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Your Front Door Is on Google Maps in High Resolution. Here’s How To Remove It (Maria)

The author writes, “Google Street View has been photographing residential streets for nearly two decades, and the images it captures have gotten progressively more detailed. An address typed into Google Maps today can surface a high-resolution view of a home’s exterior that shows the front door, vehicles parked outside, the layout of the yard and architectural detail. … The good news is you don’t have to accept this exposure; you can force Google to permanently blur the image of your home to protect your privacy.”

No Evidence? No Problem. Trump Pushes Ahead on False Claims That Reflecting Pool Was Vandalized (Reader Jim)

The author writes, “Jeanine Pirro this week found out there is a trade-off between loyalty to President Donald Trump and being loyal to reality. The US attorney for the District of Columbia — a fierce defender and decades-long friend — openly refuted Trump’s claims of vandalism regarding one of his treasured construction projects in the nation’s capital, admitting in court filings that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was due to shoddy workmanship. … The White House said that Trump was not aware ahead of time that Pirro’s office would drop the charges. Trump says he told Pirro he was ‘not happy’ about her decision and that a video backed him up even though it is not clear from the footage shot at a distance that any property destruction occurred.”

Israel’s Rave Music Drowns Out the Sound of its Victims (Sean)

From Current Affairs: “For decades, a combination of EDM and drug culture have helped to numb the horror of occupation, apartheid, and genocide.”

The Autocrat’s Worst Enemy (Dana)

From Foreign Affairs: “Since returning to office, US President Donald Trump has set out on a warpath against American cities. … Attacks on national hubs of population, innovation, productivity, and creativity have little precedent in the United States. But they are hardly novel. Illiberal leaders worldwide target cities because they often act as strongholds of democracy: fertile ground for popular opposition figures and movements, alternative centers of political power, and examples of the cosmopolitan pluralism against which authoritarians inveigh. As Trump consolidates executive power and seeks to bend opposition forces to his will, American cities are becoming both the locus of federal pressure and a powerful force of resistance.”

Five Americans Die Every Hour From Toxic Vehicle Emissions, Study Finds (Laura)

From The Guardian: “Roughly five Americans die every hour due to exposure to toxic road vehicle pollution, a new study has found. It’s the latest warning showing fossil-fueled transit is a major driver of mortality. In 2024 alone, the study found, more 41,800 premature deaths in the US were attributable to road pollution. … Polls show a growing share of Americans are concerned about exposure to environmental toxins and would support more stringent regulations from federal officials.”

A Bear Is Breaking Into Multiple Homes in a CT Town. Residents Now Asking State Officials for Help (Reader Steve)

From the Hartford Courant: “Several neighbors along Arrow Point Road in Warren are pleading with state officials to get some help after they say their homes have been broken into by a black bear multiple times recently. Warren resident Kristen Patrick said, in the span of just a couple weeks, her home along Lake Waramaug was broken into twice by a black bear, one time through a window and the other through her front door screen. … A couple on Arrow Point Road, who wish to remain anonymous, said they also have had their home broken into recently. The couple, who has lived on the same street for 25 years, said this is also the first time that a bear broke into their home.”