Living in Los Angeles, strategic marketing, previously New York Times (National Advertising Mgr),International Chamber of Commerce, Paris (President ICC Publishing), V. Ships, Monaco (Director of Marketing) and Law.com, San Francisco, Marketing Director.https://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mzbgsbslo22eAll Saints Day - November 1st, 2026, St James in-the-City Los Angeles Welcome to St. James in-the-City where we respect the dignity of every human being. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEf0wvTs5ek01 Nov 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzbgsbslo22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mzb5ww5hic2d(GIFT ARTICLE) Bangkok’s firefighters do more snake catching than firefighting, and Pinyo Pukpinyo trains them. But he refuses to kill the snakes, and he’s running out of containers. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/world/asia/snake-catcher-bangkok-thailand.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NFE.2KBE.rDnK7iNHp9m3&smid=url-share01 Nov 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzb5ww5hic2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mzb5mw5pmc2d(GIFT ARTICLE) In L.A., a Stark Generational Divide May Determine the Mayor’s Race Young voters want affordability. Older ones want stability. That tension may be the biggest factor in the contest between Karen Bass, 73, the incumbent, and Nithya Raman, 45. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/us/politics/la-mayor-election-generational-divide.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NFE.WPGZ.yda4Mr9gblaB&smid=url-share01 Nov 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzb5mw5pmc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mzb55i3ex22d(GIFT ARTICLE) Battles over Israel, antisemitism and race have shaken Beverly Hills in recent years and divided the formerly Democratic enclave. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/us/politics/beverly-hills-school-board.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NFE.RyLo.9F6ZmrUnP5Tv&smid=url-share01 Nov 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzb55i3ex22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mzb4w2yds22d(GIFT ARTICLE) DANGER: Putin Breaks Down His Isolation, With a Big Assist From Trump Notching wins from Washington, the Russian leader is talking with foreign leaders and could return to diplomatic center stage with possible summit meetings. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/world/europe/putin-isolation-breakdown-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NFE.g20x.xA_qIJo8mPKe&smid=url-share01 Nov 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzb4w2yds22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mzb4rfhlic2d(GIFT ARTICLE) The Department of Justice is in a state of moral collapse. By David French https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/opinion/trump-blanche-comey-justice.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NFE.lXe2.bpQ_faoEMOMV&smid=url-share01 Nov 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzb4rfhlic2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mzb4n2uyb22d(GIFT ARTICLE) Could A.I. Be Conscious? It’s Definitely Possible. By Toni Sims Ms. Sims is a researcher at the Center for Mind, Ethics and Policy at New York University. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/opinion/ai-consciousness-ethics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NFE.kYJq.X6GK3VjKDBNY&smid=url-share01 Nov 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzb4n2uyb22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mz7eggevuc2zRick Caruso:31 Oct 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7eggevuc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mz6l6ufobc2f(GIFT ARTICLE) In Its $240 Million Remodel, the La Brea Tar Pits Faces a Mammoth Task Over the next two years, the Los Angeles institution must pack, move and unpack 3.5 million fossils, while modernizing to meet this critical moment. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/arts/design/los-angeles-la-brea-tar-pits-renovation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1E.jWVF.t40G024o3GKp&smid=url-share31 Oct 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6l6ufobc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mz6l2l2ftc2f(GIFT ARTICLE) DANGER: The system that has driven life-altering discoveries and helped make the United States a superpower is now under intense strain. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/climate/how-trump-is-dismantling-americas-scientific-research-machine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1E.snhC.Sd6biuKp1TDH&smid=url-share31 Oct 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6l2l2ftc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mz6kroyxjk2f(GIFT ARTICLE) None of the firms that struck deals to avoid crippling executive orders are publicly involved in the major legal efforts to check the Trump administration’s attempts to meddle in the midterm elections, a review by The New York Times shows. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/us/politics/law-firms-trump-voting.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1E._mp-.kCq1GmqkQn46&smid=url-share31 Oct 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6kroyxjk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mz6kmyj34s2f(GIFT ARTICLE) Facing backlash over inflation and anger with the president, Republicans have turned to an onslaught of baseless claims about Democratic candidates. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/us/politics/trump-republicans-personal-attacks-midterms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1E.QZoo.cy4QtAc9GfAF&smid=url-share31 Oct 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6kmyj34s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mz6kj4hcvk2f(GIFT ARTICLE) How Locals and Shopkeepers Tried to Save One Paris Street From Rioters As arson, looting and destruction overwhelmed Rue Beaurepaire, some residents pleaded with rioters to stop. Others hid out of fear. Many dread a repeat. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/world/europe/france-riots-protests-paris-rue-beaurepaire.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1E.an0o.RAVtPz_qhTyi&smid=url-share31 Oct 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6kj4hcvk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mz6kad3sls2f(GIFT ARTICLE) Live Updates: Thousands Join Another Round of Protests in France Early estimates suggest that the turnout will be lower than the previous two Saturdays, and the authorities again prepared a vast security response. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/31/world/france-student-protests-halloween?unlocked_article_code=1.M1E.F4uD.jnWx2rC4zig9&smid=url-share31 Oct 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6kad3sls2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mz6hszhgos2e(GIFT ARTICLE) DealBook The New Hot Job in Law Doesn’t Require a J.D. Big law firms, legal tech vendors, and in-house legal departments at companies like Microsoft and Nvidia are all hiring legal engineers, a new position for lawyers with A.I. skills. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/business/dealbook/legal-engineer-ai-law.