An angry Travis Kelce, a happy Taylor Swift, & Beyeehawoncé

+ A round up from my very first Super Bowl, the White House calling Trump ‘unhinged,’ Biden joining TikTok, and Israeli airstrikes have been targeting Rafah

Sorry for being slightly AWOL (you know what I was up to if you were on Close Friends) but I’m back and better than ever. First of all, I’m OBSESSED with Bel’s first edish of Wait, But What (our new advice column for paid supporters.) Have a read if you haven’t already!

Second of all, I WATCHED MY FIRST EVER SUPER BOWL YESTERDAY!!! And no - not because I’m a Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce stan (though that did make it a little bit more interesting for me), but because my brother’s girlfriend Sophie is from the Bay Area and the San Francisco 49ers are her team!! We’re not a very patriotic family but Dad put up an American flag to make her feel at home, she brought around queso, chilli, and guacamole for half-time snacks, and we spent the last few minutes pacing around like our lives depended on it. Key takeaways are below xxxx

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Key takeaways from Luce’s first Super Bowl

• As someone who’s used to watching rugby, this game is SOOOO fricken slow

• Travis Kelce got really angry at one point:

  

• The US ads are SO cringe but also almost better than the game itself (but why were there so many ads about Jesus?)

• Speaking of the ads, Beyoncé hinted at new music in her Verizon ad AND THEN ANNOUNCED A NEW COUNTRY ALBUM AND DROPPED TWO COUNTRY SONGS (as a Daddy Lessons girl, I have to stan)

• Usher was performing solely for all the millennials who once illegally downloaded his music on Limewire

• Alicia Keys came out to perform with him and experienced my worst nightmare: a voice crack on her very first note

• HER stole the show for me (and no, this is NOT North West)

  

• Taylor Swift had fun

  

• The official Joe Biden account posted THIS afterwards (making fun of the Dark Brandon memes)

  

• Oh yeah, and the Chiefs won

• All in all, I had a very pleasant (albeit LONG watching experience) and I will happily tune in again

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Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes have been targeting Rafah

While much of the Western world was dialled into the Super Bowl yesterday, Israel unleashed “extremely intense” airstrikes and shelling on multiple locations in Rafah. This massively reignited fears of a looming Israeli ground offensive in the tiny territory (which currently houses 1.5 million civilians) and would cause a “devastating bloodbath”, as those trapped there have no escape route. 

More on this story here:

• UN warns full Israeli invasion of Rafah would be 'terrifying' as offensive looms

• Israeli airstrikes kill more than 100 in Rafah as international alarm mounts over anticipated ground offensive

• Israel frees two hostages, Gaza officials say 67 killed in assault

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The White House just called Trump ‘unhinged’

Either they’ve been spending too much time on TikTok or they’re really freaked out over Trump’s comments about NATO. I think it’s both, but let’s talk about the latter for a sec. So the other day, at a political rally in South Carolina, Trump appeared to recount a NATO meeting he was at, saying that the president of a ‘big country’ asked:

"Well sir, if we don't pay, and we're attacked by Russia - will you protect us?"

To which he replied:

“You didn't pay? You're delinquent?'…No, I would not protect you. In fact I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay."

In response to this, White House spokesperson Andrew Bates, said:

"Encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is appalling and unhinged - and it endangers American national security, global stability and our economy at home."

For anyone who didn’t take International Relations 101, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) guarantees mutual defence of member states if one is attacked - so like, they’re supposed to have each other’s backs. So yes, Trump playing with the whole concept of the alliance as part of his reelection campaign is unhinged. Plz vote.

More reading:

• Trump comments on Russia, NATO 'appalling and unhinged,' White House says

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And Biden joined TikTok

@bidenhqlol hey guys

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This is funny because TikTok is BANNED on most US government devices, and also because the caption is ‘lol hey guys.’

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I just want to take a moment for Beyoncé’s new songs, because as a Daddy Lesson’s girl through and through, this is EXACTLY what I wanted from her:

TEXAS HOLD ‘EM:

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