A cogent, sobering take on where we are today, from Steve Jimenez: Good morning, Mark. > > I made the mistake of waking up and reading the NYT. The first story, > “America Stands Alone,” makes me realize (again) that the lens through > which they as a media organization view the world and my own analyses are > as starkly different as night and day. They point to two factors as central > to America’s failure dealing with Covid: individualism and the incompetence > of the Trump administration. No mention of our crappy, for-profit health > care system that is just as corrupt as the rest of the Corporate/National > Security State. And no mention, of course, of the Big Pharma Industrial > Complex. > > In the meantime, the short Biden video you sent out yesterday is a > chilling reminder of how dark, depraved, and utterly surreal this moment > is. The fact that the Democratic and media establishments are rallying > behind this pathetic figure who keeps muttering “Hey, man” between garbled, > incoherent phrases is another indicator of the precipice on which we now > find ourselves. No wonder that our crazed society is looking to the likes > of Fauci or Bill Gates for answers when the political class is > cannibalizing itself before our eyes. The 2020 “election” makes the > spectacle of 2016 look like child’s play. Obama’s sentimentalized, > Disney-fied, deceptive victory in 2008 appears to be ancient history. And > the NYT continues to cover up the corrupt, fraudulent “inside jobs” that > have us devolving from a crumbling republic and empire to a nascent police > state. > > The liberal Left is concerned with defunding the police. The “police” I’m > worried about are Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and yes, the NYT and > Big Pharma, who want to force-feed us their “community standards“ and > neoliberal do-good-ism. Our right to free speech is being pissed on more > and more, and many of us keep looking the other way, focused instead on > virtue-signaling gestures around “social justice.” My smart playwright > friend coined the perfect description: the Power of Babble. > > The empty suit with his “Hey, man” jive talk — and those who enable him — > worry me more than Trump’s malignant narcissism. We know only too well what > the latter looks like and the damage that’s been done; but the former is > equally (if not more) deranged and deceptive. We’re about to find out once > again (at potentially far greater cost) that the highway to hell is paved > with good intentions. Good intentions — and mythic innocence — will not see > us through this time. > > My point is, the NYT continues to bloviate about Trump as Rome burns. And > how hollow that “Hey, Man” shtick sounds as another November approaches. > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > And what else you need to know today. > View in browser > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/w2g0Q7IdKRK_ATLEB5VHSQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P4QlAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjAwODA2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMDE2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnByb2R1Y3RDb2RlPU5OJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTAxODA1MzE5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzUzODcmdGU9MSZ1cmk9bnl0JTNBJTJGJTJGbmV3c2xldHRlciUyRmNmNzU2NTAzLWY4ZTgtNWJiNi05MDI4LWI3ZTg3OTFkZWMwZiZ1c2VyX2lkPWVlYWM4OGYzOThhNDUwMzY3NjAzN2M5YTZhOWNjOWM0VwNueXRCCgAdddwrX00PxltSG3N0ZXBoZW5tamltZW5lejUzQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~> > |nytimes.com > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/ihD9BS12r0pfM_CazphoFg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0StaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMDA4MDYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjEwMTYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDE4MDUzMTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTM4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzRXA255dEIKAB113CtfTQ_GW1Ibc3RlcGhlbm1qaW1lbmV6NTNAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA> > Continue reading the main story > <#m_-6658670247232532534_a11y-skip-ad-marquee> > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/O_w5t0dWQXbkcqOcJVP4SQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDA2JmxpPU5OJm09ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzQmcD1OTl8yMDIwMDgwNlcDbnl0QgoAHXXcK19ND8ZbUhtzdGVwaGVubWppbWVuZXo1M0BnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~> > > August 6, 2020 > [image: Author Headshot] > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/Fa-6tyQhcMCN7pobUfbIhA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvaWFuLXByYXNhZC1waGlsYnJpY2s_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIwMDgwNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTAxNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwMTgwNTMxOSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM1Mzg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1lZWFjODhmMzk4YTQ1MDM2NzYwMzdjOWE2YTljYzljNFcDbnl0QgoAHXXcK19ND8ZbUhtzdGVwaGVubWppbWVuZXo1M0BnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~>[image: > Author Headshot] > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/PAd1sixDliIl1XP5c_-dSQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvc2FuYW0teWFyP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMDA4MDYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjEwMTYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDE4MDUzMTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTM4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzRXA255dEIKAB113CtfTQ_GW1Ibc3RlcGhlbm1qaW1lbmV6NTNAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA> > > By Ian Prasad Philbrick > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/Fa-6tyQhcMCN7pobUfbIhA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvaWFuLXByYXNhZC1waGlsYnJpY2s_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIwMDgwNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTAxNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwMTgwNTMxOSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM1Mzg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1lZWFjODhmMzk4YTQ1MDM2NzYwMzdjOWE2YTljYzljNFcDbnl0QgoAHXXcK19ND8ZbUhtzdGVwaGVubWppbWVuZXo1M0BnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~> > and Sanam Yar > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/PAd1sixDliIl1XP5c_-dSQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvc2FuYW0teWFyP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMDA4MDYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjEwMTYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDE4MDUzMTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTM4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzRXA255dEIKAB113CtfTQ_GW1Ibc3RlcGhlbm1qaW1lbmV6NTNAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA> > > Good morning. Chicago announced it would start the school year remotely. > And Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee for the Democratic convention. > Let’s start with a look at why the U.S. has fared so poorly against the > virus. > America stands alone > > Nearly every country has struggled to contain the coronavirus. But only > one affluent nation has suffered a severe, sustained outbreak for more than > four months: the United States. > > Our colleague David Leonhardt — the usual writer of this newsletter — and > a team of other Times journalists around the world interviewed scientists > and public health experts > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/HGHBv-nrL7fvS7mTJ-NiTA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNi91cy91bml0ZWQtc3RhdGVzLWZhaWx1cmUtY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjAwODA2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMDE2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTAxODA1MzE5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzUzODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWVlYWM4OGYzOThhNDUwMzY3NjAzN2M5YTZhOWNjOWM0VwNueXRCCgAdddwrX00PxltSG3N0ZXBoZW5tamltZW5lejUzQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~> > to reconstruct America’s unique failure. Their reporting points to two > central themes. > > First, the United States has a tradition of prioritizing individualism > over government restrictions. That aversion to collective action helped > lead to inadequate state lockdowns and inconsistent adherence to mask > wearing based on partisanship instead of public health. > By The New York Times | Sources: Oxford Covid-19 Government Response > Tracker, New York Times database from state and local governments. > > Second, many experts agree, America’s poor results stem in substantial > measure from the performance of the Trump administration > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/c_SX70gFPrEorQhblnuIWA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8xOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1yZXNwb25zZS1mYWlsdXJlLWxlYWRlcnNoaXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjAwODA2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMDE2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTAxODA1MzE5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzUzODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWVlYWM4OGYzOThhNDUwMzY3NjAzN2M5YTZhOWNjOWM0VwNueXRCCgAdddwrX00PxltSG3N0ZXBoZW5tamltZW5lejUzQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~>. > “If you had to summarize our approach, it’s really poor federal leadership > — disorganization and denial,” said Andy Slavitt, who ran Medicare and > Medicaid from 2015 to 2017. > > The administration’s travel restrictions were insufficient. Health > officials initially gave confusing advice around wearing masks in public. > And the president’s public statements — including claiming that the virus > wasn’t serious and would disappear — regularly spread misinformation. In no > other high-income country have political leaders so frequently departed > from expert advice. > > Together, skepticism toward collective action and the administration’s > scattered approach have undermined the national response to the pandemic. > True, the United States has made some improvements, including on mask > wearing and testing. But unlike in South Korea, Germany and other > countries, the virus continues to overwhelm daily life for Americans. > > The frustration for many experts is that this outcome was avoidable. As > one said: “This isn’t actually rocket science. We know what to do, and > we’re not doing it.” > THREE MORE BIG STORIES > 1. More cities move to remote schooling > Demonstrators in Chicago on Monday called for schools to hold classes > remotely.Scott Olson/Getty Images > > Chicago, the nation’s third-largest school district, reversed course and > said it would begin the academic year remotely in September, after teachers > and parents opposed a hybrid plan that would have sent children into > classrooms two days a week. > > The shift leaves New York City as one of the only major school systems > still planning to offer in-person classes this fall. But New York — which > has some of the lowest viral transmission rates in the country — is > confronting a torrent of logistical issues and political problems > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/hcKFNUe2oa4rCIchxfjEqA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9ueWMtc2Nob29scy1yZW9wZW5pbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjAwODA2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMDE2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTAxODA1MzE5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzUzODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWVlYWM4OGYzOThhNDUwMzY3NjAzN2M5YTZhOWNjOWM0VwNueXRCCgAdddwrX00PxltSG3N0ZXBoZW5tamltZW5lejUzQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~> > . > > “The entire country is watching how New York City handles this,” our > colleague Eliza Shapiro told us. “If the city can pull off a safe > reopening, it could provide a blueprint for scores of other districts > trying to figure this out. But if the city halts or delays its plan, or has > to close schools quickly after they open in September, it could be a > warning shot to other districts.” > > A novel solution: Faced with rising concerns about distance learning > during the pandemic, Kenya canceled its entire school year > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/VVXKpUK3IvilT6YEpcv-HA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNS93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EvS2VueWEtY2FuY2Vscy1zY2hvb2wteWVhci1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMDA4MDYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjEwMTYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDE4MDUzMTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTM4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzRXA255dEIKAB113CtfTQ_GW1Ibc3RlcGhlbm1qaW1lbmV6NTNAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA>, > and will require all students to repeat a grade. > 2. Beirut was in crisis before the blast > The port in Beirut on Wednesday, a day after a massive explosion.Hussein > Malla/Associated Press > > The death toll from an explosion that rocked the port area of Lebanon’s > capital city has risen to 135 people, with at least 5,000 injured. As > residents waded through the warlike destruction yesterday, many saw the > explosion as the culmination of years of leadership failures and neglect > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/0Q8o4AHErAcoumIekdnqYw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2JlaXJ1dC1leHBsb3Npb24tbGViYW5vbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMDA4MDYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjEwMTYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDE4MDUzMTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTM4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzRXA255dEIKAB113CtfTQ_GW1Ibc3RlcGhlbm1qaW1lbmV6NTNAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA> > by the country’s politicians. > > Before the blast, corruption and financial mismanagement had caused > shortages of critical imports like food and medicine, and a failed > government policy led banks to limit withdrawals, costing many Lebanese > their savings. > > “Destroyed homes and businesses can’t get fixed if the banks won’t let > people access their deposits,” Ben Hubbard, The Times’s Beirut bureau > chief, told us. “And the lack of dollars will make it that much harder for > the country to import all that it needs to bounce back, from glass and > cement to medical equipment.” > > What the videos show: Times reporters reviewed more than 70 videos > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/hzSgIawww855-d8Ow-11fw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNS92aWRlby9iZWlydXQtZXhwbG9zaW9uLWZvb3RhZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjAwODA2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMDE2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTAxODA1MzE5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzUzODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWVlYWM4OGYzOThhNDUwMzY3NjAzN2M5YTZhOWNjOWM0VwNueXRCCgAdddwrX00PxltSG3N0ZXBoZW5tamltZW5lejUzQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~> > of the incident and satellite images of its aftermath to better understand > the blast and the devastation it left behind. > > If you’re looking to help: Groups like the Lebanese Red Cross and Baytna > Baytak, which is working to shelter those displaced by the blast, have > mobilized in the country > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/yfgDnGFIMyxb80EHPI-GNw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNS93b3JsZC9ob3ctdG8taGVscC1sZWJhbm9uLWJlaXJ1dC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMDA4MDYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjEwMTYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDE4MDUzMTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTM4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzRXA255dEIKAB113CtfTQ_GW1Ibc3RlcGhlbm1qaW1lbmV6NTNAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA> > . > 3. U.S. eyes Saudi nuclear program > > American intelligence agencies are scrutinizing efforts by Saudi Arabia, > working with China, to build up its ability to produce nuclear fuel. A > classified analysis has raised alarms that doing so could be a cover to > process uranium and move toward development of a weapon, U.S. officials > told The Times > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/RQJlPJArNjSpHm2HP4P8bw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91cy1leGFtaW5lcy1zYXVkaS1udWNsZWFyLXByb2dyYW0uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjAwODA2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMDE2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTAxODA1MzE5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzUzODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWVlYWM4OGYzOThhNDUwMzY3NjAzN2M5YTZhOWNjOWM0VwNueXRCCgAdddwrX00PxltSG3N0ZXBoZW5tamltZW5lejUzQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~> > . > > American officials have searched for decades for evidence that the Saudis > are moving toward a nuclear weapon, and the kingdom has made no secret of > its determination to keep pace with Iran. But the spy agencies have been > reluctant to warn of progress, for fear of repeating the colossal > intelligence mistake that led to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. > Here’s what else is happening > > - Deutsche Bank last year handed over detailed financial records > provided to the bank by President Trump after the Manhattan district > attorney’s office subpoenaed them > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/1u9MVCm5SvhoafmgjufjdQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC10YXhlcy12YW5jZS1kZXV0c2NoZS1iYW5rLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIwMDgwNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTAxNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwMTgwNTMxOSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM1Mzg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1lZWFjODhmMzk4YTQ1MDM2NzYwMzdjOWE2YTljYzljNFcDbnl0QgoAHXXcK19ND8ZbUhtzdGVwaGVubWppbWVuZXo1M0BnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~>. > The subpoena suggests that prosecutors are conducting a wide-ranging > criminal investigation. > - Facebook took down a video posted by the Trump campaign > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/imlFCXDJlLEPTbLIkOkGfA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3RydW1wLWZhY2Vib29rLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXZpZGVvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIwMDgwNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTAxNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwMTgwNTMxOSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM1Mzg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1lZWFjODhmMzk4YTQ1MDM2NzYwMzdjOWE2YTljYzljNFcDbnl0QgoAHXXcK19ND8ZbUhtzdGVwaGVubWppbWVuZXo1M0BnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~> > that claimed children were immune to the coronavirus, a violation of the > social network’s rules against misinformation. Twitter also temporarily > restricted the campaign’s ability to tweet because of the video. > - Joe Biden will accept the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination > remotely, the party announced yesterday. That means this month’s Democratic > National Convention will effectively be entirely online > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/S_JJm6LkQ50cbwi4_AdcDA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qb2UtYmlkZW4tbWlsd2F1a2VlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIwMDgwNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTAxNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwMTgwNTMxOSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM1Mzg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1lZWFjODhmMzk4YTQ1MDM2NzYwMzdjOWE2YTljYzljNFcDbnl0QgoAHXXcK19ND8ZbUhtzdGVwaGVubWppbWVuZXo1M0BnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~> > . > - The police chief in Aurora, Colo., apologized after officers handcuffed > members of a Black family > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/4xdRFt5sbStmZaCBJ26ULA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNS91cy9hdXJvcmEtcG9saWNlLWJsYWNrLWZhbWlseS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMDA4MDYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjEwMTYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDE4MDUzMTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTM4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzRXA255dEIKAB113CtfTQ_GW1Ibc3RlcGhlbm1qaW1lbmV6NTNAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA>, > including two children, in a mistaken stolen-car stop that was recorded on > video, which was widely shared online. > - Lives Lived: Doris Buffett, a self-styled retail philanthropist, > once declared that her billionaire younger brother, Warren Buffett, “loves > to make money and I love to give it away.” She shunned what she called “the > S.O.B.’s” — symphonies, operas and ballets — and instead concentrated on > the underprivileged. She died at 92 > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/b-yiJwDmb0F4zfZv52cbWA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMDUvYnVzaW5lc3MvZG9yaXMtYnVmZmV0dC10aGUtZmFtaWx5cy1yZXRhaWwtcGhpbGFudGhyb3Bpc3QtZGllcy1hdC05Mi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMDA4MDYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjEwMTYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDE4MDUzMTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTM4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzRXA255dEIKAB113CtfTQ_GW1Ibc3RlcGhlbm1qaW1lbmV6NTNAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA> > . > > Continue reading the main story <#m_-6658670247232532534_a11y-skip-0> > ADVERTISEMENT > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/UmCIhLUtE6toyT8k7FmJBw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDAzJmxpPU5OJm09ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzQmcD1OTl8yMDIwMDgwNlcDbnl0QgoAHXXcK19ND8ZbUhtzdGVwaGVubWppbWVuZXo1M0BnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~> > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/o3NEDaAGsggUDIfyc-_3mg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NDMzNjc4JmxpPU5OJm09ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzQmcD1OTl8yMDIwMDgwNlcDbnl0QgoAHXXcK19ND8ZbUhtzdGVwaGVubWppbWVuZXo1M0BnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~> > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/dUsiD7VAwVp-QFVokkO26g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTY0NzQ4JmxpPU5OJm09ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzQmcD1OTl8yMDIwMDgwNlcDbnl0QgoAHXXcK19ND8ZbUhtzdGVwaGVubWppbWVuZXo1M0BnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~> > IDEA OF THE DAY: HIROSHIMA’S LEGACY > > The United States dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of > Hiroshima 75 years ago today. Three days later, a second bomb leveled > Nagasaki. > > The attacks killed an estimated 200,000 people. Now the survivors — known > as hibakusha in Japan — are dwindling, numbering around 130,000 and > averaging 83 years old. That has some envisioning ways to keep the > historical memory of the bombings alive. > > - Literature is one avenue, said the author Yoko Ogawa > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/duQBf2kssxHaGKG9eGkhSg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNi9tYWdhemluZS9oaXJvc2hpbWEtbmFnYXNha2ktamFwYW4tbGl0ZXJhdHVyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMDA4MDYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjEwMTYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDE4MDUzMTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTM4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzRXA255dEIKAB113CtfTQ_GW1Ibc3RlcGhlbm1qaW1lbmV6NTNAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA> > in The Times, pointing to Japanese fiction, poetry and drama that recount > the stories of the bombs. Nonfiction works, too; journalists chronicling > the weapons’ horrifying power is one reason a nuclear weapon has never > again been used in warfare, argues the Washington Post columnist > George Will. > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/tkGbIzBBHyum8Fp8smFvew~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P4Q2AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy90aGFua2Z1bGx5LWhpc3RvcnktaGFzLW5vdC15ZXQtcmVwZWF0ZWQtaGlyb3NoaW1hLWFuZC1uYWdhc2FraS8yMDIwLzA4LzA0L2ViMmU0YWYyLWQ2N2MtMTFlYS05MzBlLWQ4ODUxOGM1N2RjY19zdG9yeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMDA4MDYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjEwMTYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDE4MDUzMTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTM4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzRXA255dEIKAB113CtfTQ_GW1Ibc3RlcGhlbm1qaW1lbmV6NTNAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA> > - Others aim to channel survivors’ voices. Officials in Hiroshima and > Nagasaki have recruited hundreds of volunteers to memorize and retell the > survivors’ accounts in a kind of “everlasting museum,” The Economist > reports > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/0YhZY5Loh_Q_2dTWVQLmQA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWNvbm9taXN0LmNvbS9hc2lhLzIwMjAvMDgvMDEvYXRvbWljLWJvbWItc3Vydml2b3JzLXNlZWstbmV3LXdheXMtdG8ta2VlcC10aGVpci1tZW1vcmllcy1hbGl2ZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjAwODA2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMDE2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTAxODA1MzE5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzUzODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWVlYWM4OGYzOThhNDUwMzY3NjAzN2M5YTZhOWNjOWM0VwNueXRCCgAdddwrX00PxltSG3N0ZXBoZW5tamltZW5lejUzQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~> > . > - And some suggest carrying on their mission of abolishing nuclear > weapons > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/owmiU5xYZsTIei0rjjDkKw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2hpcm9zaGltYS1qYXBhbi03NXRoLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIwMDgwNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTAxNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwMTgwNTMxOSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM1Mzg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1lZWFjODhmMzk4YTQ1MDM2NzYwMzdjOWE2YTljYzljNFcDbnl0QgoAHXXcK19ND8ZbUhtzdGVwaGVubWppbWVuZXo1M0BnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~>. > Advocating for a world without the bomb “is crucial to keep the memory of > Hiroshima and Nagasaki alive,” write Gareth Evans and Moon Chung-in in > The Japan Times > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/ynsthYSfTx51ne9R9cW2PQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmphcGFudGltZXMuY28uanAvb3Bpbmlvbi8yMDIwLzA4LzA1L2NvbW1lbnRhcnkvamFwYW4tY29tbWVudGFyeS9yZW1lbWJlcmluZy1oaXJvc2hpbWEtbmFnYXNha2kvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMDA4MDYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjEwMTYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDE4MDUzMTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTM4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzQjLlh5cm03Uk5LaC1VVwNueXRCCgAdddwrX00PxltSG3N0ZXBoZW5tamltZW5lejUzQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~> > . > > PLAY, WATCH, EAT, OPERA > Burgers, with a twist > Gentl and Hyers for The New York Times > > This heavily spiced twist on a burger is the perfect remedy to a > dinnertime rut > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/cooking/WvdT6O07Qjk2bQi68byYVw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TPaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAxOTQzNS1jaGFwbGktYnVyZ2Vycz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjAwODA2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMDE2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTAxODA1MzE5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzUzODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWVlYWM4OGYzOThhNDUwMzY3NjAzN2M5YTZhOWNjOWM0VwNueXRCCgAdddwrX00PxltSG3N0ZXBoZW5tamltZW5lejUzQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~>. > It’s inspired by Pakistani chapli kebabs — thin, flavorful patties often > served with naan. This version swaps the naan for buns, but what really > sells the dish is the homemade condiments that come together in minutes: a > creamy herbed yogurt sauce and a tangy ketchup spiked with tamarind paste. > Embrace opera > > Classical music tends to draw an older crowd: The average age of the > audience at the Metropolitan Opera last season, for example, was 57. And > for years, classical music institutions, worried about the sustainability > of relying on older patrons and subscribers, have made elaborate attempts > to engage younger audiences. > > “Aging audiences are pointed to as an ominous indicator that this art form > continues on a slow, inexorable death spiral,” writes The Times’s classical > music critic Anthony Tommasini. But that shouldn’t be the case, he argues > in a new essay > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/si344rH6mPkmvnbHqzxjRA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2NsYXNzaWNhbC1tdXNpYy1vcGVyYS1vbGRlci1hdWRpZW5jZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjAwODA2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMDE2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTAxODA1MzE5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzUzODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWVlYWM4OGYzOThhNDUwMzY3NjAzN2M5YTZhOWNjOWM0VwNueXRCCgAdddwrX00PxltSG3N0ZXBoZW5tamltZW5lejUzQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~> > . > Read a debut novel > . > > There are no other books on offer like “Luster” by Raven Leilani, which > follows a young Black woman as she becomes involved with an older white man > in an open marriage. The book has received high praise for its humor and > sexual frankness; in a review for The Times, Parul Sehgal > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/zu-tAaTUJNjiFaGzQ5c6xg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNC9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXctbHVzdGVyLXJhdmVuLWxlaWxhbmkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjAwODA2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMDE2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTAxODA1MzE5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzUzODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWVlYWM4OGYzOThhNDUwMzY3NjAzN2M5YTZhOWNjOWM0VwNueXRCCgAdddwrX00PxltSG3N0ZXBoZW5tamltZW5lejUzQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~> > describes it as “brisk and pleasantly pulpy, hobbled occasionally by some > seriously mangled prose and pat psychology.” > > From The Times’s best-seller list: All three books of “March,” a trilogy > of graphic novels about the civil rights movement by John Lewis, make first > appearances on our latest monthly graphic books and manga list > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/J_wUWjcUfnryv2aptabPmQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYm9va3MvYmVzdC1zZWxsZXJzLzIwMjAvMDgvMDEvZ3JhcGhpYy1ib29rcy1hbmQtbWFuZ2EvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMDA4MDYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjEwMTYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDE4MDUzMTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTM4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzRXA255dEIKAB113CtfTQ_GW1Ibc3RlcGhlbm1qaW1lbmV6NTNAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA> > . > Diversions > > - Feeling anxious or stressed? These five exercises can help > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/F7re86DFPvFxhKVjBAOzTw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNi93ZWxsL21pbmQvZml2ZS1taW51dGUtY29yb25hdmlydXMtc3RyZXNzLXJlc2V0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMDA4MDYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjEwMTYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDE4MDUzMTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTM4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZWVhYzg4ZjM5OGE0NTAzNjc2MDM3YzlhNmE5Y2M5YzRXA255dEIKAB113CtfTQ_GW1Ibc3RlcGhlbm1qaW1lbmV6NTNAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA> > . > - After the high demand for seeds last spring, you may be interested > in supplying some of your own. Here’s how > > <https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/fmbYlhr-ONEJzrzTltb9bQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhDmF1P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNS9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL2dhcmRlbi12ZWdldGFibGVzLXNhdmUtc2VlZHMtYnVpbGQtc3VwcGx5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIwMDgwNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTAxNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwMTgwNTMxOSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM1Mzg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1lZWFjODhmMzk4YTQ1MDM2NzYwMzdjOWE2YTljYzljNFcDbnl0QgoAHXXcK19ND8ZbUhtzdGVwaGVubWppbWVuZXo1M0BnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~> > . > - After his interview with Axios went poorly, Trump returned to the > more welcoming turf of Fox News. 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