Dogs and cats sleeping together.
Democracies die in two ways: gradually, then suddenly. If Donald Trump represents top-down oligarchy, Mike Bloomberg is the bottom-up version. 1/20
Want to eat and drink well for free? Attend a Bloomberg event. 2/20
John Oliver kicks off the latest season of his talk show by analyzing the pros and cons—and siding with the pros—of Bernie Sanders’s Medicare-for-all. 3/20
On campus, 92% of conservatives say they would be friends with a liberal. A quarter of liberals say they wouldn't have a conservative friend. 4/20
"There are some flashing red lights on the dashboard." In 2017, a professor started tracking signs of autocracy in the White House. He’s getting concerned. (Related: Barr is considering resigning.) 5/20
Today commemorates FDR's internment of Japanese-Americans. Front pages from a Japanese-English newspaper documented it in real time. 6/20
Who killed Malcolm X? State violence. But the media at the time and the media of today only want to hear “black-on-black crime.” 7/20
Btw, the Boy Scouts’ bankruptcy filing? It’s all so they can limit how much they have to pay to settle sexual abuse cases. (Related: "Save Scouting. End the Boy Scouts.") 8/20
Tech to protect you from tech is on the rise. E.g., a microphone-jamming device that disables microphones in its surroundings, all to thwart Siri and Alexa. 9/20
Breadcrumbing, submarining, caspering, pocketing: a podcast episode explains the lexicon of contemporary breakups. 10/20
In case "grail" isn't in your fashion vocabulary yet: A round-up of the 20 most sought-after sneakers. 11/20
English-language pop songs are sadder than they used to be. Blame it on a more decentralized record industry. 12/20
"Because outside of the raw materials needed, its supply chain is non-existent." In praise of Tesla, automaking disruptor. 13/20
A cutting-edge waste-to-energy facility is said to have some of the best skiing in Denmark. 14/20
Did the drought in California ever really end? A climatologist thinks Southern California is mired in a two-decade dry spell. 15/20
What a piece of ice sounds like when it’s dropped down a 450-foot-long hole in Antarctica: Lasers. 16/20
Swarms of locusts plaguing Ethiopia and East Africa are now the size of major cities (!), thanks to the climate crisis. 17/20
Related/unrelated: “Human sacrifice, dogs and cats sleeping together, mass hysteria.” 18/20
Bean lovers worry that their increasingly-adored staple is going to become the avocado toast of 2020. 19/20
Maple syrup makes its debut among pro tennis players as a recovery drink. 20/20
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