Your weekend must reads
👋Welcome to The Short List weekend edition. I'm John Riley, newsletter editor, and each week I highlight some of the best recent stories from Paste BN. Thank you for reading.
Given the news this week, there's only one place to start: Donald Trump.
Will they flip? Six people who possibly could turn on Trump
🔵Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges accusing him of trying to steal the 2020 election − following his third arrest and court arraignment in four months. The federal government's indictment lists six people who allegedly conspired with Trump, including his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Any of the six could deepen Trump's already dire legal jeopardy should they decide to cooperate with special counsel Jack Smith. Read more
- This looks familiar: How indictment compares to the Jan. 6 committee's scathing report
- A dangerous time: Latest indictment poses stress test for the nation
- The scene outside courthouse: Blaring horns, political flags and prison jumpsuits
Antibiotic resistance is a question of 'when', not 'if'
⚕️The world is quickly running out of lifesaving antibiotic drugs. The coronavirus pandemic drove an increase in antibiotic use and a subsequent increase in resistant infections in U.S. hospitals, the CDC found. And there is little financial incentive for companies to develop new antibiotics, which patients use for only a few days and become ineffective in just a few years. Read more
How to keep your kid from becoming a narcissist
🟣Mental health experts say the seeds of narcissism get sowed in childhood, and even well-meaning parents can inadvertently raise a narcissist. "Narcissism tends to develop in environments where there's a mix of both overindulgence and under-indulgence," Chelsey Cole, a psychotherapist and author. Paste BN asked mental health experts to give parents guidance to lower the odds their children will become narcissists. Read more
- Is your teenager narcissistic? Probably, but that’s OK. Here’s why.
- Narcissist, gaslighting, love bombing: A guide to all the buzzwords around narcissism
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