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Trump Wanted a Birthday Victory. Instead, His Bubble Is Cracking.

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  Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Trump Wanted a Birthday Victory. Instead, His Bubble Is Cracking. Behind the threats, the headlines, and the desperate Iran deal push, Trump’s inner circle sees what’s coming — and they’re already looking for the exits. Lev Parnas Jun 14 Good morning, my friends. Today is Donald Trump’s birthday — and instead of watching a president lead, we are watching a man desperately trying to turn chaos into a celebration of himself. That is what this moment is really about. Not peace. Not strength. Not strategy. Not America first. Optics first. Donald Trump wanted this weekend to be a victory lap. He wanted the cameras, the applause, the headlines, the spectacle, the birthday show, the image of the strongman standing tall. But reality is starting to break through. His name is coming off the Kennedy Center . A judge has blocked his billion-dollar slush fund. His poll numbers are falling. The economy is not what his people are pretending it is. ...
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A new high school or housing? Here’s how Boston could have both.

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  Sponsored by The Boston Foundation The Best of CommonWealth Beacon OPINION An aerial shot of the P3 parcel along Tremont Street in Boston. (City of Boston Planning Department) A new high school or housing? Here’s how Boston could have both.   June 14, 2026 By Lawrence S. DiCara and Joseph Ravenna IV Boston isn’t making land anymore. Despite our best efforts—filling in the Back Bay, Seaport, and much of the harbor—we now must finally face the question of not only where to build, but also whether we have space to build at all. Choosing between hospitals and housing, stores and schools, building in Boston has become a zero-sum game where some interests win and others lose. These trade-offs were on full display earlier this year when the Boston Planning & Development Agency announced it would  not keep its previously designated developers for the long-contested Roxbury Parcel 3. Instead of permitting already-planned laboratory space and affordable housing, the BPDA now looks to...
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