We’ll take that “cosmic distance ladder” now.

On day 91 of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Putin's military campaign enters its most active phase. / The Guardian

The European Union bends to Putin's demands and gives companies permission to buy gas in rubles. / Al Jazeera

Five takeaways from yesterday's primaries in Texas, Georgia, and elsewhere. / Politico

The Supreme Court may decide soon whether to take a case dealing in "independent state legislature" theory—a potentially big issue for 2024. / Election Law Blog, Slate

Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti's ambassadorial nomination has been stalled in the US Senate for months, so, his parents hired a lobbyist. / The Los Angeles Times

Helen Branswell: Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back—and behaving in unexpected ways. / STAT

Firearms are now the leading cause of death for US children. Most of those deaths are homicides. / The Week

Yesterday's massacre of Texas schoolchildren was the 212th mass shooting this year. Democrats beg Republicans to do something, anything, just once. / NPR, The Associated Press

Related: Uvalde representative Senator Cruz and Texas Governor Abbott remain scheduled to attend the NRA's "celebration of American freedom" this weekend in Houston. / The Houston Chronicle, NRA

According to the "cosmic distance ladder" known as the Hubble constant, the universe will double in size in 10 billion years. / Hubblesite

See also: Everyday wisdom from Akin's laws of spacecraft design. "Schedules only move in one direction." / Space Systems Laboratory

A review from a disgruntled passenger stuck in philosophy's trolley problem. / McSweeney's Internet Tendency

From February, a deep dive into solving Tokyo's 1960s commuting problems. "What does it take to build a rail nirvana?" / S(ubstack)-Bahn

Photographs of blooming cherry blossoms and wisteria in Japan. Also, photos of nepotism babies on TikTok, and clips from a crypto dating show. / TMN, The Face, Input

To understand this aesthetic moment, it's helpful to explore 1960s and 70s graphic design. / The Peculiar Manicule


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