The United States military completes its 12th straight night of strikes on Iran. / Al-Monitor Surprising no one, President Trump is really upset that his war isn’t over yet. / The Wall Street Journal [$] If the White House decides to bomb Mali, it’ll be the eighth nation Trump has
The CDC is investigating a new cyclospora outbreak, adding to at least three other clusters currently active in the United States. / Yahoo! News Behind the scenes for how Taco Bell has responded to the outbreak. “You have one shot to get it right.” / The Wall Street Journal [$] Even as RFK
Recent days in the US/Israeli war on Iran show a return to Iran’s “counterforce” tactics. / Forever Wars President Trump repeats his threats against Iran’s civilian infrastructure. / NPR Gabe Fleisher: if Trump was running his own operation intent on destroying the Republican Party, what would he be doing
On Monday, the State Dept. issued a 100-page report denouncing Zohran Mamdani, Hasan Piker, and several activists and organizations as “front groups and fellow travelers” for Cuba. / The Guardian So far this year, an unusually high number of gray whales have been found dead on North America’s Pacific
Taylor Farms’ cyclospora was a false positive, but the FDA still links the company to the outbreak. “Absence of evidence is never evidence of absence.” / The Washington Post [$] A new lawsuit alleges the Dept. of Homeland Security has been holding immigrant children in Texas for hundreds of days, well over
Canada, Turkey, Ukraine, and other countries are creating a World Bank for military equipment. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Pakistani officials say the objectives of Iran's political leaders increasingly differ from those of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards. / Reuters Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” shrinks its Gaza reconstruction program
The House passes a bill to make daylight saving time permanent—at the behest of President Trump, whose golf courses stand to profit from later evenings. / The Washington Post [$] See also: A look at what permanent daylight saving time will do to the sunrise and sunset times in your area
Sudan is said to be headed for de facto partition—a genocide that could end if the Emirates wanted it to stop. / World Politics Review, The New York Times [$] Israel repackages its ethnic-cleansing plan in Gaza as “free movement,” not “voluntary migration.” / The New Arab The United States is
To push Cuba toward regime change, the White House is pressuring other nations to curb their use of one of Cuba’s most valuable exports: medical personnel. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Refusing to normalize the pain of IUD insertions, a medical startup has created a suction-based device to replace
An American congressman needs to be rescued after being detained by armed settlers in the West Bank. / Al Jazeera The United States and Iran exchange attacks for a third weekend in a row. / The Guardian One way to limit downsides to our immigration problem? Build more homes. / Vox [$] In Afghanistan,
