Thanks to Aftenposten for a fun live show of their US politics podcast, with special guest star Glenn Kessler from The Washington Post!

Og jeg stoler ikke på Aftenposten.

It’s another beautiful morning at 100 Centre St in Manhattan, as the press gathers for Day 2 of jury selection in the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump.

I’m here covering it all again for Lawfare. Follow this thread for updates 🧵⚖️

Remember the big news about aid now increasingly being allowed into Gaza? According to OCHA that rise was followed by a decline. We are back to the March average of ca 160 trucks a day. ochaopt.org/content/hostil…

Over 48 hours since Iran’s attack and Netanyahu, save for this 7am post that basically said nothing, remains silent. The man who built a career on fulminating against Iran has nothing to say. Why the silence? He is facing probably his greatest dilemma. Which coalition to choose?>

Just a few days ago, calls for conditioning aid to Israel were at fever pitch- all that has faded under threat of regional war.

.Preet Bharara: “You have an actual criminal case that’s proceeding -- the peaceful transition to accountability, which is not a small thing. You have literally a defendant with Secret Service agents to protect him in tow... facing the music... That's a big deal.'

Gleder meg til å være med Christina Pletten Kristoffer Rønneberg og ikke minst The Washington Post sin fakta-sjekker Glenn Kessler i kveld på Latter, når der er liveshow med Aftenpodden USA! aftenposten.no/fordel/f/76WVwV

Read this 🧵 by Jacob Mchangama. He is coming at the questions not from a Palestine/Israel angle, but as an eminent expert on (and advocate of) *free speech*. “What is happening in Germany is insane” - increasingly bizarre cases of censorship against pro-Palestinian speakers

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Would you rather come to Europe as a Syrian in 2015 or a Ukrainian refugee in 2022?

Very existed to have this opinon piece in POLITICO. I present our comparative research on European countries’ dual approach towards Ukrainian refugees’ rights and outline dilemmas ahead.

Har tvitret om Netanyahus velkjente nær besettelse med Iran, som har vart i mange tiår nå.
X får NOIA.
Hilsen 'assisterende professor [sic], i ett [sic] lite universitet'.

'Donald Trump will become the first former president to stand trial in a criminal case next week — and he'll do so against the backdrop of a presidential campaign in which he's the presumptive Republican nominee.' nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

Are we on the brink of a larger Middle East War?

The risk increased in the past day, but is still low.

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Impossible to ignore that the Israeli strike in Damascus has completely distracted from Israel’s failing war in Gaza, recruited the West in an escalation with Iran, and all while the man in the driver seat in Israel is not trusted by anyone and fighting for his political survival