Monday, May 04, 2026
Daw Suu--news--rather--no news--excerpt copied and pasted.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/03/nx-s1-5808875/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar-son-house-arrest
Kean said the current situation differs from a previous period of imprisonment around 15 years ago, when under the Than Shwe regime, Suu Kyi was also under house arrest but able to occasionally meet visiting dignitaries. She was released in November 2010, just days after an election, and promptly returned to politics.
Supporters of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party wave the party flags during the first day of campaigning for the general election, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Oct. 28.
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This time, Kean said, the constraints are far tighter. "She'll be kept on a very short leash, so it's hardly a concession," he said. "This is far more tightly controlled, reflecting that Min Aung Hlaing's administration is in a much weaker position."
As Myanmar's civil war grinds on, the military has continued to seek international legitimacy. It signed an agreement with Washington lobbying firm DCI Group in July 2025 for nearly $3 million a year to help improve relations. Federal documents show that longtime political operative and Trump ally Roger Stone has since joined DCI's effort, at $50,000 per month.
Sunday, May 03, 2026
Saturday, May 02, 2026
China has now dropped tariffs on all countries except 1--
https://apnews.com/article/china-tariffs-africa-trade-us-7da631f9be17069ec92e1d7f432058d7?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
Musk vs Altman--
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/01/1136800/musk-v-altman-week-1-musk-says-he-was-duped-warns-ai-could-kill-us-all-and-admits-that-xai-distills-openais-models/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
Friday, May 01, 2026
This is from Remembering Lichuan--star Godfrey Gao died in 2019--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCdk1upue4U
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Ukraine drone hit inside Russia--copied and pasted excerpt--
Another oil facility deep inside Russia was reportedly on fire Wednesday following what Ukraine’s president claimed was his country’s latest long-range drone attack.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-perm-oil-facility-fire-drones-3b1ca5805ccfb4f97494643369a610b0
The facility is in the Perm region of Russia, located in the Ural mountains more than 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from Ukraine. Ukraine’s Security Service, known as the SBU, said it had struck a Russian oil pumping station near the city of Perm as part of efforts to target Russia’s energy infrastructure.
Russian media also reported the attack, though Perm Gov. Dmitry Makhonin said only that a drone hit an unspecified industrial facility, sparking a fire.
Russian officials have not been forthcoming about Ukrainian claims that Kyiv is carrying out more long-range attacks and that its domestically developed drones are increasingly accurate.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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