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******* Trump Is Planning for a Landslide Win

And his campaign is all but praying Joe Biden doesn’t drop out.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/trump-campain-election-2024-susie-wiles-chris-lacivita/678806/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

***** Age Isn’t Biden’s Only Problem

Even if he could prove that his debate performance was an outlier, he would remain a deeply unpopular president with a deeply unpopular record.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/biden-harris-age-popularity/678956/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

*** How to Want Less

The secret to satisfaction has nothing to do with achievement, money, or stuff.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/03/why-we-are-never-satisfied-happiness/621304/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

**** NYTimes.com: Why Biden Is Unlikely to Defy the Naysayers

Why Biden Is Unlikely to Defy the Naysayers

Trump’s refusal to quit in 2016 won’t work for the incumbent in 2024.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/opinion/biden-2024-trump-2016.html?smid=em-share

**** NYTimes.com: Trump Now Has ‘Carte Blanche to Do Unspeakable Things’

Trump Now Has ‘Carte Blanche to Do Unspeakable Things’

In the case of the former president, it is far more dangerous to underestimate than to overestimate his capacity to wreak havoc.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/opinion/trump-project-2025-supreme-court.html?smid=em-share

***** NYTimes.com: Trump’s Lust for Expulsion, Explained

Trump’s Lust for Expulsion, Explained

It is no accident that he is talking about immigrants’ “poisoning the blood of our country.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/opinion/trump-illiberalism-american-history.html?smid=em-share

******** NYTimes.com: This Is What Elite Failure Looks Like

This Is What Elite Failure Looks Like

A revolution is about to swallow U.S. politics, and it’s based on the simplest and most radical theory of power.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/opinion/populism-power-elites-politics.html?smid=em-share

***** NYTimes.com: Our Society Is Losing Its Anchors rj

Our Society Is Losing Its Anchors

To make sense of a decaying America, Thomas L. Friedman talks to a trusted friend about the mangrove tree.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/opinion/society-decay-america.html?smid=em-share

********* NYTimes.com: The First Amendment Is Out of Control

The First Amendment Is Out of Control

Big Tech is increasingly safe from government regulation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/opinion/supreme-court-netchoice-free-speech.html?smid=em-share

******** How the Democrats Should Replace Biden

How the Democrats Should Replace Biden

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/25/opinion/thepoint/how-biden-should-withdraw?smid=url-share

****** NYTimes: What’s the Matter With Congress?
What’s the Matter With Congress? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/opinion/congress-house-partisanship-fear.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sVA.TQJ9.uspLBMEmjLYb&smid=nytcore-android-share Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
NYTimes.com: The Democrats Again Risk Losing Voters They Take for Granted
The Democrats Again Risk Losing Voters They Take for Granted The Democratic Party needs to prepare for the coming tech revolution. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/opinion/ai-democrats-jobs-economy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oFA.0emm.Mg3Y67rbHlTS&smid=em-share
Three Ways to Think About AI and Jobs
“Many people now fear that AI will make a huge number of careers obsolete,” Rogé Karma writes. “Answering the following three questions can help you determine how endangered a job really is”: https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026/06/ai-job-displacement-questions/687503/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYdEVbOLPWS8uKeIlswAFFF8&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
The Betrayal of the Iranian People. The world has not reckoned with the violence visited on Iranians in 2026.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/06/iran-war-humanitarian-crisis/687559/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYd9enPB7M8U7lVph12CYVTY Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
NYTimes: These Are the Voters Who Can Keep Democrats From Going Off the Rails
These Are the Voters Who Can Keep Democrats From Going Off the Rails https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/opinion/democratic-party-coalition-minority-voters.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qlA.9wF9.wxlxX4KWshgd&smid=nytcore-android-share Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
The Voters Who Believe That Trump Defends Their Values Why calls to ‘save democracy’ don’t work.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/democracy-government-trump-maga/687535/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYZBn-crE8ttC6HD1DhvVq3U Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
NYTimes: ‘All Men Are Created Equal’? Not Everyone Agrees.
‘All Men Are Created Equal’? Not Everyone Agrees. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/opinion/inequality-musk-thiel-carvalho-billionaires.html?unlocked_article_code=1.plA.AEnO._m__f8GWZCmU&smid=nytcore-android-share Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
****** AI and the Pitfalls of Innovation
AI and the Pitfalls of Innovation History offers warnings about technological optimism Paul Krugman Jun 07, 2026 https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/ai-and-the-pitfalls-of-innovation?r=3azmy&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
***** You Might Be a Late Bloomer. The life secrets of those who flailed early but succeeded by old age By David Brooks
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/successs-late-bloomers-motivation/678798/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYfIcrQmgCgvCaoZk_-VF77o Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
The Old Campaign Playbook Is Dead
How do you win elections in the era of social media and AI? This week on Galaxy Brain, Rob Flaherty, the deputy campaign manager for Harris’s campaign, joins Charlie Warzel to discuss this new media landscape and its implications for future campaigns. www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/06/old-campaign-playbook-dead/687445/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYWmlDk4NreIzRrgon6y0AxI&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social