# ![@ewong Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::39030654.png) @ewong Edward Wong

Edward Wong posts on X about china, ukraine, in the, russia the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  48.08% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  9.62% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  4.81% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  4.81% [finance](/list/finance)  1.92%

**Social topic influence**
[china](/topic/china) 25%, [ukraine](/topic/ukraine) 15.38%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 14.42%, [russia](/topic/russia) 12.5%, [this is](/topic/this-is) 5.77%, [hong kong](/topic/hong-kong) 4.81%, [white house](/topic/white-house) 4.81%, [the new](/topic/the-new) 4.81%, [new york](/topic/new-york) 4.81%, [history](/topic/history) 3.85%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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**Top assets mentioned**
[New York Times Co. (NYT)](/topic/$nyt)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"The Washington Post is able to surpass most other news organizations in its "national security" coverage because it has a robust international staff that does reporting across the globe. "National security" is misleading it masks the international nature of the coverage. Washington Post CEO Will Lewis has decided to focus the company's editorial investment on a few core coverage areasnational security politics etcand not sports. Layoffs are expected to begin as soon as this week. @Ourand_Puck & @DylanByers report: https://t.co/Y4OP3EzsFF Washington Post CEO Will Lewis has decided to focus the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2016588623378809286)  2026-01-28T19:06Z 133.4K followers, 34K engagements


"It was a lot of fun and we raised hell. A mantra for journalists. The reporters and editors at The Washington Post are among the best in the industry. They will go on to do other great things while history will judge the executives. An American institution grows dimmer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2019385856105279812)  2026-02-05T12:21Z 133.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Important words below from conservative columnist @Peggynoonannyc. Read the entire WSJ column here: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-lament-for-the-washington-post-a5509d63st=GH7oH6&reflink=article_copyURL_share MORE: But the Posts diminishment which looks like its demise isnt just a media story. Reaction shouldnt break down along ideological lines in which the left feels journalism is its precinct and is sad and the right feels journalism is its hulking enemy and isnt sad. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-lament-for-the-washington-post-a5509d63st=GH7oH6&reflink=article_copyURL_share MORE: But the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2019898271771353537)  2026-02-06T22:17Z 133.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Notable DC to Taipei nonstop"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2021655801811898738)  2026-02-11T18:41Z 133.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Rubio's speech in Munich warned of the "civilizational erasure" of Europe and the ills of "mass migration." He said the US aims to save European culture. And he pushed for more defense spending. These were the same themes Vance struck last year but Rubio had a friendlier tone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2022696786402394267)  2026-02-14T15:37Z 133.5K followers, 147.4K engagements


"This was at the top of an email I got today from LinkedIn. This is not what The Washington Post needs right now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2021667529815724454)  2026-02-11T19:27Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"I cant believe Im holding this Its the completion of a six-year project that really spans my adult life and [--] years of Chinese history from Mao to Xi. I tell the story of modern China through a dramatic family saga and contemporary reporting. Learn more and order here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602734/at-the-edge-of-empire-by-edward-wong/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602734/at-the-edge-of-empire-by-edward-wong/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1800925078487433708)  2024-06-12T16:16Z 133.5K followers, 217.8K engagements


"The Trump administration is bypassing a Congressional review process to send $6.5 billion of weapons aid to Israel. The package includes Apache attack helicopters and combat vehicles. It's the third time the Trump administration has gone around Congress to send arms to Israel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2017429852232507600)  2026-01-31T02:48Z 133.5K followers, 333.4K engagements


"NEW from @nytimes: US intelligence analysts assess that Xi Jinping has a remarkable level of paranoia. This could help explain his persecution of China's top general Zhang Youxia and other purges. Some experts say Xi could be preparing to extend his rule for a fourth term"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2018738154203685273)  2026-02-03T17:27Z 133.5K followers, 251.8K engagements


"Here in Munich it's largely about the European perspective. Read this for a different take. I dont mind that Europeans frame the post-WW2 era as a rules-based global order thats now seemingly crashing down. But its irritating that many dont even see that this is a parochially European perspective - like the Cold War - and that for the vast majority of the I dont mind that Europeans frame the post-WW2 era as a rules-based global order thats now seemingly crashing down. But its irritating that many dont even see that this is a parochially European perspective - like the Cold War - and that for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2022733247650701815)  2026-02-14T18:02Z 133.5K followers, 14.6K engagements


