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California is seeking to reverse Trump’s move to “federalize” the state’s National Guard, arguing the act breaks the 10th Amendment. / Politico

See also: “If the Trump-Hegseth threats have little purpose as law enforcement, they signify great purpose as political strategy.” For Trump, this is a dress rehearsal. / The Atlantic [$]

On Trump’s misguided war with California, the state that—by far—gives the federal government the most in revenue compared to how much it receives. / The Washington Post [$]

A recent study from Apple finds LLMs are unable to scale reasoning and will collapse when presented with more complexity. / Marcus on AI

Tracking advancements in LLMs over the last six months by prompting them to make an image of a pelican riding a bicycle. / Simon Willison

Cathie Wood: “I think the way this is evolving is Elon, Tesla, and investors are beginning to understand more and more just how much the government has control here.” / Quartz

See also: “America’s infatuation with boy geniuses and ‘Great Men’ is ruining us.” / The Guardian

In southwest Utah, a fast-growing desert community plans to use treated wastewater on lawns and crops—and one day as drinking water. / NPR

Behind the increasing rates of lung cancer among non-smokers are not just causes—such as air pollution—but the type of tumor, which tends to start in mucus-producing cells. / BBC

Touted as a safe alternative to teflon cookware, “ceramic” and “nontoxic” cookware is frequently neither. / The Guardian

Federal cuts have left fewer than 10 people to catalog, preserve, and maintain the US government’s art collection of around 26,000 pieces. / The New York Times [$]

Amid rising rice prices in Japan, some stores will start selling stockpiled supplies from older harvests, with one chain marketing it as “vintage rice.” / The Japan Times

Ariel Kalma, the pioneering new age composer and musician whose work gained new notoriety over the past decade, has died at 78. / Pitchfork

The Mars orbiter captures a photo of Arsia Mons, a volcano taller than any on Earth—poking through the clouds. / NASA


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