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"When a federal immigration agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis today, the details were fresh but the story was familiar," writes @dgraham.bsky.social:
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
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January 8, 2026 at 7:45 AM
"When a federal immigration agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis today, the details were fresh but the story was familiar," writes @dgraham.bsky.social:
@cwarzel.bsky.social joins @davidfrum.bsky.social to discuss how our online information became so untrustworthy and how we can fight back.
Facts vs. Clicks: How Algorithms Reward Extremism
Galaxy Brain’s Charlie Warzel joins David Frum to discuss how our online information became so untrustworthy and how we can fight back. Plus: Why America’s Founding Fathers would be appalled by Trump 250 years later, and Edward Berenson’s The Trial of Madame Caillaux.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:15 AM
@cwarzel.bsky.social joins @davidfrum.bsky.social to discuss how our online information became so untrustworthy and how we can fight back.
There are many “For Sale” signs in the Palisades—as well as ones instead promising, “This home will rise again.” @nancywalecki.bsky.social reports on how long a year can feel after a fire:
The View From the Palisades
A year is only the beginning of recovery from disaster.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:15 AM
There are many “For Sale” signs in the Palisades—as well as ones instead promising, “This home will rise again.” @nancywalecki.bsky.social reports on how long a year can feel after a fire:
The deadly shooting in Minneapolis by an ICE officer appears destined to aggravate the nation’s already-raw divisions over immigration enforcement, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports.
Deadly Force on a Frozen Street
Trump’s immigration crackdown takes a dark turn in Minneapolis.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:17 AM
The deadly shooting in Minneapolis by an ICE officer appears destined to aggravate the nation’s already-raw divisions over immigration enforcement, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports.
A year ago, Kenneth Turan's collection of some 4,000 books, acquired one by one over decades, turned to smoke and ash in the Palisades fire.
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
I Lost My Library in a Fire
The question before me was whether to begin collecting all over again.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:45 AM
A year ago, Kenneth Turan's collection of some 4,000 books, acquired one by one over decades, turned to smoke and ash in the Palisades fire.
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came into office pledging radical reform to food regulation—but the newly released dietary guidelines show a different approach, Nicholas Florko reports:
MAHA Caved
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a very different approach to food than to vaccines.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came into office pledging radical reform to food regulation—but the newly released dietary guidelines show a different approach, Nicholas Florko reports:
With his overhaul of the childhood-vaccine schedule, RFK Jr. has brought the U.S. to a precipice—and now seemingly nothing is stopping him from driving the country over the edge, Tom Bartlett reports.
RFK Jr.’s Next Move Is What Anti-Vaxxers Have Been Waiting For
Nothing seems to be stopping the health secretary from driving America over a vaccine cliff.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:15 AM
With his overhaul of the childhood-vaccine schedule, RFK Jr. has brought the U.S. to a precipice—and now seemingly nothing is stopping him from driving the country over the edge, Tom Bartlett reports.
Congress hardly made a peep after Trump bypassed it in his Venezuela raid—the latest instance of the branch’s diminishment, Russell Berman and Elaine Godfrey report. “This is the weakest Congress in American history,” one Democratic member told them.
What Is the Point of Congress?
The fast fade of a co-equal branch of government
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January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Congress hardly made a peep after Trump bypassed it in his Venezuela raid—the latest instance of the branch’s diminishment, Russell Berman and Elaine Godfrey report. “This is the weakest Congress in American history,” one Democratic member told them.
The DOJ has charged more than 100 people with breaking a law against “assaulting, resisting, or impeding” federal officials—but many of them may have been doing nothing more than opposing Trump’s immigration policies, Quinta Jurecic reported in November.
The Trump Administration’s Favorite Tool for Criminalizing Dissent
Federal prosecutors have charged more than 100 people with Section 111 violations. Was their crime anything more than opposing Trump’s immigration policies?
