Noah Barkin

@noahbarkin.bsky.social

EU leaders do not appear to have given the Commission a robust mandate to hit back at China, despite combative rhetoric in the lead-up to their dinner in Brussels. Spain opposed any new measures and Merz was more circumspect during the debate, the FT reports

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/ba90d8b4-18d0-4efa-8138-e62bf5a2148c

Der Navigator

@markld97123.bsky.social

She’s been more circumspect this year. On Wednesday, the Detroit News detailed how AIPAC was intervening less visibly in the race, with donors moving through its own Democracy Engine portal.

https://www.semafor.com/article/06/01/2026/democratic-primaries-get-an-even-bigger-aipac-problem

Bluma

@bluma.bsky.social

If someone gives you a whole-ass thing, you should probably say thank you.

I will accept being more circumspect about the half-assed.