David Swerdlick
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sr. staff editor. Listen to your friend Billy Zane.
Quite a few instances of "war" and "prewar" in a document meant to end a conflict that was not described as a war.
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...
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A Look at the Text of the Agreement Between the United States and Iran
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/us/politics/us-iran-agreement-deal-text.html?unlocked_article_code=1.q1A.ObC5.7R9mA7B57YHY&smid=bs-share
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Today's gift link. "Americans hate data centers. They really, really hate them."
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/o...
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Opinion | This Could Be the Winning Issue for Democrats
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/opinion/data-center-ai-democrats.html?unlocked_article_code=1.plA.A23y.A5OG4X4kTkIB&smid=bs-share
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Aaron Rupar
17 days ago
Peter Navarro: "Every American should love tariffs"
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The New York Times
17 days ago
Breaking News: U.S. exports rose 2.6% in April, as the war with Iran boosted exports of oil and petroleum products.
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U.S. Exports Rose in April, as War with Iran Buoyed Oil Demand
Commerce Department data showed exports rose 2.6 percent in April to $327.1 billion.
https://nyti.ms/4fvjryb
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The New York Times
17 days ago
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: The first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game, President Trump was booed louder than the San Antonio Spurs by his fellow New Yorkers.
nyti.ms/4uZHM49
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President Trump roundly booed by New York crowd at NBA Finals Game 3 at MSG
Trump, a native New Yorker, was booed louder than the Spurs ahead of Monday's NBA Finals Game 3. The Spurs went on to win the game, 115-111.
https://nyti.ms/4uZHM49
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My crankiest old man take is that referring to all art/entertainment/journalism/criticism/comedy/advertising as âcontentâ helped pave the way for broad-ish acceptance of AI slop.
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Economic confidence, by party
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Aaron Rupar
24 days ago
MENG: Are you going to issue new memo in writing rescinding weaponization fund? BLANCHE: I'm not committing to putting anything in writing. What would the purpose be? M: You established it in writing so it makes sense to rescind it in writing B: Ok. I'm not committing to doing anything in writing
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Patrick De Haan
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46.3 million barrels: that's how much U.S. gasoline inventories have fallen since january, the largest such drop on record going back to 1996. it's 54% bigger than the second-largest ever recorded, 2022's 30.3 million barrel plunge.
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Today's gift link. "Americans may be struggling to afford food, gas and a visit to the doctor, but drugs and alcohol are more affordable than ever."
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/o...
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Opinion | It Shouldnât Be This Easy to Get High
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/opinion/illegal-drugs-cheap-prices.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nFA.rqKl.TCzw9lbFXtIK&smid=bs-share
24 days ago
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Bonus gift link. "Having lambasted President Barack Obama's 2015 deal to ease sanctions on Iran in exchange for limits on its nuclear program, Mr. Rubio is now among the loudest supporters of a similar agreement."
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/o...
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Opinion | How Long Can Marco Rubio Keep This Up?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/opinion/marco-rubio-florida.html?unlocked_article_code=1.m1A.NMRd.-xHiA-BJYHPc&smid=bs-share
25 days ago
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Today's gift link. "People are enduring democracy as 'the worst form of government' without the necessary balanced understanding (that citizens in the mid-20th century had gained through firsthand observation) of 'except all those other forms that have been tried.'"
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/o...
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Opinion | The Fire of Stupidity Cannot Be Contained
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/opinion/communism-fascism-authoritarianism-democracy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.m1A.pYT6.OgbSCzfCrvLY&smid=bs-share
25 days ago
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Today's gift link. "You want to bring only cases that you are confident you can winâthat is, unless your real aim is subjecting people to bogus charges."
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/o...
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Opinion | This Is How to Stop Trumpâs Vindictive Prosecutions
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/opinion/carroll-comey-trump-blanche.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mFA.V7Qt.v2UZC31aptR_&smid=bs-share
29 days ago
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Bonus gift link. "'We can't tolerate mediocrity,' she told me. Every step of this autopsy process shows Democrats doing exactly that."
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/o...
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Opinion | The Agony Around the Democratsâ Mysterious, Ridiculous Autopsy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/opinion/dnc-autopsy-ken-martin.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kVA.2j1X.fX2Ch6_E3D_G&smid=bs-share
about 1 month ago
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Today's gift link. "Members of Congress must act to reassert the exclusive power that the Constitution vests in the legislative branchâor else we will have gone a step further toward making Mr. Trump a king."
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/o...
