ICE is arresting a record number of people by hiring more agents, deputizing cops, and targeting immigrants without criminal records. / The New York Times [$] During this month’s IndyCar event, the White House ordered the press to stop filming the president and first lady—which they did—in a clear
Internal documents show Kennedy Center ticket sales and fundraising fell after the Trump takeover, then cratered after his name was added to the center. / The Washington Post [$] World Bank aid disbursals spark a surge in crypto activity exactly along the lines of what you’d expect to see in money
Because of their high win rate, 152 Polymarket wallets are suspected of trading in US military intelligence—and likewise providing an open book to foreign adversaries. / Reuters Last year, the largest number of Americans born in a single year headed to college; now, universities are bracing for the cliff of
Maps from satellite imagery show how record heat and drought are depleting Europe’s rivers, threatening regional economies and energy production. / The Wall Street Journal [$] “With 20 minutes and enough rifles,” it would only take knocking out nine substations on three electric grids to plunge America into darkness. / The New
President Trump orders a reduction in joint military exercises with South Korea, citing its unwillingness to help in the Iran war and his “very good relationship” with Kim Jong Un. / The Associated Press Watch: A documentary on how North Koreans are getting jobs as IT workers at American companies and
ICE plans to equip officers with shock gloves that can incapacitate people, and it’s obvious from the manual that some of those people will be badly injured or worse. / 404 Media At least two Florida sheriff’s offices have purchased Meta glasses, but it’s not entirely clear how
Construction on President Trump’s wall in Texas will bulldoze the site of the Porvenir massacre, “a hundred-year-old crime scene” and a sacred place for the victims’ descendents. / Texas Monthly An interactive overview of plans for how the gaps will be filled in Trump’s border wall. / The
The US oil embargo causes another blackout in Cuba, with people sleeping by the sea for relief from the heat. / Associated Press Unrelated: “The expansion would make Stargate one of the largest fossil fuel power plants in [Texas] ... emitting more annual greenhouse gases than nearly 2 million cars.” / The Texas
ICE claims it’s surveilling social media to protect agents, but the reality is closer to an intimidation campaign against Americans. / The Wall Street Journal [$] See also: ICE collected more than a million people’s DNA last year, many of whom never committed a crime, and those records are going
London has recorded its first month with no significant rainfall since 1871. / London Centric “It kind of undermines a child’s faith in the world.” How wildfire smoke is reshaping childhood. / Inside Climate News “Taylor Farms, the agricultural company widely believed to be behind the cyclospora outbreak currently raging throughout
