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November 22, 2025

Japan-Taiwan Tensions & Trump Calls Democrats "Traitors"

Tokyo defies Beijing over Taiwan remarks while Washington's political divide widens and U.S. envoys quietly revive plans for a Ukraine-Russia peace deal.

🌐 International Affairs

US revives Ukraine-Russia peace push with Zelenskyy on the defensive - ABC News

Trump administration presses 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan to Zelenskyy with NATO-style guarantees

ABC News ABC News Axios

10. Goals of the system

Changing the system’s overarching aim from zero-sum battlefield victory to collaboratively secured peace realigns military, economic, and diplomatic subsystems, redirecting resources, information flows, and deterrence dynamics toward stability. Such goal redefinition—embodied in comprehensive peace plans and collective security guarantees—cascades through rules and feedback loops, unlocking solution spaces inaccessible under a win-lose paradigm.

Japan’s Takaichi rejects China’s request to retract Taiwan comments

Bloomberg

11. Mindset or paradigm

Japan’s refusal to retract statements on Taiwan underscores a paradigm of viewing Taiwan’s security as integral to regional stability; shifting or reinforcing national paradigms shapes long-term foreign-policy behavior beyond short-term negotiations.

🏛️ Politics and Governance

Trump brands Democrats ‘traitors’ over advice to troops on unlawful orders

The Washington Post BBC News

11. Mindset or Paradigm

By depicting adherence to lawful orders as betrayal and urging troops to defy civilian authority, actors challenge the democratic paradigm of civilian control and rule of law, implicitly legitimizing authoritarian alternatives. Altering this underlying mindset can swiftly reshape what behaviors are deemed acceptable, thereby redistributing power among elected officials, the military, and the public.

Bipartisan leaders attend Cheney funeral, Trump absent

The Washington Post

11. Mindset or Paradigm

Attendance patterns at a high-profile state funeral—particularly the conspicuous absence of former president Trump—highlight entrenched partisan identities and narratives. Shifting the underlying mindset around cross-party engagement could recalibrate how political actors and citizens perceive collaboration and civility, yielding wider systemic change than procedural tweaks alone.

Rep. Eric Swalwell launches bid for California governor

Politico

9. Power to change the system structure

Eric Swalwell’s late entry exemplifies political self-organization—injecting new coalitions, narratives, and resource flows that can restructure the competitive landscape and policy debates of the race.

Speaker Mike Johnson seeks rule changes after being sidestepped on Epstein documents

Axios

8. Rules of the system

Speaker Mike Johnson’s call to curb discharge petitions targets the formal rules that let rank-and-file lawmakers bypass leadership—changing these rules can realign power dynamics, agenda-setting, and ultimately what legislation advances.

Lawmakers pursue bipartisan reforms of congressional censure process

CNN

8. Rules of the System

Revising the censure process changes formal incentives and constraints that guide lawmaker behavior. Rule modifications can recalibrate accountability mechanisms, potentially reducing frivolous actions and strengthening institutional integrity across legislative cycles.

Judge halts Trump administration’s 'unlawful' National Guard deployment in D.C.

The Washington Post

8. Rules of the system

The court injunction reasserts legal boundaries on executive deployment powers, redefining operational rules that govern civil-military relations and checks and balances.

🎭 Culture and Entertainment

Miss Mexico wins Miss Universe after confronting host’s bullying

Associated Press

11. Mindset or paradigm

A contestant publicly confronting on-stage bullying challenges entrenched paradigms of pageant decorum and female representation, potentially shifting societal expectations toward empowerment and respectful treatment.

Bills QB Josh Allen upset over late play call on failed fourth down

NBCSports.com

4. Delays in feedback loops

Minimizing the lag between sideline play-calling and on-field execution tightens the feedback loop, improving coordination and performance outcomes during critical game moments.

🫂 Social Issues

Coast Guard stops labeling swastikas and nooses as hate symbols

The Washington Post

8. Rules of the System

Reclassifying hate symbols from prohibited to merely ‘potentially divisive’ rewrites internal enforcement rules, influencing how inclusion, discipline, and morale feedback loops function within the service.

💰 Economy and Finance

Global stocks retreat after AI valuation jitters spark market reversal

Investor's Business Daily BBC News Bloomberg CNBC

7. Information Flows

The speed, clarity, and symmetry with which data—from real-time technical signals to earnings releases and policy guidance—circulates among traders shape collective expectations and thus dictate whether feedback loops amplify or absorb market shocks. Enhancing transparency, disclosure standards, and related regulatory feedback would narrow information gaps, curb overreactions, and dampen the boom-bust cycles that arise from misaligned expectations.

