Thieves. Inexcusable. Illegal. Illegitimate. #worldnews
BBC News - Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
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BBC News - Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
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Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
The biggest such move in years is condemned by the Palestinian presidency as a "dangerous escalation".
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May 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Thieves. Inexcusable. Illegal. Illegitimate. #worldnews
BBC News - Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
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BBC News - Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
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BBC News - UK sanctions 'godmother' of Israel's settler movement Daniella Weiss
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She is a thief (of land) and a supporter of crimes against humanity (she promotes forced population displacement).
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She is a thief (of land) and a supporter of crimes against humanity (she promotes forced population displacement).
UK sanctions 'godmother' of Israel's settler movement Daniella Weiss
The foreign secretary said the move "demonstrates our determination to hold extremist settlers to account".
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May 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
BBC News - UK sanctions 'godmother' of Israel's settler movement Daniella Weiss
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She is a thief (of land) and a supporter of crimes against humanity (she promotes forced population displacement).
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She is a thief (of land) and a supporter of crimes against humanity (she promotes forced population displacement).
BBC News - Jeremy Bowen: Goodwill running out as UK, France and Canada demand Israel end Gaza offensive
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The problem is neither a religion, nor a nationality. It is a policy, zionism, which is inherently criminal: steal land, expel the inhabitants.
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The problem is neither a religion, nor a nationality. It is a policy, zionism, which is inherently criminal: steal land, expel the inhabitants.
Jeremy Bowen: Goodwill running out as UK, France and Canada demand Israel end Gaza offensive
France, the UK and Canada are among nations that have sharpened their criticism of Israel's ground offensive.
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May 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM
BBC News - Jeremy Bowen: Goodwill running out as UK, France and Canada demand Israel end Gaza offensive
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The problem is neither a religion, nor a nationality. It is a policy, zionism, which is inherently criminal: steal land, expel the inhabitants.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The problem is neither a religion, nor a nationality. It is a policy, zionism, which is inherently criminal: steal land, expel the inhabitants.
This is mistaken. First, the government must show that it controls immigration. That's the priority. Only then can immigration quantity and quality be debated.
BBC News - Keir Starmer promises migration drop as he unveils plans for 'tighter' visa rules - BBC News
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BBC News - Keir Starmer promises migration drop as he unveils plans for 'tighter' visa rules - BBC News
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Keir Starmer promises migration drop as he unveils plans for 'tighter' visa rules
Plans to ban the recruitment of care workers from overseas are among efforts to curb near record net migration.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This is mistaken. First, the government must show that it controls immigration. That's the priority. Only then can immigration quantity and quality be debated.
BBC News - Keir Starmer promises migration drop as he unveils plans for 'tighter' visa rules - BBC News
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BBC News - Keir Starmer promises migration drop as he unveils plans for 'tighter' visa rules - BBC News
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No. A trade agreement can only be made by Congress, even when it has given trade promotion authority to the administration, which it hasn't in this case. This will probably be a limited deal on some tariffs. The Washington Post should know better.
President Trump will announce a trade agreement with the United Kingdom on Thursday morning, he wrote on social media, calling it “full and comprehensive,” without providing more details.
Trump says he will announce trade agreement with United Kingdom
It is the first of dozens of deals the administration wants to make with trade partners around the world.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
No. A trade agreement can only be made by Congress, even when it has given trade promotion authority to the administration, which it hasn't in this case. This will probably be a limited deal on some tariffs. The Washington Post should know better.
The Economist is right: basic and essential state services such as policing, justice, and defence, have declined so far as to become largely inoperative. This is far more dangerous for the social compact than, say, unsatisfactory free health care.
May 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The Economist is right: basic and essential state services such as policing, justice, and defence, have declined so far as to become largely inoperative. This is far more dangerous for the social compact than, say, unsatisfactory free health care.
BBC News - Milkshakes and lattes could be covered by sugar tax - BBC News
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Per capita sugar consumption has been dropping for over a decade in the UK as obesity rates continue to climb. This has everything to do with raising taxes, very little to do with public health.
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Per capita sugar consumption has been dropping for over a decade in the UK as obesity rates continue to climb. This has everything to do with raising taxes, very little to do with public health.
