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<\/a><\/p>\nJohn Pavlovitz: It’s Time to Tear Down The Golden Idol of White Christian Nationalism<\/a><\/h2>\nAs a Christian for most of my life and a pastor for nearly three decades, I\u2019m quite familiar with the Old Testament story: supposedly faithful people fashioning an idol made of gold and cravenly bowing before it, in complete contempt for the God they claimed to believe in because they had lost their collective minds and souls.<\/p>\n
This new American reboot is a little on the nose.
\nIt\u2019s also far more tragic.
\nWe\u2019ve had a few thousand years to get it right.
\nWe shouldn\u2019t be here.<\/p>\n
Watching the collective soul-selling of my fellow Christians here in America over the past ten years has been something that has grieved me more than I can measure or accurately describe. Particularly disheartening has been watching ancient religious history repeating, and worse: to realize that nearly every national sickness here in America is coming from professed Christians:<\/p>\n
The silencing of tens of millions of black and brown votes, the violent persecution of immigrants, the shielding from accountability for a cadre of sexual predators, the incessant legislative assaults on women’s and trans people\u2019s body autonomy, and the brazen parade of white nationalism in churches throughout this nation.<\/p>\n
If Jesus\u2019 feet were on the planet, this God-mocking death cult of white supremacy would be the first table he\u2019d flip.
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\n(John Pavlovitz more…)<\/a><\/p>\nNick Hilden @ AlterNet<\/em>: Trump folds in ’embarrassing fashion’ after Congress calls his bluff<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – May 9, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\nIf you google the history of Mother\u2019s Day, the internet will tell you that Mother\u2019s Day began in 1908 when Anna Jarvis decided to honor her mother. But \u201cMothers\u2019 Day\u201d\u2014with the apostrophe not in the singular spot, but in the plural\u2014actually started in the 1870s, when the sheer enormity of the death caused by the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War convinced writer and reformer Julia Ward Howe that women must take control of politics from the men who had permitted such carnage. Mothers\u2019 Day was not designed to encourage people to be nice to their mothers. It was part of women\u2019s effort to gain power to change society.
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Terrence Goggin: Trump has been a total failure; yet some say we are living in \u201cthe Age of Trump\u201d, we are not; it could be the \u201cAge of Obama\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Milan Czerny, Joe Parkinson. Drew Hinshaw @ WSJ<\/em>: The Sailors Low on Supplies and Stuck in a War Zone<\/a><\/h2>\nThe sun was rising on a 65th day of chaos in the Strait of Hormuz and the crew of a Chinese-owned oil tanker was running into its final days of food. The navigation officer was on the bridge radioing the Iranian navy a question that had become maddeningly repetitive and desperately urgent: When would the ship be able to leave? <\/p>\n
It was Monday and the officer, Shameem Sabbir, was surveying a seascape breaking into open conflict. American warships were guiding two U.S.-flagged vessels through the strait, past Iranian missile fire. The distress channel of his maritime radio was crackling with the pleas of seafarers among the 20,000 still stranded on cargo ships and tankers. Some were even lower on food and water than his own. Others were in despair, unsure what to believe after the latest round of proclamations from Washington and Tehran. Trapped in a surreal captivity, each day seemed to bring a barrage of dramatic news, yet nothing seemed to change.
\n(Milan Czerny, Joe Parkinson. Drew Hinshaw @ WSJ<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Christopher Jasper @ Telegraph<\/em>: Tankers break down as Iran war unleashes flood of tainted fuel<\/a><\/h2>\nShipping companies already grappling with the Iran war are facing a new threat as unscrupulous fuel suppliers flood the market with tainted oil.<\/p>\n
There has been a sharp uptick in incidents of tankers breaking down in recent weeks. Experts have blamed it on marine fuel that has been cut with impure shale oil as suppliers react to surging fuel prices following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.
