Miscellanea

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  1. I prefer optimism to pessimism, but my read of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is that there is no solution. The mutual fear and hatred runs too deep and too many people on each side are determined to die for their cause. The only certainty is that there will be more death and destruction.The only thing still to be determined is the degree to which the death and destruction spreads to other countries.
  2. Headline to celebrate A. “Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Claim of Absolute Immunity”.
  3. Headline to celebrate B. “Mother of Michigan Gunman Found Guilty of Manslaughter”. Hoping against hope that this gets the attention of other woefully negligent parents, and that as a result, there is less youth gun violence.
  4. The ultimate podcast flex is silent breaks. Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson for the win.
  5. The Tracy Chapman—Luke Combs collab makes me wonder whether I’ve been exaggerating the decline of the (dis)United States. Dare I say, maybe there’s hope?
  6. Has anyone ever been more wrong?

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