Winthrop Yu
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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US policy on artificial intelligence is caught between flamboyant, fantastical claims and government leaders deferring to industry without the imagination to drive toward real societal progress, write Arati Prabhakar and Asad Ramzanali. There is a better way forward, they say.
America Needs Better AI Ambitions | TechPolicy.Press
Arati Prabhakar and Asad Ramzanali say we are caught between fantastical claims and leaders deferring to industry without the imagination to drive progress.
www.techpolicy.press
December 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
US policy on artificial intelligence is caught between flamboyant, fantastical claims and government leaders deferring to industry without the imagination to drive toward real societal progress, write Arati Prabhakar and Asad Ramzanali. There is a better way forward, they say.
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In Ha Jin’s “Looking for Tank Man,” a college student’s investigation into the Tiananmen Square massacre, highlights the melding of cultures and generations.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rn3bfX
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rn3bfX
A Student Chases the Shadows of Tiananmen
In Ha Jin’s “Looking for Tank Man,” uncovering the past doesn’t guarantee making peace with the present.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
In Ha Jin’s “Looking for Tank Man,” a college student’s investigation into the Tiananmen Square massacre, highlights the melding of cultures and generations.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rn3bfX
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rn3bfX
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In a population of 1.4bn, some 300m are smokers. Xi Jinping has made some effort to tackle the problem, but enforcement of bans is patchy and social behaviour is slow to change
Why do so many Chinese still smoke?
One reason: China’s tobacco industry has massive clout
econ.st
December 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
In a population of 1.4bn, some 300m are smokers. Xi Jinping has made some effort to tackle the problem, but enforcement of bans is patchy and social behaviour is slow to change
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My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social : How China Mastered the Geometry of Tech Power Before Anyone Else - www.techpolicy.press/how-china-ma...
How China Mastered the Geometry of Tech Power Before Anyone Else | TechPolicy.Press
China has mastered a marketplace where power does not flow from ideology or from the lofty rhetoric but transactional leverage, Konstantinos Komaitis writes
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December 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social : How China Mastered the Geometry of Tech Power Before Anyone Else - www.techpolicy.press/how-china-ma...
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💙 Happy birthday to the European flag!
Adopted 70 years ago by the Council of Europe, it became the #EU emblem in 1985.
12 stars. Blue sky. A circle of unity. A symbol for the whole of Europe and shared values.
Learn more: go.coe.int/HmDIt
Adopted 70 years ago by the Council of Europe, it became the #EU emblem in 1985.
12 stars. Blue sky. A circle of unity. A symbol for the whole of Europe and shared values.
Learn more: go.coe.int/HmDIt
December 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
💙 Happy birthday to the European flag!
Adopted 70 years ago by the Council of Europe, it became the #EU emblem in 1985.
12 stars. Blue sky. A circle of unity. A symbol for the whole of Europe and shared values.
Learn more: go.coe.int/HmDIt
Adopted 70 years ago by the Council of Europe, it became the #EU emblem in 1985.
12 stars. Blue sky. A circle of unity. A symbol for the whole of Europe and shared values.
Learn more: go.coe.int/HmDIt
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Consumer Reports ranks Teslas as the least reliable used cars. "The best of the worst [ten] was Chevrolet at a score of 40. But Tesla makes that failing grade seem respectable with its absolute rock bottom rating of 31, trailing Jeep by just one point.” futurism.com/advanced-tra...
Old Teslas Are Falling Apart
On Consumer Reports' latest ranking of used car reliability, Tesla came in dead last with a rating not even half of the top placed brand.
futurism.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Consumer Reports ranks Teslas as the least reliable used cars. "The best of the worst [ten] was Chevrolet at a score of 40. But Tesla makes that failing grade seem respectable with its absolute rock bottom rating of 31, trailing Jeep by just one point.” futurism.com/advanced-tra...
As cloud and AI data centers proliferate ... The digital revolution sweeping across the world comes with a hidden cost: one measured not in bytes and bandwidth, but in kilowatt-hours and liters of water (often in the millions).
earthjournalism.net/special-repo...
earthjournalism.net/special-repo...
Dark Side of the Boom
earthjournalism.net
December 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
As cloud and AI data centers proliferate ... The digital revolution sweeping across the world comes with a hidden cost: one measured not in bytes and bandwidth, but in kilowatt-hours and liters of water (often in the millions).
earthjournalism.net/special-repo...
earthjournalism.net/special-repo...
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“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
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My org @fightforthefuture.org has been “de-googling” for the last year.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My org @fightforthefuture.org has been “de-googling” for the last year.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
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The European Commissision announced its first non-compliance decision under the Digital Services Act, fining X €120 million for deceptive practices and lack of transparency. 1/
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act
Today, the Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
December 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The European Commissision announced its first non-compliance decision under the Digital Services Act, fining X €120 million for deceptive practices and lack of transparency. 1/
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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KONSYSE: The T1 Phone from Trump Mobile, introduced on 16 June 2025 by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, remains undelivered nearly five months after its planned August release.
Trump Mobile T1 Phone Remains Undelivered Months After Announced Release — Konsyse
The T1 Phone remains unshipped months after its introduction.
www.konsyse.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
KONSYSE: The T1 Phone from Trump Mobile, introduced on 16 June 2025 by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, remains undelivered nearly five months after its planned August release.
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I am kind of fearing what will happen once the Betty Boop character enters the public realm in 2026. Source: buff.ly/RknrBtF
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I am kind of fearing what will happen once the Betty Boop character enters the public realm in 2026. Source: buff.ly/RknrBtF
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I'd argue that its 1965 release changed Rock and Roll for the better. It kicked open the doors and broke all the windows. Fiat sonus! Fiat musica! link.deezer.com/s/31N0B0eAqy...
