NotableDemocrats, it’s time to embrace the oil and gas industry. “Democrats must acknowledge that many voters do not want to bear short-term economic pain to address long-term climate issues.” — Matthew Yglesias, contributing Opinion writer 14 voters on their experiences with GLP-1 drugs. “I’ve always been athletic. I’ve always worked out. I was always on the go all the time, and I tried my best to diet and eat the right things. And it just wasn’t doing any good. But once I started with the GLP and I started losing weight, it gave me a lot more encouragement. And now I can see the payoff. I couldn’t do that before.” — Joseph, a participant in a Times Opinion focus group What courage does for us. “We don’t know if we’re brave until we first face genuine physical risk. We don’t know if we’re honest until telling the truth carries a consequence. We don’t know if we’re kind until our kindness is tested by cruelty.” — David French, Opinion columnist Each year, The New York Times Communities Fund supports nonprofits. This year, the fund is working with seven organizations that focus on helping people through education, from preschool to vocational training. Donate to the fund here. Spotlight
This Is What the Unraveling of Judicial Independence Looks LikeA judge links today’s political rhetoric to rising “pizza doxxing” and death threats for court officials. Listen (or Watch)
ICYMILet’s go beyond Trump’s vile words about Reiner. “Addiction shadowed the Reiners’ home and also Joe Biden’s. But mostly it haunts the powerless and invisible who often can’t get adequate help — and perhaps partly because it is so stigmatized, it doesn’t get the attention or remedies that are needed.” — Nicholas Kristof, Opinion columnist More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “The Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing” Spot on! The intellectual dishonesty that pervades right-wing “constitutional” arguments is like listening to a middle school orchestra. Excruciatingly dissonant and bearing only a surface resemblance to the real thing.— A comment posted by Donald Vangel from Brooklyn Read more comments on the story here and check out our Letters to the Editor. We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.
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