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Idrees Ali, Erin Banco, Hatem Maher @ Reuters<\/em>: US, Iran no closer to ending war as Tehran’s response awaited<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected a response within hours. But a day later, \u200cthere was no sign of movement from Tehran on the proposal, which would formally end the war before talks on more contentious issues, including Iran’s nuclear program.<\/p>\n
With U.S. President Donald Trump due to begin a \u200blong-awaited visit to China next week, there has been mounting pressure to draw a line under the conflict, which has thrown energy markets into turmoil and posed a growing threat to the world economy.<\/p>\n
Recent days have seen the biggest flare-ups in fighting in and around the Strait of Hormuz since a ceasefire began a month ago, and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack on Friday.
\n(Idrees Ali, Erin Banco, Hatem Maher @ Reuters<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em>: Putin Presides Over Downsized Military Parade as Ukraine War Drags On<\/a><\/h2>\nRussian president says troops are \u2018resisting an aggressive force armed and supported by the entire NATO bloc\u2019<\/em><\/p>\nRussia staged a sharply scaled-back version of its annual military parade on Saturday, amid fears of drone strikes by Kyiv, growing criticism of the Kremlin and increasing difficulties for its armed forces in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin watched from a podium as goose-stepping soldiers marched across Red Square, before delivering a brief speech praising Russia\u2019s armed forces and comparing Russia\u2019s current war in Ukraine to its resistance against invading Nazi forces in World War II.
\n(Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\nAdrian Blomfield @ Telegraph<\/em>: Putin\u2019s day of humiliation<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nThe serried ranks of Russian soldiers goose-stepping beneath the Kremlin\u2019s walls looked as splendid as ever. Yet there was little disguising the anxiety sweeping through Putin\u2019s war machine.<\/p>\n
The reason for the disquiet is clear. Ukraine\u2019s campaign of deep strikes within Russia has become so effective that not even the centre of Moscow feels safe from Kyiv\u2019s missiles and drones.<\/p>\n
Indeed, it was only after Putin prevailed on Donald Trump to negotiate a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine that the most important event in the Russian state calendar was able to proceed at all.<\/p>\n
Little wonder the increasingly jowly Russian leader cut such a diminished and isolated figure as he took the salute.
\n(Adrian Blomfield @ Telegraph<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Rebecca Solnit: Hey California! What Does It Take to Be Governor?<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Alejandra Martins @ BBC Mundo<\/em>: The technological revolution of the “food valley”: how the Netherlands managed to become the world’s third largest food exporter with such a small territory<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\nIt\u2019s also far more tragic.
\nWe\u2019ve had a few thousand years to get it right.
\nWe shouldn\u2019t be here.<\/p>\n
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Nick Hilden @ AlterNet<\/em>: Trump folds in ’embarrassing fashion’ after Congress calls his bluff<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – May 9, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\nIf you google the history of Mother\u2019s Day, the internet will tell you that Mother\u2019s Day began in 1908 when Anna Jarvis decided to honor her mother. But \u201cMothers\u2019 Day\u201d\u2014with the apostrophe not in the singular spot, but in the plural\u2014actually started in the 1870s, when the sheer enormity of the death caused by the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War convinced writer and reformer Julia Ward Howe that women must take control of politics from the men who had permitted such carnage. Mothers\u2019 Day was not designed to encourage people to be nice to their mothers. It was part of women\u2019s effort to gain power to change society.
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Terrence Goggin: Trump has been a total failure; yet some say we are living in \u201cthe Age of Trump\u201d, we are not; it could be the \u201cAge of Obama\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Milan Czerny, Joe Parkinson. Drew Hinshaw @ WSJ<\/em>: The Sailors Low on Supplies and Stuck in a War Zone<\/a><\/h2>\nThe sun was rising on a 65th day of chaos in the Strait of Hormuz and the crew of a Chinese-owned oil tanker was running into its final days of food. The navigation officer was on the bridge radioing the Iranian navy a question that had become maddeningly repetitive and desperately urgent: When would the ship be able to leave? <\/p>\n
It was Monday and the officer, Shameem Sabbir, was surveying a seascape breaking into open conflict. American warships were guiding two U.S.-flagged vessels through the strait, past Iranian missile fire. The distress channel of his maritime radio was crackling with the pleas of seafarers among the 20,000 still stranded on cargo ships and tankers. Some were even lower on food and water than his own. Others were in despair, unsure what to believe after the latest round of proclamations from Washington and Tehran. Trapped in a surreal captivity, each day seemed to bring a barrage of dramatic news, yet nothing seemed to change.
