RShelby
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Engineer, Father, Patriot, and Sci Fi Lover
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As the Trump administration gutted USAID this year, officials, including Marco Rubio, said over and over that lifesaving operations would continue around the world and that nobody had died because of the cuts.
December 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
As the Trump administration gutted USAID this year, officials, including Marco Rubio, said over and over that lifesaving operations would continue around the world and that nobody had died because of the cuts.
Supply chains, national security, foreign affairs, and critical infrastructure all rolled into one glaring warning light.....
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Step by Step, How China Seized Control of Critical Minerals
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October 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Supply chains, national security, foreign affairs, and critical infrastructure all rolled into one glaring warning light.....
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No evidence of South Africa's Afrikaners being persecuted.
Afrikaners Are Doing Fine, Despite What Trump Says
Welcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where it’s headed. Sign up here to have it delivered to your email.Donald Trump’s assertion that White Afrikaners are being subject to a genocide in South Africa has thrust the small ethnic group onto the global stage.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
No evidence of South Africa's Afrikaners being persecuted.
At Alabama plantation, families of enslavers and enslaved strike a deal
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At Alabama plantation, families of enslavers and enslaved strike a deal
The descendants of enslavers and enslaved have come together where their ancestors once lived, working to address the plantation’s legacy and promote healing.
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August 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
At Alabama plantation, families of enslavers and enslaved strike a deal
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Research on reversing Alzheimer’s reveals lithium as potential key
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Research on reversing Alzheimer’s reveals lithium as potential key
Years of investigation by scientists at Harvard has revealed that lithium is deeply involved in Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that could lead to new treatments.
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August 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Research on reversing Alzheimer’s reveals lithium as potential key
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Vast supplies of U.S. aid remain stranded, despite State Department promises
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Vast supplies of U.S. aid remain stranded, despite State Department promises
More than 60,000 metric tons of food have languished in warehouses in the United States and around the world — with expiration dates nearing on some items.
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August 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Vast supplies of U.S. aid remain stranded, despite State Department promises
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How the U.S. lost its lead in electric vehicles and other clean energy inventions
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How the U.S. lost its lead in electric vehicles and other clean energy inventions
China dominates the global market for clean energy technology like electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels, which were all invented in the U.S.
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August 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
How the U.S. lost its lead in electric vehicles and other clean energy inventions
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The U.S. military is investing in this Pacific island. So is China.
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The U.S. military is investing in this Pacific island. So is China.
New U.S. radar sites are designed to keep China in check. But Chinese developments, some with questionable connections, could create vulnerabilities.
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July 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The U.S. military is investing in this Pacific island. So is China.
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The 2026 Mirzayan Fellowship application is now open through August 20, 2025. Please apply here: mirzayanfellow.nas.edu
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The Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
This program is an early career educational and training opportunity. It is designed to engage its Fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy.
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July 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The 2026 Mirzayan Fellowship application is now open through August 20, 2025. Please apply here: mirzayanfellow.nas.edu
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Convicted of murder in Venezuela. Freed by the Trump administration.
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Convicted of murder in Venezuela. Freed by the Trump administration.
The case of Dahud Hanid Ortíz, a U.S.-Venezuelan citizen brought home in Trump’s prisoner swap, has upset U.S. allies and sown division in the State Department.
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July 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Convicted of murder in Venezuela. Freed by the Trump administration.
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Wither Pax Americana.... and Hail Pax Sinica?
I don't think so, but we sure are taking a lot of arrows or of our quiver that we need to fight and win the strategic competition with the CCP
"China’s strategy? Let Trump cook."
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I don't think so, but we sure are taking a lot of arrows or of our quiver that we need to fight and win the strategic competition with the CCP
"China’s strategy? Let Trump cook."
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Column | China’s strategy? Let Trump cook.
As President Donald Trump dismantles U.S. soft power and launches trade wars with allies, China is content to sit back and watch.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Wither Pax Americana.... and Hail Pax Sinica?
I don't think so, but we sure are taking a lot of arrows or of our quiver that we need to fight and win the strategic competition with the CCP
"China’s strategy? Let Trump cook."
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I don't think so, but we sure are taking a lot of arrows or of our quiver that we need to fight and win the strategic competition with the CCP
"China’s strategy? Let Trump cook."
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The for-profit companies behind Israeli-U.S. nonprofit Gaza aid plan
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The for-profit companies behind Israeli-U.S. nonprofit Gaza aid plan
Now the primary vehicle for food distribution inside Gaza, the controversial U.S.- and Israeli-backed operation is an issue in ongoing ceasefire negotiations.
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July 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The for-profit companies behind Israeli-U.S. nonprofit Gaza aid plan
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This is extraordinarily creepy and troubling.
BREAKING
The WSJ has reviewed a book put together for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, as part of that book a letter was submitted by Donald Trump.
Trump’s letter features a drawing of a naked woman and this text which imagines a conversation between Trump and Epstein.
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The WSJ has reviewed a book put together for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, as part of that book a letter was submitted by Donald Trump.
Trump’s letter features a drawing of a naked woman and this text which imagines a conversation between Trump and Epstein.
Full Story: bit.ly/45bmsxO
July 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is extraordinarily creepy and troubling.
