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Multiple videos show very clearly that DHS is lying to you about ICE shooting and killing a woman in Minneapolis. / 404 Media
See also: The murder victim is Renee Nicole Good, who won the Academy of American Poets Prize in 2020 for her poem “On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pgs.” / Literary Hub
ICE is able to monitor individual neighborhoods using a social media and phone surveillance system that poses immense threats “in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” / 404 Media
“Every Trait Disqualifying ICE Agent From Previous Jobs Ideal for Current One.” / The Onion
After being investigated by Seattle PD for being at the Jan. 6 insurrection, a cop transferred to Phoenix PD as it rushed to fill a police deficit. / The Appeal
Texas, already the nation’s top emitter of multiple carcinogens, is rushing to approve a rash of petrochemical projects, most of which will be in majority-minority communities. / Public Health Watch
Tracking the oil tanker seized by the US and UK near Iceland this week, and that mid-voyage changed its name and claimed Russian protection. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
As millions of dollars in user bets hang in the balance, Polymarket is grappling with whether the Maduro operation should be called an “invasion.” / Quartz
“The problem with mandatory neutrality is that it leaves our democracy vulnerable to partisan asymmetry in commitment to democratic values.” Journalism versus bothsidesism. / Strength in Number
See also: “Tony Dokoupil Eats Heaps of Shit In First Week as CBS News Anchor.” / Defector
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Elon Musk holds little political clout, yet those in power seem unwilling to stop him even as his chatbot creates 160,000 sexualized, nonconsensual images of women and children every day. / Read Max
Among the diseases that will be left to run rampant under the CDC’s new vaccination schedule is RSV, the leading cause of infant hospitalization in the US. / The New York Times [$]
HHS’s new dietary guidelines invert the food pyramid, yet the White House still has no plan for what boils down to far more expensive dietary recommendations. / The New Republic
See also: The longstanding struggle to define “ultra-processed foods” comes down to how the food industry avoids banned ingredients by introducing new, as-yet-unbanned ones. / STAT
With the launch of ChatGPT Health, users will be able to upload their personal medical records and get advice from a company with a proven track record of failing people in mental health crises. / Gizmodo
As healthcare becomes less affordable, many Americans are turning to free clinics, where treatments can only go so far, leaving patients open to worse problems in the future. / The Baffler
How a hypnotherapist’s mushroom-induced vision led him to open a marijuana dispensary in a Route 66 ghost town. / Texas Monthly
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