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Journalist/author/adjunct professor and, like Federer and Nadal, retiring tennis player after injury.

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This might be a good time for U.S. media to prosecute the case of how colossally dumb it’s been for Trump to double down on oil in the first place.

14.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rupert’s people weighing in.

14.03.2026 02:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Trump administration could really restore confidence by getting the entire Cabinet to ride a tanker through the Straits of Hormuz to show everyone how safe and easy it is now.

They could bring along a lot of MAGA influencers and Fox News hosts to broadcast it all live!

12.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 8555 πŸ” 1981 πŸ’¬ 461 πŸ“Œ 174

Just in case anyone forgot about the gun insanity here while we’re blowing up the world…

12.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it took just over a year to get from "I'll lower costs on day one" to "I'm raising prices and it's good, actually"

12.03.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 15145 πŸ” 3895 πŸ’¬ 368 πŸ“Œ 129
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(Reuters) - U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran's leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless U.S. and Israeli bombardment, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

uk.news.yahoo.com/exclusive-us...

11.03.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 3065 πŸ” 1105 πŸ’¬ 139 πŸ“Œ 190

The last non-shouter?

11.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The perception that Trump is old, senile, or incapacitated is actually an assist because he can engage in selective memory loss

11.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 171 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1

When he’s right, he’s right.

11.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 751 πŸ” 176 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 10
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oh my goodness -- watch Mike Johnson, Scalise, Emmer, and McClain clap like seals for Trump for nearly two minutes straight. None of them want to be the first to stop!

09.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 3401 πŸ” 739 πŸ’¬ 540 πŸ“Œ 242
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Video appears to show U.S. cruise missile striking Iranian school compound The seven-second video was released by Iranian state media and directly contradicts statements made by President Trump, who said Iran was responsible for the strike.

The Iranian girls’ school was hit by a US tomahawk cruise missile. NPR has confirmed the footage.

09.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 2096 πŸ” 826 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 124
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'Ridiculous': Kristi Noem's 28-year-old aide wasted millions on unusable ICE vehicles A former deputy to outgoing Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem saddled the department with millions of dollars in wasted funding for vehicles that cannot be used.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcem...

A Noem aide spent $3 million on pickup trucks emblazoned with the ICE name & logo, which ICE agents -- notoriously averse to advertising their presence -- will not drive, so they're just sitting in a lot, useless. The contract went to a Trump donor who owns a regional Chevy dealership.

09.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 4222 πŸ” 1721 πŸ’¬ 173 πŸ“Œ 205

Having had the same surgery after tearing my Achilles on a tennis court, I also made a remarkably speedy return. To walking.

06.03.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

More winning

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DO πŸ‘ NOT πŸ‘ GIVE πŸ‘ PODCASTERS πŸ‘ PLANES πŸ‘

24.02.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 148 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Harvey Araton Urges Parents to Bench the Pressure and Let Kids Play - Local News Pasadena The real score in youth sports is friendship and joy – not NIL cash. The real score in youth sports is friendship and joy – not NIL cash.

We'd be in an even worse place in this country (if that's possible) without local news sites. Appreciate them.Support them. Honored to have Pasadena Local News write about my middle-grade readers novel, "The Goal of the Game." localnewspasadena.com/g4sx

24.02.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Surely he was a great athlete in his day...

23.02.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Playing the percentages, I would say that they were lying then, lying now, and lying every moment of every day between then and now.

And they'll lie every moment of every day about everything until Congress does its job and stops them.

23.02.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 3407 πŸ” 1053 πŸ’¬ 190 πŸ“Œ 41
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Doug Moe, 87, N.B.A. Coach as Freewheeling as His Style of Play, Dies

RIP, Doug Moe, ABA original, NBA iconoclast. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/s...

20.02.2026 12:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Hidden Cost of Youth Sports: Insights from Harvey Araton - (5) Deep Threads w/ Dean Balsamini
The Hidden Cost of Youth Sports: Insights from Harvey Araton - (5) Deep Threads w/ Dean Balsamini YouTube video by Deep Threads with Dean Balsamini

Dean Balsamini hosted me on his podcast, Deep Threads, to talk my middle-grade readers novel, "The Goal of the Game," the Knicks and which NBA team I quietly rooted for while I was writing columns for the New York Times.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yw0...

15.02.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Trump Says He Wants to Cancel Elections, but Here Is the Real Threat

It’s election subversion, not cancellation, that is the real authoritarian move.

Putin hasn’t canceled an election. Iran has regular elections.

It's competitive authoritarianism, where "democratic institutions & elections persist, but are hollowed out."

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...

13.02.2026 05:26 πŸ‘ 430 πŸ” 192 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 6

funny to see this clip of an anonymous chud who needs white supremacy to feel like his life has meaning just after attending an event honoring a brilliant black scholar for her brilliant book

13.02.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 2372 πŸ” 290 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 6

AG or PR--what a freaking joke.

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photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands

photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

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Why Storytelling Shapes a Child’s Confidence, Identity, and Emotional Strength
Why Storytelling Shapes a Child’s Confidence, Identity, and Emotional Strength YouTube video by K3 Homeschool Foundations

Thank you, Shali Flint, for hosting me on her Foundations of Learning podcast to discuss my middle-grade readers novel, "The Goal of the Game." Enjoyed our discussion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCPp...

09.02.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For starters, him playing.

07.02.2026 03:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.

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CNN is reporting the real reason Trump is closing the Kennedy Centre for two years is not for renovation: β€œthe Kennedy Center does not have a 2026/2027 season. There would not have been any programming to announce."

02.02.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 5697 πŸ” 1584 πŸ’¬ 232 πŸ“Œ 257

He’s just describing The American Dream but you’re supposed to hate it for some reason

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