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A year of hate: what I learned when I went undercover with the far right.

The Long Read: Working for Hope Not Hate, I infiltrated an extremist organisation, befriended its members and got to work investigating their political connections.

mediafaro.org/article/20250424

The Guardian · A year of hate: what I learned when I went undercover with the far right.By Harry Shukman

"Americans had adopted children from abroad in previous decades, most notably from South Korea, but Operation Babylift created a story around adoption that transformed the displacement of a foreign baby to an American home into an act of charity. Out of the horrors of war came an opportunity for benevolence and absolution."

theverge.com/cs/features/65170

A black and white photo of a baby in a crib on an airplane.
The Verge · Out of the FogBy Camille Bromley

Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?

"A humorous exploration of the uncanny resemblance between AI company logos and human anatomy. Discover why circular, gradient-based designs dominate the AI industry, and what this design convergence tells us about branding in tech."

velvetshark.com/ai-company-log

VelvetShark • Radek Sienkiewicz
velvetshark.comWhy do AI company logos look like buttholes?A humorous exploration of the uncanny resemblance between AI company logos and human anatomy. Discover why circular, gradient-based designs dominate the AI industry, and what this design convergence tells us about branding in tech.

What a fun, interesting, lovely read this is! I hope that the tea shop owner's wish, as stated near the end of the essay, is fulfilled and that the legacy of the shop and its wonderful volunteer customer operators remains in place for many years to come.
aljazeera.com/features/2025/4/
#LongRead

Al Jazeera · ‘I always come here’: The Indian tea shop that runs on trustBy Al Jazeera

Es wird euch nicht überraschen, dass ich mich in den letzten Tagen viel mit dem Koalitionsvertrag zwischen CDU-CSU und SPD befasst habe. Ich bin ja SPD-Mitglied. Sollte ich zustimmen? Sollte ich ablehnen? Die Entscheidung ist mir nicht leicht gefallen, und es gab viele Schwankungen in mir. Ich veröffentliche gleich einen Text, der meine Entscheidungsfindung nachzeichnet. Wird ein #LongRead Es war nicht leicht, eine Entscheidung zu fällen.

Organ trafficking: how Germans buy new kidneys in Kenya.

Germans in need of new kidneys are heading to Kenya to buy one. The donors are frequently suffering from bitter poverty.

Behind the scheme is an Israeli whom the authorities have been after for years.

mediafaro.org/article/20250416

Photos of Sabine Fischer-Kugler in the Mediheal clinic in Eldoret, Kenya | DER SPIEGEL; Foto: Maria Bayer / DER SPIEGEL
Der Spiegel · Organ trafficking: how Germans buy new kidneys in Kenya.By Jürgen Dahlkamp, Roman Höfner, Heiner Hoffmann, Gunther Latsch

Organ trafficking: how Germans buy new kidneys in Kenya.

Germans in need of new kidneys are heading to Kenya to buy one. The donors are frequently suffering from bitter poverty.

Behind the scheme is an Israeli whom the authorities have been after for years.

mediafaro.org/article/20250416

Photos of Sabine Fischer-Kugler in the Mediheal clinic in Eldoret, Kenya | DER SPIEGEL; Foto: Maria Bayer / DER SPIEGEL
Der Spiegel · Organ trafficking: how Germans buy new kidneys in Kenya.By Jürgen Dahlkamp, Roman Höfner, Heiner Hoffmann, Gunther Latsch

The mystery of the nameless girl found dead in a Spanish border town.

The long read: On a summer morning in 1990, the body of a young woman appeared in a small town close to the frontier.

For those who saw her, finding her identity became an obsession that would last 30 years

mediafaro.org/article/20250415

The Guardian · The mystery of the nameless girl found dead in a Spanish border town.By Giles Tremlett

‘Parkinson’s is a man-made disease’.

Europe’s flawed oversight of pesticides may be fuelling a silent epidemic, warns Dutch neurologist Bas Bloem.

His fight for reform pits him against industry, regulators — and time.

mediafaro.org/article/20250414

An montage of Bas Bloem, a brain scan, and a chemical model. | Image: Laura Scott
Politico.eu · ‘Parkinson’s is a man-made disease’.By Bartosz Brzeziński

‘Parkinson’s is a man-made disease’.

Europe’s flawed oversight of pesticides may be fuelling a silent epidemic, warns Dutch neurologist Bas Bloem.

His fight for reform pits him against industry, regulators — and time.

mediafaro.org/article/20250414

An montage of Bas Bloem, a brain scan, and a chemical model. | Image: Laura Scott
Politico.eu · ‘Parkinson’s is a man-made disease’.By Bartosz Brzeziński