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The riveting video I needed today

Man from Chicago: “I’m a generic white guy, so they aren’t coming for me. There’s a lot of my friends who are Jewish, trans, in the military or sick, and they’re not doing OK. It’s OK for me to stand out here, so I should for the ones who are afraid.” nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/…

The world economy is gyrating wildly, war rages in Ukraine and Gaza and the president of the United States just signed an executive ordered titled: "MAINTAINING ACCEPTABLE WATER PRESSURE IN SHOWERHEADS."

I have found writing this piece comforting amid the recent whirlwind of news. “When tragedy comes, we grieve. We do not deny our pain. But we also chant, we meditate, we remember the Buddha’s words: ‘All that is subject to arising is subject to ceasing.’” nytimes.com/2025/04/11/wor…

You’re telling me Gaitok was stuck being a shitty security guard when he literally should’ve been at the club

Amazing quote from an Argentine man who said he met Pope Francis nearly 20 years ago while he was homeless and struggling with drug addiction. “As a kid, I told him my pain and he hugged that pain, he hugged my sadness.” nytimes.com/2025/04/22/wor…

I spent some time with 99-year-old Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s longest serving prime minister, in February and asked him to assess his legacy. nytimes.com/2025/04/24/wor…

At 99, a Seminal Asian Leader Reflects on a Contentious Legacy. The extraordinary and sometimes appalling Mahatir Mohamad. by Sui-Lee Wee 黄瑞黎 nytimes.com/2025/04/24/wor…

Reposting my own investigation for Reuters - from 2015 - into #China spying on activists at United Nations human rights council in #Geneva - w/ Sui-Lee Wee 黄瑞黎 reuters.com/investigates/s… ICIJ Scilla Alecci The Washington Post Greg Miller Tribune de Genève Sylvain Besson UN Human Rights Council Volker Türk #Uyghur #Tibet

This made my day

Our profile of Cardinal Luis Tagle, a frontrunner once again for the next pope. “Thinking of myself in that position, no, no, I laugh at it. I cannot even manage my life. How can I manage a worldwide community?” w @aiebalagtassee nytimes.com/2025/04/29/wor…

I’m in Singapore, where elections are happening today. Spoke to Kris Tan, 44, a personal trainer: “My concern is that the government is bringing the country up but it’s also leaving a lot of people behind.” nytimes.com/2025/05/02/wor…

Our latest issue was just published online, led by our new features editor, Tom Mitchell , the former FT bureau chief in China! Great piece by on books, writing by Alicia GarciaHerrero 艾西亞 and Ali Wyne and a look at Chagee, the tea chain now listed on Nasdaq. thewirechina.com

We sat down with the brother of Pope Leo XIV at his New Lenox home. He tells us his brother loves Wordle, Words with Friends, and the Chicago White Sox! Tune in on ⁦WGN TV News⁩ at 5:00 for our conversation.

There is nothing more Chicago than the new Pope’s brother giving an interview from his tv room and talking about the Cubs vs the White Sox.

candy?

Rodrigo Duterte is set to win his eighth term today as mayor of Davao — and he’s behind bars at the International Criminal Court. nytimes.com/2025/05/11/wor…

Thai Premier Faces Calls to Resign After Private Chat Is Posted Online Sui-Lee Wee 黄瑞黎 nytimes.com/2025/06/19/wor…

EXCLUSIVE: Ayatollah Khamenei has made a remarkable move as the war with Israel intensifies: He has named potential successors so if he is assassinated transition is swift and orderly. And inside look into this pivotal moment for Iran: nytimes.com/2025/06/21/wor…

In the past three decades, David Webb has almost single-handedly taken on the rich and powerful in Hong Kong, tirelessly campaigning for greater transparency from public companies. Read our profile of the activist investor here (gift link): nytimes.com/2025/06/26/wor…