Jia Tolentino has a posse.

If Trump gets his way, we may soon have a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan, to end America’s longest war. 1/18

“He’s actually worse than a racist. He is so narcissistic, he doesn’t see people as people. He sees them as objects in his field of vision.” Anthony Scaramucci doesn’t have kind words for Trump. 2/18

Five dead scientists in Moscow this week suggest Russia's latest failed test of its Burevestnik missile, also known as Skyfall. 3/18

Some think democracy is having a midlife crisis. New books suggest we don’t even know what democracy is. 4/18

This year is stocked with police officers being shot by people who were not legally allowed to possess guns. 5/18

We should expect eco-fascism to grow as pressure on resources mixes with ethnonationalism. 6/18

UPS confirms that autonomous trucks have been carrying its cargo from Tucson to Phoenix for months. 7/18

New "soft exosuits" use algorithms to accurately determine the wearer's gait and help with locomotion. 8/18

“We’re sitting in front of a problem.” A Hollywood master of deepfakes says even he can't spot the best shams. 9/18

Something you may not know: The NSA sponsors summer camps where kids unmask hackers and construct underwater vehicles. 10/18

Ships used to have red hulls because copper oxides kept stuff from growing on the bottom. Now it's just tradition. 11/18

An engrossing look into the sale of a supposed da Vinci “Salvator Mundi” and the (not-disinterested) management of the art canon. 12/18

Two stories of swindling suggest that as long as there are writers hoping to publish, there are people attempting to rob them. 13/18

A little old, but still valuable: Miles Klee outlines the differences between bloomers, gloomers, and doomers. 14/18

"The ideal woman is always optimizing." Jia Tolentino on athleisure, cyborgs, and women who obey Instagram. 15/18

According to a 2005 study, men are more likely to believe in extraterrestrials, women are more likely to believe in ghosts. 16/18

A podcast episode for your weekend: How the former voice of Ronald McDonald became one of America’s most successful gay pornographers (with help from the Marine Corps). 17/18

Jonah Jeng publishes his highly informed survey of the last decade’s best action scenes, including scenes from many movies you’ve never heard of. 18/18

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