Russia’s absurd claim that the LGBTQ community is extremist, explained (www.vox.com)
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When Trump tells you he’s an authoritarian, believe him (www.vox.com)
Biden gives center stage to the climate report Trump tried to bury (www.vox.com)
Podcast tip: Land of the Giants (Current season: The Twitter Fantasy) (www.vox.com)
I’ve been really enjoying this podcast. Really interesting topics and well produced episodes. These are the seasons so far:...
Elon Musk wants to merge humans with AI. How many brains will be damaged along the way? (www.vox.com)
It’s not just Paris. There’s a "global resurgence" of bedbugs. (www.vox.com)
It’s a bedbug’s world now. We’re just sleeping in it.
Benjamin Netanyahu failed Israel (www.vox.com)
In the past 24 hours, two reports out of Israel have pointed to a striking conclusion: that the failure to prevent Hamas’s murderous assault on southern Israel rests in significant part with the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu....
Maui reopening: Tourists will soon return to a traumatized island (www.vox.com)
As tourism returns to Maui, those displaced by this year’s deadly fires face losing their homes again.
Two right-wing judges seem to be trying to rig a US House race (www.vox.com)
Two of the most partisan judges in the country handed down an order last week that is hard to explain as anything other than an attempt to preserve Republican control of the US House of Representatives. The voting rights plaintiffs in this case, known as In re: Jeff Landry, already filed an emergency application in the Supreme...
The Biden administration is suing Amazon over its monopoly (www.vox.com)
The Federal Trade Commission, led by longtime Amazon critic Lina Khan, finally makes its move.
AI that’s smarter than humans? Americans say a firm “no thank you.” (www.vox.com)
63 percent of Americans want regulation to prevent artificial general intelligence, or AGI, which OpenAI aims to build.
George Bush is only for now - How one song from Avenue Q kind of explains the tumult of the 21st century (www.vox.com)
An essay on the socio-political commentary in Avenue Q, South Park and The Book of Mormon, and how the times have changed since these shows have premiered....
The oil industry’s cynical gamble on Arctic drilling (www.vox.com)
Companies like ConocoPhillips are banking on a future filled with oil.
How Louisiana — one of the nation’s wettest states — caught on fire (www.vox.com)
Even traditionally wet states are experiencing unprecedented wildfires.
9 things everyone should know about Maui’s wildfire disaster (www.vox.com)
Including how you can help.
A deadly shipwreck illustrates the tragedy behind Europe’s migration policies (www.vox.com)
What can caged lab monkeys tell us about free human beings? (www.vox.com)
Where biomedicine gets it wrong about primate research....
Hollywood’s historic double strike, explained (www.vox.com)
A monumental LGBTQ rights case is barreling toward the Supreme Court (www.vox.com)
A new federal appeals court decision is a terrible blow to trans rights, and a potential earthquake in the fight for LGBTQ equality.
AI is a "tragedy of the commons." We’ve got solutions for that. (www.vox.com)
"Arms race" is the wrong mental model for AI. Here’s a better one.
The troubling court decision roiling Guatemala’s elections, explained (www.vox.com)
This past weekend, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court paused the certification of its recent election results after 10 political parties disputed the outcome and called for a review of the returns. It’s an unprecedented move that could potentially spur a recount, and one that further undercuts the country’s tenuous democracy...