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Saturday, February 7, 2026

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lincolnsquare.substack.com×3 newsletters·via Lincoln Square
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Billionaires Are Killing our Media | It's the End! ... of the Week with Sam Osterhout & Max Burns
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- Sam Osterhout · samosterhout.substack.com ×2
- Invest in the Digital Fight For Facts · lincolnsquare+live-interviews.substack.com
- Get 25% off for 1 year · lincolnsquare+live-interviews.substack.com
- Give to Lincoln Square · lincolnsquare+live-interviews.substack.com
lincolnsquare.substack.com×3 newsletters·via Lincoln Square
Trump’s Retreating From Minnesota, But ICE Is Still Out of Control | Dean Obeidallah Joins Susan J. Demas
Weekly Wrap | How to Outlast MAGA and Stop Being Civil with Them
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- Women Hate ICE & Trump’s Poll Numbers Are Plummeting | Behind the Numbers with Rick & Andrew Wilson · lincolnsquare.substack.com ×3
- How to Outlast Trump | The Strategy Session with James Fallows, Stuart Stevens, & Joe Trippi · lincolnsquare.substack.com ×3
- The Case to Stop Being Nice and Civil to MAGA | Wajahat Ali & Stuart Stevens LIVE · lincolnsquare.substack.com ×3
- Trump & MAGA Get Thumped in Texas | The Weekly Assignment with Lavora Barnes · lincolnsquare.substack.com ×3
lincolnsquare.substack.com×3 newsletters·via Lincoln Square
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A Few Questions for Trump's DOJ on the Epstein Files
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- Rick Wilson · therickwilson.substack.com ×2
- Get 25% off for 1 year · lincolnsquare+articles.substack.com
skiing.substack.com×2 newsletters·via The Storm Skiing Journal
Local Group Buys Ragged Mountain NH, Will Assume Operations from Pacific Group Resorts
Podcast #223: Worcester Telegram & Gazette Snowsports Columnist Shaun Sutner
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- Podcast #32: Hermitage Club General Manager Bill Benneyan (+ a Mountain Creek Bonus) · skiing.substack.com ×2
- Podcast #78: Beaver Mountain Owner & Mountain Operations Manager Travis Seeholzer · skiing.substack.com ×2
- Podcast #194: Worcester Telegram & Gazette Snowsports Columnist Shaun Sutner · skiing.substack.com ×2
- Podcast #155: Worcester Telegram & Gazette Snowsports Columnist Shaun Sutner · skiing.substack.com ×2
skiing.substack.com×2 newsletters·via The Storm Skiing Journal
operated for 127 days last winter
Yes, Virginia, There Is A Climate Change
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- The New York Times · skiing.substack.com ×2
- Stuart Winchester · skiing.substack.com ×2
- 2023 NSAA report · skiing.substack.com ×2
- wrote last week · skiing.substack.com ×2
beehiiv.com×2 newsletters·via Last Money In
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Lessons After a Decade as a Retail VC Investor
beehiiv.com×2 newsletters·via Oana Labes
Register here to join the executive panel
You're Invited: Executive Panel on Financial Intelligence (Tuesday)
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- Register here to join the free panel · beehiiv.com ×2
- Powered by beehiiv · beehiiv.com ×2
foreignaffairs.com×2 newsletters·via Foreign Affairs Books & Reviews
Written by his grandson, this beautifully crafted book follows U Thant’s efforts across the decade to defuse crises during the Cold War.
The Real Roots of Xi Jinping Thought
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- Weiner chronicles the CIA’s struggle to understand its mission after the end of the Cold War with rare on-the-record interviews. · foreignaffairs.com ×2
- This substantial work, richly illustrated with art, photographs, and cartoons, traces over 200 years of U.S.-Russian relations. · foreignaffairs.com ×2
- As this impressive book shows, the true picture of microfinance was not nearly so rosy as it was made out to be. · foreignaffairs.com ×2
- This remarkable book by De and Shani should transform the common understanding of India’s constitution. · foreignaffairs.com ×2
foreignaffairs.com×2 newsletters·via Dan Kurtz-Phelan
America’s #1 School for Global and International Studies Instruction
How Not to End the War in Ukraine
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- America’s #1 School for Global and International Studies Instruction · foreignaffairs.com ×2
- Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies · foreignaffairs.com ×2
- Past Failures Make Clear That an Imposed Peace Won’t Last · foreignaffairs.com ×2
- Past Failures Make Clear That an Imposed Peace Won’t Last · foreignaffairs.com ×2
ruben.substack.com·via Ruben Hassid
AI is a mirror, not a teacher.
