Joe Gruters, a Trump Ally, to Lead the Republican National Committee (Quelle: NYT > U.S. News)
He had no opposition in his bid to replace Michael Whatley, who is leaving to run for Senate in North Carolina.
The Noel Clarke judgment is a victory for the brave women who told us their stories – and for journalism | Katharine Viner (Quelle: The Guardian)
The high court has found in favour of the Guardian after the British actor and filmmaker sued for libel over allegations of sexual misconductKatharine Viner is editor-in-chief of Guardian News and Media Continue reading…
Trump says he wasn’t briefed on FBI raid of John Bolton’s home – live updates (Quelle: The Guardian)
President says ‘I’m not a fan of John Bolton,’ who served as his national security adviser during his first term, and expects briefing later from justice departmentFBI raids home of John Bolton, Trump’s ex-national security adviserAs we bring you more information about the reported FBI raid on John Bolton’s Maryland home, it’s worth pointing out that Bolton was stripped of his security clearance when Trump started his second term in office. The president also got rid of Bolton’s government detail, despite being the target of an assassination plot due to Bolton’s criticism of the Iranian regime.Bolton served as Trump’s third national security adviser in his first term in office, but has since become a vocal critic of the president. Less than an hour ago, a post from Bolton’s X account critiqued the state of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. “Russia has not changed its goal: drag Ukraine into a new Russian Empire,” he wrote. “Meanwhile, meetings will continue because Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize, but I don’t see these talks making any progress.” Continue reading…
Nuno casts doubt on Forest future; Frank on Spurs and Eze; transfer latest: football – live (Quelle: The Guardian)
News and updates before Premier League weekendFull Forest story | The battle for Eze | Mail BarryHowe has also been asked about the atmosphere at St James’ Park, which might be extra hostile given the circumstances:The first home game is always going to be electric. I love experience those nights with the energy that the crowd bring us and I have no doubt that this will be a really passionate display from the home support. We need to harness that and use it but not be reckless with it, we need to concentrate on the game and not get too emotional.There is always two sides to every story. My job is to support him and care for him, and we will see where we are in a week’s time. I hope I can work with him again and get him back to his best.At the moment [reintegration into the squad] is not an option for us so rather than talk hypotheticals, I’d rather talk when we get to that point and try to get the best for Alex and get the best for the team. Until the point, we are better off focusing on the players we have available for the team.He has done it enough to be able to do the job really well for the team. I have played him there a number of times both as a starter and as a substitute. He plays it differently to other strikers but that can be a positive in the respect that he has devastating pace and a strong work ethic.Of course he’s scored goals historically from wide areas but also from central areas and I think you can over play the change of position and I think he enjoys the role and he played really well last week. He had a lot of chances and a lot of shots so I thought it was a good display from him. Continue reading…
Noel Clarke loses his libel case against the Guardian – Today in Focus Extra (Quelle: The Guardian)
Investigations editor Paul Lewis talks through the Guardian’s successful defence against a libel action brought by the actorOn Friday morning, a high court judge ruled against the actor Noel Clarke in his libel case against the Guardian.As the Guardian’s investigations editor, Paul Lewis, explains, it marks the end of a long and gruelling litigation process. Continue reading…
Middle-aged men are among society’s loneliest people – what does that say about the patriarchy? | Van Badham (Quelle: The Guardian)
The internet, toxic male influencers and ruthless marketeers – not biology – have helped create a cohort of men with few friendsI’m unsure how this particular column got the job of public advocacy for male problems, but – relax, guys – I’m up for it. Think of it as the Mirror Universe version of when Tony Abbott appointed himself Minister for Women, except this time a feminist champions men’s social health and, you know, actually likes you.This week, the male friendship recession is our subject of shared concern. The Guardian reported a month ago concerning data from (where else?) America, which spoke to an observable decline in the prevalence of male friendship, with some notable demographic implications. Data from the Survey Center on American Life revealed 15% of men said they didn’t have “close friends” in 2021, compared with only 3% in 1990 while those reporting 10 or more close friends had decreased from 33% to 13% during the same period.
Acknowledging that these figures were skewed by more male loneliness among heterosexual men than their gay brothers, the Guardian interviewed men working to facilitate male friendship outside the “third spaces” of congregation, activity and entertainment outside the home and work that queer male communities built for themselves.
Creating better infrastructure for heterosexual male socialisation is a public health necessity, given that the isolation and loneliness reported in the wake of shrinking friendship networks has dire health implications. You can trust studies that repeatedly demonstrate that “those who experience social deficits, including isolation, loneliness, and poor-quality relationships, are more likely to die earlier, regardless of the cause of death”, or you can remember how mad we all went during Covid lockdowns and just imagine that being the rest of your life. Continue reading…
Was my memory wiped or was the Star Wars sequel trilogy just that forgettable? (Quelle: The Guardian)
The Force Awakens and its follow-ups had so few memorable characters, it’s a wonder Disney – and Oscar Isaac – are still talking about potential spin-offsThere might just be a strange irony to this week’s news that Oscar Isaac, AKA the tousled X-wing pilot Poe Dameron, is up for a return to Star Wars if the script is right. Because before the actor’s comments in a new interview with Variety, it was quite possible to forget that the sequel trilogy ever existed. Was The Force Awakens really a film, or just two hours of Disney rummaging through George Lucas’s recycling bin? Did The Last Jedi split the fanbase so violently that Brexit looked like a parking dispute? And could The Rise of Skywalker really have stunk that badly?The problem with the post-Lucas films is that they never quite decided what they wanted to be. The Force Awakens tried nostalgia cosplay. The Last Jedi tried to set fire to nostalgia cosplay. The Rise of Skywalker then tried to urgently stitch nostalgia back together again. The result was messy, divisive, and – crucially for Disney – almost impossible to spin off. Continue reading…
Taking on the Fed, Trump Combines Retribution Tactics With a Power Play (Quelle: NYT > U.S. News)
The president’s second term has been marked by his eagerness to go after his foes and his assertions of presidential authority. Both traits are on display as he seeks control over the central bank.