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StuFalk

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Living in Los Angeles, strategic marketing, previously New York Times (National Advertising Mgr),International Chamber of Commerce, Paris (President ICC Publishing), V. Ships, Monaco (Director of Marketing) and Law.com, San Francisco, Marketing Director.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 12h

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 · 12h

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

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

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

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 12h

How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

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

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

Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 12h

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

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

Opinion | Trump Is Pitting Us Against One Another in Chicago

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 12h

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 · 12h

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 · 18h

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.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

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!

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They Each Own 50 Credit Cards. Should You?

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

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.

www.nytimes.com

StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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

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

Opinion | Leave Us Alone

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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.”

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

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

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

New York Times Wirecutter

The Best French Pharmacy Products

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French Pharmacy Skin Care That Actually Deserves the Hype

We tested 44 cleansers, creams, and balms from French pharmacies to uncover 13 hush-hush favorites.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

DANGER: We Just Got Elon Musk-ed'
Bari Weiss’s first major move as CBS News chief has staffers on edge—ordering every journalist to submit a written memo justifying their work, in an apparent Elon Musk-style loyalty test.

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'We Just Got Elon Musk-ed'

Bari Weiss’s first major move as CBS News chief has staffers on edge—ordering every journalist to submit a written memo justifying their work, in an apparent Elon Musk-style loyalty test.

www.status.news

StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Despicable: A Times investigation last week found seven people who said they were paid by recruiters to sue L.A. County for sex abuse. Two of them said they were explicitly told to fabricate claims. All the people who said they were paid had lawsuits filed by Downtown LA Law Group.

In the biggest sex abuse settlement in U.S. history, some claim they were paid to sue

Seven people told The Times they were paid to sue L.A. County over sex abuse, raising questions about whether some claims that led to a record $4-billion settlement may have been colored by the promis...

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Ponant Explorations Group and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), an independent ocean science organization, have announced a three-year partnership advancing ocean research and education.

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Ponant and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Announce Partnership - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News

Ponant Explorations Group and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), an independent ocean science organization, have announced a three-year partnership advancing ocean research and education...

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Wave of Criticism Greets Macron’s Repeat Pick for Prime Minister: ‘Bad Joke’
After appointing the same person prime minister for the second time in a week, President Emmanuel Macron is facing calls to explain his stubbornness or resign.

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

Wave of Criticism Greets Macron’s Repeat Pick for Prime Minister: ‘Bad Joke’

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Most Americans Who Rely on Obamacare Live in Republican Areas and nearly all of them will face higher health care costs next year if extra federal funding for subsidies expires, as scheduled, on Dec. 31.

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Obamacare Enrollment by State: Most Enrollees Live in Republican Areas

Millions of Americans depend on Obamacare. Here's where they live.

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

Gift Article

The Ezra Klein Show

Jon Favreau on Where the Democrats Went Right

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

Opinion | Jon Favreau on Where the Democrats Went Right

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 1d

What if SportsCenter and LinkedIn Merged?
Silicon Valley is obsessed with “TBPN,” a streaming show on which no career move is too trivial to document.
By Mike Isaac

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

What if SportsCenter and LinkedIn Merged?

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · 2d

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies.

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

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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