Mike Forsythe 傅才德
@pekingmikenyt.bsky.social
Reporter on the investigations team at the NYT. I always have a China-focused story in the works. Co-author of bestselling “When McKinsey Comes to Town”. Navy veteran. Send tips to Michael.forsythe@nytimes.com. DM for Signal.
Some good news in this new report: "Schools across the country are rapidly switching to solar energy and battery storage for the economic, educational, and community benefits."
Brighter Future: A Study on Solar and Battery Storage in U.S. K-12 Schools (Sixth Edition, 2026) - Generation180
Brighter Future: The State of Solar and Battery Storage in U.S. K-12 Schools (Sixth Edition, 2026) 1 in 7 students (over 7 million) attends a solar-powered K-12 school. Schools across …
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Is it possible to write a more timely book than this? Congrats @garrisonlovely.bsky.social !!
Garrison Lovely@garrisonlovely.bsky.social · last wk.🚨 Update: My book Obsolete comes out Sept 29! 🚨 Preorder: www.amazon.com/dp/1682196305 That's a bit over 6 months after I finished the manuscript—lightning fast for book publishing, but an eternity in AI-world.
🚨 Update: My book Obsolete comes out Sept 29! 🚨 Preorder: www.amazon.com/dp/1682196305 That's a bit over 6 months after I finished the manuscript—lightning fast for book publishing, but an eternity in AI-world.
“We’ve recognized from the start that America has changed,” Mr. Carney said. “We recognize that sometimes, its signature is written in pencil.” Heartbreaking words. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/w...
Mark Carney Speaks to Canadians After Trade Talks With U.S. Collapse
Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed Canadians on Saturday morning, hours after he ordered negotiators to suspend U.S. trade talks despite President Trump’s punishing tariffs.
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SCOOP: police in the UAE have detained two Binance employees in recent weeks and questioned a third, senior employee. Binance says the inquiries focus on “third-party fund flows” and that its employees are not the target. By David Yaffe-Bellany and me. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/t...
Two Binance Employees Detained in the U.A.E. Amid Police Inquiries
The detentions of the workers, who have been released, are a sign of legal pressure that the world’s largest crypto exchange faces in the Emirates, which is home to its main regulator.
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A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Very excited to see "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping" longlisted for the Cundhill Prize. Congrats to @hofrench.bsky.social Jonathan Cheng and all the others! quillandquire.com/omni/15-book...
15 books longlisted for 2026 Cundill History Prize - Quill and Quire
University of Toronto professor Eric T. Jennings is among the 15 authors on the longlist.
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Yesterday was my last day as a credentialed journalist in China. I moved to Beijing in 2018. The past eight and a half years have been the longest I’ve ever lived in one city. It’s been the experience of a lifetime. 过去八年半的酸甜苦辣一下子涌上心头了
NEW: World’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Has Made It Harder to Fight Crime, Police Say - by me and David Yaffe-Bellany www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
Police Say Binance Is Making It Harder to Fight Crime
Investigators in Europe said that the cryptocurrency giant Binance had made it more difficult to track down scammers and solve other crimes.
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The Trump administration sought the phone records of several New York Times journalists and their relatives — including one reporter’s mother — in its effort to unmask the confidential sources who had provided information about the security capabilities of President Trump’s new Air Force One jet.
Trump Administration Sought Phone Records of Times Journalists and Their Relatives
The government is aggressively seeking the confidential sources of Times reporters who wrote about the president’s new Air Force One. The Times has asked a judge to quash the subpoenas.
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U.S. Sought Phone Records of Times Journalists and Their Relatives www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/b...
Trump Administration Sought Phone Records of Times Journalists and Their Relatives
The government is aggressively seeking the confidential sources of Times reporters who wrote about the president’s new Air Force One. The Times has asked a judge to quash the subpoenas.
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NEW: Trump accused China of election interference. But he is still pursuing a deeper bond with Xi Jinping, the autocrat he calls a "good friend." The White House plans to host Xi in Sept. Rubio expects to discuss that with top diplomat Wang Yi in Manila. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/u...
