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Month: August 2021

  • Week Thirty-Two

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  • The Big Money Behind the Big Lie

    The Big Money Behind the Big Lie

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    The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined to win at all costs. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/09/the-big-money-behind-the-big-lie Richard Hasen, a law professor at the University of California, Irvine, and one of the country’s foremost election-law experts, told me, “I’m…

  • Anthony Veasna So Knew He Was a Star

    Anthony Veasna So Knew He Was a Star

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    Anthony Veasna So Knew He Was a Star When the author died at 28, he was on the cusp of literary fame. Everyone remembers him differently. via Vulture: https://www.vulture.com/article/anthony-veasna-so-afterparties.html Infinite Self Anthony Veasna So died unexpectedly last winter, before his debut book was released. Everyone remembers him differently.

  • The Lost Canyon Under Lake Powell | The New Yorker

    The Lost Canyon Under Lake Powell | The New Yorker

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    The Lost Canyon Under Lake Powell Drought is shrinking one of the country’s largest reservoirs, revealing a hidden Eden. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/16/the-lost-canyon-under-lake-powell In the six decades since the dam was built, the living memory of Glen Canyon has mostly been lost. Relatively few people visited the canyon when it could still be run…

  • Is Taiwan Next? – The New York Times

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    Is Taiwan Next? (Published 2021) In Taipei, young people like Nancy Tao Chen Ying watched as the Hong Kong protests were brutally extinguished. Now they wonder what’s in their future. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/magazine/taiwan-china.html In recent years, Chinese warplanes buzzing the Taiwan Strait’s midline increased substantially, and the country’s warships regularly encircled the island. In March, America’s…

  • The Taliban fly their flag in central Kunduz as exhausted Afghan troops regroup. – The New York Times

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    The Taliban fly their flag in Kunduz as exhausted Afghan troops regroup. (Published 2021) The rapid fall of important Afghan cities comes as insurgent fighters have pressed their offensive all around the country, dividing Afghan forces as U.S. troops depart. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/08/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-kunduz.html The Taliban seized two Afghan provincial capitals on Sunday, including the strategically crucial…

  • Week Thirty-One

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