Flora Zhang

Sr. managing editor @paloaltontwks. Alum @cnnopinion @nytimes

[Mother Jones @MotherJones]

The controversial weed killer Roundup is now being deployed in private and public forests at record rates.

We go inside the secret plan that helped make it possible. https://t.co/QVRWIQDQL2

[Edward Wong @ewong]

NEW from @nytimes: US diplomacy with Iran was doomed to fail. Trump and his aides made broad demands, and their priority wasn't the crippled nuclear program. Trump and Rubio signaled the need for regime change, and Israel pushed them to decimate Iran's ballistic missiles.

[Amjad Masad @amasad]

Replit user vibecoded an Epstein Files dataviz app complete with network explorer, timeline, and many other neat data features: https://t.co/lNjrgFuqLA

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

The Department of Homeland Security’s spending on contracts surged 35% during 2025.

Here's a visual guide to the top 100 contracts DHS has awarded since Trump retook the White House: 🔗 https://t.co/Be1oMRRKp9

[PBS News @NewsHour]

The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food.

The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

personally would like to see every store show what part of the price increase is due to tariffs bc if these tariffs ever come down, i need to see that price go right back down

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

wow, found a rare interview of a DeepSeek co-founder talking about his first AI startup exit a few years ago

[Dominic Gates @dominicgates]

Scoop

The door plug that blew off the @AlaskaAir MAX 9 was removed for repair then reinstalled improperly by Boeing mechanics at the Renton assembly plant

That leaves Boeing primarily at fault for the accident rather than its supplier Spirit AeroSystems
https://t.co/UYK2fIzK5r

[Peter Mallouk @PeterMallouk]

The average US family health insurance premium has increased from $6,000 in 2000 to $21,000 in 2022. That’s a 249% increase, or 5.8% per year, more than double inflation.

The biggest beneficiaries of this massive increase in costs: health insurance companies. UnitedHealth (largest US insurer) is up 4,120% since 2000 vs. 340% gain for the S&P 500.

[Min Jin Lee @minjinlee11]

Here to report a theft. I spent three decades of my life to write my books. The Al large language models did not "ingest" or "scrape"
"data." Al companies stole my work, time, and creativity. They stole my stories. They stole a part of me.

[Andrew Ross Sorkin @andrewrsorkin]

The self-checkout at the airport kiosk today asked whether I’d like to tip 15%, 20% or 25%? It is a SELF-CHECKOUT. What is happening?

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Many movie aficionados consider the IMAX 70-millimeter format the gold standard, and Christopher Nolan, the writer and director of “Oppenheimer,” made it to be seen that way. https://t.co/jGhbGYKRsf

[Jeff Yang 🫶 FOLLOW ME @ORIGINALSPIN ON THREADS/IG @originalspin]

It’s stunning that the same company owns all of the major industry publications covering the entertainment & media spaces—effectively meaning there’s no independent competition for coverage of these critical business categories—*and* SXSW, *and* the Golden Globes *and* the AMAs

[Flora Zhang @flozha]

@hakonhoy Thanks for sharing

[Flora Zhang @flozha]

Seattle-based adult website may be storing possibly large number of videos of child sexual abuse, Norwegian police finds. New investigative exposé @hakonhoy:

https://t.co/Ecdp3sX3re

[Matt Stoller @matthewstoller]

1. Ok, so I'm going to explain why Eli Lilly just slashed insulin list prices by 70%. There were a few different causes, but one key part is that Lina Khan at the Federal Trade Commission has begun to break the insulin cartel. Here's how. https://t.co/Guj5H9avO6

[David Sasaki @oso]

When I ask for alternatives to Twitter (not that I’m really looking), people point me to LinkedIn. I swear to god, 80% of posts there start with “I’m humbled to share” or “I’m delighted to announce” or “What an honor to be selected as”. 🤢 I much prefer the hellscape!

[Scott Duncan @ScottDuncanWX]

Another unfathomable heatwave is unfolding in North America right now. This latest heatwave alone would be remarkable...

But this summer has been exceptionally warm in the Northern hemisphere, punctuated by record-shattering heatwaves across the continents.

[Jake Adelstein/中本哲史 @jakeadelstein]

Everything you ever needed to know about deceased Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is here
For years, we reported his scandals, cover-ups, and corruption
He came to the sort of violent end that fascinated him so much in the movies he loved
And his legacy lives on https://t.co/Pg8JaNkBqw

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Joseph Kahn, who helped steer The New York Times into the digital era, will be its next executive editor, succeeding Dean Baquet.
https://t.co/CT1kXdSAaK