Why democracy needs you to talk to your neighbors
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 The ‘Nietzsche Thesis’: Why we don’t really care about truth bigthink.com · Jonny Thomson Your BS detector might not be as accurate as you think.  |
 ‘It’s a heist’ WIRED · Vittoria Elliott Real federal auditors are horrified by DOGE.  Western officials say Russia behind campaign of sabotage across Europe Associated Press · Emma Burrows The incidents range from stuffing car tailpipes with expanding foam to a plot to plant explosives on cargo planes.  Meta spotted testing AI-generated comments on Instagram TechCrunch · Aisha Malik Do your online friends deserve real comments or “AI slop?” |
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 Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? theconversation.com · Betsy Sinclair Democracy needs you to talk to them instead.  Ghost rivers, hidden lakes: The long search for water on Mars knowablemagazine.org · Nicola Jones Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain.  Remembering George Foreman: Champion of transformation flipboard.com · The Sports Desk “If Big George hit you, you stayed hit.”  What happened to ‘appetizers’? Eater · Jaya Saxena Restaurant menus are increasingly making full use of the dictionary to describe their offerings, whether or not diners understand them.  ‘The Residence’ is a well-done whodunit set at the White House NPR · Linda Holmes What happens when a head usher is found dead during a state dinner?  The cult of the mountain-town weatherman Outside Magazine · Heather Hansman Does a real estate agent turned amateur meteorologist have more power over Durango, Colo., than anyone running a WordPress blog should? |
