Reading archive 2022-07-31

Vladimir Putin is in thrall to a distinctive brand of Russian fascism: That is why his country is such a threat to Ukraine, the West and his own people

The end of Roe is changing friendships — for better or for worse: Some friends are learning that they don’t see eye to eye on the issue. Can they make it work?

Opinion  I’m a drag queen. Here’s what my art really is.

Opinion  What if the focus on calories and energy balance is simply wrong?

Some Republicans fear party is too extreme on abortion and gay rights: Following the end of Roe v. Wade, many in the GOP have embraced uncompromising positions and loaded rhetoric out of step with mainstream public opinion

Reading archive 2022-07-30

Hot mic captured Gaetz assuring Stone of pardon, discussing Mueller redactions: Congressman told longtime Trump adviser on eve of 2019 trial that he would not ‘do a day’ in prison

The Murdochs and Trump aligned for mutual benefit. That may be changing.

Corruption concerns involving Ukraine are revived as the war with Russia drags on

California secession movement was funded and directed by Russian intelligence agents, US government alleges

Reading archive 2022-07-29

In much of Asia, tiger populations are rebounding: Better camera tracking and a crackdown on poaching have led to higher estimates of the top predator’s abundance

Americans dismayed at end of Roe are less certain they will vote, poll finds: A Washington Post-Schar School poll finds 65 percent of Americans view the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling as a major loss of women’s rights, while 35 percent say it is not

What’s in the Charles Schumer-Joe Manchin Inflation Reduction Act: The package, if smaller than Democrats’ initial ambitions, would transform huge sectors of the U.S. economy and affect millions of Americans

Ukraine could be turning the tide of war again as Russian advances stall

Opinion  Rising GOP anger at Mitch McConnell offers a lesson for Democrats

The consciousness of bees: Experiments indicate that bees have surprisingly rich inner worlds

Opinion  The devastating Chesapeake blue crab collapse - "In 2008, the Maryland and Virginia governors succeeded in having the crab fishery declared a natural disaster by the federal government to shake loose $20 million in federal relief for a disaster created by their own mismanagement. The states then committed to a target of 196 million spawning-age female crabs. But female numbers have fallen from 158 million crabs in 2021 to 97 million, less than half of the agreed-upon target. And yet Maryland still will allow up to 64 bushels of females to be taken on one vessel during certain periods. Recreational crabbers have been forbidden from keeping any females for years."

Reading archive 2022-07-28

This American teacher also sits in a Russian jail, worried nobody cares: Arrested last summer after arriving in Moscow with medical marijuana in his luggage, Marc Fogel has a case that parallels the ordeal of WNBA star Brittney Griner. But his plight has mostly gone unnoticed.

Black women who once hated guns are embracing them as violence rises: While research shows that possessing a gun raises the risk of violent death, some Black women are desperate for a way to feel safer

A ‘magical’ treatment for seniors with dementia: Horse therapy

Democrats race to adopt climate, health deal after Manchin breakthrough

Climate change is killing more elephants than poaching, Kenyan officials say

How local journalists proved a 10-year-old’s abortion wasn’t a hoax: Many doubted the story of a young rape victim who had to cross state lines for an abortion. But journalists on the ground kept reporting.

Opinion  A hero of the Trump right shows his true colors: Whites only

Reading archive 2022-07-27

Philippines scraps Russian helicopter deal - AP

Johnson County school board might ban trans students’ pronouns, choice of bathroom

Human bones, stolen art: Smithsonian tackles its ‘problem’ collections: The Smithsonian’s first update to its collections policy in 20 years proposes ethical returns and shared ownership. But will it bring transformational change? - "'I had to chuckle … that the Smithsonian thinks they’re a leader in this. They are not,' said Tina Marie Osceola, an enrolled member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida and director of its Historic Preservation Office, which has been trying for 11 years to get the Natural History Museum to return the remains of 1,400 ancestors. 'They are the best bad example we have in the country.'"

Justice Dept. investigating Trump’s actions in Jan. 6 criminal probe: People familiar with the probe said investigators are examining the former president’s conversations and have seized phone records of top aides

Opinion  The U.S. is a lot stronger than Russia. We should act like it. - "Does Sullivan really believe that Putin will launch World War III if the United States supplies rockets with a range of about 180 miles but will hold off as long as we’re supplying only rockets with a range of about 50 miles? Or that the provision of HIMARS, NASAMS air-defense systems, 155mm howitzers, Phoenix Ghost drones, Javelins and Stingers isn’t too provocative — but fighter aircraft and tanks would be?"

Doctor in 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion faces AG inquiry, threats - "Rokita and his office have repeatedly questioned whether Bernard reported the procedure to the state, even as records obtained by The Post show that the physician reported the girl’s abortion to the relevant agencies before the legally mandated deadline to do so. The attorney general has continued to cast doubt on the physician, despite Gerson Fuentes, 27, being charged with rape in the child’s case earlier this month."

Manchin says he has reached deal with Democrats on economy, climate bill

Stolen artifacts, some from 400s B.C., returned to Italy from New York

Republicans have a nonsensical argument against the same-sex marriage bill: They’re glossing over a very real threat these protections could face.

Opinion  Most third parties have failed. Here’s why ours won’t. [ed. note: lol]

She was 12 and behind the wheel before a fatal crash. Her family asks why.

Reading archive 2022-07-26

Opinion  If Democrats are losing the working class, it’s not because of the left - "Centrist Democrats from Bill Clinton to Obama championed the neoliberal policies — deregulation, free trade, privatization — that led to this result. What Democrats need isn’t a turn to the right on social issues but a populist agenda on economic issues. They have to be clear that they are willing to tax the rich and invest in rebuilding America, to take on the monopolies — from Big Pharma to Big Oil — that are driving inflation, and that they will empower workers and hold CEOs accountable. And they have to deliver. Biden offered the boldest agenda of any Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson, but he couldn’t deliver."

Biden poised for big wins in Congress: After a long stretch when his legislative program stalled, Biden and the Democrats appear ready to notch a string of victories.

John Roberts Was Lobbying Kavanaugh to Save Roe. Then the Draft Opinion Leaked: A new report says the leak, which conservatives insist was the work of a rogue liberal, actually helped get Roe overturned

The inside story of how John Roberts failed to save abortion rights - "The May 2 disclosure of the first draft in Dobbs made an already difficult task nearly impossible. It shattered the usual secrecy of negotiations and likely locked in votes, if they were not already solid."

Seaweed helps Maine lobstermen ride the storm of climate change

An 11-year-old driving a car hit a child in Southeast D.C., police say: The 7-year-old victim suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to police

After court ruling, activists push prayer into schools: They say church and state are already too separate

National Guard member sought out extremists, planned attack on police: Francis P. Harker was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison

D.C. police shooting of man at Wharf reignites old debates: Cmdr. Jason Bagshaw had gone hands-on with demonstrators in Washington for years, winning colleagues’ respect but drawing criticism from demonstrators.

Reading archive 2022-07-25

'Parentese' Is Truly a Lingua Franca, Global Study Finds

JD Vance Suggests People in ‘Violent’ Marriages Shouldn’t Get Divorced: The Ohio Republican Senate nominee claimed people “shift spouses like they change their underwear,” and that it had damaged a generation of children.

How ‘ghosting’ is linked to mental health: The term refers to when a person cuts you off from all online communication. Here’s what I learned in my study of 76 college students.

‘The stakes could not be higher’: Kansas abortion vote set for Aug. 2 [ed note: lol the quotes from Rs regarding the lies from the YES camp are mint]

Moldova ‘very worried’ Russia may invade, prime minister says

This Republican embraced gun control. It ended his political career.

Jill Biden raises money for Democrats amid gaffes and popularity drop: The first lady’s popularity has declined, a bad sign just as Democrats need her for a midterms push.

How The Fight To Ban Abortion Is Rooted In The ‘Great Replacement’ Theory - "In fact, according to analysis published in the December edition of the population-research journal “Demography,” a hypothetical total abortion ban would lead to more pregnancy-related deaths among non-Hispanic Black people than among any other racial group."

Yellowstone is this town’s golden ticket. Climate change risks that.

Reading archive 2022-07-24

On the campaign trail, many Republicans talk of violence: In both swing states and safe seats, GOP candidates say that liberals hate them personally and may turn rioters or a police state on people who disobey them

The education of Adam Kinzinger: He was the face of modern conservatives and beloved by Republican leaders like House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. But now he is trying to steer the party toward a new path in politics opposite his once “true friend.”

