Patrick Chovanec
@prchovanec.bsky.social
Private sector economist. Former professor at China's Tsinghua University and Columbia SIPA. Author of “Cleared for the Option: A Year Learning to Fly”, now available on Amazon. Visit me at http://patrickchovanec.com
Joseon Kingdom tombs in the center of Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea.
Regardless of what folks on Fox & Friends imagine, since 2016, and 6 years of Trump, America's power and influence on the world stage has seen a significant erosion. What's worse, I'd argue, is that it's deserved.
Republican Party veterans are concerned that the pipeline of young GOP talent is veering off course — and into terminally online extremism. “We have a generation of rabid, incompetent idiots,” one senior GOP congressional staffer said.
GOP Staffers Say the Party Has a Groyper Problem
Party veterans are concerned that the pipeline of young Republican talent is veering off course — and into terminally online extremism.
politico.com
I think it's perfectly consistent to stand by Israel's right to exist and its importance as a US ally, and to observe that Netanyahu has severely damaged Israel's moral standing and behaved recklessly towards US interests.
I thought the Dobbs decision was about letting states decide for themselves. How does that jibe with forcing states to follow a certain path?
Jeff Fowler@jefffowler.bsky.social · 18h ago
The war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous
The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.
theatlantic.com
Koreans seem to like their cheese to be milky and sweet, kind of like condensed milk. I've encountered this both with pizza and with street snacks.
Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
Hundreds rally in Fishers, Indiana to support immigrants and oppose a nearby ‘mass deportation’ event.
Hundreds rally in Fishers to support immigrants and oppose nearby 'mass deportation' event - Indianapolis Recorder
Two groups with opposing views on immigration hosted events Saturday in Central Indiana. One was a private rally in support of mass ...
indianapolisrecorder.com
A conservative policy adviser and a former Trump White House press secretary accused Max Miller of domestic abuse. A Republican Senator called him “a danger to my daughter.” For how long will Congressional Republicans dismiss fellow Republicans to protect one of their own?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 21h agoRAJU: Sen. Moreno is calling for Max Miller to resign. Do you side w/Moreno? THUNE: It's a family matter &, um, I don't have any observations beyond that Q: If a member of Congress is facing domestic abuse allegations, should they continue to serve? T: It's a House matter. It's a family issue too
Shouldn’t we be given some idea of what he’s dealing with?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h ago😳 Rep. Pete Stauber indicates there's something gravely wrong with Tom Emmer's health: "You have no idea what Congressman Emmer is dealing with right now. If you did, you would've never made that comment. He's fighting for his damn life today!"
Yeah, I'm totally over-reacting to think these folks would happily throw people in camps.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 18h agoSen. Jim Banks refers to American citizens as "the babies of invaders" and compares them to Nazi spies and terrorists
I don't know the full truth of this situation, but why do people with lives this messy think they have any business running for public office?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 18h agoRep. Max Miller: "When I was reported for child abuse of my daughter for a broken collarbone, my daughter was in my ex-wife's care 9 out of the last 11 days and she took her to the emergency room, which is a contempt violation from our shared parenting plan."
“So far, our constitutional ‘guardrails’ have held, more or less. But whack on them long enough, and who knows?” RDI’s @jaynordlinger.bsky.social investigates how dictators rig elections and the rise of election denial in the world’s oldest democracy:
‘Elections’ and Their Riggers
On Russia, Egypt, and elsewhere.
thenextmove.org
It's just bizarre that a sitting senator and millions of viewers/voters believe this baseless nonsense.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h agoRon Johnson: "Aaron Rodgers was smart enough to take ivermectin when he got covid ... unfortunately, more people didn't follow him. We wouldn't have had as many of athletes falling unconscious, sometimes dead on the field of play. You've seen the video reels of this happening in 2021."
I can't believe that Biden closed the Strait of Hormuz. Thank God for Donald Trump.
If true, this is one of the most dangerous misallocations in modern times.
CNBC@cnbc.com · yesterdayU.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
I would say more broadly that states need healthy two-party systems to keep both parties accountable and on their toes. Allowing any one party to totally dominate for too long is a recipe for abuse and inertia.
@cliffdubya.bsky.social · yesterdayThis is so true. Texans you have to turn Texas back to blue. You have to want better.
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Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · 2d agoKmart sells out of low-cost rival to Meta camera glasses across Australia amid warnings of ‘privacy nightmare’
Ukraine kept up its unrelenting pace of attacks across Russia’s oil supply chain in July, increasing the risk of disruptions at a time when global energy markets are already under pressure.
Ukraine’s Shifting Strikes Deepen Uncertainty Around Russian Oil
Ukraine kept up its unrelenting pace of attacks across Russia’s oil supply chain in July, increasing the risk of disruptions at a time when global energy markets are already under pressure.
bloom.bg
I think it's incredibly important for people to learn about religions - all religions - as an aspect of human culture that informs philosophy, history, art, and society. But my question is, in this spirit, will Texas teach the Bhagavad-Gita and the Quran as well?
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · yesterdayTexas’s decision to start teaching Bible stories is meant to send a political message—“but regardless of your political or religious beliefs, there are good reasons to agree that the Bible should be part of young people’s education,” Adam Kirsch argues.
Japan to replace Nakagome Masashi as ambassador to Ukraine, sending him to Canada instead. Nakagome was close to Kishida & enthusiastic supporter of UKR. His replacement after <2 years will heighten concern that Takaichi govt’s support for Kyiv is weakening. www.ukrinform.jp/rubric-polyt...
日本政府、中込正志駐ウクライナ大使の交代を決定
日本政府は４日、中込正志駐ウクライナ大使を駐カナダ大使に異動させると発表した。 — ウクルインフォルム.
ukrinform.jp
Japan needs to boost its military with a "sense of urgency and crisis", defence minister says. A new government assessment has again highlighted growing risks from China, North Korea and Russia u.afp.com/SHww
