Month: December 2023
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The Overlooked Crisis in Congo: ‘We Live in War’ – The New York Times
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The Overlooked Crisis in Congo: ‘We Live in War’ Six million have died, and more than six million are displaced after decades of fighting and the ensuing humanitarian crisis in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, drawing in neighbors, mercenaries and militias. An upcoming election is inflaming tempers. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/world/africa/democratic-republic-of-congo-elections.html They joined…
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The Year We Stopped Being Able to Pretend About Trump | The New Yorker
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The Year We Stopped Being Able to Pretend About Trump The story of 2023 wasn’t the search for another Republican leader—but the Party’s embrace of the one it already has. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2023-in-review/the-year-we-stopped-being-able-to-pretend-about-trump In a Christmas Day social-media post, his message to his opponents was “MAY THEY ROT IN HELL,” followed by the…
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How a Script Doctor Found His Own Voice | The New Yorker
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How a Script Doctor Found His Own Voice For decades, Scott Frank earned up to three hundred thousand dollars a week rewriting other people’s screenplays—from “Saving Private Ryan” to “The Ring.” Finally, he decided to stop playing ventriloquist. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/01/01/how-a-script-doctor-found-his-own-voice “Part of the exercise was getting all these other voices out of…
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Inside the Troll Army Waging Trump’s Online Campaign – The New York Times
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Inside the Troll Army Waging Trump’s Online Campaign A team of meme-makers has been flooding social media with pro-Trump posts riddled with sexist and racist tropes. Donald Trump is cheering them on. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/us/politics/trump-meme-trolls-2024.html Their most vulgar invectives are often aimed at women, particularly those seen as enemies of Mr. Trump. In one video, the…