“Text posts that we have always known them just can’t keep up
Caroline Mimbs Nyce in the Atlantic
Elon Musk is not the only thing that kills Twitter, says Caroline Mimbs Nyce in the Atlantic. He has changed its name to the social media platform X and driven away “billions in advertising revenue.” Opportunistic clones such as mastodon and threads try to replace it. But that’s just part of the story. Users spend “an average of 95 minutes a day on TikTok” and only 30 minutes on X. Short Video platforms like TikTok change microblogging as we know it.
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‘A gun weapon is just the beginning’
Queen Rania Al Abdullah in the Washington Post
“Bethlehem usually comes alive at Christmas. Not this year,” says Queen Rania Al Abdullah from Jordan in the Washington Post. The celebration in the Holy Land is interrupted because of the Israel-Hamas war. Since Hamas October 7, “Israel has turned Gaza into a Hellscape,” killed 20,000 people, 8,000 of them children. The fighting must stop. When a weapon is in place, everyone must “initiate the difficult process of rebuilding,” and recognizes humanity in everyone.
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“How long can Ukrainians perish in Russian defense?”
Ross bark in the country
The Ukraine War is not “sustainable”, says Ross Barkan in the country. Kiev’s over -hyped counter -offensive would never achieve “complete Russian defeat.” It is clear now that the “thick, delicate clouds of propaganda” have disappeared. Russia is huge. It “may lose 150,000 troops and call more.” It’s uncomfortable, but Washington should drive a diplomatic solution “to stop the slaughter and save Ukrainian civilians from a war that can eat the rest of the decade.”
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James P. Pinkerton in Washington Examines
Nippon Steel Plan to buy US Steel is “good news”, says James P. Pinkerton in Washington Examiner. Critics do not want to put a “iconic” American industrial giant under foreign control. But this deal comes after the United States went from producing half of the world’s steel in 1950 to just 6% in 2021. The Japanese steel maker’s more than $ 14 billion will increase US steel manufacturing capacity. It is also “a voice of confidence in American manufacturing” and workers.
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