Daniel Silva

Friend of Gabriel Allon, also a father of twins, trying to impress @jamiegangel, #1 NY Times - now on @threads @danielsilvabooks.bsky.social

[Daniel Silva @danielsilvabook]

Thank you all for making #Ransom an instant #1 New York Times bestseller! This would not have been possible without the support of all of you.

[Jonathan Lemire @JonLemire]

Second major AI company says its systems hacked into other firms https://t.co/RF82Ch0UMf

[CBS News @CBSNews]

Video footage shows hundreds of migrants crossing into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on Thursday, with many entering on foot or by sea.

[CNN @CNN]

The US State Department said its use of a map that incorrectly labeled all the countries it identified on a map of Africa at an international conference this week was “an unfortunate error.” https://t.co/RdLdzMIf3O

[The Associated Press @AP]

Scientists say that climate change, caused mainly by burning oil, coal and gas, is making the Mediterranean Sea hotter, bringing hundreds of new and invasive fish species that decimate indigenous populations.

[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

Tourists queue for hours outside Florence's cathedral—free, but with little inside worth seeing. Meanwhile, great art sits steps away in the the cathedral museum (Museo dell'Opera del Duomo) with no line at all.

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

Spain estimates 49,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into its North African territory Ceuta in a single day. https://t.co/hN2uAT1KbT

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

“the boss wants this money"
from @WSJ, a deep dive into the extortion operation run out of the White House
gift link:
https://t.co/M58dGqidbq

[Sen. Cory Booker @SenBooker]

Officer Brian Sicknick — a proud son of New Jersey, a veteran, and a true American hero — gave his life defending our Capitol and our democracy.

Today, July 30th is now “Brian Sicknick Day” in our state. May we never forget his courage, his service, and the sacred duty we all share to protect the institutions he died defending.

https://t.co/wkMPtf0crO

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The father of a teenager who fatally shot four people at a Georgia high school in 2024 was sentenced to 15 years in prison after a jury found he bore criminal responsibility for his son’s deadly attack. https://t.co/A6LcjyexZG

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

NEW: Pope Leo XIV tells NBC News that what he loves about America is that we have “invited for generations people from around the world to be part of America.”

Noting that he’s the grandson of immigrants, he calls immigrants one of the nation’s “greatest wealths.”

[CNN @CNN]

The Trump administration in recent weeks has pressured current and former US law enforcement officials to help corral support for a milestone cryptocurrency law that critics say could be exploited by various criminal groups, according to multiple people briefed on the matter. https://t.co/gY2MptnjMq

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

Trump approval ratings:

CNN: 34%
Quinnipiac: 32%
AP-NORC: 33%

Other two-term presidents at this point of their tenure:

Obama: 43%
Bush: 37%
Clinton: 64%
Reagan: 61%
Nixon: 24%
Eisenhower: 58%
Truman: 39%

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

At Pope Leo XIV’s Concert for Peace tonight at Castel Gandolfo, a children’s choir sang Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” in three languages — Italian, Arabic, and English.

The singers came from Uganda, the Holy Land, and Italy.

[Daniel Silva @danielsilvabook]

“Ukraine intercepted more than 260 drones, according to Zelensky, in what he said was a commendable feat given a “critical shortage of air defense missiles from our partners.” https://t.co/ykOXabpzH4

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the 5th Amendment, refusing to answer questions from a Senate committee about the origins of Covid. He also accused the panel’s chairman of having an “unhinged obsession” with him. https://t.co/2vXTRM8n3C

[Daniel Silva @danielsilvabook]

Love this @ANNELAMOTT

[ANNE LAMOTT @ANNELAMOTT]

I got to do Amy Poehler’s podcast, her first writerly writer;

https://t.co/W7ccY5Lmds

[Erin Burnett @ErinBurnett]

A starry night meets the scream

[Daniel Silva @danielsilvabook]

Please help me wish these two young lovebirds Happy Anniversary! #36 Linda & Larry ❤️

[Daniel Silva @danielsilvabook]

@TrueFactsStated Too many… so will mention some of the
H’s … Hemingway, Harper (Lee), Hammett

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

"Joe Biden’s world has grown smaller," writes @CleveWootson. Eighteen months after leaving the White House, Biden, 83, "moves within a narrowed circle of relatives, old friends and longtime aides as he undergoes treatment for metastatic cancer." https://t.co/jn0R0adupM