Tomek Plewa
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Tomek Plewa
@tomekplewa.bsky.social
· Dec 1
“War is like an X-ray. All humans inside become visible. Good people become better. Bad people, worse.”
Don’t Call It Regime Change. This Is Something Else Entirely. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/o...
Opinion | Don’t Call It Regime Change. This Is Something Else Entirely.
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Don’t Call It Regime Change. This Is Something Else Entirely. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/o...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches (Gift Article)
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Top Movies of 2025, According to Times Readers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/m...
The Top Movies of 2025, According to Times Readers
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:24 AM
The Top Movies of 2025, According to Times Readers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/m...
Older Americans Quit Weight-Loss Drugs in Droves www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/h...
Older Americans Quit Weight-Loss Drugs in Droves
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December 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Older Americans Quit Weight-Loss Drugs in Droves www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/h...
Exclusive: How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips - www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Exclusive: How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips
In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have built a prototype of a machine capable of producing cutting-edge semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence, smartphones and...
www.reuters.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Exclusive: How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips - www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Known knowns, eh?
Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Known knowns, eh?
Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
The Reasonable Majority Is No Longer Silent www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/o...
Opinion | The Reasonable Majority Is No Longer Silent
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December 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Reasonable Majority Is No Longer Silent www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/o...
Whoever gets if first, leads the world (at least for some time).
Clean, Limitless Energy Exists. China Is Going Big in the Race to Harness It. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/c...
Clean, Limitless Energy Exists. China Is Going Big in the Race to Harness It. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/c...
Clean, Limitless Energy Exists. China Is Going Big in the Race to Harness It.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Whoever gets if first, leads the world (at least for some time).
Clean, Limitless Energy Exists. China Is Going Big in the Race to Harness It. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/c...
Clean, Limitless Energy Exists. China Is Going Big in the Race to Harness It. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/c...
Also, wearing yellow socks will deny the entry.
I did not mention bald men or women shorter than 5’2”.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
I did not mention bald men or women shorter than 5’2”.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History
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December 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Also, wearing yellow socks will deny the entry.
I did not mention bald men or women shorter than 5’2”.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
I did not mention bald men or women shorter than 5’2”.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
Search for life should be top science priority for first human landing on Mars, says new report.
www.nationalacademies.org/read/28594/c...
www.nationalacademies.org/read/28594/c...
Driving progress for the benefit of society by providing independent, objective advice to advance science, engineering, and medicine.
www.nationalacademies.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Search for life should be top science priority for first human landing on Mars, says new report.
www.nationalacademies.org/read/28594/c...
www.nationalacademies.org/read/28594/c...
“Congratulations, world!”
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself
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December 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“Congratulations, world!”
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
If something goes wrong, Hegseth will be sacrificed and the process will continue starting from ”the last good.”
Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump’s ‘retribution campaign’
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Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump’s ‘retribution campaign’
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Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump’s ‘retribution campaign’
In threatening to deploy the military justice system against Democrats, Hegseth has joined Trump’s norm-shattering bid to punish political foes.
wapo.st
December 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
If something goes wrong, Hegseth will be sacrificed and the process will continue starting from ”the last good.”
Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump’s ‘retribution campaign’
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Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump’s ‘retribution campaign’
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”From July to December 2024, for example, X suspended 335,675,897 fake or spam accounts — nearly 2 million per day. That’s a staggering figure […]. These are well-resourced networks, many tied to foreign governments running influence operations.”
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Opinion | A ‘great unmasking’ on X is arming Americans with digital borders
The social media platform’s move to show users’ location is a great step toward online transparency.
wapo.st
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
”From July to December 2024, for example, X suspended 335,675,897 fake or spam accounts — nearly 2 million per day. That’s a staggering figure […]. These are well-resourced networks, many tied to foreign governments running influence operations.”
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Officials criticize Biden vetting, but Afghan shooting suspect was granted asylum under Trump - www.reuters.com/world/us/off...
Officials criticize Biden vetting, but Afghan shooting suspect was granted asylum under Trump
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, entered the U.S. on September 8, 2021, under Operation Allies Welcome.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Officials criticize Biden vetting, but Afghan shooting suspect was granted asylum under Trump - www.reuters.com/world/us/off...