A room with a view
The White House orders a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers going into and leaving Venezuela. / Bloomberg [$]
A summary of things said by White House chief of staff Susie Wiles over the last year to a reporter, now published in Vanity Fair. / Wake up to Politics, Vanity Fair
President Trump says Wiles’s comments about his “alcoholic’s personality” are accurate, reflecting remarks he previously made. / BBC News
A summary of some of the lies and fabrications found in books by Oliver Sacks. / Kottke
Related: “The man who mistook his imagination for the truth.” / The Leap
Since “radical gender ideology” is now considered “domestic terrorism” in the United States, informing on its leaders is supposedly open to a cash-reward system. / Them
Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel, complete with the “worst view in the world,” reopens for business. / Uncrate
US foreign aid is finally up from zero, though down about 80% compared to Q4 last year. Repercussions of recent cuts—e.g., cholera deaths in South Sudan—are beginning to more clearly emerge. / Devex, ProPublica
A woman explains what it’s like to return to her partly destroyed apartment in Gaza City: “Sometimes I wish we never woke up on October 7.” / The Guardian
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A hacker reveals some of the AI influencers promoting dating apps and supplements on TikTok. / 404 Media
A round-up of the electric cars from China making inroads in the United Kingdom, where they don’t face big tariffs. / The New York Times [$]
Unrelated: An overview of Gen Z rap in the UK. / Dazed
Five “trends” this year in the art-buying market as suggested by search terms. / Artsy
“It is actually fitting that for the public the most famous scientist remains Einstein, not someone like John von Neumann.” Arguing that our “pinnacles of rationality” are often vibe-driven. / Seeds of Science
Headline of the week: “One Throuple Had Three Separate Design Tastes. How Did They Manage a Renovation?” / The Wall Street Journal [$]
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