Matthew Kendrick
@matthewkendrick.bsky.social
Senior Writer, GZERO | Formerly Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN, Aspen Public Radio | Fulbright Korea 2014-2015 | 🇺🇸/🇦🇹 via 🇨🇱🇨🇳🇰🇷
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Zohran picked 「卓蘭」("excellent orchid") for his first name and「夸梅」("brilliant plum") for his middle name.
The orchid and the plum are among "The Four Noble Ones" in traditional Chinese art, the former symbolizing an indifference to fame and fortune, the latter an indomitable, incorruptible spirit.
The orchid and the plum are among "The Four Noble Ones" in traditional Chinese art, the former symbolizing an indifference to fame and fortune, the latter an indomitable, incorruptible spirit.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Zohran picked 「卓蘭」("excellent orchid") for his first name and「夸梅」("brilliant plum") for his middle name.
The orchid and the plum are among "The Four Noble Ones" in traditional Chinese art, the former symbolizing an indifference to fame and fortune, the latter an indomitable, incorruptible spirit.
The orchid and the plum are among "The Four Noble Ones" in traditional Chinese art, the former symbolizing an indifference to fame and fortune, the latter an indomitable, incorruptible spirit.
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This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.
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"News reports citing satellite imagery suggested that mass atrocities have already been carried out, showing bodies piled up following large-scale executions and house-to-house clearances in El Fasher by RSF fighters." news.un.org/en/story/202... #KeepEyesOnSudan #Darfur
‘Horrific’ violence as thousands flee Sudan's El Fasher
After 500 days of siege, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have reportedly taken control of the key Sudanese city of El-Fasher in Darfur, triggering widespread fear among families, and forcing th...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"News reports citing satellite imagery suggested that mass atrocities have already been carried out, showing bodies piled up following large-scale executions and house-to-house clearances in El Fasher by RSF fighters." news.un.org/en/story/202... #KeepEyesOnSudan #Darfur
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"normies do not care about this thing and so it is no use raising a stink" is imho just an excuse for not doing politics, which is the job of making normies care about something
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
"normies do not care about this thing and so it is no use raising a stink" is imho just an excuse for not doing politics, which is the job of making normies care about something
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Honestly I find the idea of going to the Gulf states on holiday so instinctively repulsive that I forget how many people do. There are so much nicer and cheaper and less morally appalling places in the world!
Unless you move in those circles, or study the tourist patterns, it's quite surprising how many people go there for holidays - and how much the demographics match some particular slices of the Thatcher coalition.
October 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Honestly I find the idea of going to the Gulf states on holiday so instinctively repulsive that I forget how many people do. There are so much nicer and cheaper and less morally appalling places in the world!
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
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September 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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this is great - note that there's still police, but they're now part of a larger, county-wide department. the extreme localism of US policing is a *huge* part of its corruption, especially when you get to stuff like sheriff's departments.
Camden had zero homicides this summer. City and county leaders credit the 2013 disbandment of its police department.
Violent crime is at a 50-year low.
This is amazing.
www.inquirer.com/news/camden-...
Violent crime is at a 50-year low.
This is amazing.
www.inquirer.com/news/camden-...
Camden had zero homicides this summer. City and county leaders credit the 2013 disbandment of its police department.
As of Monday, the city has seen a 43% decrease in homicides compared to this time last year. And violent crime has reached a 50-year low.
www.inquirer.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
this is great - note that there's still police, but they're now part of a larger, county-wide department. the extreme localism of US policing is a *huge* part of its corruption, especially when you get to stuff like sheriff's departments.
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absurd levels of open corruption paraded daily
New from me: In May, the United Arab Emirates’ state-backed investment firm MGX deposited $2 billion into the Trump family crypto venture. Now, it's set to get a big chunk of the TikTok U.S. deal negotiated by the Trump White House
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
TikTok deal sparks criticism over foreign involvement, price tag
An Emirati state-backed investment firm that boosted President Trump’s crypto venture stands to win a stake in a U.S. TikTok spin-off as part of a deal negotiated by Trump’s White House.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
absurd levels of open corruption paraded daily
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The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?
September 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?
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It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
September 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Yeah I read theory
September 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Yeah I read theory
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I’m so beyond excited to share that This Guy Sucked was selected by Apple Podcasts as one of their top ten best new shows of 2025! How wild is that?!
Check out the rest of the list here: apple.co/bestsofar
Check out the rest of the list here: apple.co/bestsofar
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August 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I’m so beyond excited to share that This Guy Sucked was selected by Apple Podcasts as one of their top ten best new shows of 2025! How wild is that?!
Check out the rest of the list here: apple.co/bestsofar
Check out the rest of the list here: apple.co/bestsofar
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i appreciate how everyone walked back their trumpcession and trumpflation predictions approximately one week before the economic data got *insanely* bad
August 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
i appreciate how everyone walked back their trumpcession and trumpflation predictions approximately one week before the economic data got *insanely* bad
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He was charged CRIMINALLY for asserting his rights. We don't live in a free country, but we can't stop defending our freedoms.
