Aaron Astor
@AstorAaron
Historian of the 19th Century U.S. and Professor at Maryville College. Author of Rebels on the Border and Civil War along Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau
A sizable chunk of Trump's 2024 voters cared about one thing: bringing prices down. (And not just eggs and gas.) He promised he'd do that and of course he has not. Many of those voters are younger, non-white and Independent. They are the ones driving his approval numbers down.
President Trump has delivered everything he told his supporters he’d do in his first six months. So, why are his poll numbers so low, especially with Independents? One word: messaging. youtube.com/watch?v=-SVtoq…
South Side up big!
I genuinely can’t believe what I’m watching right now. Am I dreaming?
So did Trump get *any* significant “deal” since April 2?
"Japanese officials said there was no written agreement with Washington — and no legally binding one would be drawn up", and surprise surprise, they deny giving Trump $550b to arbitrarily spend however he wants. ft.com/content/c1183b…
New Jersey at #1...
U.S. states with the most (and least) attractive people
This might make it in the Louvre tho.
The European mind cannot fathom this
Sigh. Negotiations with Hamas hit a brick wall again. Film at 11…
Steve Witkoff: We have decided to bring our team home from Doha for consultations after the latest response from Hamas, which clearly shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. While the mediators have made a great effort, Hamas does not appear to be coordinated or…
There has been a lot of disinformation about the war in Gaza from all directions. So when Amit Segal says there is a real hunger crisis in Gaza right now (based, in part, on recent spike in flour prices), it's worth taking seriously. This war cannot continue indefinitely.
Gaza may well be approaching a real hunger crisis. Shocked to be reading this from me? I don’t blame you. Let’s break down why, unlike past lies about the situation in Gaza, new research is real cause for concern, and what it means for Israel. Yesterday, @YannayASpitzer, an…
Gotta savor this bc the Mets have a West Coast trip coming up...
