joshuakl.bsky.social
Writer. Professor. Iona University. 22-23 Robert David Lion Gardiner Fellow, New York Historical. Author of "World Cities in History: Urban Networks From Ancient Mesopotamia to the Dutch Empire." Website: https://joshualeon.com/
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To keep up with the dizzying array of executive orders, directives, firings and policy changes, the Guardian tracked the major developments of the second Trump administration’s first 100 days
See our full tracker for each day below:
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I love how conspiracy theorists always freely admit to their own conspiracies. If the New York Times killed a story about how the lab leak was true based on back-channel slack chats with government operatives, these people would be calling for a congressional investigation.
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Man, historians are going to look back poorly on John Fetterman…
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To Sean Duffy and his master, it must be killed *because* of its unqualified success. To a regime fueled by cynicism, a successful urban planning leave them exposed.
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Not sure which of the two virtually identical faces is Cass, but I have to hand it to American Compass and its sanewashing jobs lately. No easy task.
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Ha! It provides useful information on where leaders in the corporate world locate, but I think it underestimates the importance of cities in the Global South. Various kinds of global flows from these cities go unnoticed...
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I've honestly had nothing but good experiences at the Manhattan DMVs. Fast and convenient. Same goes for California and Pennsylvania.
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Can’t wait. This looks fascinating.