#We can’t give Putin a win

#We can’t give Putin a win

“We can’t give Putin a win” For the third time since becoming president, Joe Biden has said he would send US forces to defend Taiwan should mainland China launch an attack. And for the third time, White House staff and the State Department had to “walk back” (diplospeak for “deny”) that the US position has…

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#Joe Biden’s loose lips could sink ships

#Joe Biden’s loose lips could sink ships

“Joe Biden’s loose lips could sink ships” Is Joe Biden crazy like a fox, or just crazy?  That’s the question careening around the world after the president said last week that the United States would respond militarily if China invades Taiwan.  The shocking remark in Tokyo came just two months after Biden, on a visit…

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#China’s propaganda gets high rankings on Google, YouTube: study

#China’s propaganda gets high rankings on Google, YouTube: study

“China’s propaganda gets high rankings on Google, YouTube: study” Google and YouTube often give Chinese state propaganda outlets high rankings in searches on hot-button political issues — including denials of the abuse of Muslims in Xinjiang and conspiracy theories that the coronavirus originated in a US military lab, according to a new study.  Chinese state…

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