“Honestly, Beijing will not be happy no matter what he says, which he is aware of. What matters here is that he has not made the overall situation much worse.” - Professor Ma Chun-wei, a political scientist from Taiwan’s Tamkang University

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Police efforts to skirt bans on facial recognition, including in San Francisco and Austin, reported by WaPo's Doug MacMillan for the first time. The technology has played a role in the wrongful arrests of at least 7 innocent Americans, 6 of whom were Black. wapo.st/3V9QCNi

“Lacking sufficient forces and with a deficit of ammunition, Ukraine’s military responds to Russian breakthroughs by moving its best brigades and elite units around the front. This firefighting approach, which happened during the battles of Bakhmut and Avdiika, means that the

So as former live TV guy, this by Manu Raju is superstar level reportage. The pivot from one topic to another on the fly, the command of the knowledge, the nimble thinking & good questions with a big time closer. Fan-freaking-tastic. 💪🏻

Will A.I. Ever Live Up to Its Hype? Julia Angwin thinks it’s looking less like an all-powerful being and more like a bad intern whose work is so unreliable that it’s often easier to do the task yourself. nytimes.com/2024/05/15/opi…

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When Marine Gen. Eric M. Smith collapsed last fall while suffering cardiac arrest, a series of events and the quick thinking of numerous people lined up to save his life.

This is his story. And their story, too.

A compelling read by Dan Lamothe

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In these days of doom and gloom, this is well worth reading: The Case for Hope nytimes.com/2024/05/09/opi…

In talks aimed at staving off a big invasion of Rafah by Israel, U.S. officials have offered to help provide thousands of shelters so Israel can build tent cities — and to help with the construction of delivery systems for aid, reports ⁦Yasmeen Abutaleb⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

In Victoria Nuland’s exit interview with Nahal Toosi, she makes an admission that senior Biden aides still won’t accept when reflecting on their Middle East policy: their enthusiasm to embrace Trump’s Abraham Accords model as a “cure-all” was a mistake

Trump told top oil CEOs donating $1 billion to his campaign would be a 'deal' -- given his vow to reverse Biden environmental rules and policies they find burdensome. Josh Dawsey Maxine Joselow

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NEW: A senior U.S. official tells me the Biden administration’s move to delay two arms shipments to Israel is intended as a “shot across the bow” to Israel to underscore the seriousness of U.S. concerns about the Rafah offensive washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Canada has arrested 3 alleged hit-men in the killing of a Sikh separatist last year. A Canadian official told The Post they are part of an organized crime network acting on behalf of the Indian govt and its intelligence apparatus. Amanda Coletta Greg Miller wapo.st/3xYspQC

The US has told Qatar it should expel Hamas if the group continues to reject a cease-fire with Israel. Qatar has anticipated an expulsion request for months and advised Hamas to devise a backup plan. W/ ⁦Missy Ryan⁩ ⁦susannah george⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

China's intrusive and expansionist claims in the Indo-Pacific are 'illegal, coercive, aggressive and deceptive,' the new commander of the Indo-Pacific Command said Friday at a change of command ceremony in Hawaii.
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JUST OUT: Why we have reached a tipping point where the public conversation about foreign influence operations is doing more harm than good foreignaffairs.com/russian-federa…

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This statement by the German government is only nine years late. Nine years in which Germany could have upped its game countering aggressive GRU operations. Also a reminder that Germany refused to join allies in attributing NotPetya, despite seeing the evidence at the time.

One year after our exclusive investigation into the drone strike, US officials admit they targeted and killed a 56 yr-old shepherd, confusing him for a a senior al-Qaeda figure, citing confirmation bias.
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