The final stretch of the election in a content-moderation void https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/tow_newsletter_content_moderation.php

How HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used for the crisis were steeped in science, stigma and religious language https://theconversation.com/how-hiv-aids-got-its-name-the-words-americans-used-for-the-crisis-were-steeped-in-science-stigma-and-religious-language-233188

Without AC, Texan Prisons Sentence People to Unsafe Heat https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/without-ac-texan-prisons-sentence-people-to-unsafe-heat/

As Record Heat Sweeps the US, Some People Must Choose Between Food and Energy Bills https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/energy-poverty-extreme-heat-cold-weather-utility-bills-north-carolina/

The Dark History of Hawai‘i’s Iconic Hand Gesture https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hawaii-shaka-hand-origin

London Unveils Design for the City’s First Memorial to Victims of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/london-unveils-design-for-the-citys-first-memorial-to-victims-of-the-trans-atlantic-slave-trade-180985006/

The Local Impact of Donald Trump: "They reshaped government in the MAGA image — and it caused chaos." https://www.salon.com/2024/09/03/the-local-impact-of-donald-trump-reshaped-government-in-the-maga-image--and-it-caused-chaos/

“Revival is not coming through the prayer closet. Revival’s coming through the ballot box.” https://baptistnews.com/article/andrew-wommacks-version-of-christian-nationalism-is-spreading-across-the-country/

Christian group recruits ‘Trojan horse’ election skeptics as US poll workers https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/04/christian-election-poll-workers

@th3j35t3r It gets worse...

Ancient Viruses Preserved in Glaciers Show Adaptation to Climate Change https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-viruses-preserved-in-glaciers-show-adaptation-to-climate-change/

Experts Discover 1,700 Ancient Viruses in a Tibetan Glacier https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/experts-discover-1700-ancient-viruses-in-a-tibetan-glacier-180985005/

Want to fight misinformation? Teach people how algorithms work https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/09/want-to-fight-misinformation-teach-people-how-algorithms-work/

Why a leading expert on gun violence is sounding alarms about the 2024 election https://www.vox.com/politics/369441/political-violence-2024-election

"This attempt to restructure American society is seen in Project 2025 and plans for mass deportations and deploying the military domestically, and to remake the country’s educational system in keeping with this Christian nationalist authoritarian plan." https://www.salon.com/2024/09/03/jd-vances-dark-vision-of-a-common-good-conservatism/

MAGA Looks to Notorious War On Terror Lawyer For Trump II Inspiration https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/maga-looks-to-notorious-war-on-terror-lawyer-for-trump-ii-inspiration

"Running their new firm under pseudonyms appears to be the latest instance of shady behavior by a pair of convicted fraudsters who’ve become infamous in Washington for various schemes." https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/02/jacob-wohl-jack-burkman-ai-lobbying-pseudonyms-00176917

Colossal Stone Monument Built 1,000 Years Before Stonehenge Shows Neolithic Engineers Understood Science https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/colossal-stone-monument-build-1000-years-before-stonehenge-shows-neolithic-engineers-understood-science-180984975/

Viking Hell Is Just as Metal as You’d Expect https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/valhalla-or-helheim-viking-afterlife

Morning Briefing: At least two dozen members of Patriot Front, the neo-fascist White Nationalist group, were reportedly 'marching with masks over their faces' in downtown Tallahassee, Florida. https://www.radicalreports.org/p/morning-briefing-masked-patriot-front

How Cherokee Trail of Tears Beans Connect a Community to Its Roots https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cherokee-trail-of-tears-beans