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David Swerdlick

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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Bonus gift link. "Gaza has no future as long as Hamas holds two million Palestinians hostage to its nihilistic agenda." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/o...
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Opinion | For Gaza to Recover, Hamas Must Be Expelled (Gift Article)
If Western supporters of the Palestinians want to help Gaza, denounce Hamas.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Today's gift link. "It's remarkable that the livelihood of American ranchers is being shaped in private meetings between the president of the United States and a representative of Brazil's largest exporter of beef." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/o...
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Opinion | Why Did Trump Order Up 660 Million Pounds of Mystery Meat? (Gift Article)
On second thought, I’m not that hungry.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Today's gift link. "We can and should denounce double standards, but successful candidates must also navigate them." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/o...
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Opinion | How El-Sayed Could Dispatch His Hasan Piker Problem (Gift Article)
Republicans hold their trolls close. For Democrats, it’s more complicated.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Today's gift link. "Mr. Warsh has so far been quiet on the wisdom of Mr. Bessent's buyback gambit, and whether it is encroaching on the Fed's fief or compromising the hard-fought credibility of Treasury markets." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...
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Opinion | Wall Street Loved Scott Bessent and Kevin Warsh. Not Anymore. (Gift Article)
We are approaching a credibility crisis with Scott Bessent and Kevin Warsh leading our economy.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Today's gift link. "They should do the work." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/o...
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Opinion | My Question for the Formerly Woke (Gift Article)
Before a Woke 2 takes over, let the proponents of its predecessor explain how and why they’re moving on.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Today's gift link. "China's ability to weather the Iran war's oil disruptions came as a surprise to many. It shouldn't have—this is exactly what the government has spent years preparing for." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/o...
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Opinion | China Is the Iran War’s Unexpected Winner (Gift Article)
The Iran war was supposed to expose China’s weakness on oil, but it didn’t quite work out that way.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Which would you rather have, a solar-powered home or explosive diarrhea?" www.washingtonpost.com/food/2026/08...
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Column | Why we should stop eating lettuce, cyclospora or not
Lettuce makes us sick, wastes resources and has minimal nutritional value. Why are we still consuming it?
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/08/2026
This pie is worth the heat. Go pick up some stunning tomatoes and a bottle of Duke’s. (OK, fine, whatever mayo you prefer.) Fire up the oven and spark joy! nyti.ms/4xiE6M4
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The Monthly Bake: Heirloom Tomato and Cheddar Pie
Our first savory bake is a nod to my Southern roots, with a few delicious twists of my own.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/08/2026
This meal has the flavors of a Greek combination plate with chicken souvlaki, Greek salad and tzatziki, but it is streamlined for the home cook. nyti.ms/4qv0pLF
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Greek Chicken With Cucumber-Feta Salad Recipe • 5★
This meal has the flavors of a Greek combination plate with chicken souvlaki, Greek salad and tzatziki, but it is streamlined for the home cook. Boneless chicken thighs are coated with herby, garlicky yogurt, then seared until tender inside and crusty and browned outside.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Today's gift link. "The crisis in the United States is not the general corruption of both parties; it is the specific corruption of Trump and his enablers." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The ‘Resistance’ Won
The much-derided movement was right about Trump’s nature, and how to defeat him.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
David saying what many of us watching the Dems fear: They'd rather fight each other than worry all that much about Trump. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The ‘Resistance’ Is Over
The insurgent left cares more about its own factional agenda than the president’s threats to democracy.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 19/08/2026
People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"Livestock inspection records show mustangs sold by the government soon ended up on trucks bound for slaughter plants in Canada." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter (Gift Article)
A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Today's gift link. "What has surged is the real yield, or the extra, inflation-adjusted compensation that investors demand to bear the risk of buying debt in a more volatile world. It's unsettling out there right now." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/o...
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Opinion | America Is About to Get More Expensive (Gift Article)
The impact from the bond market sell-off could prove more enduring, wide-ranging and globally consequential than prior episodes of market volatility.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/08/2026
Breaking News: The U.S. national debt hit $40 trillion after decades of borrowing. President Trump has promised to restore fiscal order, yet many of his policies have only exacerbated the debt burden. nyti.ms/4gpGitS
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Today's gift link. "The world isn't running out of oil. It is running out of places to turn that oil into fuel. Which means the price of refined products such as gasoline will remain high." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/o...
