John Reed

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Today we celebrate World Press Freedom Day, sponsored by UNESCO. Unfortunately, this right is often violated, sometimes flagrantly, sometimes in hidden ways. Let us remember the many journalists and reporters who are victims of war and violence.

As Trump turns the Justice Department into an instrument of political retribution, more than a quarter of its lawyers have been fired or quit. Some 3,402 lawyers out of a total of 12,955 left the department since the beginning of last year. @kayewiggins ft.com/content/a1316a…

UK politics now looking a lot more like French, Dutch, German or Austrian politics: "Five parties are polling between 12 and 26 per cent. Labour and the Conservatives, blamed for years of poor governance, together command just over a third of voters." as.ft.com/r/3990f5c3-6b2…

The luxuries I can’t give up (even as prices rise) ft.trib.al/gNqIzax | opinion

Global news leaders call on Israel to open the Gaza Strip foreignpressassociation.online/30-4-2026/

Saturday

The physical world strikes back: “In retrospect, October 2021 might have been the last time that a major entrepreneur could sketch out a post-material future without seeming to have his head in the clouds.” as.ft.com/r/4fa4fbdb-764…

A new podcast examines how a small group within the Catholic Church has come to wield outsized cultural and political influence in America. Read more here: ft.trib.al/Gse7y2E

Are we becoming one of those countries where the president's picture is on the passports?

A 3-D model by the @nytimes visualizes the impact of Trump's proposed arch on the sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington House, showing that it would not only dwarf the other memorials but also interfere with the carefully crafted view. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Fascinating interview with @DmytroKuleba ex foreign minister of Ukraine on why he’s optimistic about the course of the war, impact of Iran conflict, drone warfare and how to deal with catastrophe” of mass emigration of Ukrainians. And much else ft.com/content/967580…

SCOOP: Amazon is discussing a potential reboot of “The Apprentice,” and has floated the idea of having Don Jr as the host w/@DanaMattioli wsj.com/business/media… via @WSJ

Trump: “I think Ukraine, militarily, they’re defeated. They had 159 ships. Every ship is underwater. Every one of their planes has been shot down.” Yes, he mixed up Iran and Ukraine. He really did

Sharp read by @GeorgeWParker and @PickardJE on next week's expected Labour "Starmergeddon": "Less than two years after he won power in a landslide general election, the prime minister is facing a wipeout at the ballot box." as.ft.com/r/73a35f85-1fa… via @financialtimes

"Reform candidate Jeff Bray in Essex said on X that 'not all Muslims are terrerists, but all terrerists are Muslim' in 2010. Howard Raymond Dini, a party candidate in Hillingdon, shared a post saying 'I’m a proud Islamaphone'." as.ft.com/r/e3d4d427-743… @AnnaSophieGross

Journalist: King Charles will be in New York. What will you say to him? Mamdani: I would highly encourage him to return the Kohinoor Diamond if I were to speak with him

How Citi’s $52mn hire was forced out of JPMorgan over his behaviour ft.trib.al/kXqUcY4

A post from the president, 4:05 am ET today:

I resigned as U.S. Ambassador Ukraine when Trump kept siding with Putin over our democratic partner. Now, my successor is doing the same. I knew I had to speak out and run for office because siding with dictators is just not who we are.

Robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled after Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Kim Jong Un and other global figures roam around a Berlin museum in an exhibit by American artist Beeple. Read more: bit.ly/42BDBic