The BS Chronicles

Adding commentary and insight to world events. Cutting through the spam and BS...except via @ TheBSChronicles on IG!

[TIME @TIME]

"The U.S. is racing to diversify its supply chains of critical minerals that underpin modern warfare, AI, and the clean energy transition," writes Jared Cohen https://t.co/POs9QXRdch

[John Spencer @SpencerGuard]

https://t.co/Zan4VyPtfq

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

"President Trump did not start the age of economic warfare. Nor will it end when he leaves office. Every U.S. president in the 21st century has imposed sanctions at roughly twice the rate of his predecessor, and in recent years this trend has gone global," writes expert @edwardfishman. "The world is drifting into an every-nation-for-itself tussle, uncomfortably reminiscent of the beggar-thy-neighbor breakdown of the 1930s."

Read more from the Future of American Strategy Initiative: https://t.co/3V1HPNsdGd

[gCaptain @gCaptain]

Trump claimed a secret U.S. operation helped 200+ commercial ships transit the Strait of Hormuz.

Now a June 5 INTERTANKO advisory reviewed by gCaptain describes a U.S.-coordinated nighttime route along the Omani coast involving ships operating with AIS off, navigational lights extinguished, and limited radar use.

The advisory not only corroborates with Trump's claims, but also offers the clearest description yet of how limited shipping has continued through Hormuz during the conflict.

Full story: https://t.co/hPi7cIuemI

[CNN @CNN]

Researchers have warned for years that illegal cattle smuggling has quickened the return of screwworm to its ceded territory in Central America. It has since spread northward to Mexico, Texas and, as of this week, New Mexico. https://t.co/SWu7HKpltF

[Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs]

American policymakers have “too often failed to press on China’s pain points or even develop options for doing so.” Read @elyratner and Nick Danby on why Washington must “be ready to go on offense.”
https://t.co/IRtfP2qV8e

[The BS Chronicles @Sabang333]

America always has been and always will be a work in progress 🇺🇸👍🏼

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Finding a common history of the U.S. that is both unsparing and unifying has proved all but impossible in recent years. But some Americans are trying, @YAppelbaum writes. https://t.co/Mf8kOvNz5z

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Finding a common history of the U.S. that is both unsparing and unifying has proved all but impossible in recent years. But some Americans are trying, @YAppelbaum writes. https://t.co/Mf8kOvNz5z

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

Japan's new 3-part security strategy: bulking up the military, making new alliances, keeping good relations with the US, writes @halbrands https://t.co/VDJEPKPOxd

[euronews @euronews]

Three years ago, Ursula von der Leyen set an assertive tone in a landmark speech about EU-China relations. Today, she is on the verge of turning her words into action. But a formidable challenge remains in her way. #EuropeNews https://t.co/2iyvTqrFNL

[Ars Technica @arstechnica]

Another Falcon 9 lookalike joins China's growing roster of rockets https://t.co/22EuuIrT3c

[The BS Chronicles @Sabang333]

@AngloBrython @business We thought it’d change their system…we were wrong

[Bloomberg @business]

Industrial subsidies are reshaping the global economy with China standing out as a provider of state support that risks harmful distortions, according to the OECD https://t.co/LFu3RaG6Wy

[The BS Chronicles @Sabang333]

@ForeignAffairs @AmaneyJamal Assumption America ever had the Arab world…911 anyone ? Smh

[CSIS @CSIS]

The Middle East remains a hotbed of terrorism, but the most capable groups have been regionally focused rather than targeting the U.S. homeland.

Read the Global Terrorism Threat Assessment: https://t.co/Pki5YY9LAp

[Daniel Twining @DCTwining]

The Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Uyghurs constitutes a “systematic atrocity.” https://t.co/dypATg2Me7

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

"The next U.S. president will inherit a transformed global economic system, one likely to bear little resemblance to that which preceded Donald Trump's reelection in 2024," writes expert @heidirediker. "Alliances will be damaged, institutions weakened, strategic dependencies more acute, and the line between economic policy and national security nearly erased." Read more: https://t.co/byRgDM1nCV

[The BS Chronicles @Sabang333]

@POLITICOEurope US wins wars amazingly…it’s wining the peace that has been the problem

[Hudson Institute @HudsonInstitute]

The US–China relationship is being framed as a "Thucydides Trap," with claims that war is inevitable because a "rising China" is displacing a "declining America."

The theory is not only false, but dangerously reinforces the CCP's narratives, @milesyu10 warns.

[Straight Arrow @StraightArrow__]

Nearly every criminal case in the U.S. ends in a plea bargain, keeping courts operating smoothly. But a defendant's guilt or innocence is almost beside the point. https://t.co/Q0Lr8TfmUF