Lucy
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Lucy
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This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.
A YouTube link for those looking for it. No words.

youtu.be/btqHDhO4h10?...
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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Just another reason why the President of the United States must not be “involved” in decisions about approving megamergers.

It’s simple: Any review needs to be based on the law and facts — not Donald Trump’s political opinions and personal investments.
January 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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Yes, if Warner Bros. is bought by another giant streaming company, your prices could go up.
January 20, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Trump promised his tariffs would bring manufacturing “roaring back.” Instead, factory jobs have fallen nearly every month since April, as higher input costs and uncertainty hit U.S. producers. This article explains why.
Trump’s promised manufacturing boom is a bust so far
Manufacturing employment has declined every month since April, when the president said tariffs would bring factories “roaring back.”
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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January 14, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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The best course of action is to exercise some humility, understand all sides of the debate and realize no one has all the answers.

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Are We in a Stock Bubble? This Is the Only Thread You Need
High valuations are supporting equity markets and the economy. Everyone has a view on whether it’s sustainable.
www.bloomberg.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Leo XIV and Trump are opposites in every way except one: They're both American. And one of them has the better worldview, says @andreaskluth.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The Pope and the President Offer Competing Americanisms
An odd couple of two Americans, each powerful in his own way, throws into relief the ambiguous, portentous and often tortuous relationship between the United States and the world. Whose vision will wi...
www.bloomberg.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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It’s four years since I wrote my love letter-cum-elegy to Hong Kong, after almost three decades in this extraordinary city, and two years before leaving permanently. Looking back, I still pretty much like the look of it.

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A Farewell to the Hong Kong I Loved
The end of a city like no other.
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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Another old Cambridge street watercolour, done sitting on the low wall at the front of St John's. This is Bridge Street with autumn coming on. Someone wearing a gown is cycing along. Sold a while ago and scanned from a film photo of the original.
#streetart #watercolour
January 19, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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Don’t you think they’ll bomb people on the way to vote in that so-called “referendum”? One would be delusional to think otherwise.
December 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Yeah I've been worried about that. Unless it's all mail-in but not sure how well that works in the middle of war. Otherwise in-person voting is like setting up a bunch of targets imho.
December 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Sono trascorsi appena un paio di giorni dal blitz in Venezuela e dall'arresto di Maduro e la CGIL è già in piazza sotto l'Ambasciata statunitense a protestare. Sono quasi 4 anni che la Russia ha iniziato la guerra su larga scala in Ucraina...
January 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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"L'affresco di una società che sembra provenire dal passato, capace di descrivere una mutazione che minaccia il futuro delle democrazie occidentali."
Europa e Russia non condividono lo stesso prisma di valori, ci siamo ingannati quando abbiamo voluto credere il contrario.
January 18, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Ezio Mauro è un commentatore di provata fede progressista. È misurato nei toni ed equilibrato nelle posizioni. Il suo editoriale di oggi dovrebbe togliere il sonno ai leader della sinistra italiana, e ad Elly Schlein in particolare. Che invece dorme della grossa.
January 18, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Avevamo una cosa
January 18, 2026 at 11:31 PM