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‘Trump’s not enough. And he knows he’s not enough’: California governor Gavin Newsom on populism, ‘purity tests’ and whether he’ll run for the presidency
One of those ridiculous, portentous things people say about the role of prime minister is that it is his job “not to embarrass the monarch”, as if that’s some sort of eternal constitutional principle.
It’s no longer good enough.
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Something compelled me to make this
I grew up with the Washington Post, wrote editorials for the Washington Post and published a column there for more than 15 years. To watch its owners destroy it, seemingly deliberately, in just a year and a half is devastating.
🔴Weaponizing Words: How the Trump Administration Used Language to Distort the Truth in Minnesota
Government and media organisations used the power of words to shift moral responsibility for the ICE killings, argues linguist Dan Clayton
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And hopefully the increasingly clear geopolitics will soon lead to a similar conclusion here … @europeanmovement.co.uk
Pleasure to meet @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and learn he swears about The Orange Man Baby almost as much as I do. Booked for @therestpolitics.bsky.social some time soon (he is a listener). And already proving Rory theory that US politicians have better suits shirts hair and teeth than UK
This is what historian Robert Kagan on what it means for the world.
We’re responding to this crisis as if it’s just another crisis. It’s not. This is it. It’s the political crisis of our lifetimes. And how we respond in the US & UK & Europe is critical.
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« I am far more frightened by our own cowardice than by their threats » by Xavier Gorce
Visual displaying the European Capitals of Culture for 2026, with a European Parliament logo in the bottom right-hand corner.
Every year, Europe welcomes new cities into its cultural spotlight.
Since 1985, more than 60 have carried this title.
In 2026, the European Capitals of Culture are:
⚖️ Les cyberharceleurs de Brigitte Macron, accusés d'avoir diffusé ou relayé insultes et rumeurs liées à son genre et à son écart d'âge avec le président, ont été condamnés lundi à Paris à des peines allant jusqu’à 6 mois de prison ferme, la plupart écopant de sursis.
