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Something that's getting lost in yesterday's was-it-or-wasn't-it US-Colombia trade war: "Colombia accepted 475 deportation flights from the US from 2020 to 2024." / AP
And also: Because Trump wants to use military—not civilian—flights to transport deportees, "American taxpayers are paying 300% more for Trump's immigration plan than they should." / Proof
Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against a surgeon who all but admitted he leaked the medical records of underage patients receiving gender transition care. / The Texas Tribune
See also: 20 lessons on tyranny from the 20th century. / Thinking about...
"The entire food supply has been sewn up by cartels of 2-5 giant companies, and they colluded to raise prices, and bragged about it, and got away with it." It's not a crime if we do it with an app. / Pluralistic
See also: What if we had a maximum income? / How Things Work
Exercising your way through four years of all this and other ways to weather the storm. / The Cut, Kottke.org
See also: "Cute winter boots" is a form of algospeak TikTok users are using to message their resistance to Trump. / User Mag
This is fine: "Wind-blown avian feces may be route of transmission for bird flu, Minnesota's infectious disease expert warns." / CBS News
A recent poll showed 63% of Americans read at least one book in 2024, up from 54% in 2023. / The Washington Post [+]
In a new paper, researchers address the book-sorting problem, and introduce an algorithm that minimizes the time it takes to insert a book—or anything, really—into a sequence. / Quanta
LinkedIn's co-founder thinks AI should stop you from buying books you won't read, and Anthropic's CEO says AI will double your lifespan within the decade—but "this is not a very exact science." / The New York Times [+], Gizmodo
See also: "The less people know about AI, the more they like it." / WIRED
Unrelated: "The founder of an AI startup in San Francisco was indicted this week for allegedly conspiring with his wife for six years to defraud investors out of $60 million." / Ars Technica
Based on 60 years of data collection, a study finds men lose 50 percent of their emotional support networks between the ages of 30 and 90. / PsyPost
"I love being on the Earth at the same time as bears." Dance pioneer Carolyn Brown has died at 97. / The New York Times [+]
Photos from the David Lynch shrine at Bob's Big Boy in Burbank. / Los Angeles Magazine
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