Senior editor at The Atlantic (arts x politics, and much more) and proprietor of https://xitter.cf/t.co/GJ3MFbDcdQ.
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It is quite striking what a priority the golf course is to a president two weeks before the midterms. theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
Our report on the East Potomac Park that people use — and yes, the new plan does appear to eliminate Ohio Drive, the mini-golf course, the picnic area, and more: theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
The mini-golf course in Trump's way. theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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I love it when @julieebeck writes: theatlantic.com/magazine/202…
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New: The White House is conditioning $190 million for the Smithsonian on compliance with its executive order "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" through legally-binding footnotes in recent OMB apportionments.
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Read @ables_kelsey on a footnote that could change the way the Smithsonian interprets American history:
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News: The White House revived one of its pressure tactics against the Smithsonian theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
The Kennedy Center Honors and Trump are stuck with each other: theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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"In response to a three-page memo I wrote outlining 17 detailed questions for him regarding the FBI’s pivot to election-conspiracy investigations, Patel responded in a most curious fashion. Instead of addressing my questions, he wrote: 'I’m still looking for my gold-plated jet ski in the English Channel; you all know where it is. Free ride if you help me find it.'" -- @S_Fitzpatrick:
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The Atlantic just announced new roles in the newsroom: @ZachFB, @SophieHaigney, @jebediahreed, @kevinroose, @LindseySitz, @AStocktonFilms, and @robertfworth. Read more here: theatlantic.com/press-releas…
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SCOOP the ICE officer who shot Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in Austin wasn't wearing his body cam. The officer is a new recruit hired by the agency last year 🔽
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Trump’s obsession with these vulgar memorials to his own vanity is a reminder of the darkness around him, of his hostility to democracy, his loathing of honor, and his disordered mind.
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The Supreme Intelligence you say??
Many people think that the words “Artificial Intelligence” are inaccurate, and very ineloquent, relative to AI, or Artificial Intelligence. A far more elegant and accurate description of this new phenomena would be Superior Intelligence (SI) or, Extreme Intelligence (EI) or, Supreme Intelligence (SI). This is a Poll, and I would appreciate everybody voting! Which is the best name for this ever growing “Revolution?” President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Full report theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
New reporting from @janaykingsberry in @TheAtlantic: The Kennedy Center's tax return — the first revealing what was going on there after the Trump takeover theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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Willem de Kooning ripped up and rearranged the language of drawing, Sebastian Smee writes. He explores a new exhibit about the influential abstract expressionist and what De Kooning had to unlearn: theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
Good reporting from @janaykingsberry about what went down at the Kennedy Center, which is now Trump's hostage theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
NEWS: The Atlantic's @ables_kelsey learned details about the Trump administration's plans to add signs in front of a Smithsonian museum. theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
