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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 7h

The influence game means everyone’s waiting to see who says what. Will the US condemn the developments as a coup? How does France explain whisking away Andre Rajoelina (supposedly a secret French citizen)? What’s India going to do as it keeps tabs on the Indian Ocean? www.rashmee.com/madagascar-i...

Madagascar is no plain vanilla Gen Z successful protest | Rashmee Roshan Lall

When Madagascar’s president Andry Rajoelina (pronounced Andr Rajwena) secretly left his East African island nation, he bowed to a force roiling Africa, Asia and South America: Gen Z. Here’s what the y...

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 7h

#Madagascar is no plain vanilla #GenZ successful protest www.rashmee.com/madagascar-i...

Madagascar is no plain vanilla Gen Z successful protest | Rashmee Roshan Lall

When Madagascar’s president Andry Rajoelina (pronounced Andr Rajwena) secretly left his East African island nation, he bowed to a force roiling Africa, Asia and South America: Gen Z. Here’s what the y...

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 8h

It's always great to hear real world examples of the difference #local #journalism makes to communities. Thanks for coming

Ed Jennings @edjennings.bsky.social · 8h

Really enjoyed doing this!

Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 9h

Fantastic discussion on #local #journalism at @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social with @bbcnews.bsky.social's Jason Gibbins, @davidfloydnews.bsky.social & @localauthority.news's @edjennings.bsky.social. Please join us for the next one, Oct 21.Details👇 www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

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Ed Jennings @edjennings.bsky.social · 8h

Really enjoyed doing this!

Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 9h

Fantastic discussion on #local #journalism at @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social with @bbcnews.bsky.social's Jason Gibbins, @davidfloydnews.bsky.social & @localauthority.news's @edjennings.bsky.social. Please join us for the next one, Oct 21.Details👇 www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 8h

“There will be an avalanche of dollars,” Milei said in a radio interview shortly before traveling to the White House. “We’ll have dollars pouring out of our ears.”

Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 8h

@juddlegum.bsky.social quotes #Argentina’s president exulting over #Trump’s bailout while US farmers struggle to survive and the US federal government is shut down:
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UPDATE: Trump admits Argentina bailout will not benefit the U.S.

A remarkable statement about the $20 billion plan that will greatly benefit a well-connected hedge fund manager.

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 8h

@financialtimes.com 's @ranaforoohar.bsky.social discusses the vacuity of the "Donroe doctrine", noting that China's abilitity to quickly switch soyabean purchasing from the US to Argentina is a display of stunning discipline. Too right. www.ft.com/content/e61e... via @ft

The limits of the ‘Donroe doctrine’

America’s attention is turning to its own backyard, but it is discovering that it still can’t go it alone

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 8h

Per @semafor.com, that very pious #Christian leader, Donald #Trump's administration is coming to save #Nigeria's faithful even as the country's foreign minister rejects accusations from top US politicians that Abuja is “facilitating” violent attacks against Christians www.semafor.com/newsletter/1...

🟡 Semafor Africa: Nigeria’s Trump risk | Semafor

In this edition: Nigeria’s foreign minister rejects US persecution accusations, election tensions mount in Cameroon, and the US strategy for African minerals.

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 9h

And here's the livestream for those who missed it: www.youtube.com/live/Nf9GSkU...

Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 9h

Fantastic discussion on #local #journalism at @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social with @bbcnews.bsky.social's Jason Gibbins, @davidfloydnews.bsky.social & @localauthority.news's @edjennings.bsky.social. Please join us for the next one, Oct 21.Details👇 www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 9h

#EU to bypass #Trump's #Washington and deal with #US states & sub-national entities on the clean energy transition www.ft.com/content/b03b... via @financialtimes.com

EU to bypass Washington and woo US states on green agenda

Brussels plans to work on clean energy and climate action with ‘subnational entities, business and think-tanks’

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 10h

Per @bloomberg.com: After the Soviet Union collapsed, Zafar Khashimov headed to #England from his native Uzbekistan to study. There, he frequented #Sainsbury’s supermarket. Khashimov now runs Uzbekistan's largest retail chain by revenue & has just opened the region’s biggest food-distribution center

Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 10h

Per @nytimespr.bsky.social : "It’s not just American conservatives who are trying to immortalize Charlie Kirk. His name was a rallying cry at a large far-right gathering in London...No. 1 topic at a right-wing party conference in Madrid. mayor of Lima, Peru, held a memorial for Kirk"

Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 11h

@juddlegum.bsky.social on only thing to consider re. recent events: “In 2017, during his 1st term, #Trump described #Qatar as 'a funder of terrorism at a very high level'. Since the gift of the plane, however, Trump’s posture toward Qatar has changed dramatically” open.substack.com/pub/populari...

