Anna Tobin

Absolutely

there’s always a tweet

For the Hero of the Bondi Beach Attack, a Whirlwind Visit to America After the Hanukkah massacre in Australia, the rabbi and the Muslim hero who saved lives made a visit to New York that was part religious pilgrimage, part media outreach.

After the Hanukkah massacre in Australia last month, Rabbi Yehoram Ulman, the organizer of the event who presided over many of the funerals, and Ahmed al-Ahmed, the Muslim hero who tackled one of the gunmen, traveled to New York this week to wrest a message of hope.

An attack on Greenland would trigger Article 5 of the NATO treaty requiring them to respond to US aggression.

It's wild that the PM of a NATO member feels compelled to put out a statement like this vis-à-vis the US government.

On "fair" reporting and what happened at "60 Minutes" Laura Belin: I was alarmed (though not surprised) when CBS News boss Bari Weiss intervened to stop “60 Minutes” from airing a segment.

This from Iowa journalist @laurarbelin.bsky.social is so good. Belin - an actual journalist with years experience including covering Russia(!), spells out what it's really like trying to get the govt to comment for stories & why Bari Weiss screwed up.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/12/25/o...

An admirably clear statement from Board of Deputies of British Jews and Jewish Leadership Council

Have taken the time to read this *extraordinary* 161p ruling by Federal Judge William Young. Absolute must-read to understand the full extent of Trump regime's depravity and lawlessness, the steep extent of 🇺🇸 descent into authoritarianism & the enabling role of integrity-free Roberts Court

This is crazy

The image shows an X post by Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov) from 14 hours ago. In the post, he warns that critics, opposition groups, protesters, or anyone targeted may be labeled as extremists, Antifa, or left-wing terrorists. He suggests that laws on extremist speech and actions could be passed, with emergency powers invoked if necessary.

The image is a screenshot of an X post from @BulwarkOnline. The post quotes Stephen Miller saying, "This is the first time in American history that there is an all-of-government effort to dismantle left-wing terrorism, to dismantle Antifa...We are now going to use the entire force of the federal government to uproot these organizations root and branch." The image shows a group of people in a formal setting, likely a government office, with an American flag in the background and a person signing a document at a desk.

Listen to someone who has been through it under Putin.

From my prison cell in Georgia, I implore Europe not to abandon us to Russia | Mzia Amaglobeli My fellow journalists are putting their lives in danger every day, but we refuse to surrender to a regime that threatens Europe’s own security, says imprisoned Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli

From my prison cell in Georgia, I implore Europe not to abandon us to Russia | Mzia Amaglobeli

COBB: “I think this is really tragic .. This will be 3.5 more years of vengeance.”

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

See how we could be hurtling towards another global financial crisis, very concerning.

Time to learn about Iran's separatist movements There are three fairly significant ongoing armed insurgencies

Now might a good time to get to know Iran's armed separatist movements.

arthursnell.substack.com/p/time-to-le...

right! asking again now I have a clearer idea of where I'll be/what I'll be doing - do I know anyone interesting in Budapest who speaks English (or French I guess) and would like to have lunch or a coffee with me on Thursday, for a piece I can explain more about by email/DM? do *you* know anyone?

Bellingcat CEO @eliothiggins.bsky.social:

Interesting tax work around for nursery fees that will be hard to plug.

BLOOMBERG: “.. The trade is at risk of falling apart as borrowing costs for the world’s biggest economies soar, diminishing the returns in US government debt against the swaps. That’s a problem for hedge funds and other traders who piled into the bet in recent weeks ..”

Another example of the media not reflecting public sentiment

No one can deny Labour’s dreadful inheritance. But Starmer is part of this trend of leaders who lack the confidence to level with voters before they are elected. Labour ruled out personal tax rises it knew it needed, forcing a hunt for revenue in ways that hit business. Mainstream parties have also promised quality public services at discount prices; immigration curbs without consequences; painless spending cuts; and that they can undo the damage of Brexit with just a modest reset. 

Terrific column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social: www.ft.com/content/3daf...

Bravo to this WWII veteran. He seemed very excited about smashing Fascism.

10/10, no notes.

Don’t Look at Stock Markets. Look at the Ports. A drop in maritime traffic suggests that the worst is yet to come.

www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...

Just deranged. This was a *solved* problem.

‘Silicon Six’ accused of avoiding almost $278bn in US corporation taxes over 10 years Analysis finds Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple and Microsoft averaged 18.8%, compared with 29.7% US average

These mega corps are the reason America is struggling.

$278,000,000,000 in avoided tax.

Not the poor.
Not immigrants.
Not workers.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Import Chinese battery: 145% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Chinese laptop: 20% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Vietnamese laptop: 0% tariff

Fuckin brilliant. A+ work here team. I am so glad there are such smart people working on our trade policy.

Agreed!

This is Tymofii. Russia killed him with a cluster-loaded Iskander missile strike on Kryvyi Rih. He was only 3 years old.
#Ukraine

Gazans Protest Against Hamas and War for a Second Day The demonstrations, a rare show of dissent, appeared to have spread, reflecting frustration at the breakdown of a cease-fire with Israel. “We want to live,” said one supporter.

Palestinians in Gaza protested against the war for a second straight day on Wednesday and chanted slogans against Hamas, frustrated and angry over the collapse of a cease-fire with Israel that many had hoped would become permanent.

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH