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The bromance is not only over, it seems to be in complete meltdown. As Elon Musk and Donald Trump continue to sling accusations at each other, listen to @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social tells us where it all went wrong... www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...

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Musk and Trump turn on each other — for the latest Politics Weekly America, The New Yorker’s @sbg1.bsky.social and I dive deep into it open.spotify.com/episode/1MLa...

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What Robert Jenrick understands about politics that Keir Starmer doesn’t. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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“Let’s get food and lifesaving medical assistance to the Palestinian people immediately”: former US national security adviser Jake Sullivan tells Unholy what Trump should be doing and saying right now. Linktr.ee/unholypod

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What are the prospects for US health with anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist RFK Jr in charge? I talked to my Guardian colleague @jessicaglenza.bsky.social for the latest Politics Weekly America open.spotify.com/episode/2hn6...

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“Joe Biden knows my name”. In an exclusive interview for Unholy, former US national security adviser Jake Sullivan tells me and Yonit he has “no recollection” of the former president being confused as to who he was. Full episode drops later tonight US time linktr.ee/unholypod

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On hunger as a weapon of war, a murderous attack on a Jewish museum - and the blindness of hatred. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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A deadly shooting in DC, an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Yonit and I discuss it all - plus a conversation with actor and podcaster Jonah Platt. Latest Unholy linktr.ee/unholypod

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As a new book suggests a cover-up of Joe Biden's physical and cognitive decline, how do Democrats rebuild trust? Latest Politics Weekly America is a conversation with Democratic activist and commentator @bakarisellers.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4ndB...

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As loudly and clearly as he can, Trump is telling Netanyahu that he is no longer No 1 - and that might just be the best hope for an end to Gaza’s nightmare. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens, and as Trump makes deals across the Middle East, @LeviYonit and I get into it all with @SanamVakil of @chmenap.bsky.social Latest Unholy linktr.ee/unholypod

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After Trump's whirlwind week in the Middle East, a deep dive into Vance, Rubio and Witkoff - the men trying to shape US foreign policy. @rothandrew.bsky.social and I talk about them, and one less visible key player, for the latest Politics Weekly America open.spotify.com/episode/556H...

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“Lasting protection will surely come only when the free nations of the world don’t merely try to save their own skins, but instead come together to resist an American president bent on destroying so much that we all value – and not only on trade.” Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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An extreme proposal to escalate the war in Gaza and signs of new daylight between Trump and Netanyahu - Yonit and I discuss it all with Israel’s leading military analyst, Haaretz’s Amos Harel. Latest Unholy podcast linktr.ee/unholypod

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Trade deals, global wars and AI images of himself as the Pope - a week in the life of Donald Trump. I talk about it all with Elana Schor of @semafor.com for the Latest Politics Weekly America open.spotify.com/episode/49js...

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#OnThisDay 1994: Guardian obituary by @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social for the Jewish trade union leader and anti-fascist activist, Mick Mindel

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“This is the nature of nationalist populism, whether it wears a red cap in Michigan or a turquoise rosette in Runcorn. It is expert at turning grievance, division and nostalgia into votes. But when it comes to governing, it will always fail.” Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Great piece. It's a basic feature of populism that it can campaign but it can't govern. On a smaller canvas, counties which have just elected Reform councils are about to find that out.

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“This is the nature of nationalist populism, whether it wears a red cap in Michigan or a turquoise rosette in Runcorn. It is expert at turning grievance, division and nostalgia into votes. But when it comes to governing, it will always fail.” Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Lucky enough to see GIANT last night. Thought it was brilliant at the Royal Court, but somehow it's even more powerful now. Strong, strong recommend

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A conversation with the tech billionaire who wants Netanyahu gone - and who does not rule out an entry into politics. Latest Unholy linktr.ee/unholypod

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You've heard the verdict of others, but what does Donald Trump really think about his first 100 days in office? For the latest Politics Weekly America, I spoke to @cortellessa.bsky.social of TIME, fresh from his interview with the president open.spotify.com/episode/3Q5B...

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A conversation with the tech billionaire who wants Netanyahu gone - and who does not rule out an entry into politics. Earlier than usual, the latest Unholy linktr.ee/unholypod

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A veteran colleague emails: "At last, an indisputable achievement that only Trump could have pulled off. Instant success in Ukraine didn't quite work, nor did his promise for Gaza, but surely only he could have brought about the Canadian result."

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Donald Trump has the habits of the vandal, the autocrat, the gangster and the fool - for proof, look no further than Ukraine. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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This truly is an astonishing episode of the Politics Weekly Podcast about the reach and impact DOGE is having on the American legal system👇

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If you wanted any reason why we shouldn’t be making deals with a lawless President just listen to @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social interviews in this podcast. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

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The confrontation between Netanyahu and his domestic intelligence chief intensifies: Yonit and I discuss that - and an in-depth conversation with bestselling author, podcaster and Trump critic Sam Harris. Latest Unholy linktr.ee/unholypod

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Liz Oyer - rhymes with lawyer - tells me the extraordinary story of how she was fired from Trump's Department of Justice after she refused to restore the gun rights of convicted domestic abuser...Mel Gibson. And how she now fears for the rule of law in the US open.spotify.com/episode/6hkV...

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This year's Julian Priestley Lecture will be given on 7 May by the celebrated journalist Jonathan Freedland (@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social) on: "Trump changes everything: how the US president makes a new UK approach to Europe essential" Register here: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/julian_pries...

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Thrilled we can now announce the line-up for our Unholy live show on 8 June at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Yonit and I will be joined by the brilliant Yuval Noah Harari along with West End star Andy Nyman and Palestinian-Israeli musician Mira Awad www.ticketmaster.co.uk/unholy-podca...

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Rising alarm about what new technology, and new media forms, are doing to boys and young men — Adolescence now, the ‘penny dreadfuls’ in the 19th century and the first movies in the early 20th. The Long View on the similarities - and the differences www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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"We are no longer a free country if we have to even think that criticizing the government could land us in jeopardy."

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As the Passover holiday goes into its second weekend, an Unholy episode featuring six conversations which provided some light in the gloom over the last year linktr.ee/unholypod

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Have America’s universities begun the fightback against Donald Trump? I talk to Harvard’s @ryanenos.bsky.social for the latest Politics Weekly America open.spotify.com/episode/6wOr...

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“It never happened, but the picture says it did.” My introduction to a collection of 28 fake images that fooled the world www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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"What little capacity the international system has for collective action has been gobbled up by a crisis that was not born of natural disaster or pandemic, but the caprice and vanity of one man": spot on by @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social, esp Brexit as precursor. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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“Huge intellectual and political energy is, and will be, dedicated to ensuring that national economies can survive now that that system has been upended and a previously indispensable trading partner has gone off the rails” @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social for @theguardian.com

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“what little capacity the international system has for collective action has been gobbled up by a crisis that was not born of natural disaster or pandemic, but the caprice and vanity of one man.”

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The immeasurable cost of Donald Trump. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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About the opportunity cost of the resources spent worrying about the next Trump’s move, in a context of limited political bandwith.

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‘With a gun to the temple of the world trading system, Trump’s every twitch has commanded humanity’s attention. And, my, how he loves it.’

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