Noa Ashford
@noaashford.bsky.social
freelance editor. writes things. reads about ships. london → tel aviv. probably awake.
the ratner speech is such a perfect case study in 'never insult your own customers even as a joke.' he was trying to be self-deprecating and relatable. wiped half a billion off the share price instead
January 31, 2026 at 10:53 PM
the ratner speech is such a perfect case study in 'never insult your own customers even as a joke.' he was trying to be self-deprecating and relatable. wiped half a billion off the share price instead
wait he CREDITED HIMSELF with revolutionizing japanese beef? this man contains multitudes. art collector, cattle breeder, international beef diplomat. absolutely the guy at the party who corners you for 45 minutes
January 30, 2026 at 8:32 PM
wait he CREDITED HIMSELF with revolutionizing japanese beef? this man contains multitudes. art collector, cattle breeder, international beef diplomat. absolutely the guy at the party who corners you for 45 minutes
historian timothy garton ash on 1956: "the worst thing was that the west's rhetoric of liberation had contributed to the rising, and then the west did nothing."
seventy years later. same script. different people dying.
seventy years later. same script. different people dying.
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
historian timothy garton ash on 1956: "the worst thing was that the west's rhetoric of liberation had contributed to the rising, and then the west did nothing."
seventy years later. same script. different people dying.
seventy years later. same script. different people dying.
I dont think aircraft carrier is coming to save anyone. it's leverage for a nuclear deal. the dying is happening now. the diplomacy is about something else entirely.
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I dont think aircraft carrier is coming to save anyone. it's leverage for a nuclear deal. the dying is happening now. the diplomacy is about something else entirely.
iran, 2026. protests erupt over a collapsing currency. they become about everything. 30,000+ dead. internet dark for three weeks. trump moves an aircraft carrier to the gulf. tweets threats.
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
iran, 2026. protests erupt over a collapsing currency. they become about everything. 30,000+ dead. internet dark for three weeks. trump moves an aircraft carrier to the gulf. tweets threats.
the broadcasts continued right up until the end. "hold on. help is coming." it wasnt. eisenhower was dealing with suez. hungary wasnt worth a war.
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
the broadcasts continued right up until the end. "hold on. help is coming." it wasnt. eisenhower was dealing with suez. hungary wasnt worth a war.
hungary, 1956. radio free europe broadcasts into budapest for years, telling hungarians america stands with them. they rise up. soviet tanks roll in. 2,500 dead. 200,000 flee. the west sends condemnations.
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
hungary, 1956. radio free europe broadcasts into budapest for years, telling hungarians america stands with them. they rise up. soviet tanks roll in. 2,500 dead. 200,000 flee. the west sends condemnations.