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Surgical Strike: “The bans and restrictions were motivated by a commitment ‘to protecting our nation and its citizens by upholding the highest standard of national security and public safety through our visa process,’ the State Department official said.” And what better way to protect us than to prevent medical residents from entering the country. Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals. “The American medical system relies heavily on physicians from other countries. One in five U.S. physicians was born and educated overseas.” Meanwhile, the US will now review social media for foreign student visa applications. How long until they start reviewing social media for Americans to decide who can stay?
+ Food For Thought (And Eating): “Middle East peace, climate change, Ukraine — if Sisyphus were assigned one of today’s global problems, he’d plead to be returned to rock rolling. So let’s focus for a moment on a global challenge that we can actually solve: starvation.” It’s not expensive. We’ve gotten pretty good at it. So why end these programs just to be cruel? Nick Kristof: This Problem Is Easy to Solve.
+ Droidian Slip: One of ChatGPT’s popular uses just got skewered by Stanford researchers. “Chatbots like ChatGPT should not replace therapists because of their dangerous tendencies to express stigma, encourage delusions and respond inappropriately in critical moments.” (OK, so then chatbots shouldn’t replace good therapists.)
+ Tesla Chainsaw Massacre: “Something similar to DOGE’s steep staffing cuts has been playing out at Tesla. About a third of the executives who stood onstage with him two years ago have left Tesla or been ousted. Many other high-profile company leaders have resigned. Just since April, Tesla has lost its head of software engineering, head of battery technology, and head of humanoid robotics. Tens of thousands of rank-and-file employees left last year amid waves of mass layoffs. At the end of the day, Tesla is the Musk show.” The Atlantic (Gift Article): The Tesla Brain Drain.
+ Read Allowed: “Read, 45, was accused of killing John O’Keefe in January 2022 by hitting him with her Lexus SUV and leaving him to die in the snow after a night of heavy drinking. Her defense team blamed O’Keefe’s fellow law enforcement officers for killing him in a house fight and dragging his body outside, then tampering with evidence in order to frame Read.” In a closely watched case that will likely result in multiple documentaries and Netflix limited series, Karen Read’s second murder trial ends with an acquittal.
+ Go Jump in the Lakers: “The Buss family is entering into an agreement to sell majority ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter for a franchise valuation of approximately $10 billion, sources told ESPN on Wednesday, the highest ever for a U.S. professional sports franchise.”
+ Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in The Theater: “Fifty years ago, Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” terrified moviegoers. Its shocks still reverberate. Its blueprint is now so recognizable that you have probably seen ‘Jaws’ — even if you haven’t actually seen ‘Jaws.'” How ‘Jaws’ Made a Template for the Modern Blockbuster. And the two musical notes that changed Hollywood forever.
