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“The bottles bear the imprint of the Kentucky distillery Woodford Reserve, and are engraved with the words KASH PATEL FBI DIRECTOR, as well as a rendering of an FBI shield. Surrounding the shield is a band of text featuring Patel’s director title and his favored spelling of his first name: Ka$h. An eagle holds the shield in its talons, along with the number 9, presumably a reference to Patel’s place in the history of FBI directors.” — The Atlantic

Crack the seal on this uniquely squat bottle and, right away, the Woodford Reserve Director Ka$h Patel Kash Patel FBI Director signature bourbon opens with notes of cherry, a secondary zest of orange peel, and lingering funk of insurrection on the nose. It’s heady and strong, eager to prove its worth.

In this award-winning short, inmates and college students explore the history of incarceration from inside a US prison

- by Aeon Video

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For years I watched people through cameras and screens, filling in the blanks and calling it truth

- by Tyler Thier

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The emotional and practical skills of adulthood can only be learned from (appropriate) levels of discomfort and stress

- by Niklas Serning & Nina Lyon

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The DOJ is now treating evading a records request as a crime, a stunning act of hypocrisy from the Trump administration.

The post Dodging FOIA Could Now Mean Arrest and Strip Search, Depending on Who’s Asking appeared first on The Intercept.

Fidelity, Charles Schwab, and Vanguard are tamping down on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s donations as the government’s de facto censors.

The post Big Finance Might Be Dooming the SPLC — Even Before Its Day in Court appeared first on The Intercept.

With the Supreme Court blessing racial gerrymandering, Tennessee Republicans rushed to eliminate the state’s only majority-Black congressional district.

The post Tennessee GOP Moves to Decimate Black Voting Power After Supreme Court’s Blessing of Jim Crow appeared first on The Intercept.

Those who cheered ivermectin as a Covid-19 treatment are now making unsubstantiated claims about its use against hantavirus.

The post Amid Hantavirus Panic, the Ivermectin Super Fans Are Back appeared first on The Intercept.

Our impressive brains need a lot of energy. Here’s how to nourish yours with what it craves – without the junk science

- Video by Dr Tracey Marks

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Beyond setting the record straight, a successful political apology must be part of a larger, ongoing commitment

- by Alfred Archer & Benjamin Matheson

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As Tennessee eliminated its only majority-Black district, Ari Berman and Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson explain how SCOTUS enabled the right’s “power grab.”

The post The Supreme Court Ends Multiracial Democracy as We Know It  appeared first on The Intercept.