# el-sayed, abdul (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover el-sayed, abdul. Page: Feed: --- ## [Twitter Broke the Left. X Will Break the Right.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/opinion/twitter-x-woke-1-elon-musk.html) _2026-08-23 · Ezra Klein · NYT \> Opinion_ Democrats paid a price for forming their politics on Twitter; the right will pay a price for forming theirs on X. ## [Go Ahead, Sean Duffy. Let Your Daughter Go to Harvard.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/opinion/harvard-education-ideology-political-polarization.html) _2026-08-23 · David French · NYT \> Opinion_ Four years at Harvard won’t corrupt your children. ## [‘Hey! You’re the Jerk at the Beach!’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/opinion/beach-battle-nemesis.html) _2026-08-23 · Thomas Beller · NYT \> Opinion_ As New Yorkers, we’re used to negotiating over tiny patches of space. But I didn’t expect that to continue on the beach. ## [Musical Gods Are False Idols](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/opinion/music-conservatories-teachers-gods.html) _2026-08-23 · Jonathan Biss · NYT \> Opinion_ Musicians have a special tendency to elevate their teachers to divine status. It’s the worst thing a serious artist can do. ## [The Barbie Backlash](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/opinion/culture/heroine-journey-odyssey-barbie.html) _2026-08-23 · Susan Faludi · NYT \> Opinion_ ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Barbie’ show a zeitgeist shift that goes beyond Hollywood: The hero’s narrative is corroding our political and public life. ## [The Barbie Backlash](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/opinion/culture/heroine-journey-odyssey-barbie.html) _2026-08-23 · Susan Faludi · NYT \> Opinion_ ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Barbie’ show a zeitgeist shift that goes beyond Hollywood: The hero’s narrative is corroding our political and public life. ## [The Real Natalie Harp Scandal Is the President’s Information Diet](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/trump-natalie-harp-information-news.html) _2026-08-22 · Jamelle Bouie · NYT \> Opinion_ President Trump exists in a degraded, chaotic environment. ## [Some States Banned the Use of Food Stamps to Buy Soda. Did It Work?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/upshot/snap-restrictions-soda-sugary-drinks.html) _2026-08-22 · Ben Blatt · NYT \> The Upshot_ A study shows a modest decline in soda purchases, but it’s not clear that the results will hold up in the long run. ## [How a Type-A Mom Learned to (Briefly) Unclench](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/vacation-type-b-mom.html) _2026-08-22 · Jessica Grose · NYT \> Opinion_ Or, how a river taught me how to go with the flow (sorry, had to). ## [Is Andy Beshear of Kentucky the Next Bill Clinton?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/andy-beshear-president-kentucky.html) _2026-08-22 · Nicholas Kristof · NYT \> Opinion_ A Democratic governor popular in a state that glows red offers lessons for winning working-class voters. For one, speak plain English. ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/e8tVBFky3alg) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [Natalie’s Magnificent Obsession](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/natalie-harp-jon-ossoff-trump.html) _2026-08-22 · Maureen Dowd · NYT \> Opinion_ This human printer runs — but not out of ink. ## [The Right Is Rethinking MAGA. The Left Is Rethinking ‘Woke.’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/politics-maga-right-left-woke-primaries.html) _2026-08-22 · Michelle Cottle, Jamelle Bouie, David French and Derek Arthur · NYT \> Opinion_ As primary results trickle in, both parties are wrestling with what they stand for — and where they’re headed. ## [Beyond the Stigma of Antidepressants](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/antidepressants-mental-health.html) _2026-08-22 · NYT \> Opinion_ Readers react to a guest essay about how some patients struggle with getting off medications used to treat depression. ## [Beyond the Stigma of Antidepressants](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/antidepressants-mental-health.html) _2026-08-22 · NYT \> Opinion_ Readers react to a guest essay about how some patients struggle with getting off medications used to treat depression. ## [$40 Trillion Debt? The Ancient Sumerians Wouldn’t Have Cared.