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

“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 · 2h

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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 · 5h

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 · 13h

"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 · 16h

"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 · 19h

"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 · 20h

"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 · 21h

"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 · 23h

"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 · 1d

"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 · 1d

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

"Launching another broad public health prevention campaign based on ambiguous observational studies and weak clinical trials risks a redux of the low-fat diet debacle," David S. Ludwig writes. https://wapo.st/4q2F5Nc

Opinion | Dietary fat was a scapegoat. Now MAHA is naming a new one.

Targeting ultra-processed food repeats America’s missteps on nutrition.

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

"The latest goods subject to U.S. tariffs," as drawn by Edith Pritchett 🎨 https://wapo.st/4ocGvD3

Opinion | The latest goods subject to U.S. tariffs

New fees on hopes, dreams and holiday mementos.

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

"Israelis themselves will decide how best to keep the peace, rebuild their frayed relations with much of the world and ensure that nothing like Oct. 7 ever happens again," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/48iv7AF

Opinion | Oct. 7 forged a new Israel

Since Hamas started the war, Israel has never been stronger, but it’s come at a price of isolation.

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

"Today’s rise in antisemitism shows how quickly welcome can give way to violence," Austin Albanese writes. https://wapo.st/3KJBTpj

Opinion | A lost pluralism can be seen in the history of U.S. synagogues

Worship spaces once celebrated — not just tolerated — are now being attacked.

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

"It has become a depressingly familiar strategy for a Saudi regime that is using its oil riches to buy credibility around the world," Richard Zoglin writes. https://wapo.st/470GLhp

Opinion | Plenty of jokes, but the Saudi comedy festival is no laughing matter

Comedians face a stand-up dilemma. Dave Chappelle: yes. Shane Gillis: no. Jessica Kirson has regrets.

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

"Not allowing judicial review of sending the military into U.S. cities would create a recipe for dictatorship," the Editorial Board writes. https://wapo.st/4mV43LF

Opinion | Even a Trump-picked judge saw through his Portland militarization

A conservative judge blocked Trump’s needless incursion in Oregon on federalism grounds.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 3d

"What are they doing in Tokyo, a population-dense city, that could be replicated in other cities?" a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/42YYdl5

Opinion | D.C. is overrun with rats. Why isn’t Tokyo?

Flying rats and and conjoined turtles shack up in the animal house.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 3d

"Protein products are everywhere," as drawn by Edith Pritchett 🎨 https://wapo.st/4nxCado

Opinion | Protein products are everywhere

Grab some shred snaps!

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 3d

"I fear my newfound expertise in drone-recognition and tourniquet-handling will become a globally useful skill," Anna Husarska writes. https://wapo.st/488xw0N

Opinion | I learned these survival skills in Ukraine. The West might need them.

With war on NATO’s doorstep, drone recognition could become crucial.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 3d

"Trump’s administration, ardently admired by 'national conservatives,' is the most economically interventionist administration — by this important metric, it is the most progressive administration — since the New Deal," George F. Will writes. https://wapo.st/4mJLCcr

Opinion | Kindred spirits on the left and right believe in a New Deal fable

Donald Trump is leading the most economically interventionist U.S. administration since FDR’s.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 3d

"In general, acetaminophen is safe for most people when taken as directed for short-term use. Longer-term use, however, should be reviewed with a clinician," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/46YNsAG

Opinion | Am I taking Tylenol safely? Answering your questions about the drug.

Acetaminophen is a useful medication that most people can safely use.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 4d

Comedy’s cultural center of gravity has shifted under Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert’s feet, Mark Robichaux writes.

Opinion | These numbers are the real reason late-night TV is collapsing

Comedy’s cultural center of gravity has shifted under Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert’s feet.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 4d

In Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film, Leonardo DiCaprio captures a generation in middle age, @williamfleitch writes. https://wapo.st/4gF6HmW

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