Loving Istanbul in the rain.

Returning to my beloved Istanbul soon.

Flaco. RIP.

Check out this article from The New York Times. Because I'm a subscriber, you can read it through this gift link without a subscription.

The best article so far…….

nytimes.com/2023/10/14/opi…

“Unhinged from judicial standards, the court now roves through the policy landscape, overturning decades of law and reordering Americans’ lives and institutions. It upends women’s health, revamps college admissions, snatches student aid from millions and redefines public

It took courage for President Biden in Air Force One to fly into Ukraine. It should be a moment of unity of our nation. Yet the Republicans keep trying to diminish this moment in time.

Yes, the DOJ had to be extra careful with a member of Congress. They never reached the higher level for conviction—beyond a reasonable doubt. Gaetz also not charged with lesser violations: witness tampering, campaign violence, ID theft.

I see lots of posts disparaging DOJ for letting Gaetz off the hook for sex-trafficking. Blame Joel Greenberg and the second witness for not being credible enough that DOJ could prove Gaetz is guilty beyond any reasonable doubt in a court.

'The Court has great power, but it seems to have lost any sense of its great responsibility,' Linda Greenhouse writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Whale Safe helps to save whales from fatal ship collisions | World Economic Forum Steve— ships and whales have been in the news a lot. weforum.org/agenda/2022/09…

UN shipping climate talks 'captured' by industry lobbyists climatechangenews.com/2017/10/23/un-… via Climate Home News. Steve—one example…..

It’s World Rabies Day today. Please vaccinate your pets against rabies. Dogs are the main conduit from rabid wild animal to humans.

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State Legislatures Are Torching Democracy

So important to read. Democracy is in real trouble and it’s at the state level. Conservatives play the long game—and winning. Jane Mayer, author. newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…

Turkey's pyrrhic victory at NATO - Responsible Statecraft

Turkey is NOT getting what it wanted out of negotiations. His overplayed hand did not impress Biden or Scandinavia. responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/07/07/tur…

via @NYTimes
Interesting article on surprising ways to combat dementia!

nytimes.com/2022/07/03/hea…

Michael Lewis: ‘The thing that really works for Trump is: the system’s rigged’ ft.com/content/af3448…

Patrice Lumumba’s Tooth Is a Grisly Souvenir of Oppression

Beautifully written. A must-read. newsletters.theatlantic.com/unsettled-terr…

Requiem for the Supreme Court nytimes.com/2022/06/24/opi… A must-read from Linda Greenhouse.

The January 6 Hearings Could Change Republican Minds

David French explains how many Republicans simply don’t KNOW the truth. newsletters.theatlantic.com/the-third-rail…