This account, based on interviews with several people with knowledge of the events, demonstrated a core truth of Mr. Trump’s second term: Anyone willing to contradict the president is in trouble, even if the dissenter happens to be a family friend www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro (Gift Article)

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.

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Trump is still pushing vandals theory...

Poplars - 1925 https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104534

Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/m... By Jonathan Mahler, Jim Rutenberg and Kirsten Grind The reporters interviewed dozens of people close to Larry Ellison and Oracle in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Hawaii and New York

Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble? (Gift Article)

Inside the 81-year-old billionaire’s risky, debt-fueled scramble to transform his data empire into an A.I. juggernaut.

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PHILA INQUIRER: This quaint Pa. borough is a ‘speed trap’ nabbing immigrants for ICE | Will Bunch Police in Mount Holly Springs, a tiny borough in Central Penn, have turned over 32 immigrants to ICE since March. @willbunch.bsky.social www.inquirer.com/opinion/moun... @willbunch.bsky.social

This quaint Pa. borough is a ‘speed trap’ nabbing immigrants for ICE | Will Bunch

Police in Mount Holly Springs, a tiny borough in Central Pennsylvania, have turned over 32 immigrants to ICE since March.

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U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews can suffer brain injuries from the relentless pounding of waves. The service has never studied the hazard that waves may pose to the brain and knows little about the force of the hits or the consequences of years of exposure.

Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking

Untreated and undiagnosed, the crews that save lives in the roughest seas face the relentless pounding of waves.

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How Diamonds, Paprika and Fertilizer Won Relief From Trump’s Tariffs A new round of tariff carve-outs has raised familiar questions about who should receive the lucrative exceptions, and why. Ana Swanson reported from Washington, and Jeanna Smialek from Brussels. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/b...

Trump’s Tariff Exemptions Include Diamonds, Oil and Gas, Copper and Other Items (Gift Article)

A new round of tariff carve-outs has raised familiar questions about who should receive the lucrative exceptions, and why.

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Proposed rule would exempt commercial launch licensing from environmental regulations The Department of Transportation is proposing to exempt commercial space launch licensing from many environmental regulations, a move praised by industry but criticized by environmental groups....

Proposed rule would exempt commercial launch licensing from environmental regulations

The Department of Transportation is proposing to exempt commercial space launch licensing from many environmental regulations, a move praised by industry but criticized by environmental groups.

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From McCain to Graham, the stark difference between two services in the same majestic cathedral eight years and worlds apart exemplified how much has changed in the capital. It may not have been Trump’s Washington in 2018 but it most assuredly is in 2026. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

At Graham’s Farewell, a Glimpse Into Power in Trump’s Washington

The political evolution of Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senator, both captivated and confused many of his old friends but reflected the changing order in the nation’s capital.

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NEW: The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired visas as they travel through airports, according to documents obtained by The Times and interviews with lawyers — a tactic that opens up a vast new pool of people for deportation. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive

Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.

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NEW: World’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Has Made It Harder to Fight Crime, Police Say - by me and David Yaffe-Bellany www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

Police Say Binance Is Making It Harder to Fight Crime

Investigators in Europe said that the cryptocurrency giant Binance had made it more difficult to track down scammers and solve other crimes.

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"The secrecy was agreed to by nearly everyone involved, from utility executives to the governor’s office to a local elected official who knew about the talks with Meta and sold 300 acres of his own property for the project."

How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal

A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.

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Was last week's wildfire smoke worse than the orange skies across the Northeastern U.S. in 2023? For lots of places, it was. (Free link) nyti.ms/4fvj9FI

Air Pollution From Wildfire Smoke Set Records for Many, Analysis Shows (Gift Article)

Many towns and cities recorded their highest readings of one pollutant, known as PM 2.5, in 20 years.

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JUST POSTED: A deep investigation by The NYT of shortcuts taken to get President Trump his Qatari-donated plane in time for POTUS to show it off during 250th anniversary events-compromises that leave the plane more vulnerable to potential threats (Free link) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...

Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One

A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.

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From the Aug. 1 BusinessWeek by @timobrien.bsky.social How Trump Became ‘Grifter-in-Chief’: Let Us Count the Ways Donald Trump and his family are setting a new standard for how to profit off a presidency. Cites some of our NYT reporting (Free link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

How Trump Became ‘Grifter-in-Chief’: Let Us Count the Ways

Donald Trump and his family are setting a new standard for how to profit off a presidency.

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NUCLEAR CASH President Trump, his family and his circle of advisers have monetized crypto, the predictions markets, the data center boom & rare-earths mining. Now they are seeing there's money to be made in a new vector: The nuclear industry. The NYT takes a look www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...

Trump Is Pushing Nuclear Energy, Including Saudi Deal. His Family and Supporters Could Benefit. (Gift Article)

In some cases, no direct line can be drawn from the president’s domestic nuclear agenda to his family or close allies. But they have overlapping business ties that could position them for gains.

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In December over 1,000 Chinese fishing boats lined up to form an L shape in the seas north of Taiwan. Over the next few months they coalesced again on four more occasions. Our animated maps visualise the unprecedented activity bit.ly/4wP6qoq

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One thing not in this story is that the Qatari retrofitted plane does not have in-air refueling capacity like the existing Air Force 1 jets do. The new AF1s Boeing is building, as a cost-saving measure, also don't have that capacity. So we did not get that missing feature in this story

JUST POSTED: A deep investigation by The NYT of shortcuts taken to get President Trump his Qatari-donated plane in time for POTUS to show it off during 250th anniversary events-compromises that leave the plane more vulnerable to potential threats (Free link) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...

Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One

A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.

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Times Exclusive: Iranian Threat to Air Force One Prompted Plane Swap During NATO Summit By Tyler Pager Julian E. Barnes and Maggie Haberman Reporting from Washington www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/u...

Iranian Threat to Air Force One Prompted Plane Swap During NATO Summit (Gift Article)

The threat led the Secret Service to urge President Trump to fly out of Turkey on the old plane, raising questions about the security of the Qatari-donated jet.

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If you have a bit of time, worth reading this motion to quash filed by NYT lawyers. Been silent about this whole thing, for good reason. But it is extraordinary to be in middle of such an impt press freedom argument like this. So proud to work at The NYT storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion – #23 in In re Grand Jury Subpoenas Dated July 10, 2026 (S.D.N.Y., 1:26-mc-00352) – CourtListener.com

MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 22 MOTION to Quash Subpoenas ad testificandum dated July 10, 2026 / Notice of Motion. / Memorandum of Law in Support of Movants' Motion to Quash. Document filed by Jul...

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BREAKING: U.S. to Withdraw Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which The Times said were an attempt to intimidate the free press. (Yes, I can say, I am glad to hear this) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/b...

U.S. to Withdraw Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists (Gift Article)

A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which The Times said were an attempt to intimidate the free press.

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At Columbia Association KIDS Triathlon, hundreds of kids competing on a relatively short course triathlon. But still very demanding. Thankfully the rain last night knocked down the ash that was in the air.

How Presidential Travel Is the Ultimate Expression of Political Power From horse-drawn presidential coaches to Air Force One, presidents have used various modes of transportation to project an image of America for nearly 250 years. By @peterbakernyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/u...

The Evolution of Presidential Travel: Horse Carriages to Air Force One (Gift Article)

From horse-drawn presidential coaches to Air Force One, presidents have used various modes of transportation to project an image of America for nearly 250 years.

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