Trump inverts reality as he lambasts Zelensky The US President has lashed out at a “dictator without elections” who is allegedly responsible for starting the war in Ukraine.

Trump inverts reality as he lambasts Zelensky | Caitlin Allen

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RFK Jr's mad experiment will upend America’s approach to healthcare That said, the US health secretary's experiment in search of a methodology is very American.

RFK Jr's mad experiment will upend America’s approach to healthcare | David Waywell (@davidwaywell.bsky.social)

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Labour should scrap its ill-conceived family farm tax On Tuesday, the NFU president has a chance to persuade the Treasury that wiping out a generation of small farmers will gravely impact Britain's food security.

Labour should scrap its ill-conceived family farm tax | Maggie Pagano

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Vance's lecture to Europe is gaslighting in its purest form Trump’s technique, learned at the knee of vicious lawyer Roy Cohn, has always been to accuse his adversaries of whatever he himself is up to.

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Riyadh leaves us none the wiser on any concessions Russia could make Today’s talks were "not unsuccessful", is the non-committal conclusion from Russia’s top diplomat, a man still sanctioned by the West, who sat down for 4.5 hours of negotiations in Riyadh today with U...

Daily Briefing: Riyadh leaves us none the wiser on any concessions Russia could make

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Vance's lecture to Europe was gaslighting in its purest form Trump’s technique, learned at the knee of vicious lawyer Roy Cohn, has always been to accuse his adversaries of whatever he himself is up to.

Trump’s technique, learned at the knee of vicious lawyer Roy Cohn, has always been to accuse his adversaries of whatever he himself is up to, writes Adam Boulton. (@adamboulton.bsky.social)

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Ukraine's untapped mineral reserves could be a game-changer Ukraine boasts one of Europe’s largest reserves of critical minerals, worth an estimated £12 trillion and largely untapped.

Ukraine boasts one of Europe’s largest reserves of critical minerals, worth an estimated £12 trillion and largely untapped, writes Caitlin Allen.

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We need to talk about Gen Z We should be most worried by the increasing gloominess manifested by Gen Z. Things are not getting better in their eyes.

We need to talk about Gen Z | Adam Boulton (@adamboulton.bsky.social)

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The end of alliances: Trump treats friends much the same as rivals This is not just about trade. The enormity of what is happening with the return to power of an “America First” president should not be overlooked.

The end of alliances: Trump treats friends much the same as rivals | Adam Boulton (@adamboulton.bsky.social)

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Trump embodies the politics of the heffalump The US President is just going to park America’s weight on any issue or any prize he covets and wait for the other side to capitulate.

Trump embodies the politics of the heffalump | David Waywell (@davidwaywell.bsky.social)

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The fundamental misunderstanding at the heart of the AI revolution We are being forced to get the bots involved in even the simplest of tasks. Tasks we derive pleasure from doing ourselves.

We are being forced to get the bots involved in even the simplest of tasks. Tasks we derive pleasure from doing ourselves, writes David Waywell (@davidwaywell.bsky.social)

Israel, Palestine and the impossible challenge of peaceful co-existence The future of peoples and their mass movement are proving to be as much an issue in the twenty-first century as it was in the twentieth.

Israel, Palestine and the impossible challenge of peaceful co-existence | Adam Boulton (@adamboulton.bsky.social)

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Reeves remake really takes the biscuit The Chancellor is in trouble and changing course. A touch of humility on the way wouldn’t go amiss.

Reeves remake really takes the biscuit. My latest newsletter for subscribers. open.substack.com/pub/reaction...

Trumpism looks like a bitcoin-style bubble that will burst bigly America is undergoing a radical experiment with a distinctly tech-valley liberation flavour

Trumpism looks like a bitcoin-style bubble that will burst bigly - David Waywell on Reaction @reactionlife.bsky.social

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Inauguration day: Trump 2.0 is more radical but faces less resistance "January 20th 2025 is liberation day", declared Donald J.

Daily Briefing: Trump 2.0 is more radical but faces less resistance

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Trump inauguration: from now on, it will be every nation for themselves The leader of the free world had nothing to say about allies in his speech. The only countries mentioned by name were upbraided.

Trump inauguration: from now on, it will be every nation for themselves | Adam Boulton (@adamboulton.bsky.social)

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What the sad tale of Percy Verence reveals about Elon Musk's psychology Musk's gaming antics have relevance to those of us wondering about his influence in politics, media, and popular culture.

What the sad tale of Percy Verence reveals about Elon Musk's psychology | David Waywell (@davidwaywell.bsky.social)

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Yoon's arrest shows South Korea's fragile democracy has prevailed - just South Korea is attempting to draw a line under six weeks of political chaos, that have severely tested the country’s fragile democratic institutions, after its president Yoon Suk Yeol was finally arre...

Daily Briefing: Yoon's arrest shows South Korea's fragile democracy has prevailed - just

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Why captured North Korean soldiers in Ukraine may decide to defect Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed today that he is ready to exchange two captured North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian prisoners of war held in Russia, before hinting at another possible fate for the two yo...

Why captured North Korean soldiers in Ukraine may decide to defect | Caitlin Allen

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History shows us that prime ministers tend to go down with chancellors The closeness between Reeves and Starmer may well save her in the short term and damage him in the long term.

History shows us that prime ministers tend to go down with chancellors

Adam Boulton (@adamboulton.bsky.social) for Reaction.

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Cocky Farage getting his wings clipped The Reform leader has been soaring, frightening his opponents, but he now faces splits on his own side and further difficulties to come.

The Reform leader has been soaring. But he now faces splits on his own side and further difficulties to come, writes Iain Martin (@iainmartin1.bsky.social) in his newsletter for Reaction subscribers.

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Cricket bosses must boycott Afghanistan match Even Farage and Corbyn are in agreement that the match should be boycotted in protest over the Taliban's treatment of Afghan women.

Cricket bosses must boycott Afghanistan match | Jenny Hjul

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Word Watch: Storied The word "storied" has retained indelible poetic associations.

Word Watch: Storied | Andrew Wilton

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Reeves missing in action: how long can she last as Chancellor? Amid fears of a full-scale market meltdown, Reeves's promise that "stability is change" now feels dystopian.

Reeves missing in action: how long can she last as Chancellor? | Maggie Pagano

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China has a bond crisis of its own While economists in the UK sound the alarm bells over domestic market chaos, further afield, China is contending with a bond crisis of its own.

China has a bond crisis of its own | Caitlin Allen

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Trump is right to be concerned about Greenland Behind the Trumpian rhetoric, there are serious issues at stake in the Artic, which has become a key geopolitical theatre.

Trump is right to be concerned about Greenland | Gerald Warner

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Zuckerberg panders to Trump by scrapping Meta fact-checkers “Time to get back to our roots around free expression”, declared Mark Zuckerberg today as he announced that Meta is getting rid of independent fact-checkers, in a bold move that will appease the incom...

Zuckerberg panders to Trump by scrapping Meta fact-checkers | Caitlin Allen

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It's hard to distinguish where real threats lie in Trump's America Does Donald Trump really have the energy to invest in conquering the Western Hemisphere?

It's hard to distinguish where real threats lie in Trump's America | David Waywell (@davidwaywell.bsky.social)

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