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Christine Spolar
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Stuff I read: facts. Former FT, NYT, WashPost, Bloomberg, KFF Health
Reposted by Christine Spolar
What were the CIA-backed "Zero Units" in Afghanistan?

For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
The Night Raids
CIA-backed operations killed countless Afghan civilians, and the U.S. hasn't been held accountable. A reporter returns to investigate her past and unravel the legacy of the secretive Zero Units.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Miroslaw Chojecki, Solidarity’s ‘Minister of Smuggling,’ Dies at 76 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
Miroslaw Chojecki, Solidarity’s ‘Minister of Smuggling,’ Dies at 76
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Fully agree with my paper's editorial on Trump. Ukraine needs Europe to stop flattering Trump the conman and take a clear stand for its own survival and values. www.ft.com/content/8ccf...
Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing
Latest Ukraine peace plan presented by the US would be a capitulation to Moscow
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
AH! "Kyoto" has opened at Lincoln Center...timely play for these climate times (and before the #COP in November...) Here's my interview with the playwrights (during its London run) insideclimatenews.org/news/2903202...
Climate Change Is Must-See Theater in London. Meet the Playwrights Behind “Kyoto” - Inside Climate News
The 1997 U.N. climate agreement in Japan has been turned into a play that explores the politics and personalities behind the first global deal to limit greenhouse gases.
insideclimatenews.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Good morning...:) youtu.be/GFTHzzFA-TQ?...
ERIC LU – final round (19th Chopin Competition, Warsaw)
YouTube video by Chopin Institute
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
On this day....1960, The Pirates won the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees⚾⚾⚾ in Game 7, 10-9....remember my dad coming home from that :)
October 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error
www.nytimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
October 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Ah…yes
October 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
October 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
‘America Is Not a Safe Place to Work’: Koreans Describe Georgia Raid www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/w...
‘America Is Not a Safe Place to Work’: Koreans Describe Georgia Raid
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Reposted by Christine Spolar
Breaking News: The Pentagon said it would require journalists to pledge not to use unauthorized information or risk losing credentials to cover the military.
Pentagon Introduces New Restrictions on Reporter Access
The Department of Defense will force reporters to pledge not to gather or use any information that had not been formally authorized for release, or risk losing their credential to cover the military.
nyti.ms
September 20, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Kennedy, Rejecting Data, Fuels Distrust of His Own Agencies www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
Kennedy, Rejecting Data, Fuels Distrust of His Own Agencies
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Friday…
September 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
More than 85 climate scientists call the US Department of Energy’s new climate report unfit for policymaking in a comprehensive review. DOE’s report cherry-picked evidence, lacked peer-reviewed studies and is “fundamentally incorrect,” the authors wrote.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0209202...
Dozens of Scientists Call DOE Climate Report ‘Fundamentally Incorrect’ - Inside Climate News
The review comes as the Trump administration is leaning on the report as part of its justification to end EPA regulation of greenhouse gases.
insideclimatenews.org
September 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM