Jake Werner
@jwdwerner.bsky.social
Historian, director for East Asia @quincyinst.bsky.social, cofounder Justice Is Global. Previously @gdp-center.bsky.social, University of Chicago. Writing on US–China relations and global capitalism.
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Jake Werner
@jwdwerner.bsky.social
· Nov 13
A Program for Progressive China Policy
Foregrounding internationalism, global cooperation, and multilateral collaboration are essential to solving shared challenges like climate change, public health crises, and global inequality. This can...
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From the Quincy Institute, the Institute for Policy Studies, and Justice Is Global, my essay laying out a comprehensive progressive strategy for US policy on China.
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🥁 India Is Electrifying Faster Than China 🥁
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
🥁 India Is Electrifying Faster Than China 🥁
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
lol amazing
The willful historical illiteracy among pundits about American imperialism is still shocking, no matter how predictable.
January 22, 2026 at 2:54 AM
lol amazing
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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Every Stephen Miller tantrum and DHS recruitment ad speaks in these existential terms about "defending your culture" to elide the fact that they need people with the courage to wear a mask while interrogating a sixth grader
January 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Every Stephen Miller tantrum and DHS recruitment ad speaks in these existential terms about "defending your culture" to elide the fact that they need people with the courage to wear a mask while interrogating a sixth grader
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Far from me to doubt the SEO wizards at @wired.com for the title on the online version, but my heart still loves
Hot, Cheap, and Out of Control
My latest on the chaotic good green tech revolution
www.wired.com/story/china-...
Hot, Cheap, and Out of Control
My latest on the chaotic good green tech revolution
www.wired.com/story/china-...
China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World
A global onslaught of cheap Chinese green power is upending everything in its path. No one is ready for its repercussions.
www.wired.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Far from me to doubt the SEO wizards at @wired.com for the title on the online version, but my heart still loves
Hot, Cheap, and Out of Control
My latest on the chaotic good green tech revolution
www.wired.com/story/china-...
Hot, Cheap, and Out of Control
My latest on the chaotic good green tech revolution
www.wired.com/story/china-...
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It cannot be repeated enough that branding immigrants as criminals responsible for bringing social ills to the U.S. is as American as apple pie.
Look at this cartoon from 1903.
Those rats in the water are the ancestors of Greg Bovino, Stephen Miller and Howard Lutnick, among many others.
Look at this cartoon from 1903.
Those rats in the water are the ancestors of Greg Bovino, Stephen Miller and Howard Lutnick, among many others.
January 20, 2026 at 7:10 PM
It cannot be repeated enough that branding immigrants as criminals responsible for bringing social ills to the U.S. is as American as apple pie.
Look at this cartoon from 1903.
Those rats in the water are the ancestors of Greg Bovino, Stephen Miller and Howard Lutnick, among many others.
Look at this cartoon from 1903.
Those rats in the water are the ancestors of Greg Bovino, Stephen Miller and Howard Lutnick, among many others.
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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It may seem foolish of Carney to do a China deal that risks USMCA membership & reduces tech complexity of total Canada’s export mix by increasing commodity weight. However, staying in IC US auto ecosystem could also reduce CA complexity relative to evolving auto tech frontier?
January 16, 2026 at 1:26 PM
It may seem foolish of Carney to do a China deal that risks USMCA membership & reduces tech complexity of total Canada’s export mix by increasing commodity weight. However, staying in IC US auto ecosystem could also reduce CA complexity relative to evolving auto tech frontier?
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Yes. ICE service is being sold to disaffected MAGA goons as an opportunity to wage a campaign of cleansing, restorative violence against Americans as an act of patriotic national service. And most normies now see that this isn't anything akin to real law enforcement.
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 16, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Yes. ICE service is being sold to disaffected MAGA goons as an opportunity to wage a campaign of cleansing, restorative violence against Americans as an act of patriotic national service. And most normies now see that this isn't anything akin to real law enforcement.
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
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Something Marco Rubio points to often as a reason to deport or arrest campus protestors (he did it twice in this one press conference a few months ago) is "wearing a mask and terrorizing people" 🙃
January 16, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Something Marco Rubio points to often as a reason to deport or arrest campus protestors (he did it twice in this one press conference a few months ago) is "wearing a mask and terrorizing people" 🙃
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In its latest report to Congress, updating the period of Clean Air Act implementation to 1990-2020, EPA estimated that the ANNUAL dollar value of benefits from cleaner air reached $2.0 trillion in 2020. Per year. www.epa.gov/sites/defaul... (p.2) 19/
January 13, 2026 at 2:17 AM
In its latest report to Congress, updating the period of Clean Air Act implementation to 1990-2020, EPA estimated that the ANNUAL dollar value of benefits from cleaner air reached $2.0 trillion in 2020. Per year. www.epa.gov/sites/defaul... (p.2) 19/
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Ponder that: deadly air pollution cuts are a major part of the total monetized benefits of ALL regulations issued under ALL US regulatory laws across ALL federal agencies, making the Clean Air Act more than arguably the most cost-effective & one of the most successful U.S. regulatory laws, ever. 15/
January 13, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Ponder that: deadly air pollution cuts are a major part of the total monetized benefits of ALL regulations issued under ALL US regulatory laws across ALL federal agencies, making the Clean Air Act more than arguably the most cost-effective & one of the most successful U.S. regulatory laws, ever. 15/
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This YouGov poll on ICE is really eye-opening. Public opinion has really swung against DHS/ICE and their terror regime.
