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Not everyone is excited about the resurgence of brutalism. But the rise of neobrutalist projects shows how the polarizing architectural style can also be a pragmatic use of scarce resources.

Instead of trying to make elections more secure, Trump’s laying the groundwork for election theft in plain sight.

The internet has robbed the world of much of its mystery and replaced it with the jaded cynicism of online grifters. Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s film Cloud explores this bleak world dominated by people who just can’t log off.

Tech and politics

Responding to Trump’s threats, Mayor Johnson says his city will not “cower or bend or be intimidated by these attempts to divide and conquer our communities.”

Voting Rights Trial By Fire (1965), Take Your Racist Law and Shove It (1850), Let Slip the Dogs of War! (1775), Never Forget How We Got Here (1791),Thirty Years Too Many (1945), Born to Run, Indeed (1975), Nothing to Lose But Your Chains (1970)

While the Trump administration’s attacks on workers and unions continue to escalate, some states are stepping in to shore up and expand workers’ rights and protections.

When Florida growers last attempted to plant coffee in the 1940s it “got frozen out,” unable to tolerate temperatures in the 40s and 50s.The number of freezing events per year has sharply decreased opening the possibility of growing crops like coffee

If the United States abandons mRNA, it will not simply be forfeiting a public health advantage. It will be ceding a strategic asset. In national security terms, mRNA is the equivalent of a missile defense system for biology.

Voters in GOP-controlled states are passing progressive policies at the ballot—only to watch Republican legislators repeal them. Will it change how voters choose candidates?