This might have been a good idea, but they ruined it with limitation on organizations worthy of donation! Awful.

 Givewell.org

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-elie-hassenfeld.html

May be the most important issue of our day + many days ahead!

 AI - especially the conversation with WITT.....

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/deep-fakes-data-centers-and-ai-slop--are-we-cooked 

Crypto Criminals

 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/technology/how-a-cryptocurrency-helps-criminals-launder-money-and-evade-sanctions.html 

The Washington Post is making a mockery of itself

 This chips deeply into what made the WP a great newspaper.

Fascinating story

Always wondered what the legal support was for beach rules and laws.

Too much

 This stuff is nuts in Belgium or anywhere else. Thought control is just around the bend....

Protein bars

 Looks worth reading....u

Reuse old appliances in Belgisum - in NC

 Does this happen already in NC?

Gaza

 Israeli policy is just wrong. I hope more Rabbis will agree with this one.

Let Dr KING guide us

We need more concerted outrage and demand more of our elected representatives and make sure they hear the message and are accountable for their actions and inactions - whether good or bad. I found this piece very convincing but we need to get on with the work and off oud duffs!

Shockingly marshmallow

 Our Supreme Court should do so much better than this.

Awful

 Could happen to any of us.

A book to consider

 Something I've wondered....

Good analysis

Excellent TRUMP tariff piece. 

For me, another knife stab at what I believe and hold dear....

 Brown.

Good analysis

 A good piece of TRUMP analysis.

The Keys to Sadness

 We are losing so much as with this closing.

Lunacy

Bring in the psychiatrists! I have thought for years that we needed a public-ordered psych analysis of TRUMP and the people who support him. What else could explain such stupid actions as those outlined in this Executive Order?

Sure makes sense to me

 This outlines a new line dividing Americans.

THe town loses something special

 I thought this the most notable line in the story: “Now, everybody looks at their phone, and there’s no conversation,” he said."

Would you want to own a Tesla today, whether or not you own one already?

 I surely think a whole lot less of anyone I see driving a Tesla. If they have that much money then donate the car to charity and ride a bike instead.

The French are so much smarter than too many Americans

 From the NYT tonight:

"Demand for Tesla’s cars in France dropped more than 26 percent in February compared with a year ago, according to the PFA automobile organization."

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/business/tesla-germany-sales-elon-musk.html

Katharine GRAHAM documentary

 In the end such a sad story.

Why Are We So Obsessed With the Color Blue? - The New York Times

Why Are We So Obsessed With the Color Blue? - The New York Times

If we are obsessed, I love it!

Soil Blocking: Good for Your Plants and the Environment - The New York Times

Soil Blocking: Good for Your Plants and the Environment - The New York Times

Looks really neat!

Opinion | To Obey Trump or Not to Obey - The New York Times

Opinion | To Obey Trump or Not to Obey - The New York Times

There are other responses but this is well done and deserving of a lot of thought.

50th ANNIVERSARY OF JFK’S SPEECH – G.H.M.A. | JFK Library

50th ANNIVERSARY OF JFK’S SPEECH – G.H.M.A. | JFK Library

Interesting.

Reverse Course: Fighting the flood of ultra-fast fashion : Here & Now Anytime : NPR

Reverse Course: Fighting the flood of ultra-fast fashion : Here & Now Anytime : NPR

I presume other segments of this are as good as this one was. 

Opinion | How Europe Swung to the Right - The New York Times

Opinion | How Europe Swung to the Right - The New York Times

It's frightening and growing steadily and now swiftly.

38 Injured After ‘Unexpected Aircraft Movement’ on a United Flight - The New York Times

38 Injured After ‘Unexpected Aircraft Movement’ on a United Flight - The New York Times

What will it take to convince passengers to wear seatbelts when flying? Period. See last graph of story for another reminder.

Opinion | Trump’s Opening Act of Contempt - The New York Times

Opinion | Trump’s Opening Act of Contempt - The New York Times

Summary of the whole day - God-awful. 

(6) Video | Facebook

(6) Video | Facebook

An example of his work - from postcards!

Journal télévisé 13h en streaming gratuit sur Auvio - Auvio

Journal télévisé 13h en streaming gratuit sur Auvio - Auvio

At 23:30 in this program is the story of a guy using AI to take postcards photos and animate them. Extraordinary. One has to see it!

A New Age of American Interference in Europe - The New York Times

A New Age of American Interference in Europe - The New York Times

A very important story.

President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom | The White House

President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom | The White House

What a stellar list!