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The Orange Felon is today's asbestos.
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Who's going to be the CCP leader who says WTF, it's time, let's allow an opposition party? Not Xi but somebody.
#China
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Thoughtful op-ed!
#Taiwan
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Lee’s unfinished ‘Taiwanization’ - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2026/03/21/2003854193
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Here's the case.
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The US-Israeli strategy against Iran is working. Here is why
Every aspect of Iran’s ability to project regional power is being successfully degraded.
https://aje.news/gpapa8
11 days ago
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Careful there. The Orange Felon crowd is being robbed of their fun.
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12 days ago
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13 days ago
Japan plans 621-mile range Type-12 missiles to bring Taiwan Strait within strike reach
interestingengineering.com/innovation/j...
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Japan’s new 621-mile range missiles put Taiwan Strait within reach
Japan’s upgraded Type-12 missile can now reach 1,000 km, giving Tokyo the ability to target ships far beyond its coastlines.
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/japan-plans-missiles-taiwan-strait
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Stay up to date
#Taiwan
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13 days ago
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Good trouble - backed by plenty of facts. The latest from Michael Turton.
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Notes from Central Taiwan: The defense budget Taiwan needs — and the one the KMT killed - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2026/03/16/2003853879
13 days ago
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Umm. Not so much. CCP down two major allies. VN about it for now. Also, hardly a rules-based actor.
#CCP
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The Real Winner of Trump’s Iran War So Far? Vladimir Putin.
China’s Xi Jinping is also benefiting.
https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelmcfaul/p/the-real-winner-of-trumps-iran-war?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
13 days ago
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Michael Turton
17 days ago
Wrote today on Michael Cunningham's train wreck in Nikkei Asia
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
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Notes from Central Taiwan: The fiction of Taiwan’s ‘non-political’ defense blockade - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2026/03/12/2003853664
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With the Iranian counterweight gone, Xi finds himself between a rock and a hard place.
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China is Scrambling
The Overnight Pivot
https://open.substack.com/pub/zinebriboua/p/china-is-scrambling?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
24 days ago
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Greg Sargent
26 days ago
Pete Hegseth's crazed rants at reporters reveal that Trump's rationales for attacking Iran are incoherent, confused, and based on lies. Dems don't have to take refuge in criticizing Trump's war on purely procedural grounds. They can go much harder. 1/ (new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2072...
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Pete Hegseth’s Crazed, Angry Tirades on Iran Give Dems a Big Opening
It’s not enough for Democrats to say Trump’s war rationales haven’t been fully explained. The problem is that they are patently false.
https://newrepublic.com/article/207224/pete-hegseth-angry-iran-democrats-opening
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Some cogent analysis of what's ruffling CCP feathers as they see a core ally take a hit.
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Iran’s Decapitation Sends Shockwaves to Zhongnanhai
YouTube video by Lei's Real Talk
https://www.youtube.com/live/3cEG1TgkY3Y?si=KKS3ItZ3V4Y_iQHt
28 days ago
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@donovan-smith.bsky.social
Grist for the mill! 新年恭喜
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Tsai Chi-chang replaces Ker Chien-ming as DPP caucus whip | Taiwan News | Feb. 24, 2026 16:19
Ker steps aside before vote, allowing consensus pick and avoiding internal ballot | Feb. 24, 2026 16:19
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6307707
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Who says MAGA doesn't love masks.
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South Carolina Hospitals Aren’t Required to Disclose Measles-Related Admissions. That Leaves Doctors in the Dark.
Physicians across South Carolina, home to the largest measles outbreak in decades, are advising patients without the benefit of real-time data on hospitalizations due to measles-related pneumonia, bra...
https://www.propublica.org/article/south-carolina-measles-hospital-admissions
about 1 month ago
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Yen-han Chen 陳彥翰 🇹🇼🇺🇸🇺🇦
about 1 month ago
This is a direct violation of long-standing US policy toward Taiwan. Beginning with the 1982 version, the Six Assurances to Taiwan explicitly states that the U.S. will not consult with China on arms sales to Taiwan. Nor will the U.S. set an end date of arms sales to Taiwan.