\n(Milan Czerny, Joe Parkinson. Drew Hinshaw @ WSJ<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Christopher Jasper @ Telegraph<\/em>: Tankers break down as Iran war unleashes flood of tainted fuel<\/a><\/h2>\nShipping companies already grappling with the Iran war are facing a new threat as unscrupulous fuel suppliers flood the market with tainted oil.<\/p>\n
There has been a sharp uptick in incidents of tankers breaking down in recent weeks. Experts have blamed it on marine fuel that has been cut with impure shale oil as suppliers react to surging fuel prices following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.
\n(Christopher Jasper @ Telegraph<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Idrees Ali, Erin Banco, Hatem Maher @ Reuters<\/em>: US, Iran no closer to ending war as Tehran’s response awaited<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected a response within hours. But a day later, \u200cthere was no sign of movement from Tehran on the proposal, which would formally end the war before talks on more contentious issues, including Iran’s nuclear program.<\/p>\n
With U.S. President Donald Trump due to begin a \u200blong-awaited visit to China next week, there has been mounting pressure to draw a line under the conflict, which has thrown energy markets into turmoil and posed a growing threat to the world economy.<\/p>\n
Recent days have seen the biggest flare-ups in fighting in and around the Strait of Hormuz since a ceasefire began a month ago, and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack on Friday.
\n(Idrees Ali, Erin Banco, Hatem Maher @ Reuters<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em>: Putin Presides Over Downsized Military Parade as Ukraine War Drags On<\/a><\/h2>\nRussian president says troops are \u2018resisting an aggressive force armed and supported by the entire NATO bloc\u2019<\/em><\/p>\nRussia staged a sharply scaled-back version of its annual military parade on Saturday, amid fears of drone strikes by Kyiv, growing criticism of the Kremlin and increasing difficulties for its armed forces in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin watched from a podium as goose-stepping soldiers marched across Red Square, before delivering a brief speech praising Russia\u2019s armed forces and comparing Russia\u2019s current war in Ukraine to its resistance against invading Nazi forces in World War II.
\n(Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\nAdrian Blomfield @ Telegraph<\/em>: Putin\u2019s day of humiliation<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nThe serried ranks of Russian soldiers goose-stepping beneath the Kremlin\u2019s walls looked as splendid as ever. Yet there was little disguising the anxiety sweeping through Putin\u2019s war machine.<\/p>\n
The reason for the disquiet is clear. Ukraine\u2019s campaign of deep strikes within Russia has become so effective that not even the centre of Moscow feels safe from Kyiv\u2019s missiles and drones.<\/p>\n
Indeed, it was only after Putin prevailed on Donald Trump to negotiate a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine that the most important event in the Russian state calendar was able to proceed at all.<\/p>\n
Little wonder the increasingly jowly Russian leader cut such a diminished and isolated figure as he took the salute.
\n(Adrian Blomfield @ Telegraph<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Rebecca Solnit: Hey California! What Does It Take to Be Governor?<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Alejandra Martins @ BBC Mundo<\/em>: The technological revolution of the “food valley”: how the Netherlands managed to become the world’s third largest food exporter with such a small territory<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – May 9, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\nIf you google the history of Mother\u2019s Day, the internet will tell you that Mother\u2019s Day began in 1908 when Anna Jarvis decided to honor her mother. But \u201cMothers\u2019 Day\u201d\u2014with the apostrophe not in the singular spot, but in the plural\u2014actually started in the 1870s, when the sheer enormity of the death caused by the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War convinced writer and reformer Julia Ward Howe that women must take control of politics from the men who had permitted such carnage. Mothers\u2019 Day was not designed to encourage people to be nice to their mothers. It was part of women\u2019s effort to gain power to change society.
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Terrence Goggin: Trump has been a total failure; yet some say we are living in \u201cthe Age of Trump\u201d, we are not; it could be the \u201cAge of Obama\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Milan Czerny, Joe Parkinson. Drew Hinshaw @ WSJ<\/em>: The Sailors Low on Supplies and Stuck in a War Zone<\/a><\/h2>\nThe sun was rising on a 65th day of chaos in the Strait of Hormuz and the crew of a Chinese-owned oil tanker was running into its final days of food. The navigation officer was on the bridge radioing the Iranian navy a question that had become maddeningly repetitive and desperately urgent: When would the ship be able to leave? <\/p>\n
It was Monday and the officer, Shameem Sabbir, was surveying a seascape breaking into open conflict. American warships were guiding two U.S.-flagged vessels through the strait, past Iranian missile fire. The distress channel of his maritime radio was crackling with the pleas of seafarers among the 20,000 still stranded on cargo ships and tankers. Some were even lower on food and water than his own. Others were in despair, unsure what to believe after the latest round of proclamations from Washington and Tehran. Trapped in a surreal captivity, each day seemed to bring a barrage of dramatic news, yet nothing seemed to change.
\n(Milan Czerny, Joe Parkinson. Drew Hinshaw @ WSJ<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Christopher Jasper @ Telegraph<\/em>: Tankers break down as Iran war unleashes flood of tainted fuel<\/a><\/h2>\nShipping companies already grappling with the Iran war are facing a new threat as unscrupulous fuel suppliers flood the market with tainted oil.<\/p>\n
There has been a sharp uptick in incidents of tankers breaking down in recent weeks. Experts have blamed it on marine fuel that has been cut with impure shale oil as suppliers react to surging fuel prices following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.
\n(Christopher Jasper @ Telegraph<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Idrees Ali, Erin Banco, Hatem Maher @ Reuters<\/em>: US, Iran no closer to ending war as Tehran’s response awaited<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected a response within hours. But a day later, \u200cthere was no sign of movement from Tehran on the proposal, which would formally end the war before talks on more contentious issues, including Iran’s nuclear program.<\/p>\n
With U.S. President Donald Trump due to begin a \u200blong-awaited visit to China next week, there has been mounting pressure to draw a line under the conflict, which has thrown energy markets into turmoil and posed a growing threat to the world economy.<\/p>\n
Recent days have seen the biggest flare-ups in fighting in and around the Strait of Hormuz since a ceasefire began a month ago, and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack on Friday.
\n(Idrees Ali, Erin Banco, Hatem Maher @ Reuters<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em>: Putin Presides Over Downsized Military Parade as Ukraine War Drags On<\/a><\/h2>\nRussian president says troops are \u2018resisting an aggressive force armed and supported by the entire NATO bloc\u2019<\/em><\/p>\nRussia staged a sharply scaled-back version of its annual military parade on Saturday, amid fears of drone strikes by Kyiv, growing criticism of the Kremlin and increasing difficulties for its armed forces in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin watched from a podium as goose-stepping soldiers marched across Red Square, before delivering a brief speech praising Russia\u2019s armed forces and comparing Russia\u2019s current war in Ukraine to its resistance against invading Nazi forces in World War II.
\n(Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\nAdrian Blomfield @ Telegraph<\/em>: Putin\u2019s day of humiliation<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nThe serried ranks of Russian soldiers goose-stepping beneath the Kremlin\u2019s walls looked as splendid as ever. Yet there was little disguising the anxiety sweeping through Putin\u2019s war machine.<\/p>\n
The reason for the disquiet is clear. Ukraine\u2019s campaign of deep strikes within Russia has become so effective that not even the centre of Moscow feels safe from Kyiv\u2019s missiles and drones.<\/p>\n
Indeed, it was only after Putin prevailed on Donald Trump to negotiate a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine that the most important event in the Russian state calendar was able to proceed at all.<\/p>\n
Little wonder the increasingly jowly Russian leader cut such a diminished and isolated figure as he took the salute.
