🎁🔗: Michigan Senate Candidate, a Former Trump Critic, Shifts Toward Election Skepticism h/t @bgrueskin.bsky.social via @urocklive1.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/u...
Michigan Senate Candidate, a Former Trump Critic, Shifts Toward Election Skepticism (Gift Article)Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee, has suggested that further scrutiny of the 2020 election was warranted and that voting irregularities sank his first Senate bid two years ago.www.nytimes.comTranscript: Angry Trump Unravels as Humiliating New Iran Leaks Hit newrepublic.com/article/2140... via @newrepublic.com
Transcript: Angry Trump Unravels as Humiliating New Iran Leaks HitAs officials leak fresh details about Trump’s colossal Iran screw-ups, a skilled interpreter of MAGA explains why his sycophants remain deeply in his thrall—and how it endangers the rest of us.newrepublic.comGreenland Issues ‘Strong Warning’ as Trump-linked Oil Firm Prepares to Drill www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drillIsland’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drillingwww.theguardian.com🎁🔗: Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Shutdown, Avoiding Skirmish Before Midterms www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/u...
Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Shutdown, Avoiding Skirmish Before Midterms (Gift Article)The move came more than a month before the spending deadline, reflecting an eagerness in both parties to avoid a messy fight before the midterm elections.www.nytimes.com🎁🔗: Growing Up in Peru, I Thought I Knew Poverty. America Surprised Me. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/o...
Opinion | What American Poverty Looks Like (Gift Article)A Latin American sees homes that have air-conditioning but are racked by addiction and puzzles over what it means to be poor.www.nytimes.com🎁🔗: Iran Issues List of Demands, Complicating Efforts to Reopen Strait www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/w...
Iran Issues List of Demands, Dampening Hopes of Reopening Strait of HormuzThe head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the United States met certain conditions.www.nytimes.com🎁🔗: The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/u...
The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note.The Iran war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower. A more drawn-out Iran conflict benefits Moscow and Beijing, some analysts say.www.nytimes.com🎁🔗: U.S. Hiring Slumps, a Worrying Sign for the Economy h/t @datagoodies.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
U.S. Hiring Slumps, a Worrying Sign for the Economywww.nytimes.com🎁🔗: How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/u...
How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington (Gift Article)A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.www.nytimes.com🎁🔗: U.S. Hiring Slumps, a Worrying Sign for the Economy www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
Jobs Report Live Updates: U.S. Job Market Shrinks Unexpectedly (Gift Article)Employers shed 23,000 jobs in July, and gains in previous months were revised down sharply, in a downbeat report that suggests the labor market is weaker than previously believed.www.nytimes.com🎁🔗: This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature h/t @carlzimmer.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/s...
This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature (Gift Article)Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.www.nytimes.com🎁🔗: Drought and Aging Pipes Plunge Puerto Rico Into Another Water Crisis www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/u...
Drought and Aging Pipes Plunge Puerto Rico Into Another Water Crisis (Gift Article)Starting on Friday, the island’s water authority is scheduled to shut off water for rotating 48-hour periods in parts of San Juan and surrounding areas.www.nytimes.com🎁🔗: Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...
Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship and ‘Birth Tourism’The orders come after the Supreme Court ruled June 30 that President Trump’s previous efforts to end birthright citizenship were unconstitutional.www.nytimes.com🎁🔗: Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Follow Years of Warnings and Neglect www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Suspected Iran Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Supply Follow Years of Warnings and Neglect (Gift Article)Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.www.nytimes.com🎁🔗: C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana (Gift Article)The task force will allow the spy agency to quickly direct more financial, human and technical resources at the island, with the goal of creating fissures among the Cuban political elite.www.nytimes.com🎁🔗: After Colleges Reject ‘Compact,’ Trump Officials Try a Letter www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
After Colleges Reject ‘Compact,’ Trump Officials Try a Letter (Gift Article)The open letter from Education Secretary Linda McMahon fell far short of the attempt at a compact last year that dangled research money in return for embracing the Trump administration’s agenda.www.nytimes.com
