Thomas E. Garrett

Since 1993, work to strengthen democratic institutions in more than 80 countries; President, American Committees on Foreign Relations RT≠Endorsement

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Trump’s name went up on the Kennedy Center in broad daylight.

Removing it? Full scaffolding plus a giant curtain to hide the humiliation from the public.

Nothing screams “strong leader” like draping theater curtains over your own petty rejection. Fragile ego on full display. 😂

[Dr. Ellen Walker @EllenFWalker]

I don't think I can name an artist who painted his dogs with as much profound reverance as David Hockney did.

[The Bulwark @BulwarkOnline]

Kellyanne Conway wants to know whether Democrats will tolerate excusing scandals, affairs, and attacks on military heroes.

Tim Miller has one question: Does she not remember who she worked for?

[Westminster Abbey @wabbey]

We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of artist David Hockney.

In 2018, David Hockney designed The Queen’s Window, a vibrant stained-glass window in the Abbey’s north transept.

Hockney's only work in stained glass, the window was commissioned to celebrate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. It was designed on an iPad and uses Hockney's distinct colour palette of yellow, red, blue, pink, orange and green. The rural scene, featuring hawthorn blossom, was chosen to reflect the Queen's deep love of the countryside. On summer evenings, the light from the window floods the transept, bathing it in a beautiful kaleidoscope of colour.

The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE said:
“David Hockney's restless eye and eager enthusiasm for pastures new has left us with an extraordinary legacy that is rich and various and yet also unmistakably his. The window he created for the north transept lets in light that arrives with attitude and even humour, painting the statue of Gladstone in shifting shades throughout the summer months. Hockney has left his mark here and we will long remember a great and very personal genius.”

[Ulf Kristersson @SwedishPM]

Två gånger samma dag gick den svenska incidentberedskapen upp med JAS 39 Gripen för att möta ryskt stridsflyg nära svenskt luftrum. Det återkommande ryska agerandet över Östersjön är allvarligt. Flygvapnets snabba insats visar varför beredskap krävs varje dag.

Den här gången skedde ingen kränkning av svenskt luftrum. Men händelsen visar hur snabbt läget kan förändras och hur viktigt det är att Sverige, tillsammans med våra allierade, upptäcker, identifierar och möter ryska stridsflygplan för att säkra vårt eget luftrum.

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

Elon Musk held up a chainsaw, fed USAID into the wood chipper, and at least 600,00 people have already died as a result - two-thirds of them children.

History's first trillionaire.

[Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter]

HERE'S YOUR PHOTO!

How fitting that this ended with yet another shameful cover-up, though.

Perfectly, perfectly Trumpian.

[Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner]

Meanwhile, we stand watching gormlessly as Russian interference amplifies our every disagreement, fracture, and fissure, telling us that immigrants are the problem. Immigrants are not the problem. Moscow is.

[Mateusz Lech @MattLech23]

Ktoś ma niesamowite poczucie humoru gdzieś na górze że pozwala kręcić takie filmy samym Rosjanom w "Dzień Rosji"

W mniej niż 30 sekund uchwycono całą esencję tego kraju.

[Aleksandar Djokic (Александар Джокич) @polidemitolog]

Of the various Russian narratives, the one about Ukrainian biolabs has to be among the dumbest. Sure, it probably resonated more in the immediate aftermath of the Covid era, when societies had become paranoid about health-related topics, but, boy, has it aged poorly. And if you're a Russian agent tasked with spreading this particular narrative, you have to wonder whether they have an ounce of respect for you, because they're essentially putting you through a humiliation ritual.

[Maksym Borodin @adnashmyash]

Kindly reminder from past

[DIE ZEIT @zeitonline]

Alle 27 EU-Botschafter haben zugestimmt: Am Montag sollen die Beitrittsgespräche starten. Ukraines Präsident Selenskyj lobt die moralische Unterstützung für sein Land. https://t.co/EIJRnfGzWS

[Eyal Ofer אייל עופר @Eyalo365]

Who ever made this is a genious.

Please share.

[Volodymyr Tretyak 🇺🇦 @VolodyaTretyak]

This is what Tulsi Gabbard shared. A terrible AI-generated map with Kyiv in the south of Ukraine — and what even is “Cherniv”? 😭

What an embarrassment for the United States 🤷‍♂️

[Margus Tsahkna @Tsahkna]

Russia's defense industry depends on aluminum. Aluminum depends on alumina.

Estonia has proposed an EU ban on alumina exports to Russia. If we are serious about raising the cost of aggression, we must close this loophole.

My op-ed @ERRNews.
https://t.co/vAwSMg1z3i

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

Her last-gasp attempt to help the Russians

[Gianl1974 @Gianl1974]

Albania has successfully suspended the Kushner luxury resort project on the Sazán coastline after massive public protests and pressure from the EU. Thousands of Albanians took to the streets, armed with inflatable flamingos, to defend their natural heritage. This is a significant moment of resistance against oligarchic influences. What does this mean for the future of similar projects in Europe? #FlamingoRevolution #Albania #Kushner

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Reuters: US JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REINSTALL SIGNS, EXHIBITS IT REMOVED FROM NATIONAL PARKS DISCUSSING TOPICS LIKE SLAVERY, CLIMATE CHANGE

[Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ @RepDonBacon]

Today Ronald Reagan would say, “Mr Putin, get the hell out of Ukraine.”

He set the example for a strong “Peace through Strength” policy guided by strong values.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

How much taxpayer money are we wasting on things that should have never happened in the first place?