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(GIFT ARTICLE) DealBook The Fallout From OpenAI’s Revenue Surprise News that the artificial intelligence giant’s sales weren’t growing as fast as investors had expected added to concerns about the A.I. boom. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/b...

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The Fallout From OpenAI’s Revenue Surprise (Gift Article)

News that the artificial intelligence giant’s sales weren’t growing as fast as investors had expected added to concerns about the A.I. boom.

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(GIFT ARTICLE) DANGER: YouTube, Meta, and Twitch won’t say if they’ll allow the Trump administration to live stream an execution. Kick and TikTok say a livestream of an execution would violate their policies. www.theverge.com/streaming/10...

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YouTube, Meta, and Twitch won’t say if they’ll allow the US government to livestream an execution

It’s not clear where the US government will broadcast the execution.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 4h

(GIFT ARTICLE) In the documentary “Musk,” Ashley St. Clair, a former right-wing influencer and mother of one of Musk’s children, speaks about her relationship with him. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/m...

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Ashley St. Clair Was Offered Millions for Her Silence on Elon Musk. She Spoke Out Instead. (Gift Article)

In the documentary “Musk,” Ashley St. Clair, a former right-wing influencer and mother of one of Musk’s children, speaks about her relationship with him.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 4h

(GIFT ARTICLE) Trump's allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry. It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/u...

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How Trump’s Revenge Campaign Descended Into Turmoil (Gift Article)

The president’s allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry. It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence...

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 4h

(GIFT ARTICLE) With a Netflix adaptation now streaming, Rachel Kushner, Héctor Tobar, Zoe Kazan and others share why Steinbeck’s operatic family saga has stayed with them. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/b...

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How Reading “East of Eden” Affected Writers and Artists (Gift Article)

With a Netflix adaptation now streaming, Rachel Kushner, Héctor Tobar, Zoe Kazan and others share why Steinbeck’s operatic family saga has stayed with them.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 4h

(GIFT ARTICLE) DESPICABLE: Trump has attacked the integrity of U.S. elections on more than 70 percent of the days since he returned to office, repeatedly making false claims. Here’s how he does it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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All the Ways Trump Has Attacked Elections In His Second Term (Gift Article)

President Trump has attacked the integrity of U.S. elections on more than 70 percent of the days since he returned to office, repeatedly making false claims. Here’s how he does it.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 4h

(GIFT ARTICLE) India’s Young Put Their Bodies on the Line to Be Heard Despite police barricades and detentions, activists like Neha Bora say they are determined to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/w...

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India’s Young Put Their Bodies on the Line to Be Heard (Gift Article)

Despite police barricades and detentions, activists like Neha Bora say they are determined to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 4h

(GIFT ARTICLE) Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Decision to Pull the Trigger on Meta’s A.I. Agent Meta had delayed releasing Muse, its A.I. agent app, for months over safety concerns. Then new competition forced Mr. Zuckerberg’s hand. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...

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Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Decision to Pull the Trigger on Meta’s A.I. Agent (Gift Article)

Meta had delayed releasing Muse, its A.I. agent app, for months over safety concerns. Then new competition forced Mr. Zuckerberg’s hand.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 4h

(GIFT ARTICLE) France’s Long, Fervent History of Protest Student demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous movements in France? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/w...

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France’s Long, Fervent History of Protest (Gift Article)

Student demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous movements in France?

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 4h

(GIFT ARTICLE) Mark Landler, the New York Times Paris bureau chief, explains why France is in crisis after years of overspending and is driving toward a fiscal cliff. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/p...

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Why France Is in Crisis (Gift Article)

An autumn of discontent has gripped the country before its presidential election.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 4h

(GIFT ARTICLE) Navi Pillay, a South African Human Rights Lawyer, Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize A U.N. commission led by Ms. Pillay that investigated the war in Gaza found last year that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/w...

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Navi Pillay, a South African Human Rights Lawyer, Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (Gift Article)

A U.N. commission led by Ms. Pillay that investigated the war in Gaza found last year that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 4h

(GIFT ARTICLE) A planned protest against a sweeping voter roll revision prompted police to order a virtual shutdown of New Delhi, the capital. The country’s highest court intervened. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/w...

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India Cancels Trains, Floods Capital with Police to Block Protests (Gift Article)

A planned protest against a sweeping voter roll revision prompted police to order a virtual shutdown of New Delhi, the capital. The country’s highest court intervened.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 19h

YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Meta, Rumble, and Kick should refuse to stream it!

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 20h

(GIFT ARTICLE)DEPLORABLE Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...

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Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says (Gift Article)

If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 20h

(GIFT ARTICLE) Forget Tech. San Francisco Is Home to Great Movies. Along with films about algorithms and AI, the year has brought human stories that are welcome reminders of what life in the city is really like. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/t...

