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Rare ‘Doomsday’ Oarfish Washes Up On Tasmania’s Wild West Coast (Maria)
The author writes, “At first, it looked like a great silver streak on the sand. An oarfish, fantastically long and rarely seen, had washed up on Tasmania’s rugged west coast. One of the ocean’s longest fish, they are astonishing creatures that grow up to 28 feet eight long. Nicknamed the ‘king of herrings’ — or, unkindly, ‘doomsday fish’ — they are considered in some legends and stories to be harbingers of disaster.”
American Doctors Are Moving to Canada To Escape the Trump Administration (Reader Steve)
From KFF Health News: “In the months since Trump was reelected and returned to the White House, American doctors have shown skyrocketing interest in becoming licensed in Canada, where dozens more than normal have already been cleared to practice, according to Canadian licensing officials and recruiting businesses. The Medical Council of Canada said in an email statement that the number of American doctors creating accounts on physiciansapply.ca, which is ‘typically the first step’ to being licensed in Canada, has increased more than 750% over the past seven months compared with the same time period last year — from 71 applicants to 615. Separately, medical licensing organizations in Canada’s most populous provinces reported a rise in Americans either applying for or receiving Canadian licenses, with at least some doctors disclosing they were moving specifically because of Trump.”
Massachusetts Father Deported After Honking at Undercover ICE Agent (Sean)
The author writes, “The arrest, which followed a minor traffic incident with undercover agents, triggered a cascade of detentions involving his partner’s family and raised questions about ICE’s adherence to due process. Ferreira-De Souza was held at a detention center in Louisiana, where, according to his attorney, ICE officials signed deportation documents on his behalf—despite his refusal. He was deported to Fortaleza, Brazil, on May 25 without access to legal counsel in the final days of his detention.”
Stephen Miller Erupts in Fury Over Low Arrests—and Hands Dems a Weapon (Dana)
From The New Republic: “Most voters had no idea that to execute Trump’s mass deportations, the administration would shift huge amounts of law enforcement resources away from combating serious and dangerous crimes, potentially hampering efforts to keep us safe. Yet that’s exactly what’s happening. And this hands an opening to Democrats—including those skittish about this issue—who are looking for fresh ways to make the case against Trump’s deportation regime.”
Is MAGA Turning on Trump’s Buddy Palantir? (Sean)
The author writes, “The company was put on the defensive this week after the New York Times published a story detailing its role in the Trump administration’s controversial effort to centralize data on Americans. Earlier this year, the White House made it known that—as part of its DOGE initiative—it planned to eliminate ‘information silos’ throughout the government. While it was a little unclear what the White House meant at the time, concerns have since spread that the administration is effectively building a new, comprehensive database on Americans using information culled from agencies across the government.”
RFK Jr.’s Health Report Shows How AI Slips Fake Studies Into Research (Laryn)
From the Poynter Institute: “The authors of the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report issued by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touted it as a landmark assessment providing ‘common scientific basis’ to shape health policy. But that ‘scientific basis’ appeared to have errors generated by a likely culprit: generative artificial intelligence. At least seven of the report’s citations were problematic, as NOTUS first reported. Four contained titles of papers that don’t exist, and three mischaracterized the articles’ findings.”