"I suspect Trump ordering the clearing of the protesters with tear gas outside the church here yesterday has drawn more people today. The same dynamic played out in Hong Kong. #NOW: Hundreds are taking a knee and chanting near the White House for a fifth day of protests over George Floyds death back even after two days of escalating force from police. This might be the most people Ive seen gather this early in the evening. https://t.co/NvB6gaUTL2 #NOW: Hundreds are taking a knee and chanting near the White House for a fifth day of protests over George Floyds death back even after two days of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1267931386360606720)  2020-06-02T21:29Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Bari Weiss is seeing and hearing a different conversation in the @nytimes newsroom than I am. Other NYT journalists will testify to this. The civil war inside The New York Times between the (mostly young) wokes the (mostly 40+) liberals is the same one raging inside other publications and companies across the country. The dynamic is always the same. (Thread.) The civil war inside The New York Times between the (mostly young) wokes the (mostly 40+) liberals is the same one raging inside other publications and companies across the country. The dynamic is always the same. (Thread.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1268636951806119938)  2020-06-04T20:13Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Amazing video that shows the spirit of Hong Kong. What happened in Beijing on June [--] and [--] [----] A government sent troops into the site of a peaceful protest. The troops opened fire killing hundreds or thousands. Holy shit this was Hong Kong yesterday at the vigil for Tiananmen Square. Despite police banning the vigil. Thank you for the inspiration Hong Kong. #BeWater https://t.co/mqsBu0njG8 Holy shit this was Hong Kong yesterday at the vigil for Tiananmen Square. Despite police banning the vigil. Thank you for the inspiration Hong Kong. #BeWater https://t.co/mqsBu0njG8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1269461115349729280)  2020-06-07T02:48Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Breaking: Twitter is deleting nearly [------] China-linked accounts that push disinfo incl. on the coronavirus. Many are bots. That comes after our @nytimes story this week analyzing [----] China-linked accounts many suspicious: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/technology/china-twitter-disinformation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/technology/twitter-chinese-misinformation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/technology/china-twitter-disinformation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/technology/twitter-chinese-misinformation.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1271207362192453635)  2020-06-11T22:27Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Pence wrote a WSJ op-ed that says journalists have exaggerated the severity of the pandemic. He didnt mention the [------] or so Americans who have died more than in any other nation. Did editors question the omission People put up this banner near his DC home earlier"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1273006228642443266)  2020-06-16T21:35Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"WSJ excerpt of Bolton book has Trump & China bombshells. Trump told Xi building concentration camps for Muslims "was exactly the right thing to do. Trump pleaded w/ Xi to help him w/ re-election by making US farm product buys. And Trump helped Xi w/ ZTE. https://www.wsj.com/articles/john-bolton-the-scandal-of-trumps-china-policy-11592419564 https://www.wsj.com/articles/john-bolton-the-scandal-of-trumps-china-policy-11592419564"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1273331414159810560)  2020-06-17T19:07Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"4. Bolton book should also make us reexamine all the praise Trump heaped on Xi over China's handling of the coronavirus. It seems Trump wanted the trade deal to stick for reelection & believed whatever Xi said about the outbreak. Now [------] Americans are dead. See this tweet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1273349955399417861)  2020-06-17T20:21Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Big story: US officials have quietly discussed a Russian military intel unit offering bounties to Taliban & other Afghans to kill US UK & allied troops. Some have collected. Trump likes Putin. What'll he do By @charlie_savage @EricSchmittNYT @mschwirtz. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1276637654898130946)  2020-06-26T22:05Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"This is a photo of the Hong Kong protests not of the US. And many HK protesters hoped Trump would stand up for them against Xi but Trump actually told Xi in a June [----] call that he & his aides would stay silent on Hong Kong. As recounted by Bolton & also reported last year. This Saturday if the Marxist leaders have their way we will celebrate #IndependenceDay for the last time as a free people. Now is the time to stand up for your country. And even more importantly pray that the Great American Experiment survives their assault. https://t.co/NExTIh6q0u This Saturday if the Marxist leaders"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1279078079869091840)  2020-07-03T15:42Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"And thanks to him we now all have our marching orders to keep believing in the possibility of remaking this country we love until it lives up to its full promise. By @BarackObama. https://medium.com/@BarackObama/my-statement-on-the-passing-of-rep-john-lewis-fa86761cd964 https://medium.com/@BarackObama/my-statement-on-the-passing-of-rep-john-lewis-fa86761cd964"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1284452394571620354)  2020-07-18T11:38Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"This messaging sounds exactly like what has come out of the Hong Kong government and Beijing during the pro-democracy protests in HK. Last night violent anarchists shot explosive fireworks at federal properties and tried to barricade federal law enforcement inside the building. Last night violent anarchists shot explosive fireworks at federal properties and tried to barricade federal law enforcement inside the building"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1285040002318118912)  2020-07-20T02:33Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"A @nytimes colleague was punched in the head and knocked to the ground by one of the federal officers deployed by DHS. The feds came rushing out aggressively. Throwing people to the ground tear gas firing less-lethals. One ran at me and punched me in the head knocked me to the ground. I'm ok. https://t.co/3fZ8VzzPwh The feds came rushing out aggressively. Throwing people to the ground tear gas firing less-lethals. One ran at me and punched me in the head knocked me to the ground. I'm ok. https://t.co/3fZ8VzzPwh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1285529364558479360)  2020-07-21T10:57Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Steven Calabresi co-founder of the Federalist Society and a recent Trump supporter writes in @nytimes that Trump must be impeached and removed from office for his tweet aiming to postpone the election. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opinion/trump-delay-election-coronavirus.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opinion/trump-delay-election-coronavirus.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1288943294546948097)  2020-07-30T21:03Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"NEW: @SecPompeo warned Russian foreign minister Lavrov in July [--] call about Russia's bounties on US troops in Afghanistan. Trump calls US intel on the bounties a hoax. Pompeo was livid over the issue but keeps quiet about the call. w/ @EricSchmittNYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/world/asia/pompeo-russia-afghanistan-bounties.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/world/asia/pompeo-russia-afghanistan-bounties.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1291771452077805568)  2020-08-07T16:21Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"NEW: Kushner & Trump aides quietly plan to sell F-35 jets & armed drones to UAE. Its linked to broader US plans that led to UAE signing diplomatic accord w/ Israel. But Israeli officials denounce the sale and Congress may object. w/ @MarkMazzettiNYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/world/middleeast/trump-netanyahu-israel-uae.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/world/middleeast/trump-netanyahu-israel-uae.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1296234612486807552)  2020-08-19T23:56Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"In @nytimes story on indictment of Bannon: He was arrested in CT on yacht owned by Guo Wengui Chinese tycoon in NYC said to have ties to Chinas spy agency. Bannon took $1 million. Donald Trump Jr. endorsed the fundraising. Kobach was on its board. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/nyregion/steve-bannon-indicted.htmlreferringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/nyregion/steve-bannon-indicted.htmlreferringSource=articleShare"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1296510924745060352)  2020-08-20T18:14Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"2. Bannons friend Guo is not a Chinese dissident as people claim. He has a complex history in elite power struggles. He fled China after officials arrested Ma Jian a top officer in MSS the spy agency. Sources in China say the two were close. More: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/world/asia/china-ma-jian-sentenced.htmlreferringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/world/asia/china-ma-jian-sentenced.htmlreferringSource=articleShare"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1296518406208987138)  2020-08-20T18:44Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"NEW: US officials shepherding Trumps arms sales to Saudi Arabia & UAE have been worried for years they could be charged w/ war crimes over deaths in Yemen. But State Dept. leaders have concealed the legal risks. Our @nytimes investigation w/ @laforgia_. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/us/politics/us-war-crimes-yemen-saudi-arabia.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/us/politics/us-war-crimes-yemen-saudi-arabia.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1305474869249871875)  2020-09-14T11:53Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"This earlier @nytimes story on dexamethasone its uses and its dangers points to the severity of covid-19 in those who end up taking the drug. Conley said today that doctors gave it to a Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/health/coronavirus-dexamethasone.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/health/coronavirus-dexamethasone.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1312828298402111489)  2020-10-04T18:53Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"NEW: US diplomats & spies say Trump administration has concealed info on mystery attacks abroad in which Russia is a suspect. We found new episodes w/ CIA officers in Moscow & elsewhere similar to Cuba & China crises. w/ @AnaSwanson @julianbarnes. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/us/politics/diplomat-attacks-havana-syndrome.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/us/politics/diplomat-attacks-havana-syndrome.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1318337267941912576)  2020-10-19T23:44Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"2. Our @nytimes investigation found the Trump administration took a softer approach on China. State Dept. didn't open an investigation there as they had in Cuba. They downplayed the idea of attacks. They didn't give the same benefits to the US government employees who suffered"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1318361075419652096)  2020-10-20T01:19Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"4. Mark Lenzi is a diplomatic security officer who has sued the State Dept. for disability discrimination. He and his family were evacuated from China in [----] after he was injured. This is a deliberate high-level cover-up he said. "They have hung us out to dry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1318369098674376704)  2020-10-20T01:51Z 133.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Lets cut through the noise to Bidens China policy. A @nytimes team examined his 40-year relationship w/ China. We found fascinating info but no business interests or unethical acts. Trump even praised our 3100-word story. w/ @michaelcrowley @AnaSwanson. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/06/us/politics/biden-china.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/06/us/politics/biden-china.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1319795521553338369)  2020-10-24T00:19Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"NEW: Top Trump officials are accused of using taxpayer resources to campaign for Trump Pompeo OBrien Barr Wolf Ratcliffe. Office of Special Counsel is investigating @SecPompeo for [--] potential illegal acts. w/ @shearm @michaelcrowley @KannoYoungs. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/02/us/politics/trump-reelection-government-power.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/02/us/politics/trump-reelection-government-power.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1323434347916075008)  2020-11-03T01:18Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"It's kind of like watching the end of Reservoir Dogs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1324515341477814273)  2020-11-06T00:54Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"When science returns to the White House: Mr. Bidens aides are planning for the first critical transition decisions to focus on health care and addressing the pandemic the central theme of his campaign in the final months. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/us/politics/joe-biden-donald-trump-transition.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/us/politics/joe-biden-donald-trump-transition.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1325086817419489281)  2020-11-07T14:44Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The first-edition front page of The New York Times for Sunday Nov. [--] 2020"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1325146677154508804)  2020-11-07T18:42Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


