Paul Handley
@phand1.bsky.social
DC based recovering journalist: FEER, AFP, lots of bylines elsewhere; Asia (esp Thailand), Saudi, US. Author "The King Never Smiles" bio of Thai King Bhumibol. Clarinet Django/gypsy/manouche, swing, jazz, Takoma Park Community Band. 🇫🇷 🇺🇸
I saw A HouseofDynamite recently. It’s a brilliant, gripping, thought-provoking about the risk of nuclear war, wholly apolitical. Just very competent people in an impossible situation.
But you think, what would the Trump govt do? Here he confirms they would do everything wrong & destroy the world
But you think, what would the Trump govt do? Here he confirms they would do everything wrong & destroy the world
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I saw A HouseofDynamite recently. It’s a brilliant, gripping, thought-provoking about the risk of nuclear war, wholly apolitical. Just very competent people in an impossible situation.
But you think, what would the Trump govt do? Here he confirms they would do everything wrong & destroy the world
But you think, what would the Trump govt do? Here he confirms they would do everything wrong & destroy the world
Very unfortunate editing:
September 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Very unfortunate editing:
Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg
gets it right here about political violence Trump:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
gets it right here about political violence Trump:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
September 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg
gets it right here about political violence Trump:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
gets it right here about political violence Trump:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
Doesn't anyone see the problem with Trump using his granddaughters as arm candy? Do their parents?
September 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Doesn't anyone see the problem with Trump using his granddaughters as arm candy? Do their parents?
In one tweet Trump shows he is both dangerously delusional and dangerously incompetent at foreign policy.
September 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
In one tweet Trump shows he is both dangerously delusional and dangerously incompetent at foreign policy.
Amy Klobuchar, discussing a deep fake video of herself on social media, basically explains why X/Twitter is more a national security threat than TikTok:
August 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Amy Klobuchar, discussing a deep fake video of herself on social media, basically explains why X/Twitter is more a national security threat than TikTok:
Come on media folks, it’s not hard to sat it directly: ISRAEL IS STARVING GAZANS
July 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Come on media folks, it’s not hard to sat it directly: ISRAEL IS STARVING GAZANS
GOP and MAGA have never been serious about cutting the US budget. They just want to glorify Il Duce Trump
July 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
GOP and MAGA have never been serious about cutting the US budget. They just want to glorify Il Duce Trump
If you want to know what stokes deadly political violence in America, just look to President Trump's own hate-filled words:
June 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If you want to know what stokes deadly political violence in America, just look to President Trump's own hate-filled words:
Soldiers marching "'loose-limbed" "without losing their identity"... this is funny -- I think 😵. (From WaPo's Kennicott)
June 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Soldiers marching "'loose-limbed" "without losing their identity"... this is funny -- I think 😵. (From WaPo's Kennicott)
A weak, spineless US president capitulates to Russia. Exactly what Vladimir Putin wanted.
Next: Donald Trump capitulates to Xi Jinping.
Next: Donald Trump capitulates to Xi Jinping.
May 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
A weak, spineless US president capitulates to Russia. Exactly what Vladimir Putin wanted.
Next: Donald Trump capitulates to Xi Jinping.
Next: Donald Trump capitulates to Xi Jinping.
Trump unhappy he couldn’t get this favor done ⬇️
April 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Trump unhappy he couldn’t get this favor done ⬇️
It's not just law firms, migrants and universities: Trump has now put people who think his company sucks on his enemies list and is pushing authorities to take action against them.
April 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It's not just law firms, migrants and universities: Trump has now put people who think his company sucks on his enemies list and is pushing authorities to take action against them.
The money Intuit and Turbotax @intuit-turbotax.bsky.social shovel into Congress, especially to Republicans, is behind this:
April 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The money Intuit and Turbotax @intuit-turbotax.bsky.social shovel into Congress, especially to Republicans, is behind this:
This is Trump caving not just to US big tech, but also to China and other exporters: he has given them a break without getting anything in return.
So much for "The Art of the Deal"
So much for "The Art of the Deal"
April 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is Trump caving not just to US big tech, but also to China and other exporters: he has given them a break without getting anything in return.
So much for "The Art of the Deal"
So much for "The Art of the Deal"
We need to shut down ICE
April 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We need to shut down ICE
In other news: Thais arrest Australian Paul Chambers for allegedly slandering the Thai monarchy. Chambers, a lecturer at a Thai university, is a widely respected expert in the Thai military & its central role in politics. Acc to reports, the allegation was filed by the military
April 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
In other news: Thais arrest Australian Paul Chambers for allegedly slandering the Thai monarchy. Chambers, a lecturer at a Thai university, is a widely respected expert in the Thai military & its central role in politics. Acc to reports, the allegation was filed by the military
Censorship on X to help Trump:
March 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Censorship on X to help Trump: