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David J. Lynch
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Global economics correspondent for The Washington Post
At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/s...
At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo
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November 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Remarkable: “Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
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November 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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This is so deeply at odds with the vision and history of America. Take pretty much any ethnic or racial group that are part of the American mosaic America today - they have all faced the same accusation. The moment these accusations are turned into policy are some of the most shameful in US history
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A Different Type of Dementia is Changing What’s Known About Cognitive Decline www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/h...
A Different Type of Dementia is Changing What’s Known About Cognitive Decline
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November 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Companies are redesigning their products to dodge Trump’s tariffs www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump’s tariff wars mean booming business for customs brokers
Customs brokers are using AI and “tariff engineering” to help importers save millions as trade rules change frequently.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Price discrimination based on government/industry judgment of your health-related activities is sure to be popular.
Markwayne Mullin on healthcare: "What the president would like to do is say, hey, if you take care of yourself -- you don't smoke, you don't dip, you're not drinking, you're not overweight, you're working out -- then you should pay less than the guy that obviously is not taking care of himself."
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Market Volatility Underscores Epic Buildup of Global Risk www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
Market Volatility Underscores Epic Buildup of Global Risk
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November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | ‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father
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November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Only someone this wealthy would so flippantly suggest you uproot your life, sell your house, pull your kids out of school, quit your job, request a transfer — all to save 50 basis points on CPI. 🤡
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This world no longer makes sense to me:
“Germans Are Going Off Beer. That’s Forcing Brewers to Adapt or Go Bust” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
Germans Are Going Off Beer. That’s Forcing Brewers to Adapt or Go Bust.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
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November 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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HINSON: As a mom, I think about watching a baby monitor. That's a very intimate moment with your baby and to think the Chinese could be spying on your morning routine

BARTIROMO: Why are they spying on moms?

HINSON: They just want to know what Americans are up to to undermine our way of life
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Former Tory PM Brands Brexit 'An Act Of Collective Folly' In Outspoken Attack. John Major said "our enemies celebrated and our friends despaired" at the vote to leave the European Union.

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Former Tory PM Brands Brexit 'An Act Of Collective Folly' In Outspoken Attack
John Major said "our enemies celebrated and our friends despaired" at the vote to leave the European Union.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.

This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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The would put Germany in command of U.S. forces, including nuclear weapons, deployed in Europe. Which probably indicates the Trump Administration envisions there being none.
🇺🇸🇩🇪 The US would like Germany to take over the command of Nato forces in Europe, Whitaker said, - The Times

In remarks that elicited shock from a German Nato general seated next to him, Whitaker said it was US long-term “aspirational goal” that Berlin should appoint supreme allied commander Europe.
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I'm old enough to remember when the swastika wasn't considered a close call wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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November 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Judge Presses Comey Prosecutors Over Revised Indictment www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Judge Presses Comey Prosecutors Over Revised Indictment
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November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Moment China Proved It Was America’s Equal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | The Moment China Proved It Was America’s Equal
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November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
ICE Frees Blind Migrant Who Was Detained for Days in Isolation www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...
ICE Frees Blind Migrant Who Was Detained for Days in Isolation
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November 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM