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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 15h

Federal agents held him in a hospital for 37 days, at times shackled to his bed, without charging him

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Federal agents held him in a hospital for 37 days, at times shackled to his bed, without charging him

Bayron Rovidio Marin broke his leg when immigration authorities raided the car wash where he worked in Carson in August. He was surveilled for more than a month in his hospital bed at Harbor-UCLA Medi...

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 18h

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97
He led his parents’ appetizing store, Zabar’s, for more than 70 years, turning it into an institution synonymous with New York.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/d...

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 18h

DealBook
Is A.I. Investment Getting Too Circular?
Skeptics of a recent investment spree involving OpenAI and others say deals raise questions about the robustness of the artificial intelligence boom.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/b...

Is A.I. Investment Getting Too Circular?

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve interviewed more than 700 people in Gaza over the past two years. Their stories stayed with us.

So we tried to find them again. This is what they said.

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We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them.

We kept wondering: Did they find their missing relatives? Were they even still alive?

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

The Right’s Civil War Over Charlie Kirk and Israel

By Michelle Goldberg

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

Opinion | The Right’s Civil War Over Charlie Kirk and Israel

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

The Origin of ‘Equal Justice Under Law'
By Anthony Kennedy

Justice Kennedy served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1988 until 2018

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

Opinion | The Origin of ‘Equal Justice Under Law'

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency
Before the election, we surveyed the legal establishment about what a second Trump term could mean for the rule of law. A year later, they’re very, very worried.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Ravaged by War: Trying to Survive Gaza’s Present, Hoping for a Future
Two years of intense warfare in Gaza has left its people with a dismembered and disordered society. The destruction is vast and many Gazans have mental and physical wounds that could scar a generation.

Ravaged by War: Trying to Survive Gaza’s Present, Hoping for a Future

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Wreck of Shackleton’s Endurance Tied to Culprit Other Than Ice
The explorer’s journey to Antarctica was likely doomed before it began.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/s...

Wreck of Shackleton’s Endurance Tied to Culprit Other Than Ice

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

The surprise resignation of Sébastien Lecornu after less than a month in office intensified concerns that France would be unable to tackle its enormous debt pile.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

Fears of Economic Turmoil Deepen in France as Another Prime Minister Quits

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Greta Thunberg Among Hundreds From Gaza Aid Flotilla Deported by Israel
Israel intercepted the boats at sea and detained the participants for days before expelling them. Some of the activists say they were mistreated.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/w...

Greta Thunberg Among Hundreds From Gaza Aid Flotilla Deported by Israel

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Elon Musk Gambles on Sexy A.I. Companions
In July, the billionaire’s A.I. company introduced two sexually explicit chatbots, pushing a new version of intimacy.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/t...

Elon Musk Gambles on Sexy A.I. Companions

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Gisèle Pelicot Returns to French Court for Defendant’s Appeal
Gisèle Pelicot appeared in court to face the appeal of one of the men convicted of raping her while she was in a drugged state — encounters that her husband set up and recorded.

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Video: Gisèle Pelicot Returns to French Court for Defendant’s Appeal

Gisèle Pelicot appeared in court to face the appeal of one of the men convicted of raping her while she was in a drugged state — encounters that her husband set up and recorded.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Elected but Not Seated, Grijalva Waits to Sign Epstein Petition
The Democratic representative-elect won her Arizona seat overwhelmingly. But so far, the Republican speaker will not swear her in.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Elected but Not Seated, Grijalva Waits to Sign Epstein Petition

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

It’s easy to understand why the Trump administration’s funding cuts to D.E.I.-related research will harm the overall health of underrepresented groups, including women, people of color and L.G.B.T.Q. people. But they could actually hurt white men too.
By Shikha Jain and Amanda Su

Video: Opinion | D.E.I. Helps Everyone (White Men Included)

It’s easy to understand why the Trump administration’s funding cuts to D.E.I.-related research will harm the overall health of underrepresented groups, including women, people of color and L.G.B.T.Q. ...

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Sébastien Lecornu led France's briefest government in over a century
The former defense minister spent just one-third as long in office as Michel Barnier in 2024. The last government that lasted so little was in 1924, under the Third Republic.

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Sébastien Lecornu led France's briefest government in over a century

The former defense minister spent just one-third as long in office as Michel Barnier in 2024. The last government that lasted so little was in 1924, under the Third Republic.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

French PM Lecornu resigns hours after forming cabinet
The president's office announced that Sébastien Lecornu had tendered his resignation on Monday morning, hours after his new government had been announced.

www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...

French PM Lecornu resigns hours after forming cabinet

The president's office announced that Sébastien Lecornu had tendered his resignation on Monday morning, hours after his new government had been announced.

www.lemonde.fr

StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Military veterans are swamping the government with dubious disability claims — including cases of brazen fraud totaling tens of millions of dollars — that are exploiting the country’s sacred commitment to compensate those harmed in the line of duty, according to a Washington Post investigation.

How some veterans exploit $193 billion VA program, due to lax controls

The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions on dubious and even fraudulent disabilities benefits. Meanwhile, some deserving cases wait.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

DealBook
OpenAI’s Team of Rivals
The artificial intelligence giant just announced a major partnership with AMD — weeks after striking a big deal with the chipmaker’s competitor, Nvidia.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

OpenAI’s Team of Rivals

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

DANGER: As Bari Weiss Arrives at CBS News, Staffers Hold Their Breath for What Comes Next
The Free Press founder will become editor-in-chief of CBS News, but her role outside the formal org chart is a perplexing question mark for insiders at the network.

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As Bari Weiss Arrives at CBS News, Staffers Hold Their Breath for What Comes Next

The Free Press founder will become editor-in-chief of CBS News, but her role outside the formal org chart is a perplexing question mark for insiders at the network.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 2d

GIFT ARTICLE L.A.’s Entertainment Economy Is Looking Like a Disaster Movie
Work is evaporating, businesses are closing, longtime residents are leaving, and the city’s creative middle class is hanging on by a thread

www.wsj.com/business/med...

L.A.’s Entertainment Economy Is Looking Like a Disaster Movie

Work is evaporating, businesses are closing, longtime residents are leaving, and Los Angeles’s creative middle class is hanging on by a thread.

www.wsj.com

StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 2d

Loss has become a pervasive condition of life in Europe and America.

By Andreas Reckwitz

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...

Opinion | The West Is Lost

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 2d

Israel at War With Itself
The longest war of an endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come to challenge Israel’s own image and understanding of itself.
By Roger Cohen

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/w...

Israel at War With Itself

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 2d

Forget Cowbells. Cows Wear High-Tech Collars Now.
The wearables help dairy farmers gather more data so their animals are happier and produce more milk. Moo!

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/t...

Forget Cowbells. Cows Wear High-Tech Collars Now.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 2d

Nicaragua’s authoritarian government has begun holding dissidents without revealing their whereabouts or acknowledging their detention. Two have turned up dead.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...

A Chilling New Tactic in Nicaragua: Arrest, Then Silence

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