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January 7, 2026 at 11:11 PM
The DOJ has charged more than 100 people with breaking a law against “assaulting, resisting, or impeding” federal officials—but many of them may have been doing nothing more than opposing Trump’s immigration policies, Quinta Jurecic reported in November.
Officers in the U.S. don’t get as much instruction as police in other rich countries, Olga Khazan reported in 2021:
American Police Are Inadequately Trained
Officers in the United States don’t get as much instruction as police in other rich countries.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Officers in the U.S. don’t get as much instruction as police in other rich countries, Olga Khazan reported in 2021:
A year ago, Kenneth Turan's collection of some 4,000 books, acquired one by one over decades, turned to smoke and ash in the Palisades fire.
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
I Lost My Library in a Fire
The question before me was whether to begin collecting all over again.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A year ago, Kenneth Turan's collection of some 4,000 books, acquired one by one over decades, turned to smoke and ash in the Palisades fire.
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
Anne Applebaum hosts a new season of “Autocracy in America,” reporting on the sweeping changes unfolding in our country and preparing you to think about what might happen next.
Listen to the new season this Friday wherever you find your podcasts: theatln.tc/Zffsxj8n
Listen to the new season this Friday wherever you find your podcasts: theatln.tc/Zffsxj8n
January 7, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Anne Applebaum hosts a new season of “Autocracy in America,” reporting on the sweeping changes unfolding in our country and preparing you to think about what might happen next.
Listen to the new season this Friday wherever you find your podcasts: theatln.tc/Zffsxj8n
Listen to the new season this Friday wherever you find your podcasts: theatln.tc/Zffsxj8n
"When a federal immigration agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis today, the details were fresh but the story was familiar," writes @dgraham.bsky.social:
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
"When a federal immigration agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis today, the details were fresh but the story was familiar," writes @dgraham.bsky.social:
Today marks the anniversary of the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed more than 18,000 structures. Photojournalists revisited neighborhoods still recovering and rebuilding.
Photos: One Year After the Los Angeles Wildfires
Today marks the anniversary of the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed more than 18,000 structures. Photojournalists revisited neighborhoods still recovering and rebuilding.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Today marks the anniversary of the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed more than 18,000 structures. Photojournalists revisited neighborhoods still recovering and rebuilding.
There are many “For Sale” signs in the Palisades—as well as ones instead promising, “This home will rise again.” @nancywalecki.bsky.social reports on how long a year can feel after a fire:
The View From the Palisades
A year is only the beginning of recovery from disaster.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM
There are many “For Sale” signs in the Palisades—as well as ones instead promising, “This home will rise again.” @nancywalecki.bsky.social reports on how long a year can feel after a fire:
Was an anonymous, $20,000 Polymarket bet on Nicolás Maduro’s ouster just luck—or insider knowledge? @willgottsegen.com explores how the prediction-market boom is poised to worsen the threat of insider trading:
The Polymarket Bets on Maduro Are a Warning
Get ready for the golden age of insider trading.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Was an anonymous, $20,000 Polymarket bet on Nicolás Maduro’s ouster just luck—or insider knowledge? @willgottsegen.com explores how the prediction-market boom is poised to worsen the threat of insider trading:
With his overhaul of the childhood-vaccine schedule, RFK Jr. has brought the U.S. to a precipice—and now seemingly nothing is stopping him from driving the country over the edge, Tom Bartlett reports.
RFK Jr.’s Next Move Is What Anti-Vaxxers Have Been Waiting For
Nothing seems to be stopping the health secretary from driving America over a vaccine cliff.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
With his overhaul of the childhood-vaccine schedule, RFK Jr. has brought the U.S. to a precipice—and now seemingly nothing is stopping him from driving the country over the edge, Tom Bartlett reports.
