Samuel Etienne

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[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

My heart goes out to Maj McCool’s family, friends, and fellow soldiers today in the face of their tragic loss.

The tributes pouring out for him show a man who served his country with pride, integrity and bravery.

His service will not be forgotten.

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[Wesley Morgan @wesleysmorgan]

Third report I’ve seen that the largely female 414th Intelligence Battalion—responsible for Gaza border surveillance—sent specific warnings about the coming attack up their chain of command, only to be ignored and have their base overrun (at least 20 414th KIA, plus hostages).

[Sally Claire 🕷🇪🇺 @Klujypop]

@danslee My fave tutor at uni had a great journalism 101 lesson: “If someone says it’s raining & another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out of the f**king window and find out which is true.”

[Nick Bloom @I_Am_NickBloom]

It is frustrating reading articles on the productivity impact of WFH based on anecdotes from CEOs and politicians. These policies impact millions of employees, so should be grounded in data and research.

I summarized for The Hill what we know, covering the three main sources. These show mostly positive productivity impacts of WFH:
1) Micro-economic studies: these find small positive impacts of hybrid WFH on productivity, and mixed impacts of fully-remote WFH (negative when it's badly managed, positive when its well-managed).
2) Macro data: this shows US productivity growth accelerated as levels of WFH have jumped, suggesting a positive impact
3) Market data: this reveals massive adoption of WFH by firms globally and mostly favorable feedback from managers, suggesting a positive impact.
https://t.co/nqYDhvZhLa

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

Ironically the question was whether he would be running for re-election in 2026.... when he will be 84....

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, twelve army officers appeared on national television to announce they had cancelled Gabon's elections, dissolved all state institutions and closed the country’s borders. Here's their announcement.

[Rob Lee @RALee85]

Baza says an Embraer ERG 135 aircraft that belongs to Yevgeny Prigozhin crashed today in Tver, possibly after being shot down by air defenses. Rosaviatsiya says Prigozhin was listed among the passengers.
https://t.co/3PJwIk3fzG
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https://t.co/Tn0aFlJNcQ

[Oliver Shah @olivershah]

Prescient from Bellingcat’s Christo Grozev in recent Lunch with ⁦⁦@FT⁩

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: America is a rich country. Britain is a poor country with one wealthy region.

People love to compare the UK to Mississippi, but it’s far more informative to look at UK subnationally, too.

London ranks fairly well, the rest of the country does not 👉 https://t.co/xrIzwYGaCI

[Javier Blas @JavierBlas]

Africa’s coup belt spans the continent: a line of six countries crossing 3,500 miles, from coast to coast, that has become the longest corridor of military rule on Earth

https://t.co/AiEMRfccZT

[Reuters Africa @ReutersAfrica]

Any attack on French interests in Niger will spur swift response, French presidency says https://t.co/UPKlVZt230

[Critical Threats @criticalthreats]

NEW | A successful coup in Niger would likely further strengthen al Qaeda and the Islamic State by preoccupying Nigerien security forces and hindering international security cooperation. Read today's Salafi-Jihadi Movement Special Edition: https://t.co/jIAUSu2MEc 1/7

[Spencer @SpencerJulius_]

Syrian archaeologist Khaled Al Asaad who devoted his life to the excavation and restoration of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He was beheaded by ISIS after refusing to disclose the location of ancient artifacts, despite a month of torture...

[Bloomberg @business]

In the battle between food and extreme heat, there are no winners. Farmers, consumers, even the ECB, are all losers as searing temperatures threaten food production https://t.co/C4TjlZF57J

[Tour de France™ @LeTour]

🔥🔥🔥 Merci Thibaut 🔥🔥🔥

#TDF2023 | @ThibautPinot

[Tour de France™ @LeTour]

There isn't one quote we could pick out of this interview to do it justice. If there is one interview you watch today, make it this one with @matmohoric.

On n'a pas su choisir une seule citation qui rendrait hommage à l'interview. Du coup si vous devez écoutez un seul interview en entier aujourd'hui, faites en sorte que ce soit celui de @matmohoric.

#TDF2023

[Samuel Etienne @smetienne]

@boehmerB @abarden

[Benjamin Carlson @bfcarlson]

In the last interview of his life (1996), astronomer Carl Sagan warned of the dangers that come when citizens cannot ask skeptical scientific questions of those in authority. Watch and ask: was he right?

[George Mack @george__mack]

What is ignored or neglected by the media -- but will be studied by historians?

Here's the full list of 25 examples:

[Bloomberg TV @BloombergTV]

"Companies don't care about what you know, they care about what you can do"

Tony Blair's son Euan, co-founder of $1.7 billion apprenticeship firm Multiverse, tells @lizzzburden the grad scheme could become a thing of the past https://t.co/aWki3aOH3A