\n(Adrian Blomfield @ Telegraph<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Rebecca Solnit: Hey California! What Does It Take to Be Governor?<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Alejandra Martins @ BBC Mundo<\/em>: The technological revolution of the “food valley”: how the Netherlands managed to become the world’s third largest food exporter with such a small territory<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Terrence Goggin: Trump has been a total failure; yet some say we are living in \u201cthe Age of Trump\u201d, we are not; it could be the \u201cAge of Obama\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Milan Czerny, Joe Parkinson. Drew Hinshaw @ WSJ<\/em>: The Sailors Low on Supplies and Stuck in a War Zone<\/a><\/h2>\nThe sun was rising on a 65th day of chaos in the Strait of Hormuz and the crew of a Chinese-owned oil tanker was running into its final days of food. The navigation officer was on the bridge radioing the Iranian navy a question that had become maddeningly repetitive and desperately urgent: When would the ship be able to leave? <\/p>\n
It was Monday and the officer, Shameem Sabbir, was surveying a seascape breaking into open conflict. American warships were guiding two U.S.-flagged vessels through the strait, past Iranian missile fire. The distress channel of his maritime radio was crackling with the pleas of seafarers among the 20,000 still stranded on cargo ships and tankers. Some were even lower on food and water than his own. Others were in despair, unsure what to believe after the latest round of proclamations from Washington and Tehran. Trapped in a surreal captivity, each day seemed to bring a barrage of dramatic news, yet nothing seemed to change.
\n(Milan Czerny, Joe Parkinson. Drew Hinshaw @ WSJ<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Christopher Jasper @ Telegraph<\/em>: Tankers break down as Iran war unleashes flood of tainted fuel<\/a><\/h2>\nShipping companies already grappling with the Iran war are facing a new threat as unscrupulous fuel suppliers flood the market with tainted oil.<\/p>\n
There has been a sharp uptick in incidents of tankers breaking down in recent weeks. Experts have blamed it on marine fuel that has been cut with impure shale oil as suppliers react to surging fuel prices following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.
\n(Christopher Jasper @ Telegraph<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Idrees Ali, Erin Banco, Hatem Maher @ Reuters<\/em>: US, Iran no closer to ending war as Tehran’s response awaited<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected a response within hours. But a day later, \u200cthere was no sign of movement from Tehran on the proposal, which would formally end the war before talks on more contentious issues, including Iran’s nuclear program.<\/p>\n
With U.S. President Donald Trump due to begin a \u200blong-awaited visit to China next week, there has been mounting pressure to draw a line under the conflict, which has thrown energy markets into turmoil and posed a growing threat to the world economy.<\/p>\n
Recent days have seen the biggest flare-ups in fighting in and around the Strait of Hormuz since a ceasefire began a month ago, and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack on Friday.
\n(Idrees Ali, Erin Banco, Hatem Maher @ Reuters<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em>: Putin Presides Over Downsized Military Parade as Ukraine War Drags On<\/a><\/h2>\nRussian president says troops are \u2018resisting an aggressive force armed and supported by the entire NATO bloc\u2019<\/em><\/p>\nRussia staged a sharply scaled-back version of its annual military parade on Saturday, amid fears of drone strikes by Kyiv, growing criticism of the Kremlin and increasing difficulties for its armed forces in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin watched from a podium as goose-stepping soldiers marched across Red Square, before delivering a brief speech praising Russia\u2019s armed forces and comparing Russia\u2019s current war in Ukraine to its resistance against invading Nazi forces in World War II.