""Maybe worst of all we employed the time-honored method of treating both sides of a controversy as roughly equal.It was almost criminally misleading in the Trump era particularly when it came to the coverage of his Republican enablers. By @Sulliview. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/media-cover-trump-save-democracy/2020/11/08/e23fc35e-21c1-11eb-952e-0c475972cfc0_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/media-cover-trump-save-democracy/2020/11/08/e23fc35e-21c1-11eb-952e-0c475972cfc0_story.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1325884707268124672)  2020-11-09T19:35Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The final phrase on this page from Obamas memoir is an allusion to one of the most famous lines from Orwells [----]. The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final most essential command. Obama with the foreshadowing. https://t.co/BtFvB2DaTP Obama with the foreshadowing. https://t.co/BtFvB2DaTP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1333945571862867969)  2020-12-02T01:26Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"This is notable and a key marker for those who say Trumps actions help China: The Chinese embassy in the US has retweeted Trumps fake claim of election fraud. For autocrats Trump is helping delegitimize democracy and eroding US standing. Putin has repeated his arguments too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1336742141264072705)  2020-12-09T18:38Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The walls go up in a new Green Zone. I saw this in Iraq and now its in my hometown of Washington. A militant mob incited by the American president to end US democracy through violence brought this. But they failed. Residents of DC stand against the people they call terrorists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1350442956973613058)  2021-01-16T14:01Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"January 2021: A three-act play"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1352622171252809732)  2021-01-22T14:20Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


