Nova Safo
@novasafo.bsky.social
Journalist. On signal @novasafo.42
There’s a lot in here, from the private equity world mushrooming, to crypto risks getting absorbed into the banking system, to tariffs and government debt, to AI spending. Worth a read. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
Market Volatility Underscores Epic Buildup of Global Risk
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
There’s a lot in here, from the private equity world mushrooming, to crypto risks getting absorbed into the banking system, to tariffs and government debt, to AI spending. Worth a read. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
Wow. This is some scoop.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Wow. This is some scoop.
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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Page One in Iowa.
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Page One in Iowa.
An F.B.I. Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
An F.B.I. Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 AM
An F.B.I. Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Who Is Attending Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Who Is Attending Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince?
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Who Is Attending Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
‘Things Happen’: Trump Brushes Off the Murder of Khashoggi www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
‘Things Happen’: Trump Brushes Off the Murder of Khashoggi
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
‘Things Happen’: Trump Brushes Off the Murder of Khashoggi www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
What is the world coming to
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What is the world coming to
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When asked on Air Force One if there was anything "incriminating" in the Epstein emails, Trump pointed a finger at the female reporter's face and said “Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.”
November 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
When asked on Air Force One if there was anything "incriminating" in the Epstein emails, Trump pointed a finger at the female reporter's face and said “Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.”
SMH
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
SMH
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Bridget Jones is now a permanent resident of London's Leicester Square, joining icons like Harry Potter and Mary Poppins.
New statue of Bridget Jones joins other film icons in London's Leicester Square
Bridget Jones is now a permanent resident of London's Leicester Square, joining icons like Harry Potter and Mary Poppins.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Bridget Jones is now a permanent resident of London's Leicester Square, joining icons like Harry Potter and Mary Poppins.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
A green card holder returning from vacation. An asylum recipient at a “routine check-in.” A woman reapplying for her work visa. All of them were legally in the U.S. when they were suddenly arrested and detained by ICE. nyti.ms/4i5gsM5
A green card holder returning from vacation. An asylum recipient at a “routine check-in.” A woman reapplying for her work visa. All of them were legally in the U.S. when they were suddenly arrested and detained by ICE. nyti.ms/4i5gsM5
Opinion | We Immigrated Legally. ICE Detained Us Anyway.
The brutal detention of three people who came to the U.S. legally reveals a cruel system that operates with impunity.
nyti.ms
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
A green card holder returning from vacation. An asylum recipient at a “routine check-in.” A woman reapplying for her work visa. All of them were legally in the U.S. when they were suddenly arrested and detained by ICE. nyti.ms/4i5gsM5
A green card holder returning from vacation. An asylum recipient at a “routine check-in.” A woman reapplying for her work visa. All of them were legally in the U.S. when they were suddenly arrested and detained by ICE. nyti.ms/4i5gsM5
This is rough for the U.S. higher education system
The number of international college students enrolling in their American schools for the first time decreased by 17% this fall, according to data published on Monday.
New International Student Enrollment Plummeted This Fall, Survey Finds
The overall number of international students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, including those who enrolled in prior years or who are working after graduation, fell only slightly.
nyti.ms
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is rough for the U.S. higher education system
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Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
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“One of the things that really gives me joy is the fact that there are so many amazing, brilliant, creative disabled people out there. But part of my rage — and it’s a very real rage — is that most people don’t really know about them.”
Obit:
Obit:
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“One of the things that really gives me joy is the fact that there are so many amazing, brilliant, creative disabled people out there. But part of my rage — and it’s a very real rage — is that most people don’t really know about them.”
Obit:
Obit:
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NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Can’t think of a better ray of hope than this story of a very smart and industrious flamingo www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
On a Clipped Wing, Flamingo Escapes a British Zoo for a Life in France
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Can’t think of a better ray of hope than this story of a very smart and industrious flamingo www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
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A young Caribbean Flamingo named Frankie flew away from a zoo in Cornwall, England. She was located 130 miles away in France, where her keepers said they would likely have to leave her.
On a Clipped Wing, Flamingo Escapes a British Zoo for a Life in France
Frankie, a young Caribbean Flamingo, flew 130 miles from captivity. Her keepers said they would likely have to leave her in France.
nyti.ms
November 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A young Caribbean Flamingo named Frankie flew away from a zoo in Cornwall, England. She was located 130 miles away in France, where her keepers said they would likely have to leave her.
Yikes
We have reached 1.4 degrees celsius #globalheating according to NASA data (smooth black trend line). Breaching 1.5 is now inevitable. From now on the fight is to keep overshoot as small and short as possible.
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Yikes
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NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
Kristi Noem-Tied Firm Secretly Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Campaign
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
I’m kind of astonished that the Shure Sm7b has become the mic of choice for so many podcasters. It’s almost a meme. Sure, it’s a great mic. But there are so many better options out there, from its own era and more modern choices. Still, it is good and does the job, so I guess there are worse memes.
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’m kind of astonished that the Shure Sm7b has become the mic of choice for so many podcasters. It’s almost a meme. Sure, it’s a great mic. But there are so many better options out there, from its own era and more modern choices. Still, it is good and does the job, so I guess there are worse memes.
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
My conversation with former IRS commissioner Danny Werfel about Direct File, which Trump admin just killed
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
What the end of the Direct File means to a person who helped start it
“Direct File worked really well, and it's a great example of how the IRS can do technology, or how the government can do technology, effectively,” said former IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel.
www.marketplace.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
My conversation with former IRS commissioner Danny Werfel about Direct File, which Trump admin just killed
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
Captions are on because streaming sounds quality IS ABSOLUTELY AWFUL! We need to get back to high-quality sound. www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
Captions at movie theaters draw crowds (and debate)
Open caption screenings spread to theaters across the country, making movies more accessible and drawing in captions-loving movie viewers. But some fear it’s changing the movie theater experience.
www.marketplace.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Captions are on because streaming sounds quality IS ABSOLUTELY AWFUL! We need to get back to high-quality sound. www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...