Friday headlines: I am an island
Trump's proposed tax plan is like 2017 but more, and research confirms those gains in fact never trickled down beyond the wealthiest individuals and corporations. / Rolling Stone
See also: Explainers on how Trump's tariffs would distribute wealth upward and how his backwards plan to lower grocery costs could end in food scarcity. / The New Republic, The Atlantic
Political agendas make their way into classrooms as more social studies teachers seek material online, and left-leaning sources outweigh those on the right. / The New York Times [+]
How red tape and a narrative that long Covid is over have curtailed research of the condition and development of therapies to help those who are suffering. / Chemical & Engineering News
Gambling and elections have always gone hand in hand, but there are too many factors at play to assume gamblers are going to be predictors of real outcomes. / Slate
See also: The crypto bros who dream of crowdfunding a new country. / BBC News
Visualizing why, to write a 100-word email, ChatGPT consumes one bottle of water and enough electricity to power 14 LED light bulbs for an hour. / The Washington Post [+]
How various industries hijack words to make basic human needs sound like amenities. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
Pickleball courts, ziplines, and dining and among the attractions the eight biggest theater chains in the US and Canada plan to add over the next three years. / Variety
A guide to the streaming site that unearths rare films—where you'll find everything from forgotten gems to those best left buried. / Vulture
The 1975 owner's manual for the Pet Rock. / Boing Boing
"In all the photos from that trip, I'm staring at my phone. I can hardly remember that summer." The collapse of self-worth in the digital age. / The Walrus
Could there be another you in the multiverse? Maybe, "if string theory, and the idea of the string landscape being fully populated within the inflationary multiverse, is indeed correct." / Big Think
Watch: Last week's GeoGuessr World Cup finals were honestly pretty riveting. / YouTube
"This, too, was Paris. Just a different aspect." Joyce Maynard spends a foggy week in a riverboat on the Seine. / The New York Times [+]
Photos of the world's hot springs. / The Dial