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Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accuses Lagos hospital of negligence after son’s death
Lawyers for Adichie and her husband serve Euracare hospital with legal notice after death of 21-month-old
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/12/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-accuses-lagos-hospital-negligence-son-death?CMP=share_btn_url
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No staff, no equipment, no medicine: a doctor on returning to Gaza after 665 days in an Israeli prison
Dr Ahmed Muhanna, one of the country’s most senior emergency care consultants, says the scale of destruction he saw on his release brought him to tears
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/12/no-staff-no-equipment-no-medicine-a-doctor-on-returning-to-gaza-after-665-days-in-an-israeli-prison?CMP=share_btn_url
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🚨FDA upgraded a cheese recall to Class I (highest risk) over Listeria which can cause severe illness, miscarriage, or more rarely death- especially for pregnant people, elderly, or immunocompromised. Discard/return affected products. Can't help but wonder if cuts to USDA inspectors played a role? 🤔
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Recall for cheese in 20 states upgraded to highest class due to potential for listeria
A cheese recall that affects 20 states was upgraded to the FDA's most dangerous classification after the products tested positive for listeria monocytogenes.
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Trump’s move to pull US from key UN climate treaty may be illegal, experts say
President’s memo stating US ‘shall withdraw’ from UNFCCC marks first time any country has tried to exit the agreement
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/12/trump-un-climate-treaty-unfccc?CMP=share_btn_url
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Why Trump’s Viciousness Matters
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Why Trump’s Viciousness Matters
He wants to destroy our values, not just our democracy
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The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/02/trump-federal-worker-layoffs-interviews/685321/?gift=gvFSGTBf7w05VPF8oMZud1VXuedrmOnQqKatASiWpjY&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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The Ignominious Death of Drill, Baby, Drill
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The Ignominious Death of Drill, Baby, Drill
U.S. economic and foreign policy is now based on Trump’s crude delusions
https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/the-ignominious-death-of-drill-baby?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Rents in Austin. Vietnam overtakes Thailand. Taylor Swift's earnings & Adorno on fascist car doors.
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Rents in Austin. Vietnam overtakes Thailand. Taylor Swift's earnings & Adorno on fascist car doors.
Great links, images, and reading from Chartbook Newsletter by Adam Tooze
https://open.substack.com/pub/adamtooze/p/rents-in-austin-vietnam-overtakes?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Chartbook 425: War over the Fed? Is this "The Big One" or will it be another moment of American nihilism?
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Chartbook 425: War over the Fed? Is this "The Big One" or will it be another moment of American nihilism?
The Trump administration, or some parts of it, have declared war on the US Federal Reserve.
https://open.substack.com/pub/adamtooze/p/chartbook-425-war-over-the-fed-is?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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The Tunnel Home: A Story of Housing First
The train tunnel ran for 50 city blocks, nearly three miles, under Manhattan streets and parkland. It stretched along the island’s far west side, near the Hudson River, from West 72nd Street, undernea...
https://portside.org/2026-01-11/tunnel-home-story-housing-first?utm_source=portside-general&utm_medium=email
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Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators
Renee Nicole Good’s murder by an ICE agent in Minneapolis has left millions of Americans wondering how we can stop ICE from terrorizing our communities any further. There are many well-known ICE-fight...
https://portside.org/2026-01-11/stop-ice-go-after-its-corporate-collaborators?utm_source=portside-general&utm_medium=email
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If you only have time to read one piece today, read this. It voices the particular pain civil servants have felt since “the purge”, which was never about waste, but rather removing the scientific and professional foundations of American government, making it easier to raid, sell, and manipulate.
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The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/02/trump-federal-worker-layoffs-interviews/685321/
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Trump’s War Footing
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Trump’s War Footing
His foreign and domestic policies are becoming one and the same, and their purpose isn't complicated.
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/trumps-foreign-and-domestic-policies?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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January 11, 2026
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January 11, 2026
The news has seemed to move more and more quickly in the last week.
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One Year of Trumponomics
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One Year of Trumponomics
What have we learned?
https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/one-year-of-trumponomics?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
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How Mississippi Transformed Its Schools From Worst to Best
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Phillips O'Brien on Venezuela and More
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Phillips O'Brien on Venezuela and More
And why America wins battles but loses wars
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Isn’t that the truth?
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NY Takes Baby Steps Toward Free Child Care
1 Hochul & Mamdani Announce Push for Free Child Care for NYC 2-year-olds 2. New York Socialist Lawmakers, Inspired by Mamdani’s Win, Aim To Seize on New Session
https://portside.org/2026-01-09/ny-takes-baby-steps-toward-free-child-care?utm_medium=email&utm_source=portside-snapshot
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Charting Trump's tariffs. The world's wealthiest people. India building in the Himalayas & bombing Somalia.
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Charting Trump's tariffs. The world's wealthiest people. India building in the Himalayas & bombing Somalia.
Great links, images, and reading from Chartbook Newsletter by Adam Tooze
https://open.substack.com/pub/adamtooze/p/charting-trumps-tariffs-the-worlds?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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The transformation of global auto. Biosphere in flames. Arms & influence & the shipping news.
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The transformation of global auto. Biosphere in flames. Arms & influence & the shipping news.
Great links, images, and reading from Chartbook Newsletter by Adam Tooze
https://open.substack.com/pub/adamtooze/p/the-transformation-of-global-auto?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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January 10, 2026
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January 10, 2026
Yesterday, in an apparent attempt to regain control of the national narrative surrounding the deadly shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, Vice President J.D.
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Copper, copper, copper. How Americans feel about AI & dumbing down pop.
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Copper, copper, copper. How Americans feel about AI & dumbing down pop.
Great links, images, and reading from Chartbook Newsletter by Adam Tooze
https://open.substack.com/pub/adamtooze/p/copper-copper-copper-how-americans?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Opinion | The Sins of the Moderates
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
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Why Trump’s and Vance’s Claim About the War Powers Resolution Is Very Misleading
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/us/politics/trump-war-powers-resolution.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.3Lac.Q_WmJCJQOaPx&smid=bs-share
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
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Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
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Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised
Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/09/health-professionals-respirator-grade-masks-who-advise?CMP=share_btn_url
3 days ago
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Some good news:
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California is completely drought-free for the first time in 25 years
Some wet years and recent winter storms have helped bring the state out of drought after years of insufficient rainfall
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High costs, falling returns: what could go wrong for Trump’s Venezuela oil gamble?
US faces big challenges in trying to unlock ‘tremendous wealth’ from Venezuela’s long-neglected oil industry
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/09/high-costs-falling-returns-trump-venezuela-oil-gamble?CMP=share_btn_url
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Federal officers blocked medics from scene of ICE shooting, witnesses say
‘We have our own medics,’ bystanders were told after ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/09/federal-officers-blocked-medics-from-scene-of-ice-shooting-witnesses-say?CMP=share_btn_url
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Seriously, what is a human being?
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Seriously, what is a human being?
Corporations aren’t. AI is not. But immigrants and Venezuelans definitely are.
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Thank you, Rep. Burroughs! Live Free or Try Again: It's a Dumpster Fire for NH House School Spending CAP
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Live Free or Try Again: It's a Dumpster Fire for NH House School Spending CAP
22 House Republicans Defect to Vote With Democrats
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AI investment surges. China in Saudi Arabia. Coffee under stress & looking back at Avalon Hill.
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AI investment surges. China in Saudi Arabia. Coffee under stress & looking back at Avalon Hill.
Great links, images, and reading from Chartbook Newsletter by Adam Tooze
https://open.substack.com/pub/adamtooze/p/ai-investment-surges-china-in-saudi?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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The Depraved New White House Website Isn’t Just a Lie: It’s an Invitation
The Trump regime rolled out a new, lie-filled website yesterday purporting to tell the history of the January 6th insurrection attempt. It opens with bullshit like this (which, interestingly, appears ...
https://portside.org/2026-01-07/depraved-new-white-house-website-isnt-just-lie-its-invitation?utm_medium=email&utm_source=portside-snapshot
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Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability To Use New Science To Strengthen Air Pollution Rules
Ethylene oxide was once considered an unremarkable pollutant. The colorless gas seeped from relatively few industrial facilities and commanded little public attention. All that changed in 2016, when t...
https://portside.org/2026-01-07/trumps-epa-could-limit-its-own-ability-use-new-science-strengthen-air-pollution-rules?utm_medium=email&utm_source=portside-snapshot
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The Looting of US Foreign Policy
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The Looting of US Foreign Policy
Goodbye, national interest. Hello, ego gratification and profits for the ruling clique.
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Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans
ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.
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January 8, 2026
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January 8, 2026
On MS NOW today, columnist Philip Bump broke down when talking about the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis.
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A cold-blooded murder
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A cold-blooded murder
Friends,
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Policies of Denial
On November 14 the Guardian reported, on the basis of internal military documents, that the United States was “planning for the long-term division of Gaza.” Reconstruction of the devastated territory,...
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Trump’s Childcare Funding Freezes Are Going To Hit All Kids Hard
In recent days, the Trump administration has taken dramatic steps to make federal funds for childcare more difficult to obtain. A lack of clarity around how a slew of new requirements will be implemen...
https://portside.org/2026-01-08/trumps-childcare-funding-freezes-are-going-hit-all-kids-hard?utm_medium=email&utm_source=portside-snapshot
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ICE Agents Can Be Charged With Murder
On Wednesday afternoon, ICE agents carrying out an operation in south Minneapolis were briefly obstructed by a car blocking traffic. ICE agents approached the female driver, 37-year-old Renee Nicole G...
https://portside.org/2026-01-08/ice-agents-can-be-charged-murder?utm_medium=email&utm_source=portside-snapshot
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Almost 50 writers boycott Adelaide festival after it dumps pro-Palestine academic Randa Abdel-Fattah
Helen Garner and Miles Franklin winner Michelle de Kretser among 47 people who have pulled out of annual writers’ festival to protest Abdel-Fattah’s axing
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/09/adelaide-festival-boycott-pro-palestine-academic-randa-abdel-fattah-ntwnfb
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The Mad King’s Madness Deepens
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The Mad King’s Madness Deepens
Trump wants war, war and more war – even against Americans
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Israel unleashes wave of deadly attacks in Gaza; Border Patrol shoots married couple in Portland; Senate votes to limit Trump on Venezuela
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Israel unleashes wave of deadly attacks in Gaza; Border Patrol shoots married couple in Portland; Senate advances war powers to limit Trump in Venezuela
Drop Site Daily: January 9, 2026
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President for Life
Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/12/trump-third-term-authoritarianism/684616/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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The Atlantic’s December Cover: David Graham and J. Michael Luttig on ‘The Coming Election Mayhem’
Donald Trump’s plans to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos are already under way.
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China’s Trade Surplus, Part II
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China’s Trade Surplus, Part II
How the surplus is achieved, and why it’s a problem
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