<![CDATA[Stories by Emily Young on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@EmilyYoung1?source=rss-ac8a0fc5e807------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*f592xB6fHdUSylSqoKo3Bg.png Stories by Emily Young on Medium https://medium.com/@EmilyYoung1?source=rss-ac8a0fc5e807------2 Medium Sun, 15 Nov 2026 11:34:45 GMT <![CDATA[China Is Selling America’s Debt. Or Is It?]]>

The official numbers show a historic retreat. The custody data tells a very different story.

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Overrated is a ratio, not an insult.

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Porn is the wedge. Identity is the point.

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Sex is the cheapest charge in politics.

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Dependence is easier to resent than to replace.

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Tokyo is fighting an oil price with an interest rate.

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The confession is worth $852 billion.

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The outrage was priced in.

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The oil is in the Gulf. The tightening is everywhere else.

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Beijing was never asked to sign.

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