Three bikes and you’re out
A group of former Donald Trump advisers have helped to build a pro-Russia website that frequently spreads debunked conspiracy theories. / The Guardian
A little more than half of Trump supporters say they believe his lies about Haitian immigrants eating pets. / The Washington Post [+]
See also: "How the Trump Campaign Ran With Rumors About Pet-Eating Migrants—After Being Told They Weren't True." / The Wall Street Journal [+]
According to Elizabeth Spiers, when Trump says things like, "I love the uneducated," he's not so much code-switching as code-hitching. / The New York Times [+]
Kamala Harris turns around a 17-point polling deficit in less than two months—something that doesn't happen frequently in presidential politics. / Wake Up to Politics
Unrelated: National surveys show an unprecedented decline in drug deaths in the United States, though they're still extremely high. / NPR, axios
Experts weigh in on Israel's use of exploding pagers and hand-held radios as weapons against Hezbollah. / New York Magazine
A new Disney series dramatizes traditional African storytelling—and appears to do a good job of it. / Africa Is a Country
Post-pandemic, American students are being asked less often to read full-length books. / ABC News
What's it like to be a college student with helicopter parents who are still helicopter-ing? "You know what they say—strict parents raise sneaky kids." / Slate
For your weekly wanderlust, a walking tour of the Faroe islands. / Walking the World
A new photo book documents the birth of mountain biking. Also, 1970s America. / The Radavist, Colossal
A profile of maverick bike designer Grant Petersen. "I think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world, or at least make you happy." / The New Yorker
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