J.D. Capelouto
@capelouto.bsky.social
Reporter + lead writer, Semafor Flagship: https://www.semafor.com/newsletters/flagship
Wrote about Alex Warren, Benson Boone, and how "tradpop" fits into this cultural/political moment, one year after brat summer www.semafor.com/article/06/2...
Tradpop summer: US political vibe shift hits music charts
Compared to 2024, the US music charts feel safer and more traditional, amid a broader cultural and political narrative shift toward conservative ideals.
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Scoop: Jens Spahn, a high-ranking member of Germany's CDU party who will likely be part of the next government, thinks 0% tariffs on US goods should be on the table in future trade negotiations with Trump. "If you start negotiating, you always can find a deal." @semafor.com
memes are transcending language on Xiaohongshu, which is apparently not super thrilled about an influx of US users:
Germany's liberals are divided over the proposed Milei- and Musk-ification of the party (via @table.media)
in last night's @semafor.com Media newsletter: The world's first martial law declaration motivated by YouTube algorithm??
Overwhelmed with "best of 2024" lists? boy do I have a list for you www.semafor.com/article/12/2...
The best ‘best of’ lists to sum up 2024 | Semafor
From product designs to scathing book reviews, here are some of the best ‘best of 2024’ lists.
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The leader of every main BRICS country is a septuagenarian
Another victorious rebel group discovers the horrors of bureaucracy as they prepare to govern: www.ft.com/content/7efc...
"Will the weeks, months, or years ahead bring utopia? No. Will tyranny return? Perhaps. Could it be more brutal than what we’ve endured? Unimaginable." www.semafor.com/article/12/0...
Turmoil in Damascus, tensions in Doha | Semafor
A revolution in Syria was buffeted by fast-moving discussions in Qatar, where the broader fallout of the country’s civil war was all too plain to see.
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Bitcoin is legal tender in El Salvador, where the government's holdings apparently total $603M www.semafor.com/article/12/0...
Nayib Bukele and Donald Trump celebrate Bitcoin reaching $100K | Semafor
The 16-year-old digital asset has experienced a meteoric rise this year, prompting celebration among crypto enthusiasts globally.
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A pro-Yoon lawmaker in South Korea: The president "was lonely" and needs "a friend to talk to": www.news1.kr/politics/ass...
친윤 "고독한 尹, 오죽했으면" "말벗 해줘야"…의총서 결사옹위
의원총회에서 윤석열 대통령 탈당 주장에 적극 반박 "당 지도부 대통령 빨리 만나 의중 파악해야" 주문도 지난 밤 윤석열 대통령의 비상계엄 선포를 두고 국민의힘 의원들 간 갈등의 골이 깊어지고 있다. 친한(친한동훈)계 의원들을 중심으로 윤 대통령의 탈당 요구가
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Thinking about the time South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol serenaded Joe Biden with a cover of “American Pie” at the White House last year
Last year Tina Turner lowered taxes for everyone in the small town of Stäfa, Switzerland by buying a 70M-Franc estate. The government had a windfall in property gains tax revenue and was able to lower the tax rate <3 https://www.derbund.ch/tina-turner-beschert-staefa-tiefere-steuern-906384285433
The Philippines Swifties deserve the world (and an Eras Tour show) https://www.semafor.com/article/05/22/2023/taylor-swift-fans-in-the-philippines-put-on-their-own-eras-tour
"Bitch, I've never seen a donor list in my life. Is the party supposed to help you fundraise?" https://www.semafor.com/article/05/19/2023/megan-hunt-doesnt-want-to-be-your-democratic-hero
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🟡NEW: Megan Hunt doesn’t want to be your Democratic hero. She just wants to protect her trans son. @meganhunt.bsky.social talks to @daveweigel.bsky.social in the latest edition of Semafor Americana
Megan Hunt doesn’t want to be your Democratic hero. She just wants to protect her trans son.
The iconoclastic state legislator spent three months filibustering a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors. She talked to Semafor about her work and the too-easy cable news story surrounding it.
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completely forgot that Trump canceled a trip to Denmark in 2019 because the Danish PM apparently refused to discuss selling Greenland https://www.semafor.com/article/05/17/2023/biden-cancels-papua-new-guinea-australia-trip
if a member of Congress is given a Bluesky invite code, does that count as a gift they'd have to report
Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.social · 3y agoI just got my first invite code and now I’m stressing out.
the successful opposition parties in Thailand hope to form a government and could make it legal to insult the Thai monarchy and their pets https://www.semafor.com/article/05/15/2023/thailand-elections-outcome
Linda Yaccarino, last November: "Give me a break, I think we can teach him" https://www.semafor.com/article/05/12/2023/linda-yaccarino-twitter-ceo
My son did everything he could to get out of going to school today and we had a long chat about why and he finally admitted that it was because they’re singing Owl City’s “Fireflies” in choir.
- 7 counts of wire fraud - 3 counts of money laundering - 1 count of theft of public funds - 2 counts of making false statements to the House of Representatives https://www.semafor.com/article/05/10/2023/santos-surrenders-federal-authorities
Finally made it onto this cloud app! Hey, what are posts called on Bluesky? Surely they're something wholesome like "Blues" or "Sky's," right?
