‘It’s not incredibly obvious what to do’
Windsor Castle welcomes Trump as Epstein images hit the walls. The Federal Reserve trims borrowing costs while a White House adviser pushes for more cuts. + China’s leverage over Russia.
Above ground and beneath
“Gaza is burning.” “Hamas is using the old human shield deal.” + Two curiously timed deals between the Trump team and the U.A.E.
Smoke you could click on
A U.S.-China deal with undisclosed terms. One investigation in America gets ahead of another. + Does the Chinese Communist Party really control TikTok?
Not as it seemed
The cryptic profile of Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer. An “imminent threat” that turned away. + Up now—this week’s member’s despatch.
First drafts
An urgent investigation vies with instant interpretations of a terrible crime in America. Military strikes and executive powers in the Caribbean and the Persian Gulf. &c. | The member’s despatch, Week XXXVII.
In the dark
The FBI releases surveillance photos as the assassination of Charlie Kirk remains a mystery. Nepal's army negotiates a new government from burned buildings. + Consumer technology and cognitive decline.
Where it leads
The murder of an American activist on a Utah campus. NATO’s strike on Russian drones inside Poland. &c. + Europe’s increasing political fragmentation.
Digital revolution, analog chaos
A social-media ban topples Nepal in 120 hours. Israel strikes Hamas leadership inside Qatar. + Fall is in the air, and The Signal is migrating.
Speaking of WWII …
Operation Midway Blitz hits Chicago. Jeffrey Epstein’s estate sends a drawing. + Inside Iran after the strikes.
Under the blood-red moon
Thaksin Shinawatra flees Thailand. A full lunar eclipse over four continents. + Stepping back from the screen.
