Extra Extra: J.D. Vance was a big Mumford and Sons guy in law school

Because it was 2012, here are your afternoon links: Woes of an abandoned Rite-Aid in Astoria, express ferry from Greenpoint to the Rockaways, you can eat silica now and more.

Good Monday afternoon in New York City, where the Papaya Wars are raging anew.

Here's what else is happening:

  • Source Extra Extra: J.D. Vance was a big Mumford and Sons guy in law school
    • previous News Checks and Balance: Can the tech elite and MAGA come together?
    next News Checks and Balance newsletter: Can the tech elite and MAGA come together?

    you may also like

    • by NEW YORK
    • 01 29, 2025
    Kash Patel is a crackpot
    • by
    • 01 28, 2025
    Blighty newsletter: Why Trump’s tariffs might spare Britain
    • by
    • 01 21, 2025
    Blighty newsletter: Labour’s 200-day shock doctrine
    • by
    • 01 18, 2025
    Checks and Balance newsletter: Joe Biden’s farewell shot at the oligarchy
    • by
    • 01 14, 2025
    Blighty newsletter: Britain’s advantage in the AI race