July 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
He was charged CRIMINALLY for asserting his rights. We don't live in a free country, but we can't stop defending our freedoms.
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It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
May 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon today, I spoke with three scholars about the forgotten aftermath of the Vietnam War, and their personal stories of escape and survival.
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Saigon’s Last Day: The fall, the flight, and the aftermath of the Vietnam War
April 30 marks 50 years since North Vietnamese troops overran the capital of US-aligned South Vietnam, ending what is known locally as the Resistance War against America.
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April 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon today, I spoke with three scholars about the forgotten aftermath of the Vietnam War, and their personal stories of escape and survival.
www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysi...
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Singapore kicked off a lightning-fast, nine-day campaign on Wednesday for its May 3 election. The vote promises to be the most contested since independence, as the ruling People’s Action Party sweats a strong challenge amid weak economic forecasts.
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Singapore’s opposition hopes to make major gains as election campaign begins
The vote promises to be the most contested since independence, as the ruling People’s Action Party sweats a strong challenge amid weak economic forecasts.
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April 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Singapore kicked off a lightning-fast, nine-day campaign on Wednesday for its May 3 election. The vote promises to be the most contested since independence, as the ruling People’s Action Party sweats a strong challenge amid weak economic forecasts.
www.gzeromedia.com/amp/singapor...
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a reduction in State Department staff and bureaus on Tuesday as the Trump administration continues its staffing and program cuts. But some diplomats are breathing a sigh of relief.
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State Department announces major overhaul
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a reduction in State Department staff and bureaus on Tuesday as the Trump administration continues its staffing and program cuts. But some diplomats are breath...
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April 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a reduction in State Department staff and bureaus on Tuesday as the Trump administration continues its staffing and program cuts. But some diplomats are breathing a sigh of relief.
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🇨🇳’s Li Qiang urged 🇯🇵’s Shigeru Ishiba to “fight protectionism together.”
“I don’t know what the equivalent in Japanese for ‘chutzpah’ is, but I think the Japanese bureaucrats will snicker a bit to themselves,” says David Boling.
(“Chutzpah” is 厚かましさ, btw)
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“I don’t know what the equivalent in Japanese for ‘chutzpah’ is, but I think the Japanese bureaucrats will snicker a bit to themselves,” says David Boling.
(“Chutzpah” is 厚かましさ, btw)
www.gzeromedia.com/amp/beijing-...
Beijing tries to woo an uninterested Tokyo over joint tariff fight
Chinese Premiere Li Qiang sent Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba a letter asking that they “fight protectionism together,” according to local reports Tuesday, as both countries face potentially d...
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April 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🇨🇳’s Li Qiang urged 🇯🇵’s Shigeru Ishiba to “fight protectionism together.”
“I don’t know what the equivalent in Japanese for ‘chutzpah’ is, but I think the Japanese bureaucrats will snicker a bit to themselves,” says David Boling.
(“Chutzpah” is 厚かましさ, btw)
www.gzeromedia.com/amp/beijing-...
“I don’t know what the equivalent in Japanese for ‘chutzpah’ is, but I think the Japanese bureaucrats will snicker a bit to themselves,” says David Boling.
(“Chutzpah” is 厚かましさ, btw)
www.gzeromedia.com/amp/beijing-...
Preparations for the funeral of Pope Francis are underway after the Holy Father died from a cerebral stroke early Monday – as are those for the secretive election to choose his successor.
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World bids farewell to Pope Francis, awaits conclave’s choice
Preparations for the funeral of Pope Francis are underway after the Holy Father died from a cerebral stroke early Monday – as are those for the secretive election to choose his successor.
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April 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Preparations for the funeral of Pope Francis are underway after the Holy Father died from a cerebral stroke early Monday – as are those for the secretive election to choose his successor.
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China warned Monday that it would “take countermeasures” against countries that try to curry favor with the US by hurting Beijing. More than 70 countries have reached out to Washington in hopes of brokering deals to avoid eye-watering tariffs.
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China warns world against harmful US trade deals
China warned Monday that it would “take countermeasures” against countries that try to curry favor with the US by hurting Beijing.
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April 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
China warned Monday that it would “take countermeasures” against countries that try to curry favor with the US by hurting Beijing. More than 70 countries have reached out to Washington in hopes of brokering deals to avoid eye-watering tariffs.
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For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
April 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
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important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:
April 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:
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A viral video circulating on TikTok appears to show an attorney running five ICE agents off outside his client's house. Lots to unpack here.
April 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A viral video circulating on TikTok appears to show an attorney running five ICE agents off outside his client's house. Lots to unpack here.
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NEW: Rümeysa Öztürk says she's had 4 painful asthma attacks in ICE custody, and not only is her asthma going untreated but a nurse tore off her hijab, saying, "You need to take that thing off your head." www.aclum.org/sites/defaul...
April 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
NEW: Rümeysa Öztürk says she's had 4 painful asthma attacks in ICE custody, and not only is her asthma going untreated but a nurse tore off her hijab, saying, "You need to take that thing off your head." www.aclum.org/sites/defaul...