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Oil industry reps reportedly find it amusing that President Trump thinks importing Russian diesel will bring down gas prices. / Politico
Olga Lautman: “None of us should be surprised, of course—we have watched Trump worship Putin and defend Russia for more than a decade.” / Unmasking Russia
The Russian Orthodox Church stokes the war on Ukraine through “sermons and everyday religious practice.” / New Eastern Europe
See also: What it’s like to live in Kyiv during the fifth year of the invasion. / The New York Times [$]
Three in four people around the world live in a country led by someone over 65. / By the Numbers
Sinéad O’Sullivan says the Irish government is gaslighting its citizens. “If the country is doing well on paper, then your experience of living in it must be wrong.” / But This Time It’s Different
Nearly a quarter of France’s 3,700 high schools have been affected by student protests. / Teen Vogue
“Do you have a cool job and a big heart?” An American high-school junior seeks his career by shadowing random people. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
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Indie and debut authors are being targeted by “an explosion” of scams—and it’s working. / The Dial
Gear reviewer Brooke Wilder has never worn a backpack, hiked a trail, or seen a sunset (because she’s AI). / Here & There
Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen explains what Aaron Sorkin’s latest movie gets right about journalist-source relationships. / YouTube
A trans author publishes a new book exploring why one of the first pro trans athletes now supports bans on trans athletes. / The Guardian
Young men are paying thousands of dollars for a dangerous operation to achieve “hunter eyes.” / GQ
Some notes on Johnny Marr’s taste in fashion. / Mr. Porter
Some thoughts about what it’s like to visit Tokyo as a foreigner. ”It was refreshing to be in a place where society puts the needs of others first instead of the general ‘gotta get mine!’ attitude everywhere you look in the US.” / A Whole Lotta Nothing