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Ehud Olmert on Israel’s Catastrophic War in Gaza
The former prime minister of Israel discusses why he believes Israel’s war in Gaza can no longer be justified.
The former prime minister of Israel discusses why he believes Israel’s war in Gaza can no longer be justified.
Opinion | Ehud Olmert on Israel’s Catastrophic War in Gaza
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June 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Ehud Olmert on Israel’s Catastrophic War in Gaza
The former prime minister of Israel discusses why he believes Israel’s war in Gaza can no longer be justified.
The former prime minister of Israel discusses why he believes Israel’s war in Gaza can no longer be justified.
Israeli Airstrike Kills at Least 7 of a Doctor’s Children, Gaza Officials Say
Israeli Airstrike Kills at Least 7 of a Doctor’s Children, Gaza Officials Say
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May 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Israeli Airstrike Kills at Least 7 of a Doctor’s Children, Gaza Officials Say
Trump Is Fighting Antisemitism the Wrong Way, a Jewish Group Argue
"The American Jewish Committee joined university groups in urging the White House to combat antisemitism with a careful, lawful process, not hasty, ill-advised actions." -The New York Times
"The American Jewish Committee joined university groups in urging the White House to combat antisemitism with a careful, lawful process, not hasty, ill-advised actions." -The New York Times
Trump Is Fighting Antisemitism the Wrong Way, a Jewish Group Argues
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May 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Trump Is Fighting Antisemitism the Wrong Way, a Jewish Group Argue
"The American Jewish Committee joined university groups in urging the White House to combat antisemitism with a careful, lawful process, not hasty, ill-advised actions." -The New York Times
"The American Jewish Committee joined university groups in urging the White House to combat antisemitism with a careful, lawful process, not hasty, ill-advised actions." -The New York Times
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This is not an arrest. It’s an abduction.
Video of the woman being taken by ICE and the Worcester Police Dept helping them. From @billshaner.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is not an arrest. It’s an abduction.
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
A Playbook for Standing Up to President Trump:
As our counterparts on The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board wrote, Mr. Trump’s campaign against law firms “breaks a cornerstone principle of American justice.”
As our counterparts on The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board wrote, Mr. Trump’s campaign against law firms “breaks a cornerstone principle of American justice.”
Opinion | A Playbook for Standing Up to President Trump
Law firms and universities do not need to capitulate. Here’s how they can fight back.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:45 AM
A Playbook for Standing Up to President Trump:
As our counterparts on The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board wrote, Mr. Trump’s campaign against law firms “breaks a cornerstone principle of American justice.”
As our counterparts on The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board wrote, Mr. Trump’s campaign against law firms “breaks a cornerstone principle of American justice.”
China Halts Critical Exports as Trade War Intensifies:
"Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries."
"Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries."
China Halts Critical Exports as Trade War Intensifies
Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:18 AM
China Halts Critical Exports as Trade War Intensifies:
"Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries."
"Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries."
Jewish Groups and Synagogues Defend Students Detained by ICE
More than two dozen are joining a legal effort to free a Tufts University student the Trump administration is trying to deport because of her pro-Palestinian views.
More than two dozen are joining a legal effort to free a Tufts University student the Trump administration is trying to deport because of her pro-Palestinian views.
Jewish Groups and Synagogues Defend Students Detained by ICE
More than two dozen are joining a legal effort to free a Tufts University student the Trump administration is trying to deport because of her pro-Palestinian views.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Jewish Groups and Synagogues Defend Students Detained by ICE
More than two dozen are joining a legal effort to free a Tufts University student the Trump administration is trying to deport because of her pro-Palestinian views.
More than two dozen are joining a legal effort to free a Tufts University student the Trump administration is trying to deport because of her pro-Palestinian views.
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Do you know the difference between “$2 trillion” and “$150 billion”? About $2 trillion.
April 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Do you know the difference between “$2 trillion” and “$150 billion”? About $2 trillion.
White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled:
"A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/c...
"A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/c...
White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled
A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled:
"A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/c...
"A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/c...
"If the Trump administration were even half coherent about Oren’s objectives, it would be cheering for the CHIPS and Science Act, not opposing it. Declaring economic war on the world and setting off a once-every-two-decade-level financial turmoil is not one of them." -Lawrence Summers
Opinion | ‘I Hope I Am Wrong, but I Am Pretty Pessimistic’: Four Economists Dissect Trump’s Tariffs
The most dramatic effort to remake the post-World War II trade system was underway — until it wasn’t.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
"If the Trump administration were even half coherent about Oren’s objectives, it would be cheering for the CHIPS and Science Act, not opposing it. Declaring economic war on the world and setting off a once-every-two-decade-level financial turmoil is not one of them." -Lawrence Summers
Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
April 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
April 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
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“Willkie’s longest-serving lawyer, Joseph T. Baio, resigned …
“In an email to the firm’s executive committee, Mr. Baio wrote that he had left so he could ‘join the fight against governmental tyranny, unconstitutional decrees and social injustice, particularly at this critical time.’”
