Trump has cooled on his Russian counterpart, recently referring to him as “crazy.” He may still act on his stated desire to do business with Mr. Putin but will be unable to deliver either Ukraine or the West. Hard facts forbid it. Russia’s brutal war has horrified and terrified the West, jolting it into a collective effort of containment and turning Europe conclusively against Russia.
Opinion | Putin Has Lost the West. This Was Not the Plan. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/opinion/putin-trump-nato-russia.html
Series B, Episode 03 - Weapon
SERVALAN: Or respect. A man might see it as respect. You would have - once.
[Flight deck]
BLAKE: What do you think, Jenna?
AVON: I think the basic idea was stupid.
BLAKE: No, the idea was logical enough. Jenna?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/203/71
The New York Times' games team is testing a Scrabble-like game called Crossplay in a separate app from the main NYT Games, soft launching in New Zealand on iOS (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/games/682063/the-new-york-…
"Data shared with the Cato Institute, a right-leaning think tank, shows that 93% of people booked in ICE detention centers have no violent criminal or property convictions. Another 65% of detainees have no prior criminal history."
Trump's claims get undercut by ICE's own data - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/immigration-2672407086/
Senate Official Rejects Food Aid Cuts Proposed by Republicans in Megabill - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/us/politics/senate-snap-food-stamps.html
Holy fuck.
"**President Trump announced the United States had struck Fordo, Iran’s heavily fortified nuclear facilities, as well as two other sites.**"
Live Updates: U.S. Enters War With Iran, Bombing Key Nuclear Sites - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/21/world/iran-israel-trump
People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/health/diabetes-cure-insulin-stem-cell.html
Dodgers Pledge Aid to L.A. Families Affected by Trump Crackdown - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/us/politics/la-dodgers-ice-raids.html
Trump 'berated' intel chief and said she 'should not be in the administration': NY Times - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-intel-chief/
Local Malls Are Sitting Empty, and Becoming a Headache for Small Towns - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/business/malls-empty-small-towns.html