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It will never cease to amaze me that this gullible goon's opinions are considered worth listening to by millions

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Why only weekly? Surely daily tax discussions would be more fun for everyone involved www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Germany's election winner is absolutely not pulling his punches with Donald Trump Other European leaders have tried to avoid riling him, but not Friedrich Merz, who likens Trump administration to Putin's Russia www.politico.eu/article/frie...

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I love articles like this Westminster power couples — 2025 edition www.politico.eu/article/west...

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Ticketmaster: go to hell

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BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy. Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐 www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social

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It's not OK. It never is, never was. @hadasgold.bsky.social

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A note to our readers, from Politico CEO Goli Sheikholeslami and Editor-in-Chief John Harris:

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In 1830 Andrew Jackson insisted that Indian removal would be voluntary and that it would work it really well for Native Americans

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FBI agents who investigate UFOs worried they could be pushed out www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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Maybe more cuts is the answer. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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As @isabellamweber.bsky.social was right about much of what we saw happen economically during the pandemic i'm paying attention to her musings

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Trump just announced the following on Colombia

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I expect we'll see quite the uptick in people doing 'my heart goes out to you' gestures in the coming weeks...

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Gaza cease-fire holds for now despite shaky start www.politico.eu/article/gaza...

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The small, bitter end of the Democrats' tenure in office. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

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@longcovidathletes.bsky.social hi there

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Israeli minister makes last-ditch effort to block ceasefire with Hamas — again “In the last year, using our political power, we managed to prevent this deal from going ahead, time after time,” said Itamar Ben-Gvir. www.politico.eu/article/isra...

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Complete and utter delusion

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North Korea's soldiers - expected by many to be cannon fodder - are highly skilled, young, fit, brave and disciplined, report Ukrainians from the front line. Only two of the ~12,000 fighting for Russia have been caught so far. They kill themselves to avoid capture. pro.politico.eu/news/north-k...

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This is Musk's AI thing, Grok. I don't know if impartiality is meant to be one of its selling points, but...

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Saw @jtwhitenoise.bsky.social remark that the UK grooming gangs scandal could be Starmer's equivalent to Corbyn's Labour antisemitism scandal. No matter how much he does/has done to remedy it, it will never be enough for his opponents.

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Another nice quiet Sunday shift as Elon Musk decides Nigel Farage isn't radical enough on race and immigration www.politico.eu/article/nige...

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Scoopedy scoop from @benmunster.bsky.social and Nette Nöstlinger www.politico.eu/article/germ...

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I forgot how weird it is writing up a Trump press conference. He rambles so much it's difficult to pick quotes, so you end up either cherrypicking or with a wall of them. Built a wall here. www.politico.eu/article/dona...

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Good long read

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Jamaica tables bill to oust King Charles as head of state and become a republic

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My colleague @michaelkruse.bsky.social on how he got banned from Bluesky for....... nobody knows www.politico.com/news/magazin...

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“He’s been so cavalier and selfish about how he approaches the final weeks of the job,” said a former White House official. www.politico.com/news/2024/12...

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Rare to have such a feel-good shift. Forget what's next - this is a special moment for Syrians at home and flung around the world, and I love seeing the happiness and relief bursting out spontaneously in the streets www.politico.eu/article/bash...

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Someone make a livestream of Syrians partying and celebrating around Europe. The images and short videos are warming my heart.