Andrew RC Marshall

I first became aware of the term because of its use - perhaps overuse - by the leaders/organisers of the big Extinction Rebellion street protests in London in 2018 and 2019.

Trump 'garbage' rhetoric about Somalis draws cheers from administration, silence from Republicans and alarm from critics Donald Trump's racial comments are growing increasingly bold, normalized and permissible, his critics say, as his allies and supporters no longer consider them out of bounds.

The response from Republicans underscored how Trump's racist views are no longer seen as out of bounds among allies and supporters. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Trump launches immigration crackdown in New Orleans New Orleans, with a population of around 384,000, would be the latest city with a Democratic mayor targeted in Trump's mass deportation push.

In one family-owned restaurant, a woman assembled makeshift beds, so family members could sleep there to avoid potentially being profiled by federal agents while traveling between home and work: “Not all of us are criminals,” she said. “We're hardworking people.” www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

How a 28-year-old stayed home and saved six figures While many of his peers were starting new lives and leases in big cities, Lamar Mangal chose a different — and increasingly popular — path: to move back in with his father in Milton Keynes, England.

🥁 Introducing Emotional Currency — a new
@reuters.com column exploring the emotional side of personal finance through real stories from Gen Z and Millennials around the world.

First up: Why more young people are swapping independence for savings by moving back home👇
www.reuters.com/lifestyle/ho...

Breakingviews - Crypto hoarders veer from farce to tragedy With bitcoin down 30%, coin-stacker Strategy has unveiled a 'USD reserve.' A funding shift from convertible debt to preferred equity requires greenbacks to pay dividends. It also entails a move from c...

‘Karl Marx observed that historical events tend to appear first as tragedy, then again as farce. Cryptocurrency hoarders may well reverse the formulation.”
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We shed as we pick up. [farewell to the master]

More Stoppard. The “We shed as we pick up” speech from “Arcadia”

benjamindreyer.substack.com/p/we-shed-as...

U.S. Economic Recovery Resting On Man Currently Perusing Sears Power Tools Section WASHINGTON—Top financial experts announced this morning that any chance for the struggling U.S. economy to improve now rests solely on the shoulders of Spokane, WA resident Bill Loughlin, who is curre...

“It’s all up to Bill now.”

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Reuters has done some really great investigative reporting on the impacts of Trump's retribution campaigns

New #StrongMessageHere is up. ‘Spooking the markets’ and ‘Banter’ are the phrases up for discussion, with Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee.

The United States and Ukraine pressed on with talks in Switzerland to come up with a mutually acceptable peace plan, after agreeing to modify a US proposal that Kyiv and its European allies saw as a Kremlin wish list reut.rs/3LTfE0V

New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.

www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Here are the top 20 most common passwords in the UK, according to NordPass/NordStellar.

In 2019, in Jeffrey Epstein’s last weeks of freedom, he made his final purchases for his Kindle: a guide to raising children, though he wasn’t known to have any, The Annotated Lolita and Nietzsche’s The Birth of Tragedy.
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Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.

“The residents and relatives interviewed by the AP requested anonymity out of fear of reprisals from drug smugglers, the Venezuelan government or the Trump administration.”

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A zeitgeisty poem spotted today on the London Underground.

Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school

On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.

Great obituary for a remarkable and unusual man. I read "Hostage in Peking" in 1997, while trapped in a rebel-held area of Bougainville in the South Pacific. It was one of only a handful of English books I could find on the war-torn island, and I was very grateful to have it.

Exclusive: US military officials required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission, sources say U.S. military officials involved with President Donald Trump's expanding operations in Latin America have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements, three U.S. officials say, a development that raises new questions about a military buildup that Venezuela fears may lead to an invasion.

Exclusive: US military officials required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission, sources say www.reuters.com/world/americ...

“Go on the internet, would you? Find out what to do about tear gas, Trish.”

YouTube video by Reuters LIVE: NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at Bronx mosque

"Will we remain in the shadows? Or will we - together - step into the light?"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P6h...

The full East Wing of the White House will be torn down as part of the process to build a new ballroom proposed by President Donald Trump, a White House official said on Wednesday reut.rs/4ho1JeR

Watch live: Demolition crews tear down White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom project Crews are tearing down part of the White House's storied East Wing to begin building President Donald Trump's ballroom.

Watch live: Demolition crews tear down White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom project reut.rs/47AfMuu

Recall Me Maybe | FT Drama Stephen Fry and Gemma Whelan star in a new FT drama written by David Baddiel, exploring AI, memory and truth. Fry plays a grandfather with dementia who uses AI to fill in gaps in his memory. While rev...

Worth watching for the incredible closing credits alone.

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"Other than the initial flurry of 'Oh, he's said it again,' people are not taking it as seriously as they did the first time around.”

US news outlets reject Pentagon press access policy At least 20 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less comprehensive coverage of the world’s most powerful military ahead of a Tuesday deadline to accept new restrictions.

US news outlets reject Pentagon press access policy reut.rs/3IIy0AA

Myanmar: At least 24 killed as army paraglider bombs Buddhist festival Locals tell the BBC the carnage has made it hard to identify victims of the military attack.

Locals said it was hard to identify the bodies in the aftermath.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Gaza twins whose whole lives have been war Two years of warfare have brought death and ruin to the 2 million inhabitants of Gaza. Reuters looks at one family’s story of terrible loss and fragile hope.

Two years of warfare have brought death, misery and ruin to the 2 million inhabitants of Gaza. With a new ceasefire plan under discussion, @reuters.com looks at one family’s story of terrible loss and fragile hope. www.reuters.com/investigates...

"International consumers are increasingly opting for domestically produced spirits or imports from countries other than the U.S., signaling a shift away from our great American brands."

After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out

"The request for a gift for King Charles came from a State Department liaison who used the email address 'giftgirl2025' and initially told the museum that they were looking for 'like a sword or something,' according to a person familiar with the discussions."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...