""Pompeo used taxpayer funds to buy [---] specially embossed pens worth more than $10000 in total for guests who attended private dinners at the State Department as he mulled his political future. Pens had emblems custom-made in China. By @jakesNYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/politics/mike-pompeo-china-pens.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/politics/mike-pompeo-china-pens.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1360299897719767044)  2021-02-12T18:49Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"A Sept. [--] morning on Sept. [--] in Washington. I still think in those terms sometimes on glorious days in September. I wonder if Ill think that way for the rest of my life. I was driving into New York City to return home from a reporting assignment on 9/11. cc: @ClydeHaberman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1436413707903508481)  2021-09-10T19:38Z 133.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Boxing Day in Houston Texas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1475247880113954820)  2021-12-26T23:31Z 133.5K followers, [--] engagements


".@nytimes Sunday front page: Theres a blizzard. And theres a look at the big US sanctions that Biden threatens to throw at Russia if Putin invades Ukraine. Heres our story: w/ @michaelcrowley. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/29/us/politics/russia-sanctions-economy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/29/us/politics/russia-sanctions-economy.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1487826834414878721)  2022-01-30T16:35Z 133.5K followers, [--] engagements


"NEW: US officials held talks w/ China to get Xi to urge Putin to avoid invading Ukraine. Chinese officials said they didnt believe the US and secretly told Russia the US was trying to sow discord & China wouldn't try to impede Russia US officials said. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/us/politics/us-china-russia-ukraine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/us/politics/us-china-russia-ukraine.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1497185453413441549)  2022-02-25T12:23Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"NEW: Senior Chinese officials asked senior Russian officials to delay an invasion of Ukraine until after the Winter Olympics according to U.S. & European officials. They cited a Western intelligence report. Xi & Putin met on Feb. [--]. w/ @julianbarnes. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/us/politics/russia-ukraine-china.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/us/politics/russia-ukraine-china.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1499100365760909312)  2022-03-02T19:12Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Incredible photos by @yamphoto of Putins war in Ukraine. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-02-23/russia-begins-its-attack-on-ukraine https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-02-23/russia-begins-its-attack-on-ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1500313587805564928)  2022-03-06T03:33Z 133.5K followers, [---] engagements


