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Tired of All the Winning: “Before the Covid pandemic hit in 2020, public health experts would often say that vaccines had been victims of their own success. People had simply forgotten how polio and measles could wreak havoc on Americans’ daily lives. If these diseases started surging again, experts said, parents would be scared straight. This year, that prediction proved wrong.” In Texas, Parents Fighting Vaccinations Say Their Movement Is Winning. (Which means the viruses are winning.)
+ The Oracle of Knowledge: “Mr. Ellison is up to something very different: transforming himself into a media magnate. Along with his son, David, he could soon end up controlling a powerful social media platform, an iconic Hollywood movie studio and one of the largest content streaming services, as well as two of the country’s largest news organizations. Given Mr. Ellison’s friendship with, and affinity for, Donald Trump, an increasingly emboldened president could be getting an extraordinarily powerful media ally — in other words, the very last thing our country needs right now.” The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News.
+ Inside Intel: Nvidia to Invest $5 Billion in Intel, Furthering Trump’s Turnaround Plan.
+ Don’t Touch That Dial: Is there anything members of Congress can agree on? Apparently, yes. That AM Radio should be in cars. House Committee Advances AM Radio Bill. (Coming soon: Stereo sound!)
+ Black Gold: “The Trump administration is opening swaths of wilderness land and federal waters to drilling, approving new terminals to export natural gas and proposing to ax environmental regulations, including an Obama-era rule used to curb emissions from power plants, tailpipes and oil-and-gas production. His One Big Beautiful Bill is expected to hobble renewable-energy projects and stunt the adoption of electric vehicles.” WSJ (Gift Article): Oil Tycoons Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off.
+ Olive Branch: WaPo (Gift Article): Marilyn Hagerty, who went viral reviewing an Olive Garden, dies at 99.
