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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 6h

"Backfire," as drawn by Michael Ramirez 🎨 https://wapo.st/4nHlUXk

Opinion | Backfire

Michael Ramirez cartoon on Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 9h

"In achieving his ceasefire, Trump demonstrated skills and used tactics that showed more flexibility and cooperation than are typical of him," David Ignatius writes.
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Opinion | How Trump got his Gaza deal done

An imperious, go-it-alone president listened to others and built the coalition he needed.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 13h

"Unless the United States ups its game, it seems clear that this is a race China will dominate," Selina Xu and Helen Zhang write. https://wapo.st/3Wv5uW5

Opinion | The Chinese robots are coming

China is miles ahead in the race to dominate a technology that could define the 21st century.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 14h

"Yesteryear’s partisanship and occasional salaciousness aren’t the same as today’s systematically conspiratorial worldviews," @sohrabahmari.bsky.social writes. https://wapo.st/3IRQPRS

Opinion | Somehow, right-wing fabulist crackpottery is worse than ever

Trump’s populism is in power, but that is far from satisfying the loonier conservative precincts.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 16h

"Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/4h6iGu8

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 18h

"The announcement of the deal’s first phase has sparked hope among Israelis and Palestinians that their longest, deadliest war may finally be nearing its endgame," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/4q3eYp2

Opinion | Donald Trump and peace in the Mideast

This Gaza peace plan may actually hold. The president’s unorthodox deal-making style deserves credit.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

This week’s awards underscore the mighty power of hard sciences, the Editorial Board writes.

Opinion | The most important Nobel prizes

This week’s awards underscore the mighty power of hard sciences.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

"The killing of Palestinians — including children — seeking food at or near GHF sites must end immediately and be independently investigated," readers write in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/3IQ3c0I

Opinion | We worked in Gaza. The level of violence and starvation surprised us.

Post readers on Gaza, polling and more.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

"Today’s AI systems rely almost entirely on human-generated data. Their intelligence is derivative of our own," @ericoliver.bsky.social writes,

"We’re already seeing the consequences of this."

Opinion | Will AI destroy us? Consider the nature of intelligence.

The real threats AI poses will come from the humans who wield it.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

"I was surprised that no big, authorized Wolfe biography had been published, or even seemed to be in progress."

The latest from Joe Mysak:

Opinion | How I almost wrote a biography of Tom Wolfe

The publishing world seems oddly uninterested in the life of “The Bonfire of the Vanities” author.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

The latest from @maxboot.bsky.social:

Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 1d

Rubio claims that blowing up boats is necessary because “interdiction doesn’t work.” But if stopping 19 vessels over seven weeks “doesn’t work,” it’s hard to know what blowing up four more will achieve. wapo.st/4o9ZEVW

Opinion | Trump is turning the ‘war on drugs’ from metaphor into an actual war

Beyond the question of whether blowing up boats off Venezuela is legal, what’s the military objective?

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

"This subtle but dangerous war won’t end unless Europe and the United States find better ways to deter Moscow," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/3IUW6bg

Opinion | Russia’s feral adventurism against the West is too bellicose to ignore

From sabotage to election meddling, Moscow’s “grey zone” attacks increasingly test NATO’s resolve.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

An editorial guest cartoon by Jimmy Margulies 🎨 https://wapo.st/4mVFKgu

Opinion | Cartoon by Jimmy Margulies

Jimmy Margulies cartoon on Bad Bunny and the NFL Super Bowl halftime show.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

“What if Russia’s winning in Ukraine were only the beginning? The beginning of the enfeeblement of the United States?”

The latest from George F. Will:

Opinion | What if a Russian victory in Ukraine were only the beginning?

This isn’t a Russian “gray zone” war with Europe. It’s a real war. And the West is dithering.

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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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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

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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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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 1d

An editorial guest cartoon by Matt Davies. 💸

Opinion | Cartoon by Matt Davies

Matt Davies cartoon on child care.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"Trump is encouraging coal production and downplaying climate change, but future presidents and investors might not take the same approach," Salena Zito writes. https://wapo.st/4nEbJTp

Opinion | Take a ride with me through a Pennsylvania coal mine

You can’t understand Pennsylvania without understanding coal.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"Executing dissidents is no laughing matter."

The latest from the Editorial Board:

Opinion | Laughter can’t launder what Saudi Arabia has done

Dave Chappelle says it’s easier to talk in Riyadh. Tell that to those executed for their speech.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"AI holds real promise to tackle health care’s most entrenched problems, but its benefits must be directed to patients rather than technology companies," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/42rm3G6

Opinion | AI might be our best hope to fix health care

If used correctly, the technology could achieve what traditional reforms could not.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"In the space of four years under the Taliban, Afghanistan has become a place where women’s dreams glow only in a dim light," Shabana Basij-Rasikh writes. https://wapo.st/3Kwu8Dg

Opinion | Afghanistan’s internet blackout was a warning

The Taliban delivers yet another brutal blow against women’s basic rights.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"Making the system more coherent will ensure that America properly takes care of its veterans," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/4nLReEI

Opinion | The hardest government program to reform

Countless veterans who deserve disability benefits are undermined by fraudulent claims.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"Here in the world’s internet hub, residents have long shouldered the costs of powering our insatiable digital demand," Stephen Voss writes. https://wapo.st/4nxAOQ1

Opinion | What it looks like in the world's data center capital

Among cemeteries, baseball fields and homes, these Northern Virginia buildings power the internet.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this."

The latest from former U.S. surgeons general Jerome Adams, Richard Carmona, Joycelyn Elders, Vivek Murthy, Antonia Novello and David Satcher:

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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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 2d

"Growing use of AI accelerates the spread of foreign falsehoods," L. Gordon Crovitz writes. https://wapo.st/46DMVFf

Opinion | How foreign powers are gaslighting Americans

Russia, China and Iran pay no price for spreading false claims about the U.S.

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