🦥 Slow.
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- Claude Cowork · ruben.substack.com
- Ruben Hassid · ruben.substack.com
- READ IN APP · ruben.substack.com
- How to AI · ruben.substack.com
nbt.substack.com·via Nikhil Basu Trivedi (@nbt)
Peter Steinberger 🦞@steipeteHow the sauce is made @openclaw10:40 PM · Feb 6, 2026 · 886K Views659 Replies · 408 Reposts · 9.38K Likes
The feature backlog has gone *poof*
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- Claude Code is the Inflection Point · nbt.substack.com
- My AI Adoption Journey · nbt.substack.com
- Nikhil Basu Trivedi · nbt.substack.com
- Enterprise AI ROI · nbt.substack.com
spytalk.substack.com·via SpyTalk News
Yevgeny Prigozhin
Who Whacked a Top Russian General?
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- Ken Robinson · 521036.substack.com
- READ IN APP · spytalk.substack.com
ana.informz.net·via ANA What's Happening Now
2026 ANA/AEF Future of Marketing Leadership Conference, Presented by Yale School of Management
Upcoming Events
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- NEW! Generative AI Essentials for Marketers Certificate Program (microlearning) · ana.informz.net
- Differentiate Your B2B Brand and Deliver Consistent Customer Experiences (501) · ana.informz.net
- 2026 ANA Advertising Financial Management Conference, Presented by Decideware · ana.informz.net
- B2B Sales Enablement, Employee Ambassadors, and Account-Based Marketing (401) · ana.informz.net
track.recommendedreads.com·via Recommended Reads
From stain removal to fixing foggy mirrors, it’s the household hack you didn’t see coming. →
✘ Costco Just Discontinued Another Beloved Kirkland Product
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- Homeowners are swapping grass for something greener, and it's way easier to maintain. → · track.recommendedreads.com
- Hurricane names must meet a certain set of criteria. Does your name make the cut? → · track.recommendedreads.com
- Great weather, low taxes, and plenty to do: this city checks all of the boxes. → · track.recommendedreads.com
- Fans aren’t thrilled. Worst of all, this one had a serious cult following. → · track.recommendedreads.com
thesocialjuice.substack.com·via Jaskaran from The Social Juice
joebuddenclips/fanpage@chatnigga101Joe budden talks about how believes Nike has lost it when it comes to sneakers12:29 PM · Jan 21, 2026 · 268K Views88 Replies · 66 Reposts · 669 Likes
The Brand Savior Complex and the New Age of Self Censorship
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- Jaskaran 2dThe best of OOH marketing last month (Part-2) Winter storm and Canadian brands! 12 · thesocialjuice.substack.com
- The Social Juice+ (more of what matters) · thesocialjuice.substack.com
- Tracksuit’s always-on brand tracking · thesocialjuice.substack.com
- fanfare around your social team · thesocialjuice.substack.com
wnyc.org·via Gothamist Daily
A federal judge said the immigration agency violated due process by ignoring its own rules and cautioned against 'post hoc' justifications for immigration detentions.
Insights into 5 deaths in the NYC's 'lethal' cold
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powerofus+applied-psychology.substack.com·via Jay Van Bavel from The Power of Us
playing on the same sports team can bind people together in powerful ways
How the Super Bowl will fundamentally change the identity of millions of kids
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- Like baby goslings instinctively bonding · powerofus+applied-psychology.substack.com
- New England Patriots · www.powerofusnewsletter.com
- Seattle Seahawks · www.powerofusnewsletter.com
- Jay Van Bavel · jayvanbavel.substack.com
timdenning.com·via Tim Denning
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One Million Dollars (and then some)
newsletters.democracydocket.com·via Marc Elias
You’ll get access to more exclusive content like this
Trump tried to rig the maps. It didn’t work.
