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Sunday Good Reads for April 12th, 2026 [1]

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Date: 2026-04-12  

Many words.

My baby deer plushie told me that Mitski’s dad was a CIA operative | The Verge: This is really creepy.

writers love technology, just not AI - by Lyta Gold: Another excellent essay by Lyta Gold.

The back story behind the first “$1.8 Billion” dollar “AI Company”: The NY Times fluffed a fraud.

Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? | The New Yorker: Altman should not be trusted, based on this.

Emotional Artemis crew name moon crater after commander’s late wife | News UK Video News | Sky News: Science will melt your heart.

The Illiteracy of the Trump Administration: Good look at the essential weakness of the Trump admin.

Intro | What football will look like in the future: A brilliant piece of writing where the form is as essential as the words.

How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran - The New York Times: This really does feel like Vance is throwing Trump under the bus.

Amid scandal, is MLB headed for an international draft? - ESPN: A sobering look at how MLB has abused international players, especially from the Caribbean.

School Discipline Is in Crisis. Trump Isn’t Helping | Washington Monthly: We made progress in school discipline and the Trump destroyed it.

Eternity in Their Hearts by K. J. Khan : Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy: Beautiful story.

Linus Ullmark opens up about trying season: ‘Fighting the demons every single day’ - The Athletic: It is good to see athletes talk about their mental health struggles.

What Happened After a Teacher Ditched Screens - The Atlantic: I want to talk more about this, but I feel good teachers will be moving more and more to an analog classroom, with some unintended consequences.

Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real: AI’s one unambiguous use case is fraud and lying.

A viral Red Wings photo comes full circle 10 years later - The Athletic: Cute story, even if it does involve the Red Wings.

Have the best possible week, everyone.

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