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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 1d

A Mystery C.E.O. and Billions in Sales: Is China Buying Banned Nvidia Chips? Great investigstion by @anaswanson.bsky.social @paulmozur.bsky.social @hvistendahl.bsky.social @trippmickle.bsky.social
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A Mystery C.E.O. and Billions in Sales: Is China Buying Banned Nvidia Chips?

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 5d

47% of U.S. men under 30 now say legal sports betting is a bad thing for society, more than double the share (22%) who said so in 2022.
36% of young men have placed a sports bet in the last year.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports

Today, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society, up from 34% in 2022.

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 5d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 6d

Read the story, by Walt Bogdanich:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/h...

Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 6d

"The first ethics panels, created in response to testing scandals in the 1960s and ’70s, were nonprofits based at universities and hospitals. But in recent years, private-equity investors have increasingly reshaped them as for-profit endeavors." - story of our time...

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 7d

Hail Balto, delivering vital medicing to Nome, Alaska a century ago.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8d

Apple did something very similar to the people of Hong Kong in 2019, removing an app that allowed protesters to track police movements via crowdsourced information:

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Reuters @reuters.com · 8d

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration reut.rs/4mIfztt

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration

Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock, the most popular ICE-tracking app, and other similar apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump's administration.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8d

Apple has removed from its App Store several programs that alert users to sightings of immigration agents amid a furious pushback from the Trump administration over the services.

Apple Takes Down ICE Tracking Apps Amid Trump Pressure Campaign

Trump administration officials have issued several legal threats over ICEBlock, a popular app that allows users to alert others to the presence of nearby immigration agents.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 9d

“What I like is how you’re able to make MAGA look stupid, but you do it in such a nice and polite way.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Opinion | He’s Young, Talented and Openly Religious. Is He the Savior Democrats Have Been Waiting For?

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 9d

General Motors, Hyundai and Ford said they would extend discounts on certain EV models after a $7,500 federal tax credit expired Sept. 30, in a bid to maintain momentum after a surge in third-quarter sales

Automakers Extend $7,500 EV Discount After Federal Subsidy Expires

General Motors Co., Hyundai Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co. said they would extend discounts on certain electric models after a $7,500 federal tax credit expired Tuesday, a bid to maintain momentum after a surge in third-quarter sales.

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 9d

Trump Administration to Withhold $18 Billion for N.Y.C. Infrastructure
The bad news just keeps coming…relentlessly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/n...

Trump Administration to Withhold $18 Billion for N.Y.C. Infrastructure

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 11d

The fcc chairman is 46.

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 11d

The Man Behind Trump’s Push for an All-Powerful Presidency - today’s must-read by @coraldavenport.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

The Man Behind Trump’s Push for an All-Powerful Presidency

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12d

ICYMI: The University of Chicago is the number one institution in the US for quantum physics, outpacing both MIT and Harvard.

A critical component of how we can drive this technology forward together in Illinois.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 12d

Jollibee is a fast-food icon in the Philippines. Now, it's hoping its crispy Chickenjoy, sweet spaghetti and purple ube pies can fuel a nationwide expansion in America.

Jollibee Takes on Colonel Sanders in a Battle for American Palates

Once pitched as a taste of home for Filipino immigrants, Jollibee is now chasing mainstream America with crispy Chickenjoy and sweet spaghetti.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13d

The FBI has fired a group of agents who were photographed kneeling with protesters in Washington during the 2020 racial justice protests that erupted in response to the police killing of George Floyd.

FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 George Floyd protests

The agents’ firing comes amid a broader wave of terminations at the FBI, which some see as a form of political retribution.

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 13d

What a grim lineup of headlines.

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 14d

“What we are seeing is the almost wholesale collapse of the Justice Department as an organization based on the rule of law,” said Alan Z. Rozenshtein, a former department official who now teaches at the University of Minnesota Law School.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...

Trump Gets the Retribution He Sought, and Shatters Norms in the Process

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 16d

At the beginning of the hearing, the judge cited one article, a June 2018 investigation by Walt Bogdanich and me about McKinsey’s South Africa scandal. Here is a link. (3/3).

www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/w...

How McKinsey Lost Its Way in South Africa (Published 2018)

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 16d

The judge, Colleen McMahon, expressed a desire to levy a stiffer sentence but the prosecution, based on Sagar’s cooperation, apparently didn’t ask for prison time. “I don’t think it sends a strong enough message,” she said. (2/3)

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 16d

Vikas Sagar, the former McKinsey senior partner at the center of the firm’s corruption saga in South Africa, was sentenced in New York today to 3 years probation and a $250,000 fine for his role in a bribery scandal. He cooperated with prosecutors (cont’d) 1/3

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 16d

China, for First Time, Vows to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

U.N. General Assembly Updates: China, for First Time, Vows to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 16d

Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/h...

Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 17d

Quite a headline.

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 17d

Late Sept in Central Park. Time for the always in the rain concert where partygoers will absolutely trample every blade of grass on Great Lawn into oblivion.

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