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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-26 at 19:01

Watched “The Sting” (1973) last night. What a great flick. #movies

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-26 at 13:45

Morning.

[#]cats #CatsOfMastodon

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-24 at 15:32

Concerning. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01/23/trump-administration-hhs-health-agencies-pause-travel-communications/

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-23 at 02:50

Science could be seen as America’s area of greatest strength. But, well…

https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-20 at 16:08

Fun(?) new game: see if you can spot the paragraph of this NY Times editorial inserted by the publisher.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/opinion/donald-trump-fear.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qk4.nn9X.zy3HOOBlkx2C&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-20 at 16:02

Kyle McLachlan on David Lynch’s mistrust of words. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/opinion/kyle-maclachlan-david-lynch.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-20 at 14:29

A sad day.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/biden-pardons-fauci-milley-cheney-jan-6.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-20 at 13:54

MLK Jr biographer: ‘That “content of their character” quote — taken from King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech — has proved to be one of the most dangerous weapons in the effort to airbrush his legacy.’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/16/martin-luther-king-jr-remembered-radical/

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-17 at 11:51

Ty Burr’s appreciation of the career of David Lynch.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2025/01/16/david-lynch-visionary-americas-subconscious/

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-17 at 00:35

Here’s an article on chemical weapons use that I edited a few years ago. I still think about it sometimes.

Even if you don’t have access, you can read the abstract. It’s pretty substantial.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10736700.2018.1519343

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-17 at 00:25

Here’s a stable link to Joe Biden’s farewell address.

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/farewell-address-the-nation-4

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-17 at 00:14

This seems bad.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/africa/sudan-chemical-weapons-sanctions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-15 at 02:40

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-14 at 03:28

A plea from the leader of the Masalit people of western Darfur, Sudan.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/13/west-darfur-genocide-masalit-rsf/

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-12 at 17:57

Charles Person. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/us/charles-person-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-12 at 16:22

An inside view of Ukraine’s embrace of drone warfare.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/magazine/drones-weapons-ukraine-war.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-07 at 20:37

Snow day.

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-07 at 18:28

Risk is a fun board game for kids of a certain age. It’s not a guide to world affairs. #themoreyouknow

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-07 at 17:13

The US State Dept announces its determination that the RSF is perpetrating a genocide in Sudan. New sanctions extend to RSF-controlled companies in the United Arab Emirates.

https://www.state.gov/genocide-determination-in-sudan-and-imposing-accountability-measures/

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Written by Joshua H. Pollack on 2025-01-06 at 15:38

Joe Biden: Never forget Jan. 6 and what it represents.

(Gift link)

https://wapo.st/3W6jx4W

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