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Inside Putins Kremlin - Foreign Policy (No paywall) John Sullivan had a rare front-row seat to the dramatic unraveling of U.S.-Russia relations as Washington’s ambassador to Moscow from 2020 to 2022, in the run-up to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch a massive war in Ukraine. Sullivan is one of just a handful of senior Trump administration appointees that President Joe Biden kept on after winning the White House, giving him a vantage point that spans two wildly different administrations’ foreign-policy strategies.
John Sullivan had a rare front-row seat to the dramatic unraveling of U.S.-Russia relations as Washington’s ambassador to Moscow from 2020 to 2022, in the run-up to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch a massive war in Ukraine. Sullivan is one of just a handful of senior Trump administration appointees that President Joe Biden kept on after winning the White House, giving him a vantage point that spans two wildly different administrations’ foreign-policy strategies.
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WorkHow to bring a 75-foot-long dinosaur back to life - History (No paywall)
 What a strange thing it must be to become a fossil. Say you live a full life for a Diplodocus dinosaur, swinging your enormously long tail across your Jurassic world for 70 or so years. Then you die—but in such extraordinary circumstances that, against all odds, your bones are buried and transformed over time into stone. Mountains rise and wear away around you. Rivers come and go. Glaciers rumble overhead. Your bones endure. WorkExclusive: Bernie Sanders on how Kamala Harris can win
While some strategists would likely advise Harris and Walz, the Democrats' presidential and vice presidential candidates, to moderate their policy views to effectively challenge GOP nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, Sanders thinks they should do precisely the opposite. The progressive independent senator from Vermont, who caucuses with Democrats and twice sought the party's presidential nomination, in 2016 and 2020, believes the data is on his side.
WorkWorkThe FDA Didn't Approve MDMA. Is the Medical System Ready for Any Psychedelic?
For a while, MDMA looked poised to make history. After decades of advocacy from impassioned supporters, the party drug best known as ecstasy emerged as the frontrunner to be the first psychedelic approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It would have been the first new therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in two decades.
WorkWhat to Do If Your High Cholesterol Is Genetic
One sunny day in Los Angeles, Katherine Wilemon was gardening when she developed crushing chest pain, as well as pain radiating down her left arm. She was 39 and fit. Wilemon—who had known since she was a teenager that she had extremely high cholesterol—was certain she was having a heart attack. Work
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WorkWorkWhat next after Ukraine's shock invasion of Russia? - The Economist (No paywall)
UKRAINE’S LIGHTNING incursion into the Russian province of Kursk has exceeded the expectations of even those who planned it. On August 12th General Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, claimed that his forces controlled roughly 1,000 square kilometres of Russian territory. “Control” may be an overstatement. But in seven days the Ukrainians have seized almost as much territory as Russia has managed, at huge cost, to take from them since the start of the year (1,175 square kilometres). In the next few days the incursion will probably culminate, as troops tire and supply lines become stretched. The question is whether Ukraine can translate short-term gains into lasting strategic advantage.
WorkHow one writer adapts to living with facial blindness - Culture (No paywall)
Fifteen pairs of eyes stared into the gloaming. An hour passed before someone spied the faintest wisp of smoke on the horizon. The wisp drew closer, becoming something larger, winged, and muscular: sandhill cranes the color of storm clouds, save for their smart red caps. They swirled around our bird blind, a converted shipping container set into the riverbank to hide us from the cranes, and dropped out of the sky in groups of two or three or five, landing gently in the Platte River in central Nebraska. Work WorkThe Little Streamer That Could
Unlike its biggest rivals, which allocate huge budgets for original programs or premium sports rights like the N.F.L. or the N.B.A., Tubi’s library contains tens of thousands of older shows and movies, many that seem to have been collected from the bargain bin. Some popular programs on the service include the 1970s procedural “Columbo,” and an early 2000s UPN sitcom, “Everybody Hates Chris.” WorkWorkA Sports Agent Went Viral. He Isn't Ready to Fade Away.
