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When Democrats take control of Congress next year, expect them to seriously curtail ICE activities, setting up a likely confrontation with a newly promoted Stephen Miller. / NPR
Last week’s US elections followed a worldwide trend among voters, where fewer are attached to the parties they—or their parents—once voted for. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
“Pre-capitulate on all remaining demands before anyone in the Trump administration even reads the letter.” Chuck Schumer’s post-midterms list of demands. / McSweeney’s
See also: Wary of establishment politicians, progressive New York Democrats are looking ahead to 2028 and the potential for primarying Schumer and Jeffries. / The New York Times [$]
“Those long shots are the movie’s way of saying: Don’t look away.” How Children of Men, now 20 years old, continues to show us our present. / Reactor
An informative thread on Trump’s perplexing 60 Minutes answer about the wealth he’s accumulated as president—it’s more corrupt than you already thought. / Bluesky
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Photos of interesting or otherwise ironic items from presidential libraries: LBJ’s custom TV remote, George W. Bush’s butterfly ballots, Nixon’s lockpicks. / The New Republic
Around Kanazawa, Japan, famous for its gold leaf, centuries of craft are at risk as the skyrocketing price of gold pushes out artisans. / The Asahi Shimbun
If the internet becomes a place by and for bots, “it will no longer matter how annoying it is for a mere human being to find information.” Kyle Chayka on the death of search. / The New Yorker
As Google demands schools opt into AI or else lose search, some districts believe they may be fine with that, though under-resourced areas may have little choice. / WIRED
Mona Chalabi’s new illustrated book follows 10 Americans of various income levels to show how wealth inequality shapes their daily lives. / It’s Nice That
Nick Cave: For better and probably worse, AI will give everyone the chance to finally separate the art from the artist. / The Red Hand Files
“When only 60,000 Cybertrucks had been sold, there had already been five known fires involving four harrowing fatalities.” In memoriam: the Cybertruck. / The New Republic
Rather than recycle old EV batteries—or worse, drop them in a landfill—some groups are reusing them to power homes and even data centers. / The Atlantic [$]
See also: Anthropic has committed $3.4 billion to purchase gas generators to power its data centers. / Quartz
Women are taking over America’s mortician industry, bringing an attention to cosmetic detail that’s been long missing. “We just set the tone a lot differently.” / Los Angeles Review of Books
Related: From 2012, America’s funeral parlors rely on one man to provide the theme music for your grandmother’s memorial service, and the pop radio for your cousin’s wake. / The Morning News