J.J. Sefton's Morning Report

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AoSHQ The Morning Report
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Kruiser's Morning Brief

"The more pity, that fools may not speak wisely what wise men do foolishly."

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The Morning Briefing
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Trump, Xi, and the Taiwan Test

President Donald Trump's trip to China places Taiwan back where Beijing always wants it: under pressure, under scrutiny, and under threat.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te isn't watching this meeting like a man checking diplomatic weather; he's watching it like the leader of a free island that China keeps trying to isolate, intimidate, and eventually absorb.

China's leaders understand ceremony, leverage, and timing. They also smell weakness when there's blood in the water, which is why I vividly remember the 2021 Alaska meeting and how it hangs around this story like smoke in a conference room.

You remember that Anchorage meeting, right? When Antony Blinken, then secretary of state, and Jake Sullivan, then national security advisor, sat across from Yang Jiechi, then China's top foreign policy official, and Wang Yi, then China's foreign minister and state councilor. China's opening remarks turned into a public scolding, and the Biden team looked stunned as Beijing delivered a lecture in front of the cameras. Reading the archives is downright infuriating.

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J.J. Sefton's Morning Report

J.J. Sefton
AoSHQ The Morning Report
May 12, 2026

Kruiser's Morning Brief

"The more pity, that fools may not speak wisely what wise men do foolishly."

Stephen Kruiser
The Morning Briefing
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The GOP Is Having a Run of Good Luck, Hope It Does Something With It.

J.J. Sefton's Morning Report

J.J. Sefton
AoSHQ The Morning Report
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Kruiser's Morning Brief

Sarah Anderson has the briefing again today

"The more pity, that fools may not speak wisely what wise men do foolishly."

Stephen Kruiser
The Morning Briefing
May 11, 2026
We've Finally Found Something That United America. Sort Of.

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