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The citations to the 500-plus studies referenced in RFK’s “Make America Healthy Again” report are riddled with errors and misstated conclusions—and seven were apparently fabricated. / NOTUS
See also: Many of the citations include “oaicite” in their links, clearly indicating AI was used in collecting the research. / The Washington Post [$]
As Elon Musk’s work with DOGE publicly draws to a close, government spending since Trump’s inauguration increased to $2.82 trillion, compared to $2.6 trillion over the same period last year. / Bloomberg [$]
But more to the point: “Elon Musk’s legacy is disease, starvation, and death.” / The New York Times [$]
Trump has already admitted Musk isn’t really leaving the administration: "This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way." / NBC News
“Trump pledged to make America healthy again, then cut a program many tribes rely on for healthy food.” / ProPublica
Elon Musk reportedly tried to scuttle OpenAI’s data center project in Abu Dhabi, claiming Trump wouldn’t sign off on the deal unless xAI was included. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
See also: “Artificial intelligence” is a lie that depends on a worldview the richest people on the planet need you to believe in, namely that intelligence is “measurable and hierarchical.” / A Working Library
Investigators believe a letter from an undocumented migrant threatening to assassinate Trump was written by someone else in an attempt to have that person deported. / CNN
While attempting to apprehend a woman who received an abortion, a Texas sheriff accessed license plate cameras from other states, including those where abortion is legal. / 404 Media
An academic’s struggle to spend her research stipend drives her to the Arctic. / The Paris Review
People are hiring “Strava mules” to run for them, or using software to report fake workouts. / The New York Times [$]
White wine is popular again—reportedly, in some cases, because “it doesn’t taste like much, it’s just, like, cold.” / Bustle
David Lynch’s personal coffee equipment is available at auction. / Sprudge
Photographs of “the bohemian life” in Big Sur, Calif., in the late 1950s. / LIFE
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