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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 16h

Madagascar's president said on Sunday morning that an illegal power grab was underway.

Also on Sunday, Capsat, the elite military unit that joined protesters on the streets yesterday, announced it was taking over the army

Madagascar’s president says illegal power grab by military is under way

Soldiers from elite Capsat unit have announced they are taking over after weeks of youth-led protests

www.theguardian.com

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry but what in the everloving-lack-of-a-human-editor happened to this wine label?!

'To fully express the balance, yet somewhat "wild"'

That isn't even the worst thing on there.

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 1d

I've just seen clips of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller pronouncing Antifa as An-TEE-fuh and it sounds just as ridiculous as you'd imagine

Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 1d

Here's my story on what is still unfolding in Madagascar (with a lot of AFP input).

Soldiers from the elite Capsat unit, which brought the current president to power in a coup in 2009, joined protestors on the streets today.

But some activists I spoke to aren't happy about Capsat's involvement

Soldiers from elite Capsat unit join protests against Madagascar’s president

Demonstrators march alongside regiment, who earlier in the day said they would not fire on the crowds

www.theguardian.com

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 1d

Members of Madagascar's military are addressing cheering protestors outside Antananarivo's city hall (Lapan Ny Tanana).

All in Malagasay, so local reporters will bring us any news

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 1d

No worries. It's very intense on the ground and also unclear what is going to happen...

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 1d

This a live video showing what appears to be protestors marching with and celebrating vehicles carrying soliders, some of whom had Madagascar flags.

A member of Gen Z Madagascar say they are trying to get to the symbolically important Place du 13 Mai

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 1d

Things are moving very fast in Madagascar. An army unit that was behind the 2009 coup has called on other members of the security forces to "join forces" and "refuse orders to shoot" at protesters.

Several thousand are on the streets of Antananarivo today, according to AFP reporters there

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 2d

Enas Tantesh's photos are an incredibly moving, sobering record of two years of destruction and devastation wreaked by Israel in Gaza

Two years of displacement and destruction in Gaza – photo essay

Enas Tantesh’s photography captures not only the despair and insecurity but also moments of normality and human connection

www.theguardian.com

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 2d

The IDF says the Gaza ceasefire has now come into effect. It says it has withdrawn to agreed 'deployment lines', but still controls 53% of Gaza.

As ever, we can only hope that it holds

Gaza ceasefire has now come into effect, Israel’s military says – live

Ceasefire came into effect at midday local time

www.theguardian.com

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 2d

There were many incredible nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize, but I want to mention Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms - volunteer-led, grassroots community groups that have provided 100,000s meals daily, as well as other vital humanitarian aid, since the civil war started in April 2021.

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 2d

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Norwegian Nobel committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes described her as a “brave and committed champion of peace” who “keeps the flame of democracy burning during a growing darkness”

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 2d

We live in hilarious times

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 2d

The Nobel Peace Prize is being announced at 10am BST / 11am CET.

Trump is not expected to win - the committee said on Monday that it had already made a decision, i.e. before the Gaza peace deal. If Trump doesn't win, will Norway bring out their royals to try to appease him?

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 3d

Wait, I did not know the last part (a risible lack of journalistic curiosity on my part). A genuinely cool factoid.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 3d

lede = introductory section in journalism

bury the lede = hiding the most relevant pieces of a story within other distracting information

Allegedly, it’s spelled ‘lede’ to avoid confusion with ‘lead,’ which was the strip of metal that would separate lines of type.

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 3d

I really do hope this is the "Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace" that Trump is hailing.

First phase of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and Hamas

Donald Trump announces all hostages will be released ‘very soon’ and Israel will withdraw troops to an agreed timeline

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 5d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

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Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 4d

A view of Johannesburg's CBD before sunrise today

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 5d

a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a grassy yard

ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a grassy yard

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 5d

TBTBIBC?

(Too Big To Be Invaded By China)

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 5d

Is it 2014 again?

Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 5d

everyone 💓 EM

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Emerging markets roar back with biggest stock rally in 15 years

[FREE TO READ] ‘Stars are finally aligning’ for EM assets, as weakening US dollar sends investors in search of yield

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 5d

Jonn is lovely and so is BlueSky

(No, I will not eat my hat regarding the latter in however many months or years time)

Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 5d

also Rachel

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 5d

Same, although I got a lot of my Twitter following by going semi-viral in Nigeria for "savage" tweets about the country's politics while I was there.

I'm also not posting nearly enough here to grow so... I see you posting good stuff a lot though, so people should follow you!

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks Jonn! You're a follower generating machine 🧲🤯

Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 5d

You're on your way am sure 💪🏻 I also got a few more after inserting myself into the replies 🤣

Agreed, though, it's odd to go almost back to square one. I actually get more interactions on... LinkedIn.

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 5d

Haha thank you 👀