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Mike Calia @mikecalia.bsky.social · 16h

NEW: Trump threatens China with "massive" tariff increases after China slaps limits on rare earths and related technologies.

The rare earths issue was supposed to be resolved after three rounds of talks this year.
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Trump threatens China with new tariffs and 'countermeasures'

On Thursday, China announced a series of new limits on the trade of rare earths and technologies related to them.

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Jason Abbruzzese @jasonabbruzzese.bsky.social · 16h

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 16h

it is pleasant to read about whales through their own spectacles

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 20h

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado who lives in hiding after attempting to run against President Nicolás Maduro.

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuela's María Corina Machado

"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist," the committee said.

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Mike Calia @mikecalia.bsky.social · 20h

UPS is destroying packages that are caught up in customs paperwork chaos stemming from Trump's shifting trade policies.

“I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said a brokerage manager at a customs clearance business. “It’s totally unprecedented.” www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...

UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.

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Mike Calia @mikecalia.bsky.social · 1d

Deeply uncool

Mike Calia @mikecalia.bsky.social · 1d

What the actual fuck

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Mike Calia @mikecalia.bsky.social · 1d

Far out.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

> @tomorrows10th.bsky.social

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Ben Goggin @bengoggin.bsky.social · 1d

Tesla's Full-Self Driving software is now under federal investigation, including its behavior at train crossings, after an NBC News investigation.

In September, NBC News found that Tesla owners repeatedly complained about Teslas failing to detect oncoming trains.

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Tesla's Full Self-Driving software under investigation after railroad incidents

NBC News reported last month that Tesla vehicles using Full Self-Driving software sometimes fail to stop for train tracks.

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Alex Koppelman @alexkoppelman.bsky.social · 2d

Exclusive from @nbcnews.com: Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

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Mike Calia @mikecalia.bsky.social · 2d

It’s fun to watch people try to challenge the wiretap knowledge of the longtime police reporter who (checks notes) created The Wire.

David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 2d

It is mildly disappointing when you take a moment to abuse some meme-slinging wunderkind with belt-fired facts and instead of either doubling down into more moronity or crumbling into babbling what-I-meant-to-say apologia they simply run the fuck away.

Levi Holmes of the internet was no fun at all.

David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 2d

Dear Moron Who Has Girded His Partisan Stupidity With Random Wikipedia Drivel: A pen register or DNR (dialed number recorder) is not a wiretap. It is in fact a preliminary investigative and legal step to a TItle III wiretap in that it records only numbers called. But this WASN'T EVEN THAT....

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Mike Calia @mikecalia.bsky.social · 2d

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N.J. professor says he’s moving to Europe after death threats over antifa research

Mark Bray said right-wing influencers have been targeting him on social media. Turning Point USA wants him fired.

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Mike Calia @mikecalia.bsky.social · 3d

Round and round it goes. Where it stops, nobody knows …

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The AI boom's reliance on circular deals is raising fears of a bubble

A spate of recent deals among AI's biggest players has tightened the circle of companies and investments underpinning the technology’s explosive growth.

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BILL RYAN @faceyouhate.bsky.social · 3d

My new post in my series on horror literature (exclusive to paid subscribers). Here I cover the bad (80s trash BELOW THE LINE by Jaron Summers, and the complicatedly good (Stephen King's FULL DARK NO STARS). COVERS VERY DARK MATERIAL BE FOREWARNED
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Reading This is No Use to You

On "Below the Line" by Jaron Summers, and "Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King

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Mike Calia @mikecalia.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Shadow Ticket Day to all those who celebrate.

Mike Calia @mikecalia.bsky.social · 4d

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Discover & share this tom cruise GIF with everyone you know. GIPHY is how you search, share, discover, and create GIFs.

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Mike Calia @mikecalia.bsky.social · 6d

God. That movie. I assigned myself this story at CNBC of all places. www.cnbc.com/2022/10/29/j...

Audiences are still discovering John Carpenter's cult classic 'Prince of Darkness' 35 years later

"Halloween" creator John Carpenter has directed many cult favorites. One of them, "Prince of Darkness," turned 35 this month.

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Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · 8d

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Mike Calia @mikecalia.bsky.social · 6d

Finally getting around to Karl Edward Wagner. Where the Summer Ends is the shit.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7d

"The title novella of the aforementioned collection, 'The Immeasurable Corpse of Nature,' strongly suggests that inducing discomfort in the reader—mental, emotional, and at times even edging toward the physical—is where Slatsky flourishes." www.thebulwark.com/p/walking-aw...

Walking Away From Omelas

Christopher Slatsky follows Ursula K. Le Guin in asking difficult questions.

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Mike Calia @mikecalia.bsky.social · 7d

For people who don't like calendars -- who does, really? -- a good way to know it's October is to see that @faceyouhate.bsky.social is writing about SPOOKY BOOKS again. Well, here you go. It's October, calendar haters. www.thebulwark.com/p/walking-aw...