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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 6h

"After Weiss proposed getting in touch with Pompeo, top producer Jenna Gibson told her that he was a Fox News contributor and could not appear on CBS News."

Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 6h

Bari Weiss’s first week on the job offered glimpses into what kind of editor she’ll be at CBS, a lingering question that has been a source of endless speculation inside the network.

“You Could Cut the Tension With a Knife”: Bari Weiss Gets to Work at CBS

As the ‘Free Press’ cofounder takes the helm at CBS News, all eyes are on its preeminent newsmagazine—inside and outside the building.

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 12h

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 12h

Here's the full memo.

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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 14h

There is no Hatch Act any more.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 14h

Kristi Noem’s smiling face will greet weary travelers as they wait in line at airport security amid the government shutdown.

ICE Barbie Blasts MAGA Message at Airports Hit by Shutdown Chaos

Kristi Noem’s smiling face will greet weary travelers as they wait in line at security amid the federal impasse.

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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 15h

The Vienna Briefing is going paid!

Going forward, only paid subscribers will receive full access to the newsletter, meaning every new edition on Wednesdays as well as its archive and community features.

Please take this next step with me and sign up to become a paid subscriber today.

The Vienna Briefing | Liam Hoare | Substack

Your weekly newsletter from Vienna on current affairs in Austria provided by Liam Hoare. Click to read The Vienna Briefing, by Liam Hoare, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16h

I see Robert Jenrick is supporting Hamit Coskun who is appealing his conviction by reference to the ECHR (which Jenrick wants to withdraw from).

Who knew that the ECHR could be useful, even to the anti-ECHR Hard Right?

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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 16h

"Her remit here seems simply to be a bright-shining star, and though she is at all times polished to a high gloss there is a flatness to the performance that lingers even in the film’s razzle-dazzliest numbers."

‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Review: Jennifer Lopez’s Struggling Star Turn

In the latest iteration of the Manuel Puig novel, directed by Bill Condon and inspired by Kander and Ebb’s stage adaptation, the actress plays a Hollywood star whose onscreen adventures are an escape ...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17h

Breaking News: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, for her work promoting democracy.

María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Live Updates and Video

The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.”

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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 18h

In 50 years there will only be four companies left in Austria -- Rewe, Hofer, Lidl, and Spar -- and the country will be blanketed in supermarkets.

REWE an Unimarkt-Filialen interessiert

Der REWE-Konzern bringt sich in Stellung für die Übernahme von Unimarkt-Standorten. Dabei dürfte es vor allem um die Umwandlung in ADEG-, in manchen Fällen auch Penny- und Billa-Filialen gehen. Es bes...

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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 19h

In order to lower VAT on groceries from 10 to 5 percent, VAT on other items would have to increase from 20 to 21 percent in order to finance it.

Was eine Umsatzsteuer-Senkung für den täglichen Einkauf bedeutet - Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)

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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 19h

"Wir haben schon mehrfach darauf hingewiesen, dass es aus der Sicht des Arbeitsmarktes Sinn machen würde, eine befristete Bleibepflicht für Asylberechtigte und subsidiär Schutzberechtigte einzuführen."

AMS-Chefin: „75 % der arbeitslosen Flüchtlinge leben in Wien“ - Selektiv

AMS-Co-Vorständin Petra Draxl erklärt warum der Talboden der Arbeitslosigkeit in Österreich noch nicht durchschritten ist und welche Branchen ihr aktuell besonders Sorge bereiten. Zwar steige mittelfr...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22h

‘Trump is like a juggernaut’: how the Gaza ceasefire deal was done

Sidelines chat at UN was turning point for US president, but others also have right to claim role in end of two-year war

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DER STANDARD @derstandard.at · 1d

Der ORF hat sich mit der Teilnahme am Song Contest 2025 verpflichtet, einen ESC auszurichten, wenn Österreich gewinnt. Andernfalls kostet ihn das 40 Millionen Euro – ohne Event.

Das 40-Millionen-Euro-Dilemma des ORF mit Israel und dem ESC

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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 1d

A spokesperson for chancellor Christian Stocker says they are unable to confirm the Jerusalem Post's report: "We are against Israel being excluded from international competitions such as the Eurovision Song Contest; decisions on this and on the staging of the contest are a matter for the EBU."

Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 1d

The Jerusalem Post has reported: "Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker...announced that if there is a boycott against Israel’s participation in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, set to be held in Vienna, then Austria’s national broadcaster ORF should not host Eurovision."

Austria refuses to host Eurovision if Israel is boycotted | The Jerusalem Post

Following international pressure for the Eurovision Song Contest to boycott Israel, Austria announces that it will not take part if Israel is kept out.

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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 1d

Where did Eurovision Fun get their information from? The tabloid oe24, whose report seems to be based on off-the-record remarks by at least one leading ÖVP politician.

So the Jerusalem Post has gotten ahead of itself. No announcement, no declaration -- just rumours and hearsay at this stage.

Jetzt wackelt Songcontest in Wien

Die ÖVP-Spitze will im Fall von Songcontest-Boykott gegen Israel, dass der ORF diesen nicht ausrichtet. Warum es jetzt Polit-Debatten um bis zu 40 Millionen Euro Strafzahlungen gibt

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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 1d

The Jerusalem Post's story is cribbed from a report from the website Eurovision Fun, which reads: "The leadership of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the country’s Chancellor have declared that if there is a boycott against Israel, then the national broadcaster ORF should not host Eurovision."

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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 1d

The Jerusalem Post has reported: "Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker...announced that if there is a boycott against Israel’s participation in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, set to be held in Vienna, then Austria’s national broadcaster ORF should not host Eurovision."

Austria refuses to host Eurovision if Israel is boycotted | The Jerusalem Post

Following international pressure for the Eurovision Song Contest to boycott Israel, Austria announces that it will not take part if Israel is kept out.

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 2d

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report.

CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report. Variety reported on Tuesday that Weiss auditioned for "The View" when host Me...

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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 1d

#journorequest: I'm seeking a foreign policy expert in the Netherlands available for an interview in English about Dutch Israel policy since October 7.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai, the Hungarian novelist, for his “visionary oeuvre.”

Laszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

The award comes with prize money of almost $1.2 million.

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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 1d

He showed no signs of extremism except for the following signs of extremism.

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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 1d

"Lopez handles the songs well enough, although she tends to reel out the lyrics as if checking off items on a list — Chita Rivera, who created the role on Broadway, would bite into them with wolfish gusto."

‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Review: Play Their Favorite Song

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Ben Fenton @benfenton.bsky.social · 1d

If a news organisation is making -200% margin after five years, it is not a commercial operation and should be assumed to have a different purpose.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

The channel lost £33 million to communicate its content to a large audience
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GB News suffers huge loss despite doubling revenue and growing audience

The TV channel, whose well-known presenters include Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, fell to a pre-tax loss of £33.4m in the year to 31 May, 2024

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 2d

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

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Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 1d

Bezalel Smotrich and his far-right party have already said that they're not going to vote in favour of the ceasefire deal.

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