no idea where chancellor merz is getting the idea iranian regime is about to fall. great if it were true. but it’s decidedly not the us govt assessment. and demonstrations aren’t close to where they were before the crackdowns.

fed independence is a red line. cross it, and inflation, markets, and credibility all suffer. history makes that clear. GZERO Media

Nej, den liberala världsordningen är varken vänster eller europeisk eller påhittad. Däremot är det anmärkningsvärt när delar av svensk höger låter som Noam Chomsky. mailchi.mp/timbro/nyhetsb…

It is almost impossible to get 4% on a poll for anything. Just the variance from not paying attention, not understanding the question alone usually confounds it.

Ted Cruz, 2016: “We’re liable to wake up one morning and Donald, if he were president, would have nuked Denmark.”

This is not all. Russia’s strategic objectives remain unchanged: to destroy Ukraine’s sovereignty, expand its imperial borders, and dismantle the West’s collective defense system to assert security and political dominance over Europe.

Trump enthusiastically endorsing keeping the Maduro regime in power in Venezuela.

It is Russia who rejected the peace plan prepared by the US, not Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський. The only Russian response were further missile attacks on Ukrainian cities. This is why the only solution is to strengthen pressure on Russia. And you all know it.

The #NobelPeacePrize medal. It measures 6.6 cm in diameter, weighs 196 grams and is struck in gold. On its face, a portrait of Alfred Nobel and on its reverse, three naked men holding around each other’s shoulders as a sign of brotherhood. A design unchanged for 120 years. Did

BREAKING: It sounds like Kemi Badenoch's team got hold of a copy of Robert Jenrick's resignation speech after it was left 'lying around'. It was a 'near final' text He cancelled a speaking engagement this weekend, and the thinking was that he was due to announce his defection

What if Farage does not now accept Jenrick? You can see why he wouldn't. Zahawi went down v badly with Reform activists: yet another failed Tory, rejected by Kemi. Risk for Reform is that it starts looking like a lifeboat for thwarted Conservatives, not a vehicle for change.

Another sensitive topic for Farage would be whether Jenrick should hold a by-election. His test (pre-Kruger) was a moral one: that it's "dishonourable" to switch allegiance without seeking a fresh mandate from voters.

Carney once again showing the West how to take on MAGA America

As I’ve written about extensively, the underestimated superpower of the autocrat is to completely dominate the stage with one new crackdown, proclamation, scandal, etc. after another. It doesn’t end. There’s no lull. You have to swim against the tide or drown.

So Trump’s Venezuela policy seems to be: 1. Leave the dictatorship in place. 2. The dictatorship lets him sell their oil. 3. He puts the proceeds in a slush fund in Qatar, which he can spend from as he pleases without Congressional authorization.

broad support across latin america for us action in venezuela. maduro was extremely unpopular, exported problems across the region, and security is a top concern for most everyone.

trump: us/china a g2 carney: canada/china can be strategic partners merz and starmer up next if i’m china, i’m liking this new world order.

the american people would be better served by a more gracious president. a man who appreciated the gesture but refused to accept the nobel peace prize given by the woman who risked her life for her country. alas.

Second years of second terms have been brutal - Nixon resigned, Reagan had Iran-Contra, Clinton had Lewinsky. Trump turns 80 with approval at record lows and Republicans breaking ranks. Fascinating from Gerry Baker on whether gravity will catch up... thetimes.com/comment/column…

It’s a Trump myth that 🇺🇸 needs 🇬🇱 for its Golden Dome missile defence shield. It already has the large radar installation there, and are free to upgrade and extend it as it wishes.