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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 7h

Editorial cartoonist Deb Milbrath titles her work “A Ship of Fools.”

mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 16h

The arrival of the National Guard — coupled with Trump's calls to arrest Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker — could open a volatile new chapter in American history.

How Chicago became ground zero for Trump's military crackdown

"This has never happened before," said Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 17h

A primer on what happens when you relentlessly attack the credibility of a preeminent public-health agency, appoint a conspiracy theory provocateur to head the agency, and follow up with Trump falsely declaring without evidence that Tylenol is unsafe for pregnant women.

Trust in federal health leadership is failing under RFK Jr., new poll finds | CNN

Most of the American public does not approve of the way Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running the nation’s health agencies, according to a new KFF poll, and there’s erosion of trust in reliable vaccine inf...

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 17h

A wakeup call? “There is a hot debate in Washington about the looming ACA premium hikes, but our poll shows that most people in the marketplaces don’t know about them yet and are in for a shock when they learn about them in November,” KFF President and CEO Drew Altman said.

Despite Budget Concerns, Three-Quarters of Public Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year, Including Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters | KFF

A new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds more than three-quarters (78%) of the public say they want Congress to extend the enhanced tax credits available to people with low and moderate incomes to make th...

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 17h

Enrollees living in states won by Trump in 2024 were even more likely to have subsidized coverage. In Florida, West Virginia, and Alabama, 98% of people enrolled in Marketplace coverage received federal financial premium assistance, and 99% do in Mississippi.

More Than 3 in 4 ACA Marketplace Enrollees Live in States Won by President Trump in 2024

As Democrats push for an extension of the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits, new data from KFF show the extent to which states won by Trump in 2024 have come to rely on the ACA Marketplaces and the t...

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 17h

(Gift article) Giving credit and blame where it's due. That said, getting to the next stage, where Hamas will have to give up its arms and, even harder, its claim to run Gaza, may prove even more difficult than bringing the living and dead hostages home.

With Mideast Deal, Trump Is on the Brink of a Major Diplomatic Accomplishment

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 17h

Trump claims he is not politicking for the prize. But his naked hunger to win has shifted foreign diplomacy. It may have helped spur Hamas and Israeli officials to strike a bargain in hopes of being able to announce a buzzer-beating peace after two years of war so that Trump can take home the gold.

Trump wants a Nobel Prize. He’ll learn Friday if his campaign paid off.

President Donald Trump’s long quest for a Nobel Peace Prize has sparked an unusual global scramble.

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 18h

Victims are not faceless. Betty Spiegel was stripped of her German citizenship and incarcerated in 1940. In September 1942, she was deported to Auschwitz and gassed.

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 18h

The warning label did say, “Never punch in Cretaceous period.”

mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 18h

Take a stroll in Henri Sacchi’s “Ellas" (2024).

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 18h

Editorial cartoonist John Deering mocks Trump’s Herculean effort to inflate the danger of Antifa as a pretext to send troops into Democratic-run cities.

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 18h

Editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich weighs in on Trump’s Herculean effort to inflate the danger of Antifa as a pretext to send troops into Democratic-run cities.

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 18h

Palestinian editorial cartoonist Alaa Allagta hopes that the war in Gaza is finally coming to an end.

mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 18h

Conservative editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez questions Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s priorities.

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 1d

Editorial cartoonist Bill Bramhall’s illustration begs the question: Does it say “In grift we trust” on the tail side?

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 1d

Fascinating economic impacts.

Column | Why this one area of cities is usually the poorest

Research reveals industrial pollution’s historical link to urban poverty, with eastern parts of cities often more impoverished because of prevailing winds.

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 1d

Vertigo. Heather Horton’s “Bruges Belfry” (2019).

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 1d

When democracy dies. Horst Strempel’s “Pogrom” (1945). When the Nazis took power, Strempel was declared a degenerate artist and his work banned. He fled to France, but after the German invasion he was arrested and assigned to a punishment unit. He was captured by the British and survived the war.

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 1d

Australian editorial cartoonist Peter Sully weighs in on Trump’s heavy-handed efforts to silence the press, critics and even late-night comedians.

mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 1d

Editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich: FDR shepherded Americans through a time of uncertainty and fear. Trump, on the other hand, has created a time of uncertainty and fear.

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 2d

Megyn Kelly refuses to distance herself from Candace Owens, a former Charlie Kirk colleague who suggests Kirk was assassinated by Israel after he "refused to be bullied anymore by Jewish donors.” Owens is known for calling Judaism a “pedophile-centric religion” that “believes in child sacrifice."

Opinion | Megyn Kelly Knows Which Way the Winds Are Blowing

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 2d

Painful bottom lines. Hamas killed some 1,200 people and took about 250 captives. It was the bloodiest day in Israel’s history and the deadliest for Jews anywhere since the Holocaust. A shocked Israel unleashed a devastating military response that has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians.

In Israel, Two-Year Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attack Is Quiet but Inescapable

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 2d

"Over recent months, we have watched with increasing alarm as the foundations of our nation’s public health system have been undermined. Science and expertise have taken a back seat to ideology and misinformation."

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 2d

Conflicted messaging? After slashing nutrition assistance programs as part of their marquee tax-cut legislation and taking an ax to FEMA, Republican lawmakers suddenly warn that life-saving services are in peril.

Shutdown Politics Has G.O.P. Singing Government’s Praises

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 2d

American taxpayers will most likely have to foot a $50 billion bill to compensate farmers for the economic damage done by Trump's trade war. “I’m going to do some farm stuff this week,” Trump said at the White House on Monday.

Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops

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