Matthew Newnham 🇨🇦 🏴
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Discover, Articulate & Leverage Your Superpowers for Mutual Good
Briefly a Cold War NATO fighter pilot who dreamt of becoming an astronaut. Lifelong student of history, geopolitics & better angels. Lifelong middle distance runner. Film lover. Adopted Scot
Briefly a Cold War NATO fighter pilot who dreamt of becoming an astronaut. Lifelong student of history, geopolitics & better angels. Lifelong middle distance runner. Film lover. Adopted Scot
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Este gráfico @nytimes.com refleja la gravedad y la velocidad de lo que nos está pasando.
August 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Este gráfico @nytimes.com refleja la gravedad y la velocidad de lo que nos está pasando.
Hear, hear. Thank you, Gaby Hinsliff (@gabyhinsliff.bsky.social).
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White men are apparently terrified of doing the wrong thing at work. I have some advice | Gaby Hinsliff
Fears of being sacked or saying something unwise are near-universal. What’s striking is that men in this new polling can’t see that, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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May 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Hear, hear. Thank you, Gaby Hinsliff (@gabyhinsliff.bsky.social).
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One nonpartisan research group, the Partnership for Public Service, estimated in late April that about $160bn in cuts touted by DOGE were on track to cost roughly $135bn.
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DOGE says it has saved $160 billion. Those cuts have cost taxpayers $135 billion, one analysis says.
The push by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to slash federal funding will cost taxpayers money, nonpartisan group finds. Here's why.
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May 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
One nonpartisan research group, the Partnership for Public Service, estimated in late April that about $160bn in cuts touted by DOGE were on track to cost roughly $135bn.
www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-cu...
www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-cu...
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BREAKING: Kamala Harris, speaking in Australia, warns of the dangers of repeating the global mistakes of the 1930s, emphasizing the importance of international alliances and trust.
The speech ended with a standing ovation.
The speech ended with a standing ovation.
May 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
BREAKING: Kamala Harris, speaking in Australia, warns of the dangers of repeating the global mistakes of the 1930s, emphasizing the importance of international alliances and trust.
The speech ended with a standing ovation.
The speech ended with a standing ovation.
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HARVARD PROF David Armitage: “We’re being made an example of by Trump — authoritarians across the world go for the universities first, because they’re set up for freedom of thought and provide critical opposition.”
May 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
HARVARD PROF David Armitage: “We’re being made an example of by Trump — authoritarians across the world go for the universities first, because they’re set up for freedom of thought and provide critical opposition.”
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Wow. This is major news. Judges discuss moving the U.S. marshals from the executive to the judicial branch. Not only would they protect judges from trump threats, but it would also make it easier for courts to order marshals to carry out court orders.
“Judges Weigh Taking Control of Their Own Security Amid Threats” — because the Marshals answer to Trump, per this extraordinary scoop from @WSJ.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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May 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Wow. This is major news. Judges discuss moving the U.S. marshals from the executive to the judicial branch. Not only would they protect judges from trump threats, but it would also make it easier for courts to order marshals to carry out court orders.
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West Point grads got some rambling advice today on selecting a trophy wife after their second divorce from a draft dodger in a red campaign hat before he hauled ass to play golf.
May 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
West Point grads got some rambling advice today on selecting a trophy wife after their second divorce from a draft dodger in a red campaign hat before he hauled ass to play golf.
Anna Holligan (@annaholligan.bsky.social) created something truly special & valuable. Let's hope she can recreate it soon.
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'Someone stole my BBC bike in the Hague - it's like losing a friend'
Anna Holligan transformed her bike into a mobile studio for the BBC in the Netherlands - now it has vanished.
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May 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Anna Holligan (@annaholligan.bsky.social) created something truly special & valuable. Let's hope she can recreate it soon.
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The orange felon’s vendetta against Harvard in just one photo.
May 25, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The orange felon’s vendetta against Harvard in just one photo.
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In times like this, integrity matters. Well done 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
Top lawyers walked out of Paul Weiss to start their own firm—right after the firm cut a shady deal with the White House to dodge an executive order that would’ve limited its business.
Some folks still have a spine.
Top lawyers walked out of Paul Weiss to start their own firm—right after the firm cut a shady deal with the White House to dodge an executive order that would’ve limited its business.
Some folks still have a spine.
May 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
In times like this, integrity matters. Well done 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
Top lawyers walked out of Paul Weiss to start their own firm—right after the firm cut a shady deal with the White House to dodge an executive order that would’ve limited its business.
Some folks still have a spine.
Top lawyers walked out of Paul Weiss to start their own firm—right after the firm cut a shady deal with the White House to dodge an executive order that would’ve limited its business.
Some folks still have a spine.
Trump suggested that the Golden Dome could be completed by the end of his term, with a total cost of $175B, including an initial investment of $25B already earmarked.
The CBO has put the potential price tag at $542bn over 20 years on the space-based systems alone.
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The CBO has put the potential price tag at $542bn over 20 years on the space-based systems alone.
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Can Trump's pricey 'Golden Dome' missile defence system be done?
Experts believe that it will take decades and hundreds of billions of dollars to build the 'Golden Dome'.
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May 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Trump suggested that the Golden Dome could be completed by the end of his term, with a total cost of $175B, including an initial investment of $25B already earmarked.
The CBO has put the potential price tag at $542bn over 20 years on the space-based systems alone.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The CBO has put the potential price tag at $542bn over 20 years on the space-based systems alone.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
May 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
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AOC: When you wake up in the morning, you will realize that you voted to defund planned parenthood and take away health care from 13.7 million Americans and when this country wakes up there will be consequences to pay for this
May 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
AOC: When you wake up in the morning, you will realize that you voted to defund planned parenthood and take away health care from 13.7 million Americans and when this country wakes up there will be consequences to pay for this