My Head Talking to Hasan Minhaj Including thoughts on Bitcoin

My Head Talking to Hasan Minhaj
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They Went to the Woods Because They Wished to Live Deliberately

They Went to the Woods Because They Wished to Live Deliberately www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/r...

U.S. Seeks to Expedite Deportation of 5-Year-Old Liam Conejo Ramos

U.S. Seeks to Expedite Deportation of 5-Year-Old Liam Conejo Ramos www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

White House Tied Tunnel Funds to Renaming Airport and Train Station for Trump

White House Tied Tunnel Funds to Renaming Airport and Train Station for Trump www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

White House Tied Tunnel Funds to Renaming Airport and Train Station for Trump

White House Tied Tunnel Funds to Renaming Airport and Train Station for Trump www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

ICE’s growing surveillance state - The Boston Globe ICE has constructed a digital dragnet that captures and retains massive amounts of data about all of us, citizens and noncitizens alike.

ICE has constructed a digital dragnet that captures and retains massive amounts of data about all of us, citizens and noncitizens alike.

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Bipartisan lawmakers call for ‘clear and unequivocal apology’ after Trump removes racist video depicting the Obamas - The Boston Globe “Praying it was fake because it’s the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House,” Senator Tim Scott, the Senate’s only Black Republican, said.

“Praying it was fake because it’s the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House. The President should remove it,” Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, who is typically one of Trump’s allies, wrote on X.

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Is This Crypto’s Fimbulwinter? Political power may not be enough to save the crypto cult

Is This Crypto’s Fimbulwinter?
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Tom Homan Demands ICE Agents Return Their Signing Bonuses to Him in Paper Bag The border czar instructed them to place $50,000 into a paper bag from the restaurant chain Cava.

Tom Homan Demands ICE Agents Return Their Signing Bonuses to Him in Paper Bag
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Elizabeth Warren says Kevin Warsh is ‘so much more dangerous’ than the other Fed chair nominees - The Boston Globe The Massachusetts Democrat said Warsh would do President Trump's bidding in a break with the central bank’s independence that would threaten the economy.

“What makes this a moment in history unlike any other is that Donald Trump has launched an all-out public assault to take over the Fed. That’s what makes this nomination so much more dangerous than any that preceded it.”

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‘The perfidious lust for unbridled power’: Federal judges sound the alarm on Trump - The Boston Globe Let’s hear it for the judges holding off the Trump administration’s relentless assaults on democracy.

Let’s hear it for the judges holding off the Trump administration’s relentless assaults on democracy.

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The wealthy ramp up spending while other Americans tread water, new study finds Higher-income Americans and those with college degrees have ramped up their spending more quickly in the past three years than lower-income households and those without college diplomas, according to ...

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Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.

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A Wonkish Note on Tariffs and Inflation There isn’t really a puzzle here

A Wonkish Note on Tariffs and Inflation
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These Democrats won’t succeed in their quests to impeach Trump, Kennedy, and Noem. But they might have a different objective. - The Boston Globe Nearly every one of the lawmakers pushing impeachment articles is either competing in a primary for higher office or seeking to fend off a primary challenge at home in the 2026 midterms.

“I think people want us to stop all this, and no one quite knows how to do that,” said Representative Jim McGovern, the Worcester Democrat.

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Opinion | We Don’t Have to Be Like This

We Don’t Have to Be Like This www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

‘We’ve Fought Side by Side’: Danish Veterans March Against Trump’s Comments

‘We’ve Fought Side by Side’: Danish Veterans March Against Trump’s Comments www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/w...

Chicago Orders Police to Document Potentially Illegal Federal Immigration Tactics

Chicago Orders Police to Document Potentially Illegal Federal Immigration Tactics www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old, Whose Detention Drew Outrage

Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old, Whose Detention Drew Outrage www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

Democratic Upset in Deep Red Texas District Rattles Republicans

Democratic Upset in Deep Red Texas District Rattles Republicans - A Democrat won a state legislative special election in a district that President Trump carried by 17 percentage points, unnerving Republicans in Texas and beyond.

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Protesters Rally Across the U.S. in Solidarity With Minneapolis

Protesters Rally Across the U.S. in Solidarity With Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

Federal Reserve 101 What America’s central bank does and why it matters

Federal Reserve 101 -- Paul Krugman notes that Donald Trump has selected Kevin Warsh as the next chairman, highlighting Warsh’s criticism of the Fed.

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Sell America Is the New Trade on Wall Street

Sell America Is the New Trade on Wall Street www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/b...

Falsehoods Fueled Trump’s First Year Back in Office

Falsehoods Fueled Trump’s First Year Back in Office www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...

Trump’s First Year Could Have Lasting Economic Consequences

Trump’s First Year Could Have Lasting Economic Consequences www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/b...

Opinion | How Much Can One Man Make From Being President? The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.

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We have the power to stop this - The Boston Globe The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is state-sanctioned chaos. The antidote is nonviolent chaos from the bottom up.

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is state-sanctioned chaos. The antidote is nonviolent chaos from the bottom up.

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Cracks are emerging in Trump’s power. The people of Minnesota show why. - The Boston Globe An expert on authoritarian governments sees where the US is going. And he knows what we need to do to fix it.

An expert on authoritarian governments sees where the US is going. And he knows what we need to do to fix it.

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Somerville’s secret weapon against snow - The Boston Globe After storms, some residents can’t safely shovel the sidewalks outside their home. So Somerville helps match seniors or people with disabilities with teen shovelers.

After storms, some residents can’t safely shovel the sidewalks outside their home. So Somerville helps match seniors or people with disabilities with teen shovelers.

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As officials disparage Pretti and Good, families of Black people killed by police have déjà vu - The Boston Globe The shooting deaths of white protesters Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officers in Minneapolis have followed a playbook that is painfully familiar to Black Americans

The shooting deaths of white protesters Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officers in Minneapolis have followed a playbook that is painfully familiar to Black Americans.

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