Susan Sachs
@susansachs1212.bsky.social
Journalist, editor, mentor with the Marie Colvin Journalists’ Network. Ex bureau chief in Cairo, Jerusalem, Moscow, Baghdad, Istanbul, Paris and Kabul for New York Times, Newsday and Globe and Mail.
An Infamous Australian Prison Held the Unexpected: A Record Collection www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/a...
An Infamous Australian Prison Held the Unexpected: A Record Collection
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
An Infamous Australian Prison Held the Unexpected: A Record Collection www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/a...
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The “Text with Jesus” app offers a range of biblical figures and apostles to consult. For gentle advice consider Mary; for a scrappier conversation, perhaps Cain or Judas
The race for an AI Jesus is on
A chatbot offers personalised counsel on faith
econ.st
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The “Text with Jesus” app offers a range of biblical figures and apostles to consult. For gentle advice consider Mary; for a scrappier conversation, perhaps Cain or Judas
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Our Season’s Givings event is in full swing! Until Dec. 31, when you book a seat on a 2026 tour, $100 will be donated to a nonprofit on your behalf. (Pssst, we also have dozens of tours on sale for up to $700 off).
Explore 2026 tours: www.ricksteves.com/tours/2026-t...
Explore 2026 tours: www.ricksteves.com/tours/2026-t...
December 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Our Season’s Givings event is in full swing! Until Dec. 31, when you book a seat on a 2026 tour, $100 will be donated to a nonprofit on your behalf. (Pssst, we also have dozens of tours on sale for up to $700 off).
Explore 2026 tours: www.ricksteves.com/tours/2026-t...
Explore 2026 tours: www.ricksteves.com/tours/2026-t...
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“In the span of just 30 years, cashmere has turned into an ecological disaster for Mongolia.”
As brands market “sustainable” fiber, herders face dying pastures and a collapsing steppe, write Aïda Delpuech, Sara Manisera and Daniela Sala for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
As brands market “sustainable” fiber, herders face dying pastures and a collapsing steppe, write Aïda Delpuech, Sara Manisera and Daniela Sala for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
‘Sustainable’ Cashmere Won’t Save Mongolia’s Steppe
Certification currently ignores the only path to restoring the country’s grasslands and preserving herders’ livelihoods: fewer goats
newlinesmag.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“In the span of just 30 years, cashmere has turned into an ecological disaster for Mongolia.”
As brands market “sustainable” fiber, herders face dying pastures and a collapsing steppe, write Aïda Delpuech, Sara Manisera and Daniela Sala for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
As brands market “sustainable” fiber, herders face dying pastures and a collapsing steppe, write Aïda Delpuech, Sara Manisera and Daniela Sala for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Our tax dollars! And littered with bad grammar and spelling to boot !
Presidential History, According to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Presidential History, According to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Presidential History, According to Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Our tax dollars! And littered with bad grammar and spelling to boot !
Presidential History, According to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Presidential History, According to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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‼️ Chornobyl protective shield can no longer perform key safety function after drone strike, UN says
Chornobyl protective shield can no longer perform key safety function after drone strike, UN says
The New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster, has been unable to perform its main safety function a...
www.pravda.com.ua
December 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
‼️ Chornobyl protective shield can no longer perform key safety function after drone strike, UN says
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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No idea why an Afghan refugee shot National Guard soldiers within walking distance of the White House, but this new USCIS directive was revealed on Monday. Worth noting.
The folks at @afghanevac.bsky.social have in hand a new USCIS directive which largely targets Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.
In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
No idea why an Afghan refugee shot National Guard soldiers within walking distance of the White House, but this new USCIS directive was revealed on Monday. Worth noting.
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There are 50,000 food insecure children in Maine and 2 trans athletes. Every single candidate running for office who can drum up concern about the latter but has nothing to say about the former is telling on themselves. They don’t care about children. Only power. And they’ll hurt kids for it.
25 Nov 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- In unusual move, Sen Susan Collins (R-ME) signs petition for referendum on the 2026 ballot that would bar trans students from sports teams, locker-rooms and bathrooms. She's in a hotly contested election & this is pbly one way to increase Rep turnout.
Sen. Collins signs Maine petition for initiative to restrict transgender rights
The proposed referendum aims to enforce President Donald Trump’s <a href="https://themainemonitor.org/maine-title-ix-battle-national-consequences/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">stance on ...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
There are 50,000 food insecure children in Maine and 2 trans athletes. Every single candidate running for office who can drum up concern about the latter but has nothing to say about the former is telling on themselves. They don’t care about children. Only power. And they’ll hurt kids for it.
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Trump’s 28-point peace plan with Russia “is misnamed,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. “It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future.”
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Trump’s 28-point peace plan with Russia “is misnamed,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. “It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future.”
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Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, had just given birth when she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. She writes about her fear of adding another tragedy to her family’s life. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/CLpbsb
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, had just given birth when she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. She writes about her fear of adding another tragedy to her family’s life. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/CLpbsb
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Ukraine is not, and never has been, a model of clean governance. That is not why the West has spent some $400bn—and counting—to help defend it. Were Western support to falter, the only winner would be Vladimir Putin
Don’t let a scandal undermine the defence of Ukraine
Outrage is justified. Letting Vladimir Putin win would be disastrous
econ.st
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Ukraine is not, and never has been, a model of clean governance. That is not why the West has spent some $400bn—and counting—to help defend it. Were Western support to falter, the only winner would be Vladimir Putin
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My Jewish Dad.
Shipping Out With The Coast Guard.
To fight Nazis in WWII.
Shipping Out With The Coast Guard.
To fight Nazis in WWII.
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My Jewish Dad.
Shipping Out With The Coast Guard.
To fight Nazis in WWII.
Shipping Out With The Coast Guard.
To fight Nazis in WWII.
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Omar El Akkad, winner of the 2025 National Book Award for non-fiction for his book “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” about the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza, speaking tonight at the awards gala in New York City where he accepted the award.
#NationalBookAwards
#NationalBookAwards
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Omar El Akkad, winner of the 2025 National Book Award for non-fiction for his book “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” about the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza, speaking tonight at the awards gala in New York City where he accepted the award.
#NationalBookAwards
#NationalBookAwards
Bravo Omar
The winner of the 2025 National Book Award for Nonfiction is ‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’ by Omar El Akkad. #NBAwards
November 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Bravo Omar
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Trump support for pro-AI proposal fuels Maga backlash on.ft.com/43G3w9D
Trump support for pro-AI proposal fuels Maga backlash
US president endorses move to restrict regulation by states after lobbying from Silicon Valley
on.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Trump support for pro-AI proposal fuels Maga backlash on.ft.com/43G3w9D
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The plan, drafted without Ukraine’s knowledge by Donald Trump’s special representative, Steve Witkoff, and Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, checks off many of the maximalist demands familiar from earlier Russian proposals, and adds a few more
A terrible American-Russian proposal to end the war in Ukraine
Steve Witkoff’s “peace deal” looks like a Russian wish list, and Ukraine is not biting
econ.st
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The plan, drafted without Ukraine’s knowledge by Donald Trump’s special representative, Steve Witkoff, and Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, checks off many of the maximalist demands familiar from earlier Russian proposals, and adds a few more
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Holidays are coming up, a perfect time to remind your MAGA family members that Epstein is only part of the story, Trump has been importing foreign sex traffickers and giving them special protection.
Then ask, "so did Trump bring the Tate brothers here as a replacement for Epstein's services?"
Then ask, "so did Trump bring the Tate brothers here as a replacement for Epstein's services?"
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Holidays are coming up, a perfect time to remind your MAGA family members that Epstein is only part of the story, Trump has been importing foreign sex traffickers and giving them special protection.
Then ask, "so did Trump bring the Tate brothers here as a replacement for Epstein's services?"
Then ask, "so did Trump bring the Tate brothers here as a replacement for Epstein's services?"
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OpenAI strikes deal with Intuit to plug personal financial data into ChatGPT on.ft.com/3LJ7J6g
OpenAI strikes deal with Intuit to plug personal financial data into ChatGPT
Software group behind TurboTax and Credit Karma will pay AI start-up to use its technology
on.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
OpenAI strikes deal with Intuit to plug personal financial data into ChatGPT on.ft.com/3LJ7J6g
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"The good octopus" - a decade after Canada opened its doors to tens of thousands of Syrian refugees, four key members of Syria's postwar government are either citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
Can those ties influence the direction of the new Syria?
My report from Damascus
Can those ties influence the direction of the new Syria?
My report from Damascus
Syrians with close Canadian ties play outsized role in postwar government
Syrian-Canadians in President al-Sharaa’s cabinet say they look to Canada as a model for peaceful, multicultural society
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"The good octopus" - a decade after Canada opened its doors to tens of thousands of Syrian refugees, four key members of Syria's postwar government are either citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
Can those ties influence the direction of the new Syria?
My report from Damascus
Can those ties influence the direction of the new Syria?
My report from Damascus
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NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰. 📣
➡️ More information about the program and the application process can be found here:
taz.de/Call-for-app...
➡️ More information about the program and the application process can be found here:
taz.de/Call-for-app...
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰. 📣
➡️ More information about the program and the application process can be found here:
taz.de/Call-for-app...
➡️ More information about the program and the application process can be found here:
taz.de/Call-for-app...