Trump Pursues a Deeper Bond With China’s Leader, Despite Hostile Speech (Gift Article)
Chinese officials appear to think that President Trump’s accusations that China interfered in the 2020 U.S. elections were driven by domestic politics, not foreign policy.
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I've lived in Beijing, and the thing is - they don't have elections.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoNewsmax talking head: "I've lived in Beijing. I can say the elections in Beijing are much better than California and the United States."
Such reckless disregard for everything except money. We need to be decreasing emissions by >8% per year at this point if we stand any chance. “North America accounted for 47% of the world's emissions increase, with U.S. emissions climbing 3.2% as coal-fired power jumped 13%.”
North America Drove Nearly Half Of Global Emissions Growth In 2025 | OilPrice.com
The 2026 Statistical Review shows renewables growing fast, but fossil fuels and emissions rose again in 2025, led by North America.
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On this day,commit an act of patriotism and listen to this extremely moving interview. Possibly the best among many fine @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social interviews. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/o...
Opinion | The America That’s Still Possible
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Kash Patel's FBI has assigned 260 analysts to search files in Georgia to try to prove Trump's baseless claims that the 2020 election was rigged. @nytnickc.bsky.social Alan Feuer Dustin Volz @richardfausset.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/u...
F.B.I. Assigns Scores of Analysts to Examine Election Records in Georgia
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People connected to the Trump White House are using their connections to advocate for pardons — in exchange for a fee: "It is general knowledge in our practice that for $2 million, you can have a pardon," one prominent white-collar defense attorney said.
The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday
The idea has set off a frenzy of appeals for clemency.
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BREAKING: Chinese billionaire and Bannon associate sentenced to 30 years in prison for fraud. I have been writing about Guo for 9 years. Lots of front-page NYT stories along the way. But this might be the last time I ever write about him. The end of the road. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u...
Former Chinese Billionaire and Bannon Associate Is Sentenced for Fraud
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Jezus: UK's Reform Party has gotten two-thirds of its funding from fossil fuel interests.
Revealed: Reform’s £24 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests
Reform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal. Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea o...
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a big bet and emerged victorious on Tuesday, becoming an undeniable power broker in New York politics. Here are seven takeaways from an eventful primary night in New York.
Insurgency Over Incumbency: 7 Takeaways From New York’s Primaries
All three congressional candidates who were backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani won in Tuesday’s primary, bolstering his political movement.
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You rarely see a perfect headline in the wild like this
Lizzy Lawrence@lizzylawrence.bsky.social · 2mo agoEXCLUSIVE: Eli Lilly gave compassionate use access to retatrutide, their unapproved powerful obesity drug, to a 79-year-old man in April. The application was arranged by a top doctor at NIH, and cleared by the FDA. www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/e...
Congress is getting ready to remove the requirement that shell companies register their real owners. The bill "will restore America’s status as the leading offshore haven"
Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 2mo agoRepublicans trying to make the world safe for kleptocracy newrepublic.com/article/2118...
Our latest investigation: How giant trucks and SUVs are far deadlier for pedestrians. “Before the driver knows what’s happened, the pedestrian’s head is under the wheel.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Gift Article)
The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.
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In case you didn't think Polymarket was sketchy enough. It paid influencers to use a fake site (poiymarket) to make fake bets that would then look like they won, and then to post viral videos to social media pretending they had won money. www.wsj.com/business/med...
They Looked Like They Were Getting Rich on Polymarket—but None of It Was Real
The prediction market has flooded social media with deceptive videos by paid creators. ‘Is this just free money?’
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got to talk to @shteyngart.bsky.social about how he's unfortunately psychic and what we should do to stay human as AI descends upon us www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTVi...
Gary Shteyngart Has Never Predicted Anything Good, And He's Always Right
YouTube video by Mary in America
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Thread: Blown away by the environmentalism of the Dutch. I was there for a few days this week for work. It was amazing to see the famous Dutch bicycle culture up close. But there was so much more! Like the grassy trolley tracks
