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Details on the rift between Iran’s political leaders and its newly empowered military hard-liners. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Iran vows retaliation after the United States seizes a cargo ship. Meanwhile, JD Vance appears to be heading to peace talks that may or may not exist. / CNN
“It may or may not come as a surprise that pretty much everything Donald Trump asserted in his extended ‘peace is upon us’ social media spree on Friday turns out to have been bullshit.” / Foreign Exchanges
Unrelated: Seeking to deter smugglers, India threatens to release crocodiles and venomous snakes on its border with Bangladesh. / The Diplomat
Analysts say the war on Iran is fundamentally boosting demand for electric vehicles. / Semafor
Even after RFK’s previous $500 million cut to mRNA vaccine research, advances are still being made—like a promising new booster against pancreatic cancer. / Johns Hopkins, NBC News
Kyla Scanlon on how the stock market no longer reckons with reality: “[Markets] have assumed that the US government will not allow them to implode, and that assumption is putting the world economy at stake.” / The New York Times [$]
All the data you’ve shared online can’t be fully recalled, but you can actively reduce what’s actively available for sale. / Card Catalog
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A political economist at Stanford explains how AI has sped up his research—and how he thinks it could go much, much faster. / The Roots of Progress
Texas Tech bans professors from mentioning or, in the future, studying gender beyond a strict norm. / Inside Higher Ed
Twenty-eight things an author tells creative writing students when asked. “‘Finding your voice’ is a red herring to prevent you from finding your voice.” / Meditations in an Emergency
A round-up of bus tickets from Milwaukee in the 1950s, old matchbooks from Southern California, dramatic moments in food media. / Present & Correct, JStor Daily, Ravenous
The National Coffee Association says Americans now prefer coffee to water. / Sprudge
Two friends attempt to eat food from every country in the world via restaurants in New York City. / YouTube
See also: Jazz performed by New York’s subway trains. / Trainjazz
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