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Bill Nye warned No Kings protesters they are facing a possible “end of our republic” thanks to President Donald Trump and his “group of confederates.” Nye was one of the speakers at a Washington, D.C. No Kings rally. The former host of the educational series Bill Nye the Science Guy received big applause from the crowd when he was introduced at the anti-Trump event, and he went on to accuse the current administration of not accepting “scientific fact.” “We are confronting the possible end to our republic,” Nye told the crowd.

In contrast to the general rush in most parts of the world to congratulate Barack Obama and hail a new era of American leadership, an initially muted response from Beijing followed by an outburst in the state-run China Daily immediately after the inauguration is significant. It suggests that he enthusiasm with which Obama was received in Europe will not be replicated in China, at least not in the Communist leadership. On the contrary, the new president may well fan old Chinese fears, pointing to difficult times ahead in the most important bilateral relationship for the world. The editorial on Jan....