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Illustrated by Daniel Medina Brad Pearce and I will finish up with two stories from Stephen Crane today, “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,” and “The Blue Hotel.” Also, some general thoughts on short story writing. Join us at: Substack Rumble YouTube You can also find us on X, @mtaibbi or @waywardrabbler. See you soon!

Illustrated by Daniel Medina Brad Pearce and I will finish up with two stories from Stephen Crane today, “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,” and “The Blue Hotel.” Also, some general thoughts on short story writing. Join us at 4:30 PM ET at: Substack Rumble YouTube You can also find us on X, @mtaibbi or @waywardrabbler. See you soon!

Get Lit After a long search I’m teaming up with fellow Substacker Brad Pearce to launch Get Lit, a show that hopes to scratch the same itch as the book segments from America This Week, except books will be the whole program. After a long search I’m teaming up with fellow Substacker Brad Pearce to launch Get Lit, a show that hopes to scratch the same itch as the book segments from America This Week, except books will be the whole program.

Reminder that Brad Pearce and I will be back to discuss Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat” this afternoon. Join us at 4:30 PM ET at: You can also find us on X, @mtaibbi or @waywardrabbler. See you soon!

From the New York Times: A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to rehire the opinion columnist Karen Attiah, who was fired in September over her social media posts about the assassination of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk. It also ordered the company to compensate her with back pay.

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Thanks to the U.S. Right to Know, the Defense Intelligence Agency may be forced to explain the Pentagon’s stunning “Hypothetical Origin of SARS-CoV-2” documents Narrated by Jared Moore Art by Daniel Medina Text published 08/14/26: The Covid Cover-Up Suffers a Blow in Court U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden has ruled against the Defense Intelligence Agency in an ongoing Freedom of Information case, filed by the U.S. Right to Know: Listen to subscriber-only audio in your podcast app Share the...

I leave for a week’s vacation with my wife and children today, the first real one we’ve all taken together for some time. It’s a slow time on the calendar and I’ll be back next Tuesday, assuming I’m not eaten by a reef shark. Thanks to Racket readers for being understanding, and I hope everyone enjoys what’s left of summer.

Demonstrators (left) say fascism killed Professor Jason Arday (right), found dead Friday From the BBC: Public figures and friends of Jason Arday have called for a public inquiry into media coverage surrounding the former Cambridge professor before his death.

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden has ruled against the Defense Intelligence Agency in an ongoing Freedom of Information case, filed by the U.S. Right to Know: For these reasons, it is hereby ORDERED that DIA shall either produce to Plaintiff or withhold all documents by September 7, 2026… It’s not always significant when a court orders an intelligence or defense agency to produce records, as those agencies often ignore FOIA orders anyway.