🔬 Science and Research

Avi Loeb links newly discovered sideways lines to possible smaller-object release

Medium

7. Information flows

High-resolution imaging and open dissemination of data on interstellar objects expand who can analyze and validate findings, accelerating collective learning and adaptive research directions.

🏢 Business and Industry

Photos show UPS cargo plane on fire with engine falling off before crash

Associated Press

7. Information Flows

Public release of investigative images speeds organizational learning across airlines, regulators, and manufacturers, tightening negative feedback loops that prevent future accidents.

Gap’s viral denim campaign drives double-digit sales growth among Gen Z

Business Insider

7. Information Flows

Gap’s viral ‘Better in Denim’ campaign altered who receives what information, when, and through which social channels—especially among Gen Z. Optimizing these flows accelerated sales growth without immediate changes to product, pricing, or supply chain, demonstrating the outsized impact of transparent, resonant messaging within commercial ecosystems.

💻 Technology and Innovation

Hands-on look at Google’s Nano Banana Pro AI image generator

Wired

6. Gain Around Positive Feedback Loops

Google’s improved image generator amplifies the reinforcing loop between AI capability, user adoption, and corporate reliance on automated visuals. Managing this acceleration—or introducing dampeners—will determine how rapidly AI-generated media saturates public spaces and shapes cultural norms.

OpenAI teams with Foxconn to develop custom AI data-center hardware

Bloomberg

3. Structure of Stocks and Flows

The OpenAI–Foxconn collaboration reshapes physical capacity (servers, chips, manufacturing) that governs data and energy flows through AI systems. Altering this structural backbone directly influences scalability, latency, and environmental footprint of AI deployment worldwide.

🌍 Environment and Climate

Magnitude-5.5 quake in Bangladesh kills at least three

Al Jazeera English

3. Structure of stocks and flows

Redesigning physical infrastructure (building codes, emergency shelters, medical surge capacity) alters the way people and resources flow during seismic events, directly reducing fatalities and injuries in future quakes.

Article Links

  1. US revives Ukraine-Russia peace push with Zelenskyy on the defensive - ABC News
  2. Trump administration's 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan presented to Zelenskyy - ABC News
  3. Scoop: Trump peace plan for Ukraine includes NATO-style security guarantee - Axios
  4. Japan’s Takaichi Rejects China Demand To Retract Taiwan Remarks - Bloomberg.com
  5. Trump: Democrats ‘traitors’ for telling military not to follow unlawful orders - The Washington Post
  6. Trump: Democrats' message to troops seditious behavior, punishable by death - BBC
  7. Cheney’s funeral draws Bush, mix of Democrats and Republicans. Not Trump. - The Washington Post
  8. Eric Swalwell enters California governor’s race - Politico
  9. Scoop: Mike Johnson wants changes after being outflanked on Epstein files - Axios
  10. Bipartisan push to reform censure process emerges in Congress after flurry of complaints brought against lawmakers - CNN
  11. Trump administration ordered to halt ‘unlawful’ Guard deployment in D.C. - The Washington Post
  12. Miss Mexico is crowned Miss Universe at a pageant where she stood up to a host’s bullying - AP News
  13. Josh Allen was frustrated the Bills got the play in late on failed fourth down - NBC Sports
  14. U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols - The Washington Post
  15. Market Reverses At Critical Levels; What To Do Now - Investor's Business Daily
  16. US and Asia stocks slide as AI jitters persist - BBC
  17. Asia Tech Rout Resumes as Stocks Slide on AI Valuation Fears - Bloomberg.com
  18. Stock futures edge higher after market drops on renewed AI fears: Live updates - CNBC
  19. Breaking News: Newly-Discovered Sideways Lines Might Trace the Release of Smaller Objects by… - Avi Loeb – Medium
  20. Dramatic photos of doomed UPS plane show the aircraft on fire and its engine flying off - AP News
  21. Gap CEO says its viral denim campaign wasn't just a hit online — it drove double-digit growth in sales, fueled by Gen Z - Business Insider
  22. Hands On With Google's Nano Banana Pro Image Generator - wired.com
  23. OpenAI Teams With Foxconn to Design AI Data Center Hardware - Bloomberg.com
  24. At least three killed as magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Bangladesh - Al Jazeera
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