Susan Glasser
@sbg1
Staff writer, @NewYorker. Wife of @peterbakernyt and coauthor, Kremlin Rising, Man Who Ran Washington & The Divider. Proud mom of @tab_delete
Susan Glasser is relentlessly good on DT. newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
Meanwhile:
US lifts sanctions on Myanmar junta allies after general praises Trump - reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
The scandal "is not the revelation that Trump was friends with a sexual monster" or that he lies to the public, because those were already known, writes @sbg1. The novelty is that many Trump supporters now may stick with the conspiracy theory over him. newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
Trump redefines the Washington scandal… My new column: newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
"After years watching Hungary suffocate under the weight of its democratic collapse, I came to understand that the real danger of a strongman isn’t his tactics; it’s how others, especially those with power, justify their acquiescence."
To be clear: not one word of this is true.
Trump: "Barack Hussein Obama is the ringleader. Hillary Clinton was right there with him and so was Sleepy Joe Biden, Comey, Clapper. They tried to rig an election and they got caught. And then they did rig the election in 2020. And then because I knew I won that election by a…
These reports are absolutely horrifying. If we had a functioning Congress and DOJ there should be an immediate investigation to determine the veracity of the claims and to hold people accountable.
"Migrants at a Miami immigration jail were shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates “like dogs" according to a {Human Rights Watch} report." theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…
Superb column by Susan Glasser. newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
Trump has Biden on the brain.... Distracted yet? my new column: newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
Only 49 more days of this until the U.S. does…umm…something?
Putin’s forces unleashed a massive assault on Kharkiv, rocking the city with dozens of explosions. Russian ballistic missiles also slammed into Kryvyi Rih. Victims have been reported, and rescue efforts are underway at the scenes.
Today's Russian papers on Donald Trump’s Russia announcement: “As so often with Trump the teaser was more interesting than the main show.” “The 50 days [before tariffs are implemented] is a long time for Trump. In that time he can change his mind many times.” #ReadingRussia
You can see the jump in inflation in June. Some key imports are starting to spike in price. Price hikes in June alone: Durable goods +0.5% Linens +5.9% Oranges +4.7% Olives +4.4% Cookware +4% Audio equipment +2.9% Major appliances +2.4% Coffee +2.2% Sports equipment +1.8%…
Remember last week when Trump was so mad at Putin he was going to give the green light to a tough Senate sanctions bill? Yeah, not so much (tough talk notwithstanding) politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
From today’s Russian papers: “Russia & America are moving towards a new round of confrontation.” “[Donald Trump] has delusions of grandeur and a very big mouth.” “Washington’s actions have become extremely chaotic.” #ReadingRussia
Exclusive: Kerr County, where nearly 100 people were killed and more than 160 remain missing, had the technology to turn every cellphone in the area into a blaring alarm but officials did not do so before or during the river level rising to record heights. wapo.st/44EmM6P
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ALERT: Emil Bove declines to rule out 3rd Trump term or denounce Jan. 6 rioters in Senate questionnaire, as he seeks lifetime appointment to federal court Just filed ====> cbsnews.com/news/emil-bove…
Trump finally calls "bullshit" on Putin. But is this a real breakup? "The risk here is in the wishful thinking that Trump has done something other than recognize the embarrassing reality that Putin is not prepared to end the war," writes @sbg1 newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
Did Donald Trump Really Just Break Up with Vladimir Putin? My new column: newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
