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Fresh Insights on Income Mobility From 2005 to 2019

Black non-Hispanic men saw their incomes rise at a considerably slower rate between 2005 and 2019 than White non-Hispanic men, even among those who started out earning similar amounts. Meanwhile, Asian and White non-Hispanic men experienced the greatest income increases over the same period.
Lesbian and bisexual women die earlier than straight women, decadeslong study finds.

Campus protest crackdowns claim to be about antisemitism – but they’re part of a rightwing plan | Arielle Angel | The Guardian

as the draconian crackdown on non-violent student protests makes clear, accusations of antisemitism are not themselves evidence of liberal decline, but rather the tip of the spear in a frightening illiberal project serving the agenda of an emboldened, autocratic right wing.

US TikTok ban: how the looming restriction is affecting scientists on the app
“Is it really ‘the economy, stupid’?”

The unfortunate effect of this pattern is to exacerbate the kind of relationship we saw in the first graph, making it look like income change is having a major effect on Biden’s approval rating when in fact it is just as likely that how somebody feels about Biden is affecting how they answer the question about income change.
Biden plans on giving first time homeowners $400 a month for two years
Social Security now expected to run short on funds in 2035, one year later
Crypto has become an issue in the general election of a presidential race

Trump’s overt play for the crypto faithful is a big shift from the criticism he dished out in his first term, but it’s not unexpected. The GOP has become increasingly friendly toward bitcoin and other digital assets in recent years, while key Democrats remain at odds over whether to grant the industry legitimacy after a series of scandals. Trump’s direct embrace is a landmark moment for crypto firms that have undertaken an intense Washington lobbying effort and are spending tens of millions of dollars to influence the 2024 elections.

Trump’s embrace of crypto carries potential risks. Digital asset markets have experienced dramatic booms and busts in recent years, and key industry players like Sam Bankman-Fried have been sentenced to prison time for breaking the law.

Held in diapers: Israel whistleblowers detail abuse of Palestinians in detention
Gaza Truce Talks 'Back To Square One' | ZeroHedge
Why Did Journalism Professors Attack the NYT' Story on Hamas Sexual Violence? (Archive)

At one point, The Intercept states that Schwartz contacted hospitals, rape crisis centers, trauma recovery facilities and sexual assault hotlines. She wasn't "able to get a single confirmation from any of them," The Intercept writes, implying that rape, at least on a large scale, might not have occurred. But another explanation, and the more likely one, is that no one went to a hospital, walked into a rape crisis center, or called a hotline because almost everyone who had been sexually assaulted was dead.