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"The U.S. scientific community’s first and supreme job was to protect people. It did. Scientists discovered and developed the COVID vaccines that brought the pandemic to an end. It’s the anti-vaxxers, ..., who should stand indicted in the light of 2026." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Anthony Fauci Is Not the Villain in This StoryThe doctor was thrust into his pandemic-leadership role because of Trump’s deadly dereliction of duty.www.theatlantic.comRETVRN
Peter HartlaubImportant note! Our newsroom looked like this ⬇️ No social media, our old Coyote computers had no internet, and the word “viral” still brought to mind smallpox outbreaks. There was certainly no easy way for, say, a half naked photo of yourself to be transmitted around the world in an instant.
Well, we're all going to enjoy 10% interest rates I guess. Congrats to everyone.
FinTwitter*WARSH CONSIDERS REDUCING FREQUENCY OF FED POLICY MEETINGS: NYT
More evidence the page view business model has just entirely collapsed. Old hand Macintosh users will recognize the RETVRN of ‘freemium’ — www.sfgate.com/news/article...
SFGATE launches 'Friends of SFGATE,' complete with ad-free appYou asked, we listened.www.sfgate.comJust the most awful story.
CNNNearly six months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona, investigators released the full contents of two ransom notes in hopes of new leads that will bring investigators closer to her recovery. https://cnn.it/4fQbL8f
“So far during this crisis, there have been no onward movements of people from Ceuta to mainland Spain or other E.U. member states, a senior E.U. official said on Friday afternoon.” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
Update from Carlos Barragán and Koba Ryckewaertwww.nytimes.comHonestly, being willing to sit through jury duty should be a fast-track to citizenship.
Jim SaksaLots of non-citizens are on the jury pool in Philly because they use DMV records and local tax payments to build their master list. (They get out of jury duty by simply notifying the court they aren't citizens.) This man isn't dumb. He's a con artist.
Budget-friendly Tom Hollander with some thoughts
Sam FreedmanThe funeral for irony will be held next week.
“At the same time, companies have paid new attention to the White House as Trump has gotten involved in regulatory decisions that once were made by independent agencies, dramatically shifting the balance of power across Washington.” — www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | ‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump’s Unprecedented Fundraising OperationMeredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out the president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects.www.wsj.com“Yet Bergman, who is endorsed by Trump in an upcoming contested primary, has been virtually silent on the new tariffs and their blowback in local communities, even as he’s prodded to speak out by many of his constituents.” — www.propublica.org/article/trum...
As Trump’s Tariff War With Canada Drags On, This Border Community Suffers Without a VoiceUnder an intensifying trade war, parts of northern Michigan are feeling the financial pain. But with a president intent on conflict and a congressman silent on the issue, these Michiganders see no sig...www.propublica.org"Democratic discontent with Mamdani mounts in the outer boroughs" -- www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Democratic discontent with Mamdani mounts in the outer boroughswww.politico.com“The sheer volume of transgressions…suggests that what’s actually happening here is widespread carelessness.” www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Return of ‘Move Fast and Break Things’The AI industry is getting sloppier.www.theatlantic.comSo jealous of this, would love to see Red October on the big screen. (And many others)
priscilla pagesomeone was like "but not Possession??" of course Possession, and Jurassic Park, and Hunt for the Wilderpeople, etc. here's the full list because a post can only contain so many titles
