Edward Luce
@edwardluce.bsky.social
FT's US columnist/commentator. Author of several books including NYT best selling biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski (Simon & Schuster 2025). People lacking a sense of humour might get muted.
“Any Democrat associated with Aipac — a dwindling band — has a vanishing chance of becoming their party’s 2028 nominee.” Me on how Israel is splitting Dems. www.ft.com/content/07ae...
The Democrats’ civil war over Israel is getting worse
While the party fractures over Middle East policy, it is ignoring the threat posed by AI and social media
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@edwardluce.bsky.social of @financialtimes.com may be the sharpest Trump critic in the world. He joins Books and More: open.spotify.com/episode/2a3G...
Edward Luce of the Financial Times
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"Fauci’s latest congressional waterboarding, in which he repeatedly pleaded the Fifth, comes amid the most sustained assault on US public service since Joe McCarthy’s Red Scare." My Swamp Notes with Clive Cookson. as.ft.com/r/b92ce66a-d...
The twilight of Dr Fauci
Scientist’s congressional testimony came amid the most sustained assault on US public service since the McCarthy era
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Trump still seems uncertain on Ukraine Patriot deal (though Kiev thinks it’s going ahead). My call this afternoon with him. www.ft.com/content/d8c4...
Donald Trump ‘not sure’ he will let Ukraine build Patriot missiles
US president had earlier said he would allow the country to produce the weapon vital for its defence against Russia
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"Amid America’s broiling ocean of surrealism, being instructed by a dynastic autocracy on the sanctity of the contract stands out" "Like a drug addict upping the dose to regain that elusive high, Trump’s response is to make his rhetoric even more outlandish"
Edward Luce@edwardluce.bsky.social · last wk."Power is the ability to shape the world to your advantage. This should not be confused with constantly declaring how powerful you are." Me on why Trump's potency on the world stage is vanishing. as.ft.com/r/d4b0f81f-b...
Fauci hearing not exactly gripping. Rand Paul (Captain Ahab): "Will you respond [insert crazy conspiracy theory]..? Fauci: "On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline..." Paul is a crank.
No disrespect to the deceased, but Lindsay Graham's body had a larger motorcade stopping more traffic than all but three or four world leaders would command at home. At least 50 outriders. What exactly is this accomplishing?
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Trump’s waning sway over the world
The habitual trolling that serves him at home is sapping his potency on the global stage
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Edward Luce@edwardluce.bsky.social · last wk."Power is the ability to shape the world to your advantage. This should not be confused with constantly declaring how powerful you are." Me on why Trump's potency on the world stage is vanishing. as.ft.com/r/d4b0f81f-b...
"Power is the ability to shape the world to your advantage. This should not be confused with constantly declaring how powerful you are." Me on why Trump's potency on the world stage is vanishing. as.ft.com/r/d4b0f81f-b...
Trump’s waning sway over the world
The habitual trolling that serves him at home is sapping his potency on the global stage
as.ft.com
World Review looks back at the largest, most-watched, and financially most-profitable World Cup ever. Americans fell in love, Cinderellas didn’t get to the ball, & money changed everything. W/ @ghoshworld.bsky.social @edwardluce.bsky.social, Mehreen Khan. newsletter.ivodaalder.com/p/world-revi...
World Review: A Look Back at the World Cup —Politics, Nationalism, and Financial Gains
A synopsis of this week's edition of World Review
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This time with correct new gift link as.ft.com/r/7785e821-7...
When a president’s thoughts are for sale
Trump is openly monetising privileged access to his musings
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Edward Luce@edwardluce.bsky.social · 2w ago"A lot of Trump’s moneymaking takes place in broad daylight. Far more is thus likely to be under the cover of darkness." My swamp notes with @brookeamasters.ft.com Gift link as.ft.com/r/c34dccde-8...
