David Swerdlick
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sr. staff editor. Listen to your friend Billy Zane.
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sleepiest taur ever invented ever
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not a day goes by where im not craving a cubano sandwich
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The New York Times
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In 2007, the human rights investigator Michael Shaikh first tasted this dreamy, golden chickpea stew at his friend Tamim Sameeâs dinner table in Kabul, Afghanistan. âItâs a dish some Afghan families have forgotten.â
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Saland-e Nakhod (Chickpea Yogurt Stew) Recipe
In 2007, the human rights investigator Michael Shaikh first tasted this dreamy, golden chickpea stew, saland-e nakhod (also called qurma-e nakhod), at his friend Tamim Sameeâs dinner table in Kabul, Afghanistan âItâs a dish some Afghan families have forgotten,â Mr Samee told Mr
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âWhoâs Gonna Stop You?â Listen to Trump Press Georgia Speaker Over 2020 Vote.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/trump-phone-call-georgia-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9k8.vYPo.qjEB5nAd_J04&smid=bs-share
about 17 hours ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Do. Why Donât Democrats?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/opinion/democrats-liberals-oil-gas-industry.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9k8.ToBs.giBsrLjj_r7F&smid=bs-share
about 18 hours ago
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Opinion | The Judges Being Pizza Doxxed in My Dead Sonâs Name
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/opinion/trump-judges-attacks-rhetoric.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9k8.-N8A.VviRmbz2h0Ph&smid=bs-share
about 18 hours ago
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Since it is Hanukkah right now, seems like there was a missed opportunity to wish everyone a happy Hanukkah there at the end.
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This isn't quite what I expected. Giving a mini State of the Union-type address isn't as effective without a live audience.
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Today's gift link. "They believe in their theories. And they intend to see them through, no matter the cost to the Constitution or the damage done to American democracy."
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Opinion | The Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/opinion/trump-presidential-power-miller-vought.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9U8.jCfy.jQenq3acHxVK&smid=bs-share
2 days ago
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Trumpâs Top Aide Acknowledges âScore Settlingâ Behind Prosecutions
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-susie-wiles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E8.-flP.2fDrzwViZE2P&smid=bs-share
3 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
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Opinion | Why Both Republicans and Democrats Are Wrong About Health Care
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/opinion/republicans-democrats-health-care.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E8.Vpdp.WraCQB3glhZS&smid=bs-share
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"'They were dedicated professionals and cherished members of our Guard family who represented the best of Iowa.' Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn, the adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard, said in the statement.'"
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
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U.S. Soldiers Killed in Syria Identified as Iowa National Guard Sergeants
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/us/syria-killed-soldiers-iowa-national-guard.html?unlocked_article_code=1.808.PVvY.Y8f5NZB8CBMA&smid=bs-share
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The New York Times
5 days ago
A bystander tackled and disarmed one of the gunmen who targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, video verified by The New York Times shows.
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Man Tackled and Disarmed One of the Bondi Beach Gunmen, Video Shows
The video, verified by The New York Times, shows a man sneaking up on one of the shooters who targeted a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney on Sunday.
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5 days ago
At least 11 people were killed on Sunday and more were injured after two gunmen opened fire at a crowd celebrating the first day of the Hanukkah holiday on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. One of the shooters was also killed, the police said. Here is what we know about the attack.
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What We Know About the Shooting at Bondi Beach
Two gunman opened fire at dozens of people who were at a Jewish holiday event. At least 11 people were killed in the attack, and so was one of the shooters, the police said.
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The New York Times
5 days ago
Three Americans were killed over the weekend in central Syria â the first American casualties on Syrian soil since the fall of the dictator Bashar al-Assad last year. Here is what to know.
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What We Know About the American Troops in Syria
The killing of three Americans during what was said to be a counterterrorism operation in central Syria served as a reminder that U.S. troops are still operating in the country.
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Opinion | America Canât Make What the Military Needs (Gift Article)
The U.S. defense industry has lost the ability to build quickly and effectively.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/11/opinion/editorials/us-military-industry-waste.html?unlocked_article_code=1.708.8ZDE.Ir6nUIa60mof&smid=bs-share
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the defensiveness and incredulity of a good chunk of the commentary class toward arguments about trumpâs racism is, imho, downstream of the same impulse behind the endless trump voter safaris and self-flagellation about being out of touch with the heartland
add a skeleton here at some point
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Aaron Rupar
9 days ago
Trump says he doesn't know why America can't achieve 25 percent annual economic growth
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The D.C. Metro is selling these nonsense dreidels as part of the holiday merchandise collection â kind of love it?
