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Chicago Bulls—: “As the agents left, they released tear gas, apparently without warning, sending people coughing and running for cover. Among those affected by the gas were 13 Chicago Police Department officers.” NYT (Gift Article) on America’s war on Chicago. ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.

+ School Bully: “The Trump administration has hailed the career and technical training that community colleges provide, emphasizing the need for greater investment in skilled trades. Congressional Republicans, meanwhile, have expanded the use of the federal Pell Grant to more short-term programs, which policy experts say could be a boon for community colleges in coming years.” So community colleges are looking good, right? Well… Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead. This is especially troubling as we are living in a Protein Age Wasteland.

+ Wag the Dogma: “The curriculum was created as several states, including Oklahoma and Louisiana, fought to bring prayer or religious texts like the Ten Commandments into public school classrooms, blurring the line between church and state.” NYT (Gift Article): Inside a New Bible-Infused Texas English Curriculum.

+ Setting the Midterms: Trump threatens to cut aid to Argentina if Milei loses in midterms. (We used to export democracy. Now we export election interference.)

+ Face the Face: “An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services.” Wired: When Face Recognition Doesn’t Know Your Face Is a Face.

+ Is That an Anthropomorphized Super Computer in Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy to See Me? OpenAI will bring ‘erotica’ to ChatGPT once it rolls out age verification in December.