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Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
September 29, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
September 29, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
'Immigrants who have complied with the law are being targeted, and they are choosing to hide, despite the fear and stress, because the alternatives are worse: abandoning their children, or being deported with them to dangerous places.' www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
www.theatlantic.com
September 29, 2026 at 12:14 PM
'Immigrants who have complied with the law are being targeted, and they are choosing to hide, despite the fear and stress, because the alternatives are worse: abandoning their children, or being deported with them to dangerous places.' www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Brigantine suffers significant damage from nor'easter, mayor says pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/w...
Brigantine suffers significant damage from nor'easter, mayor says
Brigantine suffered significant damage from the nor'easter battering the Jersey Shore this weekend, as Mayor Vince Sera called it the worst tidal flooding seen since Superstorm Sandy.
pressofatlanticcity.com
September 27, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Brigantine suffers significant damage from nor'easter, mayor says pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/w...
'Empathy is something done to you by others...This rejection of empathy as a human value gives cover to people who don’t want to feel anything at all. If empathy is the problem, then lack of it isn’t a deficiency—it’s an advantage.' www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
www.theatlantic.com
September 27, 2026 at 4:04 PM
'Empathy is something done to you by others...This rejection of empathy as a human value gives cover to people who don’t want to feel anything at all. If empathy is the problem, then lack of it isn’t a deficiency—it’s an advantage.' www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
'They dared to invite children into this place too. They dared to sit them down and tell them stories, on a stage. Do you know what a story can do to a mind? Do you know how long that story can linger before exploding into life, decades later.' www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Kennedy Center Is the Most Terrifying Building in America
This place is much too dangerous.
www.theatlantic.com
September 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
'They dared to invite children into this place too. They dared to sit them down and tell them stories, on a stage. Do you know what a story can do to a mind? Do you know how long that story can linger before exploding into life, decades later.' www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
'...I’ve also come to understand that there is a pro-dishonesty constituency within his base, at least when that dishonesty is perceived to target the “right” people.' www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
www.cnn.com
September 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM
'...I’ve also come to understand that there is a pro-dishonesty constituency within his base, at least when that dishonesty is perceived to target the “right” people.' www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
'...the gist seemed to be that the industry The Wall Street Journal calls “the biggest economic bet in U.S. history” is so important to the nation that if it needs more funding, taxpayers should be on the hook.' www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/o...
Opinion | What Happens if the A.I. Bubble Bursts (Gift Article)
It’s as though 2008 never even happened.
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM
'...the gist seemed to be that the industry The Wall Street Journal calls “the biggest economic bet in U.S. history” is so important to the nation that if it needs more funding, taxpayers should be on the hook.' www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/o...
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They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.
September 26, 2026 at 1:10 AM
They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.
'Washington Sen. Patty Murray, the Senate’s top Democratic appropriator, said White House budget director Russ Vought is sending a message to Congress that “your votes don’t count, and your laws are optional.”' politi.co/4hLcycC via @politico
Trump cancels $1B in federal spending in latest challenge to Congress
Many lawmakers, including some top Republicans, say the "pocket rescission" tactic is illegal.
politi.co
September 26, 2026 at 3:43 PM
'Washington Sen. Patty Murray, the Senate’s top Democratic appropriator, said White House budget director Russ Vought is sending a message to Congress that “your votes don’t count, and your laws are optional.”' politi.co/4hLcycC via @politico
'Extremely smart AI systems pursuing their own agendas could lead to outcomes that are far short of human extinction, yet still very bad.' www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Let’s Get Specific About These Doomsday Scenarios
How exactly is AI supposed to kill us all?
www.theatlantic.com
September 26, 2026 at 1:52 PM
'Extremely smart AI systems pursuing their own agendas could lead to outcomes that are far short of human extinction, yet still very bad.' www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
'At a recent meeting of global flu experts, Dr. Jernigan said, “people truly believe that we are less prepared now and less capable of having a coordinated response than we were before the pandemic.”' www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2026 at 1:27 PM
'At a recent meeting of global flu experts, Dr. Jernigan said, “people truly believe that we are less prepared now and less capable of having a coordinated response than we were before the pandemic.”' www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
'While it was known at the time that Mr. Trump unsuccessfully sought to block the testimony of his former aides and Mr. Pence, the unsealed materials shed new light on the arguments made by Mr. Trump’s lawyers, and on how the courts rejected them.'
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
Newly Public Documents Shed New Light on Trump Investigations
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:36 PM
'While it was known at the time that Mr. Trump unsuccessfully sought to block the testimony of his former aides and Mr. Pence, the unsealed materials shed new light on the arguments made by Mr. Trump’s lawyers, and on how the courts rejected them.'
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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If we had actual journalists in this country, this would have been reported as a story.
September 24, 2026 at 5:29 PM
If we had actual journalists in this country, this would have been reported as a story.
'For decades, we have told ourselves that our country represents democracy, freedom, and free trade...We thought we opposed dictators and kleptocrats, the leaders who steal from their own people. What happens when we realize that we no longer do?' www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
www.theatlantic.com
September 25, 2026 at 2:06 AM
'For decades, we have told ourselves that our country represents democracy, freedom, and free trade...We thought we opposed dictators and kleptocrats, the leaders who steal from their own people. What happens when we realize that we no longer do?' www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
'Even if you support military action against Iran, it’s hard to argue that either its decision to start the war without Congress or its extreme deception and secrecy has benefited the war effort.' www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/o...
Opinion | What Hegseth Is Hiding (Gift Article)
Soldiers want to tell their stories, and we need to hear them.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2026 at 1:42 PM
'Even if you support military action against Iran, it’s hard to argue that either its decision to start the war without Congress or its extreme deception and secrecy has benefited the war effort.' www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/o...
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NAACP president Derrick Johnson:
“Donald Trump’s move to ban professional journalists who deliver the facts every day from the White House can only be described as authoritarian”
“Donald Trump’s move to ban professional journalists who deliver the facts every day from the White House can only be described as authoritarian”
September 21, 2026 at 11:26 AM
NAACP president Derrick Johnson:
“Donald Trump’s move to ban professional journalists who deliver the facts every day from the White House can only be described as authoritarian”
“Donald Trump’s move to ban professional journalists who deliver the facts every day from the White House can only be described as authoritarian”
'Many Americans are sick of wading through the sludge and understandably want to look away. That is what Mr. Trump is counting on. He wins not by persuading us that the conduct is acceptable, but by wearing us out until we no longer object.' www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/o...
Opinion | Trump Has Finally Lost the Plot (Gift Article)
It is now apparent that many Americans — probably enough Americans — are determined to live within the truth rather than the lie.
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2026 at 11:39 AM
'Many Americans are sick of wading through the sludge and understandably want to look away. That is what Mr. Trump is counting on. He wins not by persuading us that the conduct is acceptable, but by wearing us out until we no longer object.' www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/o...
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“I’m a remarkable woman..always was, though none of you seemed to think so.”May Morris, English fine embroiderer, designer, feminist and socialist, dismayed by the lack of support for women artists founded the Women’s Guild of Arts, 1907 #WomensArt
September 20, 2026 at 9:43 AM
“I’m a remarkable woman..always was, though none of you seemed to think so.”May Morris, English fine embroiderer, designer, feminist and socialist, dismayed by the lack of support for women artists founded the Women’s Guild of Arts, 1907 #WomensArt
'“Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” said one internal Microsoft document from 2023.'
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...
Microsoft and OpenAI Workers Worry About ‘Largest Theft of Labor’ in History (Gift Article)
Newly unsealed court documents showed concern within Microsoft and OpenAI over the use of millions of news articles to develop A.I. systems.
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2026 at 2:37 AM
'“Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” said one internal Microsoft document from 2023.'
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...