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My weekly update on the political and scientific developments that have captured the world's attention this week, including the latest developments in the Brazil and Serbia elections that delivered victories against the far-right. nerdwrites.substack.com/p/brazil-and...

As the US heads towards the midterm elections, what are the big-picture issues that are dominating voters' minds, and what does it mean for the remainder of Trump's term? Bracing For The Blue Tsunami? nerdwrites.substack.com/p/bracing-fo...

My weekly briefing on what happened around the world in the past seven days, this week featuring the US's growing tensions with Ukraine, Katie Zacharia's short stint, the growing protest movement across Europe, and why smoking is the new sign to trust in AI. nerdwrites.substack.com/p/the-umptee...

Ahead of Israel's October election, a deep dive into the political dynamics and electoral math that may lead to the ouster of Benjamin Netanyahu from office. The Only Election In The Middle East* *You Need To Care About This Year nerdwrites.substack.com/p/the-only-e...

Firing The Messenger, We Hardly Knew Ya A brief history of Katie Zacharia's five-day tenure as White House press secretary, which was engulfed by a terrible first impression at the White House Briefing Room and swirling questions about her legal credentials. nerdwrites.substack.com/p/firing-the...

Nobel Prize Season, France’s Student Upheaval, And You Sure You Want To Strike California? nerdwrites.substack.com/p/nobel-priz...

My wrap-up of what happened over the past week, from Brazil's first round of elections and Cornell's disgraceful response to Jane Doe's accusations, to Pete Hegseth's Quantico speech and the perilous Flydubai flight. nerdwrites.substack.com/p/brazils-di...

A jam-packed week for global politics wrapped up in one article, from the UNGA speeches and Donald Trump's photo-op-worthy summit with Xi Jinping, to AI revelations and a desperate attack on the free press. nerdwrites.substack.com/p/mr-xi-visi...

The Xi-Trump summit in Washington, a pageantry of cringe-inducing moments, big ceremonies, and a prelude to what comes next in US-China relations. A Bromance Pageantry With Photo-Op Highlights nerdwrites.substack.com/p/a-bromance...

In a dramatic day for the United Nations General Assembly, Trump's comments about annihilating Iran and "To the victor go the spoils" dominated the US president's political agenda at the intergovernmental organization. nerdwrites.substack.com/p/the-whirlw...

The AI Threat Got Real, A Policy Double Meal For Hong Kong, Plans To Demolish The Kennedy Center, And Brussels Makes A Canadian Friend nerdwrites.substack.com/p/the-ai-thr...

A fast-paced briefing about Chief Executive John Lee's first Five-Year Plan and the last Policy Address of his term. In case you need a brief highlight: AI, national security, the Northern Metropolis, and a falling fertility rate occupy the headlines.

A review of the Republican midterm convention, so you don't have to suffer. nerdwrites.substack.com/p/please-pre...

My weekly recap of what happened over the past week, including Michigan's Senate primary, Iran's Hormuz deal with Oman taking shape, more drama in FIFA and Europe, AI safety continuing to be on the agenda, as well as a SpaceX rocket crashing into the Moon. nerdwrites.substack.com/p/michigans-...

The Progressive Tea Party open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Show Trial Against Fauci, FIFA Fails To Sell Football, Zelensky And Netanyahu Meet With Trump, And Anthropic’s Models Go Jailbreaking open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Burnham’s First Impressions, Renewed Trade War, A Cockroach Revolution, And OpenAI Makes A Run For It open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Hello, Prime Minister Burnham open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Trump Said Beijing Made Him Unpopular, IOUing An MOU, Indie Bookstore Jeopardy, And A Sweet Galaxy Treat open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Grumpy Trump’s NATO Success, Back To Fighting With Iran, Le Pen’s Back In The Game, And Binface Versus Binfire open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Not A Good Day To Be A Populist Wrongun open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit... open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

America’s Big Birthday: Speeches, Rulings, And Scandals Abound open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Bye Bye Starmer, Zohran “Kingmaker” Mamdani, And A Burning Europe open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Keir Starmer announces he is resigning as prime minister and Labour leader, with the UK getting its seventh PM in ten years, right at the same week in 2016 that the country voted to leave the EU. open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

A Memorandum Of Understanding The Humiliating Defeat, The Loser In Evian, And An Opening For Burnham open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Sports Fever In North America, From Peace Agreement To Memorandum Of Understanding, And SpaceX’s IPO Boom open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

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The Bravery Of Pelley, “F**king Crazy” Netanyahu, The Rise Of A Tiger, And A Complex Week For Science open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Persepolis And Me open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Journalists often pride themselves, and their jobs, as one that speaks truth to power. In 60 Minutes, despite the hostile takeover by Bari Weiss and Nick Bilton, the journalistic flame is not dead yet. open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Slowly Approaching A Tentative Agreement, Moon Base Plans, And The Pope Warns About AI open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Putin’s Visit To China, Trump’s Criminal Slush Fund, Eyeing A War With Cuba, And The Disgrace Of Israel’s Government open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Thank you @colbertlateshow.bsky.social for all the laughs and joy along the years. Take A Bow, Stephen open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

The Trump-Xi Summit, Labour’s Psychodrama Era, And Legal Turmoil Around The World open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

A Constructive Strategic Stable Relationship open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Mr. Trump Returns To Beijing open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Is This Sir Keir's J'Biden Moment? open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Challenges To American Democracy (The Snapshot), A Journalistic New Low, And The War Resolution Deadline open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

A brief report on the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Dabbling With Middle East Peace, Trump Attacks Pope, While Magyar And Carney Get More Wins open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Hungary Kicks Off An Autocrat, The Unstable US-Iran Ceasefire, And Artemis II Brings Hope To Humankind open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Hungary For A New Leader Breaking: Hungary’s strongman autocrat, Viktor Orbán, has conceded defeat in Sunday’s election to Peter Magyar, as the opposition leader’s Tisdez party has already won a majority in parliament. open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Make Hungary Great Again? A briefing on Hungary's upcoming vote on Sunday, which could decide the future of populist politics, and the fight against it. open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

As analysts scramble to explain the strategic and diplomatic logic behind it, I would argue that Trump has no strategy at all: Going with the flow based on flawed and biased intelligence that pleases him, and a winner-at-all-costs mindset. open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Back To The Moon, Big Reshuffles, And Big Addresses Regarding Iran open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Get Excited, We're Going To The Moon Again open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

Amid growing opposition to Trump and his policies, the Democrats still have a long way to go when it comes to leadership and attracting voters. Here are some hints based on left-wing leaders in Europe and North America on how the party should change. open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

The Dire Strait Of Hormuz, France's Bellwether Elections, And Other Messes In Europe open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

A New Forever War, Nepal’s Big Vote, And Two Sessioning It Out open.substack.com/pub/nerdwrit...

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