"2. This video appears to show the mortar shell exploding among the Ukrainian civilians. I worked w/ @lynseyaddario in Iraq and think thats her yelling. @nytimes security employees raced out first to give aid. Colleague @mgdowney might have more info. https://x.com/KyleJGlen/status/1500432948390158338s=20&t=DwqW28VV0O_Vgm9_LLaB6g https://x.com/KyleJGlen/status/1500432948390158338s=20&t=DwqW28VV0O_Vgm9_LLaB6g"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1500497176623042562)  2022-03-06T15:42Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Ill turn on the disco ball next time. It was about 8:15 when the shrooms kicked in. 7/10 @ewong https://t.co/Z7pUJCSiBS It was about 8:15 when the shrooms kicked in. 7/10 @ewong https://t.co/Z7pUJCSiBS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1502457864107003904)  2022-03-12T01:34Z 133.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Former active US military officers are noting that Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard has been amplifying Kremlin conspiracy theories that are anti-US & anti-Ukraine. China has also been openly amplifying the theories in recent days using powerful megaphones: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/us/politics/russia-ukraine-china-bioweapons.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/us/politics/russia-ukraine-china-bioweapons.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1503032109514035205)  2022-03-13T15:35Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"NEW: Russia asked China for military and economic support after Putin began his full-scale invasion of Ukraine US officials say. Jake Sullivan plans to meet with Yang Jiechi in Rome on Monday to discuss the war and Chinas role. w/ @julianbarnes. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/us/politics/russia-china-ukraine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/us/politics/russia-china-ukraine.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1503097329670316037)  2022-03-13T19:55Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Xinhua released a longer readout of the Biden-Xi call. It indicates no change in Chinas stance. Xi didn't suggest a role China could play in ending the war. And he used a favorite phrase of his to cast blame on the US: "Let he who tied the bell on the tigers neck take it off"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1504853536273797120)  2022-03-18T16:13Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"2. The Chinese readout said US & NATO should talk to Russia to try to resolve the crisis and address the security concerns of Russia & Ukraine. It also emphasized the tensions between China & US over Taiwan before it mentioned Ukraine. Here it is: https://xhpfmapi.xinhuaxmt.com/vh512/share/10669343 https://xhpfmapi.xinhuaxmt.com/vh512/share/10669343"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1504858200331493377)  2022-03-18T16:32Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"NEW: Nations & companies pushed globalization for decades thinking it would lead to peace & profits. But the Ukraine war & pandemic have upended that. Now they're unwinding parts of the global economy. US Russia and China are in conflict. w/ @AnaSwanson. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/us/politics/russia-china-global-economy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/us/politics/russia-china-global-economy.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1506380344265744397)  2022-03-22T21:20Z 133.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Insightful essay by Madeleine Albright on the eve of Putins full-scale invasion of Ukraine. She said Russia would find itself isolated economically battered and grappling with a fierce resistance in Ukraine. This was her last piece for @nytimes. RIP. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/opinion/putin-ukraine.htmlsmid=tw-share https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/opinion/putin-ukraine.htmlsmid=tw-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1507078084394164226)  2022-03-24T19:33Z 133.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Mick Mulvaney now at CBS News was the key WH aide in Trumps coercion campaign on Zelensky & Ukraine. Mulvaney withheld military aid while Ukraine was fighting Russia so Trump could pressure Zelensky to find" dirt on Biden. @nytimes dug into Mulvaney: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1509354314581659649)  2022-03-31T02:18Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"NEW: Biden is putting the defense of democracy at the center of his agenda at home & abroad. The drive has been given urgency by Russia's war on Ukraine the growing power of China and the efforts of Trump & his supporters to undermine fair elections. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/06/us/politics/biden-democracy-threat.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/06/us/politics/biden-democracy-threat.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1567112921431347200)  2022-09-06T11:30Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Its quiet here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1611076421367070720)  2023-01-05T19:05Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"US officials release more info on the mystery object that a F-16 shot down over Lake Huron MI. It was traveling at 20K feet and "presented as an octagonal structure with strings hanging off but no discernible payload." Same object that radars picked up over Montana last night"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1624896439221469187)  2023-02-12T22:21Z 133.5K followers, 969.1K engagements


"NEW: The alarming warnings by Blinken & other Biden aides that China is strongly considering giving arms to Russia for use in Ukraine portend a big expansion of the war. It would become a war involving the world's [--] superpowers and lead to a global rift. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/19/world/europe/us-china-weapons-russia-ukraine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/19/world/europe/us-china-weapons-russia-ukraine.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1627425453085454336)  2023-02-19T21:50Z 133.5K followers, 753.6K engagements


"Pompeo was on the phone call where Trump signaled to Zelensky that he was withholding Javelins from Ukraine which had been fighting a war with Russia since [----] unless Zelensky gave him political dirt on Hunter and Joe Biden. Bidens failure to deter Putin was a catastrophic mistake. But its not too late to help Ukraine win. https://t.co/lpQPFnzmae Bidens failure to deter Putin was a catastrophic mistake. But its not too late to help Ukraine win. https://t.co/lpQPFnzmae"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1629520332783595522)  2023-02-25T16:34Z 133.5K followers, 951.5K engagements


"2. Pompeo also yelled at @NPRKelly in the executive suite of the State Department asked her to point to Ukraine on a blank map and said: Do you think Americans care about fucking Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1629591742767824899)  2023-02-25T21:18Z 133.5K followers, 166K engagements


"3. On the Trump-Zelensky call which involved Pompeo Trump pressed Zelensky to open an investigation into the Bidens. Trumps aim was to make it appear that the Bidens had done something wrong in Ukraine no matter what. This all came out during the first impeachment of Trump"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1629596579572117505)  2023-02-25T21:37Z 133.5K followers, 43.3K engagements


"Stunning story by @peterbakernyt about powerful Texas politicians who went to the Middle East in [----] on a secret mission orchestrated by one of them: to get Iran to hold onto US hostages to help swing election to Reagan who was running against Carter. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/october-surprise-iran-hostages.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/october-surprise-iran-hostages.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1637182740406599681)  2023-03-18T20:02Z 133.5K followers, 3.1M engagements


"Gaetz's military policy adviser Derrick Miller shot an Afghan man in the head during an interrogation. Rep. Matt Gaetzs military advisor is a convicted war criminal who served [--] years in prison for murdering an Afghan civilian during an interrogation. https://t.co/vYTpoTocFw Rep. Matt Gaetzs military advisor is a convicted war criminal who served [--] years in prison for murdering an Afghan civilian during an interrogation. https://t.co/vYTpoTocFw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1641167493136887811)  2023-03-29T19:56Z 133.5K followers, 341K engagements


