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(He/他) The fourth Hudson Coleman Lockett. Asia columnist at Reuters Breakingviews; former Asia capital markets corro for the Financial Times; longtime China and Hong Kong corro. Decent Mando, swears in Canto, brushing up on Japanese. Views = mine
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The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
January 15, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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Toyota ups buyout bid from derisory to just mean - www.breakingviews.com/columns/brea... @hudsonlockett.bsky.social
Toyota ups buyout bid from derisory to just mean
Group insiders have increased their $33 bln offer for Toyota Industries by 15%. It’s a fig leaf, merely reflecting the rally in the stocks the target owns and returning to some 40% how much the consor...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Toyota ups buyout bid from derisory to just mean - www.breakingviews.com/columns/brea... @hudsonlockett.bsky.social
In case you've ever wondered why a newspaper might need to keep an architecture critic on staff in this, the year 2026, the below piece provides a compelling argument in favor.
The FT got is architecture critic Edwin Heathcote to write about data centres and it's wonderful. www.ft.com/content/7692...
January 14, 2026 at 7:39 AM
In case you've ever wondered why a newspaper might need to keep an architecture critic on staff in this, the year 2026, the below piece provides a compelling argument in favor.
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Hong Kong’s top corporate gadfly leaves huge void - @hudsonlockett.bsky.social - tinyurl.com/4p3sstwx
Hong Kong’s top corporate gadfly leaves huge void
David Webb, who has died age 60, was the city's patron saint of good governance. The banker-turned-activist-investor's keen analysis and scathing criticism led to real reforms. But the hub's lack of c...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Hong Kong’s top corporate gadfly leaves huge void - @hudsonlockett.bsky.social - tinyurl.com/4p3sstwx
"And flights of ornery angels sing thee to thy rest."
The end of an era, and much too soon. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
David Webb, Hong Kong’s Most Vocal Activist Investor, Dies at 60
David Webb, Hong Kong’s most vocal activist investor whose investigations into corporate malfeasance triggered regulatory probes and made him a celebrity in the city’s financial industry, has died. He...
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January 13, 2026 at 1:35 PM
"And flights of ornery angels sing thee to thy rest."
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Far right in France - victormallet.org - still on a roll, says survey in Le Monde: Record 42% of French agree with ideas championed by RN, vs 29% in 2022. www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
Le Rassemblement national et ses idées continuent de progresser dans l’opinion, particulièrement à droite
Le baromètre annuel du cabinet d’études et de conseil Verian pour « Le Monde » dessine une France coupée en deux parts égales, entre les inquiets de la montée en puissance de l’extrême droite et de so...
www.lemonde.fr
January 13, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Far right in France - victormallet.org - still on a roll, says survey in Le Monde: Record 42% of French agree with ideas championed by RN, vs 29% in 2022. www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
The end of an era, and much too soon. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
David Webb, Hong Kong’s Most Vocal Activist Investor, Dies at 60
David Webb, Hong Kong’s most vocal activist investor whose investigations into corporate malfeasance triggered regulatory probes and made him a celebrity in the city’s financial industry, has died. He...
www.bloomberg.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM
The end of an era, and much too soon. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Increasingly it's clearer to a lot of people what i have been saying for a while: people use "inflation" and "prices" to talk about their own difficulty making ends meet or affording big ticket items once "inflation" became a big media news story. It's not actually about CPI or even increases.
New YouGov polling shows more people say inflation is their #1 issue now than said the same at any point in 2023-2024 today.yougov.com/politics/art...
January 12, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Increasingly it's clearer to a lot of people what i have been saying for a while: people use "inflation" and "prices" to talk about their own difficulty making ends meet or affording big ticket items once "inflation" became a big media news story. It's not actually about CPI or even increases.
Someone, just... please tell me the bond vigilantes aren't these guys. There are other bond traders who are in charge of the whole market discipline thing, yes? Right? "Wow I didn't know they wanted to get rid of Finra, lol"!? LMAO, EVEN!?!?
European bond traders are discovering Project 2025 for the first time.
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03:21:51 only plan master is project 2025, worth keeping that in mind as it has big implications for policy (google project 2025 observer for a live tracker)
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03:24:09 GM!
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03:24:48 Wow I didn't know they wanted to get rid of Finra, lol
03:25:25 "Consider if the FTC should enforce antitrust "or even continue to exist""
03:25:33 Interesting stuff, thanks for that 738
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04:41:30 738, thanks for that, this objective is interesting: "abolish the Federal Reserve..."
