Good read on the controversy regarding #GoldenGlobes decision to not qualify Minari in Best Picture category and instead among foreign films: cnn.com/2021/02/26/ent…
Congrats Minari. Well-deserved.
Still, makes no sense it’s in “foreign film” category, & ineligible for best picture.
Hope for recognition at Oscars.
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• On MBS: US doesn't sanction Gov Leaders in countries it has diplomatic relations with
• Relations recalibrated
• Saudi released 2 dual citizens
• US has interests w Riyadh: intel sharing, defense
• US reserves to take more action
*US reserves right to take more action as relates to #Khashoggi. But basically don't expect sanctioning of Government leaders in Saudi.
No new announcement from US yet on issue. State briefing at 2 pm ET
• "Considering additional steps" vs Houthis
• Urge Saudi to lift travel ban on released activists inc Loujain
• US support helped Saudi block Houthi missile
• Saudi "hugely influential" country in Arab world
• Seeks end Yemen war, Saudi peace w Israel
Large anti- Putin Protests across Russia today, this one from #StPetersburg. Police already detained over 1600 people, and using batons + teargas.
Comes ~ a week after Navalny’s detention:
Video of Lyubov Sobol, a #Russia activist being detained in Moscow as she was addressing protestors. She’s an ally of Navalny:
Good BBC overview on #Russia protests. Keep an eye on this story, this is widespread and coming at a precarious economic downturn: google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.…
JUST IN: US Chairman of Joint Staff Gen. Mark Milley now at @BrookingsInst: “Our military is very very capable.. we are determined to defend US constitution, no one should doubt that.”
Gen Milley On Covid: “we can’t protect the American people if we are all sick... number of sickness and deaths in military is relatively low.” @BrookingsFP
“Next week, 2 or 3 we would like to be distributing the vaccine.” Gen. Milley on US military plans to distribute #Covid19 vax
Accidentally (not), the first practical lesson I received in Journalism in Lebanon in 2000, was not to use the word “accidentally” without enough evidence.
It was about a story a on local fire. “No such thing as accidentally or coincidentally” my first boss said.
Here we are
UPDATE:
• Virginia Voter Registration back up
• 5 hour disruption due to cable cut
• Texas & Georgia see record early Voting despite glitches
• 11.8 Million Americans have already voted in #Election2020thenational.ae/world/the-amer…