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Harvard and University of Toronto make contingency plan for international students reut.rs/4kVwvwy

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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/27/l...

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Trump vowed to end inflation "on day one," but prices keep rising under his policies apnews.com/article/infl...

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The Public Is Resisting Trump. The Elites Aren’t. @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-public...

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“I think we are churning behind closed doors to figure out which camp is going to win,” Sen. Elissa Slotkin said of the Democratic Party after Zohran Mamdani’s shock win in New York City’s mayoral primary this week.

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“Deliberately misleading the country”: Sen. @vanhollen.senate.gov, who attended a classified briefing today on the U.S. strike against Iran, slams Trump for lack of clarity surrounding the fate of Iran’s nuclear stockpile.

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The approach Trump took on Iran was not comprehensive or strategic, and that’s dangerous to the American people. Here’s what you need to know about how the Trump administration is falling short.

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Given what happened last time Tulsi Gabbard had to deal with intelligence that didn't suit Donald Trump's preferred storyline, her sudden announcement of new Iran intelligence doesn't come with much credibility.

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America’s top Army commander in Europe said yesterday that he expects troop levels to hold steady on the continent, despite all Trump’s bluster. While the Donald has unleashed unrestrained MAGA at home, the international picture looks increasingly conventional. www.stripes.com/branches/arm...

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Karoline Leavitt says today the July 9 deadline for country-specific tariffs to kick in is "not critical"—the latest signal from the White House that the date for reciprocal tariffs could be squishy My note: Trump will have to sign a new EO for that to hold true. Watch for that in the next 2 weeks

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A must read analysis. I can't recommend this highly enough. True expertise on the most pressing issues now. By @briannarosen.bsky.social @tessbridgeman.bsky.social and Nima Gerami

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On the heels of the DoD presser and congressional briefings on Iran... My latest on how the growing politicization of the U.S. #IntelligenceCommunity undermines decision-making on Iran and national security more broadly. 👇 #MidnightHammer #ODNI www.justsecurity.org/115642/intel...

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Francis Fukuyama on War in the Middle East open.substack.com/pub/yaschamo...

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1/2 Behind the scenes insights from Senator @captmarkkelly.bsky.social What Secretary Hegseth said in public is not what Secretary Hegseth said in Senate briefing. On issue of whether Iran nuclear facilities were "obliterated."

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I’ll be on @cnn.com at 11:15pm ET with @lauracoates.com, discussing how Trump and Khamenei are both exaggerating their “achievements” in the war.

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Scoop: The "60 Minutes" correspondents have written Paramount co-CEO George Cheeks, making a simple request: name Tanya Simon executive producer of "60 Minutes." Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

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www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...

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when it comes to the trump admin’s handling of intelligence around iran, @profgalloway.com says the usa is coming off as “unprofessional,” & “quite frankly, amateurish.” i look at how america’s friends (& enemies) are reacting on the latest episode of the prof g pod www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hOp...

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New: Tulsi Gabbard Falls in Line The U.S. spy chief, who built her political identity opposing foreign intervention, is now prioritizing her loyalty to Trump. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... w/ @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social

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share of americans who say nato membership benefits the country: dems: 91% ind: 66% gop: 49% - institute of global affairs

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EXCLUSIVE: Ursula von der Leyen told EU leaders that the European Commission has received the latest counterproposal from the Trump administration today, two EU diplomats told POLITICO. More on our live blog: politico.eu/article/eu-l... #EUCO

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In shocking news, Tesla's robotaxi is a disaster. Perhaps they should have taken Waymo's approach of spending years to actually train them futurism.com/tesla-stock-...

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Trump tax bill could hit US battery storage

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An army of moms are are currently with Senator Cantwell in Washington DC right now rallying to stop the Big Ugly Bill and save Medicaid and SNAP. We can't let Trump's aggressive rhetoric towards Iran distract us from the fact that his budget will destroy Medicaid. #MomSky

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Pope Leo condemns US bombing Iran

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🚨🚨This has been in the making some time but still significant moment yesterday where Ukraine and @coe.int signed a historic agreement to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression marking a major step toward holding Russia's leadership accountable. 🧵 kyivindependent.com/ukraine-coun...

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NATO allies have committed to a 5% target on defense spending by 2035. This marks a historic moment for the alliance. The #NATOsummit in The Hague has also set the scene for other debates on how to build resilience. Here are some conversations you might have missed 🧵

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I downed an espresso and was still barely able to keep up with the irrepressible @mollyjongfast.bsky.social. Join us for a 20 minute romp through: Hard economic data, soft data, mispresented data, front-loading, Iran, tariffs, vaccines, and how to pronounce aluminium. youtube.com/watch?v=rn9k...

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"Mamdani didn’t just activate the left; he broke into communities that conventional wisdom says don’t vote socialist. And he did it with a disciplined message on public goods and affordability, backed by a massive" field operation - @waleedshahid.bsky.social waleedshahid.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...

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NEW from me. In the @washingtonpost.com, I take Republicans to task for attacking the CBO and the score of its tax bill. If they want a dynamic score showing huge economic growth effects, they should write a better bill. 🧵 www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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@lauren-egan.bsky.social with a comprehensive look at what the Zohran upset should teach the moderates — featuring great insights from @conorlambpa.bsky.social on the need to be interesting online. Only in @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-zohra...

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The battle over the 10-year moratorium on state AI laws is at fever pitch ahead of a crucial Senate vote that could hinge on just a handful of Republican swing votes. My piece today on one of the most consequential & convoluted tech policy fights in years: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Plausible! But my guess is that Cuomo was/is just a terrible candidate who never made any sense, and only seemed strong because polls reflected name recognition.

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Speaking at the Pentagon just now, Pete Hegseth said, “We give glory to God for his providence.” Sounds like typical rhetoric from Iran.

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With Ryan Enos, on why Harvard must not back down. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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Elon Musk’s mission of transparency was, of course, completely disingenuous. He fired a DOGE staffer for publicly saying that federal waste, fraud & abuse were “relatively nonexistent”. www.npr.org/2025/06/02/n...

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It's so bizarre to see the Times describe Zohran as "far left" when they would never use "far right" to describe Trump and his MAGA goons, even as the latter are currently destroying the political structures and assumptions that have anchored America for nearly a century

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youtu.be/l8gWyt4wZjc?...

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