Internal email: CBS' standards department told staff to use the Kennedy Center name, saying the change to Trump Kennedy Center needs Congressional approval (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/12/23/kennedy-center-honors-cbs-bro…
In the corridors of Washington, D.C., whispers of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s potential retirement have grown into a roar.
At 75 years old and marking 20 years on the bench, Alito’s upcoming book release on October 6, 2026,
just one day after the start of the Court’s new term,
has fueled intense speculation that he may step down to ensure his conservative legacy endures under Trump’s second term.
With Republicans holding the Senate majority ahead of the 202…
Trumpian Park Service sweeps slavery under the rug
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/01/22/slavery-exhibit-removed/
"Gen. Dan Caine, the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, has cautioned that a lack of munitions and support from allies could mean greater danger for U.S. troops, people familiar with the discussions say."
Gen. Dan Caine foresees risks in any Iran attack ordered by Trump - The Washington Post
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"Zettelkataloge der Stabi bleiben vorerst erhalten" als Ergebnis des wissenschaftlichen Fachgesprächs „Zettelkataloge. Unantastbares Kulturgut, aktiver Forschungsgegenstand oder substituierbares historisches Arbeitsmittel?“
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WaPo files a court motion, demanding the return of two phones, two laptops, a Garmin watch, and other devices seized from reporter Hannah Natanson's home (Perry Stein/Washington Post)
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/12/19/childhood-vaccine-schedule-denmark-revisions/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251219/p98#a251219p98
Utterly bizarre dream. It's about 1880. A party of travellers from Finland are on a train which halts in a marshalling yard in a northern Prussian city at night. A fire has started in a warehouse close to the marshalling yard, and the travellers notice that there is a train of empty naphtha wagons close to the fire. They disembark from their train and persuade the marshalling yard staff that this is dangerous and the naphtha wagons should be moved.
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Newspaper executives' emphasis on reader data doesn't serve subscribers who look to editorial staff to guide them to potential new areas of interest (John Williams/The Atlantic)
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Many journalists say the FBI raid on a WaPo reporter's home is a jarring new step to limit media's ability to gather information the government wants to hide (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/15/fbi-search-reporters-r…