Apathy is calling me
Since Trump's inauguration, records show multiple incidents of violence have erupted at Tesla facilities in the US, including one person who tossed molotov cocktails at vehicles. / The Washington Post [+]
See also: At a dealership in France, more than a dozen Teslas were ignited in an apparent act of arson. / France 24
"It's cool that the president knows my first name. I dig that." It doesn't take much flattery or threatening for Trump to win over reluctant Republican lawmakers. / The New York Times [+]
See also: How much is too much for Republicans in Congress? "The possibility that there literally is no line is, at this point, the most likely answer." / Splinter
Green cards can only be revoked by an immigration judge, no matter what Rubio or Trump may say in their aim of deporting a Palestinian activist. / The Guardian
The company that owns the world's largest call center has deployed AI to "neutralize" agents' Indian accents. / Futurism
On "vibe coding" with AI, and apparently deciding to no longer give a shit about what you get, as long as you got something. / Internal exile
How the largest fraud in Canadian history was busted, but not before its perpetrators "contacted—by phone, email and other means—every single adult Canadian." / Maclean's
When all your memories are digital, you yearn for something to hold onto. / Bloomberg
Everyone loves the wooly mouse; rather than proof that it's possible to bring back a mammoth, it may instead show your company's value can hit $10 billion because of a cute photo. / Defector
See also: A game where you must pretend to look at your phone. / It is as if you were on your phone
Probably related to all of the above: In Ted Gioia's annual state of the culture, how dopamine addiction is flattening everything. / The Honest Broker
If you enjoy this newsletter, please become a Sustaining Member today!
🎁 Free links to paywalled sites are marked with a [+].
✔️ Got a correction or a link we should consider? Email us directly or reply to this newsletter.
Your headlines are sourced and composed by Rosecrans Baldwin and Andrew Womack (☜), Monday through Friday. View this edition and the latest headlines at TMN.