Wednesday, May 6, 2026
ArchivearticleNew York Times
F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were SafeThe FDA's own scientists found COVID and shingles vaccines were safe — then the agency buried the research before publication. Millions of patient records, reviewed and shelved.
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articleThe Guardian Long Read
The man who blew up a nuclear power station and disappearedSouth Africa's national fencing champion walked four bombs into a nuclear power station, pulled the pins, and left on his bicycle. Then he vanished.
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videoKurzgesagt
GERMANY IS OVERKurzgesagt does what it does best: makes demographic collapse and deindustrialization riveting through data visualization. Germany's problems are everyone's preview.
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articleThe New Yorker
How the Iran War Is Shifting Power Toward ChinaThe sharpest take on who's actually winning the Iran war: China, by doing nothing. Staying out of the fight is the fight.
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articleThe Economist
How AI tools could enable bioterrorismLeading models are getting better at designing pathogens
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