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Christine Spolar
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Stuff I read: facts. Former FT, NYT, WashPost, Bloomberg, KFF Health
Oh New York…
December 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Pittsburgh…
December 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"American Canto is Nuzzi’s attempt to elevate a grubby affair to the status of the mythic, to transmute the base metal of Page Six sexting stories into the gold of literary reflections on the political moment." YES.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Tell-Nothing Memoir
Can “American Canto” turn scandal into literature?
www.theatlantic.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
After Deadly Fire, Hong Kong Ominously Warns Grieving Citizens to Stay in Line www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...
After Deadly Fire, Hong Kong Ominously Warns Grieving Citizens to Stay in Line
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The Pittsburgh Symphony Plays How an Orchestra Should Sound www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
The Pittsburgh Symphony Plays How an Orchestra Should Sound
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Reposted by Christine Spolar
What were the CIA-backed "Zero Units" in Afghanistan?

For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
The Night Raids
CIA-backed operations killed countless Afghan civilians, and the U.S. hasn't been held accountable. A reporter returns to investigate her past and unravel the legacy of the secretive Zero Units.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Miroslaw Chojecki, Solidarity’s ‘Minister of Smuggling,’ Dies at 76 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
Miroslaw Chojecki, Solidarity’s ‘Minister of Smuggling,’ Dies at 76
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Reposted by Christine Spolar
Fully agree with my paper's editorial on Trump. Ukraine needs Europe to stop flattering Trump the conman and take a clear stand for its own survival and values. www.ft.com/content/8ccf...
Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing
Latest Ukraine peace plan presented by the US would be a capitulation to Moscow
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
AH! "Kyoto" has opened at Lincoln Center...timely play for these climate times (and before the #COP in November...) Here's my interview with the playwrights (during its London run) insideclimatenews.org/news/2903202...
Climate Change Is Must-See Theater in London. Meet the Playwrights Behind “Kyoto” - Inside Climate News
The 1997 U.N. climate agreement in Japan has been turned into a play that explores the politics and personalities behind the first global deal to limit greenhouse gases.
insideclimatenews.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Good morning...:) youtu.be/GFTHzzFA-TQ?...
ERIC LU – final round (19th Chopin Competition, Warsaw)
YouTube video by Chopin Institute
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
On this day....1960, The Pirates won the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees⚾⚾⚾ in Game 7, 10-9....remember my dad coming home from that :)
October 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error
www.nytimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
October 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Ah…yes
October 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
October 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
‘America Is Not a Safe Place to Work’: Koreans Describe Georgia Raid www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/w...
‘America Is Not a Safe Place to Work’: Koreans Describe Georgia Raid
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:05 AM