Milkshakes and lattes could be covered by sugar tax
The tax would be applied to manufacturers of milk-based drinks and dairy-based substitutes, under the plans.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
BBC News - Milkshakes and lattes could be covered by sugar tax - BBC News
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Per capita sugar consumption has been dropping for over a decade in the UK as obesity rates continue to climb. This has everything to do with raising taxes, very little to do with public health.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Per capita sugar consumption has been dropping for over a decade in the UK as obesity rates continue to climb. This has everything to do with raising taxes, very little to do with public health.
Why do people use the word "honestly" where "frankly" would be fine, and perhaps more honest?
April 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Why do people use the word "honestly" where "frankly" would be fine, and perhaps more honest?
Shocking. Lawsuits, please.
BBC News - Why the Post Office paid £600m to stay shackled to the faulty Horizon system - BBC News
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BBC News - Why the Post Office paid £600m to stay shackled to the faulty Horizon system - BBC News
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Why the Post Office paid £600m to stay shackled to the faulty Horizon system
Not owning crucial code has meant it has been unable to replace the system that led to a scandal.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Shocking. Lawsuits, please.
BBC News - Why the Post Office paid £600m to stay shackled to the faulty Horizon system - BBC News
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BBC News - Why the Post Office paid £600m to stay shackled to the faulty Horizon system - BBC News
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Is this what "the land of the free" has become ?
A co-worker of mine (who is a judge), traveled by train from Montana to North Dakota for work this week. The train made a stop in Havre, MT, where ICE agents—armed and dressed in full military-style tactical gear—boarded the train.
The New America: Federal (ICE) Agents Boarding Trains?
By Judith Roberts * As an attorney I’m deeply alarmed by an incident that occurred just this week and feel compelled to share it—to raise aw...
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April 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Is this what "the land of the free" has become ?
Fantastic. Superb.
Lake George NY, perhaps.
Lake George NY, perhaps.
April 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Fantastic. Superb.
Lake George NY, perhaps.
Lake George NY, perhaps.
Trump’s economic decisions are hurting the dollar and the US economy.
Very much what Putin would like.
Unexpected.
Chartbook
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Very much what Putin would like.
Unexpected.
Chartbook
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April 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Trump’s economic decisions are hurting the dollar and the US economy.
Very much what Putin would like.
Unexpected.
Chartbook
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Very much what Putin would like.
Unexpected.
Chartbook
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Excellent. Free speech, thoughts, and opinions should not be limited by regulation in education.
The philosopher changing free speech in Britain
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From The Economist
The philosopher changing free speech in Britain
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
From The Economist
The philosopher changing free speech in Britain
Arif Ahmed is forcing universities to behave better
www.economist.com
April 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Excellent. Free speech, thoughts, and opinions should not be limited by regulation in education.
The philosopher changing free speech in Britain
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
From The Economist
The philosopher changing free speech in Britain
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
From The Economist
80 yrs ago today, Buchenwald concentration camp was liberated by the US 6th Armored and 80th Infantry Divisions. Col. Coe Kerr and my father, Free French Capt. Peter Chatenay, both of the 80th Infantry Division, reached the camp just after the first tanks.
April 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
80 yrs ago today, Buchenwald concentration camp was liberated by the US 6th Armored and 80th Infantry Divisions. Col. Coe Kerr and my father, Free French Capt. Peter Chatenay, both of the 80th Infantry Division, reached the camp just after the first tanks.
First-class.
Zombie politics: how Dead Man dominates British politics
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From The Economist
Zombie politics: how Dead Man dominates British politics
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From The Economist
Zombie politics: how Dead Man dominates British politics
Britain’s parties are catering to a voter who is, often literally, dead
www.economist.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
First-class.
Zombie politics: how Dead Man dominates British politics
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
From The Economist
Zombie politics: how Dead Man dominates British politics
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
From The Economist
How surprising!
4/11/25: "Senate finds efforts by Saudi Arabia and others to meddle in US policy GROWING in ‘scope, sophistication and reach’"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump weakens US defenses against foreign interference as risks rise
Senate finds efforts by Saudi Arabia and others to meddle in US policy growing in ‘scope, sophistication and reach’
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
How surprising!
She has to be exceptionally good: undermining stupidity is not easy.
BBC News - US fires Greenland military base chief for 'undermining' Vance
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BBC News - US fires Greenland military base chief for 'undermining' Vance
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US fires Greenland military base chief for 'undermining' JD Vance
The US military said it had lost confidence in Colonel Susannah Meyers' ability to lead.
www.bbc.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
She has to be exceptionally good: undermining stupidity is not easy.