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- Support our pro-democracy newsroom today · newsletters.democracydocket.com
- SUPPORT OUR MISSION · newsletters.democracydocket.com
- SUPPORT OUR MISSION · newsletters.democracydocket.com
mckinsey.com·via McKinsey Highlights
‘You’ve got to be willing to “do,” as opposed to getting disrupted by somebody else’: A conversation with IBM CEO Arvind Krishna
In the age of AI, leadership is more important than ever
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- imagining a world in which every country achieves prosperity, progress, and a high quality of life · mckinsey.com
- how AI and robotics are reshaping both the guest experience and restaurant operations · mckinsey.com
- Passing the baton: Creating value through CEO succession at family businesses · mckinsey.com
- McKinsey Insights - Get our latest thinking on your iPhone, iPad, or Android. · mckinsey.com
bytebytego.substack.com·via ByteByteGo
✂️ Cut your QA cycles down to minutes with QA Wolf (Sponsored)
EP201: The Evolution of AI in Software Development
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- 80% automated test coverage in weeks · bytebytego.substack.com
- Drata’s team of 80+ engineers · bytebytego.substack.com
- Schedule a demo to learn more · bytebytego.substack.com
- READ IN APP · bytebytego.substack.com
amandanat.substack.com·via Amanda Natividad
this week’s Meme Team podcast
Breadpilled: Adventures in Craftsmanship
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- Claude’s Super Bowl ads · amandanat.substack.com
- Kevin Indig breaks down · amandanat.substack.com
- Sam Altman’s response · amandanat.substack.com
- Saint Germain lame · amandanat.substack.com
culturist.substack.com·via The Culturist
The Culturist
Why the Devil Wants You Distracted
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- READ IN APP · culturist.substack.com
- Evan Amato · sirevanamato.substack.com
lewislin.substack.com·via Lewis C. Lin from Lewis C. Lin’s Newsletter
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G3: Design a Product to Improve the Airport Experience
eater.com·via PUNCH
A fake ID with a photo of Benjamin Franklin
The barware you should gift this Valentine’s Day
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- these bartender-approved, top-shelf picks · eater.com
- Broc’s decanter and glass set · eater.com
- mini collection of books · eater.com
- Spirits of Latin America · eater.com
davidcummings.org·via David Cummings on Startups
David Cummings on Startups
Seven Reasons SaaS Valuations Are Crumbling in the Age of AI
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- Read on blog · davidcummings.org
bankless.ghost.io·via Ethereum Weekly
deployed USDU, a dollar-pegged stablecoin registered with the Central Bank of the UAE
🔷 The zkEVM Rallying Cry
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- it’s also ditching Namechain and instead deploying ENSv2 on Ethereum · bankless.ghost.io
- proposed scaling Ethereum state by adopting a tiered storage system · bankless.ghost.io
- DeFi TVL ($59B) is now 8x larger than the second-closest network · bankless.ghost.io
- officially introduced its dollar-pegged FIDD stablecoin · bankless.ghost.io
epoch.daily.theepochtimes.com·via The Epoch Times
Trump Orders Creation of America First Arms Transfer Strategy
Update on Nancy Guthrie Disappearance
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- Key Facts About TrumpRx Drug Discounts · epoch.daily.theepochtimes.com
- Update on Nancy Guthrie Disappearance · epoch.daily.theepochtimes.com
- US Embassy in Iran Warns Americans · epoch.daily.theepochtimes.com
- Veggie Wrap With Peanut Sauce · epoch.daily.theepochtimes.com
royalmedia.com·via FinAi News
Movemint AI drives loan, deposit growth at Municipal Credit Union
FinAi firms spending big bucks on Super Bowl LX ads
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- UiPath acquires WorkFusion to boost agentic AI compliance tools · royalmedia.com
- AI provider Hapax giving free AI crash course to bankers · royalmedia.com
- Q&A with Greystone’s Zac Rosenberg, EVP of IT strategy · royalmedia.com
- Bank of Valletta taps Oracle for agentic AI solutions · royalmedia.com
vox.com·via Vox
Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite listening app
Jasmine Crockett isn’t backing down
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- subscribe to Vox’s YouTube channel · vox.com
- View this email in your browser · vox.com
- This week on Today, Explained · vox.com
- LISTEN HERE · vox.com
whyisthisinteresting.substack.com·via Why is this interesting?
