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The singular delight of being one's nerdiest, most ardent self on @NPR: www.npr.org/2025/12/07/n...
A surge of history on TV reflects race to define collective memory
A retelling of James Garfield's assassination and other recent TV programs about history show an interest in saying 'who we were, who we are and who we're going to be,' explains presidential historian...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The singular delight of being one's nerdiest, most ardent self on @NPR: www.npr.org/2025/12/07/n...
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"Trump is in no sense a 'noninterventionist," @AdamSerwer writes: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump’s New Imperialism
Just like the neocons he criticizes, Trump embraces the wielding of American power to impose his own worldview on countries that do not share it.
www.theatlantic.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Trump is in no sense a 'noninterventionist," @AdamSerwer writes: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The Maga push overturning US policy in the Balkans (Financial Times)
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December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The Maga push overturning US policy in the Balkans (Financial Times)
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Everything is going so well in the world that Rubio has time to wage war on a typeface.
He’s bravely saving us from the “woke” Calibri font, the one chosen because it’s more accessible for readers.
Thanks for making the world a safer place for all of us, Marco. 🙄✍️
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
He’s bravely saving us from the “woke” Calibri font, the one chosen because it’s more accessible for readers.
Thanks for making the world a safer place for all of us, Marco. 🙄✍️
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Everything is going so well in the world that Rubio has time to wage war on a typeface.
He’s bravely saving us from the “woke” Calibri font, the one chosen because it’s more accessible for readers.
Thanks for making the world a safer place for all of us, Marco. 🙄✍️
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
He’s bravely saving us from the “woke” Calibri font, the one chosen because it’s more accessible for readers.
Thanks for making the world a safer place for all of us, Marco. 🙄✍️
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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Again, Trump says your empty wallet is fake news. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Trump’s Speech on Economy Veers Into an Anti-Immigrant Tirade
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Again, Trump says your empty wallet is fake news. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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A Scientific Pipeline to the Nobel Prize Fueled by Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/s...
A Scientific Pipeline to the Nobel Prize Fueled by Immigrants
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December 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A Scientific Pipeline to the Nobel Prize Fueled by Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/s...
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Ukrainian officials are expected to present new peace proposals to U.S. negotiators Wednesday. President Volodymyr Zelensky says this comes ahead of urgent talks on Thursday with leaders from about 30 countries supporting Ukraine
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Ukraine to give revised peace plans to US as Kyiv readies for more talks with its coalition partners
Ukrainian officials are expected to present new peace proposals to U.S. negotiators Wednesday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says this comes ahead of urgent talks on Thursday with leaders from about 3...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ukrainian officials are expected to present new peace proposals to U.S. negotiators Wednesday. President Volodymyr Zelensky says this comes ahead of urgent talks on Thursday with leaders from about 30 countries supporting Ukraine
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apnews.com/article/russ...
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Ukraine hasn’t held elections since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Here’s why
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Ukraine hasn’t held elections since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Here’s why
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected claims that he is using the war to cling to power.
apnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Ukraine hasn’t held elections since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Here’s why
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NYT: Europeans find themselves stranded between hostile powers, Russia and the United States, with key decisions looming over the future of Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
The Challenges to Europe’s Security Go Beyond Trump’s Lack of Support
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
NYT: Europeans find themselves stranded between hostile powers, Russia and the United States, with key decisions looming over the future of Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
'It was the third decline in four months and, taken at face value, would be a clear sign that the labor market, after months of cooling, had entered a new, more worrying phase.'
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...
Private Employers Cut Jobs in November, the Latest Sign of a Slowdown
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
'It was the third decline in four months and, taken at face value, would be a clear sign that the labor market, after months of cooling, had entered a new, more worrying phase.'
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...
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Reading this and thinking of the resonances and also the contrasts with the prisoner problem in the early war on terror and the improvisational / largely unplanned approach that led to GTMO and various forms of prisoner abuse.
Notable here the effort faltered.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Notable here the effort faltered.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reading this and thinking of the resonances and also the contrasts with the prisoner problem in the early war on terror and the improvisational / largely unplanned approach that led to GTMO and various forms of prisoner abuse.
