Because they are also defending Japan and Philippines, US allies. And why do Americans constantly complain like this yet do nothing to address the issue?

We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate

“No. We don’t see a threat from China or Russia today, But we look into a potential threat, and that is what we are training for.” www.politico.eu/article/denm...

China's relentless espionage ops in Taiwan. "A CTi TV reporter and 5 active-duty & retired soliders were detained Saturday for alleged involvement in a scheme where the journalist bribed military personnel to leak information to 'Chinese individuals'" focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

2009 Sony phone with a transparent screen. We didn’t deserve them.

TSMC committed to US$52 billion expansion plan, with four more fabs in Taiwan. How long can this last? Taiwan birthed just over 100K children this year, not enough to sustain this economy. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Many thanks to @cathcullen.bsky.social for having me on air on CBC Radio's The House today to discuss the possible ripple effects of Canada PM Mark Carney's China trip on U.S.-Canada trade ties www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

What to make of PM Carney’s first official visit to China? This was never just a courtesy call. Xi Jinping framed the visit as a “turning point” because the CCP wants concrete things from Canada, including market access for its hyper-subsidized EVs, stable energy supplies, & geopolitical deference.

So long, NATO. Trump to impose tariffs of up to 35% on Denmark, UK, Germany, France, Finland, Norway, Netherlands & Sweden "until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland" truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

the thing is if you want a university orientated around the classical curriculum and the Great Books, St John's already exists! but what they wanted was somewhere where they could be intellectually fellated 24/7. this is the opposite of an actual classical education, which should be humbling.

This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition, The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance Iconic imo

If you want an hour of solid analysis on Iran, from the domestic dynamics to the regional / geopolitical implications — I highly recommend our discussion with John Ghazvinian and @kschake.bsky.social. It was fantastic and I learned a ton. 🔗 Full talk: bit.ly/newsdesk-iran2026

If for 1 year consistently 70% of people in the USA have polled opposing a theoretical US invasion of Canada, Gaza, Venezuela, Greenland (x 2), and Iran, I doubt that a focus group suggested that they wpuld prefer instead an invasion of #Minnesota .

I've increasingly come to view cynicism as the seedbed of totalitarianism, both because it can paralyze the opposition and because it implicitly validates the might-makes-right ethic of the authoritarian.

'Born in 1929, Ko grew up during the Japanese era his literacy in Japanese remained strong, so much so that he wrote his semi-autobiographical book Taiwan Prison Island (台灣監獄島) in Japanese, nearly half a century later.' www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

US oks $2.3 billion in financing for Taiwan mil purchases, small amount for Philippines as well. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Et tu, Ai Weiwei? "China is never a hostile power" and Taiwan "is territorially part of China...a little puppet of the western establishment" 🤦‍♂️ www.thetimes.com/culture/art/...

The price of a U.S. trade deal w/ tariffs capped at 15%: Taiwan will steer up to $500 billion in direct investment & credit guarantees to spur the development of U.S. semiconductor and artificial intelligence sectors @ddesrochers.bsky.social @politico.com subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...

Feeling some hometown pride to guest co-host the @politico.com Playbook Canada podcast with the always impressive Nick Taylor-Vaisey today. open.spotify.com/episode/3ljI...

"Beijing's official good news story papers over systemic weaknesses in China’s economy — and growing international concern at the toll that the Chinese export juggernaut is inflicting on Beijing’s trading partners" @politico.com www.politico.com/newsletters/...

If the figures we're getting out of Iran are in the right league, this weekend was, I think, one of the bloodiest state crackdowns of all time. People are talking 12,000-20,000 dead; for comparison Hungary in 1956 was about 2,500, Tiananmen - across country, in multiple cities - probably 1000+

"The problem is that we have sanctions in place against Iran that are quite tough, but they're not being enforced — I mean Iran is selling lots of oil so I think the question will be what’s new here" @politico.com subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...

Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/

Taiwan solidarity with 1956 revolution in Hungary ceias.eu/we-stand-wit...

"It is not China that is erasing Taiwan; it is we, Taiwan's supposed friends, who are doing it at Beijing’s behest" observer.co.uk/news/interna...

This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia. Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.” Really listen to it.

"The diversion in talking about Venezuela as a major synthetics trafficking hub takes the heat off of China and takes the political heat off of the administration because they can say ‘Hey, we’re doing something about fentanyl — look what we did in Venezuela” @politico.com bit.ly/4jzlukM

pepe le pew is an unrealistic depiction of a French intellectual because he only pursues adult cats.

gonna have to break out the old 'Hungarian policeman' jokes for these fuckers.

BREAKING NEWS: We are opening a formal investigation into the shooting involving federal agents in Portland today. Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews

Stephen Miller’s cousin 👇🏽

As the world digests the implications of the US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro, China has ramped up its messaging, touting its governance model as a superior alternative to Western capitalism and representing a new path for developing countries to follow – Bloomberg

"The Trump administration’s arrest of Venezuela's NICOLÁS MADURO last week has prompted warnings from a trio of Taiwan-friendly GOP lawmakers to China’s leader XI JINPING: Don’t try a similar operation targeting Taiwan’s President LAI CHING-TE" @politico.com bit.ly/45oubIX

Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social has a couple of not-so-modest goals as he takes the reins as the new ranking member of the House Select Committee on the CCP — save TikTok and sell semiconductors to Beijing @politico.com bit.ly/4pygUET

Buckle up! @rokhanna.bsky.social is the Dems new ranking member on the House Select Committee on China and he's about to drop its “cloak of bipartisan niceness” in favor of a bare-knuckle targeting of Trump's "failed strategy on China" 💥 @politico.com www.politico.com/newsletters/...

🇫🇷🇬🇱 PARIS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - France is working with partners on a plan over how to respond should the United States act on its threat to take over Greenland, Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday.

Since we're talking about Greenland. Remember that time the US left radioactive (and other) waste burried in the snow there?https://ippsr.msu.edu/research/abandoned-ice-sheet-base-camp-century-greenland-warming-climate

"Chinese social media" is a construction of PRC policy. The things that are permitted to linger there do so only because the Party wants them there.

someday a future generation of Chinese media will be able to climb the Great Firewall to inform Americans about what really happened on Jan 6.

A novel 2025 retrospective on what didn't happen over the past year. A great example of how conservative Taiwan is in practice. www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

A technology company with close ties to the Trump administration has cemented its role analyzing data for the U.K.’s military — despite an ongoing standoff between the two governments over trade and digital regulations. Via @jbambridge.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/pala...

¿Qué hacía una delegación china reuniéndose con Maduro unas horas antes de su captura? Aquí mi análisis: margaritazg.substack.com/p/el-misteri...

“For the Trump administration, Venezuela is a test case. If it works, what’s holding them back from trying again?”

“The action against Venezuela is manifestly illegal under international law, and cannot plausibly or by any reasonable standard be characterized as a law enforcement action.”

At 916,445 km² (353,842mi²) #Venezuela is much larger than Afghanistan, Iraq, Panama, Grenada, South Viet Nam, South Korea, Japan, West Germany, Cuba, and the Philippines. With the exception of Japan in 1945, at 29 people plus 7.9 m refugees, it is also more populous than those at #USoccupation.

They already did that. Anti-secession law dates from 2006. Two years ago they attempted to ram the veep's car while on state visit in Europe. Putin has attempted that a zillion times already. Do they think int'l law restrains the Putin and Xi? What romantic dreamers!

“China might see opportunities: a potential failure for the U.S., increased division within the U.S. if it fails, and long-term a stimulus to Latin American countries looking to balance the U.S. by looking to China" via @elistokols.bsky.social @dcheslow.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

“This is not complicated. The Chinese may or may not be slow rolling this but this is Diplomacy 101 — what have you agreed to and what’s the time frame?” w/ @arihawkins.bsky.social @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Beijing on the U.S. move against Venezuela: "China is deeply shocked by and strongly condemns the U.S.’s blatant use of force against a sovereign state." Beijing on Russia's invasion of Ukraine: "We call on all sides to exercise restraint." 🙃 www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt...