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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Every time there is a mass layoff I hope people remember that newsletters cannot save us. The Free Press started as a newsletter but came to influence as something more like a newspaper (without the journalism).
We need to somehow invest in media infrastructure, not a thousand little ladders.
We need to somehow invest in media infrastructure, not a thousand little ladders.
February 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Every time there is a mass layoff I hope people remember that newsletters cannot save us. The Free Press started as a newsletter but came to influence as something more like a newspaper (without the journalism).
We need to somehow invest in media infrastructure, not a thousand little ladders.
We need to somehow invest in media infrastructure, not a thousand little ladders.
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Yes, here I am at midnight, tuning in for the new episode of Fallout like a Pavlovian dog
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Yes, here I am at midnight, tuning in for the new episode of Fallout like a Pavlovian dog
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Trump says he worries about "nuclear" as the world's biggest problem, but he's letting the last major arms treaty - one even the Russians want - lapse.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The End of the Nuclear-Arms-Control Era
The last significant treaty is about to expire, and Trump isn’t putting anything in its place.
www.theatlantic.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Trump says he worries about "nuclear" as the world's biggest problem, but he's letting the last major arms treaty - one even the Russians want - lapse.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” won Album of the Year, the top prize of the night at the 68th Grammy awards.
See all of the winners from tonight’s show here:
https://wapo.st/3MePzK9
See all of the winners from tonight’s show here:
https://wapo.st/3MePzK9
February 2, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” won Album of the Year, the top prize of the night at the 68th Grammy awards.
See all of the winners from tonight’s show here:
https://wapo.st/3MePzK9
See all of the winners from tonight’s show here:
https://wapo.st/3MePzK9
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Breaking News: Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” is now the first Spanish-language album to win album of the year at the Grammys in the event’s 68-year history. nyti.ms/49RpGJs
February 2, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Breaking News: Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” is now the first Spanish-language album to win album of the year at the Grammys in the event’s 68-year history. nyti.ms/49RpGJs
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"From her roughly $50,000 annual salary as a data processor in San Diego, Ms. Reedy, 34, spends at least $200 to $300 a week on food delivery."
If you're spending at least 20 percent of your salary on *delivered* food, maybe affordability isn't the main issue.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...
If you're spending at least 20 percent of your salary on *delivered* food, maybe affordability isn't the main issue.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...
Freedom With a Side of Guilt: How Food Delivery Is Reshaping Mealtime
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:20 PM
"From her roughly $50,000 annual salary as a data processor in San Diego, Ms. Reedy, 34, spends at least $200 to $300 a week on food delivery."
If you're spending at least 20 percent of your salary on *delivered* food, maybe affordability isn't the main issue.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...
If you're spending at least 20 percent of your salary on *delivered* food, maybe affordability isn't the main issue.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...
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Catherine O'Hara changed the way I say "baby," I only say "bébé" these days, what a motherfucking icon
January 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Catherine O'Hara changed the way I say "baby," I only say "bébé" these days, what a motherfucking icon
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Sacrificing the health of your children to own the libs and because nobody is the boss of you
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Sacrificing the health of your children to own the libs and because nobody is the boss of you
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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"Pete Hegseth might consider adding another task to his many duties, one that would be of immense help to the nation and to the armed forces: He should shut up."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Pete Hegseth Should Sit This One Out
By inserting himself into the situation in Minnesota, the secretary of defense is only making things worse.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:27 AM
"Pete Hegseth might consider adding another task to his many duties, one that would be of immense help to the nation and to the armed forces: He should shut up."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Some details of federal government’s account of the shooting aren’t supported by footage captured by bystanders.
Videos show federal agents killing Minneapolis man
Some details of federal government’s account of the shooting aren’t supported by footage captured by bystanders.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Some details of federal government’s account of the shooting aren’t supported by footage captured by bystanders.
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And no, I'm not saying a thing about what just happened in MN until we all know more details. Not because I am all that undecided about what happened, but because no one needs an instant judgment this fast about something this important.
January 24, 2026 at 7:24 PM
And no, I'm not saying a thing about what just happened in MN until we all know more details. Not because I am all that undecided about what happened, but because no one needs an instant judgment this fast about something this important.
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Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."
January 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."
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No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
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This man is talking about stealing a country at gunpoint from nations the US is allied with. Of course Europeans hate us. You would feel the same way if you were in their place. American voters put this man in power, he didn’t seize it this time.
January 21, 2026 at 2:10 PM
This man is talking about stealing a country at gunpoint from nations the US is allied with. Of course Europeans hate us. You would feel the same way if you were in their place. American voters put this man in power, he didn’t seize it this time.
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We are now more than an hour into this messy ramble
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 PM
We are now more than an hour into this messy ramble
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Trump has begun a slushy, spitty delivery at the presser
January 20, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Trump has begun a slushy, spitty delivery at the presser
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Tom Nichols about Trump being an aspiring fascist: “Donald Trump is saying really terrifyingly fascist things about taking over other countries and owning them, and anyone who disagrees with him is his enemy. And I think that’s starting to break through.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Tom Nichols about Trump being an aspiring fascist: “Donald Trump is saying really terrifyingly fascist things about taking over other countries and owning them, and anyone who disagrees with him is his enemy. And I think that’s starting to break through.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
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Danish and Greenland ministers just left the White House. It did not go well.
I have a long discussion here of Trump's attempt to get Greenland and why it could lead to World War III.
(Gifted.)
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
I have a long discussion here of Trump's attempt to get Greenland and why it could lead to World War III.
(Gifted.)
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Most Dangerous Gambit
His irrational obsession with Greenland could lead to global conflict.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Danish and Greenland ministers just left the White House. It did not go well.
I have a long discussion here of Trump's attempt to get Greenland and why it could lead to World War III.
(Gifted.)
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
I have a long discussion here of Trump's attempt to get Greenland and why it could lead to World War III.
(Gifted.)
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...