TYB.
Anons are the BEST!
Questions tweeted today by Ezra A. Cohen
4h
How many Chinese and Russian sabotage teams are in the United States?
I wish we had an undistracted agency that was truly focused on this threat.
5h
What are the components of our rail system that originate from China? Which remain unprotected from CCP cyber attacks?
https://twitter.com/EzraACohen/status/1632468727584399360
https://twitter.com/EzraACohen/status/1632468727584399360
per this random 1880 book posted two breads back, Fake News isn't a new thing.
"The chief mission of the press seems to by, not to expose, not to warn, not to give the news, but to suppress facts, to hid pitfalls, to conceal crime, and to divert attention."
Quote from page ii
https://ia800800.us.archive.org/18/items/bostoninsideouts00morg/bostoninsideouts00morg.pdf
>>18451417 pb
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>https://archive.org/details/bostoninsideouts00morg/page/n15/mode/2up?view=theater
AP
China Premier Li Keqiang bows out as Xi loyalists take reins
57 minutes ago
BEIJING (AP) — After a decade in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s shadow, Li Keqiang is taking his final bow as the country’s premier, marking a shift away from the skilled technocrats who have helped steer the world’s second-biggest economy in favor of officials known mainly for their unquestioned loyalty to China’s most powerful leader in recent history.
After exiting the ruling Communist Party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee in October — despite being below retirement age — Li’s last major task was delivering the state of the nation address to the rubber-stamp parliament on Monday. The report sought to reassure citizens of the resiliency of the Chinese economy, but contained little that was new.
Once seen as a potential top leader, Li was increasingly sidelined as Xi accumulated ever-greater powers and elevated the military and security services in aid of the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” Li’s lack of visibility sometimes made it difficult to remember he was technically ranked No. 2 in party.
Li “was a premier largely kept out of the limelight by order of the boss,” said Steve Tsang, director of the China Institute at the London University School of Oriental and African Studies and a longtime observer of Chinese politics.
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https://apnews.com/article/china-premier-li-keqiang-congress-economy-a34da9c38039be728a3bdfc9a0574eb0