In the last few years we've seen: - The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer - The Storming of the Capitol and pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC - The break-in to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and the brutal on Paul Pelosi - Multiple assassination attempts against Trump - The assassination

I never would have guessed talking to a 4th grade class about news would be a MAJOR 9/11 healing session for me in 2024. Once the topic came up, they lit up with earnest, open-hearted questions. Their wonderful 'way' opened me to sharing differently. #Grateful

This says so much about social media and America's problems: "Enragement equals Engagement"

CNN: Judge strikes down Trump's $15b defamation suit against the New York Times. Judge Steven Merryday says a complaint is not "a public forum for vituperation & invective" or "a megaphone for public relations." Pres has 28 days to file an amended complaint.

I stumbled on a feature in my iPhone’s settings late at night, and I was delighted the next morning by what awaited me. nytimes.com/wirecutter/rev…

Did anyone else hear Stephen Miller just make TWO pretty clear #GameOfThrones references in his speech at the Charlie Kirk memorial service? (I am the storm and waking the dragon)

Trump on Charlie Kirk: "HE DID NOT HATE HIS OPPONENTS. HE WANTED THE BEST FOR THEM. THAT'S WHERE I DISAGREED WITH CHARLIE. I HATE MY OPPONENT AND I DON'T WANT THE BEST FOR THEM!"

Heart breaks for these girls, their dreams, their families, friends and schoolmates in my hometown nj.com/opinion/2025/1…

In the short period since Powell's Jackson Hole speech on August 22, the rally in gold prices has gotten huge attention, making it more and more of a speculative bubble. You can see that speculative bubble form in how gold has recently dragged bitcoin higher. Bubble territory...

UPDATE: New Haven CT police tell me they haven't been able to reunite these cuties with their owners. Feel free to stop on by the Robin Kroogman animal shelter and give these pups a new forever family. greenwichtime.com/news/article/n…

Driving on the road from Gaza City to Khan Younis yesterday.

Little insight into why David Zaslav wants David Ellison to open his wallet (in a major way) to buy $WBD: Ellison paid something like 10-times REVENUES for the The Free Press. If it makes money, it's negligible. Now CNN for all the talk about declining ratings, is immensely profitable;

Dear Intuit TurboTax : Sad we're breaking up after our 20+ year partnership. I've been such a fan. But for you to cheat on me by ditching ItsDeductible NOW? After I've put in months of '26 charitable deductions? I would have gladly paid for it.

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If you feel like you're bad at your job and it's making you depressed, just consider that, as the investigation of the recent heist revealed, the password to access the Louvre's videosurveillance system was "Louvre".

10 everyday products that are getting smaller — but not cheaper: Shrinkflation is quietly reshaping grocery aisles across the U.S. From cereal boxes to cleaning supplies, brands are selling less for the same price dlvr.it/TP4ymC

NEW: Air traffic controllers are sharing with me another $0 pay stub that they just received today—the second one since the shutdown began. Controllers are still working full shifts in some of the busiest airspace in the world—all unpaid.

Eight Democrats crossed party lines tonight to support the compromise government funding deal in the Senate. In a news conference, some argued that they voted to look out for hungry children, suffering workers, and exhausted air-traffic controllers.