by dap | Apr 7, 2025 | The Guardian
Right now, Starmer and the rest of the world are being played by The Donald
Global headwinds. If only. More like a quarter-witted, human tsunami. Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves may still be unwilling to mention He Who Cannot Be Named. But this is no natural disaster. It’s one entirely created by the lunatic in the White House.
World stock markets down by another 4% on Monday. A war zone. The chart looks like someone has been shot while holding the tracker. Buckle up for the Next Great Depression. Where the only winners are the traders betting on markets going still lower and the vultures trying to buy up bankrupt businesses. The one bright side? The UK is no longer top of the charts for the single most stupid decision made by a G7 country in the last 80 years. Drinks all round.
by | Apr 7, 2025 | The Guardian
World Series champions visit White House President attacks California senators in attendanceDonald Trump praised Shohei Ohtani’s “movie star” looks while also insulting California’s Democratic senators
by dap | Apr 7, 2025 | The Guardian
Park service deletes quote and an image of abolitionist from webpage, instead emphasizing ‘Black/White cooperation’
The National Park Service has removed a quote and an image of US abolitionist Harriet Tubman from a webpage about the Underground Railroad network that helped enslaved people escape captivity – and instead, the page now emphasizes what it describes as “Black/White Cooperation” as Donald Trump’s presidential
continues its effort to sanitize the country’s history.
Previously
from Tubman, who was the most renowned Underground Railroad operative, along with a prominent image of her. However, the
no longer includes these elements, and several references to enslaved people and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 which Tubman as well as the Underground Railroad defied have also been removed.
by dap | Apr 7, 2025 | The Guardian
US health secretary continues to send mixed messaging about measles outbreak that has claimed at least three lives
followed up his attendance at the Texas funeral of a child who died from
by praising two unconventional “healers”, one of whom was previously disciplined by the state’s medical board for “unusual use of risk-filled medications”.
The US health secretary continued to send mixed messaging over the weekend about the measles outbreak that has now claimed
, including that of two children –
touting the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine as effective, then extolling the practitioners who have eschewed it in favor of vitamins and cod liver oil.
by | Apr 7, 2025 | The Guardian
A pair of electrifying London shows bagged four prizes at the Olivier awards. Both were developed by Dutch company ITA, which has an eye for
by | Apr 7, 2025 | The Guardian
Region also saw several evacuations amid severe rains, flooding rivers and tornadoesAt least 21 people are reported to have died after a series of deadly
by dap | Apr 7, 2025 | The Guardian
Wall Street sees volatile trading as turmoil from US president’s assault on world trade enters second week
continued to fall sharply around the world on Monday as
defied stark warnings that his global trade assault will wreak widespread economic damage, comparing new
to medicine.
On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 dropped by as much as 4.1% – entering bear market territory after falling more than 20% from its most recent peak, in February – before pulling back in volatile trading. By late morning, it was down 2%.
by dap | Apr 7, 2025 | The Guardian
Jamie Dimon believes effect of policy may be ‘hard to reverse’ if maintained for too long
JP Morgan’s chief executive, Jamie Dimon, has warned that it may be “hard to reverse” the effect of Donald Trump’s tariffs, which he said would drive prices higher and make a US recession more likely.
The boss of the US bank said in
that while there were some “legitimate reasons” for the number of new taxes applied to goods imported into the US, there could be some serious consequences if the tariffs were maintained for too long.
by | Apr 7, 2025 | The Guardian
Asylum seekers detained at Manston in Kent say they were kept in unsanitary tents during infectious disease outbreakAt least 250 people who were detained at
by | Apr 7, 2025 | The Guardian
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