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Helder Gil
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Link to Bill Gates' memo on new climate change approach: www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-pa...
Good 60 Minutes story on Venezuela. Makes clear post-Maduro country would be chaotic - unless the Venezuelan army is on board with regime change. Also makes clear Maduro would be in stronger position if US military buildup turns around and goes home.
On the one hand, the stuffed pork loin recipe turned out pretty good, but a tad bit dry.

On the other hand, you should double check whether the meat thermometer is set to Celsius before you use it.
A citizens arrest is allowable in this situation.
The real Lighthouse are the friends we made along the way. Some of whom were killers.
Some pretty pointed messages in Halloween decorations.
The generation of Portuguese leaders who led the country from dictatorship into democracy is fading to memory.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/w...
Francisco Pinto Balsemão, 88, Dies; Portuguese Prime Minister and Press Champion
www.nytimes.com
It’s like a lightly scented candle
Neo-classical elements aside, the renderings show a ballroom that will dwarf the size and scale of the existing White House.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
Opinion | Why Trump’s East Wing Demolition Needed to Happen
www.nytimes.com
🧐 “Consistent problem w/progressive American cities, which mixes admirable impulses toward aesthetic preservation w/2 related failures: failure to make room for necessity of substantial development/change & failure to apply same aesthetic sensibility to new developments as to older ones.”
A House of Dynamite on Netflix is excellent & everyone should watch it! Especially right before it’s bedtime so you’ll be up all night thinking about it.
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Column: Yes, the pictures of the destruction of the East Wing were shocking, but not so shocking as all the things we don’t know about this project, which is being paid for by some of the wealthiest people and corporations on the planet.
Column | Demolition is part of Trump’s master builder image
By Thursday, the White House’s East Wing was gone. The speed of destruction, and the projection of power, are part of the strongman playbook.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
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The eastern side of the White House as seen from the Treasury Department, circa 1868.