Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 42mwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...nytimes.comOpinion | This Case Has Flown Under the Radar. It Won’t Stay There. (Gift Article)This case has flown under the radar, but it won’t stay there. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 2hwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/s...nytimes.comRadio Waves Coming From an Alien Planet May Be a Cosmic First (Gift Article)Beta Pictoris b appears to have an aurora caused by a powerful magnetic field. If confirmed, it would be the first such field known outside our solar system. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 3hwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o... A long essay about the history of the New York Times, written by the publisher.nytimes.comOpinion | So You Want to Publish a Newspaper (Gift Article)How on earth did The New York Times, a seemingly ossified institution in a dying industry, survive the most destabilizing period in its history — and emerge stronger? 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 4hwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/p... Today's headlines. 9-minute audio.nytimes.comU.S. Withdraws From Iraq After Two Decades, and Trump Tells A.I. Giants to Police Themselves (Gift Article)Plus, the nepo babies take Fat Bear Week. 010
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 4hwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...nytimes.comAs Violence Falls, Crime Isn’t Paying as a Republican Line of Attack (Gift Article)Across the country, especially in the North Carolina Senate race, Republicans have charged opponents with being soft on crime, even as President Trump brags over plunging crime rates. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 6hwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...nytimes.comKen Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him (Gift Article)Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 6hwww.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...nytimes.comClash Between Pilots Prompts Distress Signal on Flight From Dubai to Israel: Live Updates (Gift Article)Israel and Saudi Arabia scrambled jets over fears of a hijacking on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The plane landed in Saudi Arabia with more than 160 passengers safe and accounted for, officials sa... 132
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 16hwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comJack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart (Gift Article)A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts. 010
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 21hwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump’s Luck Is Finally Running Out (Gift Article)Voters are showing a growing determination to repudiate his presidency. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 21hwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Has Become Just Another Disappointing Politician (Gift Article)His winning brand — outsider businessman — has withered. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 21hwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now (Gift Article)The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 22hwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/b...nytimes.comTrump Administration Prepares to Ask Tax Filers if They Are U.S. Citizens (Gift Article)The new question, included on a draft version of the primary tax form, comes as part of an anti-immigrant turn at an agency that long prioritized tax administration. 004
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 23hwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comMan Shot by ICE Agent in Austin Is Charged With Assault (Gift Article)The charge reveals the existence of body camera footage of the shooting, though that video has not been released. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/p... Today's headlines. 11 minute audio.nytimes.comHuge Data Breach Leaves F.B.I. Scrambling, and Russian Attacks Destroy Millions of Books (Gift Article)Plus, the new job title taking over LinkedIn. 001
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.comThese Republicans Have Called on Trump to Ban U.S. Diesel Exports (Gift Article)As record prices weigh on the G.O.P.’s midterm outlook, several Republicans have coalesced around an idea to block diesel from leaving the United States. Others are skeptical that doing so would lower... 011
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I’m a College Professor. Writing Isn’t as Important as We Think. (Gift Article)If I do not treat writing as essential for achieving thought, it is not clear why I should force my students to. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.comTrump Officials Revise How Title IX Sex Discrimination Rules Are Enforced (Gift Article)The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors. 030
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/c...nytimes.comTrump Sharply Scales Back Fuel Economy Rules for New Cars (Gift Article)The move marked the final step in the administration’s efforts to dismantle policies aimed at speeding the shift to electric vehicles. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump’s Most Durable Lie: Election Rigging (Gift Article)“Rigged.” “Fraud.” “Hoax.” The president is a broken record. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.comEmbarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.comAndrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job (Gift Article)Mr. Bailey, who was part of a three-person leadership team atop the bureau, lasted barely a year. 001
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...nytimes.comTrump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/p... Today's headlines. 12-minute audio.nytimes.comPossible Terror Plot Thwarted at U.K. Base, and Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Town (Gift Article)Plus, the pro-Trump ads paid for by taxpayers. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/b...nytimes.comSmart Headlights Finally Trickle Down to Cars in the U.S. (Gift Article)Federal data shows that half of all traffic fatalities happen after dark, but only one-quarter of driving happens at night. So any help is welcome. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comTrump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says (Gift Article)President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/n...nytimes.comWhy Some Schools Are Hitting the Brakes on Electric Buses (Gift Article)The new models can prove expensive and unreliable and lack the range to fully replace older buses, stalling a transition from fossil fuels. 010
