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Letter: Lessons from Fineberg

Oct 21, 2024 | adn.com | David Finkelstein

By David Finkelstein Updated: 1 minute ago Published: 1 minute agoThank you for the excellent tribute to Richard Fineberg. We all learned a lot from him. — David FinkelsteinTucson, ArizonaHave something on your mind? Send to [email protected] or click here to submit via any web browser. Letters under 200 words have the best chance of being published. Writers should disclose any personal or professional connections with the subjects of their letters. Letters are edited for accuracy, clarity and length.
Robert Beck Memorial Cinema: Weekly Visit to the Supernal Realms

Aug 12, 2024 | lakeivan.substack.com | David Finkelstein

(This article originally appeared in the book captured: a film/video history of the lower east side by Clayton Patterson.)Every Tuesday evening, without fail, the Robert Beck Memorial Cinema lights up the ample screen of the Collective Unconscious at 145 Ludlow Street with shadows, visions, primal screams, mathematical musings, and personal revelations. Hungry eyeballs are satisfied with endless investigations of the play of light and color.
"Altered Outer Retinal Structure, Electrophysiology and Visual Percepti" by Katie K N Tran, Pei Ying Lee et al.

Jul 23, 2024 | digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu | Pei Ying Lee |David Finkelstein |Allison M McKendrick |Bao Nguyen

BACKGROUND: Visual biomarkers of Parkinson's disease (PD) are attractive as the retina is an outpouching of the brain. Although inner retinal neurodegeneration in PD is well-established this has overlap with other neurodegenerative diseases and thus outer retinal (photoreceptor) measures warrant further investigation.
As Xi and Biden Meet, US-China Military Talks Need a Restart

Nov 14, 2023 | cna.org | David Finkelstein

This week, President Biden and President Xi Jinping of China will meet in San Francisco on the fringes of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference. High on Washington’s agenda is reaching agreement to move forward with military-to-military engagement, which has been reduced by the People’s Liberation Army to perfunctory levels since August 2022.
Letter: Tucson water needs

Oct 25, 2023 | tucson.com | David Finkelstein

I agree with Councilmember Kevin Dahl: water conservation should be our first priority. Just walking around town you can see thousands of gallons of drinking water being wasted daily. It will be much more efficient (and less costly) to conserve the drinking water we have, rather than distill it from sewage water. David FinkelsteinDowntownDisclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star. Video Player is loading. Current Time 0:00Duration 0:53Remaining Time -0:53Beginning of dialog window.
Will Xi’s Military Modernization Pay Off?

Oct 5, 2023 | realcleardefense.com | David Finkelstein
Will Xi’s Military Modernization Pay Off?

Oct 4, 2023 | almendron.com | David Finkelstein

For months, all eyes have been on the high-level personnel turmoil in the Chinese military. Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has not been seen in public for weeks, raising questions about whether he still holds his position. Li Yuchao, the commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force, which oversees China’s arsenal of conventional and nuclear missiles, has also been replaced.
Will Xi’s Military Modernization Pay Off?

Oct 4, 2023 | foreignaffairs.com | David Finkelstein |Steven Cook |Thomas Graham

For months, all eyes have been on the high-level personnel turmoil in the Chinese military. Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has not been seen in public for weeks, raising questions about whether he still holds his position. Li Yuchao, the commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force, which oversees China’s arsenal of conventional and nuclear missiles, has also been replaced.
Suspending US-Chinese military ties could is no longer a low-risk proposition

Jun 27, 2023 | thehill.com | David Finkelstein

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent meetings with Chinese leaders in Beijing were a positive development in an otherwise fraught period in U.S.-China relations. While it is still too early to know for sure, the visit holds out the prospect that serious high-level political and economic discussions may once again take place in an attempt to arrest the downward trajectory in the relationship.
6/29/23 National Security News and Commentary

Jun 27, 2023 | myemail.constantcontact.com | Benoit Faucon |Nancy Youssef |Phillips P. O’Brien |David Finkelstein

Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners Quotes of the Day:1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 28, 20232. Exclusive: Army secretary talks force structure cuts, SOF ‘reform’3. Suspending U.S.-Chinese military ties is no longer a low-risk proposition4. Putin Moves to Seize Control of Wagner’s Global Empire5. Forget About Those Faulty Timelines for Ukraine’s Success6. Chinese Balloon Used American Tech to Spy on Americans7.