Some immigrant taxpayers subject to deportation are choosing not to file this year—a trend that would mean a loss of $479 billion in tax revenue over the next decade. / The Washington Post [$]

See also: Of the more than $65 billion in tax write-offs for charitable donations every year, nearly all of it is claimed by the ultra-wealthy. / Vox [$]

Based on how much you earned in 2025, calculate how the US government is spending your tax dollars. / USA Facts

The Pentagon is asking some American manufacturers, including GM and Ford, to help produce wartime munitions and equipment. / The Wall Street Journal [$]

“People have a need to do something, misguided as they are. And often it involves their own ego.” A son grapples with a request to drop a bomb on Iran in his father’s name. / Rolling Stone

Live Nation-Ticketmaster is a monopoly, a Manhattan jury has found, and could face a breakup, far surpassing the bizarre settlement Trump’s DoJ made with the company. / NPR, The Verge [$]

In its extreme pivot from shoe retailer to AI company, Allbirds asked shareholders to approve removing "environmental conservation” from its charter. / AP, Gizmodo

See also: “It might be most accurate to think of Quince not as a retailer or a tech company or even a supply chain company, but as a series of arbitrage opportunities.” / Bloomberg [$]

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has completed its goal of building a 3D map of the universe. / Berkeley Lab

Sperm whales have their own alphabet, and researchers have now found that the animals’ vowels work the same way as in human speech. / The Guardian

In a new study, participants using AI to perform a task quickly become dependent on it; and when access is cut off, they’re unwilling to attempt the task on their own. / Engadget

A worker at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon died on the floor; other workers say they were told to keep loading trucks while the body lay nearby for over an hour. / Yahoo! Finance

Why capitalism inherently devalues—yet depends on—free housework and care: “Without unpaid work, paid work would be impossible.” / Jacobin

A new drama in China focuses on contemporary “pickup artist” culture, where manipulation also  applies to workplace relationships. / Sixth Tone

Bystanders are less willing to perform CPR on women because they don’t want to touch their chests. / Your Local Epidemiologist

“The concept of an elegant chuck wagon buckling beneath the weight of its cargo of bread is not unique in Las Vegas to Joël Robuchon.” Caity Weaver finds America’s best free restaurant bread. / The Atlantic [$]

A pair of aquariums in Japan map their penguins’ various romances, heartbreaks, and polyamorous throuplings. / Spoon & Tamago

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