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Sen. Sanders (I-VT) ceremonially swears in Zohran Mamdani as the 112th mayor of New York City.
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Nigeria
The Christmas Day strikes in Nigeria.
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60 Minutes
Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' piece.
The broader context on Weiss's decision, plus what happened during our break.
The Sunday
The Sunday — December 28
This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. Reminder: Tangle is currently on winter break. We will send a regular newsletter tomorrow and Tuesday and then will be on break again until January 5.
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A present record of the future.
By Jacob Sargent Think back to the autumn of 2013. Snapchat is taking off, “Take Me to Church” is all over the airwaves, and Angela Merkel has just won her second chancellorship of Germany. Hindsight may be 20/20, but it’s not surprising at all that Snapchat would continue to explode for several
Christmas
Some closing thoughts on the year.
We're off starting tomorrow.
Epstein files
The latest Epstein files.
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Trump, Character, and the Future of Conservatism
In this episode of Suspension of the Rules, Isaac Saul, Ari Weitzman, and Kmele Foster grapple with a fundamental question in American politics: does character still matter in leadership?
The Sunday
The Sunday — December 21
This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. What the left is doodling. What the right is doodling. Monday, December 15. The mass shooting in Australia. On Sunday, two gunmen opened fire on a
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The Deadliest Difference: Japan, America and the fatal culture of firearms
By Karen Hill Anton STATISTIC: People killed by handguns in various countries in 2023 Japan—10 Great Britain—50 Switzerland—47 Canada—611 United States—38,658 “Ten? That many?” That was the shocked reaction of a friend, an emergency room doctor in Japan who’s never had to treat a gunshot victim.
19 Predictions
19 more predictions about the future.
I’m Isaac Saul, and this is Tangle. You are reading a preview of a members-only Friday edition. To read it in full, you'll be asked to subscribe. Did someone forward you this email? Sign up here. In 2021, I made 19 predictions about the future. Since that article was published, all but one of the
President Trump
Trump's address to the nation.
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