Dr. Raymond Kuo | 郭泓均

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Dr. Raymond Kuo | 郭泓均

@kuorum.bsky.social

Expert on international order and Asian security. Director, Taiwan Policy Initiative and Senior Political Scientist @ the RAND Corporation. 🇹🇼🇺🇸

Website: https://www.raymondkuo.com/
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Look, last night sucked, and today was even worse. But we can wallow, or we can help. I'm going to help.
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One difference I like between here and the other place: skeets 2 or 3 in a thread sometimes get more likes than the first bc they provide detail and analysis, rather than introduce the issue. That's as it should be!
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Listen, academic journals: I just want to download the PDF. Why do you need to open three tabs to do that?
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Dave was bragging to his boss. He said "I know everyone there is to know. Just name anybody." His boss called his bluff "OK, Dave, how about Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson?" So they flew to Hollywood, went to The Rock's house and rang the doorbell. The Rock came to door, saw Dave and said "Dave!..."
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One thing I'll add to this excellent thread is that many undergrads pursue a graduate degree far too early in their careers. I find that many view MA programs as "top-ups" or even the baseline they need to get a job (esp in DC).
5) I do not believe grad school in the humanities in which you pay for tuition (including with loans) is generally worth doing; there are exceptions, but a lot of short master's programs see paying MA/Mphil students are cash cows, not as future potential colleagues. You need to know that.
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TWsky See? Doesn't have to be serious!
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100% endorse. It's frankly awesome, both the dancing and how much he commits to it.
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Friends in NYC! Please use these forms from our public libraries to tell the mayor not to cut NYC library budgets! Pick your borough and fill out the form! Bronx/Manhattan/Staten Island: www.nypl.org/speakout Brooklyn: www.bklynlibrary.org/standup/cont... Queens: queenslibrary.org/support/take...
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Got vaxxed 3 years ago after rushing to the signup website, reserving a spot for an hour later, then rushing to my car, since the location was 50m away. I arrived & the whole place is closed bc vaccinations start the following day. So did the whole drive a 2nd time. Still worth it!
3 years ago got vaccinated at a FEMA site staffed by National Guards at Medgar Evers community college in Brooklyn. Whole process under 30 mins including 15 minutes observation time.
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New Bright Line Watch report brightlinewatch.org/courts-campa... Key findings: -Experts view Trump immunity claim as profound threat to democracy, identify second term scenarios threatening democracy as likely. -Public polarized on Trump legal claims and cases Detailed findings in 🧵 (1/9)
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“That’s what makes opinions like this so incoherent. Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, & Kavanaugh had to figure out a way to protect Trump’s presence on the ballot, & if that meant ignoring over 100 yrs of jurisprudence about the 14th Amendment, so be it.” — @snipy.bsky.social
The Supreme Court's ballot ruling is absurd. They don't care.www.publicnotice.co There are more important things than logic and legal principles.
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Time to remember the best voting advice I ever heard: voting isn't marriage, it's public transport. You're not waiting for "the one" who's absolutely perfect: you're getting the bus, and if there isn't one to your destination, you don't not travel- you take the one going closest.
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Alright, bsky, I really like you, way more than the other place. But this is the kind of engagement I'm getting over there. Come on, we can do better!
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Last burst of fire for the Year of the Hare. My reflections on some of the implications of the 2024 Taiwan elections out with CEIP just in time for Lunar New Year’s Eve. 對台灣2024大選後續影響的一些觀察,正好剛在除夕發。祝大家🐲龍年大吉!
Taiwan’s Voters Have Spoken. Now What: Implications of Taiwan’s 2024 Elections for Beijing and Beyondcarnegieendowment.org Quiet but important shifts in Taiwan’s politics that will have critical implications for cross-strait ties.
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Thanks to the U.S. Program @@rsis.sg for speaking with me about the Taiwan elections & Taiwan-US-PRC ties on their podcast. See links below. 感謝南洋理工惹耶樂南學院美國研究項目給我機會在他們podcast上分享台灣大選、台美、美中關係的觀察。 podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/usp... open.spotify.com/show/5Ytv8W5... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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What happens now in the House after the Senate vote on the Ukraine aid bill. Will Johnson allow a vote? Can others force one? Free to read. The answer may depend on public mobilization to call R House members and demand a vote on Ukraine aid. wapo.st/3T7gDMd
Analysis | The Ukraine bill got 70 Senate votes. Can the House GOP really ignore it?wapo.st The 70 Senate votes for the Ukraine-Israel-Taiwan funding bill reinforces how this has strong bipartisan support. Can the House really refuse to act?
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Let me know if you want to be added to the list! TWsky
[Kind of messed up the first time...] I've created a feed focused on Taiwan's security, politics, economics, and society. Link your posts by tagging "twsky", "taiwansky", "🇹🇼", or "🧋". Let me know if you'd like me to add you to the list! You can find and save the feed at: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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[Kind of messed up the first time...] I've created a feed focused on Taiwan's security, politics, economics, and society. Link your posts by tagging "twsky", "taiwansky", "🇹🇼", or "🧋". Let me know if you'd like me to add you to the list! You can find and save the feed at: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Welcome to all the new Blueski-ers! I've just created a feed focused on Taiwan's security, politics, economics, and society. Be sure to link your relevant posts using: "twsky" or "taiwansky". You can follow the feed at: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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