Reading archive 2022-11-30

Poison pill: How fentanyl killed a 17-year-old: DEA chief says Snapchat and other social media firms should do more to protect their users - "'When people hear the words fentanyl and overdose, what they understand is the old war on drugs, and people suffering from addiction,' said his father. 'And not to take away from those who struggle with substance abuse, but the new demographic is people who unwittingly consume fentanyl thinking they are taking a harmless product, and they don’t really understand they are taking a huge risk.'" [ed. note: translated as "Our son didn't deserve to die like those addicts do, he was innocent."

Why this mammal eats its own brain — and why it could matter for you: Unlocking the shrew’s secret to shrinking its own cognitive tissue in winter – only to regrow it in spring – may help doctors treat neurodegenerative diseases in humans

Pentagon warns of China’s plans for dominance in Taiwan and beyond: As part of its buildup, China’s military conducted more ballistic missile tests last year than the rest of the world combined, U.S. says

See what led protesters to a breaking point with China’s ‘zero covid’ policy

How the CIA’s Fake Vaccination Campaign Endangers Us All: The U.S. was wrong to use health workers to target Osama bin Laden [ed. note: from 2013]