My grumpy valentine
Political strategists from across Europe are studying Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for lessons to apply back home. / Politico
If Zohran Mamdani wins, could New York City become a welfare state model? / Monocle
Matt Glassman: Voting is the universal symbol of political participation, but too many people see it as the sum total of political activity. / Matt’s Five Points
Former Vice President Dick Cheney dies at 84. / NPR
Israel’s top military lawyer is arrested after leaking video of the purported sexual assault of a jailed Palestinian. / BBC News
Lawyers practicing criminal law in England and Wales are no longer required to wear horsehair wigs if they’re deemed “uncomfortable or impractical.” / The Washington Post [$]
An acrid week in Australian politics peaks with accusations that the Prime Minister’s Joy Division shirt is antisemitic. / The Guardian
Republicans are seeming to struggle over openly accepting antisemites to their party. / Semafor
Stories of children being caught up in Chicago’s immigration raids: “We have to be good or ICE will get us.’” / The Associated Press
Unrelated: A 65-year-old mother potentially faces prison time over bringing her 14th and 15th kids into the world. / The New York Times Magazine [$]
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For years, a nonprofit has been feeding paywalled articles to AI companies for training purposes and lying to publishers about it. / The Atlantic [$]
The story of the “broistas” at Dutch Bros suggests Starbucks doesn’t control the future of coffee. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Deforestation falls again in the Brazilian Amazon, but the region is still losing “a lot of forest each year.” / Sustainability by numbers
“Using fluorescent sperm and some careful camera work,” researchers find female mosquitoes to be in charge during sex. / Nature
A “grumpy” museum tour guide in Germany becomes popular for shouting at visitors and insulting curators. / The Guardian
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