Claim that sex ed ‘grooms’ kids jolted Nebraska politics a year before it swept the nation: The unsubstantiated claim led to a backlash against sex ed that helped topple local Republican Party leaders and propelled a wave of far-right candidates for local and statewide school board

The Claremont Institute triumphed in the Trump years. Then came Jan. 6.: After Trump helped revolutionize Claremont from a minor academic outfit to a key Washington player, the think tank is facing blowback for standing by lawyer John Eastman after he counseled Trump on overturning the 2020 election. - "'They did not wait to bury the teaching with the teacher,' Jaffa recalled his father saying. 'What they are trying to do is put a top hat on Jefferson Davis and call it Abraham Lincoln and the dust cover of the ‘Nicomachean Ethics’ on ‘Atlas Shrugged’ and call it Aristotle.'"

Opinion  Quit, Joe, Quit! Biden could save the midterms with a one-term pledge.

Reading archive 2022-07-22

Hawley’s effort to reap political rewards from Jan. 6 scampers off

‘Run Hawley Run’: Video of Josh Hawley fleeing Jan. 6 rioters sparks memes: The internet wasted no time before mocking the senator with memes ranging from Forrest Gump to Road Runner

Watchdog launches criminal probe over missing Secret Service messages

Russia to ‘run out of steam’ soon in Ukraine: U.K. intelligence chief: Richard Moore, the chief of MI6, also described Russia’s invasion as an ‘epic fail’

How Gen Z teens accidentally blew up the myth of the lazy millennial - "When demand for workers changes, teens feel it first. They’re more exposed to the cruelties of the economic cycle than any other group. And millennials have had worse economic luck than any generation in history. 

"Millennials entered the workforce amid two significant recessions and the jobless recoveries that followed, meaning they were always pitted against legions of laid-off, more-experienced workers, said Northeastern University economist Alicia Sasser Modestino."

A radical plan for Trump’s second term

Opinion  Girl Scouts should not sell a Maryland forest to developers

Reading archive 2022-07-21

Why monarch butterflies, now endangered, are on the ‘edge of collapse’: The International Union for Conservation of Nature placed the migratory insect on its endangered species list Thursday

Here’s how the electric vehicle revolution is going

Trump White House aide goes on sexist tirade, calls Jan. 6 panel ‘anti-White’

Opinion  The new proposal to prevent a future coup is surprisingly good

Reading archive 2022-07-20

Alan Dershowitz’s Martha’s Vineyard Cancellation: Recently, the emeritus Harvard law professor has felt shunned at his usual haunts. Is it “cancel culture,” or something else?

Opinion  The National Park Service’s absurd reason to reopen Beach Drive to cars - "After all, a full century of heavily subsidized motor vehicles has given us a society in which people, regardless of political affiliation, accept as normal such things as roadways with no sidewalks, jobs and schools and parks with motor-only access, deadly fires and droughts, widespread extinctions, bridges and highways that suck from our wallets billions in taxpayer dollars yet still can’t be maintained, and oil-driven wars and dictatorships that seem impossible to stop. And, of course, 40,000 U.S. traffic deaths a year."

D.C. Council to let drivers with unpaid tickets stay on the road

Opinion  This D.C. Council decision makes city streets unsafe - "Drivers speeding through city streets and running red lights are an issue, and council members say there needs to be more enforcement. But how? D.C. police are discouraged from enforcing traffic regulations. Instead, the city relies on traffic cameras. Yet the council’s latest action — it earlier barred the practice of suspending the licenses of those with traffic fines — removes one of the last remaining tools. The threat of being booted remains. 'Make no mistake, we are sending a message that will go and tell people they can run red lights, they can go significantly over the speed limit, and nothing will happen to them. They won’t have to pay their tickets,' said council member Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3). 'We’re inviting dangerous drivers. We’re making our streets less safe.'"

Reading archive 2022-07-19

A camper scared off a bear — then the grizzly came back and killed her: Leah Lokan’s death was ‘instantaneous’ after the bear broke her neck and severed her spinal cord, officials said

Secret Service cannot recover texts; no new details for Jan. 6 committee

A 1792 case reveals that key Founders saw abortion as a private matter: Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall and Patrick Henry didn’t advocate for prosecution of a woman who probably had an abortion - "In that era, abortion was governed by Anglo-American common law. Under this framework, the procedure was legal before 'quickening,' or the moment the pregnant person first felt fetal movement — a highly subjective milestone that usually occurred around 16 to 22 weeks of gestation. Yet even after quickening, few people were prosecuted for abortion, let alone convicted — Alito’s opinion certainly did not offer contradictory evidence. The reason is simple: In the early republic, abortion was largely a private matter. It was not a cause for public concern, nor was abortion considered a criminal act.

