May 29, 2017

“You’re just like me.” When Trump called Duterte, he praised the murderous strongman for his war on drugs. / The Intercept

“The real story is that Trump’s negative coverage is being driven not by liberals or Democrats but by law-enforcement sources and pissed-off Republicans.” The news around the Trump White House has been overwhelmingly negative, if from surprising sources. “Republican voices accounted for 80 percent of what newsmakers said about the Trump presidency.” / The Nation

Women-only screenings of Wonder Woman anger some men. Women and theaters really don’t care. / NPR

Who’s more dangerous, Jeff Sessions or Donald Trump? Well, one of them actually has power (Sessions). / The New York Review of Books

Six blocs to watch from the GOP’s “organizational wing,” ranked in likelihood to ditch Trump first. / FiveThirtyEight

“The average robbery lasts 4.27 minutes and leads to a haul of approximately 16,000 euros. Given that more than half of all bank robberies involve two or more perpetrators, the average haul per criminal is approximately equal to 8,700 euros.” Analysis of mucho bank-robbery data, with fun details. E.g., there are more bank robberies in Italy (approximately 3,000) than in the rest of Europe combined, with a 10 percent chance of victimization on average. / Marginal Revolution

Ski mountaineer/mutant Kilian Jornet breaks his own time up Everest: 17 hours. / Outside Magazine

Scientific analysis of comedic timing concepts—like the idea that every laugh line needs a preceding pregnant pause. / New York Magazine

Illustrator Dan Gluibizzi turns the many thousands of people he’s seen on the web into a giant anonymous family. / Creators