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Opinion | Thereâs a Way to Stop Trumpâs I.R.S. Slush Fund
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/opinion/trump-congress-blanche-treasury.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kVA.bJ5X.W_nn8T7egGd-&smid=bs-share
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Today's gift link. "We can't afford to underestimate Russia's strength and its ability to harm Ukraine and NATO alliesâby providing Iran with intelligence, for instanceâbut we must not overestimate it either."
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/o...
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Opinion | Iâm the Foreign Minister of Sweden. Donât Overestimate Russia.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/opinion/sweden-intelligence-russia-economy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j1A._e-f.aCSPx0w8ASnQ&smid=bs-share
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Today's gift link. "Majorities of voters said that the war was not worth the costs and held deeply pessimistic views about the economy."
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/u...
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Trumpâs Approval Sinks Amid Unpopular War, Darkening G.O.P. Prospects
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/politics/poll-trump-republicans-midterms-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jVA.fNC5.06LIL0pUGTJa&smid=bs-share
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Today's gift link. "The exit-strategy imperative also makes the departure of U.S. forces an objectiveârather than a consequenceâof a successful military operation, thus mixing ends and means."
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/o...
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Opinion | Stop Looking for an âOfframpâ in Iran
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/opinion/iran-war-off-ramp.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ilA.Sukk.8BSkV19HKsDk&smid=bs-share
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Today's gift link. "Throughout it all, Mr. Powell was crystal clear about the need to avoid being drawn into political controversies and to keep the Fed's decision making truly independent."
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/o...
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Opinion | He Was Good at Steering the Fed, but He Was a Genius at Ignoring Trumpâs Threats
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/opinion/jerome-powell-fed-chair.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iVA.3MAf.k9AlkZo7OFPD&smid=bs-share
about 1 month ago
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Today's gift link. "Satisficers don't necessarily have low standards. Their standard is 'good enough for me' rather than 'the best out there,' and that makes it possible to feel satisfied with their choices, instead of haunted by the ones they didn't make."
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/o...
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Opinion | The Nobel-Winning Psychologist Who Believed He Found the Secret to Happiness
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/opinion/decision-making-herbert-simon.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iFA.7Jtq.Sv8xkblFGbym&smid=bs-share
about 1 month ago
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The New York Times
about 2 months ago
The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% in April from a year earlier, the Labor Department reported on Tuesday. The increase spells bad political news for President Trump, with majorities of voters saying they are frustrated with the rising cost of living. Here's what else the jump means.
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CPI Report Live Updates: Inflation Accelerates to Highest Rate Since May 2023 Amid Iran War
The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8 percent in April from a year earlier, as increasing energy costs replaced tariffs as the driver of higher prices for Americans.
https://nyti.ms/4fiogdT
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Bonus gift link. "For the rankings, I considered imagination, ambience, service, technique, passion, commitment and sheer deliciousnessâbut also, and most important, New York-iness. What does a restaurant tell us about our city, and ourselves?"
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Best Restaurants in NYC (Gift Article)
The annual list is back. Our new chief critic ranks her favorite places to dine in all five boroughs.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/dining/best-nyc-restaurants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.h1A.0055.mGUlzAtg2DVJ&smid=url-share
about 2 months ago
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Today's gift link. "How are people who may have been exposed supposed to protect themselves if they are not told of the modes of transmission and the stakes accurately and loudly, including when the definitions evolve?"
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/o...
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Opinion | We Should Take Hantavirus More Seriously
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/opinion/hantavirus-complacency.html?unlocked_article_code=1.h1A.PDF5.LN-nVYdhOBYo&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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Patrick De Haan
about 2 months ago
Gas prices pulled back over the weekend, with the average at $4.469/gal this morning, while diesel has fallen slightly to $5.610/gal- but I do believe price hikes/cycles will start today and tomorrow, and by the end of the week we could be pushing $4.60/gal and $5.85 for diesel.
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One more today. "Washington is trading hard-won cultural capital for a momentary win in a diplomatic spat."
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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The Real Cost of Withdrawing U.S. Troops From Germany
The American drawdown is a cultural divorce as well as a military one.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/05/trump-nato-germany-troop-5000/687113/?gift=3qx5DAUwXOU-zo0uuMqXXemd8ZMeWmLiunPVGagQbHo&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
about 2 months ago
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Bonus gift link. "Now, a seeming solution to the public health problem has been stymied by an unlikely force: the Trump administration's war on diversity, equity and inclusion programs."
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...
