Reposted by Robyn Dixon Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Pakistan Army Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif has confirmed to CNN that two Indian fighter jets have been shot down. 68325
Robyn Dixon @robyndixon.bsky.social · 06/05/2025A sliver of hope with US officials announcing a meeting this week with China on tariffs. One thing is for sure even if there is progress. Xi is never going to agree to sit in the Oval Office next to Trump and risk being contradicted the way Carney was today. 1100
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Megan Cassella @megancnbc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025News just now: Treasury and USTR simultaneously announce that Sec. Bessent and Amb. Greer will both travel to Switzerland this week to meet with Chinese officials to talk trade. Comes after Bessent said today trade talks with China had not yet begun. 38712
Robyn Dixon @robyndixon.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Pakistan responds to India's earlier attack according to Sky news.sky.com/story/pakist...news.sky.comPakistan 'shoots down two Indian jets' - after India fires missiles on 'terrorist camps'India said it had carried out a "precision strike" on "terrorist camps" - but Pakistan's defence minister said all the targets hit were civilian places, not militant camps. 050
Robyn Dixon @robyndixon.bsky.social · 06/05/2025China, being hammered by Trump's trade war, was swift to congratulate Labor over its victory in Australia. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...abc.net.auChina congratulated Albanese on election night. That tells us a lotXi Jinping sees Australia as a strategic partner — a relatively stable player amid the turbulence of Beijing's deteriorating relationship with the United States. 060
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Reporter: I was watching your face during the meeting.. what was going through your mind when the President talked about erasing the border.. Carney: I’m glad that you couldn’t tell what was going through my mind Reporter: Oh I could 1066403818023
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/05/2025Trump: "I could announce 50 to 100 deals right now because I'm the shopkeeper and I keep the store. I know what countries are looking for and I know what we're looking for and I can just set those terms and they can go shopping or they don't have to go shopping, because everybody wants to shop here" 417818147
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Ellen Nakashima @ellenwapo.bsky.social · 06/05/2025SCOOP by @mradamtaylor.bsky.social: Trump team urged Ukraine to take U.S. deportees, documents show --an extraordinary request of a nation at war & dependent on U.S. military & financial support. w/ Sarah Blaskey and @siobhanogrady.bsky.social wapo.st/430jcmOwapo.stTrump team urged Ukraine to take U.S. deportees amid war, documents showThe extraordinary request illustrates the administration’s aggressive bid to identify willing partners who will accept people expelled by the U.S. 35540
Reposted by Robyn Dixon NPR @npr.org · 06/05/2025India has launched strikes in several parts of Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled territory, in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals.npr.orgIndia launches missile attacks on PakistanIndia has launched strikes in several parts of Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled territory, in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals. 31239991480
Reposted by Robyn Dixon YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 06/05/2025What do Europeans see as the biggest threats to peace on the continent? Russia 72%-85% of countries polled say tensions with it are a major or moderate threat Islamic terrorism 65%-78% Tensions with U.S. 38%-58% Intra-Europe tensions 26%-37% today.yougov.com/internationa... 012
Reposted by Robyn Dixon YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 06/05/2025Economist/YouGov Poll May 2-5 41% of U.S. adult citizens have a favorable view of Elon Musk 52% have an unfavorable view At the start of Trump's second term, 44% were favorable toward Musk and 48% unfavorable d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec... d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec... 121
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 06/05/2025"If there is a prolonged trade war, China will fight to the end, and there won’t be a winner — only two losers." From Henry M. Paulson Jr., who was treasury secretary from July 2006 to January 2009: wapo.st/4jHUqijwapo.stOpinion | China won’t back down. Is all-out trade war inevitable?There are only losers in a trade war between the United States and China. 152
Reposted by Robyn Dixon ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 29/04/2025key point from @pkrugman.bsky.social: it's literally impossible for foreign governments to negotiate with Trump because he and his people can't/won't even articulate a consistent set of demands paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-is-t...paulkrugman.substack.comTrump is the Godfather in ReverseHe’s making offers countries can’t accept 531897440
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Equally, trying to parse what the President is saying is pretty close to impossible. There are many interpretations: 1. He's not making deals, but rather dictating tariff rates 2. He's looking to make deals, but if you don't like his terms you can walk away 3. He still hasn't figured any of this out 2724936
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Megan Cassella @megancnbc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025In a long monologue in the Oval Office beside Canadian PM Mark Carney this afternoon, the President appears to say the trade "deals" his team are working on are not deals in the traditional sense, as they will not have to be signed. This is really significant! More in thread. 3762087538
Robyn Dixon @robyndixon.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Quite a few creepy people here sending direct messages just with the word "Hello" and no intro or message or reason. 382
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 12/12/2024"Putin has shown everyone that he is no longer able to support his allies. He just doesn’t care" www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1... @robyndixon.bsky.social @ilyushina.bsky.socialwashingtonpost.comAssad’s fall humiliated Putin and could dent his global ambitionsAssad’s fall nine years after Russia saved his regime is a stunning blow to Putin’s goal of forging Russia into a world power to compete with the United States. 412630
Robyn Dixon @robyndixon.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Get to know my great colleagues at The Washington Post here. bsky.app/profile/did:... 1132
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 26/11/2024"This is hardly the MAGA landslide that Trumpers have made the 2024 election out to be," @crampell.bsky.social writes. wapo.st/4eQVqxvwapo.stOpinion | This is Trump’s real ‘mandate’No, Trump doesn’t have a mandate for his extreme agenda. 4349
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Philip Bump @pbump.com · 26/11/2024Trump barely won and many of his proposals barely crack the 50% mark in support, which even then is because of staunch Republican support. But there’s a reason he and his team insist they have a sweeping mandate. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comColumn | Why Trump keeps insisting that his policy proposals are wildly popularPresident-elect Donald Trump has fervent in-party support, which he presents as a “mandate” — so he can rationalize the “extreme power” he seeks. 1921354
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 26/11/2024New in the live blog -- Improvement at the IRS is a major accomplishment of the Biden administration. It is answering taxpayer helplines. Audits of the super-wealthy are up. And now the IRS is set to lose $20B because a of quirk in a budget law, potentially unraveling a lot of that work.washingtonpost.comLive updates: Trump details plans to impose tariffs on imported goods on Day 1Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress. 37017
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 22/10/2024The production company behind Blade Runner 2049 is suing Elon Musk for using AI-processed stills from its movie in his robotaxi event—after having asked for permission and being refused. The complaint has some zingers! 13574113
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Philip Bump @pbump.com · 26/09/2024Pew asked Americans who they expected to benefit from Harris's and Trump's policies. Women, people said of Harris. And of Trump? The rich. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comColumn | Americans expect Harris to boost women … and Trump to boost the richNew polling from Pew Research Center shows interesting divides among supporters for both candidates about who would benefit from a Trump or Harris administration. 45210
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 25/09/2024I am also worried about political violence if he loses. 1236438
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Philip Bump @pbump.com · 25/09/2024Why Trump gets away with it. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... 1616744
Robyn Dixon @robyndixon.bsky.social · 25/09/2024More than a quarter of Americans think that Haitians actually are "eating the dogs, they're eating the cats." 031
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 13/09/2024New: I talked to the "feral 25-year-olds" helping run Kamala Harris' wild social media operation. They're rattling Trump, going viral and acting almost nothing like a traditional campaign: “Holy s--- 🔥🔥🔥 She just cooked him" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...washingtonpost.comThe ‘feral 25-year-olds’ making Kamala Harris go viral on TikTokHarris’s all-Gen-Z “digital persuasion” team is tapping the trends and rhythms of internet culture to create a playful online presence that’s unique in presidential politics. 1537097
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 13/09/2024In one week bluesky got video and the country of Brazil. We’re so fucking back. 117712
Reposted by Robyn Dixon The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13/09/2024To hear Donald Trump and JD Vance tell it, California is teetering on the brink of apocalypse. Californians shrug and call it jealousy.washingtonpost.comWith Kamala Harris on the ballot, California is in Trump’s bull’s eyeTo hear Donald Trump and JD Vance tell it, California is teetering on the brink of apocalypse. Californians shrug and call it jealousy. 108917
Robyn Dixon @robyndixon.bsky.social · 13/09/2024These people have seen Harris in the Situation Room. Here’s what they have to say. One 4-star general said she is a lot more hard line than you would expect. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...washingtonpost.comOpinion | These people have seen Harris in the Situation Room. Here’s what they have to say.Harris is “more hard-line than most people think,” says a retired four-star general who has briefed her many times. 142
Robyn Dixon @robyndixon.bsky.social · 13/09/2024If you wondered where the eating dogs/cats/pets racist conspiracy theory came from, it'a all here: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comAnatomy of a racist smear: How false claims of pet-eating immigrants caught onHow an anti-immigrant rumor spread from a random Facebook post to leadership of the Republican Party and the biggest influencers on social media so quickly. 011
