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Africa correspondent @TheEconomist Author, "The Abiy Project: God, Power and War in the New Ethiopia” Retweet ≠ endorsement / views my own Still on X (for now) @tomgardner18
👤 Joined on 15 November 2024
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@tomgardner18.bsky.socialMoney in One Lesson by Gavin Jackson, self-explanatory.
Show Postone of the paradoxes of our age is that even as fakes and lies proliferated wildly thanks to the internet and social media, the quality of professional reporting actually improved sharply because the chances of a lie being found out grew massively.
Show PostThis is a stunning article by @faisalahali.bsky.social, covering the radical history of Radio Mogadishu and ongoing efforts to protect its extraordinary archive. There's also embedded audio, if you're curious about how its broadcasts sounded! www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/...
Show PostTrump threatening to veto a deal with Iran if countries including Saudi Arabia refuse to normalise relations with Israel, even though the Saudis have clearly stated their opposition to this for years, Qatar and others have never entertained the idea. The "art of the deal" in action here...
Show Postwww.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/n... I’ve lived here periodically since the mid-90d and have never once heard anyone say “Lurr”
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