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As Israel prepares to move ahead with Trump's plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza, Egypt says doing so may threaten its peace deal with Israel. / AP
A leading climatologist says limiting global warming to two degrees Celsius by 2100 is no longer possible, calling that target from the Paris accord "dead." / The Japan Times
How China might take advantage of Trump's policies: By rallying domestic support and among nations the US alienates—and preparing for what the world looks like in four years. / Foreign Policy
Related: Be wary of narratives that oversimplify China filling a humanitarian gap left by the US—"it's not just the disappearance of money, it's the disappearance of experience." / The Guardian
To access US government websites archived prior to Jan. 20, add "wayback.com" after ".gov" and you'll be redirected to the page at the Wayback Machine. / GovWayback
An attempt at documenting who's working at DOGE and what they're doing. / ProPublica
Related: The White House and Treasury claimed a DOGE worker did not have write access when he in fact did, and it wasn't rescinded until days later. / WIRED
A closer reading of the NCAA's ban on trans athletes in response to Trump's order: "They were willing to stand up for trans people when it seemed like the popular thing to do." / Read Rodge
An ongoing list of all the federal lawsuits related to Trump's executive orders. / Court Watch
Parable of the Sower's vision of early 2025—fires, climate change, an authoritarian US president—is remarkable but superficial: "The world as we know it has ended several times over, in ways small and large, whether we want to acknowledge it or not." / The New Yorker
Why February usually has 28 days: It's because of ancient beliefs in unlucky even numbers and lucky odd numbers. / Conversable Economist
How an exoskeleton can help pianists play faster, and retain the ability even after removing the device. / London Review of Books.
See also: Watch a pianist burn through Liszt's notoriously difficult "La Campanella." / YouTube
A list of television series that were canceled after one episode. / Wikipedia
See also: NBC producers deny using AI in new series Detective Fireman Lawyer Chicago Los Angeles Show. / The Onion
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