Notable here the effort faltered.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Notable here the effort faltered.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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The Department of War aims to put Google Gemini 'directly into the hands of every American warrior.'
Pete Hegseth Says the Pentagon's New Chatbot Will Make America 'More Lethal'
The Department of War aims to put Google Gemini 'directly into the hands of every American warrior.'
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The Department of War aims to put Google Gemini 'directly into the hands of every American warrior.'
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While other AI companies are still struggling to monetize #genAI, Google has found an obvious solution: Sell it to the military. Now, U.S. soldiers can unleash the power of AI for tasks such as «summarizing policy handbooks,» a task that will certainly prove vital on the battlefields of the future
Google is powering a new US military AI platform
“The future of American warfare is here, and it’s spelled A-I.”
www.theverge.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
While other AI companies are still struggling to monetize #genAI, Google has found an obvious solution: Sell it to the military. Now, U.S. soldiers can unleash the power of AI for tasks such as «summarizing policy handbooks,» a task that will certainly prove vital on the battlefields of the future
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"The email that said the career resource program for women would no longer be part of Google was terse and followed months of eroding support. But the deletion of years of Women Techmakers’ work came as a significant shock to its members."
Oct 23, 2025
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Oct 23, 2025
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‘Their history is just erased’: Google drops a key program for boosting women in tech | CNN Business
Google is offloading a key career resource program for supporting women in tech, another sign the search giant is unwinding its diversity programs following political pressure over diversity, equity a...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"The email that said the career resource program for women would no longer be part of Google was terse and followed months of eroding support. But the deletion of years of Women Techmakers’ work came as a significant shock to its members."
Oct 23, 2025
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Oct 23, 2025
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Today's news roundup:
-Microsoft unveils $17.5 billion in AI investments in India
-US sanctions network recruiting Colombian fighters for Sudan's RSF
-US military to use Google Gemini for new AI platform
-Federal agents use pepper spray on crowd in Minneapolis
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www.justsecurity.org/126736/early...
-Microsoft unveils $17.5 billion in AI investments in India
-US sanctions network recruiting Colombian fighters for Sudan's RSF
-US military to use Google Gemini for new AI platform
-Federal agents use pepper spray on crowd in Minneapolis
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www.justsecurity.org/126736/early...
Early Edition: December 10, 2025
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
www.justsecurity.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today's news roundup:
-Microsoft unveils $17.5 billion in AI investments in India
-US sanctions network recruiting Colombian fighters for Sudan's RSF
-US military to use Google Gemini for new AI platform
-Federal agents use pepper spray on crowd in Minneapolis
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www.justsecurity.org/126736/early...
-Microsoft unveils $17.5 billion in AI investments in India
-US sanctions network recruiting Colombian fighters for Sudan's RSF
-US military to use Google Gemini for new AI platform
-Federal agents use pepper spray on crowd in Minneapolis
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www.justsecurity.org/126736/early...
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(Gift article)
This is what #Republicans are fighting NOT to fix;
$27,000 a Year for #HealthInsurance. How Can We Afford That?
#healthcare #paycheck #family #Bills #TrumpsAffordabilityCrisis #America
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
This is what #Republicans are fighting NOT to fix;
$27,000 a Year for #HealthInsurance. How Can We Afford That?
#healthcare #paycheck #family #Bills #TrumpsAffordabilityCrisis #America
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
Opinion | $27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That?
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
(Gift article)
This is what #Republicans are fighting NOT to fix;
$27,000 a Year for #HealthInsurance. How Can We Afford That?
#healthcare #paycheck #family #Bills #TrumpsAffordabilityCrisis #America
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
This is what #Republicans are fighting NOT to fix;
$27,000 a Year for #HealthInsurance. How Can We Afford That?
#healthcare #paycheck #family #Bills #TrumpsAffordabilityCrisis #America
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
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NEW report on the leaked Epstein emails, which were obtained by Bloomberg several months before they were submitted to Distributed Denial of Secrets.
