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Jarrod Watt @jaywatt.bsky.social · 1d

A great companion piece to Doctorow's analysis of the generative AI bubble: an historical perspective on the massive boom and bust as a result of the arrival of the tech gamechanger we know as "electricity" theconversation.com/todays-ai-hy...

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

Monstrous.

"federal agents detained nearly every resident of the 130-unit building—including children and babies—placing them in zip ties and separating them by race into vans for more than two hours early Tuesday morning."

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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kiwigav88nz.bsky.social @kiwigav88nz.bsky.social · 1d

So Trump is just going to put farmers out of business and give them corporate welfare?

While sending $20 billion to Argentina?

This is the Golden Age?

Dexter Tiff Roberts @dtiffroberts.bsky.social · 1d

𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 276𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧.
Trump vows to get China buying American soybeans again. White House to bailout US farmers. And China been diversifying away from American purchases for years and that won't change. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...

Trade War

Trump vows to push China to start buying American soybeans again. Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House will announce major bailout of US farmers.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

On any other balmy Tuesday afternoon in the middle of fall semester, this part of Columbia University’s Quad would be teeming with students and faculty.

Today, it’s fenced off and empty, save for a few security guards.

This is where demonstrations usually take place.

It’s Oct 7.

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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 1d

It's exactly three weeks until the pub date for AUTOCRATS VS DEMOCRATS: CHINA, RUSSIA, AMERICA AND THE NEW GLOBAL DISORDER.

Reach out for media & speaking requests!

And preorder here: www.harpercollins.com/products/aut...

Autocrats vs. Democrats

\"A history, an analysis, and a set of prescriptions for the greatest geopolitical challenge of our time: the threat to the democratic world posed by C...

www.harpercollins.com

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

I was told that San Francisco was a dying city and that no one wants to live there any more. www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...

S.F. rent surge is outpacing every big U.S. city. Here’s what’s driving the increase

San Francisco rentals are leasing faster and pricing higher than they have at any point since the pandemic.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 1d

“We have an export-dependent industry, we’ve angered its biggest customer, and, boom, now we’re bailing out the export-dependent industry,” said Scott Lincicome, the vice president for general economics at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. #mtpol

Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops

www.nytimes.com

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Dexter Tiff Roberts @dtiffroberts.bsky.social · 1d

𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚/𝙄𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙝 ~
• Tech-driven ‘intelligent economy’ offsets slowdown
• China’s shifting share of global GDP from the year 1500
• Alibaba signals Chinese push for AGI or Artificial General Intelligence
open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...

Trade War

Trump vows to push China to start buying American soybeans again. Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House will announce major bailout of US farmers.

open.substack.com

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Dexter Tiff Roberts @dtiffroberts.bsky.social · 1d

𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙎-𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜? 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...

Trade War

Trump vows to push China to start buying American soybeans again. Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House will announce major bailout of US farmers.

open.substack.com

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Dexter Tiff Roberts @dtiffroberts.bsky.social · 1d

𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙎-𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜? 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...

Trade War

Trump vows to push China to start buying American soybeans again. Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House will announce major bailout of US farmers.

open.substack.com

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Dexter Tiff Roberts @dtiffroberts.bsky.social · 1d

𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚/𝙄𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙝 ~
• Tech-driven ‘intelligent economy’ offsets slowdown
• China’s shifting share of global GDP from the year 1500
• Alibaba signals Chinese push for AGI or Artificial General Intelligence
open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...

Trade War

Trump vows to push China to start buying American soybeans again. Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House will announce major bailout of US farmers.

open.substack.com

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Dexter Tiff Roberts @dtiffroberts.bsky.social · 1d

First day of China’s national holiday sees record number of 23.13 million train trips. Beijing launches global talent visa amid fears it will take jobs from Chinese youth. And state media defends move saying attracting world’s “best minds” benefits China. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...

Trade War

Trump vows to push China to start buying American soybeans again. Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House will announce major bailout of US farmers.

open.substack.com

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Dexter Tiff Roberts @dtiffroberts.bsky.social · 1d

USTR Greer says Trump views 55% tariffs on China a “good status quo.” 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙎. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...

Trade War

Trump vows to push China to start buying American soybeans again. Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House will announce major bailout of US farmers.

open.substack.com

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Dexter Tiff Roberts @dtiffroberts.bsky.social · 1d

𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 276𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧.
Trump vows to get China buying American soybeans again. White House to bailout US farmers. And China been diversifying away from American purchases for years and that won't change. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...