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"Regardless, the episode begs examination as it involved key Founders who occupied vastly different positions on the political spectrum, both nationally and in Virginia. The Federalist Marshall believed in a strong national government. Jefferson mostly supported a decentralized system. Henry was a populist. Yet all three tacitly agreed that abortion in this case was a private matter, not a criminal act worthy of further investigation and prosecution."

Biden eyes climate emergency declaration as Democrats demand swift action: White House officials are scrambling to advance the president’s environmental agenda after talks with Sen. Joe Manchin III stalled

Embracing native plants doesn’t have to be all or nothing

Reading archive 2022-07-18

Opinion  How media coverage drove Biden’s political plunge

Zelensky removes security head, top prosecutor in high-level shake-up

Reading archive 2022-07-17

Opinion  How Cuba’s investment in writers and artists came back to haunt its regime

Opinion  Conservatives hope to turn back the cultural clock. Can they succeed? - "The court could have been a moderate, stabilizing force in a dangerously polarized society, but its conservative majority has chosen a different course. As the justices and red-state leaders go up the ladder of escalation, they will raise the stakes and risk feeding a backlash, undermining the authority of the court itself. To control the future, conservatives would have to moderate their ambitions. I’m not betting that they will."

Many young Democrats are furious at Democrats. But they’re pushing through.: College liberals who helped elect President Biden face their own rage with a party they’re urging peers to support.

Reading archive 2022-07-16

Ivana Trump died of ‘blunt impact injuries,’ medical examiner says

These robots were trained on AI. They became racist and sexist.: As billions flow into robotics, researchers who conducted the study are concerned about the effects this might have on society

Reading archive 2022-07-15

Nobody wants to be in the office on Fridays: Employers are still divided on how to deal with this new reality, where just 30 percent of office workers swipe in on the last day of the workweek

Amazon data center dispute led to strange government intervention

Biden urges Congress to pass health-care bill after Manchin talks falter: Sen. Joe Manchin said he could consider new spending to fight climate change, along with tax increases — but not now.

Reading archive 2022-07-14 pt. 2

Secret Service erased texts from Jan. 5 and 6, 2021, official says

Manchin says he won’t support new climate spending or tax hikes on wealthy: The senator from West Virginia informed Democratic leaders Thursday as negotiations over economic legislation continue

What’s Happening With The Vinton Public Library - "Rather than go through the official procedure to have the books [written by First Lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris] reviewed and possibly removed, McMahon said people would just check those books out and never return them, which is theft of materials and forced the library to go through a process to get them back."

Reading archive 2022-07-14 pt. 1

There are no artifacts to prove that slave ships existed.

Donald Trump looks to fall launch for 2024, potentially upending midterms: Some Republicans fear an announcement will undercut them at a time when they have a strong chance of retaking the House and Senate

A post-Roe surge could reshape this Illinois steel mill town: Granite City, a conservative-leaning community near the state‘s southern border, now offers the closest abortion clinics for many patients across the South and Midwest

Five charts explaining why inflation is at a 40-year high

Man charged in rape of 10-year-old girl who had to travel for abortion

After arrest in rape of 10-year-old girl, Fox News hosts shift focus

Veterans forced out for being gay are still waiting for VA benefits: A decade after the repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ details on new guidance remain scarce

Youngkin defends portrayal of gay-marriage rights as business ranking slips - "'We actually do protect same-sex marriage in Virginia,' Youngkin responded. 'That’s the law in Virginia and, therefore, as governor of Virginia, we protect same-sex marriage.'

"But state law does not protect such unions. In fact, the Virginia Constitution bans same-sex marriage under an amendment adopted in 2006 that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. While the ban became defunct after Obergefell, the language remains in the constitution and would become operative again if the Supreme Court were to reverse itself. Republicans in the House of Delegates killed an effort this year to remove that language."

Fertilizer crisis delivers profits and pain as Ukraine fallout broadens: ‘It’s brutal. Farmers aren’t buying what they need; they are buying what they can afford,’ one expert said

FDA authorizes Novavax coronavirus vaccine, adding to pandemic arsenal

The world’s longest-lived trees couldn’t survive climate change - "To Murphy Westwood, the vice president for science and conservation at the Morton Arboretum in Illinois, each loss feels like a moral failing. 

