I fear this will be taught as observing domestic politics (and markets). It's just accentuating how lost that particular war is.
George Pearkes*US FORCES BEGAN LAUNCHING STRIKES AGAINST IRAN AT 8PM ET
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Don Dechert
Lawyer, veteran. Ex-baby historian, current litigator, lapsed social scientist, still playing TTRPGs. Unabashedly pro-cat because cats are awesome. Various thoughts, some well articulated in 🇺🇲/🇩🇪. 📍Chicago, IL, Vereinigte Staaten, Terra
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Unser Steuergeld bei der Arbeit.
shawnnew: officials are building a $7 million “trauma-informed” visitation center at the cook county jail, part of at least $400 million in projects planned at the jail over the next decade. it’s supposed to make for a more “humane” experience—but it’ll do little to address the dismal conditions at ccj.
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Okay sorry here should be the gift link! www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/b...
Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda (Gift Article)The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.www.nytimes.com
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I have a piece coming out on the bad politics & bad policy of the Trump Administration doing this, but I also think this connects to my New Republic piece on Dems’ failure to take victory laps. Did seniors even know the Medicare Pt. D subsidy came out of the IRA? (No) newrepublic.com/article/2125...
Trump’s Budget Bill Has a New Trap for DemocratsBlue state leaders want to mitigate the harms of Trump’s budget bill. But will cleaning up another Republican mess only serve to let the GOP off the hook?newrepublic.comKyle GriffinBREAKING WSJ: The Trump admin plans to end a subsidy program that helped hold down premiums for Medicare drug plans — a move that could leave many seniors facing higher rates for their prescription coverage next year.
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"I don't care about US Servicemember dead or wounded because a small group of partially politically appointed decision makers sending troops to get killed by Iran also killed schoolchildren and fishermen for Russia/Israel/hubris." Is an objectively shitty take.
Chris WoodUS soldiers? Cry me a river. 150 schoolgirls shredded and incinerated in just one horrific moment, now THAT seems to me kind of a big deal. Apparently not to the country that killed them.
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What is the proper thing to do when an opposing counsel makes an affirmative misstatement of fact to the court, because you can guess my preference: 1. Point it out and allow them to correct it. 2. Correct it yourself via emergency motion. 3. Slit your own wrists, leave proof on your body.
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The hill I will die on is that c19th women couldn’t move in clothes. This is a mid #1880s tennis dress. Yes it is not sportswear we recognise today. Yes there are layers. Yes women could ‘do’ sport & move in ways we might not imagine possible. ‘Played’ painting John Lavery #LACMA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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if this somehow happens I will indeed have to hand it to Zaslav
Carl Quintanilla(Bloomberg) - Larry Ellison and his family would be on the hook for $9.8 billion if Paramount Skydance Corp.’s deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. falls apart. @bloomberg.com $PSKY $ORCL www.bloomberg.com/news/article...