"Bi-khim Hsiao Taiwan's de facto ambassador to US says Ukraine's success in repelling Russia helps deter China. She says US aid to Ukraine is key and doesn't weaken Taiwan an argument countering ones from Hawley @ElbridgeColby and a few others. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/us/politics/taiwan-ambassador-ukraine-china.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/us/politics/taiwan-ambassador-ukraine-china.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1663685086691090435)  2023-05-30T23:13Z 133.5K followers, 469.5K engagements


"I had a fun lunch yesterday with @PaulSalopek in Beijing where he has paused his epic @outofedenwalk to finish writing a book. At my favorite dumpling place in Beijing we talked about his adventures walking across China Myanmar India Central Asia Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1672041142920130560)  2023-06-23T00:37Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Speaker Kevin McCarthy made House lawmakers & aides meet with Zelensky in the National Archives building because he refused to reserve one of the regular House rooms on the Hill. He didnt want to anger the small number of anti-Ukraine GOP lawmakers in the House. Today in the US National Archives Olena @ZelenskaUA and I addressed American officials businesses and the public. We expressed our gratitude to the U.S. and all Americans who support Ukraine at the call of their hearts. We called for unity in fighting for our shared freedom. https://t.co/ApSN5uXoXv Today in the US National Archives"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1705018964596650372)  2023-09-22T00:39Z 133.5K followers, 197.7K engagements


"US intelligence failure on Israel-Gaza: Jake Sullivan the White House national security adviser said this just [--] days ago at a talk in DC: The Middle East Region Is Quieter Today Than It Has Been in Two Decades https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/10/israel-war-middle-east-jake-sullivan/675580/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/10/israel-war-middle-east-jake-sullivan/675580/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1710767929157902715)  2023-10-07T21:23Z 133.5K followers, 848.7K engagements


"No journalist should ever be subjected to this kind of attack. And correspondents who have followed the work of @AkbarSAhmed know his reporting is fair and accurate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1720215107895021623)  2023-11-02T23:03Z 133.5K followers, 739.3K engagements


"This passage in @TheAtlantic essay by Adam Rubenstein is wrong. The quote is from a paragraph in which I discussed only China policy. I named a GOP senator whom I think speaks with more substance on China than Cotton. Readers know I quote a wide range of knowledgeable analysis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1762159167077237071)  2024-02-26T16:54Z 133.5K followers, 609.5K engagements


"I respect @TheAtlantic. It should issue a correction. No one asked me for comment or I would've pointed out the false context. The irony is that Rubenstein twisted a line to fit his ideological point the very act he criticizes. And all serious journalists scrutinize opinions. This passage in @TheAtlantic essay by Adam Rubenstein is wrong. The quote is from a paragraph in which I discussed only China policy. I named a GOP senator whom I think speaks with more substance on China than Cotton. Readers know I quote a wide range of knowledgeable analysis. https://t.co/DMWQvFZWhy This passage in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1762174785344155977)  2024-02-26T17:56Z 133.5K followers, 454.1K engagements


"At the Edge of Empire is on The Atlantic's list of [--] summer reads "This books power comes from Wongs broad sense of the patterns of Chinese history.and from his ability to toggle effortlessly between the epic and the intimate." Out 6/25. Order here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602734/at-the-edge-of-empire-by-edward-wong/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602734/at-the-edge-of-empire-by-edward-wong/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1790736428185297207)  2024-05-15T13:30Z 133.4K followers, 49.7K engagements


"We had a beautiful hometown launch event for my book on China #AtTheEdgeOfEmpire at @PoliticsProse in DC. I was moved to see my mom sis and family and school friends and my English teacher. More than [---] people the book sold out Info & ordering: http://bit.ly/3XDnsYi http://bit.ly/3XDnsYi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1806379518778581481)  2024-06-27T17:30Z 133.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The political entity is commonly called Taiwan. It is a democracy has a government that operates independently of the PRC and is recognized diplomatically by about a dozen nations and the Vatican. The IOCs name of Chinese Taipei is inaccurate and not based in reality. One photo to demonstrate the level of absurdity involved in the IOCs rule against displays of statehood for Taiwan. This is not the ROC flag just a towel. Shameful. https://t.co/tFRF9qCvfL One photo to demonstrate the level of absurdity involved in the IOCs rule against displays of statehood for Taiwan. This is not the ROC flag"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1819808894895415369)  2024-08-03T18:53Z 133.5K followers, 126.3K engagements


"Fascinating [----] column from the @nytimes archives about @Tim_Walz teaching a genocide course in a rural high school. People now casually use the word genocide without knowing historical contexts. Walz told his students to investigate the origins of mass murder"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1821535323127435421)  2024-08-08T13:13Z 133.4K followers, 76.5K engagements


"From a former CIA senior intelligence officer who has briefed US presidents on China I've been in the room with Trump many times. Vote for Harris. I've been in the room with Trump many times. Vote for Harris"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1852872081999905030)  2024-11-03T00:35Z 133.5K followers, 776.5K engagements


"Mike Casey a US diplomat working on Gaza and Iraq War veteran has resigned. The more informed you become on this issue you cant avoid realizing how bad it is." And: "We dont have a policy on Palestine. We just do what the Israelis want us to do. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/18/state-department-employee-resigns-israel-gaza https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/18/state-department-employee-resigns-israel-gaza"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1869467047144640670)  2024-12-18T19:37Z 133.5K followers, 794.8K engagements


