Project 2025: inside Trump’s ties to the rightwing policy playbook (www.theguardian.com)
Trump has disavowed the manifesto, but his goals for civil service cuts, deportation and more show a shared vision...
After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike (news.un.org)
“Another day. Another month. Another school hit,” said Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, the largest aid agency in Gaza, in a social media post after a school in Nuseirat, central Gaza, was “hit by the Israeli Forces” on Saturday. It was home to nearly 2,000 people forcibly displaced by the hostilities, the UNRWA...
Indonesia and US seal $35 million coral reef debt swap (www.msn.com)
The U.S. has agreed to forgive $35 million of Indonesian debt over the next nine years, the U.S. Treasury said on Monday, in return for the Southeast Asian country restoring and preserving coral reefs in what experts estimate is the world’s most biodiverse patch of ocean.
Inside the 'Nightmare' Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin Town (time.com)
Over the course of several months in 2024, TIME spoke to more than 40 people in the Granbury area who reported a medical ailment that they believe is connected to the arrival of the Bitcoin mine: hypertension, heart palpitations, chest pain, vertigo, tinnitus, migraines, panic attacks. At least 10 people went to urgent care or...
New York bridge gets stuck open after getting too hot (www.bbc.com)
Third Avenue Bridge, which connects New York’s the Bronx to Manhattan, got stuck in an open position due to the high heat on Monday....
Richmond Agrees to Ranked Choice Voting Ballot Measure (contracosta.news)
First-known TikTok mob attack led by middle schoolers tormenting teachers (arstechnica.com)
A bunch of eighth graders in a “wealthy Philadelphia suburb” recently targeted teachers with an extreme online harassment campaign that The New York Times reported was “the first known group TikTok attack of its kind by middle schoolers on their teachers in the United States.”...
Extreme Wildfires Have Doubled in Frequency and Intensity in the Past 20 Years (www.wired.com)
A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows that the number and intensity of the most extreme wildfires on Earth have doubled over the past two decades....
High-ranking corrupt officials in China earn eight to fourteen times their regular salary by profiting from corruption, study based on official data says (www.zew.de)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/610385...
Hurricane Beryl tracker: Death toll rises to 6 in Texas, over 2 million without power (abcnews.go.com)
MRI scans show age-specific changes in the brains of kids with ADHD (healthimaging.com)
cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/14297998...
More People Make 'No-Buy Year' Pledges as Overspending or Climate Worries Catch Up With Them (www.kqed.org)
'He's the guy who beat Trump': Rep. Dean on why she wants Biden to stay in race (www.pbs.org)
Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean is from the critical swing state of Pennsylvania. She hit the campaign trail with President Biden over the weekend and as other House Democrats are asking him to drop out of the race. Rep. Dean joined Geoff Bennett to discuss her support.
House Freedom Caucus drops two members in one night (www.axios.com)
A spokesperson for the Freedom Caucus declined to comment on the vote, telling Axios: “HFC does not comment on membership or internal proceedings.”...
What Happened (www.geopolitize.com)
What happened
Families urge judge to block law forcing display of ‘Protestant version of the Ten Commandments’ before kids return to public school in Louisiana (lawandcrime.com)
‘New York learning about trash cans in 2024 is an insane flex’: Eric Adams trolled over wheelie bins ‘trash revolution’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Toddler, 2, dies after shooting himself while left alone in a Walmart parking lot as his parents shopped for fireworks (www.independent.co.uk)
Trump-loving gays say their MAGA support is ruining their lives (www.lgbtqnation.com)
West Texas Pastor Who Used Illegal Donations From Churches to Campaign for Office Is Fined $3,500 (www.propublica.org)
US prepares for bird flu pandemic with $176M Moderna vaccine deal (arstechnica.com)
Insurers Pocketed $50 Billion From Medicare for Diseases No Doctor Treated (www.wsj.com)
Trump-appointed judge forced to resign as damning ethics report details sex misconduct (www.rawstory.com)
Reform UK under pressure to prove all its candidates were real people (www.theguardian.com)
Georgia accused of stopping defense lawyers visiting ‘Cop City’ protest site (www.theguardian.com)
