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Senate Republicans return a “more politically explosive” megabill to the House for passage. / Politico
Ramesh Ponnuru: Republicans are playing a shell game because it lets them pass a bigger bill with a simple majority instead of facing a filibuster from Senate Democrats. / The Washington Post [$]
Jonathan Chait: One explanation is that they don’t understand just how unpopular the bill is apt to be when it takes effect. / The Atlantic [$]
Among other things, the bill dismantles the country’s only existing federal plan to diminish the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change. / Grist
See also: “The most embarrassing US presidency ever” is now hawking Trump-branded fragrances. / The Cut
Immigration raids have led a majority of California farm workers to stop showing up at peak harvest time. / Reuters
Unrelated: “70 empty Bud Lights found in car after driver stopped in California wine country.” / The Los Angeles Times
Chinese artificial-intelligence companies are rapidly gaining on their US competition. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
The state of American manufacturing according to 10 companies: “We’re making products that will stand the test of time.” / Inside Hook
The “club-sandwich generation” accounts for the growing number of people in the US who are helping to care for their children, their grandchildren, and their own parents. / The Atlantic [$]
Making the argument that carne asada is as American as hot dogs and hamburgers. / L.A. Taco
Watch: A trailer for a new documentary about the “American Dream” through the lens of former Pizza Huts. / Kottke
City councils embrace fly larvae, i.e., maggots, to help process their food waste. / BBC News
A pair of photographers track a pair of coyotes in New York City’s Central Park. / Smithsonian
Some notes from a visit to Greenland with electronic act Bicep as a way to raise awareness about the climate crisis. / The Guardian
Japan experiences a drop in tourism thanks to a manga predicting a disaster on July 5th. / Bloomberg [$]
A Swedish designer creates a glossy pink baguette holder. / dezeen
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