42 h. ago Mamdani’s first 10 days: getting things done despite right’s dystopian fantasies

The New York mayor’s popular moves on rent and free childcare defied rightwing predictions of a far-left hellscapeRightwing politicians and media issued grave warnings about Zohran Mamdani.The election of the democratic socialist would, according to some, cause a spike in crime, and a reduction in freedom, prompting rich people to flee the city and leading to, in the words of one conservative thinktank, “collapse, dependency, and political repression” in the manner of “Venezuela” and “Cuba”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump was ‘morally right’ to attack Venezuela and seize Maduro, says Kemi Badenoch

‘The legal certainty is not yet clear, morally I do think it was the right thing to do,’ Tory leader says

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6 d. ago Man Utd are back where they started by sacking Ruben Amorim – all that’s changed in 14 wasted months is the calendar

FOURTEEN wasted months later and Manchester United are back where they started. Seeking a messiah — but one who will only inherit a mess. As the dust settles on Ruben Amorim’s reign, a residue of burnt bridges, failed leadership and flawed thinking remains littered across the Old Trafford landscape. Whoever comes in next has to...

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7 d. ago Trump’s coup in Venezuela didn’t just break the rules – it showed there aren’t any. We’ll all regret that | Nesrine Malik

It’s not just the triumphalism in the White House. Leaders loth to oppose this gangsterism must think how that looks to Putin, Xi and in the UAEI never thought it possible that you could look back on the Iraq war, and the foreign invasions of the “war on terror” in general, and feel some measure of nostalgia. For a time when there were at least concerted attempts to justify unilateral interventions and illegal wars in the name of global security, and even a moral duty to liberate the women of Afghanistan or “free the Iraqi people”.Now, as the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, is in essence abducted and Venezuela taken over by the US, there is barely any effort to situate the coup in any reasoning other than the US’s interests. Nor are there any attempts to solicit consent from domestic or international law-making bodies and allies, let alone the public. The days of the US trying to convince the world that Saddam Hussein did in fact have weapons of mass destruction despite secret...

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7 d. ago Delcy Rodríguez strikes defiant tone but must walk tightrope as Venezuela’s interim leader

Technocrat must accommodate US demands while shoring up a regime that is hated by many VenezuelansUS attacks Venezuela – live updatesIn her first speech as Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez lambasted the US and pledged fealty to Nicolás Maduro. But the Trump administration has made a cold calculation: she will bow to Washington.Rodríguez is a political veteran who served as Maduro’s vice-president and oil minister and defended the regime against accusations of terrorism, drug-running and election-stealing, yet for now she is Donald Trump’s favoured option to lead Venezuela. “She’s essentially willing to do what we think is necessary to make Venezuela great again,” Trump said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago How do I talk to my conservative grandsons who dismiss my politics as fuzzy thinking? | Leading questions

You could try showing them the depths of what they don’t know, says advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Knowing what they’re missing could be a path to mutual respectRead more Leading questionsHow do I talk to grown grandsons who have different political beliefs and dismiss mine as fuzzy thinking, since I am old? They are conservative and believe they “pulled themselves up by their bootstraps”. They didn’t. They had parents and family and help with university. They are lovely men and kind to me, but I cannot converse with them on the issues of the day. They have had setbacks, but nothing that makes them realise how very difficult life can be. I want to tell them that they cannot always control life, and also that I disagree with them. What can I say?The reader’s letter has been edited for length Continue reading...

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3 w. ago CNN’s top MAGA defender Scott Jennings tapped to take over Charlie Kirk’s radio time slot

The time slot is one of the most coveted in conservative media, as it was once occupied by right-wing talk icon Rush Limbaugh.

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3 w. ago If Harry Brook is truly a generational talent, that promise needs to be delivered now | Barney Ronay

Arguably the poster-boy for Bazball, England’s vice-captain is in dire need of an innings of substance in Adelaide“They were shocking shots. I’ll admit that every day of the week. Especially the one in Perth. It was nearly a bouncer and I’ve tried to drive it. It was just bad batting. The one in Brisbane I’ve tried to hit it for six. That’s what I mean when I say I need to rein it in a bit.”Oh yes, Harry. This is real transgression. Inject that mild good sense into my throbbing veins. Trash talk binned. Mind games deactivated. Tell me about reining it in again. Shock me with your filthy, filthy conservatism. Talk sensible to me baby. Continue reading...

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