I find Twitter professionally useful. For years, it's served as a log of good reads, sources, and data, with the odd opinion or announcement. I have no plans to delete it & await new changes with an open mind. But I'd *strongly* recommend archiving now: help.twitter.com/en/managing-yo…

On left, J.R.R. Tolkien on the end of history (after the events of The Lord of the Rings).

On right, from Francis Fukuyama's famous work.

Death toll in the #Itaewon tragedy in Seoul just doubled. Terrible.

Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. C-beams glittering in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.

#JWST #JWST Photo

A Chinese perspective, expressing concern about Russia’s use of nuclear weapons, from a former PLA officer: ft.com/content/f05fef…

New strategic realities for the U.S. (which a lot of strategic commentary fails to appreciate). Entire thread by Ashley Townshend is worth reading.

telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

A quarter of a million Indians migrated to Canada between 2016 and 2021, accounting for almost 1/5 of total migrants to the country. indianexpress.com/article/world/…

SHAPING HOW THE CHIPS FALL: Great panel on semiconductors ably moderated by my ORF America colleague Andreas Kuehn, featuring Paul Triolo, Chantal Lakatos of LAM, Tara Hairston of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, and Dave Rauchwerk #CyFy2022 youtube.com/watch?v=S3QFss…

Meanwhile, the final report on US GDP before #Election2022 shows solid growth from July to September. twitter.com/BEA_News/statu…

How tragic. Secretary Carter did a lot for the India-U.S. defense relationship. cnn.com/2022/10/25/pol…

'The US Treasury will see a “stunning swing,” going from receiving about $100 billion last year from the Fed to a potential annual loss rate of $80 billion by year-end.' bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The eye contact between Xi Jinping and Li Zhanshu in the close-up footage of l’affaire Hu Jintao at the 20th Party Congress is something else. youtu.be/ZBG2bD-TE9g

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