Paul Handley
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Paul Handley
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AFP, FEER news veteran. Author of 'The King Never Smiles' bio of Thai king. American U SIS. Clarinet,tenor in DC. Less noise more signal @phand1.bsky.social



New: The NYT is reviewing Nick Kristof's columns after he failed to disclose ex donor ties in a series of columns. When Kristof returned to the paper after a failed bid for governor of Oregon, the NYT said he would disclose financial ties when writing about former donors.

The US secretly approved a financial and maritime arrangement between Qatar and Iran, under which billions of dollars were paid to Tehran in exchange for free passage for Qatari tankers and ships through the Strait of Hormuz, three diplomatic officials now confirm. This was a deliberate and conscious course of action by the US administration, which allowed its navy to turn a blind eye to the arrangement, in complete contradiction of its declared policy. The move was intended to ease the crisis in global energy markets and curb rising oil prices. israelhayom.com/2026/06/15/tru…




Former @GovernorVA George Allen’s daughter took a picture today from the dunes in Virginia Beach. The costly, gigantic & inefficient turbines of CVOW are 💯 visible to the naked eye… @DominionEnergy admitted they might produce ⚡️ only 40% of the time with all 176 turbines


Extent to which White House allies are signaling that this is a culture war issue, not a technical one, is striking

