BBC News - US fires Greenland military base chief for 'undermining' Vance
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BBC News - US fires Greenland military base chief for 'undermining' Vance
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I remember Senator Inouye visiting the New Hebrides (Vanuatu, today) with a delegation from Hawaï, probably in 1977. A Nisei soldier, he had lost an arm in Italy. Many Nisei, fighting admirably, were wounded or lost their lives in Italy and France. As a Frenchman and a European, I remember that.
#OTD in 1943, the Seattle Times reports that 2,500 Japanese Americans from Hawaii are heading to Mississippi for basic training. As members of the 100th Battalion, they will join mainland Japanese American soldiers of the 442nd RCT for training at Camp Shelby.
🗃 #skystorians
🗃 #skystorians
April 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I remember Senator Inouye visiting the New Hebrides (Vanuatu, today) with a delegation from Hawaï, probably in 1977. A Nisei soldier, he had lost an arm in Italy. Many Nisei, fighting admirably, were wounded or lost their lives in Italy and France. As a Frenchman and a European, I remember that.
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Remarkable.
Remarkable.
Minimum Viable Product
Keepin' it simplistic
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April 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Remarkable.
Remarkable.
This is clear.
Even Americans don’t want Trump’s barmy tariffs, writes Douglas Irwin
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From The Economist
Even Americans don’t want Trump’s barmy tariffs, writes Douglas Irwin
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
From The Economist
Even Americans don’t want Trump’s barmy tariffs, writes Douglas Irwin
The trade historian predicts that the damage will be geopolitical as well as economic
www.economist.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:24 AM
This is clear.
Even Americans don’t want Trump’s barmy tariffs, writes Douglas Irwin
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
From The Economist
Even Americans don’t want Trump’s barmy tariffs, writes Douglas Irwin
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
From The Economist
"Why Marine Le Pen should be allowed to run for president"
Here, The Economist is plain wrong.
If democracies disregard democratically-established law, what are they?
For her actions, Ms Le Pen herself advocated a stronger penalty than the one she has received.
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Here, The Economist is plain wrong.
If democracies disregard democratically-established law, what are they?
For her actions, Ms Le Pen herself advocated a stronger penalty than the one she has received.
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Why Marine Le Pen should be allowed to run for president
Punish the offender without also punishing French democracy
www.economist.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"Why Marine Le Pen should be allowed to run for president"
Here, The Economist is plain wrong.
If democracies disregard democratically-established law, what are they?
For her actions, Ms Le Pen herself advocated a stronger penalty than the one she has received.
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Here, The Economist is plain wrong.
If democracies disregard democratically-established law, what are they?
For her actions, Ms Le Pen herself advocated a stronger penalty than the one she has received.
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
#economicpolicy #Vance
Excellent exposé by JD Vance. One doesn't have to approve all he says, but this has reason and common sense.
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/re...
Excellent exposé by JD Vance. One doesn't have to approve all he says, but this has reason and common sense.
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/re...
Remarks by the Vice President at the American Dynamism Summit | The American Presidency Project
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March 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
#economicpolicy #Vance
Excellent exposé by JD Vance. One doesn't have to approve all he says, but this has reason and common sense.
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/re...
Excellent exposé by JD Vance. One doesn't have to approve all he says, but this has reason and common sense.
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/re...
#worldnews
The US administration disbanded the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee.
Without good data, ...
Bizarre initiative.
The US administration disbanded the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee.
Without good data, ...
Bizarre initiative.
March 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
#worldnews
The US administration disbanded the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee.
Without good data, ...
Bizarre initiative.
The US administration disbanded the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee.
Without good data, ...
Bizarre initiative.
Astonishing. One of the world’s major airports, Heathrow, entirely reliant on 1 electric substation. No backup. No redundancy. Another sign of sad British infrastructure, and lack of common sense.
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
Heathrow closed all day after nearby fire causes power outage
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Heathrow closed all day after nearby fire causes power outage
Heathrow closed all day after nearby fire causes power outage
A fire at an electrical substation has caused a
www.bbc.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Astonishing. One of the world’s major airports, Heathrow, entirely reliant on 1 electric substation. No backup. No redundancy. Another sign of sad British infrastructure, and lack of common sense.
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
Heathrow closed all day after nearby fire causes power outage
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
Heathrow closed all day after nearby fire causes power outage