Good evening. Debt limit talks continued in Washington today. They hit a snag, however, with Republicans declaring a pause on negotiations, claiming that President Biden's team was being unreasonable. Biden has previously said that he believes the two sides will reach an agreement before a possible default. With just over a week and a half until the June 1 debt ceiling deadline, both parties still have much progress to make in the way of bargaining.

And with that, we've reached the weekend. Stay safe!

Here's what I published — and shared — today:

• Throwback: Eating the ocean up Cherry Run (Medium)
• Look at This: Banning TikTok, confronting climate change and considering a name (The Lede Blog)

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