"UPDATE: Trump just said on Air Force One that the U.S. is "in charge" of Venezuela despite Rubio veering away from any suggestion of direct control earlier. Trump also said the post-Maduro leaders must give him "total access" to the oil. Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/us/politics/rubio-military-quarantine-venezuela-oil.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.B1A.lbn2.e3qlj7HMCPOk Breaking: Rubio said the US Navy will keep up a "quarantine" of some Venezuelan oil exports to coerce Maduro's allies to open up the oil industry. A White House official said that's what Trump meant when he said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2008011799753629816)  2026-01-05T03:04Z 133.3K followers, 169K engagements


"Since ousting Maduro Trump has focused on getting "total access" to Venezuela's oil. That has been key to his thinking on Venezuela all along. Here's a gift link to the @nytimes story that @julianbarnes and I did last month on how it drove him: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-maduro-venezuela-oil-tanker.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.9E8.J-pL.R9cvZkpinE5A https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-maduro-venezuela-oil-tanker.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.9E8.J-pL.R9cvZkpinE5A"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2008241252563657038)  2026-01-05T18:16Z 133.3K followers, 90.7K engagements


"Rubio told lawmakers that Trump wants to buy Greenland. How @nytimes reported in April that the US could offer $10000 annually to each resident. Or Trump could make an offer to Denmark as Truman did in [----]. Earlier story by @michaelcrowley @maggieNYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/politics/trump-greenland-denmark.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/politics/trump-greenland-denmark.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2009628703329079323)  2026-01-09T14:09Z 133.5K followers, 136.3K engagements


"Interesting Cardinal Parolin reportedly summoned Brian Burch US ambassador to the Holy See on Christmas Eve to discuss Maduro. The Vatican pushed backed on the characterization of the discussions. Days before the Maduro raid the Vatican's top diplomat tried to reach Marco Rubio to discuss a diplomatic off ramp involving Russia granting Maduro asylum. A deep dive on how the diplomatic efforts by the Vatican and other nations died on the vine https://t.co/TJoNAnB85E Days before the Maduro raid the Vatican's top diplomat tried to reach Marco Rubio to discuss a diplomatic off ramp involving"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2009683201363718288)  2026-01-09T17:46Z 133.3K followers, [----] engagements


"NEW from @nytimes: Netanyahu called Trump yesterday and asked him to hold off on attacking Iran. During the June war Iran hit Israel with many missiles killing some civilians. Qatar Oman Saudi Arabia and Egypt have also asked the US not to attack Iran"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2011871326445654301)  2026-01-15T18:41Z 133.3K followers, 165.7K engagements


"NEW: The Danish foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told The New York Times that a US takeover of Greenland was a red line. He said Vance and Rubio had agreed to a working group on solutions. But the White House said the group will discuss the US acquisition of Greenland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2011986368293917107)  2026-01-16T02:18Z 133.3K followers, 192.3K engagements


"Rubio approved the deportations of [--] student activists last year for exercising their free speech rights on the Israel-Gaza war according to newly unsealed court documents. A Turkish student was detained for writing a newspaper essay. Story: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/trump-rubio-student-speech.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/trump-rubio-student-speech.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2014735997821497752)  2026-01-23T16:24Z 133.3K followers, 174.2K engagements


"NEW from @nytimes: Trump reality check China and Russia aren't threatening Greenland. US and European officials say there's no intelligence on any such dangers. Senator @markwarner of intel committee says the only immediate threat to Greenland is Trump asserting claims to it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2015089703435845742)  2026-01-24T15:49Z 133.4K followers, 120.5K engagements


"The Washington Post is my hometown newspaper. I grew up reading it. The work of its foreign correspondents was a big inspiration for my own career as one for The New York Times. The Washington Post and its reporters are an American treasure. Waking up without power heat or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car writing in pencil pen ink freezes by headlamp. Despite how difficult this job can be I am proud to be a foreign correspondent at The Washington Post. https://t.co/Ds7j9Gl87D Waking up without power heat or running water. (Again.) But the work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2015836307436536254)  2026-01-26T17:16Z 133.3K followers, 27.4K engagements


"Xi Jinping just purged Gen. Zhang Youxia once his closest ally in the Chinese military. The move is significant. What does it mean @nytimes story by @ChuBailiang: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/world/asia/china-xi-zhang-youxia-military.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/world/asia/china-xi-zhang-youxia-military.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2015994214664876312)  2026-01-27T03:44Z 133.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Heres a new frame-by-frame video analysis of the killing in Minneapolis by ICE of Alex Pettri a nurse for the Veterans Administration. The @nytimes assesses that two ICE agents shot [--] rounds into him even though he didnt post a threat. Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010668660/new-video-analysis-reveals-flawed-and-fatal-decisions-in-shooting-of-pretti.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.HlA.OrrM.YBqdh91QeguN https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010668660/new-video-analysis-reveals-flawed-and-fatal-decisions-in-shooting-of-pretti.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.HlA.OrrM.YBqdh91QeguN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2016215272210813107)  2026-01-27T18:22Z 133.3K followers, [----] engagements


