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Assessing Vladimir Putin’s endgame after four years of attacking Ukraine. / Interruptrr
Young journalists in Ukraine explain how they do their work and survive day-to-day. / OCCRP
Dan Caine, “the white DEI hire at the Joint Chiefs of Staff,” is swiftly becoming President Trump’s fall guy on Iran. / Forever Wars
Trump wants to control monetary policy, but the reality is that many dollars are effectively created offshore. / Phenomenal World
Unrelated: How not to use AI to do your taxes this year. / Vox [$]
After cost-cutting measures at the postal service, postmarks are being applied later in the mail-sorting process, which may affect mail-in ballots. / Bolts
The University of Texas passes a vague policy banning faculty from discussing “controversies that are not germane” in class. / Chronicle of Higher Education
See also: Critiquing Byung-Hul Chan’s critique of neoliberalism for being neoliberal. / e-flux
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Electric buses used to falter in cold conditions, but now, with better batteries, they’re working through Midwestern winters. / Grist
In California, LA no longer repaves its streets entirely, to avoid meeting accessibility standards. / Los Angeles Public Press
Young men may be struggling more than they used to, but in a number of ways, “young women are actually doing worse.” / The Atlantic [$]
In case you missed it: A scamming network involving tour guides is estimated to have cost the Louvre museum $12 million over a decade. / The New York Times [$]
With luxury products being seen constantly in the media, fewer people are thought to care about them “and even fewer buy.” / Matter
Some filtered infrared photographs from this year’s Winter Olympics. / The Atlantic [$]
Photographs of informal seating arrangements in Hong Kong. / Michael Wolf
A diary of cooking for obnoxious wealthy people on private yachts. Also, “The Hunt for Dark Breakfast.” / The Sun, Ryan Moulton’s Articles
Michael Pollan: “Ask about the unconscious and most neuroscientists will acknowledge its existence, grudgingly.” / The Guardian
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