"'It’s overwhelming and almost crushing,' she said, 'the stark reality of the biodiversity crisis that’s on our hands.'"

Once nearly extinct, bison are now climate heroes: Indigenous tribes are leading the effort to bring back the bison — a victory not only for the sake of biodiversity, but for the entire ecosystem they nurture

The green revolution sweeping Sweden

In Amsterdam, a community of floating homes shows the world how to live alongside nature

Reading archive 2022-07-13

Claims that Biden is ‘secretly’ flying immigrants into U.S. cities ignore key facts

Claims of ‘ghost flights’ of ‘illegal immigrants’ don’t add up

Republicans threaten Wall Street over climate positions: BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase and other asset managers face complaints from the left — and threats from the right - "'One of the other things we’re hearing is that the attorneys general are really betraying the GOP’s long-standing belief in free markets,' said the Rev. Kirsten Snow Spalding, senior program director of Ceres’s investor network, which advocates for shareholder resolutions. 'It is no longer furthering free capitalism but stifling it. It is interfering with free capital markets, and those on the right are putting their thumbs on market investments.'"

Charges: Man lit his camper on fire, defaced own garage to appear targeted due to Trump flag

Shitposting Shiba Inu Accounts Chased a Russian Diplomat Offline: The Fellas, or NAFO, are a loose cadre of extremely online shitposters who are raising money for Ukraine and fighting Russian disinformation.

Trump supporter at center of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory: "It's just been hell"

Reading archive 2022-07-12

Herschel Walker Lied About His Secret Kids to His Own Campaign: Herschel Walker's campaign said he had never tried to hide his children. He did—to his own campaign even.

Inside the stunning USC-UCLA move to the Big Ten -- and the chaos that followed

Man arrested in killing outside shoe store in Northeast D.C.

The euro is nearly equal to the dollar. Here’s why it matters.

Sea lions send beach crowds fleeing ‘like Godzilla is chasing them’

Reading archive 2022-07-11

Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory Centers on Baseless Claim About Ray Epps

How a D.C. lobbyist tried to stop Putin’s pipeline before war started: Daniel Vajdich saw danger in plans to bypass Ukraine to deliver Russia’s gas to Germany. But the project’s backers had friends in Washington, too.

Reading archive 2022-07-10

Climate change: 'Sand battery' could solve green energy's big problem

U.S. Vet Fighting with Ukrainian Forces: 'It's a 1916-Type Artillery War'

Three-star general who mocked Jill Biden is suspended

For these runners, the only way forward is backward

Abe’s ruling coalition secures big election win in Japan after his killing

Reading archive 2022-07-09

A one-source story about a 10-year-old and an abortion goes viral

Abe assassination resurfaces Japan’s complex legacy in China, South Korea

Trump considers waiving claim of executive privilege for Steve Bannon: A letter from Trump may clear the way for Bannon to testify before the House select committee probing the Jan. 6 attack

Reading archive 2022-07-08

Shinzo Abe, former Japanese leader, is assassinated by gunman

Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter is in peril: Talks with investors have cooled in recent weeks and Musk’s camp believes it can’t confirm Twitter’s claims about spam accounts

Opinion  The worst virus variant just arrived. The pandemic is not over.

Big fish sightings are spiking. Climate change may be the cause. - "The fish 'aren’t growing larger, they are relocating to new environments,' said Francisco Werner, director of scientific programs at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries."

Monsoon arrived early, delivering much-needed rain to the Southwest: There are still concerns about potential flooding and ‘dry thunderstorms’

Park Service launches massive plan to restore D.C.’s Tidal Basin: Ringed by cherry blossoms, the historical basin’s crumbling sea wall will be repaired and the shoreline re-landscaped

Evidence of firearms in Jan. 6 crowd grows as arrests and trials mount: During a recent Jan. 6 committee hearing, testimony about armed Trump supporters accompanied police radio reports - "Defendants have said as much as well. In video evidence played at his trial, Guy Reffitt of Wylie, Tex., said that as he stood near the front of the mob on the west side of the Capitol, he counted eight firearms carried by five people."

Reading archive 2022-07-07

Far right called U.S. ‘Stonehenge’ satanic — and cheered when it blew up - "The Guidestones’ funders wanted to make 'a moralistic appeal' to humanity, according to the trade group, and etched 10 guiding principles onto the stones. The multilingual manual for humanity has been a popular spot for visitors over the past four decades. 

