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I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Hiring cooled this fall, according to delayed figures released by the Labor Department Tuesday. Employers added 64,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%. n.pr/4oXMGL1
The U.S. added just 64,000 jobs in November -- a sign the labor market is slowing
Hiring cooled this fall, according to delayed figures released by the Labor Department Tuesday. Employers added 64,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%.
n.pr
December 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Hiring cooled this fall, according to delayed figures released by the Labor Department Tuesday. Employers added 64,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%. n.pr/4oXMGL1
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Become ungovernable
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Become ungovernable
"Then there are the trends that are harder to put into words. The feeling that music listening habits have become increasingly trite, passionless and automated in the years since music streaming has become popular."
If you're looking to shake things up in the new year, these streaming platforms will help you diversify your music-listening habits. n.pr/3MFVckn
Ditching music algorithms? Here are 12 streaming alternatives to explore
If you're looking to shake things up in the new year, these streaming platforms will help you diversify your music-listening habits.
n.pr
December 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
"Then there are the trends that are harder to put into words. The feeling that music listening habits have become increasingly trite, passionless and automated in the years since music streaming has become popular."
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"If you’re a critic whose primary medium is TikTok or YouTube, you’re working in formats that encourage volume...That requires you to work at a pace that is completely incompatible with doing a thought-out review"
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Forces Changing Music and Film Criticism
The industry is being transformed in the era of YouTube video essays and TikTok screeds.
www.theatlantic.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"If you’re a critic whose primary medium is TikTok or YouTube, you’re working in formats that encourage volume...That requires you to work at a pace that is completely incompatible with doing a thought-out review"
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Commentary: The violence we are witnessing is not isolated. It’s part of a broader crisis of values. We have allowed cruelty to masquerade as policy, division to become a political strategy and indifference to harden our hearts. And we are seeing the results every day.
Sen. Lakesia Collins: America is on fire. Let’s stop arguing over the smoke.
America is in a moment in which the temperature of our national discourse has reached a boiling point and the consequences are deadly.
trib.al
October 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Commentary: The violence we are witnessing is not isolated. It’s part of a broader crisis of values. We have allowed cruelty to masquerade as policy, division to become a political strategy and indifference to harden our hearts. And we are seeing the results every day.
theconversation.com/research-sug...
The series "Mindhunter" describes corporate leaders as narcissists, in some cases psychopaths. The same is true for presidents. Post Nixon, how could a person become president of the United States and not be a narcissist?
The series "Mindhunter" describes corporate leaders as narcissists, in some cases psychopaths. The same is true for presidents. Post Nixon, how could a person become president of the United States and not be a narcissist?
Research suggests rich people tend to be more selfish – but why is that?
Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness
theconversation.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
theconversation.com/research-sug...
The series "Mindhunter" describes corporate leaders as narcissists, in some cases psychopaths. The same is true for presidents. Post Nixon, how could a person become president of the United States and not be a narcissist?
The series "Mindhunter" describes corporate leaders as narcissists, in some cases psychopaths. The same is true for presidents. Post Nixon, how could a person become president of the United States and not be a narcissist?
The series "Mindhunter" describes corporate leaders as narcissists, in some cases psychopaths. The same is true for presidents. Post Nixon, how could a person become president of the United States and not be a narcissist?
The media hype given to the office demands a narcissist.
The media hype given to the office demands a narcissist.
Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness
Research suggests rich people tend to be more selfish – but why is that?
Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness
tcnv.link
October 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The series "Mindhunter" describes corporate leaders as narcissists, in some cases psychopaths. The same is true for presidents. Post Nixon, how could a person become president of the United States and not be a narcissist?
The media hype given to the office demands a narcissist.
The media hype given to the office demands a narcissist.
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Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness
Research suggests rich people tend to be more selfish – but why is that?
Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness
tcnv.link
October 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, a nun who became a national sports icon for cheering on the Loyola men’s basketball teams during their NCAA Tournament runs, died Thursday, the school said. She was 106.
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, beloved nun who inspired Loyola’s NCAA Tournament runs, dies at 106
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the longtime chaplain of the Loyola men’s basketball team who became a national sports icon, died Thursday. She was 106.
trib.al
October 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, a nun who became a national sports icon for cheering on the Loyola men’s basketball teams during their NCAA Tournament runs, died Thursday, the school said. She was 106.
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NYC friends: this poor dog was almost on his freedom ride out of the pound when his foster didn't show up on him. He's now in danger of being put down. Do you have space in your home and heart to adopt him? ❤️
Also, lots of animals at this NYC shelter who need a home.
nycacc.app#/browse/225834
Also, lots of animals at this NYC shelter who need a home.
nycacc.app#/browse/225834
June 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM
NYC friends: this poor dog was almost on his freedom ride out of the pound when his foster didn't show up on him. He's now in danger of being put down. Do you have space in your home and heart to adopt him? ❤️
Also, lots of animals at this NYC shelter who need a home.
nycacc.app#/browse/225834
Also, lots of animals at this NYC shelter who need a home.
nycacc.app#/browse/225834
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As part of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," the House voted to end a retirement supplement aimed at helping federal employees who retire before they're 62.
She served the American people for 35 years. Now her retirement income is on the line
As part of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," the House voted to end a retirement supplement aimed at helping federal employees who retire before they're 62.
n.pr
June 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
As part of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," the House voted to end a retirement supplement aimed at helping federal employees who retire before they're 62.
