Hey @britishairwayteam.bsky.social @britishairhelpteam.bsky.social: I fly internationally a lot, and I am following this story closely
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"I have walked through many lives, some of them my own, and I am not who I was, though some principle of being abides..." The Layers by Stanley Kunitz
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NEW — At this Alaska summit, the Russians have a trained KGB intelligence officer and ruthless war criminal.
We have a guy who bankrupted casinos and thinks rain falling in Canada somehow flows to California.
What could go wrong?
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
Russia Experts Worry Onetime KGB Agent, Now Murderous Dictator Putin Will Play Trump
Trump promised during his campaign that he would end Russia’s war on Ukraine on his first day back in office, which is now 207 days ago.
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Public lands might be out of the mainstream headlines, but they're very much front and center in the Trump admins attempts to enrich themselves: wessiler.substack.com/p/where-nati...
Where National Parks And Public Lands Stand Now, As Trump Administration Prepares To Privatize
All signs point to a mass sell-off, as park service begins to fail and private equity circles
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President Trump and his allies have berated local officials in Washington, D.C., for not managing the capital better, vowing a crackdown on crime. Yet it is the federal government that has often made it harder for those officials to manage the capital. nyti.ms/45RtLLq
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An alarm bell is sounding, and we're the ones who set it off.
Measles are making a comeback, fueled by misinformation and falling vaccination rates. Jeff Nesbit on the crisis is putting children at serious risk:
Losing our immunity: America's self-inflicted vaccination crisis
Forgoing vaccination is a public decision with dire consequences.
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"The danger of escalation is real. Soldiers and Marines are trained for combat, not constabulary duty and riot control. Expecting military personnel to shift seamlessly from destroying an enemy on the battlefield to law enforcement is asking for trouble."(gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
Opinion | How the Military Became Another Instrument of Trump’s Power
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The man who didn't even know what happened at Pearl Harbor in 1941 wants to make sure the Smithsonian conforms to his "vision" of American history.
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Trump’s “test run” for militarizing domestic policing has begun in D.C., built on lies about crime and aimed at Democratic cities with Black leadership.
Jen Rubin warns: Time is running out on the American experiment.
What We Make of Trump's Fascist Takeover of D.C. Policing
...and why it matters far beyond the city limits.
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"For their whole lives, Trump and Kennedy have gotten away with contemptible behavior. They occupy high office after living sordid lives...The contrast with David Rose, Marine and police officer, who lived a life of courage and public service, is striking."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-worst-...
The Worst People Have the Most Power
The CDC shooting reveals who is worth of admiration—and who is not.
