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I\u2019m Alan Nuevo.\nBECK: And I\u2019m Beck Russum. We begin with political intrigue in New York City where a surprise press release announced that Chakir Cubero, Imperator Addison\u2019s senior advisor to the Senate, will be leaving the administration effective immediately. His sudden departure surprised many, including a panel of Senators who adjourned their press conference without comment when a reporter broke the news.\n\nALAN: With decades of experience working with the Senate and navigating its political waters, Chakir Cubero was considered a key advocate and ally for the administration, especially after his recent success working with Senators to expedite the release of regen tech across the empire. No explanation has been given for his departure.\nBECK: Irma Adey is here to discuss how Cubero\u2019s departure might affect the Addison administration and its relationship with the Senate. What have you been hearing out of New York City?\n\nIRMA ADEY: Officially, not much. There\u2019s been radio silence for the administration and Mr. Cubero personally. Administration officials have gone on record to confirm the news but refused to provide any further comment. There are plenty of rumors floating around, but I haven\u2019t been able to confirm any of them yet.\nBECK: So people are clearly abuzz about this. What can you say about it?\n\nIRMA ADEY: Well, it\u2019s pretty clear that not many people knew this was coming. Everything I\u2019ve heard is either confusion over exactly what happened or concern for what comes next.\nBECK: Since the specifics behind Cubero\u2019s departure are murky, let\u2019s focus on the concerns. Why is Cubero\u2019s departure concerning for some?\n\nIRMA ADEY: It\u2019s seen as a sign of a deteriorating relationship between the Addison administration and the Senate. Cubero was well liked in the Senate and worked those halls for decades. He spent years as an advisor to Senator Alisa Lee before joining the Costigan administration as its top Senatorial advisor; a position he maintained when Imperator Addison entered office.\nBECK: He was one of the highest-ranking members of the Costigan administration to stay on with Imperator Addison, if I recall.\n\nIRMA ADEY: Believe so. The move made sense for both sides. Cubero has friends and confidants from across the political spectrum and is considered an honest yet shrewd political operative. He was seen as someone who could potentially build a coalition of senators to support the Imperator\u2019s agenda,\nBECK: He definitely had a knack for bringing people together. In an interview I did with Imperator Costigan, he said that Cubero was essential to getting HuXa passed by the Senate.\n\nIRMA ADEY: That\u2019s right. Cubero sat down with every senator, even ones openly hostile to the idea, and discussed the HuXa deal in excruciating detail with them. Many saw Imperator Addison\u2019s decision to keep Cubero around as a sign that she was serious about finding ways to work with the Senate.\nBECK: How does the decision look to you now?\n\nIRMA ADEY: Honestly, it\u2019s too early to tell. Cubero was essential to getting senators on board with rapidly expanding regen tech but failed to rally much support for other aspects of the Imperator\u2019s ambitious agenda, including the votes needed to confirm Nyahuoa\u014dng T.yi as the next UEE Ambassador to the Xi\u2019an Empire.\nBECK: With Cubero out, is there any word on who might manage the relationship with the Senate for the Addison administration?\n\nIRMA ADEY: From what I\u2019m hearing, Jesse Baigent, Imperator Addison\u2019s Chief of Staff, will be assuming those responsibilities for now.\nBECK: Mr. Baigent, of course, is also Imperator Addison\u2019s husband and one of the architects behind her successful Imperator campaign.\n\nIRMA ADEY: He\u2019s also become an extremely polarizing member of the administration. Some have described him as inflexible and easy to anger. One person told me that Baigent\u2019s someone who\u2019d rather burn a bridge than compromise on its design. Meanwhile, his defenders argue that his hardline tactics are needed to achieve Imperator Addison\u2019s agenda and shake up the political norms that favor the powerful.\nBECK: You\u2019ve previously reported that Baigent and Cubero clashed frequently, including over how to handle the nomination of Nyahuoa\u014dng T.yi.\n\nIRMA ADEY: That\u2019s right. Cubero wanted to consult the Senate on the controversial nominee and build a coalition of support before officially announcing it. But Baigent disagreed and convinced the Imperator to hold a press conference introducing Nyahuoa\u014dng T.yi as the nominee before informing the Senate.\nBECK: The way the nomination process was handled definitely didn\u2019t endear the administration to the Senate.\n\nIRMA ADEY: Which is a huge, huge liability for Imperator Addison since she ran as an independent candidate. Not having to conform her ideas to a party\u2019s platform was a clear benefit during the campaign but not having the built-in base of support is hurting her now.\nBECK: Hard to get the Senate to consider your agenda if no one there supports it.\n\nIRMA ADEY: Exactly, but let me be clear, Imperator Addison has her defenders in the Senate. There\u2019s just not nearly enough support to build a coalition that could pass her policies. And, now that Cubero\u2019s gone, it would seem like creating one just got that much harder.\nBECK: So what\u2019s next for the administration and the Senate? Were there any potential positives by parting ways with Cubero?\n\nIRMA ADEY: We shall see. The biggest question for the administration seems to be if Jesse Baigent will add managing relations with the Senate to his duties or if they have someone else in mind for that role. On the Senate side of things, the Science and Technology Committee was scheduled later this week to begin debate on whether or not to amend the current AI laws to allow for limited research.\nBECK: A major promise of the Addison campaign that has yet to gain much traction in the Senate.\n\nIRMA ADEY: And now looks like it\u2019ll have to wait a bit longer, as I\u2019m hearing that debate has been removed from their schedule. I reached out to several members of the committee but no one would comment on why it was tabled or when it might be rescheduled.\nBECK: Irma, thanks as always for your insights. I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll be speaking to you more in the coming days as further details around Chakir Cubero\u2019s departure from the administration come into focus.\n\nALAN: We need to take a quick commercial break. When we return, we\u2019ll pay a visit to Nemo where local officials on Ergo have released a concerning report on the safety and structural integrity of several of the water world\u2019s most heavily populated platforms.\nBECK: That and more when Empire Report returns.","de_DE":"ALAN: Willkommen bei Empire Report. Ich bin Alan Nuevo.\nBECK: Und ich bin Beck Russum. Wir beginnen mit einer politischen Intrige in New York City, wo in einer \u00fcberraschenden Pressemitteilung bekannt gegeben wurde, dass Chakir Cubero, der leitende Berater von Imperator Addison im Senat, die Regierung mit sofortiger Wirkung verlassen wird. Sein pl\u00f6tzlicher Abgang hat viele \u00fcberrascht, darunter auch eine Gruppe von Senatoren, die ihre Pressekonferenz kommentarlos vertagten, als ein Reporter die Nachricht \u00fcberbrachte.\n\nALAN: Mit seiner jahrzehntelangen Erfahrung in der Zusammenarbeit mit dem Senat und dem Navigieren durch dessen politische Gew\u00e4sser galt Chakir Cubero als wichtiger F\u00fcrsprecher und Verb\u00fcndeter der Regierung, insbesondere nach seinem j\u00fcngsten Erfolg bei der Zusammenarbeit mit den Senatoren, um die Freigabe der Regenerations-Technologie im gesamten Imperium zu beschleunigen. Es wurde keine Erkl\u00e4rung f\u00fcr sein Ausscheiden gegeben.\nBECK: Irma Adey ist hier, um dar\u00fcber zu sprechen, wie sich Cuberos Abgang auf die Addison-Regierung und ihre Beziehungen zum Senat auswirken k\u00f6nnte. Was haben Sie aus New York City geh\u00f6rt?\n\nIRMA ADEY: Offiziell nicht viel. Es herrscht Funkstille in der Verwaltung und bei Herrn Cubero pers\u00f6nlich. Beamte der Verwaltung haben die Nachricht zwar best\u00e4tigt, sich aber geweigert, einen weiteren Kommentar abzugeben. Es kursieren viele Ger\u00fcchte, aber ich habe noch keines davon best\u00e4tigen k\u00f6nnen.\nBECK: Die Ger\u00fcchtek\u00fcche brodelt also gewaltig. Was k\u00f6nnen Sie dazu sagen?\n\nIRMA ADEY: Nun, es ist ziemlich klar, dass nicht viele Menschen wussten, dass dies kommen w\u00fcrde. Alles, was ich geh\u00f6rt habe, ist entweder Verwirrung \u00fcber das, was genau passiert ist, oder Besorgnis \u00fcber das, was als n\u00e4chstes kommt.\nBECK: Da die genauen Hintergr\u00fcnde von Cuberos Abgang unklar sind, sollten wir uns auf die Bedenken konzentrieren. Warum ist der Weggang von Cubero f\u00fcr einige besorgniserregend?\n\nIRMA ADEY: Er wird als Zeichen einer sich verschlechternden Beziehung zwischen der Addison-Regierung und dem Senat gesehen. Cubero war im Senat sehr beliebt und hat dort jahrzehntelang gearbeitet. Er war jahrelang Berater von Senatorin Alisa Lee, bevor er als oberster Senatsberater in die Costigan-Regierung eintrat; eine Position, die er auch bei Amtsantritt von Imperator Addison beibehielt.\nBECK: Wenn ich mich recht erinnere, war er eines der rangh\u00f6chsten Mitglieder der Costigan-Regierung, das bei Imperator Addison blieb.\n\nIRMA ADEY: Das glaube ich auch. Der Schritt war f\u00fcr beide Seiten sinnvoll. Cubero hat Freunde und Vertraute aus dem gesamten politischen Spektrum und gilt als ehrlicher, aber gewiefter politischer Agent. Er galt als jemand, der m\u00f6glicherweise eine Koalition von Senatoren aufbauen konnte, um die Agenda des Imperators zu unterst\u00fctzen,\nBECK: Er hatte definitiv ein H\u00e4ndchen daf\u00fcr, Menschen zusammenzubringen. In einem Interview, das ich mit Imperator Costigan gef\u00fchrt habe, sagte er, dass Cubero wesentlich dazu beigetragen hat, dass HuXa vom Senat verabschiedet wurde.\n\nIRMA ADEY: Das ist richtig. Cubero setzte sich mit jedem Senator zusammen, selbst mit denen, die der Idee offen ablehnend gegen\u00fcberstanden, und besprach mit ihnen das HuXa-Gesch\u00e4ft bis ins kleinste Detail. Viele sahen in der Entscheidung von Imperator Addison, Cubero zu behalten, ein Zeichen daf\u00fcr, dass es ihr mit der Zusammenarbeit mit dem Senat ernst war.\nBECK: Wie sehen Sie die Entscheidung jetzt?\n\nIRMA ADEY: Ehrlich gesagt ist es zu fr\u00fch, um das zu sagen. Cubero war wichtig, um die Senatoren f\u00fcr die rasche Ausweitung der Regenerierungstechnologie zu gewinnen, aber er hat es nicht geschafft, viel Unterst\u00fctzung f\u00fcr andere Aspekte der ehrgeizigen Agenda des Imperators zu gewinnen, einschlie\u00dflich der Stimmen, die f\u00fcr die Best\u00e4tigung von Nyahuoa\u014dng T.yi als n\u00e4chster UEE-Botschafter im Xi'an-Imperium ben\u00f6tigt werden.\nBECK: Gibt es nach dem Ausscheiden von Cubero schon einen Hinweis darauf, wer die Beziehungen zum Senat f\u00fcr die Addison-Regierung verwalten wird?\n\nIRMA ADEY: Soweit ich geh\u00f6rt habe, wird Jesse Baigent, der Stabschef von Imperator Addison, diese Aufgabe vorerst \u00fcbernehmen.\nBECK: Mr. Baigent ist nat\u00fcrlich auch der Ehemann von Imperator Addison und einer der Architekten hinter ihrer erfolgreichen Imperator-Kampagne.\n\nIRMA ADEY: Er ist auch ein extrem polarisierendes Mitglied der Verwaltung geworden. Einige haben ihn als unflexibel und leicht zu ver\u00e4rgern beschrieben. Eine Person sagte mir, Baigent sei jemand, der lieber eine Br\u00fccke abbrennt, als Kompromisse bei der Gestaltung einzugehen. Seine Verteidiger hingegen argumentieren, dass seine harte Taktik notwendig ist, um die Agenda von Imperator Addison durchzusetzen und die politischen Normen, die die M\u00e4chtigen beg\u00fcnstigen, zu ersch\u00fcttern.\nBECK: Sie haben bereits berichtet, dass Baigent und Cubero h\u00e4ufig aneinandergeraten sind, unter anderem \u00fcber den Umgang mit der Nominierung von Nyahuoa\u014dng T.yi.\n\nIRMA ADEY: Das ist richtig. Cubero wollte den Senat zu der umstrittenen Nominierung konsultieren und eine Koalition der Unterst\u00fctzung aufbauen, bevor er sie offiziell bekannt gab. Aber Baigent war anderer Meinung und \u00fcberzeugte den Imperator, eine Pressekonferenz abzuhalten, auf der Nyahuoa\u014dng T.yi als Kandidat vorgestellt wurde, bevor er den Senat informierte.\nBECK: Die Art und Weise, wie der Nominierungsprozess gehandhabt wurde, hat die Regierung beim Senat definitiv nicht beliebt gemacht.\n\nIRMA ADEY: Das ist eine gro\u00dfe, gro\u00dfe Belastung f\u00fcr Imperator Addison, da sie als unabh\u00e4ngige Kandidatin angetreten ist. Dass sie ihre Ideen nicht an die Plattform einer Partei anpassen musste, war ein klarer Vorteil w\u00e4hrend des Wahlkampfs, aber dass sie keine eingebaute Basis der Unterst\u00fctzung hat, schadet ihr jetzt.\nBECK: Es ist schwer, den Senat dazu zu bringen, Ihre Agenda zu ber\u00fccksichtigen, wenn sie von niemandem unterst\u00fctzt wird.\n\nIRMA ADEY: Genau, aber lassen Sie mich klarstellen, dass Imperator Addison im Senat ihre Verteidiger hat. Es gibt nur nicht ann\u00e4hernd genug Unterst\u00fctzung, um eine Koalition zu bilden, die ihre Politik durchsetzen k\u00f6nnte. Und jetzt, wo Cubero weg ist, scheint es noch schwieriger zu werden, eine solche zu bilden.\nBECK: Wie geht es nun mit der Regierung und dem Senat weiter? Hat die Trennung von Cubero m\u00f6glicherweise auch positive Auswirkungen?\n\nIRMA ADEY: Das werden wir sehen. Die gr\u00f6\u00dfte Frage f\u00fcr die Verwaltung scheint zu sein, ob Jesse Baigent die Verwaltung der Beziehungen zum Senat zu seinen Aufgaben hinzuf\u00fcgt oder ob sie jemand anderen f\u00fcr diese Rolle im Auge haben. Was den Senat betrifft, so sollte der Wissenschafts- und Technologieausschuss im Laufe dieser Woche mit der Debatte dar\u00fcber beginnen, ob die aktuellen KI-Gesetze ge\u00e4ndert werden sollen, um eine begrenzte Forschung zu erm\u00f6glichen.\nBECK: Ein gro\u00dfes Versprechen der Addison-Kampagne, das im Senat noch nicht viel Anklang gefunden hat.\n\nIRMA ADEY: Und jetzt sieht es so aus, als ob es noch ein bisschen l\u00e4nger warten muss, denn ich habe geh\u00f6rt, dass die Debatte aus dem Zeitplan gestrichen wurde. Ich habe mehrere Mitglieder des Ausschusses kontaktiert, aber niemand wollte sich dazu \u00e4u\u00dfern, warum die Debatte verschoben wurde oder wann sie neu angesetzt werden k\u00f6nnte.\nBECK: Irma, wie immer vielen Dank f\u00fcr Ihre Einblicke. Ich bin mir sicher, dass wir in den kommenden Tagen noch mehr mit Ihnen sprechen werden, wenn weitere Details \u00fcber das Ausscheiden von Chakir Cubero aus der Verwaltung bekannt werden.\n\nALAN: Wir m\u00fcssen eine kurze Werbepause einlegen. Wenn wir zur\u00fcckkehren, werden wir Nemo besuchen, wo die \u00f6rtlichen Beh\u00f6rden auf Ergo einen besorgniserregenden Bericht \u00fcber die Sicherheit und strukturelle Integrit\u00e4t mehrerer der am st\u00e4rksten besiedelten Plattformen der Wasserwelt ver\u00f6ffentlicht haben.\nBECK: Das und mehr bei der R\u00fcckkehr von Empire Report.","zh_CN":"ALAN: Welcome to Empire Report. I\u2019m Alan Nuevo.\nBECK: And I\u2019m Beck Russum. We begin with political intrigue in New York City where a surprise press release announced that Chakir Cubero, Imperator Addison\u2019s senior advisor to the Senate, will be leaving the administration effective immediately. His sudden departure surprised many, including a panel of Senators who adjourned their press conference without comment when a reporter broke the news.\n\nALAN: With decades of experience working with the Senate and navigating its political waters, Chakir Cubero was considered a key advocate and ally for the administration, especially after his recent success working with Senators to expedite the release of regen tech across the empire. No explanation has been given for his departure.\nBECK: Irma Adey is here to discuss how Cubero\u2019s departure might affect the Addison administration and its relationship with the Senate. What have you been hearing out of New York City?\n\nIRMA ADEY: Officially, not much. There\u2019s been radio silence for the administration and Mr. Cubero personally. Administration officials have gone on record to confirm the news but refused to provide any further comment. There are plenty of rumors floating around, but I haven\u2019t been able to confirm any of them yet.\nBECK: So people are clearly abuzz about this. What can you say about it?\n\nIRMA ADEY: Well, it\u2019s pretty clear that not many people knew this was coming. Everything I\u2019ve heard is either confusion over exactly what happened or concern for what comes next.\nBECK: Since the specifics behind Cubero\u2019s departure are murky, let\u2019s focus on the concerns. Why is Cubero\u2019s departure concerning for some?\n\nIRMA ADEY: It\u2019s seen as a sign of a deteriorating relationship between the Addison administration and the Senate. Cubero was well liked in the Senate and worked those halls for decades. He spent years as an advisor to Senator Alisa Lee before joining the Costigan administration as its top Senatorial advisor; a position he maintained when Imperator Addison entered office.\nBECK: He was one of the highest-ranking members of the Costigan administration to stay on with Imperator Addison, if I recall.\n\nIRMA ADEY: Believe so. The move made sense for both sides. Cubero has friends and confidants from across the political spectrum and is considered an honest yet shrewd political operative. He was seen as someone who could potentially build a coalition of senators to support the Imperator\u2019s agenda,\nBECK: He definitely had a knack for bringing people together. In an interview I did with Imperator Costigan, he said that Cubero was essential to getting HuXa passed by the Senate.\n\nIRMA ADEY: That\u2019s right. Cubero sat down with every senator, even ones openly hostile to the idea, and discussed the HuXa deal in excruciating detail with them. Many saw Imperator Addison\u2019s decision to keep Cubero around as a sign that she was serious about finding ways to work with the Senate.\nBECK: How does the decision look to you now?\n\nIRMA ADEY: Honestly, it\u2019s too early to tell. Cubero was essential to getting senators on board with rapidly expanding regen tech but failed to rally much support for other aspects of the Imperator\u2019s ambitious agenda, including the votes needed to confirm Nyahuoa\u014dng T.yi as the next UEE Ambassador to the Xi\u2019an Empire.\nBECK: With Cubero out, is there any word on who might manage the relationship with the Senate for the Addison administration?\n\nIRMA ADEY: From what I\u2019m hearing, Jesse Baigent, Imperator Addison\u2019s Chief of Staff, will be assuming those responsibilities for now.\nBECK: Mr. Baigent, of course, is also Imperator Addison\u2019s husband and one of the architects behind her successful Imperator campaign.\n\nIRMA ADEY: He\u2019s also become an extremely polarizing member of the administration. Some have described him as inflexible and easy to anger. One person told me that Baigent\u2019s someone who\u2019d rather burn a bridge than compromise on its design. Meanwhile, his defenders argue that his hardline tactics are needed to achieve Imperator Addison\u2019s agenda and shake up the political norms that favor the powerful.\nBECK: You\u2019ve previously reported that Baigent and Cubero clashed frequently, including over how to handle the nomination of Nyahuoa\u014dng T.yi.\n\nIRMA ADEY: That\u2019s right. Cubero wanted to consult the Senate on the controversial nominee and build a coalition of support before officially announcing it. But Baigent disagreed and convinced the Imperator to hold a press conference introducing Nyahuoa\u014dng T.yi as the nominee before informing the Senate.\nBECK: The way the nomination process was handled definitely didn\u2019t endear the administration to the Senate.\n\nIRMA ADEY: Which is a huge, huge liability for Imperator Addison since she ran as an independent candidate. Not having to conform her ideas to a party\u2019s platform was a clear benefit during the campaign but not having the built-in base of support is hurting her now.\nBECK: Hard to get the Senate to consider your agenda if no one there supports it.\n\nIRMA ADEY: Exactly, but let me be clear, Imperator Addison has her defenders in the Senate. There\u2019s just not nearly enough support to build a coalition that could pass her policies. And, now that Cubero\u2019s gone, it would seem like creating one just got that much harder.\nBECK: So what\u2019s next for the administration and the Senate? Were there any potential positives by parting ways with Cubero?\n\nIRMA ADEY: We shall see. The biggest question for the administration seems to be if Jesse Baigent will add managing relations with the Senate to his duties or if they have someone else in mind for that role. On the Senate side of things, the Science and Technology Committee was scheduled later this week to begin debate on whether or not to amend the current AI laws to allow for limited research.\nBECK: A major promise of the Addison campaign that has yet to gain much traction in the Senate.\n\nIRMA ADEY: And now looks like it\u2019ll have to wait a bit longer, as I\u2019m hearing that debate has been removed from their schedule. I reached out to several members of the committee but no one would comment on why it was tabled or when it might be rescheduled.\nBECK: Irma, thanks as always for your insights. I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll be speaking to you more in the coming days as further details around Chakir Cubero\u2019s departure from the administration come into focus.\n\nALAN: We need to take a quick commercial break. When we return, we\u2019ll pay a visit to Nemo where local officials on Ergo have released a concerning report on the safety and structural integrity of several of the water world\u2019s most heavily populated platforms.\nBECK: That and more when Empire Report returns."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":24,"created_at":"2022-01-19T02:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"4 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-08 07:09:44","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":18513,"next_id":18515}}