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At Illinois public universities, campus cops pull over Black drivers at higher rates
Campus police also ticketed Black drivers more often than white motorists who were stopped, a first-of-its-kind analysis of stops shows.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Campus police also ticketed Black drivers more often than white motorists who were stopped, a first-of-its-kind analysis of stops shows.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
At Illinois public universities, campus cops pull over Black drivers at higher rates
Campus police also ticketed Black drivers more often than white motorists who were stopped, a first-of-its-kind analysis of stops shows.
chicago.suntimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
At Illinois public universities, campus cops pull over Black drivers at higher rates
Campus police also ticketed Black drivers more often than white motorists who were stopped, a first-of-its-kind analysis of stops shows.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Campus police also ticketed Black drivers more often than white motorists who were stopped, a first-of-its-kind analysis of stops shows.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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Young in All the Wrong Ways
YouTube video by Sara Watkins - Topic
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March 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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It was not clear if the deportations happened before a D.C. federal judge ordered the administration to stop using wartime powers to deport anyone immediately, and turn around any planes in the air.
U.S. deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, despite court order
It was not clear if the deportations happened before a D.C. federal judge ordered the administration to stop using wartime powers to deport anyone immediately, and turn around any planes in the air.
www.npr.org
March 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It was not clear if the deportations happened before a D.C. federal judge ordered the administration to stop using wartime powers to deport anyone immediately, and turn around any planes in the air.
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Protests erupt after Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil taken by ICE
The Columbia University graduate, who helped organize the school’s pro-Palestinian protests, was detained and told that his student visa was being revoked, his attorney said
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The Columbia University graduate, who helped organize the school’s pro-Palestinian protests, was detained and told that his student visa was being revoked, his attorney said
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Protests erupt after Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil taken by ICE, Trump says arrest is first of many
The Columbia University graduate, who helped organize the school’s pro-Palestinian protests, was detained Saturday night and told that his student visa was being revoked, his attorney said.
www.nbcnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Protests erupt after Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil taken by ICE
The Columbia University graduate, who helped organize the school’s pro-Palestinian protests, was detained and told that his student visa was being revoked, his attorney said
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The Columbia University graduate, who helped organize the school’s pro-Palestinian protests, was detained and told that his student visa was being revoked, his attorney said
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Go play somewhere else.
#Crickit | Health Ministry urged IPL 2025 to ban tobacco and alcohol ads, including surrogate promotions, advising cricketers against direct or indirect endorsements
Read more about it here:
www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-...
Read more about it here:
www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-...
March 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Go play somewhere else.
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The Pentagon is scuttling its work to mitigate civilian harm in military operations www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon moves to gut operations focused on reducing civilian harm
Officials at the Defense Department’s Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, which seeks to limit collateral damage from military strikes against enemy combatants, were told to accept a buyout or b...
www.washingtonpost.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The Pentagon is scuttling its work to mitigate civilian harm in military operations www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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"The demise of independent journalism in the United States will be less spectacular than the notorious examples of other times and places—as much voluntary as coerced, less like a murder than a death of despair."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Washington Post Is Dying a Death of Despair
The demise of an independent press in the United States might not look much like what readers expect.
www.theatlantic.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"The demise of independent journalism in the United States will be less spectacular than the notorious examples of other times and places—as much voluntary as coerced, less like a murder than a death of despair."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Is stagflation returning, for the first time since the 1970s? Current projections are 2.8% negative growth for the first quarter. Inflation + negative growth = stagflation.
March 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Is stagflation returning, for the first time since the 1970s? Current projections are 2.8% negative growth for the first quarter. Inflation + negative growth = stagflation.
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This list is so long and taking up so much real estate in his speech it’s almost like they want to distract from their massive cuts to Medicaid
March 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This list is so long and taking up so much real estate in his speech it’s almost like they want to distract from their massive cuts to Medicaid
“We have to fight really hard for the climate issue. If we don’t do something strong, these COPs [climate change conferences] will be demoralized. Measures are approved; it’s all nice and dandy on paper, but then no country complies,” he (Lula) stated."
agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/economia/...
agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/economia/...
Lula urges rich countries to show real commitment to the environment
The president said he no longer believes the rich countries’ promise to financially compensate countries that conserve their forests, as a way of mitigating the negative effects of climate change.
agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br
February 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
“We have to fight really hard for the climate issue. If we don’t do something strong, these COPs [climate change conferences] will be demoralized. Measures are approved; it’s all nice and dandy on paper, but then no country complies,” he (Lula) stated."
agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/economia/...
agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/economia/...
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In Japan, the Dragon Quest video game series is popular enough for fans to cancel plans and skip work when a new game comes out. Now, the rest of the world is catching on.
Japan’s love affair with Dragon Quest spreads worldwide
The remake of a 1988 game serves as the latest chance for the rest of the world to learn why Japan loves Dragon Quest so much.
buff.ly
January 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
In Japan, the Dragon Quest video game series is popular enough for fans to cancel plans and skip work when a new game comes out. Now, the rest of the world is catching on.
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"if you're Sly Stone, there is no blueprint for what comes next..."
The genius. The burden. The truth. SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶ Genius), directed by Questlove, streaming Feb 13 on Hulu and Disney+
#SlyLivesHulu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeKg...
The genius. The burden. The truth. SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶ Genius), directed by Questlove, streaming Feb 13 on Hulu and Disney+
#SlyLivesHulu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeKg...
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) | Official Trailer | Hulu
YouTube video by Hulu
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January 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"if you're Sly Stone, there is no blueprint for what comes next..."
The genius. The burden. The truth. SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶ Genius), directed by Questlove, streaming Feb 13 on Hulu and Disney+
#SlyLivesHulu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeKg...
The genius. The burden. The truth. SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶ Genius), directed by Questlove, streaming Feb 13 on Hulu and Disney+
#SlyLivesHulu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeKg...