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Tortoises were found to have feelings, pointing to other overlooked animal minds

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So, Trump sent a letter to Brazil announcing 50% tariffs. His demands are that Brazil stop prosecuting Bolsonaro (ex-President who tried to steal the last election, and stole the one before by getting Lula locked up on bogus charges) and that they let US social media platforms operate unfettered the country. If Brazil puts tariffs on US goods, then the US will increase its tariffs by the same amount.

Here’s the thing, Brazil and the US have essentially even trade:

Earlier this year, former Barbican director John Tusa claimed that art is a ‘wonderful continuum, that starts at the top and goes all the way down to the pleasant and the humdrum and the community at the bottom’. In response, Arts Council Chief Executive Darren Henley offered the following criticism: ‘We must not allow our […]

A comic about a toddler telling his first joke.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act requires all new border surveillance towers to be certified "autonomous." Only Anduril's fit the bill.

The post Trump’s Big Beautiful Gift to Anduril appeared first on The Intercept.

Davidai posted on social media that he had been cleared of allegations filed against him last year. He was previously suspended after he was accused of harassment and intimidation.

The post Pro-Israel Professor Shai Davidai Is Leaving Columbia appeared first on The Intercept.

“Trump’s Medicaid cuts are coming for rural Americans: ‘It’s going to have to hit them first.’ Experts worry the tax-and-spending bill will gut healthcare and hospitals, especially in states like North Carolina.” — The Guardian

The Department of Health and Human Services is excited to announce that, thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill, which will Make Rural America Great Again, millions of rustic patriots are about to embark on an exciting journey of unregulated medicinal self-discovery. No longer shackled by the burdens of Medicaid, they’ll realize that Nosy Big Government was never going to solve anyone’s problems by paying bills willy-nilly.

In place of federal handouts, we’re ready to respect hardy farm folk by reintroducing a time-honored country tradition into the health care sphere: bartering.

In critical cases involving pro-Palestine speech, The Intercept convinced courts to make the full dockets public.

The post How The Intercept Fought to Reveal Key Evidence in Student Deportation Cases appeared first on The Intercept.

You’ve Always Been This Way is a column written by Taylor Harris, a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman and 1980s preschool dropout, who identifies every moment from her past that filled her with shame, and mutters, “Yep, that tracks. I see it all now.”

Before 2013, no one could be autistic and have ADHD. Back then, the DSM followed the one-drop rule for neurodevelopmental conditions. Got a touch of the ’tism? It is settled, then. No hyperactivity of the mind for you! It’s a little ironic, this clutching of the binary, considering black-and-white thinking is what neurodivergent folks get dinged for all the time in our society, known for its rich history of embracing nuance and flexibility.

Me, happy and goofy and relaxed at home.

Nirvana
“The Spirit of People Aged Twenty and Older Is Odorless”

The Cure
“I’m Not in Love, Which Is How I Know Today Isn’t Friday”

Bruce Springsteen
“Do You Know What It’s Like to Be Someone Who Isn’t on Fire? Because I Don’t”

Beastie Boys
“Pacifists Abdicate Their Right to Party”

Queen
“That Which Is Sane or Large Cannot Be Love”

The Weeknd
“I Feel Something but It’s Not My Face”

Cyndi Lauper
“You Don’t Want to Have Fun; Therefore, You’re Not a Girl”

The Beach Boys
“An Unknowing Entity Cannot Be God”

The Pixies
“Hell Is Monkeyless”

Paula Cole
“If Their Location Is Known, They’re Not Cowboys”

The biological age of your organs could predict your health—and death

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