Leonard A. Lauder, Philanthropist and Cosmetics Heir, Dies at 92

Leonard A. Lauder, Philanthropist and Cosmetics Heir, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/b... Leonard Lauder said to me long ago that "There is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don't care who takes the credit," a line that reflected both his modesty and his strategic brilliance.

Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

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Donald Trump’s Disgrace

Donald Trump is the president.

The deadliest plane crash in nearly 24 years happened under his watch.

If people died all the time because of Biden and DEI, then how come we didn't have any plane crashes like we did last night?

Caroline Kennedy Calls RFK Jr. a ‘Predator’ in Letter to Senators In a harsh letter to lawmakers considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, Ms. Kennedy called her cousin unfit for the job and a “predator” who led family members to addiction...

Bravo Caroline Kennedy. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...

Opinion | I Prosecuted the Capitol Rioters. I Know Why Trump Pardoned Them. Trump’s pardons will encourage more violence.

I Prosecuted the Capitol Rioters. They Have Never Been More Dangerous. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...

We're calling it exactly what it was: a Nazi salute. @therickwilson.bsky.social and @mayaonstage.bsky.social unpack all the disturbing events from this past week as Trump re-infests the White House.

Tune into a new episode of #TheBreakdown live tomorrow at 7PM ET:

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We should’ve deported that Nazi fucker (Musk) when we had the chance.

How magnificent was Gerald Ford’s eulogy to Jimmy Carter, read movingly by his son Steven. If Ford had been as thoughtful and eloquent as President, would history have been different?

He’s a Security Guard at the Met. Now His Work Is Showing There. How the dream of a lifetime became reality for a sculptor from Egypt.

Here is one piece of truly happy news, a joy to read given everything else going on in the world.
He’s a Security Guard at the Met. Now His Work Is Showing There. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/n...

Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. It is likely to please President-elect Trump and his conservative allies.

Talk about "anticipatory obedience": Meta agreeing that facts are whatever the Trump administration says they are. Remember Daniel Patrick Moynihan's great line: "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not to their own facts." He must be spinning in his grave. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/b...