"Although Rohde doesn’t hide his conviction that Trump undermined democracy... he writes in measured language that should hold up well in the light of history. “Where Tyranny Begins” is a work of reporting & sober analysis, not polemic. TY @davidgreenberg.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/08/25/b...

Exclusive: ICE plans to deport 40 Iranians days after mass killings of thousands of protesters in Iran. Two of the deportees are gay & terrified of returning to a country where homosexuality is punishable by death, their lawyer says. w/ @lbarronlopez.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/trump-d...

Exclusive: The Pentagon ordered more active-duty soldiers to ready for possible deployment to Minneapolis. The dept issued a prepare-to-deploy order for an Army military police brigade stationed at Fort Bragg, NC. w/@lbarronlopez.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/pentago...

Trump diplomacy 2.0: Foreign diplomats say the president’s embrace of Steve Witkoff & the emir of Qatar is frustrating nations that have backed the U.S. for decades. w/Vaughn Hillyard @julesjester.bsky.social @ianjsherwood.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/trump-w...

Exclusive: Dozens killed in U.S. boat strikes remain unidentified. Families fear speaking out, governments in the region have said little publicly & the Trump administration has not disclosed the names of the dead. www.ms.now/news/exclusi...