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Big ups to @a_fast and @USATODAY team
Announcing Penlight Prize winners for public records reporting
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Today's @USATODAY in print. Read our story about a Texas mom making DHS nervous she'll spawn violent protests by tracking ICE contractors: usatoday.com/story/news/nati…
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Another important piece by @yarbatman that explains why economic pressure will inflict enormous pain on Iran without forcing the Islamic Republic to surrender.
As he writes, "Trump’s approach ... can certainly immiserate most of the country’s people. But it cannot successfully strangle the Islamic Republic itself...
To prevail in its economic war, the Trump administration will ... need to asphyxiate 25 million households and more than one million firms. But as breathing slows in parts of Iran’s economy, ample oxygen will remain for the country’s elite."
In this new @ForeignAffairs essay, I argue that US officials are being too triumphant about Iran’s economic downturn.
Iran’s leaders are using inflation to engage in financial repression. Counterintuitively, reduced economic activity is helping the state stave off a deeper crisis and persevere during the war.
Read here: foreignaffairs.com/iran/why-…
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"It's becoming conventional wisdom that the Iran war is a fiasco of the first order.…There is an argument out there that if United States is struggling to fight a middle power like Iran, it may be totally inconceivable that we could go head-to-head against China." – Asia Program Director @lylegoldstein
Story by @khjelmgaard & @mcollinsNEWS for @USATODAY: usatoday.com/story/news/worl…
New zoom-out story from me +@mcollinsNEWS on the world order we're seeing change, but also stay the same, under the current U.S. administration.
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If I were hit by a bus and someone leaned over me to ask whose analysis on Iran they should trust most, I’d use my last breath to say: @HamidRezaAz. (And probably wonder about their priorities!)
So I’m especially delighted to welcome him to our @CrisisGroup team.
I’m delighted to share that I have joined @CrisisGroup as Senior Iran Analyst.
I look forward to working with an exceptional team of colleagues and contributing to Crisis Group’s mission to prevent wars and shape policies that will build a more peaceful world.
Kim Hjelmgaard retweeted
Few metro papers still can afford to have eyes on their delegations in Washington. Very glad @journalsentinel is investing in this legacy from @WisVoter --> @lawrencegandrea -->
Some personal news: I left Roll Call a few weeks ago to cover Washington for the @journalsentinel — my hometown paper! My first day is tomorrow!
So excited to jump into Wisconsin politics & issues ahead of midterms. Reach out and say hey! [email protected] 🗞️
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"'The administration didn't explain why this war was necessary,'" said DePetris, who added that Trump's 'original sin' on Iran occurred in 2018, during his first term, when he pulled the U.S. out of an Obama administration-era nuclear deal."
Via @khjelmgaard in @USATODAY: usatoday.com/story/news/worl…
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Six months of war. No victory. No durable peace. No clear off-ramp. Now Washington is turning to crushing sanctions after military force failed to deliver its objectives. Iran’s economy will suffer. Ordinary Iranians will pay a lot. Americans will pay too. There is no winning side here. Just mounting costs. A real mess. @khjelmgaard usatoday.com/story/news/worl…
If you aren’t winning a war, does that mean you’re losing it? Washington and Tehran are both wrestling with that question six months into their fight. w/contributions from @Omid_M @DanDePetris + @s_m_marandi usatoday.com/story/news/worl…
Same.
“I do a lot of rewriting. It’s very painful.” —James Baldwin theparisreview.org/interview…
Kim Hjelmgaard retweeted
I go to China a lot because I’m interested in tech. I don’t go to Silicon Valley much anymore as it’s falling so far behind China.
SV maintains a lead arguably only in: tech podcasting, tech narrative & meme-making, financial engineering & little else.
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For NYT, on the stalemate that has turned into a purgatory, and is likely to last for the foreseeable future, in my view.
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Story below. Follow me, @fran_chambers, @khjelmgaard & @npenzenstadler for ongoing Cuba coverage, exclusive interviews & breaking updates. @USATODAY
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#EXCLUSIVE: Together a team of relentless reporters @USATODAY made history. Never had a Castro clan member spoken to a US media for a profile. Who is Raúl Castro’s grandson and right-hand man who negotiates with Rubio?
@khjelmgaard @MrRJervis @fran_chambers @npenzenstadler
Raul Castro's right-hand man says he’s ready to lead Cuba and negotiate its future with U.S. President Donald Trump, in exclusive USA Today interview. usatoday.com/story/news/worl…
Major USA TODAY exclusive: Raúl Castro's grandson - known as "El Cangrejo" ("The Crab") - has given his first-ever interview to a U.S. media outlet, saying he wants a deal with Trump's White House to stop Cuba from becoming the next Venezuela.
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Japan v Sweden is the World Cup group-stage match that has the most islands.
Japan has 14,125 islands. Sweden has about 267,570: more than any country on Earth. Between them: nearly 282,000 islands.
Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography-based World Cup analysis.
ALT Source: https://www.tokyoweekender.com/travel/discover-the-stunning-scenery-and-culture-of-kyushus-famed-99-islands/
ALT Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/geography/comments/15puunz/this_is_why_sweden_has_the_most_islands/
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After months of escalating pressure on Cuba, President Donald Trump appears intent on choking its Communist-run government into political and economic capitulation.
Our latest on Cuba. Reporting by @khjelmgaard and me:
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