Wayne Gray

Supervising producer for @CNNI. Love of Eastern European history and current affairs keep me going. @OhioU Bobcat and @OhioState Buckeye

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@AndyWBRE_WYOU @wbrewyou This former colleague wishes you all the best in whatever adventures lie ahead.

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@wlvren67 @VinnysCorner1 Melissa went to high school with his son. Who was, unsurprisingly, the team QB.

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A real pleasure hosting @JimCampbellTFR from @FootballRamble. We shared the Arsenal heartbreak after the PSG match—but as Jim says, there’s still massive pride in how far this team has come.

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@Madame_Ennui @TsurkanKate @soberenterist Thanks for this. Have read The Ukraine and really enjoyed it. Look forward to his new book.

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@TsurkanKate @soberenterist What modern Ukrainian fiction (translated into English) you would recommend? Just finished "Mesopotamia," the third I've read from Serhiy Zhadan.

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@NatalkaKyiv Big fan of Pivovarov even if I understand almost none of the lyrics. Always have Майбутність on repeat.

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Is the Iranian leadership truly as shaky as the White House claims? @AlOraibi notes a "decimation" of top layers and a hawk-vs-diplomat tug of war.

But she says don't be fooled: Iran has used this "good cop, bad cop" routine for years to stall.

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@wlvren67 @1Nicdar Not to mention that Idaho, Montana and Wyoming would defect to our side.

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@wlvren67 @MbarkCherguia Did a double take, though that might have been Jen in the middle.

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@wlvren67 @BarryOnHere No, he was impeached for lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstruction of justice to cover up the affair.

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White House advisor Kevin Hassett calls the energy spike “temporary,” but @RyanPatelGlobal isn’t buying it. Even if the war ended today, the supply chain shock won’t just "snap back."

Watch the full breakdown on energy costs & hiring decisions:

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@wsyx6 Keeping in you my prayers, Marshall. Stay strong.

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@YzdZakiyeh @ForeignPolicy Very interesting piece

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"In the 60 years of history of this organization, we have never been unable to reach people who are starving." — @CarlSkau

1/3 of global fertilizer moves through the Strait of Hormuz. With supply chains strained and WFP budgets slashed by 40%, it's the "perfect storm" for hunger

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@Mylovanov We interviewed Viktoria back in Oct. 2024. Given what I see often in my X feed, I was really really worried about where this thread was heading.

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@MerriamWebster Sounds about right.

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Christmas Day US military struck ISIS terrorists in Nigeria, an operation that was likely a long time in the planning says @CedricLeighton. But what will it achieve? "What we're not seeing here is that larger campaign."

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Putin acknowledges Russia's facing an economic slowdown. Some experts say Russia can still fund the war for several years. Former Bank of Russia advisor @amenka disagrees. "My predictions is grim ... It's like a car idling in neutral with the engine still overheating."

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"Is that the sound of a Patriot? Is that ballistic, or cruise missiles ... I personally barely go to the shelter anymore. And I have a daughter who's a toddler." @lapatina_ on the "shocking" calculations Ukrainians make every day.

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A Portland coffee shop's offering free breakfast to those losing SNAP benefits. "We had an11-year-old boy come in and he asked if he could get our SNAP breakfast a couple days early. That tells you enough right there. A child is asking for food" says Heretic coffee's Josh White