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Audio version of today’s post.
1) Anything you can do, I can steal better!
NYT: China Unleashes Hackers Against Its Friend Russia, Seeking War Secrets
2) We’re going down, down, down, down
PEW RESEARCH CENTER: U.S. Image Declines in Many Nations Amid Low Confidence in Trump
3) Trump will be “on” the ballot in 2028
ECONOMIST: Gavin Newsom is ready for his close-up
4) Thank you sir, may I have another … day off
GLASS ALMANAC: Iceland’s 4-day work week: 5 years later, Generation Z was right all along
5) They said it couldn’t be done!
ECONOMIST: China’s carbon emissions may have peaked; If so, it is a significant, symbolic moment
6) Here comes the sun
WAPO: Canada’s forests may be burning faster than they can grow back
WEATHER.COM: National Weather Service Issues First Heat Advisory Ever For Alaska This Weekend, But There's A Catch
7) The Graduate 2025
ECONOMIST: Why today’s graduates are screwed; The bottom has fallen out of the job market
8) It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s my take-out being drone delivered!
ECONOMIST: China’s “low-altitude economy” is taking off
9) The last (hopefully) time I went blackout drunk was in China
REUTERS: China's civil servants banned from dining out in Xi's austerity drive
10) The China Syndrome
VISUAL CAPITALIST: Population Projections: The World’s Top Countries by 2100
11) Here’s why that’s likely to become legal
NYT: Haiti Is Using Drones to Fight Gangs. Here’s Why That’s Likely to Be Illegal.
Simple answer: they’re just too damn effective … in the right hands.
12) Be careful what you wish for
WAPO: U.S. could lose more immigrants than it gains for first time in 50 years
ECONOMIC TIMES: As US population ages, America's home health workforce is at risk from Trump
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