Quid Pro Presidency

Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits fro...

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 11h

Small pockets of resistance are cropping up in #Trump's #Republican party, from senators and Congressmen and women — on the National Guard deployments, free speech, the federal shutdown and more via @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/10/14/t...

The small cracks of dissent emerging in Trump's GOP

Fellow Republicans are criticizing Trump's team on National Guard deployments, free speech, the federal shutdown and more.

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 11h

Peace in our time? Per @nytimespr.bsky.social : "Except for brief references, Mr #Trump did not talk about what it would take to rebuild #Gaza, or the future of the #Palestinian people, or the trade-offs between creating a Palestinian state and its alternatives"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

The Trump Declaration for Enduring Peace and Prosperity

We, the undersigned, welcome the truly historic commitment and implementation by all parties to the Trump Peace Agreement, ending more than two years of

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 11h

#India's new rules for 35 million-strong #diaspora to invest in domestic stocks make sense because the diaspora accounts for $135bn in remittances home, the highest in the world.

Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 11h

Observers in the #US should not envy the expeditious impeachment of #Peru president Dina Boluarte and the swearing in of José Jeri as her successor because it is a symptom of an ailing political system rather than a cure.

Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 11h

Interesting observation from @derekkrissoff.bsky.social about #book #publishers and the persistence of the catalogue: “In a digital world where everything’s available to shuffle and remix, the great strength of the catalog is that it’s linear. It’s a story.” So true
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Yes to catalogs

Publishing's surprisingly resilient piece of mail

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 11h

via @thenewworldmag.bsky.social 's Rats in a Sack: Robert Jenrick calls his dad a "gasfitter"; he who was chairman of a fireplace manufacturing firm he started in 1986! www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...

Robert Jenrick gives his dad a demotion

The ambitious shadow justice secretary described his father – a successful company chairman – as a gas fitter

www.thenewworld.co.uk

Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 11h

via @thenewworldmag.bsky.social 's Rats in a Sack: Meet the #Tory pro-incest campaigner who thinks #NigelFarage is more fun than #KemiBadenoch www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...

Meet the Tory pro-incest campaigner

The Times failed to spot the ‘colourful’ background of a Conservative Party member it interviewed at conference

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 12h

Jonathan Katz tells it like it is: "...if you turn to most American sources today, you’d think not just this war but maybe all wars in the region are over. They are saying that for one reason above all: because it’s what Donald #Trump wants to believe"...#Israel #Gaza theracket.news/p/this-isnt-...

This isn't peace

Israel is threatening the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, the occupation continues, and the real negotiations haven't started. But Trump wants the glory.

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 12h

#Trump has #JavierMilei in the palm of his hand! As the @financialtimes.com's @edwardluce.bsky.social has said, the irony of the libertarian nationalist who opposed foreign handouts now turning to Trump for urgent assistance is lost on no one. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election

US president says ‘we will not be generous’ if leader fails to win key midterms after promising $20bn to prop up struggling economy

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 1d

Venezuela is closing its embassy in Norway. Is that because the 5-member Nobel committee in Norway awarded the Peace Prize to Venezuela’s opposition leader? Politics is always a part of the Nobel Peace Prize as both #thisweekthosebooks picks show.
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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 1d

Venezuela is closing its embassy in Norway. Is that because the 5-member Nobel committee in Norway awarded the Peace Prize to Venezuela’s opposition leader? Politics is always a part of the Nobel Peace Prize as both #thisweekthosebooks picks show. Please read
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A minor war over the Nobel Peace Prize

A jurist argues for its original intent. And laureate Elie Wiesel's first novel

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