Mont Sainte-Victoire, 1895 #paulcezanne #postimpressionism
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Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
America’s Most Divided State Loves Its Extremes
The Atlantic: “Wisconsin has been the nation’s most closely divided state for a quarter century. Since 2000, only one presidential candidate—Barack Obama, twice—has carried the state by more than a single percentage point. But despite its status as a battleground, America’s Dairyland has never been a bastion of milquetoast moderation. Wisconsin has produced both a […]
Slava Ukraini - Glory to Ukraine (nytimes.com)
Making Rounds (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Ford Made Boring Cars Popular. It Doesn’t Want Them Anymore. (wsj.com)
wsj.com/business/autos/ford-cars-suvs-sports-cars-picksups-867a00fc?st=C5FTJL
The Jumping Spiders of TikTok (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Phillies can’t stop losing as bullpen woes worsen, and all eyes are on Dave Dombrowski (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Ceuta: Ein Fest für die Feinde Europas (zeit.de)
zeit.de/politik/2026-08/europaeische-regierungen-reaktion-ceuta-zusammenhalt?freebie=41145f86
Opinion | We Live in ‘a New World of Counterhistory’ (wsj.com)
wsj.com/opinion/we-live-in-a-new-world-of-counterhistory-0156ab8d?st=BcrX3Y
Reflecting Pool algae bloom is one of biggest recorded in years after $14M renovation (wapo.st)
The U.S. Deported Him to Jail in Russia. Then He Escaped. (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Ars Technica
• Samuel Axon
Reddit CEO on AI Overviews: "We're still looking for that win-win"
Reddit may still be considering ending its licensing deal with Google.
Ars Technica - All content
• Cyrus Farivar
After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monica
Autonomous vehicle giant disturbs residents' sleep.
It has to be embarrassing to be MAGA after spending weeks blaming “vandals” for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool damage, only for the Trump administration to admit in court that it was caused by a “flawed installation” by the contractor.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump Considering Strikes On Iranian Energy Targets
“President Trump is seriously considering launching attacks against energy targets in Iran in the next few days, but hasn’t given final orders to do it, a U.S. official told Axios on Friday,” Axios reports. “A new U.S. bombing campaign in Iran against energy and infrastructure targets would be aimed at trying to get the Iranians […]