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04:45:23 Return to the gold standard: The plan advocates reviving commodity-backed currency—a gold standard—as opposed to modern fiat money. [blog.uwsp.edu], [econbrowser.com]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/bafkreic3xkl65ajvme3j4wfo22x55tcrrxqqkygccrx5kz3sx4axdslrpm@jpeg)
January 12, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Someone, just... please tell me the bond vigilantes aren't these guys. There are other bond traders who are in charge of the whole market discipline thing, yes? Right? "Wow I didn't know they wanted to get rid of Finra, lol"!? LMAO, EVEN!?!?
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Japan snap election would stoke fiscal, China risk - @hudsonlockett.bsky.social - tinyurl.com/mvphu5nr
Breakingviews - Japan snap election would stoke fiscal, China risk
PM Sanae Takaichi may capitalise on high approval ratings and take the country to the polls in February, per local media. If the gambit paid off, she would have a stronger mandate for spending and agg...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Japan snap election would stoke fiscal, China risk - @hudsonlockett.bsky.social - tinyurl.com/mvphu5nr
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You can check out my new study on speculative governance in #Myanmar for free right now at Third World Quarterly: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FJYER... 4/4
‘Don’t cause trouble’: speculative governance, ward administration and fragmented sovereignty in urban Myanmar
Speculative urbanism in the Global South has often been analysed through lenses of global capital and top-down state planning, with limited attention paid to how bureaucrats shape these dynamics fr...
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January 12, 2026 at 6:05 AM
You can check out my new study on speculative governance in #Myanmar for free right now at Third World Quarterly: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FJYER... 4/4
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My new article argues this constitutes 'speculative governance': a mode of rule in which uncertain futures are used to govern land and people. The ‘don’t cause trouble’ motto reflects a politics of invisibility through which land speculation, local authority, and slow displacement are sustained. 3/4
January 12, 2026 at 6:05 AM
My new article argues this constitutes 'speculative governance': a mode of rule in which uncertain futures are used to govern land and people. The ‘don’t cause trouble’ motto reflects a politics of invisibility through which land speculation, local authority, and slow displacement are sustained. 3/4
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This let them govern the property market. Untitled plots were traded informally. Elders verified ownership, witnessed transactions, and discouraged residents from obtaining formal titles. Authority was exercised not through law, but via everyday administrative work and management of uncertainty. 2/4
January 12, 2026 at 6:05 AM
This let them govern the property market. Untitled plots were traded informally. Elders verified ownership, witnessed transactions, and discouraged residents from obtaining formal titles. Authority was exercised not through law, but via everyday administrative work and management of uncertainty. 2/4
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New study: On #Myanmar’s urban outskirts, ward administrators often told me they had one job—‘Don’t cause trouble.’ They certainly weren’t talking about following the law, though. They meant: don’t attract attention, trigger inspections, or make the ward visible to higher authorities. 1/4
January 12, 2026 at 6:05 AM
New study: On #Myanmar’s urban outskirts, ward administrators often told me they had one job—‘Don’t cause trouble.’ They certainly weren’t talking about following the law, though. They meant: don’t attract attention, trigger inspections, or make the ward visible to higher authorities. 1/4
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This is an unlawful order as given. Press cannot be ordered to disperse. They’re exempt.
Press CAN be told not to obstruct.
A “safe zone” (Crespo area) is always appreciated and in some cases required to provide. It is NEVER required for press to be in it (per law, policy and courts).
Press CAN be told not to obstruct.
A “safe zone” (Crespo area) is always appreciated and in some cases required to provide. It is NEVER required for press to be in it (per law, policy and courts).
Los Angeles, CA -
LAPD telling journalists that a dispersal order is given, saying there’s a “safe zone” for them (that’s not how my understanding of PC409.7 is, nor is it how a judge has been consistently ruling).
@adamrose.bsky.social I’m sure can weigh in on this
LAPD telling journalists that a dispersal order is given, saying there’s a “safe zone” for them (that’s not how my understanding of PC409.7 is, nor is it how a judge has been consistently ruling).
@adamrose.bsky.social I’m sure can weigh in on this
January 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This is an unlawful order as given. Press cannot be ordered to disperse. They’re exempt.
Press CAN be told not to obstruct.
A “safe zone” (Crespo area) is always appreciated and in some cases required to provide. It is NEVER required for press to be in it (per law, policy and courts).
Press CAN be told not to obstruct.
A “safe zone” (Crespo area) is always appreciated and in some cases required to provide. It is NEVER required for press to be in it (per law, policy and courts).
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Very interesting CNA article on Beijing's strategic pivot towards upgrading the quality of China's existing housing stock. It turns out that much of its housing stock, including much that was built in recent years, is of unacceptable quality.
www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/ch...
Very interesting CNA article on Beijing's strategic pivot towards upgrading the quality of China's existing housing stock. It turns out that much of its housing stock, including much that was built in recent years, is of unacceptable quality.
www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/ch...
