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X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-07-27 03:00
In their twilight years, Xi Jinping’s predecessors fragmented authority to ensure that subordinates served as counterweights to prevent any one gaining too much influence. They became oracle-like. Over time Mr Xi may come to shape such a system as well https://t.co/UT76jTnlTg ...
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-07-26 02:40
In their twilight years, Xi Jinping’s predecessors fragmented authority to ensure that subordinates served as counterweights to prevent any one gaining too much influence. They became oracle-like. Over time Mr Xi may come to shape such a system as well https://t.co/9JOAsxc2PY ...
X @Bloomberg
Bloomberg· 2025-07-25 10:16
Trump has cast successes at the US Supreme Court as broad endorsements of his authority to fire agency heads, shrink the government workforce and halt billions of dollars in federal spending. Some lower court judges see it differently https://t.co/km2wvOqO00 ...
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-07-25 01:40
In their twilight years, Xi Jinping’s predecessors fragmented authority to ensure that subordinates served as counterweights to prevent any one gaining too much influence. They became oracle-like. Over time Mr Xi may come to shape such a system as well https://t.co/otzabbOMrl ...
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-07-23 23:00
In their twilight years, Xi Jinping’s predecessors fragmented authority to ensure that subordinates served as counterweights to prevent any one gaining too much influence. They became oracle-like. Over time Mr Xi may come to shape such a system as well https://t.co/Sf0sd0tIrG ...
Evidence Over Obedience | Ellie Sun | TEDxYouth@YCYWShanghai
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-08 15:28
[Music] Right. Before I begin my presentation, quick show of hands. How many of you have followed an order in the past 24 hours. Hands up if you have followed any sort of order.Right. Hands down. Now take a moment to think what was the order.I have a shocking statistic for you all today that reveals some disturbing nature about humans. Did you know that 65% people were willing to shock a stranger. That came from Mgrim's 1963 experiment.It was considered controversial as he studied how ordinary people would ...
How to harness the 4 A’s of power | Natalie Jobity | TEDxNokesville Women
TEDx Talks· 2025-06-17 15:59
[Music] A few years ago, I participated in a virtual woman summit and we were asked the question, what word best describes who we'd be if we were completely free to be ourselves. And the word that came out of my mouth to 100 women was the word uncontainable. I was shocked.I had never said that word before. But when I said it, I felt so excited. I imagined a version of myself soaring like an eagle in the sky, completely unbound with no limits.It reminded me of another experience I had many years ago where I ...