Patrick Chovanec
Economic Advisor at Silvercrest Asset Management, Adjunct Professor at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
Last synced from Twitter 900d ago
People across Italy violently protested new lockdown measures imposed after a spike in COVID-19 cases, setting fires and looting luxury stores
Protesters clashed with police officers in cities like Turin, Milan, and Naples and in smaller towns. More than two dozen people were arrested.
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Patrick Chovanec
Protests in Italy against renewed COVID-19 lockdowns turn violent
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The Middle Finger Election
One Week To Go
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Wise words from @SykesCharlie:
Two years of accommodating deception, cruelty and corruption, can be a temporary bargain.
In four years, it becomes a habit.
In eight years, it becomes a culture.
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U.S. Diplomats and Spies Battle Trump Administration Over Suspected Attacks
American officials in China, Cuba and Russia say U.S. agencies are concealing the true extent of the episodes, leaving colleagues vulnerable to hostile actions abroad.
WSJ News Exclusive | China Warns U.S. It May Detain Americans in Response to Prosecutions of Chinese Scholars
Chinese government officials are warning their American counterparts they may detain U.S. nationals in China in response to the Justice Department’s prosecution of Chinese military-affiliated scholars, according to people familiar with the matter.
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China warns it may detain Americans if US doesn't drop its prosecutions of Chinese scholars with military ties
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The Pennsylvania women Trump has lost
They are all nervous.
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Patrick Chovanec
Some women voters in PA have changed their mind about Trump: cnn.com/2020/10/12/pol… pic.twitter.com/ZDObYEtiqa
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Archaeologists unearth 27 coffins at Egypt's Saqqara pyramid
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed more than two dozen ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo, an official said Monday. The sarcophagi have remained unopened...
Top HHS spokesman runs through conspiracies in video and claims without evidence CDC scientists are working to resist Trump
The top spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services issued an extraordinary broadside on Sunday against career government scientists, accusing them of "sedition" in their response to coronavirus and claiming without evidence that a...
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Patrick Chovanec
The top HHS spokesman, who used to work for Putin (no joke) and recently tried to politically censor CDC guidance to doctors and hospitals, has accused CDC career government scientists of "sedition" against President Trump.
There is no bottom.
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Simple Chinese word sparks racial sensitivity debate
News of an investigation into a US university professor for using a Mandarin word reaches China.
Hundreds of Americans Planted 'Chinese Mystery Seeds'
What I learned by reading thousands of internal emails about the Chinese mystery seeds.
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Patrick Chovanec
Why in the world would you go and plant mysterious seeds you received in the mail??
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Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’
The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic.
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Patrick Chovanec
Trump said Americans who died in war are “losers” and “suckers”, wanted wounded veterans kept out of military parades.
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KCRW's Left, Right & Center: Biden / Harris on Apple Podcasts
Show KCRW's Left, Right & Center, Ep Biden / Harris - Aug 14, 2020
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Patrick Chovanec
I was on @jbarro show with @asymmetricinfo and @dorianwarren yesterday, talking about US intel reports that China favors Biden over Trump, and the prospects for US China policy in a Biden Administration. You can listen here
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US calls to ease shower rules after Trump complains about his hair - CNN Video
The US Department of Energy released a proposal to roll back water efficiency standards for showerheads following President Donald Trump's comments that he was unable to wash his "beautiful hair properly." CNN's Bill Weir has more.
USPS says Pa. mail ballots may not be delivered on time, and state warns of ‘overwhelming’ risk to voters
A new warning from the Postal Service cast fresh doubt on Pennsylvania’s ability to conduct much of the 2020 election by mail, as President Donald Trump escalates his false attacks on mail voting.
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USPS says ballots from Pennsylvania may not be delivered in time to be counted. Seems like a big priority to fix before November.
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Some questions for Kamala Harris about eligibility | Opinion
There are significant questions surrounding Kamala Harris' constitutional eligibility for the second-highest office in the land.
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Patrick Chovanec
"Serious" person tries to argue that Kamala Harris, who was born in Oakland, California, is not a US citizen because her parents were both non-citizen residents at the time.
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We’re All Hong Kongers Now
China wants to swallow up Hong Kong’s remaining freedoms. But it can’t be allowed to arrest, on American soil, a U.S. citizen.
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Patrick Chovanec
One of the six activists charged with violating Hong Kong's new National Security law is a US citizen (for 25 years) who lives in the US. Apparently the law's claims to exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction were neither an oversight nor just theoretical.
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Analysis: Trump thinks he's been given vast new powers. Now he's going to use them
The good news is that President Donald Trump is aiming to help Americans hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, signing executive actions to extend expanded unemployment benefits and a moratorium on evictions.
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Patrick Chovanec
"Trump brushed off the technicality that it hasn't actually been passed into law by arguing that 'everybody wants it'"
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Xi Wants Chinese Students Back in the Countryside
New labor education policies echo Maoist obsessions.
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Patrick Chovanec
If this becomes anything more than a sideshow, China is really in for a ride. (They did this before. It wasn't pretty).
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Pieces of China: Episode 9: Patrick Chovanec on the loan that led to revolution - China Institute
Pieces of China is an online series that tells the story of China, one object at a time. What does a yellowing 1911 Hukuang Railway Bond—a foreign loan that sparked the revolution that toppled more than 1000 years of imperial rule—tell us about...
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I will be participating in the China institute's "Pieces of China" series, which looks at China through a series of objects. My object will be a 1911 Hukuang Railway Bond. You can register here, for July 30
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Plantation Family Pulled Apart After COVID Diagnosis
A Plantation family says they are living in a nightmare after a recent coronavirus diagnosis has split the family apart. Michelle Zymet says she can’t be by the side of her husband who is currently battling the virus in an intensive care unit. Her...
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Patrick Chovanec
42-year old Florida man has been on ventilator for 13 days after his 21-year old son brought home the virus from gathering with friends. nbcmiami.com/news/local/pla… pic.twitter.com/CM7k7O45af
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Pro-democracy books pulled from Hong Kong libraries
Prominent activist Joshua Wong says the measure is "one step away from actual book banning".