Patrick McDowell
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Editor at Bloomberg Opinion in Hong Kong. Ex-WSJ, AP. Old hand in Asia, Europe, Africa, US. Opinions are mine, RTs are not endorsements.
In his very own Modest Proposal, former ambassador Sir Tony Brenton tells British Jews that if we don't like being firebombed, stabbed and shot, all we need to do is publicly submit to - and pass - his political purity test. Good-oh, Sir Tony.
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
An antisemite can’t bear the idea of Jews as victims. It’s why antisemites protested against Israel after October 7, before Israel had even responded - they had to demonise the victims. Anyone who refuses to acknowledge that today’s victims are Jews is showing who they really are
Here come the cliches….. ‘This is not who we are as country’ ‘this has no place in british society’ and the rest…. Aptly done @JewishNewsUK
Trump: "Ukraine, militarily, they're defeated. You wouldn't know that by reading the fake news."
When people fled the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting incident, they swiped entire bottles on their way out.
🇲🇱 Mali's defence minister died after an attack on his house, his family said on Sunday, as the army fought a second day of battles with jihadist fighters and separatist rebels near the capital Bamako and other cities, putting the Sahel nation's ruling junta under pressure ➡️ u.afp.com/SaqQ
The sportsmanship of British athletes is second to none. 🍻🚬
The load on the national grid would get less spiky if the entire nation doesn’t simultaneously ramp up electric stoves, EV chargers and high-intensity cooling, writes @andymukherjee70 (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
As the dual blockade in the Strait of Hormuz squeezes Iran, the Gulf states and the global economy, who will blink first? My analysis in today’s @WSJ wsj.com/world/middle-e…
