America’s Brexit. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/w...
How Brexit, a Startling Act of Economic Self-Harm, Foreshadowed Trump’s Tariffs (Gift Article)
Britain’s decision to leave the European Union in 2016 was sold to voters as a magic bullet that would revitalize the country’s economy. Its impact is still reverberating.
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
America’s Brexit. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/w...
Nice to see old fashioned reporting. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/w...
Sudan’s Military Sweeps Across Capital, Hoping to Turn the War (Gift Article)
A New York Times reporter and photographer were the first Western journalists to visit central Khartoum since the civil war broke out two years ago. The scale of how much has been lost was inescapable...
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Nice to see old fashioned reporting. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/w...
Dodgy Doge www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
See How Elon Musk’s Team Inflated, Deleted and Rewrote Its Savings Claims (Gift Article)
The cost-cutting group removed hundreds of contracts from its “wall of receipts,” added back many of them, and inflated savings values.
www.nytimes.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Dodgy Doge www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
The deadly Croc. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/w...
6 Things E.R. Doctors Wish You’d Avoid (Gift Article)
We asked emergency physicians what lessons they’d learned from their job.
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February 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The deadly Croc. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/w...
Canada dares Trump. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVC_...
A very Canadian message
YouTube video by Simon King
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February 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Canada dares Trump. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVC_...
The media companies are bribing Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b... via @NYTimes
Paramount in Settlement Talks With Trump Over ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit (Gift Article)
A settlement, if reached, would be an extraordinary concession by a major U.S. media company to a sitting president.
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January 31, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The media companies are bribing Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b... via @NYTimes
I’m back in style. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/s...
The Lumbersexual Returns (Gift Article)
With a Filson partnership, Junya Watanabe takes us on a time warp back to the hipstery 2000s — plaid checks and all.
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January 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I’m back in style. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/s...
Ukraine has a drone industry. Also looking for investors. Capitalism at work. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/u...
U.S. Reveals Once-Secret Support for Ukraine’s Drone Industry (Gift Article)
The development of a new generation of drones has revolutionized how wars are fought, according to U.S. officials.
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January 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Ukraine has a drone industry. Also looking for investors. Capitalism at work. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/u...
A pirates life. Great read. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/b...
A Fugitive Businessman, Done In by One Law He Couldn’t Dodge (Gift Article)
Fleeing fraud charges, Samuele Landi evaded extradition treaties, dabbled in crypto, procured diplomatic credentials and took advantage of all the offshore world has to offer.
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January 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A pirates life. Great read. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/b...
Other than nations that generate the intellectual fuel for the H1B steam, the rest of the world is not that into Elon.
December 28, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Other than nations that generate the intellectual fuel for the H1B steam, the rest of the world is not that into Elon.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
“There is a glaring problem, however, with the widespread assumption that humans are predators by nature: It’s wrong.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/o...
Opinion | Human Beings Are Not Predators By Nature (Gift Article)
It’s a source of today’s intense political animosity.
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December 22, 2024 at 5:03 PM
“There is a glaring problem, however, with the widespread assumption that humans are predators by nature: It’s wrong.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/o...
Yes, conspiracies are real. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’ (Gift Article)
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
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December 21, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Yes, conspiracies are real. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
Back when you could drive from London to Singapore without getting shot. You still can. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k75g...
BBC Timeshift The Lost Road - Overland to Singapore
YouTube video by receptxful
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December 20, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Back when you could drive from London to Singapore without getting shot. You still can. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k75g...
Wendy discovers fuckery behind the scenes. Some familiar names. newstracs.com/bankruptcy-f...
Bankruptcy filings reveal info on key Trump Media DJT shareholder
Bankruptcy filings reveal new information on a key Trump Media DJT shareholder that helped finance the early deal.
newstracs.com
December 20, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Wendy discovers fuckery behind the scenes. Some familiar names. newstracs.com/bankruptcy-f...
Brutal story of the week. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/w...
Myanmar’s War Has Forced Doctors and Nurses Into Prostitution (Gift Article)
Nearly four years into a grinding civil conflict, the economy is in ruins, and people — even professionals with degrees — are desperate.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Brutal story of the week. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/w...
Why Elon bought Twitter. Let this sink in. wapo.st/3VLjlI6
See Elon Musk’s unmatched online reach
The tech billionaire’s X account blasts his political messages to an audience far bigger than Trump reaches on the platform, data analysis by The Post shows.
wapo.st
December 17, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Why Elon bought Twitter. Let this sink in. wapo.st/3VLjlI6
Based on my journeys into the remote sahara I can say that artisanal gold fuels a lot of bad things. From ISIS to autocrats to dictatorships. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/w...
The Gold Rush at the Heart of a Civil War (Gift Article)
Famine and ethnic cleansing stalk Sudan. Yet the gold trade is booming, enriching generals and propelling the fight.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Based on my journeys into the remote sahara I can say that artisanal gold fuels a lot of bad things. From ISIS to autocrats to dictatorships. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/w...
You might enjoy this discussion about how to fix things.
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Who doesn't like discovering sunken treasure? www.goodnewsnetwork.org/shipwreck-ne...
Shipwreck Near Kenya May Be from Vasco da Gama's Final Voyage and Would Be ‘Archaeological Stardust’
Not far off the Kenyan coast, maritime archaeologists believe they have found the wreckage of a galleon belonging to Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese navigator who found the route to India around Africa....
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December 12, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Who doesn't like discovering sunken treasure? www.goodnewsnetwork.org/shipwreck-ne...
Think long and hard before getting back surgery that requires implants. Try every possible chiropractor method first. That's all I can glean from this sad story. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/n...
Luigi Mangione, Suspect in CEO Killing, Withdrew From a Life of Privilege and Promise (Gift Article)
The suspect, Luigi Mangione, was an Ivy League tech graduate from a prominent Maryland family who in recent months had suffered physical and psychic pain.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Think long and hard before getting back surgery that requires implants. Try every possible chiropractor method first. That's all I can glean from this sad story. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/n...
Young men never stop talking and telling stories. On YouTube tho. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
Opinion | The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone (Gift Article)
What happens if half the population is no longer involved in reading and writing?
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Young men never stop talking and telling stories. On YouTube tho. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
Cool informercial on UAE museums. But, I gotta say who the hell sold them on the Gehry Guggenheim trash heap? www.nytimes.com/paidpost/abu...
PAID POST by Abu Dhabi — A 3D Tour of Abu Dhabi's Culture District
3D Tour of Abu Dhabi's Cultural District
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December 5, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Cool informercial on UAE museums. But, I gotta say who the hell sold them on the Gehry Guggenheim trash heap? www.nytimes.com/paidpost/abu...