Monday, November 28, 2022

Reading archive 2022-11-28

Brexit has made Britain the sick man of Europe again

A Berlin subway stop is called ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin.’ Some Black Germans want change.

Opinion  The West is finally waking up to the real problem in Iran

China’s rare protests spark demonstrations of solidarity around globe

Rare protests against China’s ‘zero covid’ policy erupt across country

Pressure builds to step up weapons tracking in Ukraine: Legislation would require greater scrutiny of the $20 billion in military aid President Biden has sent Ukraine, and it has bipartisan support - "Thus far, the Biden administration has resisted pressure to send inspectors or other military personnel too deeply into Ukraine, for fear of fomenting a wider conflict. According to U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters, American specialists currently conduct weapons inspections unarmed — a condition that would likely be unsustainable if they were sent closer to the front lines."

Twitter grapples with Chinese spam obscuring news of protests: For hours, links to adult content overwhelmed other posts from cities where dramatic rallies escalated - "SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter’s radically reduced anti-propaganda team grappled on Sunday with a flood of nuisance content in China that researchers said was aimed at reducing the flow of news about stunning widespread protests against coronavirus restrictions. 

"Numerous Chinese-language accounts, some dormant for months or years, came to life early Sunday and started spamming the service with links to escort services and other adult offerings alongside city names."

Russia Actively Supplies Something From China With the An-124 Cargo Planes: Flights Conducted Almost Every Day

China Is Starting to Really Regret Its Friendship With Russia: Russia was not the first Chinese partner to believe it would win a very fast war and found itself in a hole, but China wasn’t usually pulled into it with them. - "China’s bet was that the world’s liberal democracies were on the wane, incapable of collective mobilization in the face of a common challenge. Instead, Beijing was watching the country that was supposed to be its great strategic asset helping to bring about precisely the coalitions and instruments of economic warfare it had sought to prevent."

On the edge of retreat: An island community moved to the mainland. Now the fast-rising sea is following — a warning for the rest of the East Coast.

Murder, fear and racist fliers in Fargo

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