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Friend of Gabriel Allon, also a father of twins. Trying to impress @jamiegangel. The writing always the writing. www.danielsilvabooks.com

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Daniel Silva @danielsilvabooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hello friends!
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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Trump says Secret Service wants him to ‘take down’ Oval Office
The president also said he is looking into designating the White House room as a “federal landmark,” potentially preserving his changes.” Gift article - wapo.st/3TX3acS
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Trump says Secret Service wants him to ‘take down’ Oval Office
The president also said he is looking into designating the White House room as a “federal landmark,” potentially preserving his changes.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING on MS NOW: MS NOW and CNN journalists have just been denied access to covering Xi Jinping's arrival back at the White House for tonight's state dinner.
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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms
Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/09/2026
Breaking News: Massachusetts is investigating how DraftKings and other gambling sites use A.I. The inquiry follows a New York Times report that showed how DraftKings has deployed the technology to target losing gamblers with promotions that encouraged more betting.
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Massachusetts Is Investigating Gambling Companies’ Use of A.I.
In response to a New York Times report on DraftKings, the state’s gaming commission said it would evaluate how each company deployed the technology.
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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
From a friend on the dangers of ChatGPT: “That is what the chatgpt technology wants us to do.. except we will live its life and not ours.”
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Daniel Silva @danielsilvabooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Daniel Silva @danielsilvabooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Jeff Zucker Cameos In ‘Primetime’ and Calls ‘To Catch a Predator’ ‘Important’
“Primetime” reconsiders the early 2000s NBC hit about sting operations targeting adults pursuing minors.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23/09/2026
A federal judge has ordered Texas to install air conditioning in all of its prisons by the end of 2029, saying that inmates in lockups without it are being given punishments that violate their constitutional rights.
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Judge orders Texas to have air conditioning at all prisons by end of 2029
A federal judge has ordered Texas to install air conditioning in all of its prisons by the end of 2029, saying that inmates in lockups without it are being given punishments that violate their constitutional rights.
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CNN @cnn.com · 23/09/2026
"Republicans choosing to distance themselves from Donald Trump ahead of the midterm elections was somewhat inevitable, given how historically unpopular the president is," writes CNN's Aaron Blake. "But the examples are piling up, and it’s notably happening in some pretty red territory." | Analysis
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Analysis: The GOP stampede away from Trump is growing — including in pretty red districts | CNN Politics
Republicans choosing to distance themselves from President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm election was somewhat inevitable, given how historically unpopular Trump is.
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Viewers have been asking me if the other major TV networks will stand in solidarity with CNN over the president's ban. The answer is yes. The other networks are declining to assign a different “TV pool” camera crew to cover Trump "effective today" >>>
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For anyone who'd like to read it in full, here is the PDF of the First Amendment lawsuit filed by CNN, MS NOW and Politico this morning: www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNN www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
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Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNN
The move was an escalation of President Trump’s showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
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CNN @cnn.com · 21/09/2026
President Donald Trump's close aide Natalie Harp showed him clips of media coverage last week before he banned Politico, CNN and MS NOW from the White House, people familiar with the matter said. CNN has reached out to the White House for comment. cnn.it/4Apqy32
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CNN @cnn.com · 21/09/2026
CNN, MS NOW and Politico to sue Trump administration after the president banned them from the White House. cnn.it/4cXFIma
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CNN @cnn.com · 21/09/2026
A group aboard a fishing charter in Florida were met with an unexpected encounter: a US military drone believed to be a clone of the notorious Iranian-designed Shahed-136. cnn.it/3UU74Ub
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CNN @cnn.com · 21/09/2026
A police officer was shot outside a synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, as members of the Jewish community gathered to mark Yom Kippur, officials said. cnn.it/3Tg5xqL
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Daniel Silva @danielsilvabooks.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Any paintings of questionable provenance?
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“There were dogs and bikers; elders with gray hair and babies with no hair; people in Nationals jerseys and business casual attire (equally ubiquitous DC uniforms). Most wore one common item: a red pin that read, 'Hands Off the Arts'...” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Thousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’
The vigil took place at the end of a week that saw the doors to the marble building locked shut.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 19/09/2026
BREAKING: MS NOW says it has been denied White House access after President Trump said he was barring some media outlets.
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MS NOW says its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds
MS NOW says its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds Saturday morning. This comes a day after President Donald Trump announced he would ban the network and other outlets from the complex.
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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
New- “Several of Trump’s advisers said they had become “increasingly blunt” with him, as one put it, and that in recent weeks he was listening to them about the electoral reality the GOP faces. It didn’t always translate to a good mood for Trump.” Gift Article wapo.st/3V2nWYO
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Trump is sober about the midterm prospects for Republicans, advisers say
In private, President Trump has been hearing blunt news from advisers about the GOP's poor chances in the midterms and has accepted that some of the problem is of his making.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 19/09/2026
'Telling' slip in Trump's media meltdown laid bare on CNN
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'Telling' slip in Trump's media meltdown laid bare on CNN
CNN's Jake Tapper flagged what President Donald Trump said Friday when pressed on what he actually wants from his decision to bar three news organizations from the White House, noting the president pivoted immediately to money he says networks have paid him.Asked about the specifics of the ban, Trum...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/09/2026
King Charles III of Britain is meeting with executives from leading artificial intelligence companies in Scotland on Thursday, amid a growing global debate about safety risks created by the technology and whether the pace of development should be slowed down.
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King Charles Meets With A.I. Executives About Safety Risks
The gathering in Scotland brings together industry leaders amid a growing debate about the safety risks of unchecked artificial intelligence.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/09/2026
UK mortgage rate hits highest since 2023 as Bank of England prepares to announce interest rate decision – business live
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UK mortgage rate hits highest since 2023 as Bank of England prepares to announce interest rate decision – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news * Bank of England urged to slow or halt bond-selling to slash UK borrowing costs * The Guardian view on the Bank of England’s £120bn bill: power without accountability Newsflash: Britain’s economy has been more productive since Tony Blair’s first election win than previously thought. A new measure of measuring productivity, just released by the Office for National Statistics, shows that annual productivity growth since 1997 has been stronger than it had estimated in the past. Continue reading...
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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New: AI has transformed the Pentagon’s aging networks into a national security risk @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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AI has transformed the Pentagon’s aging networks into a national security risk
Outdated networks face growing cyber threats as AI makes it easier for adversaries to exploit vulnerabilities and launch disruptive attacks.
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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New - “Trump says Kennedy Center could be ‘ripped down’ without his intervention” www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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Trump says Kennedy Center could be ‘ripped down’ without his intervention
The center remained closed Wednesday as management cited “imminent life-safety risks” and a federal judge ordered officials to respond to a challenge to the shutdown.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 15/09/2026
Story by my NYT colleague David Yaffe-Bellany.. Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/t...
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Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry (Gift Article)
The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump’s personal investments in crypto.
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Daniel Silva @danielsilvabooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“Trump says center won’t reopen without his name attached”
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Daniel Silva @danielsilvabooks.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Don is not happy about this…. Neither is the goat www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/r...
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In Corsica, Separatists Bomb Vacation Homes to Send a Message
A majority of Corsicans support more autonomy from France. Some are going to extremes to make it known.
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Judge Luttig @judgeluttig.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Final Battle for America’s Democracy newrepublic.com/article/2151... via @newrepublic.com
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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.
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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#NeverForget 9/11
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 11/09/2026
Speaking of sense memories, I always revisit this incredible @tomjunod.bsky.social feature from 2021 about "Falling Man," photographer Richard Drew, and the image's indelible impact on our culture and all that came next.
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The Falling Man
Do you remember this photograph? In the United States, people have taken pains to banish it from the record of September 11, 2001. The story behind it, though, and the search for the man pictured in i...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/09/2026
Across the economy, the cost of goods and services has soared. Here's a look at what inflation has done to prices in the U.S. over the years.
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What Years of Inflation Have Done to US Prices
Nearly every category of product costs more than it would have had prepandemic trends continued. And many product prices are still rising faster than they were before.
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Daniel Silva @danielsilvabooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Black Cat… and some other books too. Thank you Linda!
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#BREAKING: Over *no* public dissents, #SCOTUS *stays* the federal district court’s TRO in the Missouri redistricting case, effectively restoring the Missouri Supreme Court ruling from last week (and the 2022 map that it requires the state to use in November).
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Forbes @forbes.com · 10/09/2026
The situation echoes a similar controversy involving Stephen Colbert’s Late Show, where CBS refused to air Talarico’s interview over fears of violating the FCC’s “equal time” mandate.
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Kimmel Says His Interview With Talarico Won’t Air On TV Due To FCC Threats
The situation echoes a similar controversy involving Stephen Colbert’s Late Show, where CBS refused to air Talarico’s interview over fears of violating the FCC’s “equal time” mandate.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is not good www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/c...
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August Ties for Hottest Month on Record (Gift Article)
Sweltering summer temperatures put last month on par with July 2023 for global warmth, scientists said. More records could be broken in the months ahead.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 10/09/2026
An Anthropic researcher quit his job because he believes AI will destroy the world. His story is going viral because you want to believe too, @ibogost.com argues.
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Everybody Wants AI to Destroy the World
An Anthropic researcher quit his job because he believes it will. His story is going viral because you want to believe too.
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Daniel Silva @danielsilvabooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Always
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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I’ll be at the USF campus in Tampa on Wednesday doing a fireside chat and book signing. Come join us if you can.
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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The @thebulwark.com editors asked me to do a “letter to myself” imagining I could go back to 9/11 to tell myself what I would experience over the next 25 years. www.thebulwark.com/p/a-letter-t...
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A Letter to Myself on 9/11
No man—and no country—can live life in reverse.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 08/09/2026
"You’ve learned in war college classrooms that military power is only one element of national power. You’re about to see that proven in real life." @markhertling.bsky.social on some of the many lessons of 9/11:
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A Letter to Myself on 9/11
No man—and no country—can live life in reverse.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/09/2026
Lt. Gen. @markhertling.bsky.social and @pennbarker.bsky.social are live, covering the latest military stories. Join their conversation:
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Command Post Live with Mark Hertling and Ben Parker
Join Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker as they cover the week's biggest military stories.Try Larineco Pouches for nicotine-free focus plus daily e...
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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/w...
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Why This Small Dutch Town Is Teaching ‘Adolescence’ in School
The Netflix series is seen as a way to kindle debate about gender roles and to confront online bullying.
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Daniel Silva @danielsilvabooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This
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Daniel Silva @danielsilvabooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
On the way
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 09/09/2026
After winning a state election this past weekend, the German far right is closer to power than it has been in decades. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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Can East Germany’s Cold War History Explain the Rise of the AfD?
After winning a state election this past weekend, the German far right is closer to power than it has been in decades.
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026
You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.
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