That evening, he had gone to watch his client, an undrafted rookie quarterback, start a nationally televised Monday Night Football game. Mr. DeVito surprised N.F.L. fans everywhere with a late game drive that gave the Giants a victory over the Green Bay Packers, who were favored to win. After a Giants touchdown, television cameras cut to Mr. Stellato, clad in a black suit, gold chain and, of course, a fedora. He was pinching his fingers in a stereotypically Italian American manner, as Mr. DeVito’s father, Tom, planted a kiss on his cheek. WorkOpinion | What the Republican Party Might Look Like if Trump Loses
Trump’s leadership has also occasioned the total collapse of the boundaries (such as they were) separating the far-right fringe of American politics from its mainstream. The former president provides license for — and inspiration to — a large crop of right-wing extremists who disdain democracy and openly fantasize about the use of violence to eliminate their political opponents. “Some folks need killing,” Mark Robinson, the Republican Party’s nominee for governor in North Carolina, declared at a church event in June. WorkInside the tax battles Tim Walz fought and won in Minnesota
\"Every day until November 5, Trump will have to defend his record of instability and unpopular anti-growth agenda against Team Harris-Walz\'s record and vision to foster business growth, create jobs, and lower costs for the American people.\" WorkWorkGoogle's Pixel 9 series won't launch with Android 15
This is an unusual approach for Google, but that may be because the new Pixel models are coming out on an earlier timeline than the usual annual OS updates. Android 14 came out in October last year, so we can expect to hear more about Android 15 later in the fall. The operating system is in its second public beta, so we\'ve already seen some of what it can do. And despite the new phones running Android 14, there are a host of new AI-powered features that\'ll be available when the phones go on sale next week. WorkGoogle Pixel 9 Pro XL vs. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: A battle of Android's biggest phones
Despite not being released yet, the Pixel 9 Pro XL already faces some stiff competition. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra released back in January and has proven itself to be a bona-fide hit. We gave it high marks in our official review, praising the useful AI tools, sturdy titanium frame, excellent battery life and bright display. But how does it stack up against the just-revealed Pixel 9 Pro XL? Let’s compare specs. WorkGoogle announces satellite SOS calling for Pixel 9 phones
Google’s adopting a similar method here. Pixel 9 owners get two free years of SOS calling, but the company hasn’t said what the price would be when that timeframe passes. The feature is only available in the US, for now, and Google says “connection and response times vary based on location, site conditions and other factors.” WorkHackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every American
Be sure to use two-factor authentication wherever possible (preferably with you obtaining codes from an authenticator app rather than SMS). And, as always, we highly recommend having a password manager, never reusing the same login credentials for different services and regularly changing the password on your most sensitive accounts. WorkWorkParker Conrad doesn't think Rippling has won -- yet
He said he never expected his tweet about Sacks to get so much attention. “I reached a point where I was like ‘look, there’s nothing that this guy has said about me or that he could say about me that he hasn’t already said, or that he would take from me that he hasn’t already taken’.” WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkDonald Trump at risk of losing Florida, poll suggests
The USA Today/Suffolk University/WSVN-TV survey conducted between August 7 and 11 reveals that Florida may not be an easy win for Trump. The former president leads his opponent by only 5 points, at 47 percent, to Vice President Kamala Harris's 42 percent. WorkThe right's plan to fix America: Patriarchy 2.0
When you look at what the right’s rising leaders are saying, it’s clear that conservatives have become increasingly obsessed with the fate of the American family. From Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance assailing “childless cat ladies” to Elon Musk fretting about a birth rate apocalypse, there is a deep and abiding sense that the family is in dire need of defense. WorkWorkWorkWhat Bill Gates reveals about other billionaires - The Economist (No paywall)
“Americans appear to be growing increasingly uneasy about billionaires,” observes Anupreeta Das, a journalist and former finance editor at the New York Times. Do they embody the American dream or endanger it? And who gets to decide what billionaires owe to society? Ms Das has chosen an original way to address these questions: by writing a biography of Bill Gates, the first superstar tech billionaire. With his long career and its many ups and downs, Mr Gates is “the perfect prism through which to refract these thorny moral questions” in pursuit of a “collective rethink” about American values. WorkAsian American Voters Could Be Key Swing Voters of 2024
Asian American voters, a hugely diverse group with roots in more than 20 countries and numerous languages spoken, make up the fastest-growing eligible electorate in the country. They are starting to turn out in record numbers. And, crucially, neither party can take their support for granted. WorkWorkStarbucks' CEO is out. Chipotle's CEO is in. Here's what Wall Street is saying
“Niccol’s task will be to re-energize consumers and build new loyalty to the coffee chain. The landscape has completely changed since Howard Schultz first created the American coffeehouse culture, and the brand can’t rest on its laurels,” said Brian Tierney, CEO of Brian Communications, said in a written statement to Quartz. WorkWorkDo you know your credit card APR? If not, you're not alone
Higher-for-longer interest rates and persistent inflation have begun to weigh on consumer spending. In an attempt to ease the burden on Americans and pull off a “soft landing,” the Fed is largely expected to carry out its first interest rate cut in September. WorkWorkWorkWorkOfficials 'hopeful' of deal to end train strikes
Under the previous government, negotiations were conducted by the Rail Delivery Group, but ministers have had to approve any pay offer though, as the government in effect took control of the railway during the Covid pandemic. WorkWorkPost Office IT boss quits amid Horizon delays
The Post Office said pilots for the new system were currently working in five branches, and it has requested cash from the Department for Business and Trade to fund the project to replace it. WorkPotholes are drivers' biggest bugbear, RAC finds
\"Unfortunately our roads are deteriorating, there\'s no question about that. This is really unacceptable, given the amount of money that drivers pay in motoring taxation, we estimate that to be around £45bn,\" said Simon Williams from the RAC. |
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