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/us-debt-40-trillion.html) _2026-08-22 · Paul Vigna · NYT \> Opinion_ U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion. In the ancient world, debt forgiveness was a regular tool to control the economy. Why have we forgotten it? ## [Companies Shouldn’t Set Prices One Customer at a Time](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/surveillance-pricing-data-companies.html) _2026-08-22 · Stephanie T. Nguyen · NYT \> Opinion_ Surveillance pricing hurts consumers. It’s time to combat it with stronger laws on fair pricing. ## [Why Women Learn to Reassure Their Doctors That Everything’s Just Fine](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/women-pain-doctors-medical-system.html) _2026-08-22 · Allison Sweet Grant · NYT \> Opinion_ Is it OK to raise this issue? I don’t want to be a bother. ## [What Is China Shock 2.0?](https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000011093723/what-is-china-shock-2-0.html) _2026-08-21 · NYT \> Opinion_ China is supplying the world with E.V.s, batteries and other advanced technologies. On “The Ezra Klein Show,” Brad Setser, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, explains how China’s manufacturing capacity is impacting geopolitics and the U.S. economy. ## [JD Vance Isn’t the Only One With a Provocative ‘Common Good’ Vision](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/opinion/common-good-vance-trump.html) _2026-08-21 · Damon Linker and John Guida · NYT \> Opinion_ On the search for an elusive new national consensus. ## [Anti-ICE Protesters Are Charged With a Terrorism Playbook We’ve Seen Before](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/opinion/trump-terrorism-laws-texas.html) _2026-08-21 · Rozina Ali · NYT \> Opinion_ In Prairieland, prosecutors are using antiterrorism laws we’ve seen before. ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/15pGrTOUrgwr) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [The Case of the Disappearing, Reappearing White House Ballroom Stairs](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/upshot/ballroom-trump-white-house.html) _2026-08-21 · Emily Badger and Junho Lee · NYT \> The Upshot_ Derided by architects as serving no purpose, a grand staircase was never approved by a planning commission but appears back in President Trump’s plans. ## [Why TikTok Therapy Isn’t Psychotherapy](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/opinion/letters/tiktok-isnt-psychotherapy.html) _2026-08-21 · NYT \> Opinion_ Readers respond to a therapist’s essay about what’s gone wrong in the field of mental health care. Also: the triumphs of ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball.” ## [Why Do We Keep Imagining a New Civil War?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/opinion/civil-war-novels.html) _2026-08-21 · Michelle Goldberg · NYT \> Opinion_ Art doesn’t predict the future, but it can be an early warning system. ## [Who Loves Data Centers? Electricians.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/opinion/data-centers-electricians-union-labor.html) _2026-08-21 · Don Slaiman · NYT \> Opinion_ Electricians like data centers. Here’s why you should, too. ## [Should the Opportunity to Have a Child Be a Human Right?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/opinion/fertility-family-children-human-right.html) _2026-08-21 · Anna Louie Sussman · NYT \> Opinion_ What if starting a family was thought of not as a privilege, but as a fundamental right? ## [Why Are Colleges Giving Financial Aid to Rich Kids?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/opinion/college-financial-aid-wealthy.html) _2026-08-21 · Angel B. Pérez · NYT \> Opinion_ We can do better than this. We have to. ## [The Democrats Need a New Approach on Crime](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/opinion/crime-democrats-midterms.html) _2026-08-21 · Rotimi Adeoye · NYT \> Opinion_ People want to be protected. The party’s candidates can promise to do that better. ## [Never Underestimate the Houthis](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/opinion/houthis-iran-hormuz.html) _2026-08-21 · Alexandra Stark · NYT \> Opinion_ With Iran exerting influence on the Strait of Hormuz, Houthi attacks on a nearby Red Sea passageway assume even greater importance for the world economy. ## [Never Underestimate the Houthis](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/opinion/houthis-iran-hormuz.html) _2026-08-21 · Alexandra Stark · NYT \> Opinion_ With Iran exerting influence on the Strait of Hormuz, Houthi attacks on a nearby Red Sea passageway assume even greater importance for the world economy. ## [How to Find Your Daughter’s Therapy-Speak Less Traumatizing](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/opinion/therapy-speak-daughter-trauma-anxiety.html) _2026-08-21 · Suzanne Garfinkle-Crowell · NYT \> Opinion_ Step 1: Take it seriously, not literally. ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LrDw5cFYKpca) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [JD Vance Thinks You Are Not Christian Enough](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/vance-christian-conservative-republican.html) _2026-08-20 · David French · NYT \> Opinion_ According to the vice president, we are wasting our freedom. ## [The Scales Can’t Fall From Our Eyes Fast Enough](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/trump-maga-immigration-woke-democrats.html) _2026-08-20 · Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens · NYT \> Opinion_ More Republicans and Democrats are seeing reality for what it is. Does it matter? ## [Why I’ve Spent My Summer Haunting Cemeteries](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/minnesota-midwest-cemetery-summer.html) _2026-08-20 · Will McGrath · NYT \> Opinion_ In an increasingly morbid world, we can learn from graveyards. ## [Trump Wants to Influence Brazil. It’s Way Ahead of Him.