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Writer and editor, Zeteo and Guardian US. Will talk politics, history, books and rugby, author of Brotherhood: When West Point Rugby Went To War (Godine) https://a.co/d/bCYyLRK and The National Maul on Substack.
@swin24.bsky.socialReposted by @martinpengelly.bsky.socialwhen we published the following years ago, team trump vehemently denied our (accurate) reporting that trump had been privately saying he wanted partial videos of executions for like psa campaigns or some shit
@zeteo.comReposted by @martinpengelly.bsky.socialThe president’s attacks on Abdul El-Sayed and Somali Americans are appalling and show the dangerous path he is on. A U.S. diplomat in Israel, meanwhile, was shown to be working in Israel’s interest.
Read today's 'First Draft' by @martinpengelly.bsky.social:
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@martinpengelly.bsky.social‘What a piece of work is a man’: On losing friends in rugby
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@zeteo.comReposted by @martinpengelly.bsky.socialFree-Falling Trump Whines, Bitches, and Bribes – as New and Stunning Polls Keep Piling on the Pain
The president made his $5,000 ‘promise’ (bribe?) again. Plus: Ro Khanna takes an early shot at a ‘28 rival.
'First Draft' from @martinpengelly.bsky.social:
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@martinpengelly.bsky.socialNew at The National Maul…
‘The Good, the Bad, and American Rugby’: Tony Ridnell, Eagles great, takes on a historian’s task
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@zeteo.comReposted by @martinpengelly.bsky.socialBrutal Poll Shows Trump’s Number Is Up But on He Rants Regardless
Getting eight out of 10 Americans to agree is a feat but you don’t want it to be about how you’re failing to tackle a cost of living crisis.
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@zeteo.comReposted by @martinpengelly.bsky.socialThe U.S. president’s word means nothing to Tehran as negotiations continue, but Iran’s foreign minister made clear how high the stakes are. Plus, good polling news for Abdul El-Sayed.
Read today's 'First Draft' by @martinpengelly.bsky.social:
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@martinpengelly.bsky.socialThe National Maul - new writing on US rugby in your inbox every Friday or sometimes more often, free unless you'd like to support.
Today, an interview with US Eagles captain Georgie Perris-Redding:
@martinpengelly.bsky.socialImpossible to tire of having a Guardian author page full of history and rugby and sometimes rugby history. Lucky me.
Here's today's nterview with USA co-captain Georgie Perris-Redding, before the Wales game tomorrow: theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
@zeteo.comReposted by @martinpengelly.bsky.socialNetanyahu Slams Mamdani and Piker Before Nearly Empty UN
The Israeli PM prompted a walkout then teed up his targets to show him up for the war criminal he is. Also, The White House pumped out pro-Trump ads of likely illegality.
'First Draft' by @martinpengelly.bsky.social
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@martinpengelly.bsky.socialNew at the National Maul, with Georgie Perris-Redding, US Eagles co-captain…
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@martinpengelly.bsky.social“Watcher of skies discovers new plant” time again.
@blooming-burbs.bsky.socialReposted by @martinpengelly.bsky.social@zeteo.com and @swin24.bsky.social remind us that:
@swin24.bsky.socialReposted by @martinpengelly.bsky.socialfrom today’s First Draft newsletter, via @martinpengelly.bsky.social, Zeteo crew, and me: zeteo.com/p/trumps-dis...
@blackintellect.bsky.socialReposted by @martinpengelly.bsky.socialFrom the ridicule of Trump to the rise of Jack Welch: How the 1980s shaped & changed America.
Reporting by @martinpengelly.bsky.social
@zeteo.comReposted by @martinpengelly.bsky.socialFirst Draft: Trump Threatens to ‘Blow Up’ Iran Again. Not Everyone Thinks He’ll TACO This Time
Read today's 'First Draft' by @martinpengelly.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social:
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@martinpengelly.bsky.socialI spoke to @jonathankaufman.bsky.social about his fine new book, When America Roared: How the 1980s Saved, Then Broke, the Country--and Led Us to Today, for @us.theguardian.com …
@gastropoda.bsky.socialReposted by @martinpengelly.bsky.socialInteresting @martinpengelly.bsky.social on Trump as a product of the 80s & why bizguys are still all in on the slimeball: He’s delivered the actual deep state. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
@zeteo.comReposted by @martinpengelly.bsky.socialThe Kennedy Center Lost $30 Million in Pledges and Wrote Off $48 Million in ‘Bad Debt’ Amid Trump’s Takeover
Tax records show the Washington cultural landmark writing off lots of debt as Trump struck.
From @martinpengelly.bsky.social & @andrewperez.bsky.social:
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@martinpengelly.bsky.socialThe National Maul on Baltimore & what comes after.
‘The answer is money. What’s the question?’ After Boks v All Blacks, what next for US rugby?
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