Mike Forsythe 傅才德

Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child nytimes.com/2026/03/20/us/…

NEW: Last year, a former modeling agent who famously introduced Trump and Melania asked a top ICE official to have the mother of his son detained. Paolo Zampolli told the official that it would help him in a custody battle. The ICE official agreed to help. nytimes.com/2026/03/20/us/…

“Although President Donald Trump says he has ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military Capability’, the 0% that remains is playing havoc with the global economy.” -The Economist

A poll by Daniel Biss's campaign found 51% of Dem voters viewed AIPAC unfavorably vs 17% favorably in the Illinois district where he was running. So, by the time AIPAC started spending against him, he had decided to make the group a villain. It worked. nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/…

Huge. Super Micro's co-founder indicted for chip smuggling. Earlier this month I wrote about how another server maker, Lenovo, was duped into selling chips that were illegally transshipped to China. Will @BISgov tighten KYC rules for the server makers? cnbc.com/2026/03/19/us-…

I live in Eindhoven, ASML town. Heard this from folks inside... Over the years ASML promoted a lot of strong EUV people into architect roles, group leads, management tracks. Built up serious layers. Classic growth pain. Then McKinsey comes in , says cut the management layers to speed things up. So now those same high performers, real good EUV experts, who got promoted are the ones on the block. About 3400 roles targeted, mostly management. Half will be reassigned, rest gone. Big hit in Veldhoven/Eindhoven area (~1400), some in US. Unncertainty is high, unions talking, details probably land around April. At the same time, ASML is still planning massive growth. The new campus near the airport just got final green light from city council. Construction starts soon, phased build-out. Long term they talk ~20,000 new jobs in the region (first wave ~5k by 2028). And the layoff packages are subpar. Philips is also based in the same town. And they had layoffs due to serious financial issues last year. Their layoff packages were much better than what ASML is offering. What a way to kill tje company culture. Especially at a time when the company is printing money.

U.S. Encourages Flow of Iranian Oil While It Battles Iran - The New York Times nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/…

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“The US Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is retreating from the Red Sea after a fire broke out in its laundry room, scuttling plans to project power in the war with Iran.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

I'll never get over how Naomi Wolf wrote a whole-ass book, edited, printed, finalized, and in a LIVE promo interview a historian told her she was interpreting a historical phrase wrong, and literally the entire book was bunk. And the publisher just pulled the book on the spot.

We paid 7.5 dollars to fully charge the electric car! Nobody in China cares about the oil wars anymore

Things are not okay.

Striking NBC poll on changes among young Americans on views of Israel. And: “Now, almost 60% of Democrats and almost 50% of independents view Israel negatively, a change from when NBC News last asked this question in November 2023, shortly after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.”

I look forward to Bridge Colby's testimony about the strategic importance of conducting naval operations in the Gulf with the People's Republic of China.

If President Trump thinks he’s building leverage with Beijing by threatening to postpone his visit, he’s going to find disappointment.

The future looks bright in the hands of the tech oligarchs.

His wealth went up from $2.8-9M to $29-97M while in office and the key steps were (a) selling his family plumbing business to a donor for $25-50M and (b) a series of apparently well-timed stock trades.

He threatens NATO but once again refuses to criticize Russia for giving Iran intelligence on U.S. forces and bases in the Mideast.

Tucker Carlson stops by the desk to talk Oscar nominations

While Jared Kushner is negotiating on behalf of the United States with governments in the Middle East, he is also soliciting investments in his private business venture from some of those same governments nytimes.com/2026/03/13/bus…