El Paso closing for "special security reasons" sounds to me like the start of a movie about aliens and UFOs arriving.
Not now, Aliens. Not now
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El Paso closing for "special security reasons" sounds to me like the start of a movie about aliens and UFOs arriving.
Not now, Aliens. Not now
A buffalo illustration, staring into the camera. It has a glowing red nose in the style of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.
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Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
@rubengallego.bsky.social responds to Trump's threats on Sen. Mark Kelly: "This is fucking insane."
I’ve seen this before and I love rereading it every time.
NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani makes promises to the travel industry, talks Airbnb in this trade-exclusive interview with @skift.com
www.youtube.com/shorts/oRegw...
George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
Regret to report, dear reader, that I got a glimpse today in just how utterly awash in AI the K-12 teacher prep space is these days.
Mostly it's in the service of work shortcuts; that's how the camel's nose gets under the tent, as it were.
Read this thread to understand the stakes for trans Americans in the current budget showdown.
Stone wall, old tree, field, woods, fall.
Birches, turning color.
Trees turning color, field, woods, fall
Stone wall, tree, field, woods, fall.
Hike.
“Trump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling”
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@esullivannyt.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
Canadian book pals, my nonfiction story collection is in a handful of lovely indie stores already (e.g. Porch Light Books in Edmonton) but as we inch towards the holiday shopping season - yes, I'm sorry, it's happening! - I'd like to expand the list. Holler if you know of a store that might be game?
Washington, DC under military occupation in last August 2025, with banners proclaiming the absolute power of the primus inter pares
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Yellen not at all pulling her punches in this op-ed for the FT www.ft.com/content/d2ea...
Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.
Hyatt is giving its loyalty members new ways to use their points: World of Hyatt members can now earn and redeem rewards on experiences and other amenities at hundreds of hotels worldwide. First on @skift.com
skift.com/2025/08/25/h...
An exclusive look at how Hilton is fine-tuning its flagship brand,
skift.com/2025/08/23/h...
via @skift.com
Sicher ausbaufähig, aber funktioniert auch mit längeren Fliegerinnen 😉
Ich fühl mich ganz #superwoman 😅
#kleineKunstklasse #wattiskunst #watercolor
Bolton’s home raided, Gen. Kruse fired, Epstein coverup proceeds, seizure of 10% of Intel another step towards state capitalism. Just one day in the somewhat chaotic but directionally purposeful march towards…despotism.
Does anyone think they’re doing all this so they can hand over power in 2028?
"Of all the sadness in this story, and there is lots of it, the worst is AI writing the suicide note."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
Interesting. Feel free to tell me more at so@skift.com
The list of Fed chair candidates keeps getting longer. And longer. And longer.
Here’s a comprehensive grading of ALL the candidates on Alphaville’s highly rigorous and proprietary quantamental metrics: 🕊️ 🍊 and 🤮
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Explain to me like I didn't live through the early 2000s in NYC why this is not a medicated eating disorder: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/d...
An Ennismore IPO: Can Lifestyle Hotels Impress Wall Street?
by Luke Martin for @skift.com
skift.com/2025/08/13/a...
Brutal reality for hoteliers. STR slashed its U.S. hotel forecast to -0.1% RevPAR growth for the full year. That's a spectacular fall from January's optimistic +1.8% projection.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
What's next for Accor? Selling stakes in Ennismore and Orient Express could free up resources at the French hotel giant to more effectively battle the Marriotts of the world. via @skift.com
skift.com/2025/08/08/w...
Doctor With Positive Attitude Learns Something New From Every Malpractice Suit
Doctor With Positive Attitude Learns Something New From Every Malpractice Suit theonion.com/doctor-...
He just...said it, out loud!
