The Economist: “Suddenly, America’s lead over China in AI looks smaller than at any time since ChatGPT became famous. China’s catch-up is startling because it had been so far behind—and because America had set out to slow it down.” economist.com/leaders/2025/0…

JD Vance at the National Conservatism Conference: "The professors are the enemy."

Jared Kushner's firm is now the largest owner of an Israeli construction/finance/insurance company building settlements in the West Bank, meaning that he is now directly aiding & abetting war crimes under the Rome Statute and could be liable for prosecution by the court (ya rab).

In @secrubio's initial call w/ PRC counterpart, he emphasized Taiwan, SCS, and allies. By comparison, Secretary Antony Blinken held initial call w/ PRC nearly two weeks later (2/5/21), and stressed Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Burma, and rules-based order. state.gov/secretary-rubi…

McConnell statement on why confirming #PeteHegseth as Secy of Def is a national disgrace: mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.c…

Beijing is offering another new set of evidence - undermining a coastal state’s sovereign rights to conduct marine scientific research in its legitimate EEZ - that’ll come in handy for a planned new legal challenge by Manila. Speaking of smashing your own feet with a rock. 🤷🏻‍♂️

#PeteHegseth couldn't name a single #ASEAN country, even though we have defense alliances with TWO of them: the #Philippines and #Thailand. How should SE Asia look upon this preposterous confirmation except as a giant middle finger from Trump? Xi Jinping must be so pleased.

Is this the result of shift in Trump admin policy Rush Doshi ? "Philippines said on Sat it has suspended a scientific survey in South China Sea after 2 of its fisheries vessels faced 'harassment' & aggressive behaviour from China's coast guard & navy." reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

This keeps happening again and again. US, Japanese, Korean, European high-tech firms sell parts of their operations to Chinese firms, often to focus on more cutting-edge tech. Even when the tech is outdated, Chinese firms use these operations to boost their own tech development.

A radical charismatic Christian movement has seeped into Trump world, Stephanie McCrummen reports. It has little use for pluralism, individual rights, or democracy. And now, with Trump returning to the White House, its war on the secular state begins: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Anyone who thinks "the US working class" was or is made up of people who agreed about anything besides wanting more good things for themselves and their children does not understand US history

He has a long history of attempting to "clean out" tenants to make way for luxury condos. From cutting off heat to tenants in winter to filling a cancer patient's apt w/ dust,#Trump was a "nightmare landlord." That's all he's ever been, all he knows. 👉cnn.com/2016/03/28/new…

This article by Yael Ben Moshe means the world to us! If you have a minute to spare, pls read the piece Ben Moshe's take on the media dynamics then&now, and on our attempt to expose how authoritarian strongman stage themselves w. murderous consequences:👇 jpost.com/opinion/articl…

That Andreessen guy I wrote about who literally says the world's worst crisis is the regulation of tech, and "joked" that he was glad for oxy to keep the rabble in line? Forgot to mention the time he said world population will collapse once men can fuck realistic AI sex dolls.

Today'soothing #musictherapy suggestion: Any album featuring the #music of cellist #BarryPhillips 😊 #cello #burnout #anxiety #politicalstress #learnedhelplessness #neuroimmune

Surprise, surprise. #WillScharf is another of #LeonardLeo's boys. Jason Hancock: "Scharf has been active in the #FederalistSociety for years & worked on the confirmations of Kavanaugh & Coney Barrett. He has publicly called Leo 'a dear friend and mentor.'"