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New Yorkers, definitely. Gives you lots of bite-sized options (compared to a book) depending on what mood you’re in.

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USAID Turmoil Threatens Key Aid Supplies to Gaza, Officials Say Washington has funded roughly a third of the aid sent to the enclave since the war began. With most agency workers set to be put on leave, officials say that those supplies are under threat.

The Trump administration’s efforts to downsize USAID have endangered the funding for food, tents and medical treatment for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, according to U.S. officials and workers for humanitarian groups funded by the agency.

Public Service: The Backbone of American Democracy An email recently sent to federal employees by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was not only tone-deaf but emblematic of a profound misunderstanding of public service. T…

Read @bijansabet.com: “Public service is not a “lower productivity” endeavor. It is the foundation of our democracy, and its value is incalculable.” bijansabet.com/2025/02/06/p...

What do you mean **already** February? January lasted like 57 days...

Biden added more jobs to the economy than Trump, Obama, or Bush The U.S. economy added 2.23 million jobs in 2024, including 256,000 in the final full month of Biden's presidency.

The U.S. economy added 2.23 million jobs in 2024, including 256,000 in the final full month of Biden's presidency.

There have been more jobs gained under Biden's term than under the full terms of Trump, Obama, or George W. Bush.

Biden is now at +16.1 million. www.axios.com/2025/01/10/i...

Jimmy Carter, 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100, his son says The tenacious Southerner was turned out of office after one term. But he had a brilliant post-presidential career as a champion of health, peace and democracy.

Thank you for your service, Jimmy Carter - as President, and as a role model for humility and kindness in public life.

www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

If you need something to do, I’m drowning in work over here that could use some extra pairs of hands 😉

AI friendships claim to cure loneliness. Some are ending in suicide. Researchers have long warned of the dangers of building relationships with chatbots. But millions of people spend hours a day bonding with AI companions.

Well, this is a little concerning...😳

Congress has *got* to get its act together on this soon, but I sadly have little confidence that it will. Regulation is urgently needed to ensure the public is protected and that AI products are developed responsibly.

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Opinion | Blue America, you really need to get over Angela Merkel Democrats inexplicably still extol Angela Merkel despite her manifest failures as Germany’s leader.

Good @washingtonpost.com op-ed by Charles Lane on a recent appearance by Angela Merkel in DC.

While I will always deeply admire her “wir schaffen das” moment on welcoming refugees in 2015, much of the rest of her time in office leaves much to be desired…

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

The breathless rollercoaster ride that was today's events in #SouthKorea reminds me most of that crazy day in 2023 when Yevgeny Prigozhin was leading that column of Wagner mercenaries speeding towards Moscow, only for it to all end ~7 hours after it started.

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Isn't it also true, though, that light rail systems often include above-ground station stops on/along the street that would preclude the system from even being able to install fare gates?

I don't know if that's the case in Seattle, but it was something that occurred to me.

‘The taste of our home’: inside an Afghan restaurant in Arizona run by former refugees As neighbors face an uncertain political future, the city’s only Afghan restaurant provides a sense of community – and ‘a bit of happiness’ An aromatic blend of spices and bolani, stuffed pan-fried bread, and the voice of Asad Badie, an Afghan pop singer…

‘The taste of our home’: inside an Afghan restaurant in Arizona run by former refugees

Agreed 100% re absence of enforcement for centuries…I suppose the Act has been long dead. Not a recent phenomenon.

They are not definitive violations on their face, no, but one has to believe (in the case of Trudeau) that their discussions amount to negotiations around tariffs, no?

Unless the President-Elect is not considered a private citizen but an actual official? Or that the talks are considered official?

First Mark Rutte and now Trudeau…

RIP to the Logan Act.

www.britannica.com/event/Logan-...

This important post by @dandrezner.bsky.social should serve as a potent reminder to us all of how the weakening of America’s education system - public education and higher education - negatively impacts our national security.

Education needs to be considered a national security issue!

A fruit stand on the sidewalk outside Sotheby’s on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Headline reads: "The Sidewalk Fruit Vendor Who Sold a $6.2 Million Banana for 25 Cents." Photo credit: Amir Hamja for The New York Times.

Shah Alam works outside Sotheby’s, shares a basement in the Bronx, and works 12-hour shifts at the fruit stand.

Last Wednesday, he sold a banana that would soon be duct-taped to a wall and auctioned as part of a work of art. When Alam was told the sale price, he began to cry.
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I would very much like to have thanksgiving in a Nancy Meyers rom com kitchen

71% of Americans believe the economy is rigged against them. They’re not wrong.

1973: Top 1% took home 9% of the income in the US
2023: Top 1% took home 26.5% of the income in the US

Wealth created by millions of people greatly benefits a tiny group of extremely rich people.

While Thanksgiving may be cheaper this year, it’s important to note just how little the farmers who cultivate our poultry and vegetables actually receive from consumers ⬇️

visualization shows scale of trump tariffs in first term, vs on all imports

(each square is $10 billion)

Not necessarily if people were getting their news from other sources on other platforms (radio, social media, etc.) that utilize and adhere to journalistic standards.

The problem is that most of those non-newspaper sources do not…

ECJ to fine Hungary €1m a day until it complies with EU refugee laws European court also orders Budapest to pay €200m for ‘unprecedented’ breach of rules

What's the ECJ refugee-violations fine on Hungary up to now? €200m plus €1m a day since June 24, so about €350m? www.theguardian.com/world/articl...

A truly insane threat to make to two of our closest allies and partners.

Making good on it would have extraordinary consequences for *consumers* that would ripple across North America…

** TRUMP THREATENS 25% TARIFFS ON ALL MEXICO IMPORTS

The US imported $476 billion from Mexico last year - more than any other country

A 25 percent tariff on those imports would translate into a roughly $100 billion annual tax — or ~$1 trillion over the next decade

If you thought Elon's UK takes were bad, you've not seen his views on the EU yet 🥶😱🥶

We'll *all* miss Borrell's outfits