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 13/09/2024“I’ve read about this kind of thing happening to others. I never imagined it would happen to me.” I meet a doctor denounced by a patient for alleged anti-war comments, & others in Russia caught up in a wave of denunciations. rb.gy/h0ugy1 Producer Ben Tavenerrb.gySteve Rosenberg: Russian snitching evokes ghosts of the pastMore Russians have been reporting each other since Ukraine invasion - what are the implications? 24518
Robyn Dixon @robyndixon.bsky.social · 13/09/2024As soon as the CIA shuts down on of Russia's covert disinfo operations in the U.S. run by RT, the Russians already have a bunch more popping up. Yet in the U.S., there's largely been a collective shrug. 011
Robyn Dixon @robyndixon.bsky.social · 20/10/2023This is hilarious. Russian state TV tries to prove North Korea, Putin's ally, is "normal" and misportrayed. You know, like Russia. 031
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Natalia Antonova🇺🇸🇺🇦 @nataliaantonova.bsky.social · 19/10/2023Please appreciate this sweetie who woke me up from a bad dream and purred me to sleep again last night like the good girl that she is 2802
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Yoel Roth @yoyoel.com · 06/10/2023I am shocked — simply SHOCKED — to learn that one of the Twitter Files nonsense-peddlers spent his free time writing things like, "I want white identity politics to grow like wildfire," and, "Holy shit, Hitler actually had some decent points." Exceptional reporting by @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social.nbcnews.comThis anti-censorship crusader appears to have buried something himself: A secret alt-right pastFrame Game, the pseudonym of an alt-right internet personality, hid his face while pushing racist conspiracy theories. Inadvertent slips revealed details about his identity. 281691588
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 17/10/2023We don't talk enough about what a problem this is. The proliferation of actual micro-news sites has basically stopped and collapsed. But ideologically-driven hatchetjob sites which exist just to spread anti-vaccine hokum and right-wing conspiracy theories are popping up daily. 727987
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Yoel Roth @yoyoel.com · 15/10/2023This is the clearest analysis I’ve seen of the fundamental problem with Community Notes in crisis situations: The overwhelming majority of impressions on tweets happen in the first 1-3 hours after posting, but it takes an average of 10 hours and 44 minutes for Community Notes to publicly show up. 11320119
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Daniel @danielrembrandt.bsky.social · 19/10/2023Wow - hourly sign ups to Bluesky hit almost 2000 *PER HOUR* overnight for a few hours! Twexit is gaining momentum! twexit.nl/statistics 48218
Reposted by Robyn Dixon The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/10/2023X, formerly known as Twitter, removed the gold “verified” badge from the New York Times’ account amid ongoing complaints about the news organization from owner Elon Musk. The badge was the only symbol distinguishing the account from impostors amid two major global conflicts in Israel and Ukraine.washingtonpost.comElon Musk’s X removes New York Times’ verification badgeThe gold badge was the only symbol distinguishing the Times’ 55-million-follower account from impostors amid two major global conflicts. 60937384
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 10/10/2023News of the attack on Israel was “the first real test of Elon Musk’s version of Twitter, and it failed spectacularly," a researcher saysbloomberg.comIsrael-Hamas Conflict Was a Test for Musk’s X, and It FailedResearchers say changes to verification, safety policies make the site an unreliable source for news 14434149
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 10/10/2023Finnish govt will hold press conference today to discuss gas pipeline leak in Gulf of Finland. The leak reportedly "does not appear to be an accident," and press conference relates to "worrying change in Finland's security situation". yle.fi/a/74-20054419yle.fiYle source: Finnish government to make announcement on gas pipeline leak in Gulf of Finland; "not an...According to Gasgrid Finland, the only possible reason for the unusual pressure drop in the Balticconnector pipeline is a hole in the pipe, which has only been in use for a few years. 54835
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 08/10/2023Musk personally promoting popular spreaders of misinformation. Free and also true link: wapo.st/3rBg6XU 033
Reposted by Robyn Dixon Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 05/10/2023Our former president ... www.axios.com/2023/10/04/t... 2146
Robyn Dixon @robyndixon.bsky.social · 06/10/2023The story of one of at least 17 Tesla autopilot fatal accidents. At least 10 people are suing over claims Tesla is partly to blame.washingtonpost.comThe final 11 seconds of a fatal Tesla Autopilot crashA lawsuit over the crash could determine whether the maker of the technology bears some responsibility when things go wrong in a vehicle guided by Autopilot. 011
Robyn Dixon @robyndixon.bsky.social · 06/10/2023Donald Trump allegedly shared the number of nuclear warheads US submarines carry and how close they can get to a Russian sub without being detected, with an Australian billionaire.theguardian.comDonald Trump allegedly shared potentially sensitive information about US nuclear submarines with Aus...Anthony Pratt, a member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, allegedly shared submarine details with former Australian PMs and journalists, according to media reports 031