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I am a national political reporter interested in the cross currents of history, culture and economics.
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They are counting on you giving up.

Doesn't mean you can't be afraid, angry, or both, but spreading hopelessness is spreading inaction in the face if fascism narratives and that's euthanasia for resistance.
Guys, with understanding that everyone is angry right now, I am honestly going to start blocking people who say things like, "Who cares? The law doesn't matter anymore," or "They can do whatever they want, they can't be stopped" etc. I mean, if you really feel that way, you're a part of the problem.
January 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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An eerie scene this morning on the bay.
January 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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This is pretty cool.

I wonder how this might be used to do better climate work — e.g., for addressing emissions linked to buildings, and mapping infrastructure for climate adaptation work?

interestingengineering.com/innovation/f...
World's buildings mapped for the first time in high-resolution 3D map
Technical University of Munich researchers have just unveiled GlobalBuildingAtlas, a new 3D map that captures every building on the planet.
interestingengineering.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Sunrise Over Sebastopol
#photography
#art
#sunrise
January 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM
If it’s not baroque, don’t fix it.
October 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
What is this?
WE ARE SO BACK.
October 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
What is this?
What's up, Bluesky? We thought you might've missed some of our greatest hits, so we put this together for you.

Can't wait to spend more quality time together! ❤️🇺🇸
October 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
It was all part of the plan.
Jimmy Kimmel’s show wasn’t suspended because of comments about Charlie Kirk. Major media like the NYT keep saying that, but Kirk was just a pretext. In July, when Kirk was still alive, Trump reacted to the cancellation of Colbert’s show by saying “Jimmy Kimmel is next.” it’s not about Kirk.
September 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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NEW: A ChinaFile investigation into China's powerful, but leaky, internet censorship system at locknet.chinafile.com
1/21
June 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Whoa.
New: Sarah MacLachlan, Jewel, and more musicians scheduled to perform at tonight's premiere for Hulu's ABC News doc LILITH FAIR have all pulled out after Disney scrapped the red carpet. First notable talent consequence of the Jimmy Kimmel situation.
September 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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The widow of Charlie Kirk said she forgave the man accused of killing her husband as President Trump led tributes to a “missionary with a noble spirit”
Erika Kirk forgives man accused of murder at Charlie Kirk’s memorial
www.thetimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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I'm preparing a quantitative history lab for my students out of my own recent research at the UK National Archives on late 19th/early 20th cent women-initiated divorces. I keep being struck by the introduction around 1903 of this stamp forgiving the court fee, & wondering its effect on judges:
September 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Where Have All the Boycotts Gone?
#Trump
Where Have All the Boycotts Gone?
The watchdog that didn’t bark.
www.thebulwark.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Dr Laura Hayes (@diasdublin.bsky.social), Dr Anthony Redmond (@ucddublin.bsky.social), and Dr Boris Galkin (@tyndallinstitute.bsky.social) have been awarded prestigious University Research Fellowships by @royalsociety.org.

Read more:

www.researchireland.ie/news/royal-society-fellowships/
April 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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PRESS RELEASE: US Institute of Peace staff faces second ‘Friday Night Massacre’; over 200 fired by DOGE overnight
July 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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The UN suggests that the United States might be involved in “enforced disappearance,” which is illegal under international law www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/u...
Trump Administration Poised to Ramp Up Deportations to Distant Countries
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Axelrod suggests Trump to blame for Bondi's '180' on Epstein files
#Trump
Axelrod suggests Trump to blame for Bondi's '180' on Epstein files
Democratic strategist David Axelrod suggested Sunday that President Trump is to blame for Attorney General Pam Bondi’s “180” when it comes to releasing files related to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I've said this from the start: Anyone who thinks Pam Bondi decided on her own to do a 180 and inflame MAGA on the Epstein file release hasn't been paying attention,” Axelrod said in a Sunday post on the social platform X.  “There's only one guy who could have ordered it--and had a motive to--but it's sacrilege on the Right to say it!” he added. Right-wing influencers who have long promoted conspiracy theories about Epstein recently turned their ire towards the Trump administration, especially Bondi, due to a recent Justice Department memo seeking to sink those theories. The Monday memo said there was no evidence that Epstein kept a “client list” or that he attempted to blackmail powerful figures implicated in his crimes. It also concluded Epstein’s death was due to suicide, pushing back against theories that he was secretly murdered. Bondi in February said an Epstein client list was on her desk to be reviewed. The attorney general said Monday she had been referring to a variety of files related to the Epstein case, not a specific list of names. Trump has faced rare criticism from his base over the memo, angrily saying during a Cabinet meeting that people should not waste their time talking about Epstein. Bondi has reportedly clashed with deputy FBI director Dan Bongino, who regularly pushed for the release of Epstein evidence as a conservative media figure, over the handling of the case. The president praised Bondi on Saturday for doing a “FANTASTIC” job amid the uproar. “What’s going on with my ‘boys’ and, in some cases, ‘gals?’ They’re all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB! We’re on one Team, MAGA, and I don’t like what’s happening. We have a PERFECT Administration, THE TALK OF THE WORLD, and ‘selfish people’ are trying to hurt it, all over a guy who never dies, Jeffrey Epstein,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. Trump told reporters on Sunday evening that Bongino was in "good shape," adding they spoke this weekend. "Dan Bongino, very good guy. I’ve known him a long time. I’ve done his show many many times. He sounded terrific, actually. No, I think he’s in good shape,” Trump said. The Hill has reached out to the Department of Justice and White House for comment.
thehill.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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This week I’m representing Australia’s interests in China. Here’s why.
July 13, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Remind me again: why are we supposed to support a cold war with China?
July 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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If Trump Is Neither Hawk nor Dove, What Is He?
#Trump
If Trump Is Neither Hawk nor Dove, What Is He?
The president’s recent moves don’t fit the usual binary of U.S. foreign policy—but there is a historical precedent.
foreignpolicy.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Biden Says He Made the Clemency Decisions That Were Recorded With Autopen
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Taking “constituent services” to the max. Well done, Senator @vanhollen.senate.gov.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Democrat Chris Van Hollen travelled to the Latin American country after Kilmar Abrego Garcia was thrown out of the US
US senator meets man deported to El Salvador in ‘administrative error’
Democrat Chris Van Hollen travelled to the Latin American country after Kilmar Abrego Garcia was thrown out of the US
www.thetimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Happy Friday everyone. Thanks for reading NPR.org this week.

Wanted to take a second to also remind you: I interviewed whistleblower Dan Berulis to accompany my lengthy written story on NLRB. Hear from him in his own words:

one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5355...
🔊 Listen Now: A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
All Things Considered on NPR One | 7:13
one.npr.org
April 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Love this 💙💙💙
Anthony Fauci receives the Excellence in Public Policy and Public Affairs from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
April 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM