Frida Ghitis
@fridaghitis.bsky.social
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World affairs journalist. CNN/CNNE on-air contributor, Former CNN producer/correspondent. Sr columnist World Politics Review, contributing columnist Washington Post.
Worked in 70+ countries.
World affairs journalist. CNN/CNNE on-air contributor, Former CNN producer/correspondent. Sr columnist World Politics Review, contributing columnist Washington Post.
Worked in 70+ countries.
A different take on now:
"..a stubborn belief in the unique awfulness of now flatters the present and trivializes the achievements of those who overcame worse odds. Americans have felt such strains before. The past offers grounds neither for despair nor complacency"
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"..a stubborn belief in the unique awfulness of now flatters the present and trivializes the achievements of those who overcame worse odds. Americans have felt such strains before. The past offers grounds neither for despair nor complacency"
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America has coped with worse things than Donald Trump
Lessons from history for the next three years
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January 17, 2026 at 8:20 PM
A different take on now:
"..a stubborn belief in the unique awfulness of now flatters the present and trivializes the achievements of those who overcame worse odds. Americans have felt such strains before. The past offers grounds neither for despair nor complacency"
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
"..a stubborn belief in the unique awfulness of now flatters the present and trivializes the achievements of those who overcame worse odds. Americans have felt such strains before. The past offers grounds neither for despair nor complacency"
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
A scandalously unethical study whose objective is to look for problems with vaccines that we already know are highly effective.
Children in Guinea-Bissau in Africa will die because of RFK's crackpot anti-vaccine crusade. Shameful.
Children in Guinea-Bissau in Africa will die because of RFK's crackpot anti-vaccine crusade. Shameful.
“This is another Tuskegee” is no exaggeration from Dr @pauloffit.bsky.social who is not prone to hyperbole.
We have the CDC-funded Hepatitis Vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau protocol.
It’s worse than you thought.
Check it out, first in Inside Medicine…
with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others.
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It’s worse than you thought.
Check it out, first in Inside Medicine…
with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
January 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
A scandalously unethical study whose objective is to look for problems with vaccines that we already know are highly effective.
Children in Guinea-Bissau in Africa will die because of RFK's crackpot anti-vaccine crusade. Shameful.
Children in Guinea-Bissau in Africa will die because of RFK's crackpot anti-vaccine crusade. Shameful.
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The clash between Saudi Arabia and the UAE may be most visible in Yemen, but that’s just one rift of many, with implications extending to the wider region and U.S. relations, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes.
The Saudi-UAE Split Is About More Than Just Yemen
The clash of the two Gulf states has major implications for the Middle East. But it also affects East Africa and important U.S. interests.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The clash between Saudi Arabia and the UAE may be most visible in Yemen, but that’s just one rift of many, with implications extending to the wider region and U.S. relations, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes.
Breaking: “Gigantic explosion” or possibly multiple explosions in the center of Utrecht, one of the Netherlands most important cities.
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Live Utrecht | 'Gigantische explosie' in binnenstad, UMC Utrecht opent calamiteitenhospitaal
Hallo en welkom in dit liveblog. Hier houden we je op de hoogte van de explosie en de brand in het centrum van Utrecht.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Breaking: “Gigantic explosion” or possibly multiple explosions in the center of Utrecht, one of the Netherlands most important cities.
www.nu.nl/binnenland/6...
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Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen: “The president has made his view clear…For us, ideas that would not respect the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are…totally unacceptable.”
January 14, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen: “The president has made his view clear…For us, ideas that would not respect the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are…totally unacceptable.”
Caught between an aggressive, expansionist Russia, and an unreliable, sometimes-also-threatening U.S., Europeans are preparing for war.
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Europeans Are Preparing for War
Expecting war with Russia while worrying about U.S.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Caught between an aggressive, expansionist Russia, and an unreliable, sometimes-also-threatening U.S., Europeans are preparing for war.
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Inflation Numbers Are Looking Too Good to Trust.
Can be believe economic statistics in an administration that fired its top statistician because it didn't like the numbers?
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Can be believe economic statistics in an administration that fired its top statistician because it didn't like the numbers?
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Inflation Numbers Are Looking Too Good to Trust
The year starts with a positive surprise, but markets refrain from glee.
www.bloomberg.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Inflation Numbers Are Looking Too Good to Trust.
Can be believe economic statistics in an administration that fired its top statistician because it didn't like the numbers?
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
Can be believe economic statistics in an administration that fired its top statistician because it didn't like the numbers?
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
Iran's regime is massacring protesters, but they are celebrating, feeling victory, freedom in the air. No outcome is certain.
January 13, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Iran's regime is massacring protesters, but they are celebrating, feeling victory, freedom in the air. No outcome is certain.
Disagree with Trump?
Justice Dept prosecutors go after you. This is exactly how dictatorships work.
Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Justice Dept prosecutors go after you. This is exactly how dictatorships work.
Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Disagree with Trump?
Justice Dept prosecutors go after you. This is exactly how dictatorships work.
Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Justice Dept prosecutors go after you. This is exactly how dictatorships work.
Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
‘Massacre’ feared in Iran as security forces seek to crush protests
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‘Massacre’ feared in Iran as security forces seek to crush protests
A rights group in New York said witness accounts and credible reports indicate hundreds have been killed since Iran cut off the internet Thursday.
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January 11, 2026 at 12:08 PM
‘Massacre’ feared in Iran as security forces seek to crush protests
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The presssure from Trump on Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to give him her Nobel prize has grown so intense that the Nobel committee released a statement saying Nobels cannot be transferred. It’s all so embarrassing for him and the country
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Is it possible to revoke a Nobel Peace Prize? - Nobel Peace Prize
It is not possible to revoke a Nobel Peace Prize. Neither Alfred Nobel’s will nor the Statutes of the Nobel Foundation mention any such possibility.
www.nobelpeaceprize.org
January 10, 2026 at 12:57 PM
The presssure from Trump on Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to give him her Nobel prize has grown so intense that the Nobel committee released a statement saying Nobels cannot be transferred. It’s all so embarrassing for him and the country
www.nobelpeaceprize.org/articles/is-...
www.nobelpeaceprize.org/articles/is-...
In Khoramabad, #Iran, Protesters hoist the lion and sun, the flag that predated the Islamic revolution, over a clerical statue. The counter-revolution is rising. Such courage!
January 9, 2026 at 2:06 AM
In Khoramabad, #Iran, Protesters hoist the lion and sun, the flag that predated the Islamic revolution, over a clerical statue. The counter-revolution is rising. Such courage!
Federal Border Patrol agents have shot two people in Portland
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Federal Border Patrol agents have shot two people in Portland
Guess what’s on TV in Iran
January 9, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Guess what’s on TV in Iran
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians are protesting, clashing with security forces
January 8, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians are protesting, clashing with security forces
Reports from Iran say that protesters set fire to the building of the govt broadcaster in Isfahan tonight, major city in central Iran, on Thursday (via iraninternational)
January 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Reports from Iran say that protesters set fire to the building of the govt broadcaster in Isfahan tonight, major city in central Iran, on Thursday (via iraninternational)
Kaj Square, NW Tehran. Reports that protesters are setting fire to police equipment
January 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Kaj Square, NW Tehran. Reports that protesters are setting fire to police equipment
Gigantic protests in Tehran this evening. Time to focus on Iran. The people are demanding change. (Via @AlinejadMasih)
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Gigantic protests in Tehran this evening. Time to focus on Iran. The people are demanding change. (Via @AlinejadMasih)
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The U.S. operation in Venezuela was a considerable blow against Russia’s foreign policy in Latin America.
In the long run, though, the U.S. intervention is a net gain for Moscow, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes.
In the long run, though, the U.S. intervention is a net gain for Moscow, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes.
Russia’s Long-Term Gains Will Outweigh Its Losses in Venezuela
Though Moscow may have lost a foothold in South America, the U.S. intervention in Venezuela is a net gain for Russia.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
The U.S. operation in Venezuela was a considerable blow against Russia’s foreign policy in Latin America.
In the long run, though, the U.S. intervention is a net gain for Moscow, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes.
In the long run, though, the U.S. intervention is a net gain for Moscow, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes.
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When people come up to me in the subway ranting like this I immediately start looking for a cop.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM
When people come up to me in the subway ranting like this I immediately start looking for a cop.
ICE agents just killed a protester. Sounds like news you would hear about Russia
DHS investigated the shooting for about 5 minutes and concluded the person they killed was in the wrong. Real credible stuff.
January 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
ICE agents just killed a protester. Sounds like news you would hear about Russia
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@fridaghitis.bsky.social on how we should take Trump seriously when he talks about taking over Greenland
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On Greenland, Believe Trump's Threats
He has a plan and it's already underway
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January 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM
@fridaghitis.bsky.social on how we should take Trump seriously when he talks about taking over Greenland
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Fear grips Caracas as a new wave of repression is unleashed in Venezuela.
Venezuela’s government launched a far-reaching crackdown after Maduro’s ouster, detaining journalists and civilians and sending armed gangs to the streets.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Venezuela’s government launched a far-reaching crackdown after Maduro’s ouster, detaining journalists and civilians and sending armed gangs to the streets.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Fear grips Caracas as a new wave of repression is unleashed in Venezuela
Venezuela’s government launched a far-reaching crackdown after Maduro’s ouster, detaining journalists and civilians and sending armed gangs to the streets.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Fear grips Caracas as a new wave of repression is unleashed in Venezuela.
Venezuela’s government launched a far-reaching crackdown after Maduro’s ouster, detaining journalists and civilians and sending armed gangs to the streets.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Venezuela’s government launched a far-reaching crackdown after Maduro’s ouster, detaining journalists and civilians and sending armed gangs to the streets.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...