Japan Cherry Blossom Festival cancelled because of Unruly Tourist ‘Crisis’
The Saturday Selection, Vol. 91
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- Pure Magic: The Oral History of Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show · whyisthisinteresting.substack.com
- Martha Nussbaum: Applying the Lessons of Ancient Greece · whyisthisinteresting.substack.com
- This Is the Holocaust Story I Said I Wouldn’t Write · whyisthisinteresting.substack.com
- Bruce Boyer on Finding Your Wardrobe · whyisthisinteresting.substack.com
gettheelevator.com·via Today's Elevator
Arthur Conan Doyle’s Letter to His Mother, Announcing the Birth of His Daughter (1889)
ELEVATOR 02.07.2026 | Spreadsheets for Sex
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- Read something outside your lane. It’s good for you. Eat your veggies. · gettheelevator.com
- Click around. Anonymous voices are endlessly fascinating. · gettheelevator.com
- The High-End Escort Who Tracks Her Orgies in Spreadsheets · gettheelevator.com
- Unlock Amazon Prime Perks You Never Knew Existed · gettheelevator.com
fsastore.com·via FSA Store
Perks dashboard here
Your favorites are back! 😍
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- Hi-tech Health · fsastore.com
- Best Sellers · fsastore.com
- Terms of Use · fsastore.com
- FSAstore.com · fsastore.com
crookedmedia.substack.com·via Crooked Media
Crooked Media
Jon Favreau on How Confusion Powers the Regime
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- Jon Favreau · jonfavs.substack.com
- READ IN APP · crookedmedia.substack.com
semafor.com·via Semafor DC
Shelby Talcott, Eleanor Mueller, and Burgess Everett report
🟡 🟡 🟡 FLASH: Trump's troubles mount
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- Read on for the rest of our reporting. · semafor.com
- Read our privacy policy · semafor.com
- in damage control · semafor.com
- Sign up now · semafor.com
elink40e.girdley.com·via Michael Girdley
We Buy Gold Business Model Explained: Why This Deal Is Risky
Don’t get stuck in your own moat
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- HoldCo Conference, Feb 9-12, 2026 · elink40e.girdley.com
- Choosing a Business: 7 Tradeoffs · elink40e.girdley.com
- gohighlevel.com/michaelgirdley · elink40e.girdley.com
- The rise and fall of Starbucks · elink40e.girdley.com
theskimm.com·via The Daily Skimm
For years, my partner has said he wants to start exercising, but he never follows through — so it’s become kind of exhausting whenever he brings it up. How do I tell him that without hurting his feelings?
Weekend: My Friend’s Politics Make Me 😡
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- who documents his daily attempts to learn the dance that defined 2010 · theskimm.com
- one “dessert” my grandmother always had on hand is suddenly cool · theskimm.com
- Happy, retired, eating, tripletas, and living in Puerto Rico · theskimm.com
- the shoe my 2010 self thought was the epitome of chic · theskimm.com
contraryresearch.substack.com·via Contrary Research
newly updated memo on Anthropic
AI Ad Wars, Claude Cowork SaaSpocalypse, Data Centers in Space
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- deep dive on AI advertising · contraryresearch.substack.com
- Tariff Refund Calculator · contraryresearch.substack.com
- watershed moment · contraryresearch.substack.com
- Tariff Simulator · contraryresearch.substack.com
thegistsports.com·via The GIST Sports Biz
women coaches, scouts, and other operational roles
Saturday Scroll: Amplifying women’s sports at the Super Bowl
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- sponsoring flag football for women and girls · thegistsports.com
- woven into the fabric of American society · thegistsports.com
- the company’s landmark NFL partnership · thegistsports.com
- influential women athlete ambassadors · thegistsports.com
eaterny+manhattan.substack.com·via Eater New York on Substack
whole messy bankruptcy and sale situation
The Sommelier Making Disco Balls for New York's Restaurants
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- Leon & Son Wine and Spirits · eaterny+manhattan.substack.com
- Robert Melee illustrations · eaterny+manhattan.substack.com
- major permitting issues · eaterny+manhattan.substack.com
- Big Mouth Billy Bass · eaterny+manhattan.substack.com
thebulwark+overtime.substack.com·via Jim Swift - The Bulwark
Why Is Tulsi Gabbard Investigating the Wrong Georgia?