China built houses fast for decades. Why is 'good housing' now the new priority?
As China pursues a rethink of its housing policy, analysts warn that entrenched practices and misaligned incentives could undermine the push.
www.channelnewsasia.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:43 AM
1/8
Very interesting CNA article on Beijing's strategic pivot towards upgrading the quality of China's existing housing stock. It turns out that much of its housing stock, including much that was built in recent years, is of unacceptable quality.
www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/ch...
Very interesting CNA article on Beijing's strategic pivot towards upgrading the quality of China's existing housing stock. It turns out that much of its housing stock, including much that was built in recent years, is of unacceptable quality.
www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/ch...
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Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
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the cost of clean air in Beijing: people in rural Hebei suffer from not being able to afford heating for the 8th winter.
gas is too expensive, coal is banned. rural Hebei's plight has recently drawn widespread attention and gone viral on social media
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gas is too expensive, coal is banned. rural Hebei's plight has recently drawn widespread attention and gone viral on social media
aquariuseras.substack.com/p/hebei-meig...
January 8, 2026 at 9:09 AM
the cost of clean air in Beijing: people in rural Hebei suffer from not being able to afford heating for the 8th winter.
gas is too expensive, coal is banned. rural Hebei's plight has recently drawn widespread attention and gone viral on social media
aquariuseras.substack.com/p/hebei-meig...
gas is too expensive, coal is banned. rural Hebei's plight has recently drawn widespread attention and gone viral on social media
aquariuseras.substack.com/p/hebei-meig...
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Pleased to have contributed to ‘Predictions 2026’, a new e-book from Reuters Breakingviews that lays out the deals, companies, people and market dynamics that will shape the year ahead.
Brace yourself, then access the book: reut.rs/3YDKKwu
Or read the articles a la carte online: reut.rs/45puKSz
Brace yourself, then access the book: reut.rs/3YDKKwu
Or read the articles a la carte online: reut.rs/45puKSz
As the world enters 2026, Breakingviews columnists map out how powerful forces of macroeconomic stimulus, exuberance over artificial intelligence and corporate dealmaking could interact with tensions between great powers, financial gravity and political dysfunction in the coming 12 months.
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January 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Pleased to have contributed to ‘Predictions 2026’, a new e-book from Reuters Breakingviews that lays out the deals, companies, people and market dynamics that will shape the year ahead.
Brace yourself, then access the book: reut.rs/3YDKKwu
Or read the articles a la carte online: reut.rs/45puKSz
Brace yourself, then access the book: reut.rs/3YDKKwu
Or read the articles a la carte online: reut.rs/45puKSz
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Just a few more days left to apply for the Paul McLean graduate trainee programme at the FT. This is an amazing opportunity for any aspiring journalist job-boards.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
Paul McClean Graduate Trainee
London
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January 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Just a few more days left to apply for the Paul McLean graduate trainee programme at the FT. This is an amazing opportunity for any aspiring journalist job-boards.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
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“Venezuela has as many as 2,000 generals and admirals, more than double the number in the United States. Senior and retired officers control food distribution, raw materials and the state oil company PDVSA, while dozens of generals sit on the boards of private firms.” www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Maduro is out but his top allies still hold power in Venezuela
Under Venezuela's constitution, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez becomes acting president in Maduro's absence.
www.reuters.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:24 AM
“Venezuela has as many as 2,000 generals and admirals, more than double the number in the United States. Senior and retired officers control food distribution, raw materials and the state oil company PDVSA, while dozens of generals sit on the boards of private firms.” www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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It's worth reading the whole interview in full. It basically verifies that the NYT has spent the past decade-plus doubling down on top-down narratives for coverage, getting more intense over time.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
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January 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
It's worth reading the whole interview in full. It basically verifies that the NYT has spent the past decade-plus doubling down on top-down narratives for coverage, getting more intense over time.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
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Not a non-story, but keep in mind that a month of oral contraceptives usually costs between 20-150 RMB ($3 - $22) and can be bought online without a prescription and delivered free.
10-50 ($1.25 - 7.20)/dose for emergency contraception.
And 计划生育 offices seem to still send free pills and condoms.
10-50 ($1.25 - 7.20)/dose for emergency contraception.
And 计划生育 offices seem to still send free pills and condoms.
December 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Not a non-story, but keep in mind that a month of oral contraceptives usually costs between 20-150 RMB ($3 - $22) and can be bought online without a prescription and delivered free.
10-50 ($1.25 - 7.20)/dose for emergency contraception.
And 计划生育 offices seem to still send free pills and condoms.
10-50 ($1.25 - 7.20)/dose for emergency contraception.
And 计划生育 offices seem to still send free pills and condoms.