\n(Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\nAdrian Blomfield @ Telegraph<\/em>: Putin\u2019s day of humiliation<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nThe serried ranks of Russian soldiers goose-stepping beneath the Kremlin\u2019s walls looked as splendid as ever. Yet there was little disguising the anxiety sweeping through Putin\u2019s war machine.<\/p>\n
The reason for the disquiet is clear. Ukraine\u2019s campaign of deep strikes within Russia has become so effective that not even the centre of Moscow feels safe from Kyiv\u2019s missiles and drones.<\/p>\n
Indeed, it was only after Putin prevailed on Donald Trump to negotiate a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine that the most important event in the Russian state calendar was able to proceed at all.<\/p>\n
Little wonder the increasingly jowly Russian leader cut such a diminished and isolated figure as he took the salute.
\n(Adrian Blomfield @ Telegraph<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Rebecca Solnit: Hey California! What Does It Take to Be Governor?<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Alejandra Martins @ BBC Mundo<\/em>: The technological revolution of the “food valley”: how the Netherlands managed to become the world’s third largest food exporter with such a small territory<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Milan Czerny, Joe Parkinson. Drew Hinshaw @ WSJ<\/em>: The Sailors Low on Supplies and Stuck in a War Zone<\/a><\/h2>\nThe sun was rising on a 65th day of chaos in the Strait of Hormuz and the crew of a Chinese-owned oil tanker was running into its final days of food. The navigation officer was on the bridge radioing the Iranian navy a question that had become maddeningly repetitive and desperately urgent: When would the ship be able to leave? <\/p>\n
It was Monday and the officer, Shameem Sabbir, was surveying a seascape breaking into open conflict. American warships were guiding two U.S.-flagged vessels through the strait, past Iranian missile fire. The distress channel of his maritime radio was crackling with the pleas of seafarers among the 20,000 still stranded on cargo ships and tankers. Some were even lower on food and water than his own. Others were in despair, unsure what to believe after the latest round of proclamations from Washington and Tehran. Trapped in a surreal captivity, each day seemed to bring a barrage of dramatic news, yet nothing seemed to change.
\n(Milan Czerny, Joe Parkinson. Drew Hinshaw @ WSJ<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Christopher Jasper @ Telegraph<\/em>: Tankers break down as Iran war unleashes flood of tainted fuel<\/a><\/h2>\nShipping companies already grappling with the Iran war are facing a new threat as unscrupulous fuel suppliers flood the market with tainted oil.<\/p>\n
There has been a sharp uptick in incidents of tankers breaking down in recent weeks. Experts have blamed it on marine fuel that has been cut with impure shale oil as suppliers react to surging fuel prices following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.
\n(Christopher Jasper @ Telegraph<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Idrees Ali, Erin Banco, Hatem Maher @ Reuters<\/em>: US, Iran no closer to ending war as Tehran’s response awaited<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected a response within hours. But a day later, \u200cthere was no sign of movement from Tehran on the proposal, which would formally end the war before talks on more contentious issues, including Iran’s nuclear program.<\/p>\n
With U.S. President Donald Trump due to begin a \u200blong-awaited visit to China next week, there has been mounting pressure to draw a line under the conflict, which has thrown energy markets into turmoil and posed a growing threat to the world economy.<\/p>\n
Recent days have seen the biggest flare-ups in fighting in and around the Strait of Hormuz since a ceasefire began a month ago, and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack on Friday.
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Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em>: Putin Presides Over Downsized Military Parade as Ukraine War Drags On<\/a><\/h2>\nRussian president says troops are \u2018resisting an aggressive force armed and supported by the entire NATO bloc\u2019<\/em><\/p>\nRussia staged a sharply scaled-back version of its annual military parade on Saturday, amid fears of drone strikes by Kyiv, growing criticism of the Kremlin and increasing difficulties for its armed forces in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin watched from a podium as goose-stepping soldiers marched across Red Square, before delivering a brief speech praising Russia\u2019s armed forces and comparing Russia\u2019s current war in Ukraine to its resistance against invading Nazi forces in World War II.
