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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicRepublican convention

Topic: republican convention

We’ll end reliance on China, rebuild US economy – Trump showcases agenda for second term

After previously struggling to articulate an agenda, Trump promised to cut taxes, create 10 million jobs in 10 months, expand charter schools & school choice to more families.

Donald won’t rest until he takes care of everyone hit by Covid – Melania Trump takes soft line

In her address, the first lady looked to humanise Trump and highlight the US president’s leadership through the pandemic that’s jeopardising his chances for another term.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.