David J. Lynch
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Global economics correspondent for The Washington Post
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Price discrimination based on government/industry judgment of your health-related activities is sure to be popular.
Markwayne Mullin on healthcare: "What the president would like to do is say, hey, if you take care of yourself -- you don't smoke, you don't dip, you're not drinking, you're not overweight, you're working out -- then you should pay less than the guy that obviously is not taking care of himself."
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Price discrimination based on government/industry judgment of your health-related activities is sure to be popular.
Market Volatility Underscores Epic Buildup of Global Risk www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
Market Volatility Underscores Epic Buildup of Global Risk
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November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Market Volatility Underscores Epic Buildup of Global Risk www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | ‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father
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November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
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Only someone this wealthy would so flippantly suggest you uproot your life, sell your house, pull your kids out of school, quit your job, request a transfer — all to save 50 basis points on CPI. 🤡
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Only someone this wealthy would so flippantly suggest you uproot your life, sell your house, pull your kids out of school, quit your job, request a transfer — all to save 50 basis points on CPI. 🤡
This world no longer makes sense to me:
“Germans Are Going Off Beer. That’s Forcing Brewers to Adapt or Go Bust” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
“Germans Are Going Off Beer. That’s Forcing Brewers to Adapt or Go Bust” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
Germans Are Going Off Beer. That’s Forcing Brewers to Adapt or Go Bust.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This world no longer makes sense to me:
“Germans Are Going Off Beer. That’s Forcing Brewers to Adapt or Go Bust” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
“Germans Are Going Off Beer. That’s Forcing Brewers to Adapt or Go Bust” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
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November 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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HINSON: As a mom, I think about watching a baby monitor. That's a very intimate moment with your baby and to think the Chinese could be spying on your morning routine
BARTIROMO: Why are they spying on moms?
HINSON: They just want to know what Americans are up to to undermine our way of life
BARTIROMO: Why are they spying on moms?
HINSON: They just want to know what Americans are up to to undermine our way of life
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Former Tory PM Brands Brexit 'An Act Of Collective Folly' In Outspoken Attack. John Major said "our enemies celebrated and our friends despaired" at the vote to leave the European Union.
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Former Tory PM Brands Brexit 'An Act Of Collective Folly' In Outspoken Attack
John Major said "our enemies celebrated and our friends despaired" at the vote to leave the European Union.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Former Tory PM Brands Brexit 'An Act Of Collective Folly' In Outspoken Attack. John Major said "our enemies celebrated and our friends despaired" at the vote to leave the European Union.
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The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
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The would put Germany in command of U.S. forces, including nuclear weapons, deployed in Europe. Which probably indicates the Trump Administration envisions there being none.
🇺🇸🇩🇪 The US would like Germany to take over the command of Nato forces in Europe, Whitaker said, - The Times
In remarks that elicited shock from a German Nato general seated next to him, Whitaker said it was US long-term “aspirational goal” that Berlin should appoint supreme allied commander Europe.
In remarks that elicited shock from a German Nato general seated next to him, Whitaker said it was US long-term “aspirational goal” that Berlin should appoint supreme allied commander Europe.
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The would put Germany in command of U.S. forces, including nuclear weapons, deployed in Europe. Which probably indicates the Trump Administration envisions there being none.
I'm old enough to remember when the swastika wasn't considered a close call wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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November 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I'm old enough to remember when the swastika wasn't considered a close call wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
Judge Presses Comey Prosecutors Over Revised Indictment www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Judge Presses Comey Prosecutors Over Revised Indictment
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November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Judge Presses Comey Prosecutors Over Revised Indictment www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
The Moment China Proved It Was America’s Equal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | The Moment China Proved It Was America’s Equal
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November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Moment China Proved It Was America’s Equal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
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The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
ICE Frees Blind Migrant Who Was Detained for Days in Isolation www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...
ICE Frees Blind Migrant Who Was Detained for Days in Isolation
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November 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
ICE Frees Blind Migrant Who Was Detained for Days in Isolation www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...
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In case you writers out there have ever felt imposter syndrome, "From his mouth the bullet theoretical launched the bullet possible" is an actual sentence in whatever this is.
Vanity Fair's West Coast Editor Olivia Nuzzi was a star political correspondent until scandal led her into exile—and to a California up in flames.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In case you writers out there have ever felt imposter syndrome, "From his mouth the bullet theoretical launched the bullet possible" is an actual sentence in whatever this is.
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I wish someone could communicate to the Trump administration that sending your allies into a recession is not just bad for them, it's bad for the US too:
Swiss growth suffered from US tariffs in Q3
Japan's economy contracts for first time in six quarters on tariff hit
Swiss growth suffered from US tariffs in Q3
Japan's economy contracts for first time in six quarters on tariff hit
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I wish someone could communicate to the Trump administration that sending your allies into a recession is not just bad for them, it's bad for the US too:
Swiss growth suffered from US tariffs in Q3
Japan's economy contracts for first time in six quarters on tariff hit
Swiss growth suffered from US tariffs in Q3
Japan's economy contracts for first time in six quarters on tariff hit
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👀 NEWS: Larry Summers resigns from the Center for American progress as part of withdrawal from public life after Epstein disclosures.
Larry Summers stepping back from ‘public commitments’ over Epstein emails
A longtime Democratic adviser, Summers has had significant influence over economic policymaking for decades.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
👀 NEWS: Larry Summers resigns from the Center for American progress as part of withdrawal from public life after Epstein disclosures.
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
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He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
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Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
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This Is How Our Economy Comes Crashing Down www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
Opinion | This Is How Our Economy Comes Crashing Down
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November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This Is How Our Economy Comes Crashing Down www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
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I cannot emphasize enough that increasing foreign investment in the US and shrinking US trade deficits are in direct, irreconcilable tension w/ one another.
*US TO LOWER TARIFF RATE ON SWISS GOODS TO 15%, GREER SAYS
*SWITZERLAND AGREED TO $200B INVESTMENT IN THE US, GREER SAYS
*US TO LOWER TARIFF RATE ON SWISS GOODS TO 15%, GREER SAYS
*SWITZERLAND AGREED TO $200B INVESTMENT IN THE US, GREER SAYS
November 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I cannot emphasize enough that increasing foreign investment in the US and shrinking US trade deficits are in direct, irreconcilable tension w/ one another.
*US TO LOWER TARIFF RATE ON SWISS GOODS TO 15%, GREER SAYS
*SWITZERLAND AGREED TO $200B INVESTMENT IN THE US, GREER SAYS
*US TO LOWER TARIFF RATE ON SWISS GOODS TO 15%, GREER SAYS
*SWITZERLAND AGREED TO $200B INVESTMENT IN THE US, GREER SAYS