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...nytimes.comPaul LePage, a Trump Ally, Says a Family Member Is Being Deported (Gift Article)The former Maine governor, a Republican running for Congress, said the Trump administration is seeking to wrongly deport his son’s father-in-law, who has a work permit. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/n...nytimes.comThe Daredevil Aviator on Page 1 (Gift Article)In 1910, there was no greater journalistic mission than following a plane with a train. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/b...nytimes.comTV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN (Gift Article)The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Super El Niño Comes Bearing One Gift: Time to Prepare (Gift Article)There’s still time to prepare. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comWhite House Claim of Finding $250 Billion in Fraud Uses Questionable Numbers (Gift Article)The ledger used by a task force created by President Trump is difficult to verify and includes cases that were identified and went to trial during the Biden administration. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comWashington Taxed Its Millionaires. Now the Rich Want It Repealed. (Gift Article)Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...nytimes.comBeaches Are Disappearing in Southern California as El Niño Bears Down (Gift Article)Beachfront homeowners and beachcombers are watching the sand vanish into the ocean as torrid waves strike the coast. 001
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u... Trump says, “I gave absolutely no credence and will not give credence to the election when it comes to Iran,” The use of "credence" is improper. But the Times translates Trump as I do, using context and his other statements as a guide. I feel sorry for translators.nytimes.comA ‘Big Problem’: Trump’s War With Iran Drags Down Republicans in Midterms (Gift Article)As their November picture darkens, and gas and diesel prices soar, some Republicans who backed the war for months are now changing their tune. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comModern Media Weaken the PresidencyStructural forces in the news industry have made the effective exercise of presidential power more difficult. 010
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/u...nytimes.comVoteVets Spends Millions to Elect Democrats, Shaping Midterms (Gift Article)The organization, founded in 2006 to back Democratic veterans opposing the Iraq war, is pouring huge sums into this year’s elections amid intense voter antipathy for another conflict in the Middle Eas... 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...nytimes.comProsecutor Resigns, Saying U.S. Attorney Mishandled Chicago Protest Case (Gift Article)The prosecutor said that U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros had intervened and overruled her in the case against a group of protesters known as the “Broadview Six.” 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/c...nytimes.comTrump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules (Gift Article)New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles. 010
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/o... I have not seen any of these shows. I don't watch much TV. But I would probably enjoy them all if I could find time to watch them.nytimes.comOpinion | The Four TV Shows That Heralded America’s Fall (Gift Article)Four TV shows, now acknowledged as the medium’s high point, each cannily predicted the ways in which America would start to crack apart. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What Happens if the A.I. Bubble Bursts (Gift Article)It’s as though 2008 never even happened. 010
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/u...nytimes.comTrump Rejects Iran’s Cease-Fire Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz (Gift Article)The president said the deal was not “acceptable” and demurred on whether he would restart military strikes after the midterm elections. 001
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 011
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...nytimes.comU.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics (Gift Article)Most member nations spoke in support of the declaration, but some rich countries had strong objections. 020
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/b...nytimes.comWhite House Blocks CNN From Air Force One (Gift Article)CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/a...nytimes.comKennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say (Gift Article)In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk. 010
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...nytimes.comHis Novel Had a Shot at a Top Book Prize. Then Someone Ran an A.I. Test. (Gift Article)“It Was Either That Or Die,” by the Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien, was the hit of the French literary season. Now it has been pulled from the shortlist for a prestigious prize. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comThe Republicans Are Bolting From TrumpA president who demanded loyalty is no longer getting it. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/d...nytimes.comIs This Houston Strip-Mall Joint the World’s Busiest Restaurant? (Gift Article)Aga’s, an Indian-Pakistani spot, generates more Uber Eats deliveries than any other single-location business around the globe. A visit shows that’s only the start. 001
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...nytimes.comHere’s How Trump Is Building a National Citizenship Database to Check Voters (Gift Article)The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to deploy a system that merges personal data from across the government. Questions remain about its reliability. 000
Dan Frazier @danrfrazier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...nytimes.comThe Viral In-N-Out Spatula Hero Is Exactly Who You Imagined He Was (Gift Article)It started as a bizarre late-night standoff behind the counter of a fast food joint. It ended with no injuries — and free burgers. 020