Topic: China
Going Dark Below the Surface: What We Lose When Ocean Monitoring Stops
The US is dismantling 900 ocean instruments across four arrays — severing data streams that underpin hurricane forecasts, climate models, and fisheries management, with gaps that may be permanent.
Did China Troll Trump? A Claim-by-Claim Fact-Check of the Beijing Summit
Five viral claims about China trolling Trump during his May 2026 state visit — one false, two true, two true-but-misframed — with sources for every detail.
Are We Already in World War 3? A Sober Assessment of Where Things Stand
The US is at war with Iran, Russia is at war in Ukraine, China is rehearsing a Taiwan blockade, and the Pentagon is asking Ford and GM to build weapons — here's what's actually happening.
The Battery Metal Race: Can America Mine and Refine Its Way Out of China's Shadow?
The US mines less than 1% of global lithium and refines almost none of its battery minerals — a project-by-project audit of what's actually being built, what policy has actually delivered, and what…