Post-primary blurb drop from the great, generous Randall Kennedy
Alon Pinkas
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Fmr. Ambassador, Consul General of Israel in NY. Chief of Staff/Foreign Policy Advisor to 2 PMs & 4 of Israel's best Foreign Ministers since 70CE. Played for The Arsenal, 1979 FA Cup Final. Writes, but not enough. Does TV, but too much. Tel Aviv, Israel
Smart business. Declan Rice can't run on fumes for years without breaks, so being able to pair two from Rice, Bruno, Zubimendi and MLS gives such a strong midfield platform for a season-long challenge. The aim has to be for top players to share minutes without the level dropping (look at PSG).
David Ornstein@david-ornstein.bsky.social · 9h ago🚨 Newcastle United to sanction sale of Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal for £75m. #AFC started lower, #NUFC wanted higher but compromise in process of being sealed to grant 28yo Brazil int’l midfielder desired move. Lyon entitled to 20% of profit @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/749...
U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its war with Iran, people familiar with the data told Reuters.
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Reads better in the original German: Die Juden sind unser Unglück.
James Austin@jamesdaustin.bsky.social · yesterdayA party that was actually anti-racist would be kicking this person out, not allowing them to run for the Governing Committee. There are many decent Greens who will be disgusted by this and I wish them all power fighting back against it. We know from experiance how hard that is.
A party that was actually anti-racist would be kicking this person out, not allowing them to run for the Governing Committee. There are many decent Greens who will be disgusted by this and I wish them all power fighting back against it. We know from experiance how hard that is.
For more information, @ladyfluffyorca.bsky.social who organises here for Mo has set up this site and explains the situation in Gaza chuffed.org/project/1841...
Help Mo buy food to keep the shelter cats fed
My name is Jean McCarthy and I live in London. I am raising funds to help Mohammed Sallam look after and feed the homeless cats in his shelter in Gaza City.
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R0zE11e BeNthE!m@oliveeaton16.bsky.social · yesterdayMo has kept his long-established Gaza cat shelter going despite the bombing for almost 3 years now His home and neighbourhood hit. How? His normal = caring for cats Caring has kept him + his family going If you can chuffed.org/project/1841... + follow @helpcatsmsallam.bsky.social to support all
PHANG'S OUT: Katie Phang has surged past 700,000 YouTube subscribers, fueled by her fearless reporting and a growing community hungry for real accountability journalism. That's more than 70,000 new subscribers in just one month. 🤯
Exactly! A scouser bigging up Manchester?! Should be lauded! Haha.
Something I wrote on the relationship between Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump. inews.co.uk/news/world/i...
Infantino mistook Trump for an ally. Now he'll pay the price
The Fifa President borrowed from the US President's playbook, with disastrous results
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The tone continues shifting: during today’s meeting of ambassadors, Spain received broad support from other EU countries, which highlighted how swiftly the Ceuta crisis was brought under control. Ambassadors stressed the need to properly apply EU migration rules and have reliable data.
Jorge Liboreiro@jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 2d agoThis is an important letter from von der Leyen to counter the political narrative of recriminations and finger-pointing against Spain. She frames irregular migration as a challenge that “requires a common European response, united action and solidarity”. The 27 must stand together.
Cornyn lost his primary. Tillis is walking. Neither has a donor, a term, or a future to protect. Both caved before lunch Monday. www.JackHopkinsNow.com
A. False. It was way down when he got into office B. He doesn’t know any other capital cities
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump on Washington DC: "This was the crime capital, frankly, of the world. It was the most unsafe capital of any country anywhere in the world."
[1/2] Another misleading claim to distract from his failures in the foolish Iranian war— just the latest broken promise of relief for Palestinians.
If you had to design an inflatable, blabbering fool, this would be the result. Another sublime product of the Ivy League
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoHassett: "One of the metrics of shelter costs that I find most interesting is that they're going down pretty rapidly in places like California because everybody is leaving. Even though there are high prices in California, it puts downward pressure on inflation because everybody is leaving the state"
The witch hunt continues. A hero of the Republic is banned from Kalshi and the world is silent
Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 2d agoGeorge Santos has been fined $35,000 for attempting to place bets on his own attendance at the State of the Union in February. He’s also been banned from the prediction-market platform Kalshi for 3 years.
It’s shocking that he knows all about Pearl Harbor
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoTrump: "Japan has been very good to us with the exception of Pearl Harbor"
Gomer Pyle's Iconic 'Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!'
ALT: Gomer Pyle's Iconic 'Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!'
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Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2d agoThe Pentagon sending out a mass email asking if US troops have ideas to "pressure and punish Iran" means it's a pretty safe assumption that people high up in DoD and the White House also went "@Grok, how do we win the Iran war?" In all seriousness, yes. I guess it's good they didn't only do that.
Happy 65th Birthday, August 4th, to the best President in US History. The black man "they" feared, led with humor, dignity & grace for 8 yrs scandal-free, has a beautiful & accomplished family, and is beloved by millions around the world. @barackobama.bsky.social #BarackObama #ThePeoplesPresident
Dems strongly favored to take the House in our new election forecast. Senate just better than a tossup: Iowa: 41% Dem Texas: 48 Alaska: 51 Ohio: 53 Maine: 68 Michigan: 69 North Carolina: 84 Georgia: 94 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats strongly favored to take the House, Senate tilts Democratic in our new election forecast (crosspost)
Our brand-new election forecast for the 2026 congressional midterms puts Democrats at above even odds to take control of both chambers
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Anyone who loves football knew FIFA is corrupt to the core. Anyone watching football for some time knew that “hydration breaks” have nothing to do with the players’ health or replenishment. It was dirty from the get go. It’s not enough that the vile Infantino be fired. FIFA needs to be disbanded
Richard Whittall@rwhittall.bsky.social · 3d agoI hate all of this so much. www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
A wave won’t be enough if Trump denies election results post mid-terms. It will also be necessary for the institutions from which Trump derives legitimacy—S&P 500 companies, tech CEOs, evangelical leaders, military leadership, etc.—to withdraw support for his claims. Start organizing now.
BlogForArizona@blogforarizona.bsky.social · 3d agoThe Blue Wave Is Rising: Trump’s Collapse Could Sweep Republicans Out of Power Historical trends point to a Blue Wave election in November, according to political strategist Doug Sosnik, except that Republicans have far more money and voters view both political parties negatively. Democrats need…
The full package: Stable genius + gifted athlete in one. America is so fortunate
Is “the average Ohio divorced father” a recognized international and statistical measure?
Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 3d agoHe says he spends more time with his daughter, statistically, then the average Ohio divorced father. I don’t think he understands how that sounds.
I get his point and I get the gist of the criticism. Both are legitimate. But where did he come up with “tens of billions of dollars”???
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoBernie Sanders: "The immediate issue of the moment is whether or not we continue to put tens of billions of dollars into the extremist Netanyahu government which has killed 75,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children ... "