Rep. Al Green of Texas becomes the first member of Congress to call for Trump’s impeachment. / BuzzFeed Trump has the authority to reveal classified info—but the intel allies we depend on may now be less forthcoming. / Vox HIV patients now live almost as long as everyone else, but
Politicians often say “I misspoke” instead of “I told you what I wanted to be true, for no good reason.” / The Economist When lying is a compliment: People lie more to people they perceive to be highly competent. / The British Psychological Society “I give Bach a special prize.... I hear
Trump tells The Economist he invented the phrase “prime the pump”—which dates to the early 19th century. / The Hill A medical quiz on the symptoms, etiologies, and treatments for the diseases in Oregon Trail. / STAT Significantly more infants in the US are being born with hepatitis C—a result
Macho Spain doesn’t have a tradition of women’s soccer, but a girls team recently conquered a boys league. / New York Times Newly subpoenaed Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn is a longtime soul surfer and former pool skater. / The Inertia “If Mr Trump’s foreign relations degenerate into acrimonious
r/Radiohead’s Jordan117 sleuths out the real-world location of the OK Computer cover photo. / Reddit Best estimates suggest every American on death row, a multiplier of inequality, is disabled. / Pacific Standard Voter ID laws flipped Wisconsin for Trump, says a study using Minnesota as a control. / Demos NFL’
“Purchase another, grander piano. Leave the two pianos in the same room, but only play the new piano. Clean it, polish it, tune it, give it all your attention.” When a random internet query reminds you what you like about Reddit: How best to destroy a piano. / Reddit A Finnish
Personal bankruptcies are down by half since the Affordable Care Act was implemented. / Consumer Reports Meet Chokwe Lumumba: a black radical just elected mayor of Jackson in a Deep South hollowed out by austerity. / In These Times Instacart releases trove of 3 million orders for research on food and consumer
Romance novel cover model arrested in San Diego following cross-country dragnet sparked by a series of robberies. / Los Angeles Times “Ever since the 1960s, the United States has been building and equipping a special set of planes whose sole purpose has been to evacuate the president in the event
The Oatmeal advises on dealing with the impulse to fight when presented with facts that challenge your worldview. / The Oatmeal How to spot the innovative Google Docs phishing scam, and what to do if you clicked. / The Verge Citing doping uncertainty, track and field authority proposes stripping all pre-2005
“What is the correct mix of gain-loving and loss-hating for a Navy Seal? For a journalist? A lawyer, programmer, or engineer?” For your Wednesday morning rumination: a quick set of interesting thoughts on the differences between loving winning and hating losing. / Marginal Revolution Want to toss something more
