Blueberries for now
Only a tenth of this year’s House of Representatives races are competitive—where fewer than 10 points separate candidates—due to states’ redistricting schemes. / The New York Times [$]
“Clemency seems only to have convinced many 2020 election deniers that they were right all along.” Why commuting Tina Peters’s sentence is a mistake. / The Atlantic [$]
A lawsuit reveals ICE has been surging in Memphis, Tenn., alleging that intimidation tactics have kept locals from speaking out about the operations. / Mother Jones
“The case for impeaching and removing every federal judge and Supreme Court justice who has ever been a member of the Federalist Society or endorsed unitary executive theory.” / The Existentialist Republic
See also: The case for packing the Supreme Court. / Vox [$]
“The autopsies described, often in painstaking detail, what the babies endured.” What I can’t forget about the babies who died of vitamin K deficiency. / ProPublica
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Drones have replaced snipers in Ukraine, and perhaps everywhere, and perhaps permanently. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Built with sustainability in mind, Everlane, which has been struggling for years, is now being sold to Shein, its ethical opposite. / Fast Company
Climate change is decimating Maine’s wild blueberry farms. “In the last seven years, we’ve lost the crop three times, almost completely.” / Inside Climate News
Archaeologists using CT scans find one Pompeii victim was carrying a fabric pouch containing metal instruments, and was likely a physician. / Ars Technica
Around 240 light years wide, the human radio bubble is “a ghostly, ever-expanding archive of everything we have ever said, broadcast, or accidentally leaked into the void.” / The Scientific Drop
“A common pattern across roots events is using functional spaces too basic or bare for more aspirational club nights.” London’s DIY sound systems. / The Wire
Does the Guardian’s list of the 100 best novels published in English hold water? John Warner responds with his own top 10. / The Guardian, The Biblioracle Recommends
See also: One-star Amazon reviews of Time’s 100 best novels from 1923 to the present. / The Morning News
An analysis of 200,000 similes from popular fiction identifies how clichés happen. / The Pudding