Bigger (not little) lies.

The White House’s immigration policies follow a model pioneered by the European Union and Australia. 1/19

What the US-China trade war is really about: Huawei's communications technologies and the future of Taiwan. 2/19

“Send her back” joins “build that wall” as the latest Trump rally chant. 3/19

On the appeal of Democratic candidate Andrew Yang: “If you’re here today, it’s because you’ve heard something like this: there’s an Asian man running for President who wants to give everyone a thousand dollars a month.” 4/19

With Trump backing Peter Thiel's claim that China has infiltrated Google, a few questions about Thiel's vampirism. 5/19

A new paper says the climate crisis has increased California’s annual burned area by 500 percent.  6/19

See also: Another sign of overtourism appears in Big (Little Lies) Sur. 7/19

For years, Silicon Valley benefitted from gushy reporting. When coverage became more skeptical, the tech bros got defensive. 8/19

"3,000 to 4,000 wines will be on the menu and up to 20,000 bottles will eventually be on site." Fine dining in what may be Silicon Valley's—and America’s—most expensive city. 9/19

The Los Angeles Times runs a special section to honor critic Jonathan Gold one year after his death. 10/19

A 20-year-old man is charged with hacking almost every adult in Bulgaria. 11/19

From 2016, an exposé of the process used by multinationals to undermine domestic regulations and gut environmental laws. 12/19

The year-long Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now considered a global health emergency. 13/19

Why is time unreal? Because any event must be either past, present, or future—and yet every event is all of them. 14/19

Related: Fourteen words that are their own opposites. 15/19

"He was never for a moment, in all 27 years, bored. He was never lonely." Interesting thoughts from two contemporary hermits. 16/19

Nicki Minaj refused to play a Saudi festival given the kingdom’s atrocious human rights record. That’s not stopping Janet Jackson, 50 Cent, or Steve Aoki. 17/19

“Dematerialize” by Scientist offers a lovely, dubby introduction to an alternate canon of Afrofuturist classics. 18/19

This week in Camp ToB, TMN’s Andrew Womack and a guest wrap up Valeria Luiselli’s very topical Lost Children Archive, and there’s so much to talk about. 19/19

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