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Just checked into a hotel and Cher's "Half-Breed" was playing as I walked up to the reception desk. Somehow it was funny.
8 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
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Opinion | The Early Decision Option Is a Racket. Shut It Down.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/opinion/college-admission-early-decision-application.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7k8.hm-9.ZqRFYE9uF6LS&smid=bs-share
9 days ago
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The New York Times
10 days ago
Leaders of a Catholic church in Massachusetts kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place on Monday, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it. The display shows Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus missing, replaced by a sign reading âICE WAS HERE.â
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
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Opinion | Republican Women Suddenly Realize Theyâre Surrounded by Misogynists
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/opinion/republican-women-misogyny-sexism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7U8.LbHD.QGpF0I-Ztx0Z&smid=bs-share
10 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/o...
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Opinion | Is Sleepy Donald the New âSleepy Joeâ?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/opinion/trump-biden-age-affordability.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7E8.4KY3.Ttqp4t8fqwWF&smid=bs-share
11 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
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How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americansâ Faith in Immigration
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/us/politics/biden-immigration-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7E8.fYqr.ZbSyZpyYC29X&smid=bs-share
11 days ago
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Opinion | Not All Targeted Killings Are the Same. Hegsethâs Boat Strikes Are Illegal.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/opinion/hegseth-boat-strikes-killings.html?unlocked_article_code=1.608.L0Eo.LEvDXezruG7u&smid=bs-share
12 days ago
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Costco Sues Trump Administration for Refund of Tariffs
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/politics/costco-trump-tariffs-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5k8.PBmz.nWahfmOgV77d&smid=bs-share
16 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
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Opinion | Japan Has Changed How the World Must Think About Taiwan
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/opinion/china-us-japan-security-taiwan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5k8.mfVh.kDZ2qxtMnEKS&smid=bs-share
17 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
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Opinion | âWe Are Going to Have to Fight Three Warsâ
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/opinion/trump-russia-ukraine-putin-zelensky.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5U8.2yio.EoKlpP4gk2pa&smid=bs-share
18 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...
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Opinion | It Is Time to Bury Francoâs Ghost
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/opinion/franco-spain-dictator-anniversary-death.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4k8.wger.ofwhXKJ2nmIh&smid=bs-share
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Today's gift link. Minor quibbles with 6 and 24--and airport lounge staff should be added to the whom-to-tip list--but overall this is a solid guide. cc:
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
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The 52 definitive rules of flying
A handbook for behaving like a civilized person, from airport arrival to landing.
https://wapo.st/3XSEWif
21 days ago
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The New York Times
23 days ago
Breaking News: A suspect is in custody after two National Guard members were shot near the White House, local and federal officials said. Follow live updates.
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D.C. Shooting Live Updates: Two National Guard Members Shot Near White House
The police said one suspect was in custody. President Trump, who is in Florida, said the suspect also had been shot.
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Opinion | Taiwanâs president: I will boost defense spending to protect our democracy
An unprecedented military buildup by China threatens peace and stability in the region.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/25/taiwan-president-defense-spending-china/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzY0MDQ2ODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzY1NDI5MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NjQwNDY4MDAsImp0aSI6IjRiMjU5ODIyLWJkY2YtNGU5ZS05NGUwLTM3M2I4OTFmMmRmZiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDI1LzExLzI1L3RhaXdhbi1wcmVzaWRlbnQtZGVmZW5zZS1zcGVuZGluZy1jaGluYS8ifQ.siARRt_JFRR1cHQNgTlIU6wzjaXSJ1OMZLKFfEG0fOI
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Bonus gift link. "A NYT analysis of hours of police radio and hundreds of videos posted to social media refutes the federal governmentâs claims that CPD didnât respond quickly to the scene, leaving federal agents to fend for themselves during what they called a riot."
