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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 5h

"Safe investments," as drawn by Edith Pritchett. 🎨

Opinion | Safe investments

Gold prices are up. What’s next?

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 8h

"There is no such thing as a free bus," the Editorial Board writes.

Opinion | Zohran Mamdani’s grand promises are a struggle bus

New York’s working people who depend on transit have the most to lose if the socialist gets his way.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 10h

"In general, acetaminophen is safe for most people when taken as directed for short-term use," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes.

"Longer-term use, however, should be reviewed with a clinician, who can help weigh other treatment options and monitor for potential risks."

Opinion | Am I taking Tylenol safely? Answering your questions about the drug.

Acetaminophen is a useful medication that most people can safely use.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 11h

"The purpose of AI should be to complement clinician judgment, not to replace the human relationships at the heart of medicine," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/3W89ziW

Opinion | The new Dr. Google is in. Here’s how to use it.

Chatbots can help patients with their health, when used with caution.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 11h

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Opinion | If you’re a man without a mustache, what are you even doing?

Kissing whiskers and a close shave with the Insurrection Act.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 11h

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Opinion | If you’re a man without a mustache, what are you even doing?

Kissing whiskers and a close shave with the Insurrection Act.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 13h

Read more #PostLetters:

Letters to the Editor

Reader feedback to The Washington Post.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 13h

"It seems that contemporary men and women still prefer a seasoned broth," a reader writes in #PostLetters.

Opinion | If you’re a man without a mustache, what are you even doing?

Kissing whiskers and a close shave with the Insurrection Act.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 14h

The latest from @vkaramurza.bsky.social:

Vladimir Kara-Murza @vkaramurza.bsky.social · 14h

Yabloko’s presence on the ballot provides the last legal and relatively safe option for Russian citizens to express opposition to the war in Ukraine. It is precisely this option the Kremlin wants to eliminate as it readies for parliamentary elections in 2026.

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Opinion | Putin is crushing the last voices of dissent

The arrest of opposition leader Maxim Kruglov is a blow against the last vestiges of democracy in Russia.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 15h

Over decades, Lally Weymouth delivered candid and probing interviews of world leaders to Post Opinions readers. Weymouth died Sept. 29 at 82.

Here are excerpts from some of her noteworthy conversations:

Opinion | ‘Simply cannot live without hope’: Lally Weymouth’s notable interviews

For decades with Post Opinions and Newsweek, she brought readers the unvarnished thoughts of world leaders.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 17h

Like a couple headed for divorce but still cohabitating, what could go wrong?

From the Editorial Board:

Opinion | The U.S.-China trade war is back on

Like a couple headed for divorce but still cohabitating, what could go wrong?

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 21h

"We spend a lot of energy on analogies and hypotheticals and semantics, instead of analyzing the issues more systematically," @mcmegan.bsky.social writes.

"That’s why these cases keep ending up in court."

Opinion | Two Supreme Court cases, one unasked question about trans kids

Conversion therapy case shows how lawyers and judges complicate the gender debate.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

"The latest winners of the Nobel Prize have just reminded us that the lone founder playing around with his or her idea in a garage somewhere is the real driver of prosperity," Matthew Lynn writes. https://wapo.st/4h9vP5v

Opinion | The Nobel Prize finally recognizes what matters most in economics

Free-market economies have challenges, but they are very good at one thing: innovation.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

"If neither side makes any effort to find common ground when in the minority, the world’s greatest deliberative body will break forever," the Editorial Board writes.

Opinion | The most shortsighted way to end the government shutdown

Getting rid of the filibuster would spell disaster for Republicans.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

On this first day after the war, Arabs, Israelis and Americans can celebrate, the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/4hc1i7i

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

"Both Israelis and Palestinians are likely to miss a historic opportunity to transform a hard-won ceasefire into lasting peace," @maxboot.bsky.social writes. https://wapo.st/4nYAUAn

Opinion | Why the Gaza ceasefire won’t lead to lasting peace

“A new Middle East” will require sacrifices that Israelis and Palestinians show no sign of making.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

"Tibet is fast approaching a decisive moment, one that demands U.S. attention and action," @alexhnoyes.bsky.social and Nolan Peterson writes. https://wapo.st/48tiLWA

Opinion | Choosing the next Dalai Lama is surprisingly dangerous

Renewed political instability in Tibet could well spiral into the next U.S.-China flash point.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

Corrected by teens on slang? Take this quiz to stay on top, @codingyan.bsky.social writes.

Opinion | Gen Z slang is everywhere. Do you understand it?

Today’s teen slang is more absurd, global-reaching and irony-laden, thanks to TikTok.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

"Washington could sometimes be reckless and opportunistic, but his famed defensive tactics, abetted by outside assistance, won him time and turned the war into one of attrition — physical and emotional," Andrew O'Shaughnessy writes. https://wapo.st/4h20Mso

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

"The 'reading wars' that raged in American schools for decades finally seem to be ending," the Editorial Board writes.

The victor is clear:

Opinion | The reading wars are ending. Phonics won.

California belatedly follows Southern states in abandoning a failed teaching method.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"The episode left me more dismayed than ever over the behavior of the Trump administration," a reader writes in #PostLetters.

"But not as disappointed as I was by The Post."

Opinion | Not all political violence is created equal

ICE raids in Chicago and a fire in South Carolina might have something in common.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"It’s hard to believe he’s been gone for 29 years," Kathleen Parker writes.
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Opinion | To my father, I am ever grateful

Autumn invokes memories of a father-daughter bond that grew after my mother’s death.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"Just as many other democratic socialists came to understand that they must choose between democracy and socialism, the two of us made peace with democratic capitalism," Joshua Muravchik and Ronald Radosh write.

"The DSA has clearly made the reverse choice: socialism over democracy."

Opinion | Do the Democratic Socialists of America really believe in democracy?

Zohran Mamdani’s surge has brought the group new prominence. Let’s take a look under the hood.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"Unfortunately, I already voted — by mail," a reader writes in #PostLetters.

"[Jay] Jones should have been vetted in a more thorough and timely manner."

Opinion | I would never have voted for this

Post readers respond to DMV issues

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"I’m lucky to be alive, and I appreciate that fact each and every day," Eli Sharabi writes.

"And I will somehow rebuild. I hope we all can." https://wapo.st/42zd5GG

Opinion | What 491 days as a hostage taught me about Hamas

My captors’ cruelty revealed an obsession with death. Lasting peace will demand more than diplomacy.

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