Nahal Toosi
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Senior foreign affairs correspondent and columnist at POLITICO
So all it takes to reassure Europeans is a nicer tone?
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‘They All Tried to Break Me’: Gisèle Pelicot Shares Her Story
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/magazine/gisele-pelicot-france-rape-case-story.html
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I want to see the blanket.
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Ishaan Tharoor
2 days ago
Dear friends on Bluesky, it's been an overwhelming week since the mass layoff at the Post. I'll be continuing the work and would be so grateful if you sign up here to keep up with my future journalism.
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Ishaan Tharoor — Follow my work
Please share your email address so I can keep you posted.
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Charles Ornstein
2 days ago
Truly shocking story. Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why. by partner
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Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.
State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to fin...
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-polluted-drinking-water-boarman-family
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Seems like various parts of the government maybe should coordinate now and then but what do I know
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Hady Amr
3 days ago
Some personal news: Honored / honoured to join @ChathamHouse, @chmenap Looking forward to engaging on bridge-building and pragmatic/principled diplomacy based on equal/human rights in Israel-Palestine and the Levant during a defining moment in history.
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The Wall Street Journal
5 days ago
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
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Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
https://on.wsj.com/45XEILm
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Phelim Kine
5 days ago
SCOOP: President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing the first week of April for a long-anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. And Taiwan's on the menu.
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POLITICO Pro: Trump-Xi summit set for first week of April
The summit could be the first of four meetings this year between the two leaders.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/02/trump-xi-summit-set-for-first-week-of-april-00771590
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Lee West
5 days ago
🚨 BREAKING News: An internal DHS document shows that less than 14% of nearly 400,000 individuals arrested by ICE in President Trump's first year back in power had violent criminal records. It's the most detailed look yet at who ICE has arrested. | CBS News
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Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arrests-violent-criminal-records-trump-first-year/
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The Associated Press
6 days ago
A couple invited Bad Bunny to their wedding. He suggested they be part of his halftime show instead.
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Yes, there was a real wedding during Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show featured a real wedding. About five minutes into the performance at Levi's Stadium, a couple was married on stage.
https://bit.ly/3NWiUts
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Hunter Walker
6 days ago
Ricky Martin just won me a bet with my wife. Thank you Ricky.
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Alex Knapp
6 days ago
The choreography in this Bad Bunny halftime show is astonishing.
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Did I miss Pedro Pascal?!
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I mean, he is promoting marriage …
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Hunter Walker
6 days ago
Doña Gagá
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I’m starting to wonder if I’m hallucinating some of these ads
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Gambling! And more gambling! And even more gambling!
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Isn't the President technically a White House staffer?
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I know more about the artist performing in Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show than I do about the teams playing in the game. Like ... which teams are they?
8 days ago
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I did not know the US ambassador to Poland had the power to order a withdrawal of American troops.
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Kyle Cheney
9 days ago
Judges, and the people ICE is detaining, keep pointing out that this crisis is one of the administration's own making -- adopting a policy of mass detention without preparing for inevitable surge of legal battles.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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SCOOP: Finland’s foreign minister had an interesting request for the U.S. on Ukraine, a State Department cable shows:
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Don’t mention ‘Article 5,’ Finland warns US on Ukraine
Some NATO countries worry using any version of the term “Article 5” for Ukraine defense could weaken its deterrence.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/04/dont-mention-article-5-finland-warns-us-on-ukraine-00766043
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SCOOP: Finland’s foreign minister had an interesting request for the U.S. on Ukraine, a State Department cable shows:
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Don’t mention ‘Article 5,’ Finland warns US on Ukraine
Some NATO countries worry using any version of the term “Article 5” for Ukraine defense could weaken its deterrence.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/04/dont-mention-article-5-finland-warns-us-on-ukraine-00766043
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The cuts at the Washington Post are both heartbreaking and mystifying.
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I had a really weird premonition about this yesterday...
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NEW: State Dept cables & interviews with diplomats show wariness among many countries about joining President Trump's critical minerals initiative, especially after his Greenland grab.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Trump’s Greenland gambit could undermine critical minerals meeting
Foreign skepticism about U.S. reliability under Trump could undermine the success of the State Department’s inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting this week.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/03/trumps-greenland-gambit-could-undermine-critical-minerals-meeting-00761029
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"State Department cables obtained by POLITICO show wariness among some countries about signing onto a framework agreement pledging joint cooperation in sourcing and processing critical minerals"
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POLITICO Pro: Trump’s Greenland gambit could undermine critical minerals meeting
Foreign skepticism about U.S. reliability under Trump could undermine the success of the State Department’s inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting this week.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/02/trumps-greenland-gambit-could-undermine-critical-minerals-meeting-00761029
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Polymarket Phil.
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Holy moly ...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/trump-fbi-phone-call-georgia-gabbard.html
12 days ago
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So what will the Kennedy Center look like after the renovations?