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Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trumpâs Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/us/trump-supreme-court-national-guard-chicago-errors.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4E8.7L8v.DlfuSqt1WvVN&smid=bs-share
23 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
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Opinion | Mark Kelly Is Being Investigated for Telling the Truth
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/opinion/kelly-hegseth-trump-unlawful-orders.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4E8.Tof0.LF5Vsn3_7Kxc&smid=bs-share
23 days ago
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Not exactly a hot take but my Thanksgiving table is not complete without boereg.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Bonus gift link. "Mr. Lightstoneâs group has a much broader and longer-range mission than just the compounds. It has kicked around ideas ranging from a new Gaza cryptocurrency to how to rebuild the territory in such a way that it has no traffic, two officials said."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
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U.S. Plans Compounds to House Palestinians in Israeli-Held Half of Gaza
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/world/middleeast/us-compounds-palestinians-israel-gaza-strip.html?unlocked_article_code=1.308.ju2q.Hzs_FtjJCDhV&smid=bs-share
24 days ago
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The Conservative Movementâs Intellectual Collapse
Trump is both a product and a cause of the decline in intellectual standards on the right.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/trump-heritage-foundation-carlson-fuentes/685011/?gift=3qx5DAUwXOU-zo0uuMqXXVfHxT-QOKIMDzyinUIgJXU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
24 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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Opinion | Weâre Seeing What a No-Immigration Economy Looks Like
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/opinion/jobs-report-immigration-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3U8.KVbt.VheIr--2i5hf&smid=bs-share
26 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
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Opinion | Trump Is Down Again. His Way Back Up This Time Is Not So Clear.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/opinion/trump-economy-lame-duck.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3E8.pqv8.99MHWITA6O2Q&smid=bs-share
27 days ago
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Opinion | Trump Is Mired in a War of Attrition
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/opinion/trump-approval-opinion-confederate.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3E8.D3-0.wZbpjEtNeXA5&smid=bs-share
27 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
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Manhattans in Brooklyn, and 25 Must-Try Cocktails in New York City
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/dining/best-nyc-cocktails.html?unlocked_article_code=1.208.PBSn.bRKJclbzZQS4&smid=bs-share
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The New York Times
28 days ago
European leaders on Friday warned that the Ukrainian army should not be defanged and that they should be consulted on talks to end the war in Ukraine, as they scrambled to respond to a U.S.-Russian peace plan that has largely excluded them and Kyiv.
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European Leaders Back Zelensky After U.S. Plan Leaves Them Out
The 28-point proposal would require Kyiv to surrender territory, reduce the size of its army and relinquish some weaponry, according to officials familiar with the proposal.
https://nyti.ms/3KbS7Yt
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Opinion | Does Trump Know the Price of Milk?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/opinion/trump-prices-affordability-promises-inflation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.208.I1q0.5pejhd0T9GUi&smid=bs-share
28 days ago
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Opinion | âThe System Is Meant to Break Youâ: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/opinion/ice-immigration-green-card-detention.html?unlocked_article_code=1.208.TK4x.XVzXT3zHijaE&smid=bs-share
28 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
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Opinion | No, Mr. President, We Cannot âLeave It at Thatâ
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/opinion/saudi-mbs-trump-khashoggi.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2k8.7YRP.bPRgW7MbeYR6&smid=bs-share
28 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/o...
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Opinion | A.I. Is a Bubble. Maybe Thatâs OK.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/opinion/ai-bubble-economy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2k8.6vTX.aBn3W_Q_4KS3&smid=bs-share
29 days ago
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My autographed copy of
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30 days ago
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Philip Bump
30 days ago
Donald Trump has now officially passed Obama's eight-year total of rounds of golf â in less than five years. I've added a chart to my tracker of Trump's golf/property visits to show just how far past Obama he's getting.
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Opinion | Whoâs Afraid of Tucker Carlson? I Can Think of Two People.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/opinion/tucker-carlson-trump-groypers-fuentes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2U8.7B1U.gJtkuwv6nqsA&smid=bs-share
30 days ago
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The New York Times
30 days ago
Breaking News: President Trumpâs sweeping tariffs sent trade plummeting in August, with imports dropping 5.1%, new data shows.
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Trumpâs Tariffs Sent Trade Plummeting in August
The steep tariffs President Trump issued in August led to a significant contraction in imports and the trade deficit, newly released data shows.
https://nyti.ms/4nZOt1D
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