Anti-hawk brakes
The Department of Homeland Security says China, Russia, Iran, and Israel are spying on Americans through their phones. / 404 Media
Cybersecurity officials are worried about Trump's transition team relying on private emails that can be hacked. / Politico
An eye-opening look at how and why right-wing trolls are blaming school shootings on trans people. / Shatter Zone
Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos: One of the unnoticed themes of the recent election was our depolarization. / The Washington Post [+]
Ever since Covid, "crunchy" has gone more individualistic and right-wing, and some old-school crunchy folks are bowing out. / The New York Times [+]
See also: How many Republicans know that RFK is an environmental lawyer? (Poll source.) / Bluesky, Quinnipiac
California declares a state of emergency over bird flu. / CBS News
Today's bankers are less interested in cocaine, more in Adderall and other ADHD drugs. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
Are today's inventions less interesting than those made during the Industrial Revolution? No, "but the focus of innovation has shifted." / New Cartographies
A tool searches classic works of literature for words that never appear in their texts. / Bewitched
An argument that "timeless style" is nonsense. / Blackbird Spyplane
Unrelated: A short novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky has become a social media craze. / The Guardian
A round-up of the year's worst food trends—e.g., croissants that look like they were designed "by AI rather than human hands." / Eater
Photographs by Kelly Burgess explore the influences of Puritanical folklore on contemporary New England. / Booooooom
Home foundations in New England are found to be crumbling due to a mineral called pyrrhotite. / Undark Magazine
See also: A personal essay about a sunken neighborhood in LA. / Zocalo Public Square
License plate numbers that were rejected in Indiana this year include, yes, HWK TUAH. / Fox59
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