Trump

[mixed_biscuits]

Six weeks later and already that comment's not standing up very well. How far do they have to go before you realize that they are actually fascists. They're not being the slightest bit subtle about it.

One party state or GTFO

 

[mixed_biscuits]

Donald Trump is moving fast and breaking things, but that may result in a better US | Simon Jenkins

The chance of the president succeeding in his radicalism is small, but amid the chaos are challenges to convention that were overdue, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

@mixed_biscuits @hmg what you make of this?

Reads like an even-handed overview. One thing I'd add is that, although the Trump admin is brusque and likes creating volatile situations, they are not hawks so that is a welcome limit to their breaking things.

 

[Mr. Tea]

Brought to you by the Prince of Peace:

US bombing of Yemen compounding dire humanitarian situation – rights groups

Anti-Houthi air campaign, details of which were revealed in Signal scandal, has brought further destruction to country

www.theguardian.com

A ramped-up US bombing campaign on Yemen has killed civilians and brought further destruction and uncertainty to the poorest country in the Middle East, compounding an already dire situation after Donald Trump cut aid, according to local people, humanitarian workers and rights groups.

“Now the rampant bombing has started, you never know which way things will go,” said Siddiq Khan, who works as a country director in Yemen for the aid charity Islamic Relief.