news2shortsProgram is apparently being closed according to email from former Tesla engineer installed in GSA An Elon Musk ally installed in the US government said in a late night email going into Saturday that the office behind a popular free online tax filing option would be shuttered – and its employees would be let go. … Read more
As his goons root through the innards of the US government, Tesla sales are plummeting, the cars are being defaced and owners are ashamed Extreme wealth has always played a role in democracies. Money has always talked, especially in the US. Years ago, Lawrence Lessig, the great legal scholar, calculated that most of the campaign … Read more
The USA manager probably wasn’t thrilled with the Americans losing the SheBelieves Cup, but there were significantly more positives than negatives The United States women’s national team did not win the 2025 SheBelieves Cup, but this was the first time that failure to lift the trophy didn’t make for a disappointing tournament. While Emma Hayes … Read more
In a fast-moving crisis, the EU hasn’t been nimble enough. The onus must fall on ‘coalitions of the willing’ to stop a US-Putin carve-up At moments of great crisis, national leaders and governments generally put their countries’ (and their own) interests first. Transnational geopolitical, economic and security alliances are all very well. But if such … Read more
The showdown between the US president and the Ukrainian leader dumbfounded various outlets and politicos One television star turned president visits another far more powerful one on a stage set and attempts to introduce a plot twist of sorts. What could go wrong? The high-stakes White House showdown that unfolded on Friday after the Ukrainian … Read more
Cargo aircraft caught fire after striking bird shortly after departure from Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday morning A FedEx cargo airplane caught on fire after striking a bird shortly after the plane’s departure from Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday morning, according to officials. There were no injuries reported onboard, and the plane made an emergency … Read more
Trump and Vance, I think, never really intended to have a conversation with Zelenskky. Instead, they wanted to look tough on TV The last time Donald Trump did this, it was in secret, and he got impeached over it. In 2019, Donald Trump, on a phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, demanded that the Ukrainian president … Read more
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is once again asking federal workers to explain what they have accomplished as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk work to root out waste. This week’s email reportedly came from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) with the subject line “What did you do last week? Part II,” referencing … Read more
With or without the US, Europe must learn to defend itself, and Ukraine, against Russian aggression The treatment of the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, by the US president, Donald Trump, during what appears to have been a staged confrontation in the White House in front of the world’s press, marks one of the most profoundly … Read more
Drop the pretence: instead of parading a love of highbrow literature, just enjoy the books you want to read Toughen up. It’s the end of the line for soft, middle-class authors. Lefty-baiting headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh has declared that “gentle parenting” advice books by middle-class writers are sabotaging families by insisting adults become friends with their … Read more