'Whenever the dust settles on Donald Trump’s era, my hunch is we will discover that he made a lot more money than is now supposed,' The FT's Edward Luce writes. ft.trib.al/MnmZmpS
"A lot of Trump’s moneymaking takes place in broad daylight. Far more is thus likely to be under the cover of darkness." My swamp notes with @brookeamasters.ft.com Gift link as.ft.com/r/c34dccde-8...
When a president’s thoughts are for sale
Trump is openly monetising privileged access to his musings
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@maxboot.bsky.social joins @edwardluce.bsky.social and @djrothkopf.bsky.social to discuss America’s place in a shifting global landscape. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... youtu.be/a6LtH3wI31I
Excellent, insightful and correct piece from @edwardluce.bsky.social about the decline in America's standing and what (and how long) it will take to recover the stature we have lost under Trump (and before). Who's the beneficiary? China, of course. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Why the world trusts China more than America
Countries suspicious of the US are to be found on every continent, not just in its own back yard
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"That China is now trusted more than the US in a large majority of countries surveyed by Pew should ring alarms. Yet America still acts as if it were the most admired place on earth." My column. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Why the world trusts China more than America
Countries suspicious of the US are to be found on every continent, not just in its own back yard
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This idiot has probably never been to the BOREAL FOREST a day in his life. It is 5.5 times the size of Texas. You cannot "groom" it. It's burning because of climate change. The utter bullshit from these climate deniers. Canadians are sick of this bullying and they are not going to take it.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoRep. Jeff Van Drew: "Canada isn't working because they are so far left. This should be a warning shot to them. You better come to America, say, 'We're sorry, we're gonna mend our ways and do what we used to do and groom and maintain the forest.'"
While buoyed by Trump's unpopularity, Democrats have their own troubles, writes Ed Luce: "The party is split between a radicalised younger vote, which is increasingly Maga-like in tactics and tone, and an ageing establishment that is short of ideas." www.ft.com/content/bd5f...
Democrats are not in great shape
A fractious opposition is doing everything it can to spurn an open goal
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“Eighteen months into Trump’s assault on the US constitution, Democrats are languishing at roughly the same high-thirties approval rating as the Republicans. Thereby hangs a warning sign.” My column. www.ft.com/content/bd5f...
Democrats are not in great shape
A fractious opposition is doing everything it can to spurn an open goal
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People spreading completely unfounded rumours about the Russians poisoning/assassinating Sen Graham in Ukraine are doing the Ukrainians a big disservice, as it means that the Ukrainians could not protect a US Senator on an official trip.
schadenfreude at the death of political opponents is deeply unattractive. makes me distrust people’s decency on other matters.
For non-British friends puzzled by what's happening to the charming Nigel Farage, read this essay about Count Binface and the politics of humour. www.forkingpaths.co/p/count-binf...
The Garden of Forking Paths | Brian Klaas | Substack
Wandering around an infinitely complex, ever-changing world. Click to read The Garden of Forking Paths, by Brian Klaas, a Substack publication.
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Non-trivial chance Count Binface could save British democracy. Politics hasn't made me laugh this much in years.
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Trump and the Fifa debacle
The US president is the first leader since Benito Mussolini in 1934 to intervene publicly in his team’s favour
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Edward Luce@edwardluce.bsky.social · 4w ago“Call it the anti-Midas touch. Donald Trump loves gold. Yet so much of what he handles, from reflecting pools to US alliances, seems to turn into something else.” My column. as.ft.com/r/21964f65-a...
"The collapse in U.S. support has been staggering. But it would be a mistake to view it as a temporary trend linked only to recent events such as the death toll and destruction in Gaza." Excellent and timely home truths for Israeli readers from @djrothkopf.bsky.social www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
Opinion | The 'special relationship' is gone, and Israel isn't ready for what's coming
This week in Tel Aviv, Israelis will hear directly from presidential hopeful Rahm Emanuel on the future of the U.S.-Israel relationship. Ignoring his message, and the reality behind it, would be a dan...
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