Ricardo
@rwhite.bsky.social
Detrioter. Episcopalian. Democrat. Former Legislative Director to Speaker Joe Tate.
“I do not believe that the meaning of the Constitution was forever ‘fixed’ at the Philadelphia Convention,” Marshall said. “Nor do I find the wisdom, foresight, and sense of justice exhibited by the Framers particularly profound.”
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How Originalism Killed the Constitution
A radical legal philosophy has undermined the process of constitutional evolution.
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February 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
“I do not believe that the meaning of the Constitution was forever ‘fixed’ at the Philadelphia Convention,” Marshall said. “Nor do I find the wisdom, foresight, and sense of justice exhibited by the Framers particularly profound.”
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If AI eliminates a massive number of jobs, the consequences won’t stop at the economy—they will “test political institutions that have already shown how brittle they can be,” Josh Tyrangiel reports: theatln.tc/dJ29sokd
February 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM
If AI eliminates a massive number of jobs, the consequences won’t stop at the economy—they will “test political institutions that have already shown how brittle they can be,” Josh Tyrangiel reports: theatln.tc/dJ29sokd
“[Webster] believes that the federal government made an organized effort to entrap Trump’s biggest supporters on January 6. And he believes that, in pursuing the J6 defendants so mercilessly, the government attempted to silence them, by terrifying them and other conservatives across the country.”
Donald Trump Wants You to Forget This Happened
January 6, five years later
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February 14, 2026 at 1:10 AM
“[Webster] believes that the federal government made an organized effort to entrap Trump’s biggest supporters on January 6. And he believes that, in pursuing the J6 defendants so mercilessly, the government attempted to silence them, by terrifying them and other conservatives across the country.”
“The question on many Europeans’ minds is whether they can ever really trust the United States again — and what they need to do if they cannot.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/w...
In Munich, Europe’s Leaders Wonder if They Can Ever Trust America Again
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM
“The question on many Europeans’ minds is whether they can ever really trust the United States again — and what they need to do if they cannot.”
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"The finding provided the legal underpinning for the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate rules, which limited emissions from power plants and tightened fuel-economy standards for vehicles under the Clean Air Act.”
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Exclusive | Trump to Repeal Landmark Climate Finding in Huge Regulatory Rollback
The move would reverse a legal determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
"The finding provided the legal underpinning for the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate rules, which limited emissions from power plants and tightened fuel-economy standards for vehicles under the Clean Air Act.”
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“Today’s Democratic Party is great at mobilizing: it can propel people into the streets with big marches, raise billions of dollars for national candidates, and get liberals to bombard congressional offices with letters and phone calls.”
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What MAGA Can Teach Democrats About Organizing—and Infighting
Republicans have become adept at creating broad coalitions in which supporting Trump is the only requirement. Democrats get tied up with litmus tests.
www.newyorker.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“Today’s Democratic Party is great at mobilizing: it can propel people into the streets with big marches, raise billions of dollars for national candidates, and get liberals to bombard congressional offices with letters and phone calls.”
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“The President caused a crisis in nato and deepened European distrust toward the U.S. to end up with basically the same set of options that existed months ago.”
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Trump’s Greenland Fiasco
The President caused a crisis in NATO and deepened European distrust toward the U.S. to end up with basically the same set of options that existed months ago.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
“The President caused a crisis in nato and deepened European distrust toward the U.S. to end up with basically the same set of options that existed months ago.”
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www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Why a New Mexico Developer Quit Natural Gas
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Why a New Mexico Developer Quit Natural Gas
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February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Why a New Mexico Developer Quit Natural Gas
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“While China’s powerful security apparatus and censorship keep public displays of dissatisfaction under wraps, glimpses of resentment are readily found.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/b...
At World’s Busiest Port, China’s Unbalanced Economy Comes Into View
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:07 AM
“While China’s powerful security apparatus and censorship keep public displays of dissatisfaction under wraps, glimpses of resentment are readily found.”
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Devastated. My favorite line from her
Devastated. My favorite line from her
January 30, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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Devastated. My favorite line from her
Devastated. My favorite line from her
“After analyzing and converting data from roughly the same period a decade ago — covering November 2015 to January 2016 — reporters arrived at the same figure: nine cigarettes a day, on average.”
