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12 dead and 27,000 tents destroyed in Gaza storms; Report finds $1 billion in revenue from Gaza aid extortion; Trump signs order blocking state laws on AI
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Drop Site
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Joy, Venezuela’s Vatican-China deal, and numb for the holidays
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Trump’s Hand-Picked RNC Chair Predicts Doom
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The Bulwark
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America This Week, Dec 11, 2025: "The Administrative State Takes on Executive Power"
Breaking echo chambers, white-label resources, and this month’s top science picks
Weekly Dose of Optimism #173
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Not Boring
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Starting Seven: December 12, 2025
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Unstacked
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Open rebellion
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Affordability voters favor Democrats over Republicans for 2026 House midterms
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Zeteo
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ChinaTalk
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Fly by night
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SCHOOLED
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This Week in Africa
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Noahpinion
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Israeli Settlers Beat US Citizen, Threatened to Burn Palestinian Grandmother and Kids Alive
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Zeteo
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Zelenskyy presses U.S. for stonger security guarantees
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Diplomatic
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OpenAI is a normal company now
Casey Newton
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Platformer
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Central Economic Work Conference concludes; Five Musts and Eight Key Tasks; US-Japan-China; H200s
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Sinocism
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The Sleeper Issue That Could Destroy the Economy
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The Bulwark
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Scoop: FDA vaccine chief’s memo cited 10 pediatric Covid-19 vaccine deaths—but the agency’s own analysis found 0–7.