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Tom Eaton

@tomeatonsa

Semigrated to Bluesky (@tomeaton.bsky.social). Also at tomeaton.substack.com

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calendar_today12-07-2013 21:18:59

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James Surowiecki (@jamessurowiecki) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The ABC moderators have let Trump speak for 9 minutes longer - roughly 30% more - than Harris. The way they've "rigged" the debate is by letting him hang himself with his own stream-of-consciousness rambles.

The ABC moderators have let Trump speak for 9 minutes longer - roughly 30% more - than Harris. The way they've "rigged" the debate is by letting him hang himself with his own stream-of-consciousness rambles.
Songezo Zibi (@songezozibi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I met Pravin Gordhan for the first time in early 2014 when he visited our (Business Day) newsroom with Jabulani Sikhakhane , I think. Over the years our relationship grew into a combination of agreements and disputes, but always respectfully so. There were two things I admired about PG:

The New York Times (@nytimes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There were more than 405,000 visits to Vote.gov through the link Taylor Swift shared on Instagram after her endorsement of Kamala Harris, far more than the site’s daily average of 30,000 in early September. nyti.ms/3ZpD9n4

Tom Eaton (@tomeatonsa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

POLL: Which political party has disappointed you most since the May 29 election? (Winners will go into a final Biggest Letdown In SA Political poll.)

Tom Eaton (@tomeatonsa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

POLL: Which political party has disappointed you most since the May 29 election? (Winners will go into a final Biggest Letdown In SA Political poll.)

Tom Eaton (@tomeatonsa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

POLL: Which political party has disappointed you most since the May 29 election? (Winners will go into a final Biggest Letdown In SA Political poll.)

Tom Eaton (@tomeatonsa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Biggest Disappointment polls are still running, but three parties have pulled away from the rest, which means it’s time to vote. So.... Which of these three parties (listed alphabetically) has been the greatest disappointment in SA politics since the May 29 election?

Hümeyra Pamuk (@humeyra_pamuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SCOOP: I reviewed three sets of internal email exchanges between senior Biden administration officials who were warned just DAYS after Oct. 7 that Israel was risking committing war crimes by ordering more than a million Palestinians in northern Gaza to evacuate. There’s more: 1/X

Tom Eaton (@tomeatonsa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A great milestone but an even more staggering record. If a bowler's job is to remove batters as soon as possible, right now KG is the greatest bowler ever to have played the game at the highest level.

Tim O'Brien (@timobrien) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Bloomberg News analyzed more than 53,000 posts sent from Musk’s Twitter account between 2011 and 2024 to determine which topics he prioritized -- and which received the most engagement. Anti-immigration and voter fraud conspiracies top the list. bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…

𝕂𝔼𝕄𝔼𝕀𝕌ℕ 🪷 ℝ𝔼𝕏 (@yourlittldogtwo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A reminder: It was Jared Kushner and the Trump administration who gave The Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi to the Saudis, dismembered with a bone saw and liquefied in sulfuric acid. But in a contest between Harris and Trump, Jeff Bezos can't make an endorsement.

A reminder:

It was Jared Kushner and the Trump administration who gave <a href="/washingtonpost/">The Washington Post</a> writer Jamal Khashoggi to the Saudis, dismembered with a bone saw and liquefied in sulfuric acid.

But in a contest between Harris and Trump, Jeff Bezos can't make an endorsement.
@RobertEllsberg (@robertellsberg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In 1971, after the Justice Dept enjoined The NY Times from publishing the Pentagon Papers, my father gave them to the The Washington Post. It was ultimately the call of Katherine Graham, publisher/owner. She was warned that her paper’s survival was on the line. She didn’t blink.

In 1971, after the Justice Dept enjoined The NY Times from publishing the Pentagon Papers, my father gave them to the <a href="/washingtonpost/">The Washington Post</a>. It was ultimately the call of Katherine Graham, publisher/owner. She was warned that her paper’s survival was on the line. She didn’t blink.
Zubaida Akbar (@zubaidaakbr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Shocking new directive: Today, the Taliban's Minister of Vice and Virtue announced a ban on adult women's voices in each other's presence. In August, the Taliban banned women's voices in public, deeming it provocative. Women protested to this ban by singing and poetry.