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Architecture News<p>NYT Architecture : New York Liberty Unveil Practice Facility Amid WNBA’s Race to Attract Talent <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/business/new-york-liberty-practice-facility.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/27/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/new-york-liberty-practice-facility.html</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewtownCreek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewtownCreek</span></a>(Brooklyn-Queens,NY) <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a>'sNationalBasketballAssn <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DraftandRecruitment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DraftandRecruitment</span></a>(Sports) <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Greenpoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenpoint</span></a>(Brooklyn,NY) <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Building" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Building</span></a>(Construction) <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ionescu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ionescu</span></a>,Sabrina(1997-) <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Stewart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stewart</span></a>,Breanna(1994-) <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewYorkLiberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkLiberty</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jones</span></a>,Jonquel <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Architecture</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tsai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tsai</span></a>,ClaraWu <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Basketball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Basketball</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChildCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildCare</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Former Taiwanese President <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tsai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tsai</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ing</span></a>-<a href="https://c.im/tags/wen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wen</span></a> emphasized the importance of U.S. support for Ukraine during the Halifax International Security Forum on Nov. 23, <br>🔥urging Washington to prioritize helping Kyiv despite the rising threat of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. <br>"They should do whatever they can to help the Ukrainians," Tsai said, according to a Politico report. <br>♦️"We [Taiwan] still have time."<br>Tsai’s comments came after U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Samuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Samuel</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Paparo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paparo</span></a> acknowledged that <br>⚠️aiding Ukraine has begun to strain the U.S. military’s capacity to prepare for potential conflict in Asia. <br>❌Paparo highlighted the depletion of critical weapon stockpiles, including Patriots and air-to-air missiles. <br>⭐️During her Halifax appearance, Tsai argued that Ukraine's success against Russian aggression would serve as a global deterrent.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/taiwans-former-president-urges-us-to-prioritize-aiding-ukraine-over-taiwan-politico-reports/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/taiwans-fo</span><span class="invisible">rmer-president-urges-us-to-prioritize-aiding-ukraine-over-taiwan-politico-reports/</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Taiwanese senior officials repeatedly questioned members of a visiting U.S. congressional delegation on what stalled aid to <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> means for U.S. commitments to defend the island from potential <a href="https://c.im/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/aggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aggression</span></a>.</p><p>The Senate last week passed the national security supplemental — which includes $1.9 billion in U.S. funding to restock arms bound for <a href="https://c.im/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> — but House Speaker Mike <a href="https://c.im/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Johnson</span></a> has vowed to block the bill unless it includes provisions to tighten border security.</p><p>Taiwan is extremely interested in Ukraine, and extremely worried that we might walk away from Ukraine,” Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), chair of the House Select Committee on China, told reporters on Friday at the end of a three-day Congressional Delegation to the self-governing island.</p><p>The issue of U.S. support for Ukraine came up repeatedly in meetings that Gallagher and CODEL members including committee ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) had with senior officials including Taiwan President <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tsai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tsai</span></a> Ing-wen and President-elect <a href="https://c.im/tags/Lai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lai</span></a> Ching-te. </p><p>“They are watching the supplemental requests for Ukraine like hawks and they view Ukraine prevailing against the criminal invasion by Russia as incredibly important in sending a message to the Chinese Communist Party,” Krishnamoorthi said.</p><p>The potential for a Trump victory in the U.S. presidential election and the possibility that it might result in a change in traditional U.S. support for Taiwan is also worrying its leaders. </p><p>The CODEL tried to ease those fears by assuring their Taiwanese hosts of the strong bipartisan congressional support for the island.</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/23/taiwan-leadership-u-s-ukraine-00143047" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2024/02/23/t</span><span class="invisible">aiwan-leadership-u-s-ukraine-00143047</span></a></p>