"The instructions, repeated in eight languages on the four upright slabs, are largely uncontroversial. They urge humanity to protect nature and care for fellow citizens. But two entries raised eyebrows: They called for the world’s population to be capped at 500 million and encouraged reproduction to improve 'fitness and diversity.' (There were some 4 billion humans alive in the late 1970s.)

"Right-wing conspiracy theorists such as Infowars founder Alex Jones have seized on the edicts as proof of a nefarious globalist scheme. In a 2008 documentary, he pointed to the granite slabs as evidence that global elites were plotting to enslave most of the world. During the coronavirus pandemic, misinformation circulated that linked the emergence of the virus to the Guidestones."

He was one of the nation’s most revered gay cops. His arrest changed everything. - "'Hey partner, come with me for a second,' Parson said, according to his 2009 deposition. 

"'What did I do?' the man replied as he kept walking. 

"Parson grabbed his arm. The man yanked it away. Parson grabbed him harder, turned and threw him through a plate-glass window."

Democrats race to clinch deal on climate, energy with Manchin: Lawmakers face a fast-ticking clock as they try to secure a deal that would deliver on Biden’s goals and satisfy Manchin’s concerns

Reading archive 2022-07-06

As some Democrats grow impatient with Biden, alternative voices emerge: More Democrats are frustrated at Biden’s caution in what they consider a moment of crisis, and figures like Newsom and Pritzker are showcasing a sharper approach

Tennessee judges dismiss Jewish couple’s lawsuit alleging religious bias in adoption: Americans United for Separation of Church & State plans to appeal 2-1 ruling which states that law in question ‘does not single out people of the Jewish faith’

The battle that will determine the future of American passenger rail: Amtrak has money to expand, but it doesn’t own the railroad tracks. A stalled effort along the Gulf Coast is a test of its ability to grow. - "Amtrak set up cameras along the route as hearings were carried out this spring, live-streaming empty tracks and birds singing in the background under the title 'CSX’s Very Busy Gulf Coast Corridor.' 

"Days earlier, Amtrak had argued that freight companies wanted unreasonable investments from the passenger rail and for taxpayers to subsidize infrastructure for the benefit of their shareholders. CSX and Norfolk Southern leaders blasted Amtrak as trying to force itself onto their rails without consideration for the effects on freight customers."

Former White House counsel Cipollone to testify before Jan. 6 committee: The agreement to provide testimony on Friday follows a subpoena last week by the committee

Bette Midler and Macy Gray upset trans advocates. Here’s why. - "In recent guidance shared on Twitter, the Trans Journalists Association wrote: 'It is unnecessary to avoid the word ‘women’ by substituting phrases like 'birthing people,' 'people with uteruses,' and the like. This language can offend both transgender and cisgender people.' 

"Gill-Peterson sees the furor over language such as 'birthing people' as a 'sort of attempt to drive a wedge' between groups that are actually aligned in their goal of protecting bodily autonomy and self-determination: 'Sometimes these language games are actually a way of further delegitimizing everyone involved.'"

After invasion of Ukraine, a reckoning on Russian influence in Austria

Neil Gaiman’s Books Have Enchanted Millions. Finally, Hollywood Is on Board.: ‘The Sandman’ and other morally complicated Gaiman creations are finding their way to screens — just when we need them most

Hackers claim they breached data on 1 billion Chinese citizens: The leak, if authenticated, would be one of the largest in history, but many victims may never learn of it because of government censors

Reading archive 2022-07-05

As gunfire explodes in Chicago suburb, ‘nowhere is safe’

Man arrested in Highland Park shooting depicted violence in music videos

Republican states are trying to use federal covid aid to cut taxes: In Florida and elsewhere, GOP leaders have sued to tap pandemic funds for tax cuts, defying the Biden administration

Reading archive 2022-07-03

Summer in America is becoming hotter, longer and more dangerous

The Rainbow Family comes to Colorado, bringing peace, love and anxiety

Akron police release video of officers shooting Black man dozens of times

Wary of China threat, Taiwanese join Ukraine’s fight against Russia

Reading archive 2022-07-02

Florida law limiting LGBTQ discussions takes effect — and rocks schools White House urges challenges to the law

Reading archive 2022-07-01

‘Take me up to the Capitol now’: How close Trump came to joining rioters Trump’s demands to lead a march to Capitol Hill sheds new light on his mindset as the siege began.