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/trump-brazil-election-bolsonaro.html) _2026-08-20 · Andre Pagliarini · NYT \> Opinion_ The country’s coming election will not be decided by the American president. ## [America Is About to Get More Expensive](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/bond-market-interest-rates-affordability.html) _2026-08-20 · Mohamed A. El-Erian · NYT \> Opinion_ The impact from the bond market sell-off could prove more enduring, wide-ranging and globally consequential than prior episodes of market volatility. ## [Questioning the Efficacy of Tariffs](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/opinion/efficacy-of-tariffs.html) _2026-08-19 · NYT \> Opinion_ Readers respond to a guest essay about how the government is trying to crack down on a strategy some countries employ to lower the tariffs they pay. ## [Questioning the Efficacy of Tariffs](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/opinion/efficacy-of-tariffs.html) _2026-08-19 · NYT \> Opinion_ Readers respond to a guest essay about how the government is trying to crack down on a strategy some countries employ to lower the tariffs they pay. ## [Keep Your Eye on ICE](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/opinion/ice-arrests-trump.html) _2026-08-19 · David Wallace-Wells · NYT \> Opinion_ Trump’s deportation machine has only ramped up. ## [‘I Just Want to See America Love Me’](https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000011096297/i-just-want-to-see-america-love-me.html) _2026-08-19 · NYT \> Opinion_ In Georgia, Mara Gay sat down with Black voters to hear how they think America is doing — and what they make of the Democratic Party today. “Messy. All over the place,” Jarrett Willis, an entrepreneur, told her. “There’s no structure; it’s nothing to rally behind. It’s lacking that umph factor.” ## [Who Is to Blame When Surrogacy Goes Wrong?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/opinion/when-surrogacy-goes-wrong.html) _2026-08-19 · Jessica Grose · NYT \> Opinion_ A McKenna West-type debacle happened before, and it will happen again. ## [Status Defines Friendship for Too Many Americans](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/opinion/friendship-luxury-good.html) _2026-08-19 · Christine Emba · NYT \> Opinion_ The four-year degree isn’t just an economic signal; it’s become a lifestyle determinant. ## [Trump’s Revenge](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/opinion/trumps-revenge.html) _2026-08-19 · Jamelle Bouie · NYT \> Opinion_ The lust for vengeance shapes the president’s priorities, drives his actions and structures the decisions of his government. ## [Trump’s Revenge](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/opinion/trumps-revenge.html) _2026-08-19 · Jamelle Bouie · NYT \> Opinion_ The lust for vengeance shapes the president’s priorities, drives his actions and structures the decisions of his government. ## [Democrats Can’t Fix This Mess Without a Supermajority](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/opinion/democrats-midterms-supermajority.html) _2026-08-19 · Adam Jentleson · NYT \> Opinion_ They must embrace the heterodoxy that governs how swing voters think. ## [The ‘Crack Spread’ Is Going to Make Your Life Unpleasant](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/opinion/gas-prices-crude-oil-diesel.html) _2026-08-19 · Skip York · NYT \> Opinion_ Gas prices are going to remain high. Don’t blame the price of crude oil. ## [Is A.I. Development Really on a Safe Path?](https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000011099984/is-ai-development-really-on-a-safe-path.html) _2026-08-18 · NYT \> Opinion_ The recent OpenAI Hugging Face hack has raised questions about the safety of frontier A.I. models. Helen Toner, the executive director of Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, discusses ways to improve A.I. safety without pausing development. ## [The OpenAI Hugging Face Hack, Explained](https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000011091564/the-openai-hugging-face-hack-explained.html) _2026-08-18 · NYT \> Opinion_ In July, the A.I. company Hugging Face discovered that it was hacked by an OpenAI agent. Helen Toner, a former OpenAI board member, breaks down the details of what happened on “The Ezra Klein Show.” ## [Why A.I.s Lie, Cheat and Steal](https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000011091563/why-ais-lie-cheat-and-steal.html) _2026-08-18 · NYT \> Opinion_ Why does A.I. do things it wasn’t asked to do? Helen Toner, the executive director of Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, explains on “The Ezra Klein Show.” ## [Yes, Woke 1.0 Was Crazy. Now Where’s the Accountability?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/opinion/woke-liberals-restitution.html) _2026-08-18 · Bret Stephens · NYT \> Opinion_ The damage was real and long-lasting. ## [After Jason Arday’s Death, Mistaken Calls for Censorship](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/opinion/jason-arday-cambridge-plagiarism-media.html) _2026-08-18 · Michelle Goldberg · NYT \> Opinion_ Some who once championed Arday seem to be trying to deflect from their own embarrassing credulity.