Another vibe shift: friendshoring.
Speaker of the House Pelosi leaves behind a "full-on lovefest" after her visit to Taiwan. Details on six ways China may respond. / BBC News, Bloomberg
Companies are moving operations out of China in the interest of "friendshoring"—looking for places where they won't be caught in the geopolitical line of fire. / Foreign Policy
US job openings fall by 5.3%—the biggest drop since the Covid-19 recession—and yet the "Great Resignation" continues. / Quartz
Kansas decides by a double-digit margin that the state constitution does, in fact, protect the right to abortion. / FiveThirtyEight
Some notable GOP primary results highlight an election night full of national ramifications for November. / Politico
Many Washington DC restaurants feature VIP exits that politicians and judges can use to avoid protesters. / Washingtonian
Markets in everything: A man nets $3,000 after making and selling 3D-printed "ghost guns" at a weapons-buyback event. / VICE
A costume designer for Industry, the Gen-Z banking show, explains how young women use fashion to communicate in today's finance world. / Dirt
See also: Tara Kenny says the crypto world needs more bimbos. / i-D
Vin Scully dies at 92, the voice of the Dodgers from Jackie Robinson to Clayton Kershaw. / The Los Angeles Times
Recalling the terror of old-fashioned telephones: "It even looked sinister, hunched silent on a shelf in a cold room." / Lamp Magazine
A coffee aficionado responds to the recently trend of "mayonnaise with your morning coffee." / Sprudge
Musicians explain why playing Carnegie Hall sounds so good. / The New Criterion
A cleric (Richard Coles) and an atheist biologist (Richard Dawkins) walk into a bar... / The Guardian
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