Updated book deal list.
Added Anthony Scaramucci
Joe and Jill Biden.
Both the Bidens and the Obamas got their book deals as a couple. Odd.
bottom of the barrel shills
Top British lawmaker fears China has split New Zealand from Five Eyes allies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/national-security/china-splits-new-zealand-five-eyes
https://archive.ph/q9XZR
China has used its economic influence in New Zealand to drive a wedge between New Zealand and other members of a crucial, U.S.-led intelligence-sharing network, some Western officials fear.
“There is an enormous amount of tension and disconnect between New Zealand's political and security interests, on the one hand, and its overreliance on the Chinese market for its agricultural exports on the other,” Center for Strategic and International Studies senior fellow Gregory Poling said. “We're starting to see it come more and more to the surface in New Zealand's political debate.”
China Censors Chloé Zhao’s Oscar Win, but Fans Find Ways to Rejoice
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/world/asia/china-chloe-zhao-oscars.html
https://archive.ph/8XKsZ
AP calls Communist China's censorship "mutes reaction"
kek
China mutes reaction to Zhao’s Oscars as S. Korea lauds Youn
https://apnews.com/article/academy-awards-media-chloe-zhao-movies-china-0fc1df3e8e65b6d0a55001ea584cbd13
https://archive.ph/FAYSQ
China’s Economic Blackmail Backfires
After Beijing’s trade bullying, Australia tears up two investment deals.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-economic-blackmail-backfires-11619384564
https://archive.ph/dKPOo
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OPINION | REVIEW & OUTLOOK
China’s Economic Blackmail Backfires
After Beijing’s trade bullying, Australia tears up two investment deals.
By The Editorial Page
April 25, 2021 5:02 pm ET
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Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks in Penrith, Australia, May 18, 2020.
PHOTO: RICK RYCROFT/ASSOCIATED PRESS
China increasingly wields its economic power as a political weapon, but that often courts a backlash. The latest example is Australia, where Foreign Minister Marise Payne last week exercised new discretionary power to kill two investment agreements between the state of Victoria and the Chinese government.
Beijing had planned to cooperate with Victoria on infrastructure, biotech, advanced manufacturing and technology. A 2018 memorandum of understanding and a 2019 framework agreement, both nixed last week, are part of China’s Belt and Road initiative, which seeks to use money and soft power to expand its global influence.
Australia knows what China’s bare-knuckle economic diplomacy looks like. Canberra banned Chinese telecom companies from its 5G network in 2018 and last year Australia supported an independent probe into the origin of Covid-19. China is Australia’s top trade partner, and the Communist Party has responded with tariffs and trade restrictions targeting Australian wine, beef, coal, lobster, timber, barley, sugar and copper ore.
Western brands tested by China in backlash over forced labor allegation
A consumer boycott and a social media storm over Western brands' stance on cotton produced in Xinjiang has left some companies scrambling.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/western-brands-tested-china-amid-forced-labor-allegation-backlash-n1262707
https://archive.ph/5ejic
people in Communist China are waking up
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InAufcQ0xVY&feature=youtu.be
Cyber Ninjas, hired by Arizona Senate to recount Maricopa County's ballots, asks court to keep its procedures secret
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/04/25/cyber-ninjas-wants-to-keep-its-arizona-election-recount-secret/7379117002/
https://archive.ph/wWCa5
Dogecoin Core Developer Sporklin, 'A True Shibe,' Dies Due To Cancer
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/04/20785109/dogecoin-core-developer-sporklin-a-true-shibe-dies-due-to-cancer
https://archive.ph/FS0Ru
Dogecoin (DOGE) core developer Sporklin died on Saturday after a hard-fought battle with cancer, the cryptocurrency’s co-creator Billy Marcus announced. Her death comes just a couple of days after April 20 was observed as "Doge Day."
What Happened: Calling Sporklin “a true shibe,” Marcus noted on Twitter that Sporklin devoted the last seven years of her life to Dogecoin in every way.
“She will be greatly missed. RIP,” Marcus said.
Happy Birthday!