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Forget Tech. San Francisco Is Home to Great Movies. (Gift Article)

Along with films about algorithms and AI, the year has brought human stories that are welcome reminders of what life in the city is really like.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 20h

(GIFT ARTICLE) Chanting, marching and clashing at times with the police, French students protested for the second day this week on Thursday as officials looked for ways to ease a crisis that has threatened to swell into a nationwide wave of grievance. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...

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French Student Protests Continue as Government Seeks Way Out of Crisis (Gift Article)

Mass protests over decrepit schools and absent teachers are in their third week, with more planned. Officials have failed so far to quell a movement drawing many adult supporters.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 20h

(GIFT ARTICLE) Tom Cruise, Climate Warrior? Despite whatever else is going on with the film, “Digger” is one of the most audacious attempts yet to spread awareness about global warming. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/c...

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Tom Cruise, Climate Warrior? (Gift Article)

Despite whatever else is going on with the film, “Digger” is one of the most audacious attempts yet to spread awareness about global warming.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) DealBook The Little-Noticed Exception in Trump Accounts Wealthy donors and companies can donate individual stocks to the new investment accounts for millions of children. That has raised legal questions. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/b...

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The Little-Noticed Exception in Trump Accounts (Gift Article)

Wealthy donors and companies can donate individual stocks to the new investment accounts for millions of children. That has raised legal questions.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) France Is Veering Toward a Potential Debt Crisis, a Warning to the World French bond investors are demanding sharply higher interest rates, a cautionary development for other high-debt countries. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/b...

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France Is Veering Toward a Potential Debt Crisis, a Warning to the World (Gift Article)

French bond investors are demanding sharply higher interest rates, a cautionary development for other high-debt countries.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) For France’s Resurgent Far Left, Student Protests Are an Opening and a Threat Far-left leaders are cheering on the students. Government officials accuse them of stirring up the unrest for political gain. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...

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For France’s Resurgent Far Left, Student Protests Are an Opening and a Threat (Gift Article)

Far-left leaders are cheering on the students. Government officials accuse them of stirring up the unrest for political gain.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

India’s youngest students are staging sit-ins and protesting the run-down conditions of their schools, drawing inspiration from the Gen Z protests that roiled the country this summer. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

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Video: How India’s Gen Z Protests Inspired Gen Alpha

India’s youngest students are staging sit-ins and protesting the run-down conditions of their schools, drawing inspiration from the Gen Z protests that roiled the country this summer.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) Abhijeet Dipke started the movement as a joke. But after ousting a minister over a dysfunctional college entrance exam system, India’s youth say they now want to save democracy. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...

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India’s Cockroach Party Leader Carries Gen Z’s Demands. They Are Many. (Gift Article)

Abhijeet Dipke started the movement as a joke. But after ousting a minister over a dysfunctional college entrance exam system, India’s youth say they now want to save democracy.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) Police detained Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, during a protest organized by opposition parties demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...

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Indian Opposition Leaders Detained as Protests Over Voter Rolls Intensify (Gift Article)

Lawmakers in the capital were forcibly removed for a second consecutive day as police cracked down on demonstrations against the deletion of voter names.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) DESPICABLE: A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...

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How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel (Gift Article)

A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) BAD: The Trump administration is aiming to water down longstanding passenger protections, pushing, for example, to change how prominently airlines display prices in advertising and to clamp down on compensation for disrupted flights. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/t...

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How the Trump Administration Is Eroding Airline Passengers’ Rights (Gift Article)

Under Sean Duffy, the Transportation Department has worked to roll back consumer protections. Passenger advocates say the changes favor airlines.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) Aaron Sorkin’s latest movie is about how social-media platforms like Facebook have rewired our brains and the larger world. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/m...

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‘The Social Reckoning’ Review: Sounding the Alarm (Gift Article)

Aaron Sorkin’s latest movie is about how social-media platforms like Facebook have rewired our brains and the larger world.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) A sexual assault case at Cornell revived a national conversation about whether fraternities and sororities are beneficial or harmful. (From my observation at Tufts, I think they undermine the overall college experience by limiting social interaction to like minded silos).

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Embrace or Ban Greek Life? Cornell Case Renews an Old Debate on Campuses (Gift Article)

A sexual assault case at Cornell revived a long-running national conversation about whether fraternities and sororities are beneficial or harmful.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) A tech start-up’s deplorable and illegal stunt in San Francisco tested the boundaries of combat sport safety and regulations. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/t...

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Man vs. ‘Terminator’-Like Robot in a Cage. California Called It Illegal. (Gift Article)

A tech start-up’s stunt in San Francisco tested the boundaries of combat sport safety and regulations.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) The Choice Los Angeles Mayoral Election After several difficult years, Los Angeles is voting for mayor. Who is best suited to meet the moment? (I voted to reelect Mayor Bass).

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) America is not prepared for a major disease outbreak. By Gigi Kwik Gronvall Dr. Gronvall is an immunologist and a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/o...

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Opinion | Here’s What Worries Me About the Russian Plague Scare (Gift Article)

America is not prepared for a major disease outbreak.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) The real-world consequences of the Roberts court are coming into view. By Emily Bazelon and David French www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/o...