Rubber Soul (Remastered 2009)
The Beatles - album - 1965 - 14 songs
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December 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I'd argue that its 1965 release changed Rock and Roll for the better. It kicked open the doors and broke all the windows. Fiat sonus! Fiat musica! link.deezer.com/s/31N0B0eAqy...
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#Trump pardoned Tim Leiweke — who his own DOJ indicted in July for rigging a public university’s arena bid—
It’s all a grift — Saudis to crypto to pardon seekers — everything gets turned into a revenue stream. With 1,500+ pardons already, clemency is a monetized market
It’s all a grift — Saudis to crypto to pardon seekers — everything gets turned into a revenue stream. With 1,500+ pardons already, clemency is a monetized market
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#Trump pardoned Tim Leiweke — who his own DOJ indicted in July for rigging a public university’s arena bid—
It’s all a grift — Saudis to crypto to pardon seekers — everything gets turned into a revenue stream. With 1,500+ pardons already, clemency is a monetized market
It’s all a grift — Saudis to crypto to pardon seekers — everything gets turned into a revenue stream. With 1,500+ pardons already, clemency is a monetized market
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The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
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Les relations entre Pékin et Tokyo se sont tendues après que la première ministre japonaise a suggéré qu’elle interviendrait militairement en cas d’attaque contre l’île. →https://l.lefigaro.fr/ZPRQ
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Les relations entre Pékin et Tokyo se sont tendues après que la première ministre japonaise a suggéré qu’elle interviendrait militairement en cas d’attaque contre l’île. →https://l.lefigaro.fr/ZPRQ
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ICYMI: Political violence in the U.S. refers to violent acts motivated by political beliefs, ideologies, or partisan affiliations. These range from hate crimes and extremist attacks to targeted assassinations and large-scale terrorism.
Right-Wing vs Left-Wing Extremism: Who Drives Majority of U.S. Political Violence? - Profolus
Political violence in the U.S. refers to violent acts motivated by political beliefs, ideologies, or partisan affiliations.
www.profolus.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
ICYMI: Political violence in the U.S. refers to violent acts motivated by political beliefs, ideologies, or partisan affiliations. These range from hate crimes and extremist attacks to targeted assassinations and large-scale terrorism.
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#Indonesia 🇮🇩 Researcher Irma Garnesia notes that "while laws, watchdogs, and advocacy networks have multiplied, the architecture of online spaces still reproduces misogyny and impunity" in the country. @globalvoices.org
Five years of fighting: The state of digital violence against female journalists and activists in Indonesia
Digital violence against women journalists and activists is not unique to Indonesia, but the country’s experience exposes a broader global paradox.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#Indonesia 🇮🇩 Researcher Irma Garnesia notes that "while laws, watchdogs, and advocacy networks have multiplied, the architecture of online spaces still reproduces misogyny and impunity" in the country. @globalvoices.org
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“International criminal justice was already faltering before 2022,” warns Gyunduz Mamedov. “Now Russia has learned to weaponise that weakness”
Russia must get no amnesty in any peace deal for Ukraine
Gyunduz Mamedov, a lawyer-turned-soldier, fears the West will acquiesce in the Kremlin’s bid to undermine justice
econ.st
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
“International criminal justice was already faltering before 2022,” warns Gyunduz Mamedov. “Now Russia has learned to weaponise that weakness”
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It’s no surprise to find that the intellectual fabric of Trumpism is thin, Joshua Rothman writes. What is possibly surprising, however, is the degree to which the ideas associated with MAGA have refuted their own premises.
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HrUAXr
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HrUAXr
Does MAGA Have Ideas?
A new book traces the intellectual origins of Trumpism—straight into the void.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It’s no surprise to find that the intellectual fabric of Trumpism is thin, Joshua Rothman writes. What is possibly surprising, however, is the degree to which the ideas associated with MAGA have refuted their own premises.
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HrUAXr
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HrUAXr
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“Russia is trying to escape responsibility for its atrocities,” warns Gyunduz Mamedov. “And it is achieving some success in the process.” In a guest essay he argues that the international justice system is failing econ.st/3JSA7lV
Illustration: Dan Williams
Illustration: Dan Williams
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“Russia is trying to escape responsibility for its atrocities,” warns Gyunduz Mamedov. “And it is achieving some success in the process.” In a guest essay he argues that the international justice system is failing econ.st/3JSA7lV
Illustration: Dan Williams
Illustration: Dan Williams
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Behind the story: Juliana on writing about how women were cyberbullied during the Indonesian election season 2024
As part of our “Behind the Story” challenge fundraising campaign, we feature Juliana Harsianti from Indonesia, who shares why working on a particular story was important. Please consider donating to keep GV strong.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
These reflections remind us why it is important to ensure that the GV Newsroom is sustainable.
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#KeepGVstrong
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#KeepGVstrong
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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An emerging global consensus says online harms are the predictable outcomes of platforms designed for attention, engagement, and data extraction, writes Lena Slachmuijlder, author of a new guide to “Prosocial Tech Design Regulation.”
How to Rethink Regulation with Prosocial Design | TechPolicy.Press
An emerging global consensus says online harms are the outcomes of platforms designed for attention, engagement, and data extraction, writes Lena Slachmuijlder.
www.techpolicy.press
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
An emerging global consensus says online harms are the predictable outcomes of platforms designed for attention, engagement, and data extraction, writes Lena Slachmuijlder, author of a new guide to “Prosocial Tech Design Regulation.”