The Washington Post architecture correspondent describes Donald Trump as the biggest threat to architecture in DC since the war of 1812. (For those w short memories, that was when the Brits burned down the White House) That’s him off the ballroom opening night guest list I expect.

Well there’s a surprise. This loan was agreed last December. Two Putin stooges are trying to sabotage it

Well it worked for T***p

Taking care of business. We need to do this and move on.

How's everyone else's scams going? My scam is parked in the driveway and just started charging off solar power for $0.

Latest Foreign Desk on Monocle Radio. Global ramifications of the war in Iran, with Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko, former US NATO ambassador Kurt Volker, @isabelh.bsky.social and @markhleonard.bsky.social of @ecfr.eu. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Does this remind anyone of another recent election? To aid Viktor Orban in his upcoming election Russian operatives proposed “the Gamechanger” — a staged assassination attempt to stir supporters. Catherine Belton The Washington Post apple.news/Avq4Ozfy3SUu...

UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach. “One Gulf diplomat with knowledge of the talks said: “We regarded Witkoff and Kushner as Israeli assets that dragged a president into a war he wants to get out of.”

🇺🇸 John Bolton on U.S. easing sanctions on Russia for lower oil prices: "I think they drank a lot of vodka in the Kremlin when they heard that news. This is an absolute gift to the Russians."

Trump touts oil price gains, saying 'we make a lot of money,' angering lawmakers www.reuters.com/business/ene...

I really don’t think enough is being made of the fact that it’s a three supposedly do-nothing toothless scholarly organizations—the AHA, the MLA, and the ACLS— who are directly responsible for one of the clearest and most damning exposures of this administration’s stupidity and malfeasance.

It’s possible that a random assortment of 8th graders would do this better www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...

Because he dresses like a cartoon Englishman of the counties, the extent to which Farage is a creature of the US has been overlooked by the public. No longer, perhaps. This jingo’s achievement is to let the left play the patriotism card for once Farage forgets which country he aims to govern

Surprise! Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orbán in power

Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"

If Trump admires Churchill as he claims perhaps he should reflect on this quote “ It is not always possible to have everything go as one likes. In working with allies, it sometimes happens that they develop opinions of their own."

A shift in capital away from the US has picked up pace under President Trump. That rebalancing could be good for the global economy.

Will be fascinating to see who steps into the breach given Starmer was a McSweeney project. I suspect the answer to a scandal caused by a New Labour grandee will be yet more New Labour. But do read Stuart McGurk's @prospectmagazine.co.uk account of how MM took control of the party.

Congratulations to Philip Collins on becoming editor of this excellent magazine! Delighted to see great pieces in this edition by some of our recent guests: @isabelh.bsky.social and @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social

What's it like to work for ICE? Not great, apparently www.wired.com/story/inside...

Not many surprises: Lomborg wants Epstein's money. Epstein prefers a Thai princess with a childen's charity. drilled.media/news/lomborg...

Guess who said this: “Peter Mandelson, in my view, could be a viable candidate for the ambassadorial role.He’s an intelligent figure who knows his brief well, as I saw when he worked with the European Commission.

The director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arranged a call between FBI agents and President Trump where he praised their work searching a Georgia election center. Agents seized truckloads of 2020 ballots, as Trump uses the government to support his false claims of widespread voter fraud.

I know you will all be shocked... Tommy Robinson and the London News Website Linked to a Putin-Backed Propaganda Network open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...

Today: “Holy crap, China is winning the digitally enhanced electric-car race.” Soon: "Holy carp, China is winning the car race." www.wsj.com/tech/persona...

At this point I'm not sure how many nails are in the coffin of China's formerly diverse state language policy, but here's one more for good measure npcobserver.com/2026/01/27/c...

Oh! “A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming.”

The new issue of Prospect.. no paywall until Monday!

The latest Prospect is out now! Our new editor Philip Collins leads on the collapse of two-party politics, plus @isabelh.bsky.social on Greenland, @jenstout.bsky.social on treason in Ukraine, @ethanz.bsky.social on servers in space, and Ralph Fiennes' operatic debut: bsky.app/profile/pros...

Totally correct. It's for the American people to deal with the mess they have created by electing and keeping Trump as president.

Bernard-Henri Lévy: "The #betrayal of the #Kurds by the #West is one of most disturbing shifts of our time. Never forget that General #Mazlum’s heroic #fighters defeated #Daesh when Daesh threatened the #world Never forget too that they guard the prisons where worst #terrorists on earth are held."

🎧: Ellen Halliday and Alona Ferber are joined by Isabel Hilton to discuss Iran, Venezuela and how American foreign policy has evolved under the Trump administration.

BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records. Because someone needed to.

Dear Black people, they’re coming for us too.

🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️

We are marking the likely go ahead of China’s London super-embassy with @isabelh.bsky.social and an evening of reflection on the country and geopolitics. A week today (Tuesday)!

It's @prospectmagazine.co.uk pod day! This week @ellenhalliday.bsky.social and I chat with the inimitable @isabelh.bsky.social, whose expertise on Latin America, China, the Arctic and energy makes her the perfect guest to discuss the chaos (so far) of 2026 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/pro...

A possible breakthrough over Greenland

U.S. Finds Ukraine Didn’t Target Putin in Drone Strike - The Wall Street Journal

One of the key moments of 2025: Our planet has hit its first climate tipping point open.substack.com/pub/weareoce...

Make America Bankrupt Again: Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs - The Washington Post

This is just gutter white nationalist agitprop from Stephen Miller. A good time to read our deep dive into Miller's ideological fanaticism (see below)

As America falls behind in the scientific community, TRUMP will always be remembered as the President who made America more stupid.

ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries. Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves. "Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks. "No, guess he should've complied," agent says. Yakima, Washington

🇩🇰🇺🇸 A Danish intelligence agency has described the US as a potential security risk due to its prioritization of its own interests and use of economic and technological strength as a tool of power, - Bloomberg

Uber is scaling back climate efforts and slashing driver incentives despite a years-long push for federal policies in favor of EVs

WATCH: Martina Navratilova is “Pissed Off as Hell” newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/watch-mart...

The number of global deaths of children under-5 is projected to increase this year (from 4.6m to 4.8m) for the first time this century. (FT) The price of aid cuts.

Paul Krugman talking sense, as usual: "by treating Europe and Canada as enemies rather than allies, Trump has destroyed any plausible capacity to stand up to China. In effect, Trump has chosen white supremacy over actual national greatness." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/is-this-th...