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Opinion | The ‘Crack Spread’ Is Going to Make Your Life Unpleasant (Gift Article)
Gas prices are going to remain high. Don’t blame the price of crude oil.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Bonus gift link. "Trump won the 2024 election after promising to 'immediately bring prices down, starting on Day 1.' He did not. That's what the burrito discourse is really about." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/o...
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Opinion | What That $20 Burrito Says About the Psychology of Inflation (Gift Article)
It’s the psychology of inflation that sparks outrage over a $20 burrito.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Today's gift link. Trump's broken promises, in 11 charts. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | Trump’s Economic Record Doesn’t Come Close to His Campaign Promises (Gift Article)
The president likes to boast about the “greatest economy we’ve ever had.” His record falls far short.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Today's gift link. "The biggest difference so far between the G.O.P. Tea Party and whatever is happening in the Democratic Party is that the Democrats haven't yet thrown away a winnable seat as a result of their intraparty convulsions." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/o...
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Opinion | The Democrats Aren’t in Tea Party Territory — Yet (Gift Article)
Democrats aren’t shifting left as much as you may think.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Today's gift link. "Trump the policymaker repeatedly does more harm than good. He is trapped in a maelstrom of zero-sum thinking, profound narcissism and an unshakable faith in his instincts." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/o...
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Opinion | Trump Is Trapped in a Maelstrom of His Own Making (Gift Article)
The president’s zero-sum mind-set is turning us all into losers.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/08/2026
Footage shows doctors at Kumamoto General Hospital in Japan clinging to an operating table to protect a patient during a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake on July 28. The surgery was completed successfully. nyti.ms/4gip5n9
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Counterpoint. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/s...
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I Wore Shorts to Work. Maybe You Should Too. (Gift Article)
Plus: A “The Devil Wears Prada 2” auction and a collection inspired by André Leon Talley.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Today's gift link. "What, uniquely, does writing do? It compels thought. It compels thinking in ways that silent contemplation or spoken language rarely can." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
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Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I. (Gift Article)
It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/08/2026
Breaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.
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Two Deaths Linked to Cyclospora Outbreak in Michigan
The patients had “significant underlying health conditions” that may have contributed to their deaths, health officials said.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
As a committed shorts-wearer, I didn't want this to be persuasive, but it was. "That's why pilots wear uniforms. And you'd be turning right around on the jet bridge if you looked into the cockpit and spotted madras, bare legs and flip-flops." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/o...
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Opinion | Accept Your Fate. Don’t Wear Shorts to the Office. (Gift Article)
It might be hot but men must resist showing the knee.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/07/2026
If you’re only using the Normal mode on your washing machine, your clothes and linens might not be getting as clean as they could be. Here are the 10 most important settings on your washing machine to make it work better: nyti.ms/4bf6Egk
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10 Ways to Make Your Washing Machine Work Better
If you’re only using the Normal mode on your washing machine, your clothes and linens might not be getting as clean as they could be.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Today's gift link. "Pious or secular, these beliefs come down to the same idea: Men are people, and women are things." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Masculinity Scam
The manosphere’s campaign strategy
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Today's gift link. "Anyone who cares about Israel's well-being shouldn't be silent about anti-Palestinian settler terrorism." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
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Opinion | Jewish Terrorism Is Also a Threat to Zionism (Gift Article)
A blunt warning for Israel.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Double-bonus gift link. "It would be a mistake, however, to dismiss Mr. Jackson as a bargain bin (or a Marden’s bargain, as they might say in Maine) version of Mr. Platner. Mr. Jackson might be the Graham Platner that Maine Democrats were always looking for." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/o...
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Opinion | Maine Democrats Are About to Replace an Oysterman With a Lumberjack. It Might Just Work. (Gift Article)
For the state’s progressives, Graham Platner was tempting. Troy Jackson is tested.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Bonus gift link. "He indulges in a favorite refrain that falls groaningly short of being a rallying cry: 'For so many North Carolina families, there's just too much month at the end of the money.'" www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/o...
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Opinion | North Carolina’s Blissfully Boring Retort to All the Democratic Drama
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Today's gift link. "Chris Rock was onto something when he riffed about Iraq war-era politics in his 2004 stand-up special, 'Never Scared.' He noted that, like most people, 'I got some stuff I'm conservative about; I got some stuff I'm liberal about.'" www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/o...
