Barack Obama at his last press briefing with reporters, 2017:
"I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. You're not supposed to be sycophants. You're supposed to be skeptics. You're supposed to ask me tough questions. You're not supposed to be complimentary, but you're supposed to cast a critical eye on folks who hold enormous power."
Iceland's NO isn't a rejection of Europe. It proves the EEA model - single market access and free movement, without EU membership or a vote on the rules - is SO attractive that even a rich, well-integrated insider picks it over joining.
A lesson for EU enlargement (impasse), and for the UK! #iceland
My takeaways from the queen stage of the Tour de France 🫶🏻
1. Pogacar is just doing side quests for fun
I’ve been thinking about Pogačar’s approach for Torito for quite some time, but @dharmashhh explained it so perfectly.
He said that Pogačar is so far ahead of everyone else and the wins come so easily that he seems to be entertaining himself by experimenting. Almost like: “A day spent as Torito’s domestique.”
And it is just so right. I also saw comments about how UAE could allow it; he already sacrificed two stages for Del Toro lately, first when Remco had one and now today. Yes, he could’ve won both, but would he be happier? I am not so sure.
And the main goal of UAE is to keep him happy because this should be the main problem. To keep him motivated and happy.
📷: lucabodart #TDF2026
RBFA STATEMENT UPDATE
Following its previous statement, the RBFA wishes to publicly explain the events of the past few hours. Read it here: https://t.co/uLYfwn22G4
Trump today claimed he “didn’t promise anything” about NO NEW WARS.
So here’s a second compilation showing FIFTY times during his campaign where he PROMISED exactly that.
This is a devastating interview.
Scott Pelley tells the NYT that Bari Weiss directly put a “thumb on the scale” for Trump over the killing of Renee Good.
Here’s his explanation of exactly what happened.
WOW -- Trump crashes out and cuts his interview with Welker short as she presses him on his lack of evidence for claiming elections are rigged
"You're either crooked or you're stupid. Let's call it quits. Because I've had enough. Thank you darling," he tells her."
"I traveled all the way to Wisconsin for this interview," she pleads.
The Iranian navy, which has been destroyed eight times, has apparently closed the Strait of Hormuz again, because the United States, for the seventh time, won the war that wasn’t a war, so now the United States has to open the Strait of Hormuz that was already open before the not-war began.
The not-war began because Iran had uranium that was totally, completely, beautifully obliterated, so they can’t build the nuclear bomb they weren’t building, which is why the United States had to start the not-war it definitely didn’t start.
Now the United States, which has nuclear weapons, is threatening to use nuclear weapons to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons, because nuclear weapons are far too dangerous for countries with nuclear weapons to allow other countries to have.
If the United States saw the United States doing what the United States does in other countries, the United States would invade the United States to liberate the United States from the tyranny of the United States.
Open Letter
To the President of the Russian Federation
From the President of Ukraine
When you came to power in Russia more than 26 years ago, many people in Ukraine viewed you positively. That is how it was. But that is now in the past.
Now, the overwhelming majority of Ukrainians view it positively that our long-range drones paid a visit to the opening of your forum in St. Petersburg, covering a distance of more than 1,000 kilometers. As you know very well, that distance is not the limit of our capabilities.