Nate Bigelow

Can’t wait!

“Without malefactors the world of the righteous is robbed of all meaning.”
- Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger

I wish we had to look back in time to find them.

One of the Grimmest Days in American Diplomacy At an Oval Office meeting, the president of the United States ambushed a loyal ally.

“Friday, February 28, 2025, will go into the history books as one of the grimmest days in American diplomacy,” writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social.

Now “Putin, along with other dictators around the world, can finally look at Trump with confidence and think: one of us”: theatln.tc/FHJeRVAj

Newman: Trump's budget sophistry Trump fantasizes about balancing the federal budget. Here's why that has no chance of happening.

I have no words to describe it…

An opportunity to reframe the DEI debate (opinion) A Dear Colleague letter seeking to prohibit race-conscious DEI initiatives should push campus leaders to rethink their core programs, Marjorie Hass writes.

I’m lucky enough to know the author, which means I can enjoy hearing her voice while reading…

What Have Trump and His Administration Said and Done So Far? Gaza, Tariffs, U.S.P.S. The New York Times is tracking the actions taken by, and significant statements made by, President Trump and his administration during the first 100 days of Mr. Trump’s second term.

Very helpful…. I was a mess trying to remember current events to discuss in class today.

Elon Musk tweet: We spent the wekend feeding USAID

Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?

Outside of USAID headquarters, Senator Brian Schatz:

"If you want to change an agency, introduce a bill and pass a law. You cannot wave away an agency that you don't like or that you disagree with by executive order, or by literally storming into the building and taking over the servers."

BOOM!

I’ve always really liked flying into DCA. The monuments on one side, Arlington on the other, and the Potomac giving way to runway at the last second.

The experience will never feel the same….What a tragedy.

Cecile Richards sits on a boulder in front of a bush with fuschia leaves and gazes over her shoulder into the distance. Text reads: "Cecile Richards Former Planned Parenthood President Dies at 67." Photo credit: Joshua Bright for The New York Times

Breaking News: Cecile Richards, a former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and one of the country’s most well-known defenders of abortion rights, has died at 67. nyti.ms/40pKWQl