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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 15d

Investors are backing enough LNG tanker capacity to put the world on track for 4C of warming. This is when we're on track for 3C of warming and aiming for well below 2C. Investors are backing assets that'd be stranded even under the worst climate scenarios. www.businessgreen.com/news/4519373...

Study: $48bn at risk of being written off as LNG tanker orders rise 300 per cent

New analysis warns LNG tanker oversupply could leave investors and shipping operators with stranded assets as clean energy transition gathers pace

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 20d

'High Mullah Jenny Korn issued a new fatwah against dissident comedians on Thursday and warned opponents of the regime that...'

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20d

White House Faith Director Jenny Korn: "They've shown their evil. And thank goodness for companies now who are firing nurses and teachers and people like Jimmy Kimmel, because people should not be able to celebrate others' deaths in a very public way and the keep their jobs."

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Achyuth Anil @achyuthanil.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld the ruling of the US CIT regarding the IEEPA tariffs being illegal. They are not pausing it because the Trump Administration is taking matters to the Supreme Court.
#Tariffs #IEEPA #TradeWars

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Sunayana Sasmal @sunayanasasmal.bsky.social · Aug 4

Looking beyond #tariffs in Trump's #trade deals in this @uktpo.org blog (from yours truly): www.uktpo.org/2025/08/01/t...

It is imperative that we assess the deals for both tariff and non-tariff elements, with the latter having the ability to create longer-term impacts. Happy to discuss.

The Long Game beyond tariffs

The global economy faces a roller-coaster ride every time Mr. Trump is in the White House. Last time, a focus on controlling China’s growing economic power meant that the rest of the world narrowly es...

www.uktpo.org

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Achyuth Anil @achyuthanil.bsky.social · Jul 27

Collective security, is it now EU? More like collective capitulation. 🤐
#EUUSDeal

a woman in a gray dress is standing in front of a group of people .

ALT: a woman in a gray dress is standing in front of a group of people .

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CITP @thecitp.bsky.social · Jul 24

The final text of India-UK CETA is out. @achyuthanil.bsky.social comments on @lbcnews.bsky.social (13.24) that the deal is great for goods & service sectors for both countries. www.globalplayer.com/live/lbcnews...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Jul 2

If I had said this last year, that Trump would try and deport US citizens in his first year, all Republicans and a nontrivial number of liberals and centrists would have attacked me for behind hyperbolic, and fear-mongering, and of having Trump Derangement Syndrome.

And yet:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 1

Trump calls for deporting US citizens: "We also have a lot of bad people that have been here for a long time ... many of them were born in our country. I think we ought to get them the hell out of here too, if you want to know the truth. So maybe that'll be the next job."

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · Jul 2

"The negative repercussions of the protectionist turn taken by the US will extend far beyond US firms and consumers and will likely put downward pressure on economic activity globally." - say Mattia Di Ubaldo and Anupama Sen: www.uktpo.org/briefing-pap...

#InternationalTrade #tariffs #UStariffs

BP 85 – HOW DOES THE UK STACK UP AGAINST OTHER EXPORTERS IN THE US MARKET?

HOW DOES THE UK STACK UP AGAINST OTHER EXPORTERS IN THE US MARKET? BRIEFING PAPER 85 - JUNE 2025 MATTIA DI UBALDO AND ANUPAMA SEN Download Briefing Paper 85 KEY POINTS The UK’s trading positi...

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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · Jun 21

Image of three people in Spiderman costumes pointing at each other.

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Achyuth Anil @achyuthanil.bsky.social · Jun 18

C in ICE stands for Cartel? 🤷🏻‍♂️

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jun 18

the lesson of this isn't that tucker carlson is actually good but that you should ask these people basic factual questions instead of bullshit about politics

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jun 18

WATCH: “You’re a U.S. senator and you don’t know anything about the country you want to topple.”

Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran

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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · Jun 13

“Unprovoked military strikes against a sovereign U.N. member state, its citizens, sleeping peaceful cities, nuclear energy infrastructure facilities are categorically unacceptable. The international community cannot afford to be indifferent to such atrocities.”

Russian hypocrisy knows no bounds.

Live updates: Israel strikes Iran, killing 3 commanders; Trump urges Tehran to ‘make a deal’

The attacks, which Israel said targeted Iran’s nuclear program and military targets, killed Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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Achyuth Anil @achyuthanil.bsky.social · Jun 13

US, Russia and Israel. Interesting trio to use and claim this defence. R2P was, is and, will continue to be unlawful.

Kevin Jon Heller @kevinjonheller.bsky.social · Jun 13

Let's be clear: Israel's attack on Iran is not simply a violation of the UN Charter. It is a manifest violation of it. Few acts are more unequivocally illegal than preventive (non-imminent) self-defence. So Israel's attack is both unlawful and criminal -- the crime of aggression.

