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Trip Jennings

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Nonprofit ED/Journalist who believes life is incomplete w/o family, friends, books, music & The Wire. Culturally adventurous. Lived all over. Seminary educated. Conflicted about religion, cool with doing justice & loving mercy.

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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 22h
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Google Pushed AI Into Schools—and Even Students Say It’s Gone Too Far
The risks of cognitive and emotional dependence, along with falling test scores, are fueling a backlash.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 22h
"About half of U.S. adults now say they are “extremely” or “very” concerned about being able to fill their tanks, up from 39% in July. About half are also highly concerned about being able to afford food." apnews.com/article/trum...
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Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as midterms approach, a new AP-NORC poll finds
A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans blame President Donald Trump for persistently high prices, while only about 2 in 10 approve of his handling of the cost of living.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 22h
Renee Good's family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis apnews.com/article/rene...
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Renee Good's family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis
Renee Good’s family has sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials, alleging wrongful death and other violations of federal law in the 37-year-old woman’s killing by an immigration off...
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 22h
Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt apnews.com/article/chri...
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Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt
Media witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hegseth is set to announce more cuts to the military's general and admiral ranks apnews.com/article/hegs...
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Hegseth is set to announce more cuts to the military's general and admiral ranks
According to Pentagon officials, Hegseth will direct all the military services to double the 10% reduction that he ordered last spring to the roughly 800 flag and general officer positions, making it ...
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Australian officials said they were not alerted to a June incident in which A.I. agents accessed nonpublic parts of a data portal containing information on Medicare, the country’s universal health funding scheme, "until nearly three months after the fact." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/w...
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OpenAI Apologizes for Australia Medicare Hack
The company detailed how A.I. agents gained access to four government websites and acknowledged mishandling its response.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
GOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for Senate apnews.com/article/sena...
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GOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for Senate
Republican hopes of winning Senate races in Georgia and North Carolina have been fading, and the GOP is increasingly focused on playing defense elsewhere with five weeks until the midterm elections.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP apnews.com/article/trum...
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Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP
AdImpact says three taxpayer-funded ads promoting President Donald Trump are nearing a cost of at least $1.5 million.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Trump 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.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Trump administration moves to limit fixes for systemic racism in schools
The Trump administration has shifted the approach to civil rights enforcement in American schools. Previously, both Republican and Democratic administrations addressed systemic racism, recognizing tha...
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As Legislature modernizes, think tank calls for beefed-up ethics, lobbying laws www.abqjournal.com/news/as-legi...
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Think tank urges stronger ethics laws in New Mexico
Proposals would require conflict recusals, a lobbyist cooling-off period and more disclosure in Santa Fe.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Surprising Reasons China Is Skeptical of A.I. Safety Calls www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/w...
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The Surprising Reasons China Is Skeptical of A.I. Safety Calls (Gift Article)
In China, A.I. doomsday warnings can feel distinctly Western or like a ploy to stop Chinese A.I. companies from trying to overtake their U.S. rivals.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Trump administration’s abrupt cuts to U.S. foreign aid in 2025 eliminated or sharply curtailed programs serving millions of people worldwide, with devastating consequences for many communities. Reductions by other major donor countries deepened the funding crisis. apnews.com/article/nepa...
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Climate disasters are growing. So are cuts to programs that prepare for them
Millions of people face deadly climate-related disasters as international aid programs are slashed. Floods in Nepal on Aug. 26 killed over 1,400 people and left thousands missing.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Lenders Don’t Trust the United States Anymore
Blame Trump for rising borrowing costs.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘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.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)
In a report Thursday, the Government Accountability Office said the Trump administration squandered millions of dollars to expand detention.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Muslim Americans push back as Republican politicians stoke anti-Sharia rhetoric ahead of election apnews.com/article/musl...
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Muslim Americans push back as Republican politicians stoke anti-Sharia rhetoric ahead of election
Senator Ted Cruz targeted Muslim Americans at the recent Republican midterm convention, declaring that Sharia law “has no place in America.”
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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High-level New Mexico Democrats push for new social media protection bills | Searchlight New Mexico
The bills would increase penalties for consumer protections violations and curb addictive or exploitative tactics.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Doña Ana Dispatches: A ‘who’s who of power brokers in New Mexico’ lobbying for Project Jupiter
The names range "from a former Executive Director of the state Democratic Party to a family of lobbyists married to legislators."
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Former New Mexico House representative "Sandra Jeff and her sister are accused of diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Santa Ana Pueblo tribal housing organization." www.abqjournal.com/news/former-...
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Former lawmaker charged in tribal housing funds case
Sandra Jeff and her sister face federal charges alleging theft from a Santa Ana Pueblo housing program.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"OpenAI’s systems tried hacking a digital library at the University of New Mexico on May 25 and 26. The A.I. did not appear to succeed." The attempted hack of UNM and two other "incidents were identified by Transluce, a research lab focused on A.I. oversight." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/t...
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OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching Four Other Targets, With No Prompting (Gift Article)
In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The forecast is due to intense heat generated by El Niño in coming months, according to a new study from the Climate Impact Lab. That doesn't count the people likely to be killed by other climatic effects such as drought, wildfire and flooding. www.latimes.com/california/n...
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Scientists forecast 450,000 global heat deaths related to El Niño
Your morning catch-up: The super El Niño, L.A. approves $466 million in affordable housing spending and more big stories
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The High-Stakes Corruption Scandal Shaking Up Brazil’s Election www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/w...
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A Corruption Scandal Is Reshaping Brazil’s Presidential Election (Gift Article)
Allegations embroiling the Brazilian judge who jailed former President Bolsonaro are reshaping an election that has consequences for Latin America and Washington.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Rear Adm. Donald J. Guter, a retired top judge advocate general for the Navy from 2000 to 2002, described the eight suicide attempts as a “disturbingly high number indicating a serious stress level.” " www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy Says
The aircraft carrier with its crew of about 5,000 sailors has spent more than 300 days at sea.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump is hosting President Xi Jinping of China in "a lavish arrival ceremony at the White House on Thursday morning, the start of two days of pageantry at a landmark U.S.-China summit that is likely to be full of pomp but unlikely to produce significant agreements." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Trump to Host Xi at the White House: Live Summit Meeting Updates
President Xi Jinping’s first visit to the White House in a decade comes as President Trump continues his unexpected turn from a hard line on China.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
State error in Texas creates huge backlog in voter registration applications as midterm voting nears apnews.com/article/texa...
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State error in Texas creates huge backlog in voter registration applications as midterm voting nears
County election offices throughout Texas are scrambling to process a massive backlog of voter registration applications stemming from an error at the state level.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Judge orders White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Reporters still blocked apnews.com/article/trum...
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Judge orders White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Reporters still blocked
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
How rural voters are feeling about Trump as the midterms approach, according to a new AP-KFF poll apnews.com/article/rura...
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How rural voters are feeling about Trump as the midterms approach, according to a new AP-KFF poll
About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How Trump Has Cracked Down on Dissent Since the Killing of Charlie Kirk www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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How Trump Has Cracked Down on Dissent Since the Killing of Charlie Kirk (Gift Article)
The White House has labeled critics terrorists, attributed violence to a left-wing conspiracy and investigated unions, nonprofits and other groups in a battle over free speech.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Generally, as groups, Dems are not as irreligious as they're stereotyped & the Rs are not as religious as they are imagined. The reality is Christianity is the U.S.'s dominant faith tradition, with adherents dispersed all along the political spectrum. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/m...
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Can Democrats Reclaim the Christian Moral High Ground? (Gift Article)
A surprising number of pastors are running as Democrats this year, challenging Americans’ assumptions about politics and faith.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"The populist emphasis on national identity and threats to it, real and imagined, finds a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand." It's a global phenomenon, including in the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/w...
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The Fuel That Feeds Europe’s Far Right: Nostalgia and Lost Pride (Gift Article)
The populist emphasis on national identity and threats to it, real and imagined, finds a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Live Updates: Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After CNN Is Barred www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Trump Live Updates: White House TV Pool Suspends Trump Coverage After CNN Ban
CNN, MS NOW and Politico said they would sue to regain access to the White House. They argued in a joint statement that President Trump’s decision to block them violates the First Amendment.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Largest attack on Moscow sees Ukraine fire hundreds of drones, mayor says
Moscow's mayor says 450 drones were downed during the overnight barrage, in which two people died.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
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How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)
Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Saudi Arabia issues first alert in the capital since escalation, and other Mideast developments apnews.com/article/mide...
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Saudi Arabia issues first alert in the capital since escalation, and other Mideast developments
Saudi Arabia has issued emergency alerts across the kingdom for a “hostile aerial threat,” including the first alert in its capital since an escalation in fighting with Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
For Palestinian aid groups, Macklemore's $1M pledge brings relief and attention to ongoing suffering apnews.com/article/mack...
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For Palestinian aid groups, Macklemore's $1M pledge brings relief and attention to ongoing suffering
Macklemore's $1 million donation pledge is coming at a critical time for Palestinian relief nonprofits.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Denmark’s government was "cautiously optimistic" Saturday after Donald Trump announced a deal to bolster U.S. military presence on Greenland but keep the island under Danish control after months of threats by the U.S. president to seize it. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Denmark's leaders are cautiously optimistic about Trump's announcement of a Greenland deal
Denmark’s foreign minister has expressed cautious optimism about an agreement with the United States over Greenland in the wake of Donald Trump's announcement of a deal to bolster American military pr...
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Deb Haaland supports a moratorium on renewed uranium mining in New Mexico, she said in an interview with New Mexico In Depth on Thursday." nmindepth.com/2026/haaland...
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Haaland calls for uranium mining moratorium, while Hull says no - New Mexico In Depth
Deb Haaland supports a moratorium on renewed uranium mining in New Mexico, she said in an interview with New Mexico In Depth on Thursday. The Democratic nominee for governor — an enrolled member of La...
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Todd Blanche has repeatedly participated in campaign events & spoken in partisan terms about the coming midterm elections, despite criticism that he violated a longstanding Justice Department principle of steering clear of electoral politics. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate (Gift Article)
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ex-Connecticut official flees to Greece before sentencing for corruption apnews.com/article/corr...
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump said "his efforts to restore the aging building deserve recognition, 'because frankly, if we don’t do that, it’s going to close. It’ll end up being ripped down.'" What the holy hell?! Trump is threatening to tear down the Kennedy Center?! apnews.com/article/kenn...
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
OpenAI flags concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely apnews.com/article/open...
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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The U.S. Is Burning Through Its Supply of Interceptors to Counter Iran’s Attacks
The U.S. had to expend 70 or more Patriots and Thaads to blunt an attack on Jordan.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Global investors are balking at U.S. bonds. Talk of the dollar’s dwindling power is getting louder. Foreign governments are hauling their gold out of American vaults." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
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The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S. (Gift Article)
America’s position of global economic stability is starting to look shakier as the Trump administration piles on debt and doubles down on sanctions.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Haaland’s fundraising lead over Hull widens
Democrat Deb Haaland has raised $17.3 million for governor, about nine times more than Republican Gregg Hull.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore apnews.com/article/ed-s...
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Commercial fuel stocks around the world have been depleting for more than six months, and strategic crude reserves can’t be tapped much further." www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Oil Executives Say the Great Fuel Crisis Is Here
Trump officials say the oil-market disruption is temporary, but Chevron’s Mike Wirth and others warn global supplies are running low, with no respite in sight.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
An M.I.T. Report Warns A.I. Is Causing ‘Cognitive Surrender.’ Universities Are in a Bind. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
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Universities Sound Warnings About A.I. Even as They Embrace It
As A.I. upends education, university leaders have been all over the map about how to respond. It can be very confusing for students.
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"The rules targeted by Trump’s EPA could prevent an estimated 30,000 deaths and save $275 billion each year they are in effect, according to an Associated Press examination last year that included the agency’s own prior assessments and a wide range of other research." apnews.com/article/epa-...
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Trip Jennings @trip-44.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"The warning from the powerful security agency makes clear that China sees foreign A.I. models as an active threat to China, according to Henry Gao, a law professor at Singapore Management University. That effectively draws a red line www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/w...
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China’s Top Spy Chief Warns A.I. Is a Threat to Party Rule
Even as Beijing urges the United States not to hype the dangers of A.I., its own spy chief is framing the technology as a threat to the Communist Party’s security.
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