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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12h
The Pentagon has again quietly raised the number of U.S. casualties during operations related to the Iran war. The military now is reporting that 21 U.S. service members have been killed, up from 18, and 865 have been wounded, up by 98 since August.
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Pentagon Again Increases Number of U.S. Casualties in Iran War
In an unannounced change, the Defense Department is now acknowledging troops who died or were wounded in support roles.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 05/10/2026
Update: 239 killed. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Tracking U.S. Military Killings in Boat Attacks (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has killed scores of people it accused of smuggling drugs aboard boats. Here are the acknowledged strikes so far.
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
"The radioactive ‘miracle water’ that killed its believers - In the 1920s, Radithor promised to cure everything from wrinkles to leukemia, but its unintended results were deadly." www.popsci.com/science/radi...
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The radioactive 'miracle water' that killed its believers
In the 1920s, Radithor promised to cure everything from wrinkles to leukemia, but its unintended results were deadly.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Does any photo exist of Trump actually driving a car? (Not golf cart, cosplay big-rig at White House a few years ago, rear seat of limo, etc.) Does any person exist who has actually driven between SF and LA and thinks "the roads aren't even crowded"?
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 08/05/2024
He was on BlueSky and posted this yesterday: bsky.app/profile/elec...
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
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crazy ass moments in nu metal history @numetalmoment.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
The 10 Craziest Nu Metal Moments of All Time: #9 Alien Ant Farm sooth a nation’s troubled soul by performing “Smooth Criminal” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno the week after 9/11
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
“Americans spend less of their income on food than almost ever. 10%: That’s the share of their disposable income that Americans spent on food in 2024, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service.”
vox.com
Americans spend less of their income on food than almost ever. Why doesn’t it feel that way?
The quiet economic miracle hiding in your grocery bill.
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
"1894: Hubbard was a student and quarterback at Gallaudet University, a school for the deaf and hard of hearing. He had his teammates form a tight circle so opponents couldn’t read their sign language. The idea caught on—and the huddle was born." www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/d...
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How a Deaf Quarterback Changed Sports Forever By Inventing the Huddle
Paul Hubbard called for the football team at Gallaudet University to circle around him back in 1894
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
UPDATE: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/w...
nytimes.com
See Moments After a Glacier Collapsed, Launching Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal
Exclusive videos verified by The New York Times show the clearest view yet of the avalanche in northern Nepal near Tibet that sent a wall of water and mud coursing through river valleys below.
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
“How a Tsunami Was Unleashed at 17,000 Feet, Shattering Lives Below - When a lake born from a melting Himalayan glacier burst, a wall of water tore through villages below The lake, destabilized by warmer temps, exposed a fast-growing climate risk.”
wsj.com
How a Tsunami Was Unleashed at 17,000 Feet, Shattering Lives Below
As warmer temperatures melt polar ice, a parallel danger lurks in high mountain areas where melting glaciers have created thousands of new lakes.
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“85% of Black Americans say Black people are more likely than White people to be sentenced to the death penalty.” And yet, black Dems are more likely to support the death penalty than white Dems. Ugh.
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“85% of Black Americans say Black people are more likely than White people to be sentenced to the death penalty.” And yet, black Dems are more likely to support the death penalty than white Dems. Ugh.
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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Elon Musk is funding an Alaska ballot initiative that would repeal the top-4 ranked-choice voting system … and “eliminate campaign finance laws that enable Alaska voters to know when big spenders like Musk give money to Alaska campaigns.”
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
"DVDs are enjoying a comeback among Gen Z customers." "I want something I can put on my shelf. I can go shopping in my closet and grab something and pop it in, instead of spending an hour scrolling through Netflix to find something and then just turning on the same TV show.”
yahoo.com
DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media
As streaming continues to dominate the film and TV industry, many Gen Z movie watchers are opting out and choosing physical formats instead.
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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: The stock market is not the economy. Except, right now, maybe it is? A.I. is driving the market. The market is driving spending and investment (much of it on A.I.). But what happens if it all comes crashing down? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/b...
nytimes.com
A.I. Is Lifting Markets and the Economy and Raising Risks for Both (Gift Article)
Investment in artificial intelligence and related companies is lifting the stock market and spending across the economy.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
IIHS—the closest thing in the US to a neutral arbiter on AV safety— has found that Waymos are involved in ~68% fewer crashes than human drivers. That's a big deal, although the safety benefits appear to be lower than what Waymo has publicly claimed. A few thoughts 🧵
iihs.org
Waymo’s driverless cars crash less often than people
Waymo’s driverless vehicles have crash rates that are 68% lower than human drivers, new IIHS research shows. But as the technology is deployed more widely, a better system for tracking safety is ...
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Shane Goldmacher @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
As of now, the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination fight is likely to begin in either SC or NV — and it's a brawl between them, The DNC's Rules committee meets this week as the fight is intensifying. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
The US military has a radicalizing effect on many people. This isn’t mentioned frequently enough.
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
“AI will be taught in all public and some private schools at the start of the next academic year in the fall with around 20 lessons initially planned for each grade year, from Kindergarten through Grade 12.”
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
“*Tactical* nuclear weapons have smaller explosive yields, typically ranging from 1 to 50 kilotons, and are supposed to be used in battlefield situations. Larger strategic weapons have yields above 100 kt and are designed to flatten cities.”
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Nathaniel Rakich @baseballot.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
In his much-anticipated speech, Trump made quite a few allegations about elections. Let's break down some of them here...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
What a graphic. @cnn.com $NVDA $TSLA $AEO
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
"the claim is not that brands will disappear. They are too psychologically useful: people like stories, and stories will always attach themselves to objects. The claim is that the era in which brand could substitute for substantive product advantage has ended."
designedinchina.substack.com
What, Exactly, Is Chinese Soft Power?