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Opinion | America Has 2 Political Parties but 8 Political Tribes (Gift Article)
Think of our two major political parties as two coalitions.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/07/2026
Breaking News: Taylor Farms, whose lettuce was linked to cyclospora cases, said it would remove the products at the center of the outbreak.
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Taylor Farms to Remove Products After Lettuce Is Linked to Cyclospora Cases
The Salinas, Calif., company grows produce in more than 12 states, and in Mexico and Canada. Some Taylor Farms lettuce suspected of causing sickness ended up at Taco Bell.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"It kept buying Iranian oil, maintained relations with the Gulf states, avoided the costs of defending Iran or policing the Gulf. This is Beijing's preferred approach, no dramatic confrontations but rather the steady accumulation of influence." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | The Iran war is a gift to China
Without firing a shot, China gained a freer hand in the Gulf, a boost for its industries and new credibility.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Quite a few instances of "war" and "prewar" in a document meant to end a conflict that was not described as a war. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...
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A Look at the Text of the Agreement Between the United States and Iran
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Today's gift link. "Americans hate data centers. They really, really hate them." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/o...
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Opinion | This Could Be the Winning Issue for Democrats
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/06/2026
Peter Navarro: "Every American should love tariffs"
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/06/2026
Breaking News: U.S. exports rose 2.6% in April, as the war with Iran boosted exports of oil and petroleum products.
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U.S. Exports Rose in April, as War with Iran Buoyed Oil Demand
Commerce Department data showed exports rose 2.6 percent in April to $327.1 billion.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/06/2026
From @theathletic.com: The first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game, President Trump was booed louder than the San Antonio Spurs by his fellow New Yorkers. nyti.ms/4uZHM49
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President Trump roundly booed by New York crowd at NBA Finals Game 3 at MSG
Trump, a native New Yorker, was booed louder than the Spurs ahead of Monday's NBA Finals Game 3. The Spurs went on to win the game, 115-111.
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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
My crankiest old man take is that referring to all art/entertainment/journalism/criticism/comedy/advertising as “content” helped pave the way for broad-ish acceptance of AI slop.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Economic confidence, by party news.gallup.com/poll/710450/...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/06/2026
MENG: Are you going to issue new memo in writing rescinding weaponization fund? BLANCHE: I'm not committing to putting anything in writing. What would the purpose be? M: You established it in writing so it makes sense to rescind it in writing B: Ok. I'm not committing to doing anything in writing
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
46.3 million barrels: that's how much U.S. gasoline inventories have fallen since january, the largest such drop on record going back to 1996. it's 54% bigger than the second-largest ever recorded, 2022's 30.3 million barrel plunge.
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Today's gift link. "Americans may be struggling to afford food, gas and a visit to the doctor, but drugs and alcohol are more affordable than ever." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/o...
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Opinion | It Shouldn’t Be This Easy to Get High
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Bonus gift link. "Having lambasted President Barack Obama's 2015 deal to ease sanctions on Iran in exchange for limits on its nuclear program, Mr. Rubio is now among the loudest supporters of a similar agreement." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/o...
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Opinion | How Long Can Marco Rubio Keep This Up?
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Today's gift link. "People are enduring democracy as 'the worst form of government' without the necessary balanced understanding (that citizens in the mid-20th century had gained through firsthand observation) of 'except all those other forms that have been tried.'" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/o...
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Opinion | The Fire of Stupidity Cannot Be Contained
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Today's gift link. "You want to bring only cases that you are confident you can win—that is, unless your real aim is subjecting people to bogus charges." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/o...
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Opinion | This Is How to Stop Trump’s Vindictive Prosecutions
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Bonus gift link. "'We can't tolerate mediocrity,' she told me. Every step of this autopsy process shows Democrats doing exactly that." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/o...
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Opinion | The Agony Around the Democrats’ Mysterious, Ridiculous Autopsy
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Today's gift link. "Members of Congress must act to reassert the exclusive power that the Constitution vests in the legislative branch—or else we will have gone a step further toward making Mr. Trump a king." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/o...
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Opinion | There’s a Way to Stop Trump’s I.R.S. Slush Fund
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David Swerdlick @swerd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Today's gift link. "We can't afford to underestimate Russia's strength and its ability to harm Ukraine and NATO allies—by providing Iran with intelligence, for instance—but we must not overestimate it either." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/o...
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Opinion | I’m the Foreign Minister of Sweden. Don’t Overestimate Russia.
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