Bunker Mentality: “The underground bunker, built to replace the destroyed command center in the months after Russia’s invasion, is a secret nerve center of Ukraine’s military. There is also one more secret: The base is almost fully financed, and partly equipped, by the CIA.” NYT (Gift Article): The Spy War: How the CIA Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin. Zelensky says 31,000 soldiers have been killed, giving a figure for first time. And some Americans may not be prepared to defend NATO, but NATO is growing in Europe. Hungary’s parliament clears path for Sweden’s Nato membership.

+ Parts of Speech: “The justices will determine whether social media platforms are more akin to newspapers that have the freedom to exercise editorial judgement, or like shopping malls that serve as gathering places for the public and can be made to host demonstrations.” Supreme Court hears arguments on the future of online speech.

+ Appealing: “Former President Donald Trump, his adult sons, and two former Trump Organization officials have appealed the $464 million judgment entered against them in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case.” Trump still appeals to his base. The Atlantic (Gift Article): How Donald Trump Became Unbeatable. “The other candidates hoped to be able to defeat Trump even as they accommodated his behavior and made excuses for his criminality. They even said they would support his reelection. By doing so, they established a permission structure for Republican voters to return to Trump, all but ensuring his rise.”

+ Storm Hoopers: “How many times does a player have to get into something, where they get punched, or they get pushed, or they get taunted right in their face? It’s a dangerous thing.” Injuries intensify college basketball court storming debate.

+ Bronx Cheer: “The donation comes from Ruth Gottesman, chair of the school’s board of trustees, who started working at Einstein’s Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center over 55 years ago.” Free tuition for Bronx medical students after $1 billion donation.

+ A’s for Effort: The A’s are trying to leave Oakland. Their fans aren’t budging. Fans’ Fest shows Oakland A’s fans are only getting stronger in their fight with John Fisher.

+ “Imagine You’re a Joystick”: “As a coach for what she’s described as ‘powerful nerds,’ she often relies on her background in tech to win over potential clients. Engineers or scientists she’s worked with often ‘don’t trust the embodiment, somatics, conscious sexuality world,’ she said. ‘But then they saw that I went to MIT.'” Bay Area coach charges ‘powerful nerds’ thousands to learn to be better lovers.