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They Were Promised New Septic Tanks. Trump Called It âIllegal DEI.â
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/alabama-sewage-trump-dei-voting-rights-act.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hlA.0W4O.j4WOfI6SXV0z&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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Today's gift link. "The Abraham Accords were sold as a framework for delivering regional peace and stability. They have delivered the opposite."
foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/07/t...
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How the Abraham Accords Fueled a New Era of Conflict
Despite promising peace, Israeli-Gulf cooperation paved the path to war with Iran.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/07/trump-iran-israel-saudi-arabia-uae-abraham-accords-conflict-palestine/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtaXJhbi1pc3JhZWwtc2F1ZGktYXJhYmlhLXVhZS1hYnJhaGFtLWFjY29yZHMtY29uZmxpY3QtcGFsZXN0aW5l&pid=PNIJsoO0qqdmc1f
about 2 months ago
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Today's gift link. "In recent years, a jamĂłn-cutting station has become a fixture at high society events. Nowadays, a wedding is judged, Mr. Soriano said only half-jokingly, less by the sanctity of the union than on the state of the ham."
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/w...
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The Man Who Cuts the Perfect Slice of Ham
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/europe/jamon-iberico-perfect-slice.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hVA.kpoc.ILHgQzMSfrRu&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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The New York Times
about 2 months ago
In Opinion The Pentagonâs $25 billion estimate for the cost of the war in Iran âgets a lot of attention, but itâs more of a headline than a real number,â the economist Justin Wolfers writes. âMy math suggests the Iran war will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, and very possibly trillions.â
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Opinion | The Iran War Will Cost Trillions
The war in Iran will cost trillions â far more than current estimates.
https://nyti.ms/4njyT21
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Today's gift link. I'm not a Platner fan, but this is worth a read.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/o...
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Opinion | Graham Platner Is No Nazi
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/graham-platner-nazi-tattoo-maine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.g1A.-7ox.ijXIegp4d_3e&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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The New York Times
about 2 months ago
In
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
âZoomersâ uncertainty about the future canât be captured by the usual metrics or entered neatly into a spreadsheet,â Anna Louie Sussman writes. âBut it may be the X factor in the global parenting free fall.â
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Opinion | Why So Few Babies? We Might Have Overlooked the Biggest Reason of All.
We canât be certain â and thatâs the point.
https://nyti.ms/4dceNlI
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Bonus gift link. "Any hope that Greenland was an aberration rather than a precedent was dashed with the war in Iran."
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/o...
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Opinion | Trump Keeps Saying He Wants to Leave NATO. Maybe He Already Has.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/trump-europe-nato.html?unlocked_article_code=1.glA.8Npz.hF-j1tM0Y5ii&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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Today's gift link. "This month-long journey cannot be meaningfully sped up."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Long Journey From the Strait of Hormuz to the Gas Tank (Gift Article)
Even if the Strait of Hormuz reopened today, oil would still take more than a month to reach consumers. The economic shock from the Iran war could take far longer to ease.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/07/world/middleeast/oil-tanker-strait-hormuz-iran-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.glA.dsVK.E1EG-T8cBib2&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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NBC News
about 2 months ago
â˝ Average U.S. gas prices per gallon on May 6, per AAA: ⢠Regular: $4.54 (âŹď¸ $1.56 since war in Iran began on Feb. 28) ⢠Premium: $5.39 (âŹď¸ $1.85 since war began) ⢠Diesel: $5.67 (âŹď¸ $1.81 since war began)
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Today's gift link. "To the extent that the Supreme Court claims broad authority to say what our Constitution means, it is in large part because we have given this authority to the justices through our indifference."
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/o...
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Opinion | John Roberts Believes in an America That Doesnât Exist
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/opinion/callais-voting-rights-act-discrimination.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.PfTx.7qMlCa3BZln_&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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The New York Times
about 2 months ago
Breaking News: James Murdochâs company is said to be in talks to acquire most of Vox Media, including New York magazine.
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James Murdochâs Company Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Most of Vox Media
A deal for Vox Media would elevate Mr. Murdochâs company, Lupa Systems, as a major player in U.S. media.
https://nyti.ms/4d4ElkD
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Bonus gift link. "This year, since we now give you a chance to vote on your favorite looks, we're saying, unequivocally, that these were ours (presented in no particular order)."
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...
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Our 15 Favorite Looks at the 2026 Met Gala
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/style/met-gala-2026-red-carpet.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gFA.9ZXB.tVU9QxLx3fsR&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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Today's gift link. "This argument rests on the false premise that most Americans are equipped to evaluate these complex, opaque investments. They are not."
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o...
