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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 8h

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Kantar US Media Reactions 2025: The New York Times, Amazon Lead US Consumer Ad Preferences as AI Transforms Marketing

The New York Times, Amazon, Apple TV, Netflix and X rank as the top US media brands for consumer advertising receptivity in 2025, according to Kantar's latest Media Reactions study of 21,000+ consumer...

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 11h

Despicable: Before the cancellation, the E.P.A. Administrator Lee Zeldin boasted that he would get rid of “wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants.

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Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 12h

Leaked Telegram group chats from Young Republican leaders throughout the country were full of racist and antisemitic messages.

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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.
Hundreds of infectious disease specialists have been let go by the Trump administration. Here are four who focused on keeping pandemics at bay.

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They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

When I Look
at Zohran Mamdani,
Here’s What I See

By Meher Ahmad

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Opinion | When I Look at Zohran Mamdani, Here’s What I See

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump
President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits on a lethal workplace hazard.

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Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

The Appalling Campaign to Erase Jan. 6 Never Ends

Trump and his Republican minions won’t rest until the truth of that day is buried.

By Frank Bruni

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Opinion | The Appalling Campaign to Erase Jan. 6 Never Ends

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

The real scandal is the culpability of Jackson (Memorial Hospital Miami) Health Foundation Board of Directors & Dade-Broward County Florida's Public Health trust for total lack of oversight!

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She embezzled millions from Miami’s public hospital charity. Here’s how she did it

Charmaine Gatlin admitted to swindling millions from the Jackson Health Foundation, which raises funds for patients at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Macron Urges Stability Despite Calls for Government Ouster

President Emmanuel Macron of France is facing some of the country’s worst political turmoil in decades. A new government has been appointed, but how long it will last is anyone’s guess.

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Macron Urges Stability Despite Calls for Government Ouster

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 2d

The war, which has killed tens of thousands, laid waste to the Gaza Strip and shredded Israel’s reputation abroad, could soon be over. We explore how people have grappled with faith over the past two years.

By Lauren Jackson

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Where Is God in Gaza?

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 2d

The Uncomfortable Truth About Netanyahu’s ‘Victory’
While he is trying to sell it as a strategic win, the peace deal contradicts many of his coalition’s goals.

By Shira Efron

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Opinion | The Uncomfortable Truth About Netanyahu’s ‘Victory’

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 2d

How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

Dishonest presidents should be entitled to no deference at all.
By David French

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Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 2d

Trump Is Pitting Us Against One Another in Chicago
By Vic Mensa

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Opinion | Trump Is Pitting Us Against One Another in Chicago

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 2d

Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas and Nora Fatehi Sparkle in New York for Diwali

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Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas and Nora Fatehi Sparkle in New York for Diwali

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 2d

Why Now? The Lost Chances to Reach a Hostage Deal, and a Cease-Fire, Months Ago
On Gaza, Trump like Biden put few, if any, guardrails on Israel’s offensive, bucking international demands for a cease-fire. Then he wisely changed course.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...

Why Now? The Lost Chances to Reach a Hostage Deal, and a Cease-Fire, Months Ago

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 2d

The Jackson Health Foundation Board should be held accountable for lack of proper oversight and still has not put the controls in place to prevent this recurring. They have a long history of poor management & the Herald has reported on previous scandals.
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She embezzled millions from Miami’s public hospital charity. Here’s how she did it

Charmaine Gatlin admitted to swindling millions from the Jackson Health Foundation, which raises funds for patients at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

www.miamiherald.com

StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 3d

They Each Own 50 Credit Cards. Should You?
A growing number of Americans are making thousands by exploiting credit card reward offers.
Shame on the bloggers who cash in on referral commissions promoting this!

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/b...

They Each Own 50 Credit Cards. Should You?

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 3d

Pete Buttigieg Is Facing Down the Darkness
Pete Buttigieg joined the Opinion editorial director David Leonhardt to discuss what America’s next story should be and how Democrats can get where they need to go.

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Video: Opinion | Pete Buttigieg Is Facing Down the Darkness

Pete Buttigieg joined the Opinion editorial director David Leonhardt to discuss what America’s next story should be and how Democrats can get where they need to go.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 3d

This Isn’t Crisis Response, It’s Crisis Construction

We’re arresting working parents, students, asylum seekers and even U.S. citizens to create made-for-TV crackdowns.
By Jason P. Houser

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...

Opinion | This Isn’t Crisis Response, It’s Crisis Construction

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 3d

Maureen Dowd

Peace in Trump’s Time — Except Here

Peace abroad and war at home — not very America first!

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...

Opinion | Peace in Trump’s Time — Except Here

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 3d

With the millions being used to deploy troops to Portland, Trump could help with treatment for substance use, with emergency housing, with education.

By Nicholas Kristof

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Opinion | Leave Us Alone

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 3d

Viral videos showing caustic behavior have blunted her momentum in the California governor’s race.

Can a politician who appears so volatile run the state of California? (No).

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Katie Porter Videos Give California Rivals a New Opening

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 3d

Residents Return to a Devastated Gaza City
With the cease-fire holding overnight, many Palestinians traveled to Gaza City to learn what remained of their lives and homes.

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Video: Residents Return to a Devastated Gaza City

With the cease-fire holding overnight, many Palestinians traveled to Gaza City to learn what remained of their lives and homes.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 3d

In L.A., a Former Ally of Mayor Bass Is Expected to Run Against Her
The former supporter, Austin Beutner, who once led the city’s public schools as superintendent, is expected to challenge Ms. Bass’s re-election bid in next year’s mayoral race.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

In L.A., a Former Ally of Mayor Bass Is Expected to Run Against Her

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 3d

R.I.P. Jesse L. Douglas, Aide to King in Marches From Selma, Is Dead at 90
A lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. and a fellow preacher, he played a vital role in organizing voting-rights protests in 1965 that began with “Bloody Sunday.”

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Jesse L. Douglas, Aide to King in Marches From Selma, Is Dead at 90

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