Pick me up before you go-go
Aid entering Gaza drops by 67% after Israel begins its assault on Rafah. Meanwhile, Egypt is in a dangerous bind. / CNN, The Wall Street Journal [+]
A profile of the Israeli doctor who saved the life, several years ago, of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. / The New York Times [+]
From April, the same doctor says Sinwar told him the deaths of 100,000 Gazans were acceptable in a war conducted "in the name of God." (Via NextDraft.) / Haaretz
American politics have always bordered on the bizarre, but the last decade has felt especially strange to many. Four reasons why. / Wake Up to Politics
See also: "Behold the terrors of the Texas Republican platform." / How Things Work
Researchers wish Hollywood movies talked about the climate crisis once in a while. / The Associated Press
From March, in case you missed it: there's a Bechdel test for climate, and Alison Bechdel approves. / indiewire, X
An explanation of the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster. / 404 Media
A hacker group threatens to release private data from "at least 500,000 private clients" of Christie's auction house. / Hyperallergic
One reason the Graceland sale has gotten weird (or weirder)? A ring of identity thieves. / The New York Times [+]
One reason Nashville's overtourism has gotten rotten? Locals only see visitors as cash machines. / Nashville Scene
A lovely essay by TMN favorite Lauren Bans about her desire, as a tall woman, to be picked up—literally. / The Cut
On receiving an AI-written email from a friend: "It felt like opening the front door at my birthday party to welcome in a group of iPads on wheels." / Neven Mrgan
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