Trade War

Trump vows to push China to start buying American soybeans again. Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House will announce major bailout of US farmers.

open.substack.com

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Dexter Tiff Roberts @dtiffroberts.bsky.social · 1d

First day of China’s national holiday sees record number of 23.13 million train trips. Beijing launches global talent visa amid fears it will take jobs from Chinese youth. And state media defends move saying attracting world’s “best minds” benefits China. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...

Trade War

Trump vows to push China to start buying American soybeans again. Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House will announce major bailout of US farmers.

open.substack.com

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Dexter Tiff Roberts @dtiffroberts.bsky.social · 1d

USTR Greer says Trump views 55% tariffs on China a “good status quo.” 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙎. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...

Trade War

Trump vows to push China to start buying American soybeans again. Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House will announce major bailout of US farmers.

open.substack.com

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Dexter Tiff Roberts @dtiffroberts.bsky.social · 1d

𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 276𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧.
Trump vows to get China buying American soybeans again. White House to bailout US farmers. And China been diversifying away from American purchases for years and that won't change. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...

Trade War

Trump vows to push China to start buying American soybeans again. Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House will announce major bailout of US farmers.

open.substack.com

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 2d

ICE is lying. Go figure

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

The people who are sincerely in favor of freedom of expression will speak out now for the reporters.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2d

🚨THIS IS A BIG DEAL. Chicago journalists are suing the Trump administration for using excessive force against reporters & protestors in violation of the 1A.
The press here is doing astounding work documenting how ICE is out of control. The violence they face in doing so is obscene.

The protests at the Broadview ICE facility and the federal government’s violent
attempts to silence the protesters became a story of great interest to the local Chicago media and
was also covered in the national press. Much of the coverage described the federal officers’
abusive tactics. Defendants sought and are seeking to quash this coverage by attacking and
intimidating members of the Press on the ground there.
85. Federal immigration officers at the Broadview ICE facility have repeatedly and
intentionally singled out persons whom they know to be members of the Press for violence,
assault, and intimidation. These assaults are not incidental or unintentional. They are undertaken
by design to intimidate journalists on scene and to frustrate and suppress coverage of the federal
officers’ actions toward protesters and immigration detainees

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Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋 @yaqiu.bsky.social · 2d

Totally understand but I can’t help but feel disappointed. What will save American democracy is not elites’ smarts but your courage. SPEAK ON THE RECORD, folks. Yes, you have a lot to lose, but you also have a lot. You will be fine. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

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Jeremy Goldkorn @goldkorn.bsky.social · 3d

The daily onslaught of outrageous news of corruption, destruction of government capacity & attacks on science and education in the U.S. right now is dizzying. “What now?” you scream as you scroll through the morning’s news. It’s a little like the world Geremie Barmé stepped into in China in 1974

A constant bombardment of noise and information: China, 1974 to America, 2025

Geremie Barmé lived in China during the dying days of the Cultural Revolution, when every day brought a new political upheaval. It's a familiar feeling in Trump's world.

www.rhymingchaos.com

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 3d

Oregon leaders say California National Guard members were flown into Oregon last night in an effort to circumvent a federal court ruling.

Oregon, California governors blast Trump for deploying California Guard despite court order

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Sunday that the president's action to send 300 California National Guard members to Portland appears to circumvent the federal judge's Saturday ruling to temporarily block ...

www.opb.org

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 3d

This is a flat-out lie.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Trump: Portland is burning to the ground—insurrectionists all over the place. The politicians are afraid for their lives. That’s the only reason they say there’s nothing happening.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 3d

As Trump pursues a trade pact with the US’s biggest economic and strategic rival, advocates of a tougher China policy fear they’re being sidelined inside the administration as the tech industry’s influence grows

China Hawks Grow Queasy Over Trump’s Push for Deals With Beijing

President Donald Trump rewrote Washington’s rules for dealing with China in his first presidency, embracing confrontation, launching a trade war and upending decades of policy. In his second term, China hawks in Washington fear that Trump is going soft.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 3d

“Goering shouted, ‘This [the Reichstag fire] is the beginning of the Communist revolution! We must not wait a minute. We will show no mercy. Every Communist official must be shot, where he is found. Every Communist deputy must this very night be strung up.’”

- Rise & Fall of the Third Reich, p 139

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The issue before is now is very simple and clear. There is a large and growing movement of leftwing terrorism in this country. It is well organized and funded. And it is shielded by far-left Democrat judges, prosecutors and attorneys general.
The only remedy is to use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism and terror networks.
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