Risky behavior.
President Trump vetoes a resolution that would have stopped US support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen. 1/22
“This resolution is an unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities.” As always, it’s all about him. 2/22
The five US counties with the highest IRS audit rates are all predominantly black and rural, thanks to congressional Republicans. 3/22
Among charitable giving numbers for Democratic presidential candidates, Beto O'Rourke and his wife gave one-third of 1 percent in 2017. 4/22
Bernie Sanders demonstrates the crossover appeal of Medicare for All and scores an outreach win during a risky Fox News town hall. 5/22
Poor people spend a lower percentage of their income on healthcare with the ACA than with employer-provided insurance. 6/22
Stillbirth occurs in one percent of US pregnancies. Parents use memorial YouTube videos to comprehend and convey their loss. 7/22
Measles was eliminated in the US in 2000. So far in 2019, there are 555 reported cases in 20 states. 8/22
The path of Michigan’s measles Patient Zero, raising money for charity in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, shows how the disease spreads in close-knit groups. 9/22
Among more than 27,000 NBA games, the first team to reach 100 points won 94% of the time. 10/22
The future of climate protests is criminal. 11/22
On the social ideology of the automobile: André Gorz’s 1973 essay about the problems with car ownership remains relevant. 12/22
A brief history of the "tragic mulatto" myth, from "The Quadroons" (1842) to basically Dorothy Dandridge's whole career. 13/22
The fruit jelly slice, "the most recognizable of all Passover candies," has survived because of a gelling agent derived from seaweed. 14/22
Passover foods are more delicious for "knowing that millions of other Jews are eating the very same things." 15/22
Some rejected designs and prototypes for McDonald's from 1973. 16/22
From 2011 to 2017, about 259 deaths were attributed to "killfies," or selfie deaths, though many were from “non-risky behavior.” 17/22
Photographs by Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek of Kenji Kawakami's “Chindōgu”—gadgets to enhance life that are ultimately useless. 18/22
A PDF of the Inflatocookbook, an early-70s guide to creating inflatable art by the Ant Farm art collective. 19/22
Yet another series of hyper-realistic drawings, this time by Bella McGoldrick. 20/22
A music video for your coffee break: “Yellow Dust” by Miink. 21/22
A woman explains her attempts to love men, or at least screw around with them after a divorce, in the era of #MeToo. 22/22
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