Democracy, Election Interference, and Georgia
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- The Ukraine War’s New Front Line Is in Mar-a-Lago · thebulwark+overtime.substack.com
- COME JOIN US IN MINNEAPOLIS, DALLAS, and AUSTIN · thebulwark+overtime.substack.com
- Warning Signs of Election Interference · thebulwark+overtime.substack.com
- Check out our constantly-updated FAQ · thebulwark+overtime.substack.com
triviumchina.com·via Trivium China
announced the formation of an electricity trading joint venture (JV)
The Party’s top priority | The weekly recap
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- co-hosted the KMT-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) forum · triviumchina.com
- 10-year goal of becoming an agricultural superpower · triviumchina.com
- video call with Russian President Vladimir Putin · triviumchina.com
- denounced the Panama Supreme Court’s decision · triviumchina.com
thenewsette.com·via The Newsette
disappear under clothes
Love Looks Good
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- corset-inspired tops · thenewsette.com
- barely-there lace · thenewsette.com
- smooth bralettes · thenewsette.com
- meant to be seen · thenewsette.com
medium.com·via Medium Daily Digest
Amazon Is Breaking Itself From the Inside — And No One Is Stopping ItLayoffs, bureaucracy wars, AI promises, and a culture…
I Got Promoted To Tech Lead and lost My Team's Respect In 8 Weeks. | Ian Kiprono in Level Up Coding
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historyfacts.com·via History Facts
Maya Angelou was one of San Francisco’s first Black female streetcar conductors.
Maya Angelou's surprising first job
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- 325 North LaSalle Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60654 · historyfacts.com
- 13 Surprising Facts About the World’s Population · historyfacts.com
- Why Is Greenwich, England, the Center of Time? · historyfacts.com
- Why Do Brits Spell “Colour” With an “ou”? · historyfacts.com
paulkrugman.substack.com·via Paul Krugman from Paul Krugman
Give the gift of Paul Krugman's Substack
My Head Talking to Hasan Minhaj
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- Check out my MasterClass on Economics · paulkrugman.substack.com
- Paul Krugman · paulkrugman.substack.com
- READ IN APP · paulkrugman.substack.com
noahpinion.substack.com·via Noahpinion
cut $15 million from the city’s law enforcement budget
Why America's extremes will both fail
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- this article about the decay and decline of Portland · noahpinion.substack.com
- second-highest crime rate of any city in America · noahpinion.substack.com
- progressive local and state government failures · noahpinion.substack.com
- turning them into ad-hoc homeless shelters · noahpinion.substack.com
workweek.com·via Trung Phan
“Why don’t we just do that? That’s a great idea. We should just run every protein in existence and then release that.”
The Economics of Super Bowl Ads
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- Xfinity Super Bowl ad brings back all of the main actors and rectifies this plothole · workweek.com
- PayPal fumbling BNPL, failing to create its own payment network and bad acquisition · workweek.com
- gives 10 reasons why this might be the coldest crypto winter yet · workweek.com
- John Collison and Dwarkesh Patel on his space data centre plans · workweek.com
gbounacos.substack.com·via Gov Brief Today
EPA reapproves controversial
What Happened Today - #372
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- Whistleblower from Baltimore · gbounacos.substack.com
- Federal authorities arrest · gbounacos.substack.com
- Trump administration filed · gbounacos.substack.com
- Harvard psychiatrist says · gbounacos.substack.com
theflipside.io·via The Flip Side
Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges
Week in Review
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- The U.S. Justice Department's release of millions of internal documents related to Jeffrey Epstein · theflipside.io
- videoing the criminal act and streaming that video does not make you immune from prosecution · theflipside.io
- fall out with a president who wants interest rates close to zero under all circumstances · theflipside.io
- The Washington Post, owned by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, began widespread layoffs · theflipside.io
join1440.com·via 1440 Daily Digest
1440 readers can get 20% off their first month of Akkermansia or any probiotic today (discount auto-applied at checkout, HSA/FSA eligible).
Measles Cases, Sonny Jurgensen, and Love Stories
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- Trump posts, and then deletes, a video that appears to depict the Obamas as apes · join1440.com
- Jennifer Garner's organic food company hits NYSE after nearly $198M IPO raise · join1440.com
- Justice Department arrests and extradites suspect in 2012 Benghazi attack · join1440.com
- High-ranking Russian general shot and injured in ambush-style attack · join1440.com
ottolenghi.substack.com·via Ottolenghi
Modern Love column in the New York Times.
Love in its many forms
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- Yotam Ottolenghi · ottolenghi.substack.com
- Sour cherry mess · ottolenghi.substack.com
- READ IN APP · ottolenghi.substack.com
globalhappiness.org·via Neil Pasricha
Neil Pasricha
#883 When the barista in the toque draws one of those perfect four-embedded-white-hearts into the top of your latte