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Opinion | Third-Country Deportations Are Only the Half of It (Gift Article)

The real-world consequences of the Roberts court are coming into view.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) DealBook Why Markets Are Buoyant — and Under Pressure Energy and technology companies’ earnings are expected to keep driving up stock indexes. But what’s driving up their profits are weighing on the economy. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/b...

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Why Markets Are Buoyant — and Under Pressure (Gift Article)

Energy and technology companies’ earnings are expected to keep driving up stock indexes. But what’s driving up their profits are weighing on the economy.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) DISGRACEFUL: ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account Text messages with a MAGA ally show her seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials ahead of her confirmation as ambassador to Greece. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account

Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) At 194, Jonathan the Giant Tortoise Knows About Aging Scientists have sequenced his genome for the first time, hoping the world’s oldest land animal can offer clues into the genetics of longevity. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/s...

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Jonathan the Giant Tortoise Is 194 Years Old. He Just Had His Genome Sequenced. (Gift Article)

Scientists have sequenced his genome for the first time, hoping the world’s oldest land animal can offer clues into the genetics of longevity.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) The Violence Sweeping France Was Never Really About Schools Much of the protesting by students has become an exercise in nihilistic resentment. By Thomas Chatterton Williams www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

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The Violence Sweeping France Was Never Really About Schools

Much of the protesting by students has become an exercise in nihilistic resentment.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) Angered by poor classroom conditions, students at Paul Éluard High School in a suburb of Paris were among the first to blockade their campus during an ongoing round of unrest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/w...

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The School Near Paris That Shows Why French Students Are Protesting (Gift Article)

Angered by poor classroom conditions, students at Paul Éluard High School in a suburb of the capital were among the first to blockade their campus during an ongoing round of unrest.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sitting on your hands is not an option when democracy is at stake. By Thomas L. Friedman www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/o...

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Opinion | Two Democracy Heroes on America (Gift Article)

Sitting on your hands is not an option when democracy is at stake.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

What We Saw at the French Protests Our reporter Ségolène Le Stradic reports from Paris as labor unions rally in solidarity with high school students protesting school conditions. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

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Video: What We Saw at the French Protests

Our reporter Ségolène Le Stradic reports from Paris as labor unions rally in solidarity with high school students protesting school conditions.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) DESPICABLE: As Trump crisscrossed the country last week trying to help his party avoid a blowout in next month’s elections, two of his top political advisers were in the Balkans helping a pro-Russian government looking to tighten its grip on power. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...

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Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government (Gift Article)

James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president’s congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) These Taste Testers Have Four Legs and Picky Palates Global pet food makers chasing a growing market are pouring big money into studying the taste buds of dogs and cats. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/b...

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These Taste Testers Have Four Legs and Picky Palates (Gift Article)

Global pet food makers chasing a growing market are pouring big money into studying the taste buds of dogs and cats.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) Months after massive street protests over a university exam scandal forced the resignation of India’s education minister, Narendra Modi’s government is facing a fresh wave of demonstrations over an even more contentious issue: the right to vote. www.wsj.com/world/india/...

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India Voter-List Purge Draws Growing Backlash

About 130 million people have been deleted from final or preliminary voter rolls in a process that some government critics have described as opaque.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) French Government Is Willing to Bypass Parliament to Pass Billions in Cuts In an interview, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said he is open to negotiation but will do ‘whatever it takes’ to get the budget through. www.wsj.com/world/europe...

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Exclusive | French Government Is Willing to Bypass Parliament to Pass Billions in Cuts

In an interview, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said he is open to negotiation but will do “whatever it takes” to get the budget through.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) DANGER: Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience disqualify them. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...

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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks (Gift Article)

The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) DANGER: Jockeying is already underway to replace President Emmanuel Macron. Recent polls that show the far-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, would beat all her rivals in presidential elections next spring. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...

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Student Protests Expand to More Than 40 French Cities (Gift Article)

Union members, parents and teachers joined the demonstrations, broadening the student-led protest movement that has closed hundreds of French high schools since late September.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) France’s Appetite for ‘Magic Money’ Has Turned Into a Debt Bomb After years of overspending, the country has emerged as one of Europe’s weakest links. Investors are bracing for things to get worse. www.wsj.com/world/europe...

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France’s Appetite for ‘Magic Money’ Has Turned Into a Debt Bomb

After years of overspending, the country has emerged as one of Europe’s weakest links. Investors are bracing for things to get worse.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(GIFT ARTICLE) California leaders condemned Trump's comments at a political rally, where he appeared to suggest that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego if it develops a nuclear weapon. Gov. Gavin Newsom called the Trump “deranged and dangerous.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...

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Trump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego, Drawing Anger From California Leaders (Gift Article)

Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.”

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

New York Times at 175 year! Celebrating the journey and the success. For those interested, the way the Times overcame the challenges of my decade, from a deep recession through devastating strike, are outlined by me here: bit.ly/4y2Fy4q

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