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JD Vance and those threats from within | Letters
JD Vance and those threats from within | Letters
Brief letters: Thatcher nostalgia | US hypocrisy | Valentine’s Day | Inside Reform | School reports
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
JD Vance and those threats from within | Letters
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Lights … camera … attraction! The 31 most romantic moments in cinema
Lights … camera … attraction! The 31 most romantic moments in cinema
From thwarted love in Casablanca to awkward listening in Before Sunrise and bicycle jinks in Butch Cassidy, our writers pick their most passionate scenes for Valentine’s Day
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Lights … camera … attraction! The 31 most romantic moments in cinema
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SCOOP: Kash Patel—whom Donald Trump has nominated to head the FBI—took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries.
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
SCOOP: Kash Patel—whom Donald Trump has nominated to head the FBI—took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries.
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US farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
US farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
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Even of nothing comes of this...it just made Americans and Israelis very very unsafe. Nutjobs in Gaza and across the ME could not have asked for a better recruitment tool.
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February 5, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Even of nothing comes of this...it just made Americans and Israelis very very unsafe. Nutjobs in Gaza and across the ME could not have asked for a better recruitment tool.
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AP Breaking News banner over a March 19, 2024 AP story.
February 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
AP Breaking News banner over a March 19, 2024 AP story.
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Winter wonder: Jeanette Winterson and others reveal why the cold has them under its spell
Winter wonder: Jeanette Winterson and others reveal why the cold has them under its spell
Too dark, too cold – winter’s charms aren’t as obvious as summer’s brassy joys. But for Robert Macfarlane, Alice Oswald, Poppy Okotcha and others, this is a rich season. Here, they offer ways to lean into it, with an introduction by Jeanette Winterson…
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Winter wonder: Jeanette Winterson and others reveal why the cold has them under its spell
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Trump’s neofascism is here now. Here are 10 things you can do to resist | Robert Reich
Trump’s neofascism is here now. Here are 10 things you can do to resist | Robert Reich
America has deep problems, which is why we can’t give up. Protect the vulnerable, organize boycotts and keep fighting
In light of Trump II’s predictably cruel and bonkers beginning, many people are asking: “What can I do now?” Here are 10…
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Trump’s neofascism is here now. Here are 10 things you can do to resist | Robert Reich
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Britain’s response to Russian ‘spy ship’ is game of political messaging – for now
Britain’s response to Russian ‘spy ship’ is game of political messaging – for now
Deteriorating security environment and incidents in Baltic have forced military reassessment in northern Europe
Submarines normally operate in secret, lurking in the deep. So when the British defence secretary, John Healey, authorised a Royal Navy…
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Britain’s response to Russian ‘spy ship’ is game of political messaging – for now
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Leonard Leo helped install the conservative supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court. But his reach extends far beyond that.
Listen to the "We Don't Talk about Leonard" podcast — now a duPont-Columbia award winner: propub.li/4jrAX5W
Listen to the "We Don't Talk about Leonard" podcast — now a duPont-Columbia award winner: propub.li/4jrAX5W
January 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Leonard Leo helped install the conservative supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court. But his reach extends far beyond that.
Listen to the "We Don't Talk about Leonard" podcast — now a duPont-Columbia award winner: propub.li/4jrAX5W
Listen to the "We Don't Talk about Leonard" podcast — now a duPont-Columbia award winner: propub.li/4jrAX5W
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Katherine pretty much nails it ..
January 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Katherine pretty much nails it ..
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This is written by the bishop who stood up to Orange Voldemort. Everyone should be buying this. It's available on Amazon for $14. I'm an atheist and I'm buying it. #booksky
January 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is written by the bishop who stood up to Orange Voldemort. Everyone should be buying this. It's available on Amazon for $14. I'm an atheist and I'm buying it. #booksky
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Science fiction....or???
January 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Science fiction....or???
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The Heart Shaped Antennae Galaxies.🔭
Image Credit & Copyright: Kent E. Biggs
Image Credit & Copyright: Kent E. Biggs
January 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The Heart Shaped Antennae Galaxies.🔭
Image Credit & Copyright: Kent E. Biggs
Image Credit & Copyright: Kent E. Biggs