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Please read Minnesota’s amazing local papers:
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‘No humanity’: Detainees describe conditions inside Whipple Federal Building
Immigration sweep brings overcrowded rooms and overflowing toilets. Lawyers say they can’t visit their clients. The Department of Homeland Security says “all detainees receive full due process.”
https://www.startribune.com/no-humanity-detainees-describe-conditions-inside-whipple-federal-building/601566788
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CJ Ciaramella
15 days ago
some Public Service Journalism: I took that Minnesota judge's pdf list of court orders that ICE violated, found all the cases on CourtListener and linked to the dockets
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One thing this story hints at is how absolute shit the U.S. has been (and probably still is) in gathering its own ground-level intelligence in Gaza. We are almost entirely reliant on others. Will that change?
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US envoys to Israel blocked early warning of 'Apocalyptic Wasteland' in Gaza
U.S. Agency for International Development staffers in early 2024 drafted a warning to senior officials in Joe Biden’s administration: Northern Gaza had turned into an “Apocalyptic Wasteland” with dire...
https://www.reuters.com/world/early-warning-apocalyptic-wasteland-gaza-blocked-by-us-envoys-israel-2026-01-30/
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What’s the long-term psychological impact of being lied to constantly?
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Jack Lew. Every time.
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The New York Times
15 days ago
Breaking News: Texas A&M ended its women’s studies program and changed hundreds of courses over race and gender to comply with new policies limiting how race and gender ideology may be discussed in classrooms.
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Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Hundreds of Classes on Race and Gender
New policies limiting the teaching of race and gender issues led administrators and professors to change hundreds of courses. School leaders say the rules could hurt A&M’s reputation.
https://nyti.ms/3Z4UhwZ
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1/The State Department today posted, then quickly deleted, this tweet trashing the Nicaraguan regime. I guess they remembered the Trump admin has been staying relatively quiet on the dictatorship there.
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1/Many in the Iranian diaspora are excited about this announcement. But the language is very squishy.
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Evan Hill
16 days ago
After years of denial and accusing anyone using the numbers of duplicity or Hamas sympathy, the Israeli military now admits — via anonymous briefing to domestic reporters — that the Gaza Health Ministry's death toll from the war is accurate
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They just can’t help themselves…
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Opinion | Trump’s Greenland Envoy: We Need ‘Total, Unfettered Access’
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/opinion/trump-greenland-arctic-framework-deal.html
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SCOOP: Iceland wanted an apology. Finland was looking for a way out. China was pretty darn happy. U.S. diplomatic cables lay out some behind-the-scenes fallout over Trump's Greenland grab. Do enjoy:
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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‘Let's not get a divorce’: A behind-the-scenes look at how countries handled Trump’s Greenland grab
State Department cables obtained by POLITICO lay bare the frustrations — and aspirations — of US allies and adversaries watching Trump seek the Danish island.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/29/greenland-cables-state-department-europe-nato-00754262
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Politico
16 days ago
EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s moves on Greenland rattled other nations behind the scenes. State Department cables obtained by POLITICO exposed the deep reverberations of the president’s demands for Greenland as foreign officials vented their frustrations with U.S. counterparts.
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‘Let's not get a divorce’: A behind-the-scenes look at how countries handled Trump’s Greenland grab
State Department cables obtained by POLITICO lay bare the frustrations — and aspirations — of US allies and adversaries watching Trump seek the Danish island.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/29/greenland-cables-state-department-europe-nato-00754262
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Victor Jack
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NEW: Leaked diplomatic cables expose the reverberations of Trump's threats to seize Greenland as EU officials vented their frustrations this month. We also detail how Mark Rutte helped broker a deal. w/
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‘Let's not get a divorce’: A behind-the-scenes look at how countries handled Trump’s Greenland grab
State Department cables obtained by POLITICO lay bare the frustrations — and aspirations — of US allies and adversaries watching Trump seek the Danish island.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/29/greenland-cables-state-department-europe-nato-00754262
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SCOOP: Iceland wanted an apology. Finland was looking for a way out. China was pretty darn happy. U.S. diplomatic cables lay out some behind-the-scenes fallout over Trump's Greenland grab. Do enjoy:
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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‘Let's not get a divorce’: A behind-the-scenes look at how countries handled Trump’s Greenland grab
State Department cables obtained by POLITICO lay bare the frustrations — and aspirations — of US allies and adversaries watching Trump seek the Danish island.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/29/greenland-cables-state-department-europe-nato-00754262
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My Persian mother: "Why is his name Bad Bunny? Why is it not Good Bunny?"
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There's something so strange about this headline.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
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Rubio Says Venezuela Will Submit Monthly Budget to White House
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/politics/rubio-hearing-venezuela.html
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
17 days ago
An extraordinary document. Read it. “Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
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Kyle Cheney
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REAKING: A federal judge in Minnesota has barred the Trump administration from arresting / detaining the state's 5,600 refugees while they await lawful permanent resident status.
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Phelim Kine
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"The draft document — which would be nonbinding for signatories — represents the latest administration initiative to loosen China’s global chokehold on critical minerals and rare earths"
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POLITICO Pro: Here’s what the Trump administration expects critical minerals deals to look like
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/01/heres-what-the-trump-administration-expects-critical-minerals-deals-to-look-like-00753199
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