“In an email to the firm’s executive committee, Mr. Baio wrote that he had left so he could ‘join the fight against governmental tyranny, unconstitutional decrees and social injustice, particularly at this critical time.’”
How Trump Is Putting Law Firms in a No-Win Situation
As Willkie Farr & Gallagher learned, cutting a deal with the White House can avert a financially punitive executive order. But doing so can draw internal rebukes and external criticism.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“Willkie’s longest-serving lawyer, Joseph T. Baio, resigned …
“In an email to the firm’s executive committee, Mr. Baio wrote that he had left so he could ‘join the fight against governmental tyranny, unconstitutional decrees and social injustice, particularly at this critical time.’”
“In an email to the firm’s executive committee, Mr. Baio wrote that he had left so he could ‘join the fight against governmental tyranny, unconstitutional decrees and social injustice, particularly at this critical time.’”
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It’s the woke mind virus!
April 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It’s the woke mind virus!
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NEWS
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard signed a sworn declaration stating that she was a resident of the State of Texas.
But then she voted in Hawaii.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard signed a sworn declaration stating that she was a resident of the State of Texas.
But then she voted in Hawaii.
Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii | CNN Politics
Election law experts said Gabbard’s vote, coupled with her claiming a homestead tax break on her Texas home, raises questions about whether she properly cast her ballot and illustrates the complexity ...
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April 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
NEWS
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard signed a sworn declaration stating that she was a resident of the State of Texas.
But then she voted in Hawaii.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard signed a sworn declaration stating that she was a resident of the State of Texas.
But then she voted in Hawaii.
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Trump created an environment of instability where it's impossible to make long term plans. Whether you're a company, investor, or anyone working to put food on the table.
The GOP only promises you more of this. If you want stability, you have to vote for it by voting them out.
The GOP only promises you more of this. If you want stability, you have to vote for it by voting them out.
April 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump created an environment of instability where it's impossible to make long term plans. Whether you're a company, investor, or anyone working to put food on the table.
The GOP only promises you more of this. If you want stability, you have to vote for it by voting them out.
The GOP only promises you more of this. If you want stability, you have to vote for it by voting them out.
Why I.R.S. Audits, Already at Their Lowest Levels, May Fall Further www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
Why I.R.S. Audits, Already at Their Lowest Levels, May Fall Further
President Trump is reversing the Biden plan to increase tax revenue through more enforcement.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Why I.R.S. Audits, Already at Their Lowest Levels, May Fall Further www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
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In the "personal news" department, this morning I let my colleagues know that I'm leaving The Washington Post. I'm retiring from my longtime journalistic home but not from journalism, and I'll keep you posted as I decide what my next chapter will be.
April 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
In the "personal news" department, this morning I let my colleagues know that I'm leaving The Washington Post. I'm retiring from my longtime journalistic home but not from journalism, and I'll keep you posted as I decide what my next chapter will be.
"The time we live in today is widely viewed by historians as one of the most relatively peaceful and prosperous in history. We are benefiting from this pacific era because of the United States of America is at peace and economically interwoven with its biggest rival, China." -Thomas Friedman
Opinion | Trump Just Bet the Farm
Donald Trump is upending a world that has brought peace and stability for 80 years. What is it he doesn’t understand?
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
"The time we live in today is widely viewed by historians as one of the most relatively peaceful and prosperous in history. We are benefiting from this pacific era because of the United States of America is at peace and economically interwoven with its biggest rival, China." -Thomas Friedman
NOAA Said to Be Planning to Shrink Staff by 20 Percent www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/c...
More NOAA Employees May Be Let Go, Making 20% of Staff Cut
Together with recent firings and resignations, the new cuts could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to produce lifesaving forecasts, scientists say.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
NOAA Said to Be Planning to Shrink Staff by 20 Percent www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/c...
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
"After Elon met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India on Thursday, Trump admitted that he wasn’t sure if Musk was there as a representative of the U.S. government or as an American C.E.O. “I don’t know,” he said. “They met, and I assume he wants to do business in India.”
Opinion | Who Will Stand Up to Trump at High Noon?
Trump and Musk are destroying the magic of America.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"After Elon met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India on Thursday, Trump admitted that he wasn’t sure if Musk was there as a representative of the U.S. government or as an American C.E.O. “I don’t know,” he said. “They met, and I assume he wants to do business in India.”
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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