Emergency pod about the combing through/making sense of the Epstein Files What’s in them, what’s not, and where we go from here. feat @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social and @adriennelaf.bsky.social

A right-wing influencer claims USAID is a secret spy organization. He’s been brought into the agency to prove his theory, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports.

Not long ago, plans for German rearmament would have set off international alarms. But as the United States upends the global order it created, Germany may have no other choice, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports. theatln.tc/t1XLAiLM

“From my perspective as a scientist and someone who has done this her entire career, he has a lot of blood on his hands," Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, a top adviser on COVID vaccines for the CDC, told @michaelscherer.bsky.social about RFK Jr. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

something is horribly wrong when University of Chicago leadership is going "we can just get ChatGPT to teach languages"

This isn’t an impoverished regional school – this is the University of Chicago. Devastating.

For today’s Atlantic Daily, I wrote about some of the art that’s been on my mind: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Flattery, Firmness and Flourishes: World leaders trade tips on how to manage trip, from me + @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

On the day of Donald Trump’s military parade, Europeans are commemorating 40 years of borderless travel on the continent. @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social on how the European gathering in Schengen showcases a different vision of international order:

NEW: Future Foward, the super PAC backing Kamala Harris, thought her campaign made strategic errors that may have cost her victory. Harris strategists felt the same about Future Forward. Inside the breakdown w/ @ashleyrparker.bsky.social GIFT LINK: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Sean Duffy’s Department of Transportation agreed to spend $2 million to figure out if DEI is causing plane crashes—and put a celebrity defense attorney who has represented Elon Musk in charge of the probe. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

“I’ve been on the phone with Trump before, and he’s just said, ‘I’ve got to go. I have someone from another country calling.' He doesn’t even know which country. He just sees the number and thinks, 'This might be a foreign leader I want to talk to.'” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

A lede for the ages, via @michaelscherer.bsky.social @ashleyrparker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Steve Witkoff, Trump's primary diplomat and "Real Secretary of State" has been getting up to speed on history by watching our series TURNING POINT: The Vietnam War. Crazy detail from this excellent profile by @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

“Yeah, whatever you want to do, Steve.” @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social on how Steve Witkoff became Trump's envoy for the world: theatln.tc/whVywMxv

I spent time with Steve Witkoff, the real estate investor and longtime Trump friend who's now in charge of, well, world peace www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Lawyers sidelined, entire directorates vacant, career staff pushed out for infractions that include donating $50 to a Dem eight years ago. It’s been a chaotic three months at Trump’s NSC www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...