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1) The time I got a chance to publicly duel with Mahathir Mohamad
ECONOMIST: A centenarian’s mixed legacy
2) This is almost too easy … for China
WAPO: Trump has cut global climate finance. China is more than happy to step in.
3) If you’re a native-born American and the president threatens to strip you of your citizenship and deport you, then you may just be living in a dictatorship
NYT: How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
4) The magical mystery base
AP: US Expands Militarized Zones to 1/3 of Southern Border, Stirring Controversy
5) Proposition Infinity
GUARDIAN: ‘I felt pure, unconditional love’: the people who marry their AI chatbots
6) The world just isn’t that into US anymore
NYT: American Allies Want to Redraw the World’s Trade Map, Minus the U.S.
7) Headed in different directions
WAPO: In China, the master’s degree is the new bachelor’s degree
PEW RESEARCH CENTER: Is College Worth It?
8) Withering on the AI vine
ECONOMIST: AI is killing the web. Can anything save it?
9) The coming run on the food banks
NYT: A New Era of Hunger Has Begun
10) Two types of people in the future
NYT: A Special ‘Climate’ Visa? People in Tuvalu Are Applying Fast.
11) From hub-and-spokes to get your own hub, bub!
NYT: Europe’s Dilemma: Build a Military Industry or Keep Relying on the U.S.
12) My Military Singularity has arrived — ahead of schedule
WSJ: A Never-Ending Supply of Drones Has Frozen the Front Lines in Ukraine
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