Radical punishment
RFK Jr. said he wouldn’t “take away anybody's vaccines,” but HHS’s new regulatory moves do just that by altering who can access—or possibly afford—Covid shots. / NBC News, NPR
The White House and many Congressional Republicans have all but stopped talking about Elon Musk. / Politico
Meanwhile, China bans government staff from throwing lavish banquets, or consuming alcohol and cigarettes while dining. / Sixth Tone
Historian Niall Ferguson believes we’re in a second Cold War, “and we’ve been in it for at least six years.” / Noema
A new podcast suggests “radical” climate change activists aren’t all that radical considering the plight we face. / Grist
See also: Intense floods “ravage” the French Riviera. / BBC News
By 2039, trends suggest nearly four in 10 Spanish residents will be immigrants or the children of immigrants. / pablo garcía-guzmán
College students are increasingly using surveillance software while they work to prove they’re not using AI. / The New York Times
A 20,000 square-foot artificial-intelligence museum is scheduled to anchor a massive Frank Gehry complex in Los Angeles. / Bloomberg
It’s no coincidence that a summer reading list of AI-hallucinated books in the Chicago Sun Times appeared two months after the paper cut 20% of its staff. / Ars Technica
See also: “There used to be a lot of [journalism]. Now, because of capitalism, there is less.” Free advice for rich idiots who have some bright ideas about media ventures. / How Things Work
Trump’s combative new acting administrator of FEMA wrote a novel that’s “about 80 percent” autobiographical and is about what you’d expect. / The New Republic
“People will always find ways to fight power, corruption, and greed.” The Pushcart War is the kid's book we should all be reading. / The Melt
Is selling data “the new selling plasma?” A third of Gen Z agrees or strongly agrees with the statement “I don’t mind being tracked by websites or apps.” / axios
A guide to finding out if your sensitive information is on the dark web. / The Wall Street Journal
See also: “Why Are There So Many ‘Alternative Devices’ All of a Sudden?” / The Atlantic
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