In this week's New York Times Magazine, I wrote about my anxiety about losing my English, the recent science of 'language attrition' and whether or not there is such a thing as a 'native' language.
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for the first time since the 1940s, a country outside the US security umbrella is at the cutting edge of vehicle production. this is something new.

read my full story here, at Heatmap News: heatmap.news/electric-vehic…

The absolute MOST important thing to understand about Biden’s new tariffs is that they are a response to China’s successful, growing, diversified EV manufacturing industry. China has won Round 1 of EVs — and it won it partly through its own tariffs and trade rules.

Walmart, the country's largest private employer, wants to now require corporate employees to work from the office most of the time

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'I think all anti-aging stuff is disordered in a way. It’s a nonsensical goal. You cannot anti-age. If you're lucky, you get to grow old.'

jessicadefino.substack.com/p/dermorexia-c…

UPDATE: The SD Secretary of State says anti-abortion activists are impersonating government officials as they urge people to withdraw signatures from the abortion rights ballot measure.

'These scammers are eroding public trust in the election process.'

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'The judge said Handy and her fellow activists didn’t show any compassion or empathy to the patients who were prevented from getting care that day.'

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new data point on abortion salience from Galvanize Action - their recent survey found 25 percent of the moderate white women they heard from said abortion rights will not factor into their vote choice this year

“Defections over Gaza make up a little over 1 percent of Biden’s 2020 vote share...If you want to look at why Biden is sliding, the bigger reason is obviously the economy.. For people defecting over Gaza, 17% think he’s been too favorable to Palestine.'

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this is interesting!

Latest for @NYTimesbusiness: inflation is simply no longer a capital-P Problem, especially based on 2 key measures. but it's just sticky enough to make the Fed cutting interest rates uncertain. i break down the debate between Camp 1 (Cuts) vs Camp 2 (Hold) nytimes.com/2024/05/14/bus…