Tuesday morning news drop
Russian teacher rejected Kremlin propaganda, then paid the price Days after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Andrei Shestakov opened a set of files in a WhatsApp group chat for history teachers like himself in his town in east Russia. (CTV News)
The People Who Believe Russia’s Disinformation It’s worth stepping back to consider the various audiences for Russia’s disinformation campaigns and examine where they’re working and where they’re not. (Slate)
Russia Is Leaking Data Like a Sieve: Ukraine claims to have doxed Russian troops and spies, while hacktivists are regularly leaking private information from Russian organizations. Since Russian troops crossed Ukraine’s borders at the end of February, colossal amounts of information about the Russian state and its activities have been made public. The data offers unparalleled glimpses into closed-off private institutions, and it may be a gold mine for investigators, from journalists to those tasked with investigating war crimes. Hundreds of gigabytes of files and millions of emails have been made public. (Wired)
Are You Rich? How the Wealthy Are Defined Many factors can influence the perception of wealth. (US News)
Will the bullwhip do the Fed’s job on inflation? The bullwhip effect is something every supply chain 101 student learns about – the idea that upstream providers overproduce in reaction to a one-time demand shock. (Freight Waves)
Tesla-Backed Startup Made Cheap Power a Debt Burden for the World’s Poorest Development banks, venture capitalists, and Elon Musk backed pay-as-you-go consumer financing to bring solar power to African villagers. It hasn’t worked out that way (Bloomberg)
Why prepared rotisserie chickens are cheaper than ones you cook yourself Pre-cooked poultry often a bargain compared to buying raw at the same store (CBC)
Memphis may have the sweetest water in the world, but toxic waste could ruin it all Across a cluster of low-income, mostly Black neighborhoods, toxic waste sites risk contaminating an aquifer and endangering the lives of residents with noxious emissions. (The Guardian)
How the Right Is Bringing Christian Prayer Back Into Public Schools Conservative judges and lawmakers have recast religious neutrality as anti-Christian bigotry. Today, school officials who coerce students into prayer go on the offensive, claiming that any attempt to halt their efforts at religious coercion is actually persecution of their religious beliefs. Supervisors, lawmakers, and judges who attempt to shield children from being indoctrinated are recast as anti-Christian bigots. (Slate)
OpenSea: The Reasonable Revolutionary. The marketplace behind NFT mania is just getting started. (The Generalist)