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Peace Through Strength Reduction: JD Vance has outlined a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine. And you’ll never guess who it favors. Vance Outlines U.S. Plan for Ukraine That Sharply Favors Russia. “Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday called on Ukraine to accept an American peace proposal that closely aligns with longstanding Russian goals, including a ‘freeze’ of territorial lines in the three-year war, acceptance of the annexation of Crimea by Russia and a prohibition on Ukraine becoming part of the NATO alliance.” Meanwhile, Trump administration unwinds efforts to investigate Russian war crimes.
+ Children of the Court: “In shelters across New York, migrant children sit in front of computer and TV screens, appearing virtually in real court proceedings. They swivel in chairs, walk in circles and play with their hair — while immigration judges address them on the screens in front of them.” Who’s not there? Lawyers. 4-year-old migrant girl, other kids go to court in NYC with no lawyer.
+ The Trill is Gone: The 19 richest households in America added $1 trillion in wealth last year. (And somehow, some of those families didn’t think the Biden administration’s policies were favorable enough to them?)
+ Elon Road Home: As Tesla profits plunge 71%, Elon Musk says he’ll spend less time on DOGE. (I’m sure if he cuts back to a couple days a week of heiling and swinging around a chainsaw, people will chill.) Patrick George in The Atlantic: Tesla’s Remarkably Bad Quarter Is Even Worse Than It Looks. “Arguably, its biggest and most immediate problem is that electric-vehicle fans in America, who tend to lean left politically, do not want to buy Musk’s cars anymore.” (I live in Marin County, home of some the earliest adopters and most frequent buyers of Teslas. They are everywhere. But these days, many of the ones on the road have some version of bumper sticker explaining that they the car was purchased before Elon went crazy. The best bumper sticker I’ve seen on a Tesla: “I identify as a Rivian.)
+ Cohort Support: Amanda Hess in the NYT Mag: My Son Has a Rare Syndrome. So I Turned to the Internet. Social media became a place of both solace and torment. (That pretty much sums up social media in general.)
