Thomas L. Friedman
@tomfriedman
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NY Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning author of Lexus and the Olive Tree and From Beirut to Jerusalem.
New York, NY
Joined July 2009
Retweeting as a thread: Mr. President, You are right, unlike you, I am always respectful -- especially when I talk to the President of the United States at the request of a U.S. Senator in your party. I try to be respectful even with people I disagree with.
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Mr. Trump, on the Middle East, Please Move Fast and Break Things
nytimes.com
Message to Trump: As hard as stage one was for Gaza peace, you have not even seen hard yet.
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My column: Mr. Trump, on the Middle East, Please Move Fast and Break Things
nytimes.com
Message to Trump: As hard as stage one was for Gaza peace, you have not even seen hard yet.
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Give Trump the Nobel for Gaza, if He Does the Harder Parts to Come.
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It’s a job that will take the rest of his presidency.
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My column: Give Trump the Nobel for Gaza, if He Does the Hard Parts to Come
nytimes.com
It’s a job that will take the rest of his presidency.
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Thomas Friedman on the Only Way to Solve the Israel-Hamas War.
nytimes.com
Can Donald Trump end the “worst war” with the latest round of peace talks?
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Few people have impacted the evolution of our world as much as @timberners_lee. Looking forward to discussing his new memoir 'This Is for Everyone' with him on Oct 8th @Keplers. Virtual tickets still available via the link below. https://t.co/IoQMNleTHh
thisisforeveryone.timbl.com
Inventor of the World Wide Web Sir Tim Berners-Lee reveals the inside story of his revolutionary invention & urgent guidance for humanity’s digital future.
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Few people have impacted the evolution of our world as much as @timberners_lee. Looking forward to discussing his new memoir 'This Is for Everyone' with him on Oct 8th @Keplers. Virtual tickets still available via the link below. https://t.co/IoQMNlfrwP
thisisforeveryone.timbl.com
Inventor of the World Wide Web Sir Tim Berners-Lee reveals the inside story of his revolutionary invention & urgent guidance for humanity’s digital future.
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Can the Trump Peace Plan Overcome Unprecedented Cruelty?
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Trump’s peace plan will be like solving a diplomatic Rubik’s Cube every day — while all the enemies of the deal try to scramble it.
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Can the Trump Peace Plan Overcome Unprecedented Cruelty?
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Trump’s peace plan will be like solving a diplomatic Rubik’s Cube every day — while all the enemies of the deal try to scramble it.
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My column: Trump’s Peace Plan: Perhaps Impossible, but Never More Necessary
nytimes.com
Trump’s peace plan will be like solving a diplomatic Rubik’s Cube every day — while all the enemies of the deal try to scramble it.
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My column: If Only We’d Fight as Hard to Save Our Democracy as Ukrainians Are to Save Theirs
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Ukrainians know that they can no longer count on an American democracy to save them.
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If Only We’d Fight as Hard to Save Our Democracy as Ukrainians Are to Save Theirs.
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Ukrainians know that they can no longer count on an American democracy to save them.
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My column: If Only We’d Fight as Hard to Save Our Democracy as Ukrainians Are to Save Theirs
nytimes.com
Ukrainians know that they can no longer count on an American democracy to save them.
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My column: Our Allies Are Asking: ‘Why Does Putin Still Own Trump?
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Ukrainian and European officials, analysts and entrepreneurs keep asking privately, what’s up with Trump?
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I’m thinking a lot more about how we will maintain control over superintelligent AI that is smarter than all humans. @ai_ctrl and top AI experts warn that we can’t control superintelligence, and that its creation would pose an extinction risk to humanity. I certainly don’t know
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Our Allies Are Asking: Why Does Putin Still Own Trump?
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Ukrainian and European officials, analysts and entrepreneurs keep asking privately, what’s up with Trump?
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My column: Our Allies Are Asking: ‘Why Does Putin Still Own Trump?
nytimes.com
Ukrainian and European officials, analysts and entrepreneurs keep asking privately, what’s up with Trump?
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Just finished Mastery by Tony Wagner & Ulrik Christensen. In the age of AI, deeper learning—not test prep—is the key to thriving. It’s not what you know, but what you can do with it. A must-read for educators, parents & future-builders.
hachettebookgroup.com
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My column: A Plea for President Trump With a Fragile Country on Edge
nytimes.com
Even if it sounds unrealistic, Trump can do something important with the entire country frayed and on edge: push for calm and unity.
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I’m currently reading and enjoying Lewis Schrager’s debut novel, The Radical Radiance of the Fishing Fly. It’s a lyrical novel of two brothers on a journey of personal discovery fly-fishing in Alaska.
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David Nichols never expected to venture into Alaska’s remote wilderness – let alone as a fly fisherman. A medical researcher who prefers logic over unpredictability, David lives in a world of facts ‒...
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