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1E.swoY.Di5KRBzWNZ0J&smid=url-share31 Oct 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6hszhgos2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mz55yo2psk2t(GIFT ARTICLE) Édouard Philippe, the leading centrist candidate in France’s presidential race, has struggled in the polls since widespread protests broke out across the country last month. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/world/europe/france-unrest-political-center.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1E.LDwN.UxQNAbM2q5td&smid=url-share31 Oct 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz55yo2psk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mz4xngmmek2tHappy Halloween. I’m going as Bari Weiss.30 Oct 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4xngmmek2thttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mz43kcp7zs23(GIFT ARTICLE) DealBook Tech Tumult Rocks Wall Street Investors are growing nervous about the huge spending bills that tech giants are amassing to pay for their bets on artificial intelligence. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/business/dealbook/tech-tumult-ai-wall-street.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MlE.UVJN.USYULA9NxdEK&smid=url-share30 Oct 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz43kcp7zs23https://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mz2li7l3ec2d(GIFT ARTICLE) DESPICABLE: The State Department intends to shift up to $125 million in foreign aid , including nearly $49 million that Congress had appropriated to supply contraception to women in low-income countries as per memo from Marco Rubio. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/politics/foreign-aid-divert-energy-contraceptives.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MlE.eUKE.1f7R5Bjz12eL&smid=url-share30 Oct 2026 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz2li7l3ec2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3mz2kudzfp22d(GIFT ARTICLE) BAD: A Sailor Jumped From the U.S.S. Lincoln. The Navy Punished Him. The case offers a rare look at the military’s handling of mental health issues during extended deployments. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/politics/sailor-mental-health-uss-lincoln-navy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MlE.vK-0.D7yOxTzfsm5s&smid=url-share30 Oct 2026 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz2kudzfp22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3myzmmpr2es27(GIFT ARTICLE) The protests roiling the continent express feelings of generational futility. By Anton Jäger https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/opinion/europe-protests-youth-france.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MVE.0Muc.nAkYaGo1q5h5&smid=url-share29 Oct 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzmmpr2es27https://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3myzmht7cu227(GIFT ARTICLE) DANGER: India’s Media Giants Join Fight Against Modi’s Privacy Law News organizations owned by two billionaires close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi say the legislation could make investigative reporting nearly impossible. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/asia/india-media-privacy-law.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MVE.jOmE.GuiCTvbFUol-&smid=url-share29 Oct 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzmht7cu227https://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3myzmd5lrok27VIDEO: Cruise Runs Out of Fuel Money, Stranding Passengers in Cambodia A cruise ship called the Odyssey left 200 passengers stranded in Cambodia after it ran out money for fuel. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000011244082/villa-vie-odyssey-cruise-ship-cambodia.html?smid=url-share29 Oct 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzmd5lrok27https://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3myzm3pdvss27(GIFT ARTICLE) A tour of the three caves in southern Spain reveals that people in the area cannibalized one another as funerary practice over many generations. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/science/stone-age-cannibal-caves-of-spain.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MVE.a3hW.1ShAprByAPZS&smid=url-share29 Oct 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzm3pdvss27https://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3myzlw62e4227(GIFT ARTICLE) Idaho, a state that gun-safety proponents say has some of the weakest firearm laws in the country, is asking voters one question about guns this fall: Which is your favorite? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/elections/idaho-state-gun-referendum.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MVE.GU-7.6Jys7Nj04awT&smid=url-share29 Oct 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzlw62e4227https://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3myzlpzsc6s27(GIFT ARTICLE) "The original sin underlying California’s tax structure is Prop 13, the 1978 law that rewrote the rules of property ownership. Getting rid of it would be a more efficient and durable way to make the rich pay their fair share." By Owen Zidar and Eric Zwick https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/opinion/california-wealth-tax-billionaires.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MVE.-q8O.oq5BqHdVHVm4&smid=url-share29 Oct 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzlpzsc6s27https://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3myzlgfqb5s27(GIFT ARTICLE) France’s second city, five years into a presidential development plan, is grappling with the social strains that have fueled protests across the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/europe/france-marseille-macron-protests.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MVE.cG2B.bFl9T_IF7YSC&smid=url-share29 Oct 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzlgfqb5s27https://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3myzkzr2td227(GIFT ARTICLE) Christine Lagarde’s appointment as the European Central Bank’s first female president was the latest step in a career of breaking gender barriers, while also contending with economic crises. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/business/christine-lagarde-resigns-ecb.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MVE.DMPd.HIRlWnW_sJBK&smid=url-share29 Oct 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzkzr2td227https://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3myzklypeks27It’s Clear. Trump Is Siding With Russia. “If Vladimir Putin’s plan is to starve Ukraine into submission this winter, then Donald Trump is going to help Putin do that.” By M. Gessen https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000011228188/its-clear-trump-is-siding-with-russia.html?smid=url-share29 Oct 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzklypeks27https://bsky.app/profile/stufalk.bsky.social/post/3myzi2d4nzc27(GIFT ARTICLE) DealBook Microsoft Up, Google Down. A Tale of Two Hyperscalers. Investors are showing little patience for lavish spending and meager returns on companies’ artificial intelligence bets. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/business/dealbook/microsoft-google-ai-hyperscalers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MVE.NCwK.5ugi2RXt_a2D&smid=url-share29 Oct 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:uuman2deo7h3wnzrzbkoeddm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzi2d4nzc27