It's my birthday today so as per tradition, I'm posting some of my work to celebrate ✦
(New Republic) Two gems about Trump in this piece....a quick read. The first one is about his throwing his electronic tablet when he COULDN'T talk on a conference call (Feb 25), and the other is about his logic in interfering in the World Cup call against one player. newrepublic.com/post/212725/...
Trump Threw Tablet Across the Room When World Leaders Call Went Awry
A technical issue prompted the tantrum.
newrepublic.com
President Trump said talks with Iran would resume Tuesday in Qatar, despite the two sides trading attacks in the Gulf over the weekend. Iran did not confirm whether it will participate. n.pr/4xPywBf
Trump says the U.S. and Iran will meet in Qatar after weekend attacks
President Trump said talks with Iran would resume Tuesday in Qatar, despite the two sides trading attacks in the Gulf over the weekend. Iran did not confirm whether it will participate.
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#LookUpLondon: London Waterloo opened in 1848, was rebuilt in the early 1900s, & reopened in 1922. This morning I snapped its Victory Arch, which commemorates WW1. #AnorakFact: London Waterloo is the UK’s 2nd-busiest railway station (after London Liverpool Street) by entries/exits. #HistoryOnTheHoof
Divides over what GOP priorities should be ahead of this fall's midterm elections are testing the relationship between President Trump and Senate Republicans. n.pr/3SXWN8c
Tension builds between Trump and Senate Republicans, putting GOP agenda on the line
Divides over what GOP priorities should be ahead of this fall's midterm elections are testing the relationship between President Trump and Senate Republicans.
n.pr
Book news! 📚 My monograph, The Americanisation of W. T. Stead, is out soon from @edinburghup.bsky.social Topics: journalism history, print culture, transatlantic literary networks, periodicals, & the relationship between Britain & America at the turn of the twentieth century: tinyurl.com/5xmrxs2j
Let’s call them the Trump/Rubio/Vance/Musk cuts. Because all 4 of them worked to make this happen
StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻@strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2mo agoAccording to this Harvard study, Elon Musk's cuts to USAID through DOGE are responsible for an estimated 400,000 preventable deaths of children in Africa. hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...
An industrial tank containing about 7,000 gallons of a highly flammable toxic chemical remains on the brink of explosion or rupture in Southern California for the fourth consecutive day. More than 40,000 residents remain under evacuation orders.
Firefighters Still Working to Cool Chemical Tank in Southern California
The tank, filled with a toxic chemical, is at risk of explosion or breach. More than 40,000 residents remain under evacuation orders.
nyti.ms
