Dave Hart

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"Trump intentionally did not just pardon the mayor, which he would be fully within his rights. Instead, what he chose to do was to dangle freedom in front of him in exchange for his preferred policy outcomes in New York City," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Trump and Eric Adams.

Pope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul The vice president took a stab at theology to defend the administration’s rank cruelty. Then a higher authority weighed in.

Pope Francis' remarkable rebuke of JD Vance and Trumpism lays bare an essential truth: Trump is overseeing a massive and systematic abandonment of obligation to the global poor, and Vance's theological obfuscation can't make that disappear.

New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1914...

A lot of money, I suspect. Tokyo is very expensive. Also, I believe Japan is not a fan of immigration in general.