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Peace &
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AM Nukes Roundup
September 10, 2025
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Media
Intel
The craft (and business) of TikTok storytelling,
according to
author Jason
Pargin
- Jason
Pargin,
American
writer and
novelist, has
over half a
billion views
across TikTok
and 1.3
million
followers on
all platforms
yet says he
sells only
about 1 book
per 2,000
TikTok views
(or 1 per
million if he
doesn’t
mention the
book), showing
just how steep
the conversion
funnel is for
authors.
- Despite
being a New
York Times
bestselling
author with
film and TV
rights sold
for every book
he’s written,
more than half
his income now
comes from
social media
videos where a
viral hit
might earn
$2,000, but
most bring in
closer to $15.
- He
warns aspiring
creators there
are no tricks:
algorithms
change
constantly,
TikTok’s user
base is
shrinking, and
success
demands
obsessive
consistency.
His job is now
80–85% content
creation and
only 15–20%
actual
writing.
CBS News Ombudsman Pick Sparks Concerns Over
Political
Influence
- Paramount’s
appointment of
Kenneth
Weinstein as
CBS News
ombudsman
raises
credibility
concerns, as
his history of
pro-Trump and
conservative
donations
fuels
skepticism
about his
ability to act
as an
independent
watchdog.
- The
move reflects
CBS News’
broader shift
under
Paramount’s
new ownership,
with changes
to editorial
practices,
talks to bring
in Bari Weiss,
and heightened
sensitivity to
political
criticism.
- Paramount’s
recent $16M
settlement in
a Trump voter
interference
lawsuit
underscores
the perception
that the
company is
bending to
political
pressure,
risking
long-term
trust in its
journalistic
integrity.
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Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here
for more):
September
22: Anniversary
of Indian Ocean
Nuke Test (1979)
September
23: Last
US nuclear weapons
test (1992)
September
24: Anniversary
of CTBT (1996)
September
26: International
Day for the Total
Elimination of
Nuclear Weapons
October 2: International
Day of
Non-Violence
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 News
Clips
KOREA
Emboldened
Kim Jong Un oversees
test of powerful new
North Korean rocket
engine days after China
visit
Brad Lendon, Nectar Gan,
CNN - September 9
Kim
Jong Un’s Beijing Visit:
A View From North Korea
Rachel Minyoung Lee, 38
North - September 9
North
Korea conducts its final
ground test of a
solid-fuel engine for
long-range missiles
Kim Tong-Hyung, AP News -
September 9
North
Korean Leader Kim Jong
Un Gives Major Nuclear
Update
Robert Birsel, Newsweek -
September 9
RECA/NUCLEAR
WASTE
St.
Louis County seeks $2.6M
for new jobs to support
radiation compensation
program
Samir Knox, KSDK -
September 9
IRAN
Iran
and U.N. Watchdog Meet
to Discuss Resuming
Nuclear Inspections
Erika Solomon, Sanam
Mahoozi, New York Times -
September 9
Iran,
IAEA announce agreement
on resuming nuclear
inspections
Elwely Elwelly, Francois
Murphy, Reuters -
September 9
Iran
and nuclear watchdog
sign agreement seeking
path to restart
cooperation
Fatma Khaled, Stephanie
Liechtenstein, AP News -
September 9
Iran
Releases Statement on
Missing Nuclear
Materials
Amira El-Fekki, Newsweek -
September 9
Iran
Nuclear Facilities
Update: IAEA Reaches
Pact Amid Sanctions
Threats
Gabe Whisnant, Newsweek -
September 9
Iran
has no path to producing
weapons-grade uranium
for first time in 15
years after Trump
strikes
Ryan King, New York Post -
September 9
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