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d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
January 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
This YouGov poll on ICE is really eye-opening. Public opinion has really swung against DHS/ICE and their terror regime.
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
Might be a bad sign that ICE immediately incorporated “we murdered someone for what you’re doing right now” into their routine dialogue with civilians.
www.rawstory.com/renee-good-2...
www.rawstory.com/renee-good-2...
'Did you not just learn?’ ICE agents threaten MN churchgoer with Renee Good lesson
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Minneapolis appeared to threaten the life of a man who claimed he was trying to get home Sunday.According to WGTC, the agents referenced the lesso...
www.rawstory.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Might be a bad sign that ICE immediately incorporated “we murdered someone for what you’re doing right now” into their routine dialogue with civilians.
www.rawstory.com/renee-good-2...
www.rawstory.com/renee-good-2...
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One would be hard pressed to find many EMs with the degree of judicial overreach and self-dealing that is playing out on a massive scale in the US. This statement is emblematic of the deep parochialism of American liberalism.
BERNANKE/YELLEN/GREENSPAN JOINT STATEMENT:
“.. this is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets ..”
(via @apnews.com)
“.. this is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets ..”
(via @apnews.com)
January 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
One would be hard pressed to find many EMs with the degree of judicial overreach and self-dealing that is playing out on a massive scale in the US. This statement is emblematic of the deep parochialism of American liberalism.
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I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
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AOC: That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
AOC: That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
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"Here’s the core finding we keep coming back to: Americans support “strict immigration enforcement” in the abstract, for a vague person who has broken the law, but oppose enforcement in practice, when enforcement means violence and your neighbors disappearing"
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/support-fo...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/support-fo...
Support for abolishing ICE hits a a new high
Americans have turned sharply against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and say it too often resorts to violence
www.gelliottmorris.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM
"Here’s the core finding we keep coming back to: Americans support “strict immigration enforcement” in the abstract, for a vague person who has broken the law, but oppose enforcement in practice, when enforcement means violence and your neighbors disappearing"
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/support-fo...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/support-fo...
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I think it is the expression of solidarity, particularly across distinctions of identity. My guess is that their worldview requires that they consciously believe that solidarity is impossible, while at the same time they unconsciously recognize that solidarity is an existential threat to them
January 9, 2026 at 3:14 AM
I think it is the expression of solidarity, particularly across distinctions of identity. My guess is that their worldview requires that they consciously believe that solidarity is impossible, while at the same time they unconsciously recognize that solidarity is an existential threat to them
A really excellent discussion of dynamics in the Trump administration that brought us the attack on Venezuela.
@jonathanblitzer.bsky.social has had a lot of contact with admin officials in his reporting, and what he says accords with the other reporting out there on development of Venezuela policy.
@jonathanblitzer.bsky.social has had a lot of contact with admin officials in his reporting, and what he says accords with the other reporting out there on development of Venezuela policy.
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
What Trump Wants in Venezuela
@jonathanblitzer.bsky.social explains the various interests and factions at play in the Trump Administration’s strike against Venezuela.
open.spotify.com/episode/766P...
What Trump Wants in Venezuela
@jonathanblitzer.bsky.social explains the various interests and factions at play in the Trump Administration’s strike against Venezuela.
open.spotify.com/episode/766P...
What Trump Wants in Venezuela
open.spotify.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM
A really excellent discussion of dynamics in the Trump administration that brought us the attack on Venezuela.
@jonathanblitzer.bsky.social has had a lot of contact with admin officials in his reporting, and what he says accords with the other reporting out there on development of Venezuela policy.
@jonathanblitzer.bsky.social has had a lot of contact with admin officials in his reporting, and what he says accords with the other reporting out there on development of Venezuela policy.
This post lays bare the key Trump–Biden difference.
Trump admin: only weaklings and dupes provide public goods.
Biden admin: no, providing public goods helps us dominate China.
A question rarely asked: is weaponizing public goods into geopolitical conflict good for the public?
Trump admin: only weaklings and dupes provide public goods.
Biden admin: no, providing public goods helps us dominate China.
A question rarely asked: is weaponizing public goods into geopolitical conflict good for the public?
January 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
This post lays bare the key Trump–Biden difference.
Trump admin: only weaklings and dupes provide public goods.
Biden admin: no, providing public goods helps us dominate China.
A question rarely asked: is weaponizing public goods into geopolitical conflict good for the public?
Trump admin: only weaklings and dupes provide public goods.
Biden admin: no, providing public goods helps us dominate China.
A question rarely asked: is weaponizing public goods into geopolitical conflict good for the public?