One multiuse product can often clean your face, your body, and your hair — and it can often work as well as three separate products. nyti.ms/4wqff7P
I’m a Beauty Writer. And a Snob. But I Don’t Hate a 3-in-1 Shower Product.
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Bridget Gillespie
@bridgetgillespie.bsky.social
I am a graphic designer and investigative writer based in Charlottesville, Virginia. I served on the Thomas Jefferson Foundation’s content and communications team in 2022.
Frances Perkins was the patron saint of American workers and an inspiration for me during my time as labor secretary. She was the guiding light behind the creation of Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, the National Labor Relations Act, and much more.
David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · 2d agoToday's Prospect Patriot is Frances Perkins. She saw the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory go ablaze in 1911 and her life changed. "The New Deal was born that day," she said. 22 years later she'd be America's first female cabinet member. prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...
The biggest cost Trump is imposing on us is the cost of doing nothing about three worsening crises that threaten the very survival of America and the world: climate change, AI, and widening inequality.
The Biggest Cost of Trump
It goes far beyond guns vs. butter
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One month after I published “What Broke Monticello” in @prospect.org, M. Gessen described the same institutional fracture from the visitor’s side: a tour bearing “the signs of numerous edits,” ending in “facts half known and truths half said.” prospect.org/2026/07/02/w...
What Broke Monticello - The American Prospect
How a right-wing smear campaign tried to silence the reality of Thomas Jefferson’s life, and in some ways succeeded.
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New York Times Opinion@nytopinion.nytimes.com · 3d agoWhat President Trump’s executive orders targeting the Smithsonian “promise to restore is a sense of comfort contained in the most reductive and sanitized stories about the United States — the bliss of ignorance,” our columnist M. Gessen writes.
If not for Perkins, Social Security, as Americans understand the program today, would not have been created. prospect.org?p=142008
Macro photography by explore with Dara. Incredible
In his new book, “The Perfect Moment,” Isaac Butler maps how the National Endowment for the Arts’ undoing got us to this moment.
The history of the NEA is the history of the culture wars
In his new book, “The Perfect Moment,” Isaac Butler maps how the National Endowment for the Arts’ undoing got us to this moment.
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The audience for pro-Trump content has fallen from its heights and, for some creators, has reached new lows, a New York Times analysis suggests. Views are dropping for many of President Trump’s greatest allies. nyti.ms/3TLV4TV
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “The interrogation of Dr. Fauci was, in my view, a blight on Congress and beneath the dignity of the office its members hold,” Robert Kunikoff writes in a letter to The New York Times. “America has always aspired to be better than this.”
Opinion | The Fauci Interrogation, and the Diary
Readers react to Dr. Anthony Fauci’s dramatic hearing before a Senate committee. Also: Betting on elections; happy in the muck.
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Greek authorities on Thursday battled deadly wildfires fueled by strong winds, which have forced thousands of people to flee and complicated efforts to put out some of the flames. nyti.ms/4c5D8d9
France had never seen a "fire cloud" until this month’s record-smashing blazes [via @wired.com]
France had never seen a "fire cloud" until this month’s record-smashing blazes
Extreme fire conditions on the ground have created a “natural force beyond our control.”
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The 6 largest oil companies will collectively rake in $45B in profits in the second quarter of 2026 — nearly double what they made in the first quarter. Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis. Big Oil profits while the world burns.
To help raise money for their marmot research after losing federal funding, a team of scientists started “OnlyMarms” — a free, G-rated account of cute videos that collects money through tips. nyti.ms/4fAfAOB
President Trump has ordered federal officials to install content warning labels outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History after his administration accused the institution of “anti-white” practices.
Trump Orders Installation of Warning Signs Outside Smithsonian Museum
The administration’s demand comes just days after the director of the National Museum of American History testified before a congressional subcommittee.
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I don't know how you look at everything Trump's been doing to mess with the election and think anything other than that he's trying to rig it. But whether he will succeed is a different matter, as Bob Kuttner reports. prospect.org/2026/07/28/t...
Yes, Trump Will Attempt a Coup - The American Prospect
If we are vigilant, he won’t pull it off.
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Remnants of New York as it was hundreds of years ago still exist today. Here’s where to find them.
The New York of the Past Is Still Visible Today. You Just Have to Look.
Traces of New York’s layered histories can be found scattered throughout its contemporary urban landscape.
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My wife has Parkinson's, only diagnosed two years ago. Same generation as Carly. More and more evidence indicates that childhood exposure to pesticides can cause the eventual development of Parkinson's. My wife grew up next to an orchard that was bugkiller gassed by crop dusting planes.
Carly Simon has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, treated for skin cancer
Carly Simon, the singer known for “Nobody Does It Better” and other hits, has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
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A federal judge just ordered all of the Epstein files to be turned over to him and DOJ must defend each redaction. This is solely because of Katie Phang’s lawsuit. Yay independent journalism! 👏
Breaking News: Democrats in Maine chose the progressive Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner as their Senate nominee.
Troy Jackson Picked to Replace Platner as Democratic Nominee in Maine Senate Race
Mr. Jackson, a progressive former State Senate president, clinched the nomination at a hastily arranged state party convention.
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The normalization of the Trump regime will be studied by future historians.
Suburban Socialist@suburbansocialist.bsky.social · 2w agoMy revulsion at the mainstream media for participating in the WHCD tonight can’t be overstated. They’re laughing at his jokes and shaking his hand? Fuck off. The corporate press is an enemy addicted to access. And this was true before the Ellison’s started their takeover.
Fast-moving wildfires in Spain and France, including near Bordeaux, forced over 200,000 people to evacuate or to shelter at home. Follow live updates.
Fires Rage in Spain and France, Forcing Thousands to Flee: Live Updates
Firefighters were racing to contain blazes that were moving closer to Madrid and Bordeaux.
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Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.”
He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.
With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...
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BBC demands Trump hand over personal text messages in bid to prove he incited Jan 6 riots It’s a shame that a foreign news media outlet is doing the work of our Congress and our own news media. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
BBC demands Trump hand over personal text messages in £7.5bn lawsuit
The broadcaster is seeking messages between Trump and his advisers in the hours before the storming of the US Capitol
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TikTok investor Jeff Yass avoided paying $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He then poured that money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers. (Published 2022)
Meet the Billionaire and Rising GOP Mega-Donor Who’s Gaming the Tax System
Susquehanna founder and TikTok investor Jeff Yass has avoided $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He’s now pouring his money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election de...
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