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Journalism Job Alert: there are three jobs open on the NYT tech team in San Francisco. We are hiring for reporters to cover Anthropic, xAI, and a general AI business reporter. Message me if these interest you and you want to apply! job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorkti...
Business Correspondent, Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies
San Francisco, CA
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Over the summer a total stranger decided to put together a 5 part series to help parents, grandparents and other adults do more to get young people into our process of American self-governance. ...
❇️O M G! - I did not expect or know this was going to happen - bu look what's at #9 in the The Podchaser 25 (ranking of the hottest up-and-coming podcasts in the U.S. every month, looking at podcasts that have released their first episode within the last 90 days.)
Question for political science, historian, American studies and related academics: What sort of audio/camera set ups do you have and like for doing virtual events/interviews?
"From Kakistocracy to Cheatistocracy," by Paul Krugman. Rewarding the most dishonest. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/from-kakis...
How economic sanctions are, rather than an alternative to war, most likely part of the escalation trap the US finds itself in vis a vis Iran. - BT www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4Af...
"Its quest for growth created a societal menace." – our client Dr. Jason Sattizahn after Meta's $18 billion settlement of claims that its social media platforms have irreparably harmed children. Read his full statement:
Meta Whistleblower and trial witness after $18 billion child safety settlement: “ongoing vigilance” needed to hold Meta accountable - Whistleblower Aid
"Despite Meta’s high priced legal gamesmanship, I and other Meta whistleblowers were finally free to tell the truth — and it finally forced the world’s largest social media company to address the worl...
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"Can the Midterms Be 'Stolen' On Jan. 3? It's Complicated," by Molly Roberts. Panic about a "rogue clerk" is likely unwarranted -- but it's worth paying attention. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/can-...
I'm a staff writer at @wired.com and I'm looking to speak with parents of immunocompromised kids, especially those in areas with measles outbreaks, and how you're dealing with back to school with rising cases. emily_mullin@wired.com
American mathematician and scientist Katherine Johnson was born #OnThisDay in 1918. Artist Catherine Stewart created this purple taffeta 'Katherine Johnson Dress', embroidered with symbols and diagrams sourced from one of Johnson's papers in tribute. National Air and Space Museum. #womenshistory
German model and actress Claudia Schiffer was born #OnThisDay in 1970. She modeled this Karl Lagerfeld designed 1930s-inspired black and white linen jumpsuit with a wide two tone leather belt and signature CC logo buttons on the Chanel S/S 1995 runway. For sale via 1stDibs. #fashionhistory
Wages grew in step with the stock market for the first decades of the postwar boom. Since the 1980s, stocks have skyrocketed while wages stayed on the same trajectory: +9,686% vs. +1,196%. That gap is a big driver of inequality — and a case for taxing capital more like work.
"Against Canada, Trump is fighting a trade war that very few Americans support, under leadership that most Americans reject, to achieve results that virtually all Americans would dismiss as pointless if not crazy" Read David Frum: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
How to Lose a Trade War
Trump’s bullying of Canada is failing.
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American costume designer Judianna Makovsky was born #OnThisDay in 1955. She designed this custom-made fuchsia suit, featuring a peplum jacket with gigot sleeves and pleated skirt, for Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket in the Hunger Games (2012). Sold via iCollector. #film #costume
From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'The Fashions of September 1824' - wp.me/p3JTNy-6Nm #mondayblogs
The Fashions of September 1824
To find out what was in fashion some 200 years ago, an excellent resource is Ackermann’s Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics which provided guidance for …
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Y'all keep asking me "What should I plant in my garden?" so here's my tier list: youtu.be/CQOAgGkIY0A
ULTIMATE GARDEN TIER LIST: How To Decide What To Plant
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
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Jared Bernstein discusses debt with Paul Krugman (with transcript). paulkrugman.substack.com/p/jared-bern...
Trump has created a spoil system. And it could backfire. From today's "To the Contrary" podcast w/ Tom Nichols youtube.com/shorts/zVl28...
Trump's spoil system for friends and cronies
YouTube video by To the Contrary With Charlie Sykes
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Subscribe to the #HagleyHistoryHagnout podcast to catch all these great upcoming episodes in our fall lineup!
"The Case Against Bond Market Panic," by Paul Krugman. Don’t let the Very Serious People undermine a progressive agenda — again. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-case-a...
"What Are Bond Markets Telling Us?" by Paul Krugman. Interest rates are up — but don’t panic. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/what-are-b...
Today is the anniversary of ratification of the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote. Here's how lobbying helped push it over the finish line. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8WqbUTf/
Today is the anniversary of ratification of the 19th amendment. Here's how lobbying helped get the job done. #19th #lobbying #learnontiktok #suffrage #righttovote #democracy
TikTok video by OpenSecrets
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My new RISD course is starting on September 14th, Illustrating Card Decks - Playing, Trading, & Tarot 🌟 Learn more and sign up for my six week immersive online class: cereg.risd.edu/search/publi...
"Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial," AP article. apnews.com/article/minn...
"A New Level of Trumpian Evil," by Paul Krugman. North Korea is the worst government on Earth; Trump prefers it to the prosperous democracy next door. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-new-leve...
This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this c. 1921 silver lamé dress with emerald green crêpe draped over one shoulder and across the body, forming a train. The skirt of the green crêpe is embroidered with silver flowers. New Canaan Museum collection. #fashionhistory
The U.S. regulates workplace and the non-workplace environments separately, despite their material inseparability. How and why did the American regulatory landscape come to have this awkward and contradictory split? Join the #HagleyHistoryHangout podcast to find out! www.hagley.org/research/his...
