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The Los Angeles National Guard Trump deployment memo is posted. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Bad stuff is happening in Colombia www.nbcnews.com/world/south-...

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This is the usual high quality analysis and sourcing from Tony Connelly. It's worth reading to the end where the point is being made that Ireland has lost influence within the EU on Israel because it's assumed to always have the same view on it.

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Scott Bessent after the #Trump #Musk split

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The most Canadian thing about Elon Musk is that he could attempt to claim that the Rush song Tom Sawyer anticipated him. youtu.be/auLBLk4ibAk?...

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Fascinating article. But, if the Netanyahu logic for enabling Hamas prior to October 7 was undermining the Palestinian Authority, the new objective of undermining Hamas would involve not a dodgy foundation, rather ... enabling the PA? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/w...

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That phone call between Presidents Trump and Guelleh will be fascinating. #Djibouti

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An interesting case study in what has happened to the information environment at the other place with dubious handles pushing claims of a coup in Cote d'Ivoire complete with the usual mix of old video and tankie-style messaging.

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The path from Russia bombing the Syria opposition in 2016 using the excuse of a link to Al Qaeda, to the leader of the group then most closely linked to Al Qaeda meeting Donald Trump in Riyadh tomorrow as President of Syria is incredible. www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/7/...

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Good assessment of the Tate Modern by Jason Farago and a phrase that I had not seen before, "the attention economy." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/a...

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It's clear that Donald Trump does not like Benjamin Netanyahu. 1. The visit to DC for a non- existent USA / Israel trade deal; 2. Springing the Iran talks on that visit; 3. Publicly discussing more dead hostages; 4. Separate truce with Houthis; 5. Separate deal on a hostage.

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#hegseth

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Never thought we'd get a convergence between 2025 Trump and 2005 Blogger but then he called for Howie "Mistah" Kurtz to retire.

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Kind of conservative who's an expert on the hidden meaning of From the River to the Sea but nothing to see here on the head of state presenting himself as the head of the Catholic Church

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Kind of Catholic who can cite Latin titles of doctrine to justify political positions but doesn't see the historical salience of the head of state presenting himself as head of the Church #jdvance #PopeTrump.

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