David J
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Photography interests include studio and travel. Reading interesting books and having good conversations. Just do the next right thing.
Tony Soprano lives in the White House. Can we stop talking about affordability and start talking about the real problem?
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Mafia Presidency
Trump is saying, essentially, If you don’t want to get hurt, you’ll do what I say.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Tony Soprano lives in the White House. Can we stop talking about affordability and start talking about the real problem?
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Finally some good news...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits
Push-ups, sit-ups, and a brisk jog pose a threat to Trump’s deportation campaign.
www.theatlantic.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Finally some good news...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
As I read this article, I kept wondering what was meant by “moderate.” The last paragraph defined it. The problem is that respect is a two-way street, so it’s a bridge that will likely not be crossed successfully. Let the culture war continue.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Opinion | America Still Has a Political Center, and It’s the Key to Winning
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
As I read this article, I kept wondering what was meant by “moderate.” The last paragraph defined it. The problem is that respect is a two-way street, so it’s a bridge that will likely not be crossed successfully. Let the culture war continue.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Where we are now in America.
October 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Where we are now in America.
Not exactly what FDR had in mind...
August 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Not exactly what FDR had in mind...
Not really surprising. www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
The Mystery of the Strong Economy Has Finally Been Solved
Turns out it wasn’t actually that strong.
www.theatlantic.com
August 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Not really surprising. www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
"Six out of 10 Americans place blame on the Trump administration for driving up their cost of living, according to a poll conducted by Morning Consult for the Century Foundation."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump to blame for high cost of living, Americans say in new poll
Six out of 10 Americans fault president for financial struggles and eight out of 10 worry about tariffs’ impact
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
"Six out of 10 Americans place blame on the Trump administration for driving up their cost of living, according to a poll conducted by Morning Consult for the Century Foundation."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"Witless for the Prosecution." www.economist.com/united-state...
A little poetic justice for Donald Trump
The Epstein uproar has revealed an unexpected danger—for the president—of a Justice Department that seems partisan
www.economist.com
July 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"Witless for the Prosecution." www.economist.com/united-state...
“We didn’t vote for cheaper eggs,” Tarrio said in the Everglades. “We voted for mass deportation, and we voted for retribution.”
Tarrio is a former leader of the Proud Boys, a neofascist group...convicted of seditious conspiracy, pardoned by the president.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Tarrio is a former leader of the Proud Boys, a neofascist group...convicted of seditious conspiracy, pardoned by the president.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
‘We Voted for Retribution’
Over the next four years, some $45 billion will be spent on ICE detention centers, which will hold mainly people who have never been convicted of any crime.
www.theatlantic.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
“We didn’t vote for cheaper eggs,” Tarrio said in the Everglades. “We voted for mass deportation, and we voted for retribution.”
Tarrio is a former leader of the Proud Boys, a neofascist group...convicted of seditious conspiracy, pardoned by the president.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Tarrio is a former leader of the Proud Boys, a neofascist group...convicted of seditious conspiracy, pardoned by the president.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
I'm not a car guy at all, and I think this is ugly as sin. Why would anyone want one of these?
July 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I'm not a car guy at all, and I think this is ugly as sin. Why would anyone want one of these?
"Lawmakers should have taken the time they needed to craft legislation they could have read, debated and, ultimately, taken pride in — not a bill they voted for begrudgingly while trying to disown."
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How Trump’s big bill will affect you, from Medicaid cuts to tax credits
The legislation has big implications for seniors, families, Medicaid recipients, immigrants and others.
wapo.st
July 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"Lawmakers should have taken the time they needed to craft legislation they could have read, debated and, ultimately, taken pride in — not a bill they voted for begrudgingly while trying to disown."
wapo.st/3TjPHbj
wapo.st/3TjPHbj
No data, no problems...
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
America’s economic data are becoming murkier
Choked for funds, the Bureau of Labour Statistics is cutting corners
www.economist.com
June 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
No data, no problems...
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
What could go wrong?
“Decisions were made based on feelings and preferences rather than evidence…That’s a dangerous way to make public-health policy.”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
“Decisions were made based on feelings and preferences rather than evidence…That’s a dangerous way to make public-health policy.”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
‘I’m Not Quite Sure How to Respond to This Presentation’
The discomfiting spectacle of RFK Jr.’s new vaccine-advisory committee
www.theatlantic.com
June 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
What could go wrong?
“Decisions were made based on feelings and preferences rather than evidence…That’s a dangerous way to make public-health policy.”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
“Decisions were made based on feelings and preferences rather than evidence…That’s a dangerous way to make public-health policy.”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Populism a less ugly word for what's happening in America today, much like antisemitism is a more antiseptic way of describing Jew hating. July 4th in DC should be interesting.
June 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Populism a less ugly word for what's happening in America today, much like antisemitism is a more antiseptic way of describing Jew hating. July 4th in DC should be interesting.
People will die. It's that simple.
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
RFK’s loopy approach to vaccines endangers Americans
Donald Trump’s health secretary undermines global public health, too
www.economist.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
People will die. It's that simple.
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
A good description of where we are now in the fight against fascism in America.
"As we say in Montana, sometimes you just have to saddle up and ride scared.””
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
"As we say in Montana, sometimes you just have to saddle up and ride scared.””
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Military-Ethics Professor Resigns in Protest
Over the course of several months, Pauline Shanks Kaurin concluded that she no longer had the academic freedom necessary for doing her job.
www.theatlantic.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
A good description of where we are now in the fight against fascism in America.
"As we say in Montana, sometimes you just have to saddle up and ride scared.””
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
"As we say in Montana, sometimes you just have to saddle up and ride scared.””
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Reposted by David J
Christian churches should be a source of healing, but powerful Christians with millions of followers choose to fuel the fires of hatred instead.
Given that reality, it's no surprise that some Christians will put down their Bibles, pick up their guns, and kill the people they're taught to hate:
Given that reality, it's no surprise that some Christians will put down their Bibles, pick up their guns, and kill the people they're taught to hate:
Opinion | The Problem of the Christian Assassin
www.nytimes.com
June 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Christian churches should be a source of healing, but powerful Christians with millions of followers choose to fuel the fires of hatred instead.
Given that reality, it's no surprise that some Christians will put down their Bibles, pick up their guns, and kill the people they're taught to hate:
Given that reality, it's no surprise that some Christians will put down their Bibles, pick up their guns, and kill the people they're taught to hate:
Trump’s ignorance of history would be laughable if he wasn’t president. The term was coined by President Woodrow Wilson in his 1916 campaign that pledged to keep America neutral in World War I.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump Says He Decides What ‘America First’ Means
The president told me he was optimistic about ending foreign wars—then he ended our conversation to take a call from Putin.
www.theatlantic.com
June 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Trump’s ignorance of history would be laughable if he wasn’t president. The term was coined by President Woodrow Wilson in his 1916 campaign that pledged to keep America neutral in World War I.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...