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\nThe serried ranks of Russian soldiers goose-stepping beneath the Kremlin\u2019s walls looked as splendid as ever. Yet there was little disguising the anxiety sweeping through Putin\u2019s war machine.<\/p>\n
The reason for the disquiet is clear. Ukraine\u2019s campaign of deep strikes within Russia has become so effective that not even the centre of Moscow feels safe from Kyiv\u2019s missiles and drones.<\/p>\n
Indeed, it was only after Putin prevailed on Donald Trump to negotiate a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine that the most important event in the Russian state calendar was able to proceed at all.<\/p>\n
Little wonder the increasingly jowly Russian leader cut such a diminished and isolated figure as he took the salute.
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There has been a sharp uptick in incidents of tankers breaking down in recent weeks. Experts have blamed it on marine fuel that has been cut with impure shale oil as suppliers react to surging fuel prices following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.
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Idrees Ali, Erin Banco, Hatem Maher @ Reuters<\/em>: US, Iran no closer to ending war as Tehran’s response awaited<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected a response within hours. But a day later, \u200cthere was no sign of movement from Tehran on the proposal, which would formally end the war before talks on more contentious issues, including Iran’s nuclear program.<\/p>\n
With U.S. President Donald Trump due to begin a \u200blong-awaited visit to China next week, there has been mounting pressure to draw a line under the conflict, which has thrown energy markets into turmoil and posed a growing threat to the world economy.<\/p>\n
Recent days have seen the biggest flare-ups in fighting in and around the Strait of Hormuz since a ceasefire began a month ago, and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack on Friday.
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Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em>: Putin Presides Over Downsized Military Parade as Ukraine War Drags On<\/a><\/h2>\nRussian president says troops are \u2018resisting an aggressive force armed and supported by the entire NATO bloc\u2019<\/em><\/p>\nRussia staged a sharply scaled-back version of its annual military parade on Saturday, amid fears of drone strikes by Kyiv, growing criticism of the Kremlin and increasing difficulties for its armed forces in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin watched from a podium as goose-stepping soldiers marched across Red Square, before delivering a brief speech praising Russia\u2019s armed forces and comparing Russia\u2019s current war in Ukraine to its resistance against invading Nazi forces in World War II.
\n(Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\nAdrian Blomfield @ Telegraph<\/em>: Putin\u2019s day of humiliation<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nThe serried ranks of Russian soldiers goose-stepping beneath the Kremlin\u2019s walls looked as splendid as ever. Yet there was little disguising the anxiety sweeping through Putin\u2019s war machine.<\/p>\n
The reason for the disquiet is clear. Ukraine\u2019s campaign of deep strikes within Russia has become so effective that not even the centre of Moscow feels safe from Kyiv\u2019s missiles and drones.<\/p>\n
Indeed, it was only after Putin prevailed on Donald Trump to negotiate a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine that the most important event in the Russian state calendar was able to proceed at all.<\/p>\n
Little wonder the increasingly jowly Russian leader cut such a diminished and isolated figure as he took the salute.
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<\/a><\/p>\nIdrees Ali, Erin Banco, Hatem Maher @ Reuters<\/em>: US, Iran no closer to ending war as Tehran’s response awaited<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected a response within hours. But a day later, \u200cthere was no sign of movement from Tehran on the proposal, which would formally end the war before talks on more contentious issues, including Iran’s nuclear program.<\/p>\n
With U.S. President Donald Trump due to begin a \u200blong-awaited visit to China next week, there has been mounting pressure to draw a line under the conflict, which has thrown energy markets into turmoil and posed a growing threat to the world economy.<\/p>\n
Recent days have seen the biggest flare-ups in fighting in and around the Strait of Hormuz since a ceasefire began a month ago, and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack on Friday.
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Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em>: Putin Presides Over Downsized Military Parade as Ukraine War Drags On<\/a><\/h2>\nRussian president says troops are \u2018resisting an aggressive force armed and supported by the entire NATO bloc\u2019<\/em><\/p>\nRussia staged a sharply scaled-back version of its annual military parade on Saturday, amid fears of drone strikes by Kyiv, growing criticism of the Kremlin and increasing difficulties for its armed forces in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin watched from a podium as goose-stepping soldiers marched across Red Square, before delivering a brief speech praising Russia\u2019s armed forces and comparing Russia\u2019s current war in Ukraine to its resistance against invading Nazi forces in World War II.
