“When you speed up the exchange of messages and information beyond a certain point, you actually overwhelm the mind’s ability to make sense of it all in a deep way,” @roughtype tells Don Peck in Time-Travel Thursdays.

Donald Trump’s expected purge of the FBI is far larger than many anticipated, Shane Harris reports—and it comes after Kash Patel assured senators that politically motivated firings would not take place at the agency Trump has tapped him to lead:

Lots of people casually say they “like” or “don’t like” kids. But discussing children in these terms reduces them to objects, @stephmurrayyyy writes, and shuts down conversations we ought to be having about their place in society:

In the Atlantic Daily, @loracorkelley talks with @ibogost about the factors that shape passengers' perceptions of flying:

RT @AdrienneLaF: “Trump’s retribution is not limited to those who investigated him personally… could potentially involve hundreds if not th….

The FBI is bracing for a mass expulsion as the president roots out anyone he sees as disloyal to him, @shaneharris writes:

When it comes to fear of flying, people tend to worry about plane malfunctions, writes @ibogost. But the systems directing flight can be more dangerous.

The Trump administration has stripped away the legal-immigration status of 600,000 Venezuelans who had permission to live and work in the United States, @giselasalimp writes:

“It’s hard to leave a delusion behind.” @andreapitzer on Amway's decades-long influence on her mother—and American politics:

A young person's curiosity and slight bewilderment about life in the past—without social media or streaming—is deployed to superb effect In Catherine Airey's new novel, @emmasarappo writes.

Data on CDC's website is being removed to comply with the Trump administration’s ongoing attempt to scrub federal agencies of any mention of gender, DEI, and accessibility, @katherinejwu reports:

Advocates for legal weed touted a host of benefits and no real costs. That’s proved to be a fantasy—and helps explain why so many states rejected legalization in November, Jonathan Caulkins and @KeithNHumphreys write.

The Trump administration’s health-related orders appear more focused on getting rid of ideas and initiatives the president doesn’t like than on fixing anything about America’s health-care ecosystem, @kristenvbrown writes:

Americans already gobble up huge amounts of supplements. The Trump administration is poised to supercharge the nation’s appetite for them, @shayla__love writes.

An earthquake in New Zealand caused the "biggest insured event" in the nation’s history, @JerusalemDemsas writes. What its residents learned in its aftermath a decade ago could help Los Angeles rebuild now:

Donald Trump wants to go around Congress and freeze enormous amounts of federal spending. Can he? @russellberman reports:

Lots of people casually say they “like” or “don’t like” kids. But discussing children in these terms reduces them to objects, @stephmurrayyyy writes, and shuts down conversations we ought to be having about their place in society:

Yesterday, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made clear that he also does not know very much about Medicare and Medicaid, @KatherineJWu reports:

"In his briefing-room appearance today—the first of his 10-day-old second term—Trump offered a few initial notes of sympathy, and then turned almost immediately toward castigating DEI," @JonLemire writes:

Big tech companies are taking their dominance in the emerging AI industry for granted, writes @JamesSurowiecki. “When you look at ordinary users’ embrace of DeepSeek, though, you can also see an alternative future”: