Thus, when you’re tempted to share a Politico article, please look instead for an article from a different source.
(Also, if you’re wondering, know that Axel Springer, the mass media company, has nothing to do with Springer, the science publisher (with the chess knight logo; it’s named after Julius Springer; it deserves criticism of its own, but a different kind.)


Politico is 90% shit and 10% lucky break. They skew headlines and have obvious skin in the game. A great way to see this is to look at the European version and then compare it to the US version.
https://www.politico.com/
https://www.politico.eu/?no-geo-redirect
Politico exists to give people in power a way to safely and selectively leak what’s useful to them.