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A high-stakes battle is unfolding between the US and China over a vast but vulnerable web of undersea cables that carry nearly all global internet traffic (from October)
Two Cables and the Hidden Subsea Battle Between US and China
A high-stakes rivalry is playing out over a vast but vulnerable web of underwater cables that carry nearly all global internet traffic.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
A high-stakes battle is unfolding between the US and China over a vast but vulnerable web of undersea cables that carry nearly all global internet traffic (from October)
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This matches what Fiona Hill testified to during Trump's 1st impeachment, you know, after the quid pro quo phone call with Zelinsky
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 5:09 AM
This matches what Fiona Hill testified to during Trump's 1st impeachment, you know, after the quid pro quo phone call with Zelinsky
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While Tesla and BYD dominated headlines in 2025, much of the world’s electrification happened outside the passenger car market. Electric rickshaws, motorcycles, and delivery vehicles became the primary entry point to EVs across South Asia and Africa
https://restofworld.org/2025/ev-china-tesla-2025/
https://restofworld.org/2025/ev-china-tesla-2025/
EVs hit a fork in the road in 2025
As Chinese EV companies like BYD continued to grow at home and abroad, U.S. leader Tesla struggled with sales slumps and political turmoil.
restofworld.org
January 4, 2026 at 1:01 PM
While Tesla and BYD dominated headlines in 2025, much of the world’s electrification happened outside the passenger car market. Electric rickshaws, motorcycles, and delivery vehicles became the primary entry point to EVs across South Asia and Africa
https://restofworld.org/2025/ev-china-tesla-2025/
https://restofworld.org/2025/ev-china-tesla-2025/
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With all this uncertainty about who ‘runs’ any Venezuelan transition, Reuters reports Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is in Moscow. Creditors have thought that she and her brother Jorge (in Caracas) might oversee a transition and have channels to the US. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Venezuela vice president Rodriguez in Russia, four sources say
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is in Russia, four sources familiar with her movements said on Saturday, after President Donald Trump said President Nicolas Maduro had been by U.S. forces af...
www.reuters.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
With all this uncertainty about who ‘runs’ any Venezuelan transition, Reuters reports Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is in Moscow. Creditors have thought that she and her brother Jorge (in Caracas) might oversee a transition and have channels to the US. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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So for months they have tried to blame the entire fentanyl crisis on Venezuela and the indictment only mentions cocaine, which they pardoned a different guy for weeks ago
January 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
So for months they have tried to blame the entire fentanyl crisis on Venezuela and the indictment only mentions cocaine, which they pardoned a different guy for weeks ago
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Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
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I frequently criticize the Times on various fronts. With great size/power comes great responsibility. But it's always important to remember that really only they have the resources and capacity to put stuff like this together. These are like genome maps of the Trump corruption machine.
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches (Gift Article)
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I frequently criticize the Times on various fronts. With great size/power comes great responsibility. But it's always important to remember that really only they have the resources and capacity to put stuff like this together. These are like genome maps of the Trump corruption machine.
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Kalshi and Polymarket have partnered with social media accounts purporting to be breaking news reporters, some of which have repeatedly posted false information (Jordy Fee-Platt/The Athletic)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
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December 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Kalshi and Polymarket have partnered with social media accounts purporting to be breaking news reporters, some of which have repeatedly posted false information (Jordy Fee-Platt/The Athletic)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
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Humanoid robots got a ton of hype, but we’re nowhere near a robot butler at home. They can’t handle random household tasks, putting heavy machinery in your living room is a safety nightmare, and the price tag is absurd.
None of that stops investors from buying the Optimus dream and pumping TSLA.
None of that stops investors from buying the Optimus dream and pumping TSLA.
The people building humanoid robots say the hype is running ahead of reality
Humanoid robots have drawn renewed attention this year as companies such as Agility Robotics, Tesla, and Figure AI showcase machines walking, running, and handling warehouse tasks with...
www.techspot.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Humanoid robots got a ton of hype, but we’re nowhere near a robot butler at home. They can’t handle random household tasks, putting heavy machinery in your living room is a safety nightmare, and the price tag is absurd.
None of that stops investors from buying the Optimus dream and pumping TSLA.
None of that stops investors from buying the Optimus dream and pumping TSLA.
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Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
December 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
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John Oliver has said this explicitly FYI
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
John Oliver has said this explicitly FYI
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
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The Netflix and Amazon broadcasts are a great reminder that live sports is a deeply, deeply difficult type of TV that requires huge crews of profoundly skilled and experienced people who have worked together for a long time to look natural
December 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The Netflix and Amazon broadcasts are a great reminder that live sports is a deeply, deeply difficult type of TV that requires huge crews of profoundly skilled and experienced people who have worked together for a long time to look natural
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New York City embarked on a controversial program to toll drivers entering some of Manhattan’s busiest streets. Nearly a year later, data shows congestion pricing is actually working. View the charts: bloom.bg/4jklVzm
📷: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
📷: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
December 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New York City embarked on a controversial program to toll drivers entering some of Manhattan’s busiest streets. Nearly a year later, data shows congestion pricing is actually working. View the charts: bloom.bg/4jklVzm
📷: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
📷: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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Oh, this is great news.
UPDATE: We may see the first time English is displaced as the most popular language among Bluesky posters as soon as Americans head to sleep tonight.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
December 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Oh, this is great news.
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I'm renewing my call for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to stop protecting pedophiles and produce all Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to the Senate Finance Committee for further investigation, which contain an ironclad paper trail on Epstein’s organization.
December 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I'm renewing my call for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to stop protecting pedophiles and produce all Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to the Senate Finance Committee for further investigation, which contain an ironclad paper trail on Epstein’s organization.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
Yessss
I have never been a big New Year's vow guy but this I am vowing to spend to support more independent journalists
December 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Yessss
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CBS News EIC Bari Weiss had concerns about the CECOT piece, I’m told. The network decided to hold the segment pending, among other things, comment or an interview with White House officials next year…
December 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
CBS News EIC Bari Weiss had concerns about the CECOT piece, I’m told. The network decided to hold the segment pending, among other things, comment or an interview with White House officials next year…
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Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
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To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
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One small way to try to re-establish social trust would be to transparently disclose *in this very column* that you hung out with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | The Epstein Story? Count Me Out.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
One small way to try to re-establish social trust would be to transparently disclose *in this very column* that you hung out with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
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WaPo reports they're raiding housing funds for the $1,776 bonus. cc @mikeblack114.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
WaPo reports they're raiding housing funds for the $1,776 bonus. cc @mikeblack114.bsky.social
More great local reporting
Latest in the Built on Sand series for @miamiherald.com
Reporting by @denisehruby.bsky.social and myself
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
Reporting by @denisehruby.bsky.social and myself
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
Florida keeps packing people and buildings on barrier islands. It comes at a high cost
Florida barrier islands host 765,000+ residents as development raises hurricane, erosion and insurance risks while taxpayers fund repeated beach restorations.
www.miamiherald.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
More great local reporting
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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It’s hard to overstate how few Americans knew even the smallest amount of information about the 2nd amendment until the late 1970s. bsky.app/profile/seth...
In May of 1954 the Commander of the Navy Reserve Army in Salem, OR awarded medals to a group of junior riflemen. He asked the assembled crowd if they knew what the 2nd Amendment was. Crickets. Not a single person in the audience knew what it was. Imagine that.
Salem Statesman Journal, 10 May 1954.
Salem Statesman Journal, 10 May 1954.
December 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
It’s hard to overstate how few Americans knew even the smallest amount of information about the 2nd amendment until the late 1970s. bsky.app/profile/seth...