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Utterly heartbroken for Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin over the loss of Hersh. They’re extraordinary people. This conflict is terrible, horrible, inane. Each person is an entire world. The loss of a son, father, mother, daughter - Israeli or Palestinian - is a tragedy.

Today, we travel to Mexico City, the first stop in our US 2024 foreign policy priorities (Road Show) project, to talk immigration, trade, climate, and US bilateral relationship w/ Mexico. A privilege to be part of a Chatham House led international expert team w/ Julián Ventura

Very interesting piece in the complexity of nuclear strategy today - with quotes by two great scholar/friends whose work I admire a great deal - ⁦James W. Davis⁩ and ⁦Janice Stein⁩ wsj.com/world/nuclear-…

nytimes.com/2024/09/01/us/… via @NYTimes

🧵The Israeli “military said all six had been killed shortly before the arrival of Israeli forces. Their recovery sparked calls for mass protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom many Israelis blame for failing to bring them back alive in a deal with Hamas to end

‘Harris’s ability to blend strong energy production with robust climate action is a significant strength. To make progress in the energy space, Harris can also push forward expedited approvals for infrastructure..’ impt piece by ⁦Carolyn Kissane⁩ www-barrons-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.barron…

Most creative safety video I’ve ever seen. Bravo British Airways

Haaretz editorial: “For this reason, the public must now take to the streets en masse. It must answer the calls of the hostages' families to shake up the country, immediately. Time is running out. If there isn't a deal now, they will all die.” haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

💥Huge protest in Tel Aviv (Amir Terkel)

Europe’s concern for the 2024 election is existential. It is now impossible to imagine a return to a world where Europe is either confident or complacent about a U.S. election, writes Leslie Vinjamuri for Council on Foreign Relations's Global Memo series. cfr.org/councilofcounc…

New CNN polls out this morning: WI: Harris 50%, Trump 44% MI: Harris 48%, Trump 43% GA: Harris 48%, Trump 47% NV: Harris 48%, Trump 47% PA: Harris 47%, Trump 47% AZ: Trump 49%, Harris 44%

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Disturbing piece. But one line jumps out and is undoubtedly true “If you spend your life listening to what Democrats in the big cities say to one another, then you will misunderstand America” nytimes.com/2024/09/04/opi… via @NYTOpinion

FBI dossier reveals Putin’s secret psychological warfare in Europe – POLITICO politico.eu/article/fbi-do…

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