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From @RollingStone: Inside the CIA’s Secret Afghan Army by @ScribblerSix The Zero Units served alongside Americans, helping them fight, then evacuate. Now, they face uncertainty as they begin their new lives in the United States. #Longreads #Longform rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
From @TIME: The Hidden War Over Ukraine’s Lost Children by @shustry Russia calls it rescue. Ukraine says more than 19,000 children were kidnapped from shelters, schools, and homes—then scattered across Russia. #Longreads #Longform time.com/7302345/ukrain…
From @TheEconomist @1843mag: One William Woods was telling the truth. The other was living his life by @charlie_mccann How a decades-long deception saw an innocent man end up in jail #Longreads #Longform economist.com/interactive/18…
From @gdnlongread: How Qatar became the global capital of diplomacy by @NesrineMalik The tiny, astonishingly wealthy country has become a major player on the world stage, trying to solve some of the most intractable conflicts. #Longreads #Longform theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
From @NewYorker: Mary Had Schizophrenia—Then Suddenly She Didn’t by @RachelAviv Some psychiatric patients may actually have treatable autoimmune conditions. But what happens to the newly sane? #Longreads #Longform newyorker.com/magazine/2025/… 🎧 audio-resources.cnevids.com/audio/narrated…
From @TexasMonthly: At 40, She Discovered She Was One of America’s Best Free Divers by @lrnlrsn Sara Burnett went from an introductory course to a world championship in just over a year. #Longreads #Longform texasmonthly.com/arts-entertain…
From @WSJ: Nobody Suspected Police Shielded a Killer Until the Dead Man’s Sister Dug In by @vbauerlein "How can you chase a guy 9 miles, shoot him in the back and call it self-defense?" #Longreads #Longform wsj.com/us-news/scott-…
From @techreview: Inside the most dangerous asteroid hunt ever by @SquigglyVolcano As it became more likely to hit Earth than anything of its size had ever been before, scientists all over the world mobilized to protect the planet. #Longreads #Longform technologyreview.com/2025/07/08/111…
From @thewalrus: We Should Really Just Steal Finland’s Baby Box Idea by @ByMarinaLopes The case for treating parenting as a public investment, not a private burden #Longreads #Longform thewalrus.ca/finland-baby-b… 🎧 narrations.ad-auris.com/widget/the-wal…
From @torontolife: The $4-Million Girlfriend Experience by @sarahtreleaven It was a perfect match: he had the money she needed, and she gave him the affection he craved—until she realized every penny he sent her was stolen. #Longreads #Longform torontolife.com/deep-dives/the…
From @nytimes: How a Single Overdose Unraveled an Empire of Heroin by @BenWeiserNYT A man’s death after using “Flow” in Vermont exposed a drug operation that spanned continents and sent a NY prosecutor on a heartbreaking journey. #Longreads #Longform nytimes.com/2025/07/09/nyr… 🎧…
From @MarshallProj: Dozens of Teens Who Spent Time at Abusive Florida Reform School Ended Up on Death Row by @WriterLeonora At least 34 boys from the Dozier School were later sentenced to death. Did abuse make them more violent? #Longreads #Longform themarshallproject.org/2025/07/14/flo…
From @SmithsonianMag: Can a Medical Device Restore Your Balance? by Sushma Subramanian Researchers have developed an experimental medical implant that promises to restore the sensory machinery responsible for balance #Longreads #Longform smithsonianmag.com/innovation/can…
From @TheAssemblyNC: I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry. by @jordangreennc After unmasking extremist groups, he got a first-hand look at how a movement known as ‘militant accelerationism’ operates. #Longreads #Longform theassemblync.com/media/neo-nazi……
From @TheAtlantic: The Expatriate by @AndrewAoyama When America entered World War I, Joseph Kurihara became a soldier. When it entered World War II, he became a prisoner, a dissident, and ultimately an exile. #Longreads #Longform theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
From @esquire: I Was Diagnosed with Incurable Cancer. This Futuristic Treatment Could Save Me. by @Jon_Gluck I’ve endured numerous rounds of radiation & taken 1000s of pills—but CAR-T is the most effective therapy I’ve completed yet #Longreads #Longform esquire.com/lifestyle/heal…
From @propublica: Did Idaho’s Coroner System Let a Man Get Away with Killing His Wife? by @audreydutton After Clayton Strong drove his wife’s body to a hospital in Idaho, the coroner took his word that it was a natural death. #Longreads #Longform propublica.org/article/idaho-… 🎧…
From @gdnlongread: Inside the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon by @SophieElmhirst How did the daughter of an aristocrat end up at the Old Bailey with her partner, charged with killing their two-week-old baby? #Longreads #Longform theguardian.com/news/2025/jul/…
From @RollingStone: Inside the Grassroots Fight Against Trump’s Deportation Machine by @DavidPeisner Armed with phone cameras and training, these groups stand between immigrants and ICE #Longreads #Longform rollingstone.com/politics/polit…