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Phelim Kine

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D.C.-based China correspondent @politico ; Past @hrw.org ; Dow Jones Newswires, Phnom Penh Post; China News (Taiwan). New/old administration peeps: DMs open! Tips to pkine AT politico.com SIGNAL +1 212 810 0469

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 9h
Tennessee's bumbling executioners, as they tried in vain to kill Christa Pike last night, stuck "at least 7 needles into her left arm. "One of them appeared bent when it was withdrawn." Now, Pike is in critical condition and is - yes - "receiving lifesaving medical care" Gift link wapo.st/4j02JJ6
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Christa Pike in critical condition after botched Tennessee execution, lawyers say
A lawyer for Pike demanded that the governor commute her sentence after an attempt to execute her by lethal injection failed.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10h
Signs you might really have crossed a line: The torture guy is suggesting a firing squad as a more humane alternative
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T.W. Simpson @simpson.tw · 22h
One of the absolute strangest things you can read in the English language: "A Tennessee woman convicted of murder survived two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday night before state officials suspended the execution and had her taken to a hospital for medical care..."
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Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say
Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 12h
PUTIN: We have to understand that the point of no return can happen very suddenly and unexpectedly
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Scooby Flew!
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue is suddenly — post cheery Trump-Xi summit — the admin's designated messenger of U.S.-China supply chain hard truths. But it will take much longer than his touted 1-year "bumpy road" to decouple U.S. from Chinese dominance in rare earths, pharma & shipbuilding
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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them!
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Lupus Londonwolf @lupuslondonwolf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I was making potato and leek soup and the recipe asked for five potatoes cubed. Even for potato soup, 125 potatoes seems a little excessive.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“They stripped language requiring the systems to operate in a “predictable” and “reliable” manner, the people said, and removed a clause mandating that ethical considerations be taken into account when using AI weaponry.“
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wait, was rolling out the red carpet for Xi a Chinese psyop too? I'm really confused about the GOP stance on China.
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Liang HM @taiwanworldhistory.org · 27/09/2026
An early surge confirms bird flu is back in Minnesota www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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An early surge confirms bird flu is back in Minnesota
Minnesota had been bird flu-free for barely over a month and a half. The disease is now back, and it’s here early.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Can South Korea stay out of war over Taiwan?
While Seoul has traditionally played things safe on the issue, that discretion is becoming harder to sustain.
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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
How is not using a product you purchased fraud?
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’m dying over here
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 27/09/2026
Infographic chart showing known prosecutions in Hong Kong since the introduction of the National Security Law in June 2020. Graphic: Nicholas Shearman /John Saeki.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Tillis: "Folks, this was stupid on stilts ... to have a Russian oligarch who's actually traveled in a delegation to Beijing fund some sort of island wedding for a very wealthy family that also happens to be related to the president? Come on, guys, this is this is amateur hour"
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led the letter, which was also signed by six additional Democrats and six Republicans.”
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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Look at this absurdly well-behaved collie I met today. Looks like a book jacket author photo.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Atrazine is the second most widely used herbicide in the US after glyphosate. US farmers apply roughly 70 million pounds of the pesticide to their fields every year. Exposure has been linked to birth defects, low birth weights, hormone disruption, some cancers and immune system problems.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Look who's traveling with Trump again today! #TravelWithNatalie (REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
pic of the lovely Ms Harp with an umbrella walking to board AF1
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Key differences in the White House readout of the leaders’ summit outcomes and a Chinese Commerce Ministry fact sheet suggest both sides continue to struggle for consensus on key trade friction points" @oliward.bsky.social @arihawkins.bsky.social @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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US touts coal purchases, progress on trade vehicle, following Xi visit
The U.S. says China will buy more American coal and that the two sides made progress on future tariff carveouts, capping a Washington visit from President Xi Jinping that was thin on deliverables.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The summit reinforced a familiar pattern — greater predictability at the top without resolution of the underlying commercial and strategic disputes" @ddesrochers.bsky.social @arihawkins.bsky.social @oliward.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Trump’s do-no-harm summit with Xi
The president's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping maintained the status quo between the world's two largest economies. But it did little to change the economic picture heading into the midterms.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A white knuckle moment for Taiwan post-Trump-Xi summit awaiting signals of possibly another White House shift on U.S.-Taiwan policy that favors Beijing www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Trump’s Taiwan retreat tests his chief China hawk’s influence
Ivan Kanapathy, a longtime China hawk, is a top Asia adviser at the National Security Council at a time when the Trump administration has been particularly conciliatory with Beijing.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“All the indicators point to another summit as a theatrical performance — a lot of spin, a lot of rhetoric, but paltry output" www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Trump-Xi summit more pomp than payoff
President Donald Trump's with China’s leader XI Jinping today may produce some flashy optics, but it’s unlikely to produce any breakthroughs on big-ticket issues like trade, tech and Taiwan.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What will the Trump-Xi Jinping summit render in terms of outcomes? I spilled on that and Trump's perception of a special relationship with Xi on CBS News www.cbsnews.com/video/what-d...
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What do Trump and Xi hope to accomplish with summit?
Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for talks with President Trump. Politico China correspondent Phelim Kine joins CBS News to examine the summit's goals.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“This is less about buying two months of calm than making China earn the next extension" @oliward.bsky.social @arihawkins.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Bessent says US, China trade truce extended by 2 months
Shortly after Chinese President Xi Jinping touched down in the U.S. Bessent said two sides would extend a trade truce that was set to expire in November.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"We’ve reached a critical mass of public opinion in the U.S. where it’s clear the Trump administration will feel some pressure to point to discussions with China about AI as a key outcome" via @bbordelon.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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AI safety fears stalk Trump-Xi summit agenda
President Donald Trump faces growing demands at home and abroad to raise U.S.-China AI safety with Chinese leader Xi Jinping when they meet in Washington.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Had I invested in Apple stock instead of buying this piece of planned obsolescence, I would be worth close to $8 million today.
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Unity to INFINIGODS Logo Transition on Old Mac
Alt: The original Macintosh from 1984. It didn’t even have a hard drive nor could you install one later. Mine was obsolete within six months when the first hard drive model appeared.
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Michael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Some people might think, wow, this is really, really cool, and the technology is really cool. But people around here, we’re thinking, ‘Ugh, is there anything we can do to stop this?’ We can’t live like this.”
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It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb
In Richardson, a fleet of drones has started to deliver goods quickly. But the noise is drowning out life for some residents: ‘We can’t live like this.’
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"The Chinese are already beginning to look through and past President Trump into what comes next in the U.S." via @meganmesserly.bsky.social @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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‘Xi Jinping’s got stature’: Trump’s China summit challenge
Xi Jinping’s growing diplomatic muscle may leave President Donald Trump with a less flexible negotiating position when the leaders meet Thursday.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Burnham made the request during a meeting with Trump, who said he agreed Lai should be set free. The Brits have suggested Lai could live in the United Kingdom upon his release" www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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British PM asks Trump to bring up Jimmy Lai with Xi
The British delegation said the Hong Kong dissident could live in the United Kingdom, a person familiar with the situation said.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
SCOOP: "The proposal is far simpler than the term suggests: an open line of communication between the two officials" (basically they'll swap phone numbers 😂) via Megan Messerly @arihawkins.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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‘The scientific, technical term is BS’: Inside the new Bessent-China AI hotline
It is not, at least for now, a broader formal system for the two governments to report or jointly respond to AI threats.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Shambolic summit prep writ large. “It’s been zilch for months" via @arihawkins.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Businesses ‘frozen out’ of Trump’s tariff channel with China
The private sector is largely in the dark about the Trump administration's plans for a "Board of Trade" to oversee reductions on billions of dollars worth of duties.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Moscow is moving to expand its capacity to make tens of thousands of the killer drones it deploys in attacks on Ukrainian cities, according to plans from a Russian state company obtained by @politico.com " @glanktree.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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Russia’s secret plan to supercharge kamikaze drone production
Documents obtained by POLITICO show a Russian state company blueprint for increasing drone carbon fiber production as the Kremlin escalates air war over Europe.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“The China/Taiwan Desk officer for the U.S. government is Donald J. Trump. The decision as to whether or not to move forward on arms sales rests solely with the president" www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Trump’s Taiwan retreat tests his chief China hawk’s influence
Ivan Kanapathy, a longtime China hawk, is a top Asia adviser at the National Security Council at a time when the Trump administration has been particularly conciliatory with Beijing.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Compelling deep dive in @bradyafr.bsky.social new newsletter. "Beyond their uses in training, China’s mockups send a political signal, with American and other countries’ satellites regularly watching test sites like these" viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/chinas-moc...
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China’s desert mockups of US aircraft and air defenses
Beijing has built imitations of American-made stealth jets, air defenses, and a specialized radar plane flown only by Japan.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Seoul likely bracing for the White House to respond by threatening U.S. troop reductions along the DMZ. "There will be no deployment of troops or dispatch of military assets to​ be involved in or intervene in this war,” Mr. Lee said in a news conference. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w...
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Rejecting Trump, South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to Iran
President Lee Jae Myung’s comments followed President Trump’s repeated demand for “a little hand” from South Korea, a decades-old American ally.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"His pitch to foreign governments is simple: link arms — fast — with the U.S. to oppose Beijing’s “systemic weaponization” of the global supply chain or risk losing control of tech infrastructure to 'people who don’t have our best interests at heart.'" www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Trump’s Tech Brawler at the State Department
Inside Jacob Helberg’s campaign to rally the world behind America in the high-stakes competition with China over AI, minerals and global power.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"The tug-of-war over the length of the export control pause highlights how both countries continue to seek leverage in their trading relationship and their race to dominate artificial intelligence amid a fragile trade detente" @arihawkins.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
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POLITICO Pro: US, China remain split over extending freeze on export control rule
Washington is offering a six-month freeze on a sweeping export control expansion, while Beijing is pushing for a longer extension.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
CANADA PM CARNEY IN REACTION TO TRUMP COMMENTS: STRONG, MORE RESILIENT CANADA WOULD BE A MORE EFFECTIVE PARTNER TO THE U.S..
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
CHINA IS AT THE CENTER OF DISCUSSIONS ON SLOWING FRONTIER AI DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES AND US-CHINA TENSIONS.
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Liang HM @taiwanworldhistory.org · 15/09/2026
Concordia cuts 2027-28 tuition as price becomes universities' biggest competitor www.twincities.com/2026/09/13/c...
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Concordia cuts 2027-28 tuition as price becomes universities’ biggest competitor
University officials said the move is part of a commitment to make college affordable.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
U.S. IMPOSES IRAN-RELATED SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA'S VTB BANK PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY -TREASURY DEPARTMENT
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I lived through both the 1973 the 1979 oil crises. They were not fun. Pro tip: One thing that made life less miserable was an electric blanket. They don’t use much power and will keep you nice and warm. I recommend getting one soon before winter comes and there’s a run.
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