Goody bags send the message that celebrations are about the accumulation of stuff, Mandy Len Catron argues—and they’re not the only type of treat that children can offer their guests:
Kids Deserve Better Than Goody Bags
They’re wasteful and impersonal—and tend to deprive children of the joy of thoughtful giving.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Goody bags send the message that celebrations are about the accumulation of stuff, Mandy Len Catron argues—and they’re not the only type of treat that children can offer their guests:
America went to extraordinary lengths to throw off the rituals of monarchy, Jake Lundberg writes—why would we fall for royal trappings now?
Foolery, Foppery, and Finery
America went to extraordinary lengths to throw off the rituals of monarchy. Why would we fall for royal trappings now?
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January 7, 2026 at 5:45 PM
America went to extraordinary lengths to throw off the rituals of monarchy, Jake Lundberg writes—why would we fall for royal trappings now?
“For his tireless work promoting the cause of children’s diseases, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being inducted into the Virus Hall of Fame,” @petridishes.bsky.social writes. She imagines the ceremony:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Be Declared Honorary Virus
The ceremony will feature roadkill hors d’oeuvres, goblets of beef tallow, and a sewage plunge.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
“For his tireless work promoting the cause of children’s diseases, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being inducted into the Virus Hall of Fame,” @petridishes.bsky.social writes. She imagines the ceremony:
David Frum tells Vivian Salama that Venezuela’s claim of massive oil reserves is likely inflated: “They just made the figure up … Chavez, for his own ego reasons, said: I want the number to be bigger.”
Watch more from their conversation: theatln.tc/yseKEDb9
Watch more from their conversation: theatln.tc/yseKEDb9
January 7, 2026 at 5:20 PM
David Frum tells Vivian Salama that Venezuela’s claim of massive oil reserves is likely inflated: “They just made the figure up … Chavez, for his own ego reasons, said: I want the number to be bigger.”
Watch more from their conversation: theatln.tc/yseKEDb9
Watch more from their conversation: theatln.tc/yseKEDb9
J.D. Vance and Tulsi Gabbard are among the Trump allies who previously warned against foreign intervention—and have now gone silent, @dgraham.bsky.social argues: “What all of these figures understand is the importance of staying on Trump’s good side.”
Has Anyone Checked on J. D. Vance and Tulsi Gabbard?
The Trump allies who previously warned against intervention have gone conspicuously silent.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
J.D. Vance and Tulsi Gabbard are among the Trump allies who previously warned against foreign intervention—and have now gone silent, @dgraham.bsky.social argues: “What all of these figures understand is the importance of staying on Trump’s good side.”
Nicolás Maduro was “a troublemaker in the region, and a tyrant at home,” @eliotacohen.bsky.social argues. “The concerning thing is not Maduro’s removal, but rather the view of military power that Trump, Hegseth, and others seem to be forming.”
Trump’s Heathen Heart
The president seems intoxicated with military power.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Nicolás Maduro was “a troublemaker in the region, and a tyrant at home,” @eliotacohen.bsky.social argues. “The concerning thing is not Maduro’s removal, but rather the view of military power that Trump, Hegseth, and others seem to be forming.”
Researchers and officials in the Pacific Northwest have tried everything to stop sea lions from eating the region's endangered salmon. The only answer may be to kill protected sea lions, Katherine J. Wu reports.
How Many Sea Lions Must Die?
Killing the protected animals may be the only way to stop them from eating too many of the Pacific Northwest’s endangered salmon.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Researchers and officials in the Pacific Northwest have tried everything to stop sea lions from eating the region's endangered salmon. The only answer may be to kill protected sea lions, Katherine J. Wu reports.
If Venezuela's democratic movement seizes the moment, it could force political concessions much like the ones that made the country a democracy in 1958, Michael Albertus argues:
The Venezuelan Opposition Has a Choice
As bad as things look, the country’s democratic forces broke through a similar jam in 1958.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
If Venezuela's democratic movement seizes the moment, it could force political concessions much like the ones that made the country a democracy in 1958, Michael Albertus argues: