Rob Crilly
@robcrilly.bsky.social
Chief US Correspondent for The Telegraph. One time AfPak correspondent and Africa hand. Author of Saving Darfur. DC red dog
JD Vance on state of Russia talks re Ukraine. "I wouldn't say that the Russians are uninterested in bringing this thing to a resolution. What I would say is, right now ... we think they're asking for too much."
May 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
JD Vance on state of Russia talks re Ukraine. "I wouldn't say that the Russians are uninterested in bringing this thing to a resolution. What I would say is, right now ... we think they're asking for too much."
Damning assessment of Biden's record on human rights by
@YagerSarahH in Foreign Affairs
"Instead of treating the U.S. commitment to its values as a source of strength, the administration behaved as though its own stated principles were an albatross around its neck."
@YagerSarahH in Foreign Affairs
"Instead of treating the U.S. commitment to its values as a source of strength, the administration behaved as though its own stated principles were an albatross around its neck."
January 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Damning assessment of Biden's record on human rights by
@YagerSarahH in Foreign Affairs
"Instead of treating the U.S. commitment to its values as a source of strength, the administration behaved as though its own stated principles were an albatross around its neck."
@YagerSarahH in Foreign Affairs
"Instead of treating the U.S. commitment to its values as a source of strength, the administration behaved as though its own stated principles were an albatross around its neck."
Someone at NYT magazine was a fan of late night BBC Radio One back in the day - headline on a story about red tape and fruit skins
January 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Someone at NYT magazine was a fan of late night BBC Radio One back in the day - headline on a story about red tape and fruit skins
Trump's latest appeal against his hush money conviction is authored by his lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, both nominated for posts in the new administration - as US deputy attorney general and principal associate deputy attorney general, respectively
January 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump's latest appeal against his hush money conviction is authored by his lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, both nominated for posts in the new administration - as US deputy attorney general and principal associate deputy attorney general, respectively
'We're also continuing to investigate whether or not there's any connection between the New Orleans attack, and the explosion in Las Vegas. As of now, as of now, they've just been briefed they have not found any evidence of such a connection.'
January 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
'We're also continuing to investigate whether or not there's any connection between the New Orleans attack, and the explosion in Las Vegas. As of now, as of now, they've just been briefed they have not found any evidence of such a connection.'
Pentagon releases (long) list of the medals and awards for Matthew Alan Livelsberger and Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar.
January 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Pentagon releases (long) list of the medals and awards for Matthew Alan Livelsberger and Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar.
Hmm what can have happened?
December 24, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Hmm what can have happened?
I'm a bit out of touch with British politics
December 22, 2024 at 6:46 PM
I'm a bit out of touch with British politics
New Pakistani restaurant opened near work. I approve
December 9, 2024 at 6:30 PM
New Pakistani restaurant opened near work. I approve
I got a correction in the NYT (well I bet i wasn't the only one to point this out)
December 9, 2024 at 4:31 PM
I got a correction in the NYT (well I bet i wasn't the only one to point this out)
The factions battling for control at Mar-a-Lago
December 5, 2024 at 4:02 AM
The factions battling for control at Mar-a-Lago
Tiffany Trump's father-in-law gets key post as adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs
December 1, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Tiffany Trump's father-in-law gets key post as adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs
Cancelling my New York Times subscription
November 29, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Cancelling my New York Times subscription
what y'all are missing
November 28, 2024 at 2:07 PM
what y'all are missing
Is Trump going to travel to Texas on Tuesday to watch Space X launch with Musk? The FAA is imposing flight restrictions over the site for a VIP movement, at the same time it lifts the usual restrictions over Mar-a-Lago
November 18, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Is Trump going to travel to Texas on Tuesday to watch Space X launch with Musk? The FAA is imposing flight restrictions over the site for a VIP movement, at the same time it lifts the usual restrictions over Mar-a-Lago
Interesting choice of Matt Gaetz photo by the NY Times here
November 17, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Interesting choice of Matt Gaetz photo by the NY Times here
Trump picks Matt Gaetz for US Attorney General
November 13, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Trump picks Matt Gaetz for US Attorney General
Our pollster crunched the numbers for us and this is the chart that suggests RFK Jr dropping out could have a decisive impact on the election race.
Read on for how RFK Jr acts as a 'gateway drug' for some Biden 2020 voters leaning to Trump
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Read on for how RFK Jr acts as a 'gateway drug' for some Biden 2020 voters leaning to Trump
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
August 23, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Our pollster crunched the numbers for us and this is the chart that suggests RFK Jr dropping out could have a decisive impact on the election race.
Read on for how RFK Jr acts as a 'gateway drug' for some Biden 2020 voters leaning to Trump
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Read on for how RFK Jr acts as a 'gateway drug' for some Biden 2020 voters leaning to Trump
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Came across a cute herd of tax exemptions as I left Trump's Bedminster club
August 16, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Came across a cute herd of tax exemptions as I left Trump's Bedminster club
Voters see a bleak choice when asked to describe a Trump second term and a Biden second term
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 26, 2023 at 12:15 PM
Voters see a bleak choice when asked to describe a Trump second term and a Biden second term
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
White House readout on call, saying Biden said US would stand with #Ukraine for as long as it takes
October 3, 2023 at 6:37 PM
White House readout on call, saying Biden said US would stand with #Ukraine for as long as it takes
Pool report - as White House tries to reassure allies that the US isn't giving up on Ukraine...
October 3, 2023 at 2:49 PM
Pool report - as White House tries to reassure allies that the US isn't giving up on Ukraine...
Our SEO team has sent around a list of the most common search terms for each candidate in tonight's debate. No 3 for DeSantis is brutal...
September 27, 2023 at 11:21 PM
Our SEO team has sent around a list of the most common search terms for each candidate in tonight's debate. No 3 for DeSantis is brutal...