A new eye implant proves remarkably effective in restoring sight for people with age-related macular degeneration. / The Guardian Researchers say there’s been an “alarming” rise in the number of pickleball-related eye injuries, and cite a need to standardize eye protection. / NPR A decade ago, new guidance in
“No Kings” protests this weekend drew nearly seven million people across the United States. / BBC News See also: “This is why we’re here, we're here to protect America.” / NPR “No Kings” was the largest single-day political protest in US history—and now “3.7% of the
Millions are preparing for tomorrow’s round of “No Kings” protests in the United States, which some Republican leaders call “anti-American.” / The Guardian, CNN Los Angeles County declares a state of emergency in response to the Trump administration’s immigration raids. / CityLab Whooping cough surges in Florida, thanks to
The White House plans to install allies at the IRS to make it easier to investigate a list of left-leaning groups. / The Wall Street Journal [$] President Trump plays coy whether his intentions in Venezuela are to topple the government. / BBC News Regarding the rape/Nazi texts exposed yesterday from
A federal judge in San Francisco weighs whether to halt the latest wave of layoffs by the Trump administration. / NPR The Department of Housing and Urban Development lays off its entire team of building inspectors. / Bloomberg A round-up of ways the White House is seizing power during the government
Trump summons world leaders to Egypt at the last minute for “a brutal lesson in realpolitik.” / The New York Times [$], The Guardian How did the ceasefire come about? “The mediators delivered a warning to Hamas: Put your faith in Trump’s plan or face endless war.” / The Wall Street Journal
Please note: We were unable to send yesterday’s newsletter due to an emergency in the TMN family. We’ll see you next week! The US government’s fiscal year has now ended, and it turns out DOGE didn’t make any real difference, since federal spending increased by 6%
Recent polls found many Americans support political violence—except they don’t, because they weren’t asked if they agree that “there’s no other alternative at this point.” / Strength in Numbers The Constitution is failing because those in power now ignore the will of the people. Repairing all this
The shutdown probably won’t trigger a nationwide recession, but “it could certainly worsen some smaller ones already gathering force.” / The Atlantic [$] “California, and the country, cannot await the outcome of the midterms to repel Trump’s siege on democracy.” An argument for California flexing its economic might at the
Analysts believe the AI bubble is 17 times the size of the dot-com bubble, and four times the size of the subprime bubble. / Morningstar See also: “We believe we’re closer to the seventh inning than the first, and several developments indicate we may be entering the later phases