".@PENamerica has issued this statement on the arrest by federal agents of journalist Don Lemon. "Journalism is not a crime." https://pen.org/press-release/arrest-of-don-lemon-another-blatant-escalation-against-press/ https://pen.org/press-release/arrest-of-don-lemon-another-blatant-escalation-against-press/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2017270635467063657)  2026-01-30T16:16Z 133.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Gift link to @nytimes story: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/trump-congress-weapons-aid-israel.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.IlA.qyep.V7Ai3nE7KRWT https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/trump-congress-weapons-aid-israel.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.IlA.qyep.V7Ai3nE7KRWT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2017429922998886452)  2026-01-31T02:49Z 133.4K followers, [----] engagements


"UCLA law professor Alex Wang has been studying one of the critical ways China has been making inroads around the world. The US has been ceding this ground. Excited to announce the publication of my new book Chinese Global Environmentalism later this month "The environment was once one of China's greatest weaknesses. It is now becoming a pillar of Chinas global power." https://t.co/otQ19fOfUF https://t.co/qFoYBkSzQQ Excited to announce the publication of my new book Chinese Global Environmentalism later this month "The environment was once one of China's greatest weaknesses. It is now becoming"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2018173965638713375)  2026-02-02T04:05Z 133.4K followers, [----] engagements


"On whether the Chinese government is tightening its control of Hong Kong Li says: "Such a worry is not necessary." Refers to Basic Law"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/576960237665583104)  2015-03-15T04:16Z 133.3K followers, [--] engagements


"One of the worlds biggest film stars. My favorite film of his is Dil Se. https://x.com/iamsrk/status/763894690093473793 I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks. https://x.com/iamsrk/status/763894690093473793 I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/763943754105368576)  2016-08-12T03:42Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Chinese diplomats told me before election they thought Trumps brazen words were just an act. They assumed he would be normal if elected"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/804878070851182592)  2016-12-03T02:41Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Obama had a farewell lunch with [--] of his favorite writers: Dave Eggers Colson Whitehead Zadie Smith Barbara Kingsolver and Junot Daz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/822290038784462848)  2017-01-20T03:49Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Cities where people are protesting to protect Muslims are the ones hit by 9-11 attackers. Who in the US are the fearful Who's in a bubble https://x.com/jr3wx/status/825468737432190976 HAPPENING NOW: Dulles International Arrivals packed with demonstrators to support refugees Trump is detaining. #MuslimBan #nobannowall https://t.co/1njQNsIaoT https://x.com/jr3wx/status/825468737432190976 HAPPENING NOW: Dulles International Arrivals packed with demonstrators to support refugees Trump is detaining. #MuslimBan #nobannowall https://t.co/1njQNsIaoT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/825501126820843521)  2017-01-29T00:29Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Chinese Communist Party officials blocked NYT & Bloomberg from press briefings for years following publication of stories that angered them. https://x.com/nytimes/status/835210651249356805 Breaking News: The Times and [--] other news outlets were kept from attending a briefing by Trump's press secretary https://t.co/KR5DpWwtAg https://x.com/nytimes/status/835210651249356805 Breaking News: The Times and [--] other news outlets were kept from attending a briefing by Trump's press secretary https://t.co/KR5DpWwtAg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/835213538151002112)  2017-02-24T19:43Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Merrick Garland https://x.com/chrislhayes/status/889597339907895296 I think there's a good case that McConnell's handling of the healthcare bill is as much a violation of norms as anything Trump has done. https://x.com/chrislhayes/status/889597339907895296 I think there's a good case that McConnell's handling of the healthcare bill is as much a violation of norms as anything Trump has done"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/889599574565933056)  2017-07-24T21:34Z 133.5K followers, [---] engagements


"This is bad. But Obama WH started the trend of targeting journalists along with leakers according to scholars & press freedom advocates. https://x.com/nbcnews/status/893492478774521857 AG Jeff Sessions citing leaks says he's "reviewing policies" for subpoenaing the press. "They cannot place lives at risk with impunity." https://t.co/U35g1QankV https://x.com/nbcnews/status/893492478774521857 AG Jeff Sessions citing leaks says he's "reviewing policies" for subpoenaing the press. "They cannot place lives at risk with impunity." https://t.co/U35g1QankV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/893499237341822976)  2017-08-04T15:49Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"My farewell thoughts on China after nearly a decade reporting there: A reborn empire is a showcase of hard power. https://nytimes.com/2018/01/05/sunday-review/china-military-economic-power.html https://nytimes.com/2018/01/05/sunday-review/china-military-economic-power.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/949359990686568448)  2018-01-05T19:20Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements


"After Santa Fe massacre Houston police chief says he has hit rock bottom on gun rights. Calls on politicians to put limits on gun sales and ownership. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/us/texas-shooting-art-acevedo-guns.htmlhp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/us/texas-shooting-art-acevedo-guns.htmlhp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/998030610353541122)  2018-05-20T02:40Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements

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