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United States House Democrats publish a report detailing President Trump’s criminal connections to Jeffrey Epstein and accuse the Dept. of Justice of a cover-up. / House Committee on the Judiciary, MS NOW
On Saturday, 60,000 people went to the Washington Monument for a Turnstile show benefitting Palestine, Lebanon, and Sudan, and the media has barely said a peep. / Forever Wars
You saw all this coming: The billionaire resurrecting mammoths plans to genetically enhance dogs for warfare. Meanwhile, Boston Dynamics is selling robot dogs to ICE. / TechCrunch, Ars Technica
Analyzing poll data on social media reinforces that viral polls are not representative polls. / Kevin Reuning
Hours after his electoral defeat, Flavio Bolsonaro’s passports were confiscated as part of an investigation into his role in a money laundering scheme. / Reuters, Time
See also: Pollsters and political scientists suggest Lula pulled off his unexpected win in Brazil thanks to “a potent mix of hope—and, above all, fear.” / The Wall Street Journal [$]
“When friction becomes a thing of the past, the only thing that remains scarce is volition: you can have whatever software you want, you just have to know that you want it.” / The Seat of Loss
Paying electric customers to conserve power during peak grid usage is standard practice, but a new scheme would send that extra electricity to data centers. / The New York Times [$]
See also: Thieves are targeting equipment en route to data centers, where a single truckload can be worth tens of millions of dollars. / Futurism
Annalee Nowitz on the history of sci-fi writers employing nonbinary pronouns “to make characters seem incomprehensibly abnormal.” / Reactor
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What it’s like to have a page about you on Wikipedia deleted for not being “notable” enough: For many it’s disappointing, but for others it’s a relief. / Wired
“If I have learned anything, it’s that most of the mid-aughts internet was not forever—including my short-lived Wikipedia page.” / Hyperallergic
See also: Wikipedia but it’s only entries about your area. / Local Wikipedia
“Her full-body performance expressed her intentions rather than her audience’s expectations.” What it was like to see Nina Simone, c. 1961. / Literary Hub
Some listening for your Halloween week: A unified theory of horror with a playlist to match. / Andrew Womack
Researchers have finally been able to replicate how ancient Roman glassmakers made a cup that changes from jade green to ruby red depending on the viewing angle. / Gizmodo
On “dark nutrition” and upending the standard American diet—plus, amazing food photography reminiscent of 17th-century Old Master paintings. / The New York Times Magazine [$]