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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 4h
Separately, in the administration’s first 200 days, only two of 98 Senate-confirmed appointees to the most senior jobs in government were Black. From NYT Politics:

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Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 9h
From NYT Politics:
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How Trump Is Using the Justice Department to Target His Enemies
President Trump has long spoken of seeking vengeance against his political enemies. Here’s a list of whom he is targeting.
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jonathan friedman @jonathanfriedman.com · 10h
EV’s drive fast, drive smooth, and drive efficiently. And chargers are now everywhere. Awesome @upshot.nytimes.com look at the proliferation of chargers across the country, including a tool to check if your journey is possible www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
See How E.V. Road Trips Went From Impossible to Easy
There are a lot more fast chargers than there used to be. Look up what that could mean for a route near you.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 12h
If you look at select pollsters, who meet criteria for reliability, the approval numbers for Trump are dismal.

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John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 12h
It's hard to overstate the reach of YouTube in the US. 85% of adults use it, as do 90% of teens. A new @pewresearch.org survey shows that 85% of kids 12 and under use it, too (according to their parents) – including a majority of kids under the age of 2. www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
Bar chart showing that 85% of U.S. children ages 12 or younger watch videos on YouTube, according to their parents. The chart is based on a May 2025 Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults with at least one child age 12 or younger.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 13h
Charging an electric car battery is usually cheaper than going to the gas pump. But it depends on where you live.

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How Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 15h
Do You Have Obamacare or Medicaid Coverage? Tell Us About It.

As major changes to the programs loom, Times reporters want to hear from people who rely on the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid for health insurance. Gift link:

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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 15h
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ has built a delirious new culture of consumption — and trapped users in a vortex of debt.

From the NYT Magazine:

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They Got to Live a Life of Luxury. Then Came the Fine Print.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 1d
Years ago, progressives defeated a plan to build headquarters for Amazon in Queens. Now a new kind of development is gaining their support. From NYT Metro:

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In Ashes of Amazon Fight, Tensions Emerge in Huge Bet on N.Y.C. Housing
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 1d
Democrats are demanding that Republicans renew the tax breaks for coverage, which are set to expire at the end of the year, as part of any funding extension to reopen the government.

Via @sangerkatz.bsky.social

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What’s Behind the Dispute Over Extending Health Care Subsidies
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d
If ACA healthcare subsidies are not extended, a 60-year-old earning $65k in Key West, Fla. could see premiums go from $460 a month with the subsidies to $2,400 a month without.
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Maps show how expected increases in monthly premiums vary by age and geography.
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Pam Belluck @pambelluck.bsky.social · 1d
He was expected to get Alzheimer’s 25 years ago. Why hasn’t he? Researchers are trying to answer that question, which could help lead to treatments to benefit many others facing Alzheimer's. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/h...
He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He?
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 2d
Shutdown Politics Has G.O.P. Singing Government’s Praises

As Republicans try to pin blame for shutdown damage on Democrats, they are hailing a federal bureaucracy they normally bash as wasteful and overreaching. Via Carl Hulse of NYT Politics:

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Shutdown Politics Has G.O.P. Singing Government’s Praises
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 2d
Air travel to rural areas will be hurt the most in the short run unless the shutdown ends.

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 10d
And now with more context (and data):

Which members of Congress
write to constituents
about "evil"?

And what are they talking
about?

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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 2d
Normally, “Democrats’ fierce internal disagreements, clumsiness with messaging and lack of any megaphone that matches President Trump’s would convince me that they can’t win the government shutdown. But under circumstances as abnormal as these? They have a shot,” writes Frank Bruni.
Opinion | Trump’s Shutdown Glee Could Come Back to Bite Him
Republicans’ exploitation of government’s closure is the tell that they prefer it this way.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 2d
Trump Aimed Shutdown Cuts at Democrats, but G.O.P. Districts Are Hit, Too

Via NYT Politics:

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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 2d
From NYT Business:

Trump’s tariffs on timber, wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets could raise the cost of building and buying a home.

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New Tariffs Could Worsen America’s Housing Crisis
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 2d
Rising use “is not a signal of satisfaction,” an author of a new report says. Rather, heavy users of the apps are under “financial strain.”

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Some Workers Are Turning to Pay-Advance Apps for Basic Expenses
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 2d
From NYT Business:
The budget bill signed by Trump suspended an effort to enroll more low-income older Americans in programs that assist them with rising health care costs.

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Millions of Poor Retirees Have Lost an Easier Path to Help With Medicare
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 2d
At Stake in the Shutdown Fight: Obamacare Prices That Could Rise by Thousands of Dollars

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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 2d
Before the election, the NYT Magazine surveyed the legal establishment about what a second Trump term could mean for the rule of law. The magazine recently returned to the group with a new survey and follow-up interviews.

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‘Bow to the Emperor’:We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency
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Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.bsky.social · 2d
The number of international students arriving in the U.S. in August fell by 19 percent this year compared with last year — the largest decline on record outside of the pandemic.
Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August (Gift Article)
The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 2d
Things changed in January. One week before Trump took office, Kalshi named his son Donald Trump Jr. as a strategic adviser. Three days after Mr. Trump started his term, Kalshi listed its first sports contracts on two N.F.L. playoff games.

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Is Sports Betting Illegal in Your State? Not if You Call It a ‘Prediction Market.’
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 2d
From NYT Metro:

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Zohran Mamdani Has Ambitious Plans for New York. How Much Will They Cost?
Mr. Mamdani’s signature plans aim to make New York City more affordable. Here’s how he intends to pay for them and why they could be difficult to implement.
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