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With folks like VP Hsiao Bi-khim and former president Tsai Ing-wen,
#Taiwan
has compelling voices to reach out to AOC.
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AOC hit with social media backlash after appearing to struggle with question about US defending Taiwan
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faced backlash online after appearing to struggle with a reporter's question on Taiwan defense at the Munich Security Conference Friday.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/aoc-hit-social-media-backlash-162859551.html
about 1 month ago
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Acyn
about 2 months ago
AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
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Don't forget the candles!
#DubNation
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about 2 months ago
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Peter Baker
about 2 months ago
This is a major repudiation of Trump's efforts to use the law enforcement system to attack his political opponents. Grand juries only hear the prosecution side and rarely reject indictments. But in this case, the everyday citizens found even the one-sided case unconvincing.
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Aaron Rupar
about 2 months ago
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
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Australian Strategic Policy Institute
about 2 months ago
'These actions are intended to chill political speech, constrain international engagement with Taiwan, and signal that support for Taiwanese democracy carries personal costs,' write Nathan Attrill and Shelly Shih.
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An army of lawyers is advancing. Taiwan is the target | The Strategist
China has built not only a military to coerce Taiwan, but an army of lawyers to intimidate and constrain it. In 2025, Beijing’s lawfare campaign shifted decisively from largely declaratory threats to ...
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/an-army-of-lawyers-is-advancing-taiwan-is-the-target/
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Meanwhile, always thoughtful, the latest from Tim Culpan.
#Culpium
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This AI Bubble is Now Flashing the Granddaddy of Bearish Signals
[Opinion] Paul Tudor Jones is among investors who see the 200-day MA as a metric to track. It's now showing warning signs for a number of AI players
https://open.substack.com/pub/timculpan/p/this-ai-bubble-is-now-flashing-the?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
about 2 months ago
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Cengiz Yar
about 2 months ago
I hope you spend some time with this story today. It's incredibly important and a small window into what's happening behind the federal government's detention center doors.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
https://www.propublica.org/article/life-inside-ice-dilley-children
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle
about 2 months ago
In case you missed the moment. Art is powerful
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Silicon shield may be out of favor. Call it silicon smarts, then. Latest from Tim Culpan at
#Culpium
#Taiwan
#TSMC
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How to View TSMC's Latest Japan Technology Announcement
[Opinion] Adding 3nm to the Kumamoto site is more than altruism, it's a pragmatic adjustment to a changing market. The timing was no mistake, either.
https://open.substack.com/pub/timculpan/p/how-to-view-tsmcs-latest-japan-technology?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
about 2 months ago
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Buddy stepping up. On ball defense keeping Dubs in this game. Getting to the rim too. Way to go.
#DubNation
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Meanwhile in Beijing speculation runs rampant whether Xi has had Zhang Youxia killed yet.
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'People's dad' Jensen Huang praises, pushes Nvidia suppliers on mobbed Taiwan visit
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised and lightly cajoled his major Taiwanese suppliers to produce more to help power strong demand for AI, capping a visit to the island of his birth, where he has been mobb...
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/peoples-dad-jensen-huang-praises-pushes-nvidia-suppliers-mobbed-taiwan-visit-2026-02-01/
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Dom Ervolina
about 2 months ago
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an Executive Order that holds federal agents criminally liable for any actions that violate the law "If the federal government will not hold these rogue actors accountable, then Chicago will do everything in our power to bring these agents to justice."
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China executes 11 members of gang who ran billion-dollar criminal empire in Myanmar | CNN
China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/china/china-scams-myanmar-ming-family-intl-hnk
about 2 months ago
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trade the farm
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about 2 months ago
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Aaron Rupar
about 2 months ago
DUCKWORTH: If it's true that we are not at war with Venezuela, will you advise the president to rescind his invocation of the wartime Alien Enemies Act? RUBIO: That was a mechanism to remove people from our country that present great danger D: It's a wartime act. Are we currently at war? R: No
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WSJ reports Fulton County officials accused of giving nuclear secrets to China. The newsroom is on a roll!
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about 2 months ago
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LOL. Coded messages with Chinese characteristics.
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Morgan J Freeman
2 months ago
I ❤️ LA
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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼
2 months ago
TikTok has been under new leadership for like a day and I made a slideshow with posts from the ICE rally today and it immediately got out under review and is not being published. Incredible.
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Heck of a troll while maintaining a straight face.
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Taiwan monitoring 'abnormal' China military leadership changes after top general put under investigation
Taiwan is monitoring what it called "abnormal" changes to China's military leadership after its most senior general was put under investigation, and will use various methods to decipher Beijing's inte...
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-monitoring-abnormal-china-military-leadership-changes-after-top-general-2026-01-26/
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Treadstone 71
2 months ago
Purge of General Zhang Youxia and General Liu Zhenli
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Beijing is in lockdown, the generals are in handcuffs, and the "invincible" PLA has gone silent. The official purge of General Zhang Youxia and General Liu Zhenli on January 24, 2026, marks the most violent structural collapse…
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Purge of General Zhang Youxia and General Liu Zhenli #Xi #China #coup
Beijing is in lockdown, the generals are in handcuffs, and the "invincible" PLA has gone silent. The official purge of General Zhang Youxia and General Liu Zhenli on January 24, 2026, marks the most violent structural collapse in the history of the Chinese Communist Party—a total decapitation of the military leadership following a failed coup attempt. With mobile phones confiscated across the force and the high command reverting to Cold War-era telegrams to prevent a counter-strike, this is no longer a simple anti-corruption drive; it is a fight for the regime's survival.[2] Here is the breakdown of the 2026 military command crisis and the purge that has surpassed even the days of Stalin and Mao.[2] China Coup Rumors InvestigationDownload
https://cybershafarat.com/2026/01/24/purge-of-general-zhang-youxia-and-general-liu-zhenli-xi-china-coup/
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@gallego.senate.gov
Good moment for this visit.
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Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego meets Taiwan president | Taiwan News | Jan. 23, 2026 20:03
Gallego in Taipei to discuss regional security and critical technologies | Jan. 23, 2026 20:03
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6288707
2 months ago
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David Ho
2 months ago
Anti-slavery is woke
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The Orange Felon can try to whitewash history but cannot erase it.
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2 months ago
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The wealth of Bob Weir stuff in my timeline shows all is not lost.
2 months ago
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The Orange Felon has a unsatisfying dump. Orders fresh tariffs on the next big mac he sees.
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call it a tariff
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Phil Lewis
2 months ago
The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
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Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/minnesota-welfare-fraud-trump-hhs-blue-states_n_69655c91e4b0365ff4dfc607
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Very good news to have Tim Culpan posting on the regular.
#TSMC
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Apple is Fighting for TSMC Capacity as Nvidia Takes Center Stage
[Exclusive] A 15-year relationship helped TSMC grow and Apple leap ahead of rivals. Nvidia is stealing the spotlight, but Apple's importance is not over.
https://open.substack.com/pub/timculpan/p/exclusiveapple-is-fighting-for-tsmc?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
2 months ago
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RIP Bob Weir. Many of the best parts of life have been Bobby songs.
3 months ago
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"...social freedom, especially religious freedom, will cease to exist if the PRC occupies Taiwan." No joke. The latest from Michael Turton.
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Notes from Central Taiwan: Envisioning a Taiwan under PRC rule - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2026/01/08/2003850232
3 months ago
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Come up next: AI concludes that "No Kings" is the better business model.
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Trump Chooses the Path of Hitler, Stalin and Genghis Khan
Worse than the attack on Venezuela is the dangerous idea behind it
https://open.substack.com/pub/davidrothkopf/p/trump-chooses-the-path-of-hitler?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
3 months ago
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Does anyone trust the Orange Felon to do anything other than let an oligarch class take over Venezuela? Come on. Get real.
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The U.S. Priority in Venezuela Must Be Democracy, Not Oil
Long-term evaluations of the success or failure of the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela will be determined by what happens next.
https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelmcfaul/p/the-us-priority-in-venezuela-must?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
3 months ago
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