What with the Trump tarrifs, new US trade deals being struck, and the new pope, it feels like a lot of big things are sliding into place. I wonder whether this could be the beginning of a nice bit of momentum for everyone. #
2025/05/08 #
Today’s links:
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10 useful VS Code shortcuts you should know - A lot of these are definitely super useful. dev.to #
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Trump and Starmer confirm ‘breakthrough’ US-UK trade deal - Many of the articles I read earlier about this were really negative, whereas the tone appears to have shifted somewhat, even though they are still kind of negative. www.theguardian.com #
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Cars, steel, beef and films: the key points of the US-UK trade deal - That's actually the strongest 4 words summary of Britain I've read in quite a while. www.theguardian.com #
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Trump hails trade deal with ‘oldest ally’ UK – but what about the details? - The retoric as channeled by the MSM definitely has softenned in just a few hours. www.theguardian.com #
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Robert Prevost becomes first American pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV - Pope Louis the 14th! Sacre bleu. Joking aside, I didn't realise Leo's were so popular in the church. My first thoughts were that he looks much younger than recent popes. www.bbc.com #