NYT > Home Page23m ago

As Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal, His Sons Stand to Profit

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html

#Politics #Business #WorldNews

As Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal, His Sons Stand to Profit

An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of the world’s largest untapped reserves of tungsten.

The New York Times
Zendorea 2m ago

📰 Keir Starmer’s Downfall Is the Only Reward for Simpering Centrism

https://theintercept.com/2026/06/27/britain-keir-starmer-resign-labour-left/

#Journalism #Labor #Politics #TheIntercept

Keir Starmer’s Downfall Is the Only Reward for Simpering Centrism

As head of Labour, Starmer served his role ignobly: weeding out the Left and paving the way for the far right.

The Intercept
ResearchBuzz: Firehose3m ago

The Hill: Secret Service didn’t secure mobile devices, putting leaders at risk, report says. “The Secret Service left itself vulnerable to hacking due to issues with both official and personal devices, a government watchdog found in a report ordered after the assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, Pa.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/28/the-hill-secret-service-didnt-secure-mobile-devices-putting-leaders-at-risk-report-says/
The Hill: Secret Service didn’t secure mobile devices, putting leaders at risk, report says

The Hill: Secret Service didn’t secure mobile devices, putting leaders at risk, report says. “The Secret Service left itself vulnerable to hacking due to issues with both official and persona…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose
sanitation3m ago

As Trump’s Reflecting Pool Disaster Turns ‘Dystopian,’ Fully-Dressed Mamdani Jumps Into NYC Public Pool With a Joyful Smile - “He’s in the running as best mayor NYC has ever had. Look out LaGuardia.”

https://lemmy.today/post/55590833

Econopass22m ago

After two successive women lost the race for president — and with the GOP increasingly claiming the testosterone-fueled “manosphere” — a lot of Democratic insiders are starting to worry… #politics #masculinity #democrats

https://www.vox.com/culture/493421/zohran-mamdani-masculinity-democrats-graham-platner-bro?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Democrats say they need manlier candidates. Doesn’t Mamdani qualify?

Mamdani should be getting the masculinity treatment Graham Platner gets.

Vox
Econopass22m ago

The Vice-President has written a book about his faith that leaves out the most important questions. #politics #vance #religion

https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/can-j-d-vance-serve-both-god-and-donald-trump?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Can J. D. Vance Serve Both God and Donald Trump?

Paul Elie on Vice-President J. D. Vance’s new memoir, “Communion,” which is a book about his faith that leaves out the most important questions.

The New Yorker
NYT > Home Page23m ago

Kazakhstan's Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was 'Sent by Heaven'

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/asia/kazakhstan-trump.html

#WorldNews #Politics #USForeignPolicy

Kazakhstan’s Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was ‘Sent by Heaven’

The Central Asian nation is aggressively courting President Trump’s Washington to counterbalance its powerful neighbors, Russia and China.

The New York Times
NYT > World23m ago

As Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal, His Sons Stand to Profit

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html

#WorldNews #Politics #Business

As Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal, His Sons Stand to Profit

An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of the world’s largest untapped reserves of tungsten.

The New York Times
NYT > World23m ago

Kazakhstan's Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was 'Sent by Heaven'

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/asia/kazakhstan-trump.html

#WorldNews #Politics #International

Kazakhstan’s Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was ‘Sent by Heaven’

The Central Asian nation is aggressively courting President Trump’s Washington to counterbalance its powerful neighbors, Russia and China.

The New York Times
Environment | The Guardian US24m ago
Rising cost of insuring against climate crisis will have wider knock-on effects for UK economy https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/28/rising-cost-insuring-against-climate-crisis-knock-on-effects-for-uk-economy #EconomicPolicy #Politics #UkNews #InsuranceIndustry #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather #Environment #Business #WorldNews
Rising cost of insuring against climate crisis will have wider knock-on effects for UK economy

As extreme weather events become more common, economists say government will need to take more active role to protect consumers

The Guardian