Демпартийцы вместе с республиканцами продолжают расшатывать избирательную систему США, пытаясь подстроить её под себя в ключевых штатах
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/02/battleground-election-laws-2024-00075525
Опять же, демократично
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/02/battleground-election-laws-2024-00075525
Опять же, демократично
POLITICO
Key battleground states are moving to change election laws ahead of ‘24
From automatic voter registration to eliminating runoffs, the reforms could change how people vote in critical states.
Не «закручивание гаек», а предупреждение гражданской войны
https://www.businessinsider.com/regulate-social-media-to-prevent-civil-war-barbara-f-walter-2023-1
Смотри не перепутай
https://www.businessinsider.com/regulate-social-media-to-prevent-civil-war-barbara-f-walter-2023-1
Смотри не перепутай
Business Insider
Want to prevent a civil war? Regulate social media algorithms, says an expert on political violence
Barbara F. Walter, a political scientist and expert on civil wars, said the "single easiest" way to protect democracy is to "regulate social media."
Если 2021 год начался с попытки военного переворота в США, то 2023-й начинается с полноценного политического кризиса
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/us/politics/house-speaker-representatives.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/us/politics/house-speaker-representatives.html
NY Times
Lacking a Speaker, One Part of Government Ceases to Function
Lawmakers in the House have yet to be sworn in. They can’t help constituents or get classified briefings, much less hold hearings or pass laws. And at some point, they may have trouble getting paid.
Среди недавно скончавшихся: главный инженер китайской программы быстрого ядерного реактора Сюй Ми, разработчик первого в Китае оптического волокна Чжао Цзысэнь, инженер-основатель редкоземельной промышленности Китая Чжан Гочэн, лауреат высшей национальной премии в области науки и техники за вклад в лазерное оружие Китая Чжао Иньцзюнь.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3205736/top-engineers-and-scientists-dying-unprecedented-rate-china-after-lifting-covid-controls
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3205736/top-engineers-and-scientists-dying-unprecedented-rate-china-after-lifting-covid-controls
South China Morning Post
China lifted zero-Covid. Now its top scientists are dying at a shocking rate
The Chinese Academy of Engineering reported that 20 members have died in less than a month, compared with an average annual death rate of 16.
Подготовка к избирательной кампании в США, похоже, будет заключаться в том, кто кого успешнее обвинит в большем сливе секретных документов
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/09/biden-classified-records-national-archives
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/09/biden-classified-records-national-archives
Axios
Classified docs from Biden's VP days found in private office
The documents were found while Biden's personal attorneys were packing files housed in a locked closet at the Penn Biden Center.
Демпартия уже вовсю отрабатывает негатив
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3806250-differences-in-the-trump-biden-classified-document-discoveries/
Ну да, нашли секретные документы. Но у Трампа они секретнее и документистее что ли как-то
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3806250-differences-in-the-trump-biden-classified-document-discoveries/
Ну да, нашли секретные документы. Но у Трампа они секретнее и документистее что ли как-то
The Hill
Biden documents: How the discovery of classified materials differs from Trump
The White House on Monday disclosed that lawyers for President Biden discovered what they called a “small number” of classified documents in November in an office Biden had used between his time se…
Блекрок портит праздник на Уолл-стрит своим негативом
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-10/markets-are-underestimating-inflation-again-asset-managers-warn
Всё же хорошо, ФРС сама по себе, рыночек сам по себе, спекулянты сами по себе. Все довольны, зачем эту шарманку про инфляцию запускать в который раз...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-10/markets-are-underestimating-inflation-again-asset-managers-warn
Всё же хорошо, ФРС сама по себе, рыночек сам по себе, спекулянты сами по себе. Все довольны, зачем эту шарманку про инфляцию запускать в который раз...
Bloomberg.com
Markets Are Underestimating Inflation Again, BlackRock and Fidelity Warn
Some of the world’s largest asset managers such as BlackRock Inc., Fidelity Investments and Carmignac are warning markets are underestimating both inflation and the ultimate peak of US rates, just like a year ago.
“As someone who’s spent a lot of the last six years focusing on how we restore deterrence in the Indo-Pacific and deter hot war over Taiwan, I think a lot of what we can do on the select committee is tease out sort of the why,” Gallagher said. “Why does this matter? Explain to the American people about why they should care about helping Taiwan defend itself and arming Taiwan to the teeth.”
https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2023/01/10/gop-pick-to-lead-house-china-committee-vows-to-win-new-cold-war/
Это даже не 1984
https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2023/01/10/gop-pick-to-lead-house-china-committee-vows-to-win-new-cold-war/
Это даже не 1984
Defense News
GOP pick to lead House China committee vows to win ‘new Cold War’
Rep. Mike Gallagher has vowed to lead a bipartisan committee that will tackle Chinese military modernization, threats to Taiwan and defense supply chains.
Никогда такого не было, и вот опять!
https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2023/01/11/arms-supplied-by-us-uk-killed-civilians-in-yemen-report-finds/
https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2023/01/11/arms-supplied-by-us-uk-killed-civilians-in-yemen-report-finds/
Defense News
Arms supplied by US, UK killed civilians in Yemen, report finds
Britain is the second-biggest supplier of weapons to Saudi Arabia, after the U.S.
Мощная колонка Байдена про то, что пора хлопнуть бигтех
https://www.wsj.com/articles/unite-against-big-tech-abuses-social-media-privacy-competition-antitrust-children-algorithm-11673439411
https://www.wsj.com/articles/unite-against-big-tech-abuses-social-media-privacy-competition-antitrust-children-algorithm-11673439411
WSJ
Opinion | Republicans and Democrats, Unite Against Big Tech Abuses
Congress can find common ground on the protection of privacy, competition and American children.
Ну и разговорчики пошли
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/us/politics/debt-ceiling-economy-congress.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/us/politics/debt-ceiling-economy-congress.html
NY Times
The U.S. Hit the Debt Ceiling. What Does That Mean and What Happens Now?
If Congress fails to increase the government’s borrowing limit in time, the result would be a shock to the economy and financial markets.
Трамп по старой школе
https://thehill.com/policy/international/3810406-trump-discussed-striking-north-korea-with-nuclear-weapon-blaming-another-country-book/
https://thehill.com/policy/international/3810406-trump-discussed-striking-north-korea-with-nuclear-weapon-blaming-another-country-book/
The Hill
Trump discussed striking North Korea with nuclear weapon, blaming another country: book
During his tenure in the White House, former President Trump floated the idea of striking North Korea with a nuclear weapon and blaming the attack on another country, according to the new afterword…