\n(Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\nAdrian Blomfield @ Telegraph<\/em>: Putin\u2019s day of humiliation<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nThe serried ranks of Russian soldiers goose-stepping beneath the Kremlin\u2019s walls looked as splendid as ever. Yet there was little disguising the anxiety sweeping through Putin\u2019s war machine.<\/p>\n
The reason for the disquiet is clear. Ukraine\u2019s campaign of deep strikes within Russia has become so effective that not even the centre of Moscow feels safe from Kyiv\u2019s missiles and drones.<\/p>\n
Indeed, it was only after Putin prevailed on Donald Trump to negotiate a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine that the most important event in the Russian state calendar was able to proceed at all.<\/p>\n
Little wonder the increasingly jowly Russian leader cut such a diminished and isolated figure as he took the salute.
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\nU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected a response within hours. But a day later, \u200cthere was no sign of movement from Tehran on the proposal, which would formally end the war before talks on more contentious issues, including Iran’s nuclear program.<\/p>\n
\n(Idrees Ali, Erin Banco, Hatem Maher @ Reuters<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nMatthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em>: Putin Presides Over Downsized Military Parade as Ukraine War Drags On<\/a><\/h2>\nRussian president says troops are \u2018resisting an aggressive force armed and supported by the entire NATO bloc\u2019<\/em><\/p>\nRussia staged a sharply scaled-back version of its annual military parade on Saturday, amid fears of drone strikes by Kyiv, growing criticism of the Kremlin and increasing difficulties for its armed forces in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin watched from a podium as goose-stepping soldiers marched across Red Square, before delivering a brief speech praising Russia\u2019s armed forces and comparing Russia\u2019s current war in Ukraine to its resistance against invading Nazi forces in World War II.
\n(Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\nAdrian Blomfield @ Telegraph<\/em>: Putin\u2019s day of humiliation<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nThe serried ranks of Russian soldiers goose-stepping beneath the Kremlin\u2019s walls looked as splendid as ever. Yet there was little disguising the anxiety sweeping through Putin\u2019s war machine.<\/p>\n
The reason for the disquiet is clear. Ukraine\u2019s campaign of deep strikes within Russia has become so effective that not even the centre of Moscow feels safe from Kyiv\u2019s missiles and drones.<\/p>\n
Indeed, it was only after Putin prevailed on Donald Trump to negotiate a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine that the most important event in the Russian state calendar was able to proceed at all.<\/p>\n
Little wonder the increasingly jowly Russian leader cut such a diminished and isolated figure as he took the salute.
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Russia staged a sharply scaled-back version of its annual military parade on Saturday, amid fears of drone strikes by Kyiv, growing criticism of the Kremlin and increasing difficulties for its armed forces in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin watched from a podium as goose-stepping soldiers marched across Red Square, before delivering a brief speech praising Russia\u2019s armed forces and comparing Russia\u2019s current war in Ukraine to its resistance against invading Nazi forces in World War II. … The reason for the disquiet is clear. Ukraine\u2019s campaign of deep strikes within Russia has become so effective that not even the centre of Moscow feels safe from Kyiv\u2019s missiles and drones.<\/p>\n Indeed, it was only after Putin prevailed on Donald Trump to negotiate a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine that the most important event in the Russian state calendar was able to proceed at all.<\/p>\n Little wonder the increasingly jowly Russian leader cut such a diminished and isolated figure as he took the salute.
\n(Matthew Luxmoore @ WSJ<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\nAdrian Blomfield @ Telegraph<\/em>: Putin\u2019s day of humiliation<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nThe serried ranks of Russian soldiers goose-stepping beneath the Kremlin\u2019s walls looked as splendid as ever. Yet there was little disguising the anxiety sweeping through Putin\u2019s war machine.<\/p>\n
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