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Sunday, March 15, 2026
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Topic: consulate

Decision to shut Chinese consulate in Houston could lead to smaller US footprint in China

China’s vow to retaliate against the move likely means one of the US diplomatic compounds may close. The US has close to 700-1,000 diplomats and 6 consulates in China.

China vows retaliation after US shuts down its Houston consulate

China strongly condemned the move, which it said will 'sabotage China-US relations' and urged the immediate withdrawal of the 'erroneous decision'.

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Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.