U.S. Navy to identify which Indo-Pacific shipyards it can use in wartime - Nikkei Asia asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…

Good get from Jim LaPorta

Russian troops have now entered a base in Niger that is housing U.S. troops as well, a senior U.S. official tells Reuters. While the Russian troops are in a hanger further down the airfield at Airbase 101, the official said the situation 'is not great.' W/Phil Stewart

Thanks to Paul Beckett. He’s one of the good ones at @wsj and is a steadfast advocate for Evan Gershkovich and his reporters.

Super proud of my friend
Aruna Viswanatha
for her huge promotion at the WSJ. She is one of the best reporters in Washington on a very difficult beat. And more important: She is a great person and mom!

Huawei has been secretly funding cutting-edge research through an unrelated Washington-based foundation despite US blacklisting, a Bloomberg News investigation by Kate O'Keeffe finds bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Technology

The latest from IAPE TNG/CWA 1096 as The Wall Street Journal union members move closer to a strike.

“As WSJ Editor in Chief Emma Tucker noted today, ‘it is difficult to say goodbye.’ But it appears to be getting easier for Dow Jones after laying off dozens of reporters in Washington and overseas…”

NEW: Huawei, the Chinese telecom blacklisted by the US, is secretly funding cutting-edge research at American universities including Harvard through an independent Washington DC-based foundation.

Proud to share my first article for Bloomberg:
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Bloomberg

Tremendous loss for the The Wall Street Journal is another news outlet's gain.

Could really use old Twitter right now

Retaining diplomatic/military ties, access, and friendly relations with a long list of insular nations and territories most people in the continental U.S. have not heard of before.

Today marks my SIXTH year at @wsj, and instead of a paperweight, I want a fair contract that reflects the value of our employees who, through painful layoffs, are still powering Dow Jones to record profits and subscriber growth.

Once we have a contract, I’ll take a paperweight.

This has to be parody…

Note that the PRC Coast Guard seems to be specifically targeting the Philippine ship's navigation and communication equipment with its water cannon. It's aiming to do damage, not just ward off.

This is the least-helpful sort of callous and uninformed bloviation when it comes to talking about conflict and the humans who are subject to it.

Don’t be like this.

Wisdom from Joe Weisenthal.

And head over to Phases and Stages if you need more listens after you’re done with Teatro.

How does the algorithm possibly determine this should be sent to my timeline?

Every Marine and Army soldier who has undergone OC Spray training knows one thing: water alone typically makes it worse by reactivating the irritant.

Ben Kesling The Wall Street Journal IAPE TNG/CWA 1096 We deserve a contract!

Congrats Bowdeya Tweh!