Achyuth Anil @achyuthanil.bsky.social · Jun 2

Before Musk and his alleged drug riddled antics, Fetterman was the one whose antics and health that was super concerning in Washington. It’s crazy he can keep the job despite all that.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · May 29

The economists and the political scientists were dominating the tariff/trade conversation, and it's just nice to see lawyers getting a chance to play again, e.g., in this 🧵

Harlan G. Cohen @harlangcohen.bsky.social · May 29

And now the DC District Court goes where the CIT didn't, holding that IEEPA does not grant the President authority over tariffs, finding the prior precedent under TWEA inapposite: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Achyuth Anil @achyuthanil.bsky.social · May 29

@thecitp.bsky.social how do you tell your office that you are late to work because you spent all morning reading the US CIT judgement on reciprocal tariffs? Asking for a friend.

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Achyuth Anil @achyuthanil.bsky.social · May 29

TACO THURSDAY!!??!! 🌮 😮‍💨 #USCIT

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CITP @thecitp.bsky.social · May 27

International #trade and trade policy have become increasingly complex. Join our online Diploma in International Trade Policy, designed to equip you with the skills to navigate this complex landscape. Starts Sept 2025. Find out more: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/short-...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · May 24

In one dramatic example, Gambian officials said the State Department issued a veiled threat of cutting funds to their fragile democracy if they didn’t approve a license for Musk’s Starlink.

The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk.

The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk’s satellite internet company in five developing nations. In Gambia, U.S. diplomats have lobbied and browbeat at least seven government ministers…

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · May 21

POTUS:

On the one hand, I'm going make unfounded accusations of genocide against your country.

On the other hand, if you offered me an airplane, I would take it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 21

RAMAPHOSA: I am sorry I don't have a plane to give you

TRUMP: I wish you did. I'd take it. If your country offered the US Air Force a plane, I would take it

RAMAPHOSA: Okay

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Achyuth Anil @achyuthanil.bsky.social · May 15

Are you watching @columbiauniversity.bsky.social?

Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · May 15

Harvard president Garber takes voluntary 25% paycut. Ninety senior faculty members have also pledged 10% of their salary to support the university’s fight for academic freedom. docs.google.com/document/d/1... www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard President Alan Garber To Take 25% Pay Cut as University Faces Budget Crunch | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 will take a voluntary 25 percent pay cut for fiscal year 2026 as the University stares down the Trump administration’s nearly $3 billion funding cut.

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Achyuth Anil @achyuthanil.bsky.social · May 9

Our (Alan Winters, Ingo Borchert, Mattia Di Ubaldo, @sunayanasasmal.bsky.social and I) take on the #UKUSDeal and what it means for the UK. Is the deal binding? Does it say much? What of WTO? What about what it doesn’t say? Please share your thoughts and views this timely and important piece.

UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · May 9

Besides its symbolic and diplomatic relevance, what is the value of the so-called 'U.S.-UK Economic Prosperity Deal' for the UK? We break this down: www.uktpo.org/2025/05/09/s...

#InternationalTrade #Trump #UStariffs #tariffs

Stroking a bear to get half a sandwich

The UK and the US announced the first bilateral post-Reciprocal Tariffs deal on 8 May, named the 'U.S.-UK Economic Prosperity Deal' (henceforth the US-UK EPD). The document published yesterday draws o...

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CITP @thecitp.bsky.social · May 9

Ahead of the final text release, @sunayanasasmal.bsky.social & @achyuthanil.bsky.social unpack key elements shared so far of the recently concluded UK-India #FTA and what this deal could mean for the UK, India, and the world 👉 citp.ac.uk/publications...
#IndiaUKFTA #UKIndia #TradeDeals #UK #India

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Achyuth Anil @achyuthanil.bsky.social · May 9

I recently joined Chris Horseman & a brilliant panel of experts on a podcast exploring the India–UK Free Trade Agreement—what it means for exporters, professionals, and businesses in both countries.

Thanks to Amrita Saha, Prof. Abhijit Das, and Emily Weaver Roads for the engaging discussion.

CITP @thecitp.bsky.social · May 9

Listen to @chrishorseman.bsky.social, @amritasaha.bsky.social, Abhijit Das, @achyuthanil.bsky.social & Emily Weaver Roads discuss the political, economic & social implications of the recently concluded UK-India #FTA deal 👉 soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
#IndiaUKFTA #UKIndia #TradeDeals #UK #India

UK-India FTA

This podcast looks at the recently concluded UK-India free trade agreement deal and the impact for UK exporters now that India’s high tariffs on goods like cars and Scotch whisky will be reduced, and

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Achyuth Anil @achyuthanil.bsky.social · May 9

(Note: the article is behind a paywall—feel free to get in touch if you’d like access.)