Timothy McLaughlin
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Contributing writer @TheAtlantic. Co-author of Among the Braves. No opinions, only typos: https://t.co/EsSkCFz9Ap
Joined February 2012
Coming this fall, and available now for pre-order, a project that has been in the works since 2019. Among the Braves, with @ShibaniMahtani, the story of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and the lives and city it has shaped. https://t.co/akT4rHYFX8
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Through the eyes of two frontline journalists comes a gripping narrative history of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement centered around a cast of four core ...
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Due to the lapse of appropriations, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has been forced to cancel its Joint Field Activities (JFA) in Vietnam and Laos that were planned for late October through early December. The JFA in Laos consisted of three recovery
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Hong Kong top court denies Portuguese citizen final chance to appeal for shorter nat. security sentence. In full:
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A Portuguese citizen jailed under the Beijing-imposed national security law has been denied a final chance to appeal for a shorter sentence at the city’s apex court. The Court of Final Appeal. File…
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Juan Ponce Enrile outlives Dick Cheney, the former US Vice President (VP) under the Bush administration. He was 84. Often considered the most powerful VP in US history, Cheney oversaw the War on Terror, pushing for the invasion of Iraq in the aftermath of 9/11.
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My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina: the flood of Chinese mainlanders settling and working in Hong Kong is quietly remaking the city’s social tapestry—in seismic ways: more Putonghua, mainland brands and "mainland-style" habits. https://t.co/VmeKjJnmwP via @scmpnews
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The city’s unique tapestry will remain strong as long as it keeps embracing the attributes that attract talent from the mainland and beyond.
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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth arrived in Hanoi, meeting defence minister Phan Van Giang. He’s expected to call on Gen Sec To Lam and President Luong Cuong. Arms sales are on the agenda but I fear Vietnam’s pocket is not deep enough.
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A fairly common position across much of SE Asia, particularly the NATO bit. Political elites just tend to be a bit less forceful/more polished when saying it.
Cheng Li-wun, the new chair of the KMT party, said to @dwnews: "Putin is not a dictator. He is a democratically elected leader... Russia has democratised for many years... It's unreasonable and unfair to say Putin is a dictator." Cheng went on to blame NATO for the Ukraine war.
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club has told HK01 that Vivian Kong today has terminated all duties with the Club, and it will not interfere with any decision of hers to participate in the LegCo election. https://t.co/DDIoAPYLSN
Gold medalist Vivian Kong's wish to become a LegCo lawmaker in a geographical constituency might be derailed, as she can't be nominated as she has a foreign (possibly Canadian) passport... unless she relinquishes citizenship https://t.co/BjXM62tKjS
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While legalizing gambling has made it easier to detect point shaving and game fixing, it’s also increased the likelihood that younger athletes are exposed to gambling and some inevitably make reckless decisions to bet illegally or manipulate outcomes. If you're going to allow
"If I'm Adam Silver, I'm a little despondent today. … He's going to have to do more." @DavidPSamson and John Skipper join @PabloTorre to explain the NBA betting scandal, with updates on Terry Rozier, Malik Beasley and more.
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If you were a devoted opponent of the United States you would be watching this with confusion, trying to work out what the catch is. Like watching your rival dismantle their own roads.
🚨 BREAKING: In a bombshell moment, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ABOLISHES H-1B VISAS from being used at state universities "We can do it with Florida RESIDENTS or AMERICANS! If we can't? Then man, we need to REALLY look deeply at what's going on with this situation!" DeSantis
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Style built for the spotlight. Crafted for performance. Blake Snell wears JAXXON.
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This is a first and one of the outlets reporting it is state-backed Wen Wei Po, so likely is correct. It sends a signal that there are benefits to be a collaborator. As I wrote in 2023 in @TheAtlantic, it was not clear what type of benefit Chiu would get: https://t.co/fGIeJwN3ax
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Intriguing development in Hong Kong where former pro-dem figure Andrew Chiu, who turned against others in the 47 NSL trial and testified against them, has been released early. He was expected to be jailed until 2028:
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Scoop: US has organized a military operation in South China Sea meant to send a signal pushing back against China's expanding presence in region, sources told @CBSNews. Plans involve a precision strike demonstration with HIMARS rockets launched near Scarborough Shoal, a reef the
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The move, if it occurs, would be in response to China's escalating hostilities near disputed waters as Trump is poised to meet with Xi, sources say.
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Radio Free Asia shuts down as US funding dries up
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The Trump administration has targeted networks funded by the U.S. Agency for Global Media as "propaganda."
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A Hong Kong man has been jailed for 18 years over a conspiracy to carry out three bomb attacks in early 2020, while two other defendants in the case have each been sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison. https://t.co/NEzxiSgvPS
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A Hong Kong man has been jailed for 18 years over a conspiracy to carry out three bomb attacks in early 2020, while two other defendants in the case have each been sentenced to nearly 17 years in p…
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US loses two aircraft in the span of 30 minutes in the South China Sea.
South China Sea – On October 26, 2025 at approximately 2:45 p.m. local time, a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Battle Cats” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 went down in the waters of the South China Sea while conducting routine operations
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from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Search and rescue assets assigned to Carrier Strike Group 11 safely recovered all three crew members. Following the incident, separately, at 3:15 p.m., an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter assigned to the “Fighting Redcocks”
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🚨 Nova Minerals: Secures $43.4M U.S. Department of War Grant to Advance Critical Antimony Supply Chain @NovaMinerals' $NVA subsidiary was recently awarded $43.4 million in Defense Production Act Title III funding from the U.S. Department of War to develop a fully domestic
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South China Sea – On October 26, 2025 at approximately 2:45 p.m. local time, a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Battle Cats” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 went down in the waters of the South China Sea while conducting routine operations
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What a visual.
Trump and Xi could ‘consummate’ TikTok deal this week, Bessent says
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A U.S Navy F-18 and a Navy Sea Hawk helicopter both went down in the water separately while operating from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier in the South China Sea earlier today.All personnel were recovered and safe.
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