Super interesting paper: "The findings reveal that policy endorsement from LLMs, especially Chinese LLMs, can effectively enhance public support for controversial policies, whereas endorsement from experts shows no significant effect."

Coming soon (October 21, 2025)

China reportedly blocked access to all foreign websites today from 0:34 a.m. to 1:38 a.m. Beijing time by shutting down all external port 443 connections. Preparation for something big?

Mentions of political "loyalty (忠诚)" (art. 58) and the lack thereof in political verdicts, updated for Q2 2025 After a rise in Q1, we see a significant fall in Q2, with a lower share of officials being accused of lacking "loyalty" Political loyalty becomes less important

New issue of Red Flag https://t.co/EJJiPZfDIg articles on common prosperity's "spiritual" aspect, integrating higher edu with industrial innovation, domestic consumption, smart agriculture, "Chinese system" for governing AI, reshaping of global gov structures, & "involution"

U.S. "Presidential Message on Cuban Independence Day, 2025" and the Narratives of Revolution https://t.co/gHBwjpkX7U

California State Bar "Statement on Recent Federal Executive Actions Threatening the Availability of Legal Counsel and the Rule of Law" https://t.co/yrgVi6ZqAe

Transaction platforms amid the anarchy of action "ART OF THE DEAL: U.S., China Ink Initial Trade Deal" and "Full text: Joint Statement on China-U.S. Economic and Trade Meeting in Geneva" https://t.co/QhhW1R7pFW

Great new RAND report on "Tifa" by Howard Wang Free download: https://t.co/1bTRnGQgmn

NEW: White paper on national security Full text: https://t.co/wF2deX6aZM

The Americanization of Facilitation in Sanctions Regimes Against Cuba: Considering Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Eastern Caribbean and Bahamas Heads of Government https://t.co/q2hFbfz2rt

The Power of Meaning and the Meaning of Word-Power: Glossário Silviano Santiago | Apresentação de Mario Cámara [Silviano Santiago Glossary | Presentation by Mario Cámara] https://t.co/KvznNqmszE

Retired Justice David Souter has Died https://t.co/3UFJB5gTJt

Text of Remarks--"The Visualization of Text and the Textualization of Image: Factual Narratives in and as Legal Discourse" -- 25th Int'l Roundtable for the Semiotics of Law (Legal Evidence on the Age of Techno-Societies and Visual Jurisprudence) https://t.co/3d9sgpydpt

Onward to a New Era of the Liberties of Religion--Executive Order: "Establishment of the Religious Liberty Commission;" Plus the "Fact Sheet" and the "Press Release" https://t.co/Tkxc7IOU5C

AI IS MOVING AT LIGHT SPEED Here are the Top AI Updates from the Past 7 Days: (Stay ahead or get left behind)🧵

The Fulfillment of States of Regulatory Supervision in Context: European Securities and Markets Authority Circulates an Invitation to Submit Comments on its Consultation Paper on the Technical Standards under the ESG Regs. https://t.co/ghY7V2xupK

Links to the submission draft are provided along with the Introduction and Conclusion in the post. Submission Draft Available: "Human Rights Due Diligence in the U.N. Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights"--Mandatory, Permissive, Necessary? https://t.co/xr6kGuNPB3

And there it is. The Borderlands of America First--Marco Rubio: "100 Days of an America First State Department" and the Structures of the America First Belt & Road Initiative https://t.co/WK5cAMnnwV

How does the phenomenologically oriented merchant-type relate to conflict? . . The text of and Reflections on "Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Agreement to Establish United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund" https://t.co/jsMWJHVfRe