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Opinion | Donât Fall for Trumpâs Retirement Pitch
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/opinion/trump-retirement-private-equity-401k.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gFA.kFT6.fX1go8D1p070&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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Today's gift link. "Justice Elena Kagan, voting in the minority, struck the right tone: 'I dissent because Congress elected otherwise,' she wrote. 'I dissent because the court betrays its duty to faithfully implement the great statute Congress wrote.'"
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...
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Opinion | The Justices Acted as Partisans in the Voting Rights Ruling
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/opinion/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-2026.html?unlocked_article_code=1.e1A.ZQAx.-kv9lEL7PYFZ&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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Voters Can Be Disenfranchised Now
Just say itâs because theyâre Democrats.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/vra-supreme-court-callais-decision/686997/?gift=3qx5DAUwXOU-zo0uuMqXXa3RV1FqJ4751qmZRC7nnMQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
about 2 months ago
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Today's gift link. "Republicans who were quick to denounce the Obama administration's rescue of the auto industry have been mostly silent when it has come to Mr. Trump's more numerous adventures."
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...
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Opinion | Why Is Trump Obsessed With Saving Spirit Airlines?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/opinion/spirit-airlines-trump-bailout-auto.html?unlocked_article_code=1.elA.CKAa.OhU2OuoHU6x4&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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Bonus gift link. "In this 30-minute interview, Swift explains her process, the stories behind some of her biggest hits, her love of a 'rant bridge' and how life in the public eye informs the stories she tells in her songs."
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/m...
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The Taylor Swift Interview
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/magazine/taylor-swift-songwriting-process-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eVA.U_5P.SdZ_PEF6GOiB&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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Today's gift link: "More than 250 music insiders and six New York Times critics weighed in on who defines the new American songbook. Here, in an unranked list, are the artists they chose."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters (Gift Article)
More than 250 music insiders and six New York Times critics weighed in on who defines the new American songbook. Here are the artists they chose.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/magazine/greatest-american-songwriters-alive.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eVA.vqQc.VzMQSKg9JUpZ&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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Today's gift link. "While in Congress, James Madison wrote: 'Those who are to conduct a war cannot in the nature of things, be proper or safe judges, whether a war ought to be commenced, continued or concluded.'"
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/o...
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Opinion | By Weekâs End, Trumpâs War Will Be Plainly Illegal
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/opinion/trump-iran-war-powers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eFA.YUdR.jayjMNmixY42&smid=bs-share
2 months ago
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Today's gift link. "In February 2025, Donald Trump mocked Zelensky in the Oval Office. 'Youâre not in a good position. You donât have the cards right now,' Trump said. In April 2026, Ukraine has enough cards left that itâs sharing them."
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/o...
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Opinion | Meet the New Leader of the Free World
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/opinion/zelensky-ukraine-trump-nato-leader.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eFA.fOD_.4DZb_WSdl-iN&smid=bs-share
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Today's gift link. "This need that some MAGA apostates feel to rationalize their previous poor judgment can be harmless, if irritating. It's only dangerous when they insist on creating a scapegoat."
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/o...
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Opinion | The Conspiracy Theory Behind Tucker Carlsonâs Apology
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/opinion/conspiracy-theory-tucker-antisemitism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dVA.gGyW.lJzqPjuFCCTN&smid=bs-share
2 months ago
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Adam Serwer
2 months ago
Republicans loved gerrymandering as long as their opponents were committed to fair maps. Now that Dems are responding in kind, conservatives arenât having as much fun. But the only thing worse than constitutional hardball is unilateral constitutional hardball. (đ)
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Virginia Gerrymander Disenfranchises Republicans
Republicans seem to have expected that Democrats would continue to follow rules they had long since enthusiastically abandoned.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/virginia-congress-midterms-trump/686895/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8DNfDkO_wM3hiZEF2s76eMs&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Today's gift link. "The blockade has reduced the country's oil revenues to a fraction of their prewar levels, but it is likely to be some time before the consequences become untenable for Iran's regime."
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/o...
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Opinion | Iranâs Leaders Can Afford to Be Patient
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/opinion/international-world/iran-war-blockade-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.c1A.9Cb-.iPIiPKG3Jk06&smid=bs-share
2 months ago
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David Swerdlick
David Roberts
2 months ago
Man, the whole "anti-woke" moral panic just looks worse & worse in the rearview mirror.
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Patrick De Haan
2 months ago
BACK BELOW $4: for now. The national average price of gasoline has fallen below $4/gal for the first time since March 29. But with oil prices likely to re-accelerate in just 30 minutes as electronic trading opens, we'll likely see many many states price cycling early this week.
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