Reporter on the investigations team at the NYT. I always have a China-focused story in the works. Co-author of bestselling “When McKinsey Comes to Town”. Navy veteran. Send tips to Michael.forsythe@nytimes.com. DM for Signal. https://bsky.app/profile/pekingmikenyt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pekingmikenyt.bsky.social/post/3mltw6kscfk2jTrump’s Push to Keep Coal Plants Open Is Costing Hundreds of Millions https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/climate/trump-coal-plants-cost.html?smid=bs-share14 May 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:tb4n2emlxlln7b2in5jsptnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltw6kscfk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pekingmikenyt.bsky.social/post/3mlr5sy2las2yChinese Firms Plot Secret Arms Sales to Iran, U.S. Officials Say https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/politics/china-iran-weapons-trump-xi.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share13 May 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:tb4n2emlxlln7b2in5jsptnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr5sy2las2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pekingmikenyt.bsky.social/post/3mlqfpwpmd225U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/iran-missiles-us-intelligence.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share13 May 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:tb4n2emlxlln7b2in5jsptnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqfpwpmd225https://bsky.app/profile/pekingmikenyt.bsky.social/post/3ml7shzdoqs26Purported Epstein Suicide Note Is Released https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/nyregion/epstein-suicide-note.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.YAju.QZC3VsStt4sj&smid=nytcore-ios-share06 May 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:tb4n2emlxlln7b2in5jsptnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7shzdoqs26https://bsky.app/profile/pekingmikenyt.bsky.social/post/3ml2enry4hc27An interesting idea! I am intrigued!04 May 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:tb4n2emlxlln7b2in5jsptnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2enry4hc27https://bsky.app/profile/pekingmikenyt.bsky.social/post/3mkxdk7twbc2fSlightly diminish a book Love in the Time of Seasonal Allergies [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:tb4n2emlxlln7b2in5jsptnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxdk7twbc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pekingmikenyt.bsky.social/post/3mks5exufhc2pSince Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/obamacare-enrollment-decline.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fFA.jCM4.xXMtNJNBkYh5&smid=nytcore-ios-share01 May 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:tb4n2emlxlln7b2in5jsptnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks5exufhc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pekingmikenyt.bsky.social/post/3mkanfuboks2hSummon your best Elrond impersonation and say “Mordor”. Also pronounced “Brooklyn”24 Apr 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:tb4n2emlxlln7b2in5jsptnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkanfuboks2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pekingmikenyt.bsky.social/post/3mk625bawwc2d“The truth is, anyway, Russia has never taken them seriously,” Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defense minister, said about the talks last week. “This is why it is all the more important to support Ukraine.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/europe/eu-loan-ukraine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dFA.2RtI.G7Fs5E0DNE-y&smid=nytcore-ios-share23 Apr 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:tb4n2emlxlln7b2in5jsptnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk625bawwc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pekingmikenyt.bsky.social/post/3mk4eggztjs2xF.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/politics/fbi-times-reporter.html?unlocked_article_code=1.c1A.t2q5.CUMvMyswD7AL&smid=nytcore-ios-share22 Apr 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:tb4n2emlxlln7b2in5jsptnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4eggztjs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pekingmikenyt.bsky.social/post/3mjmgaq6im225Huge if true.16 Apr 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:tb4n2emlxlln7b2in5jsptnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmgaq6im225https://bsky.app/profile/pekingmikenyt.bsky.social/post/3mjd6lq55rs2vChina’s Most Famous Modern Writer: From Fiery Rebel to Cute Communist Mascot - by Andy Higgins, who just finished a short stint in China after a long absence. Now he’s back in Eastern Europe, writing about Orban. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/world/asia/lu-xun-chinese-writer-communist-mascot.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aVA.s_lb.wEqxC0uvXCLe&smid=nytcore-ios-share12 Apr 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:tb4n2emlxlln7b2in5jsptnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd6lq55rs2v