Gifting you this article. Article talks about how the young increasingly disaffected men who helped elect Trump are not voting or turning to Dems. Frustrated by prices, lack of opportunity & also broken promise of releasing the Epstein files.Feel free to share. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Young Men Who Helped Get Trump Elected Are ‘Blackpilling’ Out of Politics

Frustrated by the war in Iran and rising costs, the coalition of young men courted by the GOP is poised to sit out the midterms

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Alberta votes against another vote to secede. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription but you will have to wade through NYTimes marketing first. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/w...

Voters in Oil-Rich Alberta Reject Leaving Canada (Gift Article)

Residents of the province were asked if they wish to remain in Canada or to hold another vote on breaking away, in a referendum that left both sides unhappy.

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. You'll have to wade through NYtimes marketing stuff so only click if its worth doing that. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/u...

Behind a White House Feud That Is Bitter Even by Trump-Era Standards (Gift Article)

Two Trump allies — Alina Habba Mildon and Richard Grenell — are locked in a raging dispute that has its roots in the battle for a share of the spoils in Venezuela.

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Not my best but it was trickier than usual and a win is a win. Connections Puzzle #1225 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟪🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟪🟩🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩

If you are willing to figure out how to get past all the NYTimes marketing you can explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/m...

She Was Offered $40 Million for Silence on Elon Musk. She Spoke Out Instead. (Gift Article)

In the documentary “Musk,” Ashley St. Clair, a former right-wing influencer and mother of one of Musk’s children, speaks about her relationship with him.

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Gift article from Bloomberg on Trump's not so great Russian Oil dieal. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump’s Diesel Deal Irks Allies and Is Unlikely to Reduce Prices

President Donald Trump’s deal for Russian diesel exposed the US to legal questions, opened a rift with his Republican allies and European leaders and heightened tensions with Ukraine — all in exchange...

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This is a NYT gift article.I understand from others that with NYT new policy of unlimited gifts they have also made it very hard to figure out how to actually navigate to the free article. So, there is no free lunch.If that makes you mad, best not to click on link www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/w...

Ukraine Claws Back Land in the Donbas, Thwarting a Russian Push (Gift Article)

Moscow says its capture of the region is inevitable. But Kyiv has so far stymied Russian efforts to encircle Ukrainian “fortress belt” cities.

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Bloomberg Gift article about how Scott Bessent's continuous rosy forecasts that simply don't happen are ruining his credibility. Link good for 7 days. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Scott Bessent’s Rosy Forecasts Are Putting His Credibility at Risk

The US Treasury Secretary risks boxing himself in with his prognostications on gasoline prices, the housing market and the economy.

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Good morning friends. Having coffee with an old friend this morning.

Gifting you this NYTimes article on the latest in the Cornell rape case and the concerns around the prosecutors office. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...

D.A. in Cornell Case Hopes to Speak to Accuser as He Weighs New Evidence (Gift Article)

District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said a woman’s report to police in 2024 saying she had been raped at a fraternity did not support a criminal case. But he said he is now reaching out to her.

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Gifting you this NYtimes Opinion piece. It's about two new films. One a documentary and one a dark comedy. Both about Israeli military. Netanyahu is not a fan....at all. Worth a read. Gift link good for 7 days. Feel free to share. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/o...

Opinion | There Is a Word So Powerful It Need Be Spoken Only Once (Gift Article)

The film that makes a powerful statement without ever raising its voice.

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I've made political donations. Please don't make me sorry Democrats. I get between 10-20 texts a day, occasionally more asking for political donations. I just delete them now. Maybe consider candidates staggering their texts to limit individuals getting more than 5 a day. I could live with that.

Bessent's comeuppance for his foolishness and hubris is coming. Unfortunately, the rest of us will also have to pay the price. Gifting you this Bloomberg article on the continued selloff of Treasuries making US debt ever more expensive. Link good for 7 days. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US Bond-Market Selloff Deepens as Trump Spurns Iran’s Offer

The selloff in the US bond market deepened on Monday after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, dampening hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough to end th...