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How bad is Delhi’s air? Like smoking half a pack of cigarettes.
Millions of people in India’s capital city are breathing in polluted air that is equivalent to smoking roughly nine cigarettes a day, a Post analysis found.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:34 PM
“After analyzing and converting data from roughly the same period a decade ago — covering November 2015 to January 2016 — reporters arrived at the same figure: nine cigarettes a day, on average.”
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“Think about China. The most strategically governed country on the planet has chosen to invest in solar and wind, which is by far the cheapest form of energy and the fastest to deploy—not volatile, like fossil fuel.”
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Denmark Is Sick of Being Bullied by Trump
The U.S., once Denmark’s closest ally, is threatening to steal Greenland and attacking the country’s wind-power industry. Is this a permanent breakup?
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January 25, 2026 at 11:08 PM
“Think about China. The most strategically governed country on the planet has chosen to invest in solar and wind, which is by far the cheapest form of energy and the fastest to deploy—not volatile, like fossil fuel.”
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“Bondi pushed out ATF’s longtime general counsel and replaced her with a political appointee, Robert Leider — a former law professor who believes in a strict interpretation of [2A] and has publicly written about how ATF too heavily regulates firearms.”
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Justice Department weighs rollback of gun regulations
The Justice Department is considering loosening a slate of gun regulations as it seeks to bolster support from ardent Second Amendment advocates.
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January 21, 2026 at 12:13 PM
“Bondi pushed out ATF’s longtime general counsel and replaced her with a political appointee, Robert Leider — a former law professor who believes in a strict interpretation of [2A] and has publicly written about how ATF too heavily regulates firearms.”
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“C.I.A.’s New Focus on Latin America Reflected in Raid to Seize Maduro”
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@julianbarnes.bsky.social and @tylerpager.bsky.social
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C.I.A.’s New Focus on Latin America Reflected in Raid to Seize Maduro
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January 21, 2026 at 1:54 AM
“C.I.A.’s New Focus on Latin America Reflected in Raid to Seize Maduro”
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@julianbarnes.bsky.social and @tylerpager.bsky.social
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The Trouble With Regime Change
What History Teaches About When and How to Pursue It
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January 21, 2026 at 1:21 AM
“There appears to be a consensus in much of Europe that it needs to build new economic and military capacities to make it less dependent on the United States.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
Trump Is Pushing the U.S.-Europe Alliance Onto a Precipice
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January 20, 2026 at 2:08 PM
“There appears to be a consensus in much of Europe that it needs to build new economic and military capacities to make it less dependent on the United States.”
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Half of U.S. voters say the Trump administration has gone too far and left them less confident in the federal government’s guidance on vaccines, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll
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Voters Skeptical of RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Overhaul
WSJ poll shows half of U.S. voters say they feel less confident in federal vaccine guidance. The survey also highlights concerns about healthcare costs.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Half of U.S. voters say the Trump administration has gone too far and left them less confident in the federal government’s guidance on vaccines, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll
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Thelma Golden on the Literature of Harlem www.newyorker.com/books/book-c...
Thelma Golden on the Literature of Harlem
The director of the Studio Museum chooses some of her most beloved books about the neighborhood—both as a place and as an anchor for Black cultural consciousness.
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January 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Thelma Golden on the Literature of Harlem www.newyorker.com/books/book-c...
“The Trump economic boom is officially begun,” the president said.
All that’s missing now are the jobs.”
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Trump’s promised manufacturing boom is a bust so far
Manufacturing employment has declined every month since April, when the president said tariffs would bring factories “roaring back.”
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:54 AM
“The Trump economic boom is officially begun,” the president said.
All that’s missing now are the jobs.”
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The death of a man being held at an ICE camp in Texas in January may be investigated as a homicide after the local medical examiner found the preliminary cause was "asphyxia due to neck and chest compression."
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards.
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards.
Medical examiner likely to classify death of ICE detainee as homicide, recorded call says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The death of a man being held at an ICE camp in Texas in January may be investigated as a homicide after the local medical examiner found the preliminary cause was "asphyxia due to neck and chest compression."
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards.
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards.