'Timothy Snyder, a Yale history professor... has called the loss of local news “the essential problem of our republic.” It is nothing less than a crisis, he says, and a deepening one.' https://t.co/bSWo24OSWq@Sulliview
Big news: San Francisco Mayor @LondonBreed has just announced a major crackdown on crime, including open air drug dealing, car break-ins, & retail theft
The plan contains much of what I & my colleagues @calif_peace have been advocating
Link is to Noah's Twitter thread with his takeaways -
New Pew poll on patriotism: Most Americans say America is "one of the greatest countries in the world". Democrats age 18-29 are the exception; a majority says other countries are better. pic.twitter.com/Ubig7NgfVr
A Strong Majority of Lebanese Say China is the Best Partner; Russia is Second; United States Third
Among all three major sects, solid majorities now say good relations with China are important for Lebanon: among Shia, 82%; Sunnis, 73%; Christians, 60%.
In a soft-power pitch delivered in Jakarta, Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged to strengthen relations with Indo-Pacific nations, making the case that the U.S. is a better bet as a partner than China, the regional heavyweight. https://t.co/jQdEBGr2WA
I'm not usually interested in the NFL, but if proven true, this could turn that world upside down:
Former NFL player Phillip Adams had an "unusually severe" form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy when police say he shot and killed six people before fatally shooting himself in April, a group of investigators said.https://t.co/djFLiU9xPk via @axios
My summary of what they say: they're here for the capitalism, stupids; "socialism" is what they vote against
Equis has been consistent on this: “Regardless, a focus on ‘Defund the Police’ as a primary driver of Trump’s Latino vote ignores the mountain of evidence behind other, more obvious factors.” — Equis Research https://t.co/I1AsJoJUOq
I have many things to say about this story but first a huge thanks to my editor @weinbergersa for helping me tell this is a digestible compelling way, to everyone at @YahooNews for help & guidance & to Rambo for risking his job to talk https://t.co/Fl3jA2cUxk
