to have access to Google.”

First time I’ve seen this: Chinese state TV pushing out an AI-generated animation showing workers across America striking and rioting as a result of income inequality and democratic crisis.

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this is the most japanese thing to have ever happened in the history of ever

I spotted a vending machine that sold whale meat. That’s a first for me. #tokyo

“The security environment is the most dangerous I’ve seen in 40 years in uniform,” Adm. Aquilino warned last week. “We haven’t faced a threat like this since WW2.” A few more clips, quotes, & mic-dropping moments from his final public appearance as Commander, U.S. INDOPACOM 👇

JUST IN: North Korean TV shows video of the Tuesday morning launch of the Hwasong-16B. It says the missile is a "new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile."

Just began Amor #Towles “Table for Two” - just out. Divine! Stopped to re-read “Rules of Civility” as prequel. Loved it all over again. AND “A Gentleman in Moscow” is at last on air as a TV series from Paramount+ with the magnificent Ewan McGregor as the Count. Feast time.

Thanks for keeping me connected to my roots Dan Reynish Eli J. Ridder CHAT radio & TV was the best place to start my broadcast career. CHAT News

#IranVotes2024 #iran The last campaign rally of the only reformist candidate in the Iranian Presidential election abruptly cancelled. Police herding crowds away from the area now.

whoever designed this cover deserves a raise

But while RN majority has been averted, we should still worry. RN still on the up, Le Pen will avoid blame for what comes next and can point finger at everyone else for all that is wrong.

We found Travis Timmerman from Urbana Missouri - an American prisoner liberated from one of Assad’s most notorious prisons. He’s fine. A bit dazed. Didn’t realize the regime had fallen until this morning.