Part II: Overlapping Taste-Industrial Ecosystems
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 12/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/t...
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Barcelona’s New Message: ‘Not One Tourist More’ (Gift Article)
As the commissioner for sustainable tourism, José Antonio Donaire’s job is to diminish the impact of the nearly 16 million annual visitors to the Catalan capital. Here’s what he’s planning.
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 22/09/2024
“Dr Newman showed that the highest rates of achieving extreme old age are predicted by high poverty, the lack of birth certificates, and fewer 90-year-olds.”
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
"Clark and Chalmers (1998) argue that this offloading is not separate from thinking; it is part of it. Cognition extends beyond the brain."
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
“Foreign visitors to North Korea were shocked to see the country’s leader hailed as nothing less than a god. State media regularly applauded citizens who, amid earthquakes or floods, laid down their lives to protect sacred images of Kim Il Sung.”
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/07/2026
The Trump administration has forced out the three remaining members of an independent, bipartisan commission that supports states in administering their elections. The moves come as President Trump seeks to impose control over how ballots will be counted in the midterms.
nyti.ms
Trump Administration Fires Members of Independent Election Group
The firings and a resignation render the Election Assistance Commission useless. The moves come as President Trump seeks to impose control over how ballots will be counted in the midterms.
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
"Brazil’s evangelicals have forged alliances with right-wing agribusiness groups and landowners who have thwarted moves in Congress to protect the forest. Missionary activity could accelerate the erasure of indigenous culture, threatening communities that environmentalists say safeguard the Amazon"
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
"Every month, Brazilian and U.S. churches send hundreds of evangelical pastors, doctors, and dentists upriver to provide health services to the poor, converting fishermen and indigenous people along the way. Their ministrations are paying off."
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 12/01/2024
"Now, international adoption is being called out as a way of covering up war crimes."
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I’m on FB, IG, and Threads. I can’t live my life avoiding every company I dislike or I wouldn’t be able to deal with pretty much any companies 😆
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 12/01/2024
"Guatemala’s baby brokers: how thousands of children were stolen for adoption - In 1960s, baby brokers persuaded often Indigenous Mayan women to give up newborns while kidnappers ‘disappeared’ babies." www.theguardian.com/news/2024/ja...
theguardian.com
Guatemala’s baby brokers: how thousands of children were stolen for adoption
The long read: From the 1960s, baby brokers persuaded often Indigenous Mayan women to give up newborns while kidnappers ‘disappeared’ babies. Now, international adoption is being called out as a w...
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Wait, BlueSky is *mostly* people like the Jack idiot in that screenshot. That’s why I left! 😆 There are tons of idiots on Threads, but a bunch of Threads is people just making funny posts, like in the good old days of Twitter.
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Asked if he would disavow any of Piker’s views, El-Sayed said attempts to pin Piker’s past comments to him amounted to a “gotcha game.” “I’m not here to disavow people’s views,” El-Sayed said. “This whole gotcha game, platform policing, cancel culture — I thought we were over it.”
politico.com
Michigan Senate candidate El-Sayed declines to disavow Hasan Piker’s past comments
Piker has been accused by Democrats and Republicans of making antisemitic and pro-terrorist comments.
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The final straw was April of this year, when BlueSky mobbed me because they don’t know what QUOTATION MARKS ARE USED FOR 😂 bsky.app/profile/torr...
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Most people on BlueSky are obnoxious “woker-than-thou” “leftist” assholes. I couldn’t handle it anymore. I should have listened to myself when I noticed this trend at the very beginning of BlueSky back in 2023(!) 😆 bsky.app/profile/torr...
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
“The most common non-violent convictions were for driving under the influence [DUI] and other traffic offenses.” Wait, DUI *should be* considered a “violent” act. People are killed by DUI drivers everyday! When they’re *not* killed, it’s merely due to happenstance.
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
“Yes, humans may yet teach machines something about how to navigate a city. The Knowledge is living proof that the brain is a gloriously malleable instrument that can change with our evolving needs even into adulthood.”
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 06/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...
nytimes.com
‘Who Should I Vote for?’ Voters Turn to A.I. Before Casting Their Ballots
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 27/11/2023
"While stressing his credentials as an originator of the anti-CRT panic, he also insists that CRT is about much more than CRT. Early on, Rufo promises to show “the campaign to embed critical race theory in American life was only one facet of the radical Left’s ‘long march through the institutions.’
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 27/11/2023
"Christopher Rufo’s Troubling Path to Power - His incoherent attacks on critical race theory are only one part of a much larger plan for counterrevolution." newrepublic.com/article/1768...
newrepublic.com
Christopher Rufo’s Troubling Path to Power
His incoherent attacks on critical race theory are only one part of a much larger plan for counterrevolution.
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
"This could explain why people often have difficulty recognizing faces from other races. The brain isn't processing facial appearance as distinctly and accurately," says Nestor.
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
"The Cities Where College Grads Are Actually Landing Jobs - Many younger professionals are finding luck launching careers in second-tier cities like Raleigh, NC, Milwaukee, WI, and Birmingham, AL, a new analysis shows." www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
wsj.com
The Cities Where College Grads Are Actually Landing Jobs
Many younger professionals are finding luck launching careers in second-tier cities like Raleigh, Milwaukee and Birmingham, a new analysis shows.
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
UPDATE: “David Ellison’s Paramount is looking to revive the MTV legacy with younger listeners—a tough road, given that the median MTV audience is now 56 years old,” 56! 😆 www.wsj.com/style/tom-fr...
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Torr (I moved to Threads) @torrleonard.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Fun fact: Al Gore, the guy who ran for president 26 years ago, is 1 year and 9 months younger the current president, who still has 3 years left.
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