When democracy dies in broad daylight • Pennsylvania Capital-Star Once proud institutional bulwarks rush to prostrate themselves before Trump in advance of any demand that they do so, columnist Tony Norman writes.

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United Health YouTube video by Jesse Welles

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One of my sons showed me Wordle the other day. It didn’t look anything like I imagined. He reviewed the rules, demonstrated how it worked and suggested I try it. And, damn! I’m pretty good at it. I think I’ll cancel all of my brain-boosting apps now that I’ve found it. I’m only 5 years late, right?

The GOP Is Treating Musk Like He’s in Charge This week, the world’s richest person solidified his influence over American politics.

This week, the GOP allowed the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, to solidify his influence over American politics, Charles Sykes writes in The Atlantic Daily.

The strike "paper" has a big story by Andrew Goldstein about the stunning solidarity shown to Pittsburgh news strikers by their union siblings @nytguildtech.bsky.social: www.unionprogress.com

Unless you’re doing a cool themed column like the brilliant @sapiotextual.bsky.social or using your space to deftly write about important local issues that often get overlooked (like @tonynorman.bsky.social used to pen for the PG), I tend to agree with this nowadays. Especially for newspapers.

I recommend no fewer than 4 copies of any beloved book. A paperback for traveling and lending to friends, an eBook for reading with greasy snack fingers, an audio book so you know how the characters' names are actually pronounced, and a pristine hardcover to be buried with you like a pharaoh