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Posts by Miriam Elder

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Behind Trump’s Public Bravado on the War, He Grapples With His Own Fears The president’s impulsive style has never been tested in a sustained military conflict, and he’s been ruminating on Jimmy Carter’s failure in Iran.

Wild story with incredible details including that two days before he posted about the “Fuckin’ Strait,” aides kept Trump out of the room while they got updates about fallen airmen “because they believed his impatience wouldn’t be helpful” www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

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Doom fold

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Obscrolltion (like obstruction but…)?

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Doomplanting?

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The phenomenon of people stopping in the middle of the street mid stride to look at their phones is getting worse. We need a term for it.

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Maybe three martinis ARE the key to happiness

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For Its Next Act, Allbirds Makes an Unlikely Pivot From Shoes to AI The company known for eco-friendly wool sneakers just raised $50 million for its next chapter—a head-spinning move to capitalize on the artificial-intelligence boom.

It’s totally normal for a sneaker company to become an AI company stop being such a DOOMER www.wsj.com/tech/ai/for-...

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Opinion | Just Because I Wrote This Doesn’t Mean I’ll Be On Your Panel About A.I.

This by @colsonwhitehead.com is perfect www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...

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There’s a difference between “people who move to New York” and “transplants” and the latter should absolutely be banned from using the subway

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The Making of the First American Pope Will Pope Leo XIV follow the progressive example of his predecessor or chart a more moderate course? His work in Chicago and Peru may shed light on his approach.

Caught up on some old magazines this weekend including this apparently well timed profile from January of Pope Leo www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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Gonna miss the space people :(

Like I miss Bad Bunny :(

What’s the next mass human unifying event

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A pic of Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund by Molly Crabapple

A pic of Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund by Molly Crabapple

Big congrats to @mollycrabapple.bsky.social

Read this book!

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The cool thing is everything is terrible and it’s ALSO freezing

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Thought nuclear terror was a special form of Gen X trauma but now guess everyone gets to have it

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This is no way to live, man

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What Does Judaism Look Like Without Zionism?

I reviewed @mollycrabapple.bsky.social 's terrific new history of the Bund — a great read but more importantly, a book that could not have arrived at a more urgent moment. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/b...

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Don’t forget to wear your subversive pocket square to work today

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Everything is terrible, except for Deadloch, which remains a perfect show

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Did Kid Rock write this

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Project Hail Mary is a children’s movie meant to prepare a new generation for self-sacrifice and being friends with AI. I will be taking no questions at this time.

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The cool thing about algorithms is since they refuse to recognize linear time, April Fool’s content is still coming up, while our brains’ April 1 filters are long gone. Nothing is true and everything is possible! What a truly great time to be alive.

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My Outlook AND my phone are acting up today (bless), what did the astronauts DO

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Strike April 1 from the calendar. Send every person and company engaging in this straight to the moon.

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Which plague was the result of pharaoh showing up at the main court and then addressing the nation over an ill plotted war

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“I’m not paying $40 for matzoh!” she shouts in the middle of Zabars, reaching a new level of being.

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Senior Reporter/Writer, Pop Culture and Power - CNN Digital Products and Services in Burbank, California, United States of America | Creative, Content & Editorial at CNN Apply for Senior Reporter/Writer, Pop Culture and Power - CNN Digital Products and Services job with CNN

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Sad this season of Paradise is over. Not sad I’ll never have to hear that terrible Phil Collins cover again.

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A Secret History of Psychosis

Last summer, I received a manuscript in the mail from a 32-year-old man who wanted to tell me the story of his psychosis -- how close he came to killing his dad, and how, when it passed, they put the pieces of their relationship back together. Here it is.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/s...

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Mormon Wives, Jay-Z & a Rundown Happy Pop Syllabus Saturday!

“pop culture loves to watch damaged women suffer” open.substack.com/pub/popsylla...

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The Oscars are moving from a mall in Hollywood to Downtown LA | CNN The Academy Awards will look pretty different come 2029 — streaming on YouTube with a new home in Downtown LA.

Did you know the Oscars are held in A MALL?? (Maybe you did, leave me alone) www.cnn.com/2026/03/26/e...

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