Josh / Notebook / Tertulia

No. 388 · Arlington, Va. · Sun, Oct 25, 2026

Friday, February 13

20:48

ya know, just cuz https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/23/2003864773/-1/-1/0/2026-NATIONAL-DEFENSE-STRATEGY.PDF

20:40

eastasiaforum.org The problematic politics of Japan’s ageing electorate Despite Japan's aging population, the interests of the elderly are unlikely to begin to dominate Japanese politics.

09:19

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www.newstatesman.com Europe must break from America Warnings about the end of the postwar world are common sense, not alarmism

08:42

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slate.com Conservatives Are Terrified That People Like Me Are Buying Guns Now. Maybe They Should Be. We’re here. We’re queer. Increasingly, we’re armed.

Thursday, February 12

09:06

www.foreignaffairs.com Israel Is Quietly Annexing the West Bank The blunder that will imperil any Mideast peace.

Wednesday, February 11

08:51

Epstein survivors' PSA: we all deserve the truth.

08:40

apnews.com A father in Gaza searches for his family's bones in the rubble of their home Mahmoud Hammad sifts through the rubble of his Gaza home, destroyed by an Israeli airstrike over two years ago.

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www.newyorkfed.org Household Debt Balances Grow Modestly; Early Delinquencies Level Out for Non-Housing Debts - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK of NEW YORK

Tuesday, February 10

21:35

www.bbc.com Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial told The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles

20:49

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apnews.com What a new Gallup poll shows about the depth of Americans' gloom A new Gallup poll reveals that Americans' optimism about their future is at a low. Only 59% of U.S. adults rate their future life satisfaction highly, which is the lowest measure since Gallup began asking the question almost 20 years ago.