Tis the season... for a list of causes favored by TMN and friends. We'll see you again on January 3, 2025. Peace. The Freedom to Read Foundation protects the public's right to access information and materials in libraries without limitations. / Freedom to Read Foundation Survival International
In an unwritten, unannounced policy change, Louisiana's Dept. of Health is forbidding employees from promoting Covid, flu, or mpox vaccines. / NPR Photos of daily life for the Palestinian people—"before all hell broke loose"—by Adam Rouhana. / VICE An interactive exploration of data from the Fort
Jamelle Bouie: It's time the Democrats take up the mantle of an opposition party, if they even understand what that means. / The New York Times [+] Texas Gov. Abbott has purchased billboards in Mexico and Central America warning migrants they risk being raped if they cross the border. / San
The Department of Homeland Security says China, Russia, Iran, and Israel are spying on Americans through their phones. / 404 Media Cybersecurity officials are worried about Trump's transition team relying on private emails that can be hacked. / Politico An eye-opening look at how and why right-wing trolls
Deforestation of the Amazon in Brazil has been halved once again, thanks to president Lula da Silva. / Sustainability by numbers New studies find our skin can generate antibodies, independent of the rest of our immune system. / Nature Today's theories about the shape of the universe are thought to
Ukraine claims the killiing of Russia's head of chemical, biological, and radiological weapons with a bomb attack in Moscow. / The Kyiv Independent After many reforms, Argentina exits its deep recession. / CNN Executives in the billionaire-protection industry say business is up. / Bloomberg [+] Related: A brief history of superyachts—
In agreeing to give $15 million to Trump's presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit, ABC News broke the first rule of resisting autocracy: "Don't obey in advance." / AP, American Crisis Related: "Trump and his picks threaten more lawsuits over critical coverage."
Raw milk consumption hasn't been linked to H5N1; still, a Marin County toddler who drank raw milk fell ill with some kind of influenza-like illness, just not bird flu. / STAT "This idea of progress acknowledges that as soon as we have something...we see its flaws.
President-elect Trump invites Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month. / CBS News Some Democrats regret going sour on Elon Musk. Meta gives $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund. / Politico, The Wall Street Journal [+] President Biden will commute the sentences of around 1,500 people.
Which economy did best in 2024? Spain, Ireland, and Denmark. / The Economist "How has this year been for you?" Some responses from Palestinians. / The London Review of Books A photographic tour of Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace. / The Wall Street Journal [+] Once again, a massive wildfire