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Just had a flyover my house in Arlington by a stealth jet and two regular miltary jets. I suppose that's for Xi.

Gifting you this NYTimes essay. It's about Gander,Canada which took in many Americans who could not make it back to US on 9/11. The story is interesting, the comments are heartbreaking. The loss of this friendship because of this self-serving administration is so sad. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/o...

Opinion | This Tiny Canadian Town Took In Americans on 9/11. It Would Again. (Gift Article)

A tiny slice of Newfoundland welcomed in stranded passengers.

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Gifting you this Bloomberg article with another take on the potential of AI to kill us and a musing about why humans are unlikely to do anything about it until it actually starts doing the killing. Link good for seven days. Feel free to share www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Bridgewater’s Jensen Says AI Will Kill People Before It’s Curbed

Greg Jensen, the co-chief investment officer of one of the world’s largest hedge funds, issued a dire warning about the risks and consequences of the artificial intelligence boom Friday on Bloomberg’s...

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I used to work in lower Manhattan. Many happy hour drinks at Windows on The World. On 9/11 I was living in Arlington, 8 miles from The Pentagon with a 10 year old daughter. I was sitting at my computer and AOL had a video of the World Trade Center with smoke rising. My first thought was that it ⬇️

Bravo to this brilliant 16-year old BOHLALA MPHAHELE from South Africa for her incredible invention that won her the young achiever award

Gifting you this Bloomberg article about Bessent's Treasuries buyback. It's not going well. I had hoped Bessent would be an adult in the room but it was not to be. Feel free to share. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Bessent Triples Debt Buyback But Market Shows Disappointment

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s unusual move to supersize his department’s debt buyback program stumbled on Wednesday, when an announcement on the size of the first enlarged operation proved insuff...

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Do we need to wonder what will replace this sculpture? If Kalshi has predictions on this I would bet on a gold Trump statue. What do you think? NYTimes gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/a...

Kennedy Center Will Remove Outdoor ‘Blue’ Sculpture (Gift Article)

The towering artwork was targeted for elimination after President Trump’s takeover of the center last year.

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This one was too easy. Connections Puzzle #1176 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Sharing this as a gift from my subscription. I think you do need a free account to read NYTimes gift articles. Feel free to share. This is the article about Jeffries meeting with Kushner www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/u...

Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly (Gift Article)

President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.

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Gifting you this Bloomberg article from my subscription. Talks about how Chinese AI is catching up to American AI at a fraction of the cost. Not much "winning" in here. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

US Lead in the AI Race With China Is Rapidly Narrowing

A spate of new releases show Chinese competitors are closing the gap on Silicon Valley, and winning market share with lower prices.

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Ridiculous how pleased I am with myself about this. Wordle 1,885 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Here is a list of symptoms of Narcissistic personality disorder. Let me know if this reminds you of anyone we know, anyone at all. www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...

Interesting Bloomberg opinion piece. Talks about how Gen Z is replacing classic investment strategies with sports betting. This is a gift link from my Bloomberg subscription, good for 7 days. Feel free to share. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Gen Z Is Mistaking Sports Betting for Investing

If the bad news is that members of Generation Z can’t afford to buy a house until they are middle-aged — which isn’t really bad news, honestly, but anyway — then the good news is that at least they ar...

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The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”

Gifting you this NYTimes article about a sema retreat in Turkey. Whirling to gain transcendence. I thought it was interesting so gifting it. Gift link is good for seven days. Feel free to share. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/w...

Whirling for 7 Days and Nights, in Search of Ecstasy (Gift Article)

Hundreds of people attended a seven-day retreat in the Turkish countryside seeking transcendence through sema, the spiritual practice of whirling.

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Tough one today. Connections Puzzle #1160 🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Skill 82/99 Uniqueness 1 in a Million