curated news excerpts & citations
… trying to ‘unbury the lede’
[with tears in eyes, songs on lips: “Back through the years I go wandering once again…”]
Rebecca Solnit:
In Praise of Dolly Parton, 1946-2026, Our Goddess of Kindness
[I never saw Dolly live. The first time we visited Hawaii and stayed at “The Pink Hotel,” when the three of us arrived at the front desk, after a very long day of traveling, they discovered they had mis-handled our reservation and didn’t have a standard room for us. Perhaps because we had a young child, perhaps because of our IBM connection, perhaps for some other reason, they decided they needed to put us in Suite #5, where Dolly had stayed the week before!]
Dolly Parton’s Hawaii Story Was Bigger Than Life
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Dave Farquhar:
Linux first announced August 25, 1991
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Heather Cox Richardson:
Letters from an American – August 25, 2026…
Trump’s threat to destroy the Kennedy Center unless he gets to do what he wants to it seems to be a metaphor for the United States: “Nice country you got there. It would be a shame if something happened to it.”
(Heather Cox Richardson more…)
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Joyce Vance:
It’s Really About 2028
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Daniel Desrochers, Zi-Ann Lum, Oliver Ward, Ari Hawkins @ Politico:
Canadians are united in standing up to Trump’s tariffs. The reverse cannot be said for the U.S.Dean Blundell:
Obituary: The Canada-United States Relationship, 1867 to 2026Dean Blundell:
The White House Just Published A Twelve “FACT” Manifesto About Canada That Hitler Would Be Proud Of.
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Farnaz Fassihi @ NY Times:
Christian Convert Who Fled Iran and Was Ousted From U.S. Finds a New HomeArtemis Ghasemzadeh, who had escaped religious persecution, was deported to Panama under Trump’s immigration crackdown. Now, Canada has given her asylum.
(Farnaz Fassihi @ NY Times more…)
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Paul Krugman:
Losing the Iran War: The Economic FrontRonny Reyes @ NY Post:
Oil tanker attacked as it tried to sneak through Strait of Hormuz via US-protected route — after Iran vowed retaliation for sanctionsDerek Seidman @ Truthout:
Big Oil Is Seeing Windfall Profits as Trump’s War on Iran Drives Up PricesEwan Palmer @ DailyBeast:
Secret Oval Office Warning That Trump Ignored Is Leaked
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Jennifer Rubin:
‘Debt crisis’? No, a competency crisis
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James Eagle:
Governments face rising 30-year borrowing costs
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Mark Arsenault, Irena Hwang @ NY Times:
Trump Administration Has a Different Way to Drain Harvard FundingThe federal government has slowed Harvard’s funding, despite the university’s legal victories. The conflict is forcing hard choices on campus.
Last Days in Two Nations
Climate.us
formerly Climate.gov
Climate Solutions Explorer
Have I Been Flocked?
Brockovich AI Data Center Reporting
resources tracking the “Andes” hantavirus outbreak
Apocalypse Early Warning System
Al Jazeera Death toll and injuries live tracker
Mike Ludwig @ truthout: ICE Says 51 People Died in Custody Under Trump. Experts Say That’s an Undercount.
ICE Accountability Project
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, Ximena Bustillo, Jasmine Garsd @ NPR: Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump
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NACDL Criminal Case Tracker
Texas Tribune: A Walk for Peace: photos of Fort Worth monks’ journey to Washington
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Margaret Chase Smith: Declaration of Conscience
NPR: January 6, 2021: A visual archive
Accountability Initiative ICE List
GriftMatrix
Trump Action Tracker
Timeline: Tracking the Trump Justice Department’s Anti-Voting Shift
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda
Trump Pardons Database
Project 2025 Tracker
DOGE Tracker
ProPublica: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
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