Epstein’s Wealth and Power Fueled by Wall Street Connections, Emails Reveal
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Epstein’s Wealth and Power Fueled by Wall Street Connections, Emails Reveal
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Epstein’s Wealth and Power Fueled by Wall Street Connections, Emails Reveal
Hedge funds. Brokerages. Billionaires. Jeffrey Epstein’s financial ties on and off Wall Street were broader than previously known, a cache of emails reveals.
www.bloomberg.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
NEW report on the leaked Epstein emails, which were obtained by Bloomberg several months before they were submitted to Distributed Denial of Secrets.
Epstein’s Wealth and Power Fueled by Wall Street Connections, Emails Reveal
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Epstein’s Wealth and Power Fueled by Wall Street Connections, Emails Reveal
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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The President's Affordability Tour begins with a central message: Cheer up. You can easily do without and enjoy it. And it teaches your entitled kids a healthy lesson. Also steel. That's a real need.
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The President's Affordability Tour begins with a central message: Cheer up. You can easily do without and enjoy it. And it teaches your entitled kids a healthy lesson. Also steel. That's a real need.
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Katy Tur: The President just gave the economy an A plus plus.
Me: "Wow, so grade inflation, huh?"
Me: "Wow, so grade inflation, huh?"
December 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Katy Tur: The President just gave the economy an A plus plus.
Me: "Wow, so grade inflation, huh?"
Me: "Wow, so grade inflation, huh?"
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It's been less than a month since yet another batch of emails revealed even more coordination between Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein, yet Politico is treating the pedophile's pal/would-be rehabilitator like a regular source. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
December 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
It's been less than a month since yet another batch of emails revealed even more coordination between Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein, yet Politico is treating the pedophile's pal/would-be rehabilitator like a regular source. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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New Poll: Americans are struggling with affordability pressures that are squeezing everything from their everyday necessities to their biggest-ticket expenses.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
New poll paints a grim picture of a nation under financial strain
Rising costs are crushing Americans — and they're running out of room to adjust.
www.politico.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New Poll: Americans are struggling with affordability pressures that are squeezing everything from their everyday necessities to their biggest-ticket expenses.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Ukraine reportedly attacks Russia's shadow fleet in foreign waters - CBS News apple.news/AF_0WLeIySAS...
Ukraine reportedly attacks Russia's shadow fleet in foreign waters — CBS News
At least three oil tankers have been hit by explosions in what appears to be a stepped up unilateral effort by Ukraine to sink Russia's sanctions-dodging oil sales.
apple.news
December 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Ukraine reportedly attacks Russia's shadow fleet in foreign waters - CBS News apple.news/AF_0WLeIySAS...
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Here's a pro tip to the marginal R +5 Congressman/Senator: read the fucking room.
Miami + Georgia last night again confirmed you will be extinct if you dont wake up, dump Trump, and get on board today with preserving health care affordability (for a start)
Miami + Georgia last night again confirmed you will be extinct if you dont wake up, dump Trump, and get on board today with preserving health care affordability (for a start)
December 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Here's a pro tip to the marginal R +5 Congressman/Senator: read the fucking room.
Miami + Georgia last night again confirmed you will be extinct if you dont wake up, dump Trump, and get on board today with preserving health care affordability (for a start)
Miami + Georgia last night again confirmed you will be extinct if you dont wake up, dump Trump, and get on board today with preserving health care affordability (for a start)
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An epitaph for Republican members of Congress in the era of Trump: They never failed to fail to step up.
"The Republican chair of House Armed Services said he doesn’t see the need to investigate a controversial military strike that killed survivors of an attack..."
www.politico.com/live-updates...
"The Republican chair of House Armed Services said he doesn’t see the need to investigate a controversial military strike that killed survivors of an attack..."
www.politico.com/live-updates...
‘It's done’ — House Armed Services chair sees no need to further probe boat strike
www.politico.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
An epitaph for Republican members of Congress in the era of Trump: They never failed to fail to step up.
"The Republican chair of House Armed Services said he doesn’t see the need to investigate a controversial military strike that killed survivors of an attack..."
www.politico.com/live-updates...
"The Republican chair of House Armed Services said he doesn’t see the need to investigate a controversial military strike that killed survivors of an attack..."
www.politico.com/live-updates...