JBone

@jenbone.bsky.social

Journo, student, Japanophile, staunch Antifa 💪

Wow what a week! I've written some important stories I'm really proud of. On Monday, I wrote about Kenya's first-ever Ebola outbreak, and how the US response -- including a VERY controversial quarantine center for Americans in Kenya -- has made things worse: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

Ebola cases in Kenya highlight US failures amid Trump cuts to key services

Opposition to US-led quarantine center in Kenya follows sweeping funding cuts and withdrawal from WHO

theguardian.com

Trump laments that Russia's generals were too incompetent to end Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine on the first day

Meanwhile, Europe is developing its own satellite communications systems, and Ukraine is seeking alternatives to Starlink as trust in Washington continues to deteriorate. Threatening our allies over Musk’s business interests only gives them more reason to reduce their dependence on it.

US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions

Ambassador Andrew Puzder warns about ‘devastating’ retaliation if Brussels goes ahead with plans to limit spectrum access for non-EU companies

ft.com

Trump suggests he is going to pardon everyone, including himself: "I'm allowed to do a self-pardon ... I don't want to see people that work for me go through years of nonsense"