The European Union invites Canada to be its first “associate member” because they’re “united by shared values.” / The Guardian American oil executives say President Trump’s war on Iran has finally caused a fuel crisis. / The Wall Street Journal [$] A record of Trump’s atrocities has reached 1,207
Today the Senate is scheduled for a cloture vote on a cryptocurrency bill advertised as ethics legislation, yet it’s “riddled with loopholes to protect Trump’s grift.” / NPR, Citation Needed Likewise, the House of Lords still has time to amend a bill removing limits on political donations—just after
Kennedy Center officials installed by Trump say the only way they can think of to save the institution is to put the president’s name back on the building. / The Washington Post [$] In government documents, the contractor that renovated DC’s Reflecting Pool admits “human oversight” caused the lining failure,
The United States commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. / Associated Press According to the CDC, following 9/11, some 400,000 people were exposed to “toxic contaminants, risk of physical injury, and physically and emotionally stressful conditions.” / Scientific American Remembering Colin Powell’s speech in Peru during
An investigation finds Facebook is hosting AI-generated videos depicting violence against children, and Meta doesn’t seem especially concerned about removing them. / Futurism As part of the AI-centric Alpha School’s “boot camp,” teens apparently must watch videos of their parents critiquing them while having their heart rates
Britain, France, and nine other countries announce sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank. / Al Jazeera Israel’s destruction of Gaza has generated some 61 million tons of wreckage—and clearing the debris may destroy valuable evidence of “atrocity crimes,” a UN expert warns. / Reuters Fast Food Nation author
Newly released documents appear to show New York officials misleading the public on air quality dangers in the months following the Sept. 11 attacks. / The New York Times [$] Americans without college degrees are having one of the best hiring streaks in decades, while the opposite seems to be true for
We’ll be off on Monday for Labor Day, and will see you again on Tuesday! Lake America, the Dept. of War, nicknames for political enemies: President Trump’s renaming obsession would be outright dumb if it didn’t have sinister, Orwellian connotations. / The Ringer Under new proposed regulations, the
Defense Secretary Hegseth quietly extends troop deployments in Iran into 2027. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Among war basics being ignored by the White House—make sure you have enough weapons, keep your friends on your side, define your ultimate goal—the most important is “know your enemy.” / Politico Magazine A
An analysis of fossilized Galápagos corals shows the current Super El Niño is the strongest in 1,000 years. / Ars Technica “When power is mobilized by an appliance to do work, heat will be shed somewhere.” Keeping a Parisian apartment cool during record heatwaves. / Places Journal A “guerrilla subway heat
