Reading archive 2024-04-16

A major US state just achieved a critical milestone for nearly two weeks: 'It's wild that this isn't getting more news coverage': "This has never happened before in history."

I went hunting for invasive iguanas in Florida. Not much went according to plan.: After traveling to South Florida to hunt green iguanas, maybe we’re thinking about them all wrong - "He’s most worried about Asian swamp eels. The species is now spreading through parts of the Everglades. In study areas, it has already eradicated more than 90 percent of several small fish and crustacean species, eroding the base of the food chain for other animals."

Momentum builds to oust Johnson from House speakership: One right-wing member called on the speaker to resign, which Johnson rejected

A tech-stock bubble and burst, all within three weeks: Behold the Trumpstockalypse

They criticized Israel. This Twitter account upended their lives.: Since Oct. 7, StopAntisemitism has flagged hundreds of people who have criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza. Many were swiftly fired. - "Celine Khalife, a 25-year-old therapist, says StopAntisemitism shut down her career just as it was getting started. A video posted by StopAntisemitism shows the Palestinian American tearing down a poster of Israeli hostages. She said Israel kidnapped its own citizens, a false conspiracy theory."

Police suspect custody battle linked to killing of two Kansas women

Amazon HQ2 was supposed to add jobs last year. It shed them instead.: The tech giant’s deal with Virginia had it adding more than 2,500 new employees at its new Arlington headquarters in 2023. But it lost more than 200 positions there last year.

Opinion  This might be Trump’s most inflationary, economically destructive idea yet - "Trump’s policy team is reportedly scheming to devalue the U.S. dollar. This might well be Trump’s most inflationary and economically destructive idea yet. That’s quite an achievement, considering everything else he and his advisers have cooked up (universal tariff hikes, deficit-financed tax cuts, huge reductions in the labor force, etc.)."

Opinion  Biden embraced Trump’s tariffs. It might be his undoing. - "The tariffs are the most egregious of all these policies. Despite Trump’s rhetoric to the contrary, they are a tax on American consumers. U.S. Customs and Border Protection estimates that so far Americans have paid more than $230 billion in these taxes. In addition, tens of billions of dollars have been handed out to farmers to compensate for their losses in agricultural exports (as a consequence of China’s retaliatory tariffs)."

Palestinian paramedics said Israel gave them safe passage to save a 6-year-old girl in Gaza. They were all killed.

Opinion  What was Iran thinking? Maybe not what you think.

How to revive hair that thins, grays or gets out of control as you age - "Minoxidil pills are FDA-approved for hypertension but used off-label at much lower doses for hair loss. At dosages of up to 2.5 mg per day for women and 5 mg per day for men, it achieves higher blood levels than topical, which can make it more effective, Olsen says. But, she cautions, there may be side effects (like changes in heart rate and blood pressure), so it’s wise to start with the lowest dose possible and take it under a doctor’s supervision."