AOC is saying on IG Live she received messages from other member of Congress that they knew and were hearing from Trump people and Republicans that there was violence expected on Wednesday (Jan. 6).

The Cistercian monks invented a numbering system in the 13th century which meant that any number from 1 to 9999 could be written using a single symbol

One of the main reasons vaccination rates are so low in Europe is down to supply. And one of the reasons supply is low is because EU ordered doses late. Why? It seems the issue of liability is important. A thread on how to think about the main issues at play. 🧵

Just now Military has ordered to shut down the VPN servers. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #myanmarmilitarycoup #Myanmar #burma

Wow! Today’s protest in #Yangon #Myanmar is truly enormous! #HearTheVoiceOfMyanmar #FightForDemocracy #MilkTeaAlliance

Clubhouse is now blocked in most cities in China.

The militant monk who could be the next Prime Minister of India. And what does this mean for India and the world. My latest on Yogi Adityanath for the Washington Post The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…

I should do a Wanhua version of this

The first problem in America’s glitchy government software? Procurement econ.st/2OSkiii

Cheeky

Taliban inside General Dostum’s house.

Panic and desperate in kabul City Traffic-jam .. Kabulis terrified about what will happened tonight .. probably last say before fall of kabul . I wish I couldn’t see 4 fall of kabul 1992-1996-2001 and 2021

Let's discuss Putin speech. He declared Ukrainians to be "Neonazis" and promised to "denazify" them. Indeed the "Nazi" character of Ukrainian statehood and identity has long been a central thesis of Russian propaganda. Let's discuss why and how it reflects ideology of Putinism🧵

The "devil-beaters" of Wan Chai have been told to close this 驚蟄 due to the fifth wave. No “petty person beating” this year I'm afraid.

This one was tough to write. In this article I recount the chaos and suffering I witnessed (and was subjected to) in Hong Kong’s prisons during Covid’s “fifth wave” in the city. samuelbickett.substack.com/p/the-black-bo…

1/ CCP-watching today is a hollowed out field, with only a handful of analysts in the west with deep expertise. This gap is dangerous, and could lead to grave policy missteps. Richard Baum's memoir gets at the root of the problem and hints at paths forward. A BOOK REVIEW THREAD

Why didn't China attack Taiwan? (a hypothesis) The inaction of China reportedly deeply disappointed the Russian elites. That's understandable. Many expected that China would exploit the chaos in Europe seeing it as a chance to conquer Taiwan. Still, they didn't invade. Why?🧵

"Pissing on the floor is nothing, in prose; even to piss on the walls can be pedestrian; Amis was the sort of writer with the hydraulic gifts to aim at the ceiling." newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/…

Caitlín Doherty (Cait Doherty) at Cannes. ‘The streamers, it is clear, will inherit Le Palais – should they want it.’ newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/…