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The internet’s weirdest stan war
You probably never thought you’d see Malala Yousafzai lip-syncing to a 4 Non Blondes/Nicki Minaj mash-up on TikTok with Jimmy Fallon. And yet the Nobel Peace Prize winner has spent the past couple of months churning out this sort of uncanny, “normie” content on social media. If anything, she’s aware of the irony. “Not me […]
There’s a new way to get a loan — but it comes at a cost
Next time you’re turned down for a loan because of a low credit score, you might find that your rejection comes with a caveat. The lender is willing to reconsider — if you just let them see inside your bank account. Across the country, financial companies are racing to get a look at your checking […]
Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car
As President Donald Trump sees it, environmental regulations that attempt to improve efficiency and address climate change only make products more expensive and perform worse. He has long blamed efficiency regulations for his frustrations with things like toilets and showerheads. He began his second term in office to “unleash prosperity through deregulation.” But there’s at […]
A temporary SNAP lifeline
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: After days of uncertainty, the Trump administration will keep food assistance flowing — but only for part of the month. What’s happening? Funding for the […]
Trump just threatened to invade a new country
The big Donald Trump foreign policy question heading into this week looked like it was going to be when and if the US was going to launch military strikes against Venezuela. That’s still a live question, but in the meantime, the president has threatened to attack an entirely different country on the other side of […]