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CommentFrom The Monocle Minute Q&amp;A 7 Feb with Andrew Natsios, head USAID under George W Bush "One of my former students has been with USAID for seven years. He said, “They just sent me a note. I’m in the middle of a civil war and I was told I was fired. I don’t even know how to get home now.”

USAID No Way Home

Comment"The Palestinians, people like Chuck Schumer, would have already been resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities..."Does anyone get this, I mean, is he? 😳!

The New Palestinian

CommentThe Daily Upside blames Telsa's overall 50% drop in European Tesla sales on the model upgrade to the Y Juniper. Fine in itself, only it neglects to mention the UK model will retail at nearly 30% more than the 'listed' price of the old Y model. More sanewashing.Quoted story via <a data-mce-href="https://www.thedailyupside.com" href="https://www.thedailyupside.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Upside:</a> <a data-mce-href="https://www.thedailyupside.com/industries/autos/tesla-sees-big-sales-drops-in-france-germany-but-dont-blame-musk/" href="https://www.thedailyupside.com/industries/autos/tesla-sees-big-sales-drops-in-france-germany-but-dont-blame-musk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Don’t Blame Musk for Tesla’s Plummeting Sales in France, Germany</a>

Tesla Euro Sales

CommentOne has to wonder if the new administration has just decided to make it easy for the bad guys to carry out the next attack on US soil. Or is this just some cunning Musk plot?<a data-mce-href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-fbi-firings-immigration-crime-ad7d6b44?st=CHzrc6&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-fbi-firings-immigration-crime-ad7d6b44?st=CHzrc6&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How Trump’s Sweeping Expulsions Have Thrown the FBI Into Chaos</a> Via <a data-mce-href="https://www.wsj.com" href="https://www.wsj.com">The Wall Street Journal</a>, 05 February 2025 (long read/gifted article)and<a data-mce-href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/04/politics/cia-workforce-buyouts/index.html" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/04/politics/cia-workforce-buyouts/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CIA sends ‘buyout’ offers to entire workforce</a> Via <a data-mce-href="https://edition.cnn.com" href="https://edition.cnn.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>, dated 5 February 2025

Let's blow up the FBI and the CIA.

CommentAll you ever wanted to know about the land question behind the escalating Expropriation Act spat between South Africa, the USA, and today's announcement of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio decision to not attend the G20 summit in Johannesburg:<a data-mce-href="https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-02-05-after-the-bell-what-would-positive-land-ownership-legislation-look-like/" href="https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-02-05-after-the-bell-what-would-positive-land-ownership-legislation-look-like/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What would positive land ownership legislation look like?</a> by <a data-mce-href="https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" href="https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Maverick's</a> business editor <a data-mce-href="https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/tim-cohen/" href="https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/tim-cohen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tim Cohen</a>. (published 05 February 2025)

South Africa, G20 and Rubio

Comment<a data-mce-href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-05/us-set-to-present-trump-s-plan-for-peace-in-ukraine-next-week?srnd=homepage-europe&amp;sref=j4gwmXZM" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-05/us-set-to-present-trump-s-plan-for-peace-in-ukraine-next-week?srnd=homepage-europe&amp;sref=j4gwmXZM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">US Set to Unveil Trump Plan to End Three-Year War in Ukraine</a> Wonder if it involves buying the Crimea? Or wait! Maybe just Sevastopol 🤔Via <a data-mce-href="https://www.bloomberg.com" href="https://www.bloomberg.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg News</a> on February 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM UTC"US allies expect President Donald Trump’s administration to present a long-awaited plan to end Russia’s war on Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference in Germany next week".

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USAID No Way Home

The New Palestinian

Tesla Euro Sales

Let's blow up the FBI and the CIA.

South Africa, G20 and Rubio

Trump's Ukraine Plan