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New from me and the great @hana-kiros.bsky.social reporting on the devastation caused by the USAID cuts Musk championed, Musk’s troubling obsession with “western civilization” and which lives he believes are worth saving (it’s not kids in South Sudan)
Who Does Elon Musk Believe Is Worth Saving?
The tech billionaire wants to shape humanity’s future. Not everyone has a place there.
www.theatlantic.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
New from me and the great @hana-kiros.bsky.social reporting on the devastation caused by the USAID cuts Musk championed, Musk’s troubling obsession with “western civilization” and which lives he believes are worth saving (it’s not kids in South Sudan)
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denies being anti-vax. But in repopulating a CDC advisory committee with like-minded allies, he is serving the most core goal of the anti-vaccine movement: eroding access to, and trust in, immunization, @katherinejwu.com writes.
RFK Jr. Is Barely Even Pretending Anymore
America’s anti-vaccine era is truly beginning.
bit.ly
June 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denies being anti-vax. But in repopulating a CDC advisory committee with like-minded allies, he is serving the most core goal of the anti-vaccine movement: eroding access to, and trust in, immunization, @katherinejwu.com writes.
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At this point I won't be surprised if the 2025 Pacers win the 2024 election
June 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
At this point I won't be surprised if the 2025 Pacers win the 2024 election
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I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
June 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
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This week’s column : my last on Australian politics www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
After 45 years watching politics, I’m signing off with a final wish
Putting aside the Coalition, let's focus on the new government: the one that has won an exceptionally large number of seats and which is probably already doing stuff that's affecting us voters.
www.abc.net.au
May 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This week’s column : my last on Australian politics www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
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Me in The Guardian re the latest round of anti-preferencer nonsense
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
May 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Me in The Guardian re the latest round of anti-preferencer nonsense
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Fresh from the misery of negotiating to get EPA thru with Greens only to be told it's not proceeding, Plibersek can now look forward to three years of requests to raise the rate.
May 12, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Fresh from the misery of negotiating to get EPA thru with Greens only to be told it's not proceeding, Plibersek can now look forward to three years of requests to raise the rate.
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The new Liberal leader should institute an immediate ban on any Liberal MP appearing on or associating with Sky After Dark.
May 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The new Liberal leader should institute an immediate ban on any Liberal MP appearing on or associating with Sky After Dark.
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"Traditional Owners welcome people not to the construct of Australia created at Federation but to ancient customary estates," writes Marcia Langton. "Dutton and Price know so little about our culture and history that they misunderstand this basic premise."
Dutton, Advance and the Welcome to Country
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
May 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
"Traditional Owners welcome people not to the construct of Australia created at Federation but to ancient customary estates," writes Marcia Langton. "Dutton and Price know so little about our culture and history that they misunderstand this basic premise."
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The opportunity for insider trading and deep corruption with this gyrating nonsense is vast, as the massive stupidity and unquenchable greed of Trump and his minions competes for dominance. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump announces pause in ‘reciprocal’ tariffs for all countries but China
Stock markets soared. Tumult in bond markets had raised fears that the United States may be in the early stages of financial turmoil.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The opportunity for insider trading and deep corruption with this gyrating nonsense is vast, as the massive stupidity and unquenchable greed of Trump and his minions competes for dominance. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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I'm seeing grown-ass adults marvel at how high stocks jumped today - they must think their mom actually vanished when she played "peek-a-boo."
April 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'm seeing grown-ass adults marvel at how high stocks jumped today - they must think their mom actually vanished when she played "peek-a-boo."
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There are 5 big policy challenges facing Australia.
And the reform clock is ticking… ⏰ buff.ly/y45ZCtC #auspol
And the reform clock is ticking… ⏰ buff.ly/y45ZCtC #auspol
The five policy challenges Australia must confront - Grattan Institute
The clock is ticking on reforms neither side of politics has effectively tackled since the start of the century.
buff.ly
April 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
There are 5 big policy challenges facing Australia.
And the reform clock is ticking… ⏰ buff.ly/y45ZCtC #auspol
And the reform clock is ticking… ⏰ buff.ly/y45ZCtC #auspol
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Breaking WaPo:
Members of Trump's National Security Council, including national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by WaPo and interviews with three U.S. officials. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Members of Trump's National Security Council, including national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by WaPo and interviews with three U.S. officials. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Breaking WaPo:
Members of Trump's National Security Council, including national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by WaPo and interviews with three U.S. officials. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Members of Trump's National Security Council, including national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by WaPo and interviews with three U.S. officials. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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And then I wondered … had Pete Hegseth really meant to text me the state secrets?
March 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
And then I wondered … had Pete Hegseth really meant to text me the state secrets?
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In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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I guess I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore. Fuck decorum. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/american-f...
American Foreign Policy Is Being Run by the Dumbest Motherfuckers Alive
The fuckwittery on display right now by Trump's foreign policy team boggles the mind.
danieldrezner.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I guess I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore. Fuck decorum. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/american-f...
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What happened when the editor of @theatlantic.com was included on Mike Walz's group chat
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Not ideal...
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Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA astronauts who spent 278 extra days on the International Space Station after their spacecraft malfunctioned, do not get overtime pay for their unexpectedly long stay. But they do get $5 a day for “incidentals.”
NASA Astronauts Don’t Receive Overtime Pay for Space Mission But Get $5 a Day
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore do not get overtime for their unexpectedly long stay on the International Space Station, according to NASA rules. But they do get $5 a day for “incidentals.”
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA astronauts who spent 278 extra days on the International Space Station after their spacecraft malfunctioned, do not get overtime pay for their unexpectedly long stay. But they do get $5 a day for “incidentals.”
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I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism.
From Around the Horn:
From Around the Horn:
March 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism.
From Around the Horn:
From Around the Horn:
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It's about time, Beyoncé finally winning Album of the Year for her country album is Hilariously Grammy.
February 3, 2025 at 4:51 AM
It's about time, Beyoncé finally winning Album of the Year for her country album is Hilariously Grammy.
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I’m still not over the fact that Tim Walz went viral for calling Republicans ‘weird,’ put Trump and Vance on the defensive, then got picked as Harris’s running mate because of it, and then… he was immediately silenced, disappeared, and Dems stopped calling the GOP ‘weird.’
January 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I’m still not over the fact that Tim Walz went viral for calling Republicans ‘weird,’ put Trump and Vance on the defensive, then got picked as Harris’s running mate because of it, and then… he was immediately silenced, disappeared, and Dems stopped calling the GOP ‘weird.’
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January 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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*Even if HIV medications* are already sitting in local clinics, organizations working in poor countries are now barred from distributing them: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries (Gift Article)
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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from @janemayer.bsky.social, on the campaign to intimidate the Senate into confirming an unqualified Defense Secretary Maybe the best article yet written about the tactics the new administration will use to control Congress, the government and the media.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Pressure Campaign to Get Pete Hegseth Confirmed as Defense Secretary
Supporters of Donald Trump’s nominee have intimidated potential witnesses and suppressed the F.B.I. background check of the former Fox News host in the run-up to his Senate hearing.
www.newyorker.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
from @janemayer.bsky.social, on the campaign to intimidate the Senate into confirming an unqualified Defense Secretary Maybe the best article yet written about the tactics the new administration will use to control Congress, the government and the media.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...