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A lawsuit about an alleged gang rape at Cornell University and a report about sexual cyberharassment reveal how campus rape culture and online misogyny are colliding, @sophiegilbert.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/tA3MbduO

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Today’s Rabbithole starts with this question inspired by Shirley Li’s story about the future of the proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. merger. theatln.tc/CZKpyL15

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A gerrymandering tactic known as “cracking” splits congressional districts—in one case dividing a church from its parking lot, causing some voters in northeast Kansas City to feel “disenfranchised,” @maddiecarlisle2.bsky.social tells Adam Harris on Radio Atlantic.

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Maintaining friendships can become harder over time—but there’s one factor that determines whether a person holds on to their long-term relationships, @julieebeck.bsky.social wrote in 2015. theatln.tc/bUpl9RuT

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Russell Shaw, @olgakhazan.bsky.social, and @stephhmurray.bsky.social are answering questions on Reddit about raising kids and the shifting challenges many parents are facing. Ask them anything today at 2 p.m. ET on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/raisingkid...

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Gen Zers and Millennials have found renewed interest in birding, which provides them with a low-stress, low-screen outdoor activity, Rachel Gutman-Wei reports. She and the bird enthusiast Ryan Zucker grabbed their binoculars and headed to New York's Central Park to see all the birds they could spot.

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Maintaining friendships can become harder over time—but there’s one factor that determines whether a person holds on to their long-term relationships, @julieebeck.bsky.social wrote in 2015.

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Eric Schmitt’s attempted gotcha of former Special Counsel Jack Smith failed spectacularly—but in Schmitt’s MAGA bubble, there's no such thing as a gaffe, Helen Lewis argues: theatln.tc/sd9KTbVJ

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Residents of a small town in Iowa are setting aside their political differences and banding together against a new data center, George Packer reports. He traveled to Clinton to explore whether their fight to stop the data-center project could help save democracy. theatln.tc/jM1Wc42g 🎨: Ben Hickey

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Boys should start school a year later than girls, Richard V. Reeves argued in 2022. theatln.tc/WNsfg15u 🎨: Danielle Del Plato

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Start today’s Rabbithole game with a tidbit from Spencer Kornhaber’s review of Taylor Swift’s new songs. theatln.tc/7zU85lEg

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A yearlong investigation of Greek houses revealed their endemic, lurid, and sometimes tragic problems—and a sophisticated system for shifting the blame, Caitlin Flanagan reported in 2014. theatln.tc/99MBBCzA 📸: Phil Toledano

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Russell Shaw, @olgakhazan.bsky.social, and @stephhmurray.bsky.social are answering questions on Reddit about raising kids and the shifting challenges many parents are facing. Ask them anything tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/raisingkid...

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Exclusive: Donald Trump supports a new plan to offer Russia sanctions relief in exchange for the release of political prisoners—a move likely to outrage Ukraine, Europe, and even some of his allies in Congress, @shustry.bsky.social reports. theatln.tc/pV4oxIGu

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Exclusive: John Fetterman has been working with GOP fundraising consultants—and paying a hefty commission, @michaelscherer.bsky.social and @mviser.bsky.social report. 📸: Andrew Harnik / Getty

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The United States is deporting parents without their children, leaving babies behind in America, @caitlindickerson.bsky.social reports. She spoke with the parents who don’t know if they’ll see their kids again, and the caretakers left to watch the children: theatln.tc/j6Df5aTI

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Get a head start on today’s Rabbithole game with this question inspired by Jacqueline Munis’s article on a mess of a storm season. theatln.tc/lULLk2Jj

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In April 2024, Joe Biden and the U.S. military helped avoid a wider conflict in the Middle East by working with Israel to defeat an Iranian missile attack, Brett McGurk writes. In an excerpt from his new book, McGurk details the tense scene inside the White House: theatln.tc/B2snuDWn

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Exclusive: Egypt’s top spy flew to Israel shortly before October 7 with a dire warning about Gaza, Vivian Salama reports. Watch Salama’s full discussion with host Adam Harris on Radio Atlantic about her reporting: youtu.be/_IYjrwG4r1I?...

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“Don’t you dare go inside the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts!” @petridishes.bsky.social writes. “If people can understand one another just by scratching a bow across taut strings—perhaps this is a form of witchcraft.” theatln.tc/uunyKiyj 🎨: The Atlantic. Source: Getty.

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A growing number of conservative books are arguing about the harms of empathy in political decision making, offering “a theoretical framework for selfishness,” Elizabeth Bruenig argues. theatln.tc/oZPy2D7y 🎨: Dan Zhou for The Atlantic

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Start today’s Rabbithole game with this question inspired by Shan Wang’s exploration in The Atlantic's archives of the challenges female sports fans have long faced. theatln.tc/VFeiO4My

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 27/09/2026

Abdul El-Sayed isn’t afraid of starting an argument—but the Michigan Democrat doesn’t always pick his fights carefully, @helenlewis.bsky.social writes. She spoke with the candidate ahead of the midterm elections: theatln.tc/uDvy8VPI

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Donald Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud—but a group of outsiders is making that difficult, @yvonnewingett.bsky.social and @michaelscherer.bsky.social report. theatln.tc/7fahTHBU

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 27/09/2026

America's allies no longer think the country's isolationism and protectionism will end with Trump, Vivian Salama reports. theatln.tc/XHfekVfK

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 27/09/2026

A novel legal strategy represents a new front for the climate-change movement—if it holds up in court, @rossandersen.bsky.social reports: theatln.tc/WtjyezsD

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Exclusive: Egypt’s top spy flew to Israel shortly before October 7 with a dire warning about Gaza, Vivian Salama reports: theatln.tc/2t3svWou

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Donald Trump Jr. thanked a Russian businessman for “an extraordinarily generous” wedding gift—but current and former intelligence officials see an effort by the Kremlin to influence people in the president’s orbit, @shaneharris.bsky.social reports. theatln.tc/jOBKRCFF

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“A book that once rightfully inspired devotion can simply fall out of favor, or even out of print,” Dustin Illingworth writes. He recommends six titles that are no longer fashionable—but worth reading: theatln.tc/2yztPMOO

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Exclusive: Egypt’s top spy flew to Israel shortly before October 7 with a dire warning about Gaza, Vivian Salama reports.

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