Israel has issued an evacuation order for all Gaza City residents—around one million people—as it prepares to invade the city. / The Guardian “On Monday the president said that domestic violence doesn't count as an actual crime.” / Welcome to Hell World US immigration is returning Russian dissidents
Takeaways from Kennedy’s senate hearing, where he brushed off accusations he’s “effectively” denying vaccines through misinformation, even as he sowed confusion over mRNA vaccine safety. / The Washington Post [$], Rolling Stone To combat Kennedy’s dismantling of the CDC, California, Oregon, and Washington are joining together to pursue evidence-
As many as 1,000 people may have died in a landslide at a village in the Darfur region, according to local reports. / Reuters Addressing the needs of one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, Vietnam’s architects respond with structures that accept—rather than resist—rising waters.
Please note, we’ll be off tomorrow and Monday for Labor Day, and we’ll see you on Tuesday! The CDC is plunged into chaos (again) after the White House ousted its director for refusing to support Kennedy’s vaccine policy changes. / The Guardian See also: “Eugenics plays prominently in
Continuing its attacks on heavily populated areas, Israel hits a Gaza hospital twice, killing at least 21 people, including five journalists. / Al Jazeera Related: Here are some of the final photos taken by the five Gaza journalists who were killed in the strikes. / Haaretz In China, emissions in the first
Once “at risk of extinction” from HIV at the turn of the century, when one in eight infants were born with infections, Botswana has now reduced HIV-positive births to fewer than 100 a year. / The Guardian See also: “The Trump administration is ignoring a directive from Congress and refusing
Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting and threats to end it are setting the stage for claims of fraud should the GOP lose out in next year’s midterms. / Politico See also: Despite what Trump says, other countries have mail-in voting, and “The Constitution does not give the
Planning documents show ICE intends to open or expand to 125 facilities this year, for a capacity of 107,000 beds. / The Washington Post [$] “As the interrogation proceeded, it became apparent that it had never occurred to Rogers that he might be wrong about anything.” White, legally armed, and primed
The DoJ wants Texas to provide access to data on voters—and refuses to answer whether it’s breaking privacy laws in doing so. / Votebeat Texas See also: The White House keeps a scorecard tracking companies’ and trade associations’ public support of Trump’s tax bill. / Axios Unemployment numbers in
An Illinois judge rejects Texas’s demand to arrest Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to break quorum on Republicans’ redistricting scheme. / Democracy Docket See also: A love letter to the King of the Hill reboot, a hopeful reminder that Texas is about more than its politics. / The Barbed Wire
