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Today, Explained guest host Miles Bryan talked to ProPublica immigration reporter Mica Rosenberg about how the Trump administration has made life harder for asylum-seekers and what the changes in the US might spell for the rest of the world. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/OlegZR
How the US shut the door on asylum-seekers
One of the most consequential changes to immigration in the US under Trump, explained.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Today, Explained guest host Miles Bryan talked to ProPublica immigration reporter Mica Rosenberg about how the Trump administration has made life harder for asylum-seekers and what the changes in the US might spell for the rest of the world. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/OlegZR
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Once you start thinking about how many pieces of technology were developed to share dubiously consensual pictures of women's bodies, you can't stop seeing it. I wrote about it here. www.vox.com/culture/4747...
Grok’s nonconsensual porn problem is part of a long, gross legacy
Elon Musk claims tech needs a “spicy mode” to dominate. Is he right?
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January 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Once you start thinking about how many pieces of technology were developed to share dubiously consensual pictures of women's bodies, you can't stop seeing it. I wrote about it here. www.vox.com/culture/4747...
According to the French music streaming service Deezer, there are about 50,000 fully AI-generated songs uploaded to its platform every day. Many of these songs won’t reach a wide audience, but over the past year, a few have gained millions of listens.
We’re probably going to learn to live with AI music
Here’s what the future might sound like, according to a science writer who experimented with it.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
According to the French music streaming service Deezer, there are about 50,000 fully AI-generated songs uploaded to its platform every day. Many of these songs won’t reach a wide audience, but over the past year, a few have gained millions of listens.
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The Supreme Court made Trump’s attack on Jerome Powell possible www.vox.com/politics/474...
The Supreme Court made Trump’s attack on Jerome Powell possible
Chief Justice Roberts owes Powell an apology.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Supreme Court made Trump’s attack on Jerome Powell possible www.vox.com/politics/474...
ICE is operating in a completely different way to how it has historically worked — with big shows of force in neighborhoods, seemingly indiscriminate arrests of immigrants (and citizens), and its careless treatment of bystanders and protesters.
But how did this shift develop?
But how did this shift develop?
The violent “randomness” of ICE’s deportation campaign
What ICE is doing in American cities is very distinct.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
ICE is operating in a completely different way to how it has historically worked — with big shows of force in neighborhoods, seemingly indiscriminate arrests of immigrants (and citizens), and its careless treatment of bystanders and protesters.
But how did this shift develop?
But how did this shift develop?
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Trump picked the worst possible time to go after Jerome Powell.
The Supreme Court was already set to hear a case about his war on the Fed next week.
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The Supreme Court was already set to hear a case about his war on the Fed next week.
www.vox.com/politics/474...
Trump’s war on the Federal Reserve heads to the Supreme Court next week
Trump picked the worst possible time to go after Jerome Powell.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Trump picked the worst possible time to go after Jerome Powell.
The Supreme Court was already set to hear a case about his war on the Fed next week.
www.vox.com/politics/474...
The Supreme Court was already set to hear a case about his war on the Fed next week.
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What's the essential, philosophical disagreement that cleaves the left from the right?
Some argue: There is none. "The left" and "the right" are just two contingent coalitions that propagandize for their members' interests.
I think they are 30% right
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Some argue: There is none. "The left" and "the right" are just two contingent coalitions that propagandize for their members' interests.
I think they are 30% right
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
January 12, 2026 at 3:11 PM
What's the essential, philosophical disagreement that cleaves the left from the right?
Some argue: There is none. "The left" and "the right" are just two contingent coalitions that propagandize for their members' interests.
I think they are 30% right
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
Some argue: There is none. "The left" and "the right" are just two contingent coalitions that propagandize for their members' interests.
I think they are 30% right
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
Surrogacy comes with many ethical questions, and one reader asked Vox’s Sigal Samuel if it would be frowned upon if they should go that route solely because they have a medical condition that would make pregnancy more uncomfortable and physically disfiguring than for the average person.
January 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Surrogacy comes with many ethical questions, and one reader asked Vox’s Sigal Samuel if it would be frowned upon if they should go that route solely because they have a medical condition that would make pregnancy more uncomfortable and physically disfiguring than for the average person.
If this cold and flu season seem especially sneezy-coughy-fevery to you, it is not your imagination. Flu is surging in 45 states and outpatient doctor visits for flu-like symptoms are the highest they’ve been since we started keeping track of the data.
Why is this flu season so bad?
There are still things you can do to save yourself — and others.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
If this cold and flu season seem especially sneezy-coughy-fevery to you, it is not your imagination. Flu is surging in 45 states and outpatient doctor visits for flu-like symptoms are the highest they’ve been since we started keeping track of the data.
Even when everyone agrees in principle that we really, really need to get things done, the system still can’t move. Author Marc Dunkelman joined The Gray Area podcast to discuss why that sense of paralysis isn’t a mystery, and it isn’t just a product of polarization or bad politicians.
Why America can’t build anything anymore, explained
Progressives designed reforms to stop government abuse in the 1960s. Those same protections now make it nearly impossible to build infrastructure.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Even when everyone agrees in principle that we really, really need to get things done, the system still can’t move. Author Marc Dunkelman joined The Gray Area podcast to discuss why that sense of paralysis isn’t a mystery, and it isn’t just a product of polarization or bad politicians.
Struggling to figure out which friends you want to spend most of your attention on? Make a list of your “strawberry people” — aka those who lift you up and meet your friendship goals.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Struggling to figure out which friends you want to spend most of your attention on? Make a list of your “strawberry people” — aka those who lift you up and meet your friendship goals.
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Read more: www.vox.com/life/473859/...
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What happens when you merge the world’s most toxic social media cesspool with the world’s most unhinged, uninhibited, and intentionally “spicy” AI chatbot?
It looks a lot like what we’re seeing play out on X right now. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
It looks a lot like what we’re seeing play out on X right now. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
January 9, 2026 at 6:53 PM
What happens when you merge the world’s most toxic social media cesspool with the world’s most unhinged, uninhibited, and intentionally “spicy” AI chatbot?
It looks a lot like what we’re seeing play out on X right now. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
It looks a lot like what we’re seeing play out on X right now. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
As Erika Kirk strives to take over her husband’s legacy at Turning Point USA, and Marjorie Taylor Greene remakes her image amid her retirement from the House of Representatives, both are building their image around the idea of a Christian woman who is notable for her godliness, grace, and mercy.
Erika Kirk and Marjorie Taylor Greene are playing with the same archetype
How ambitious is a MAGA woman allowed to be?
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January 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
As Erika Kirk strives to take over her husband’s legacy at Turning Point USA, and Marjorie Taylor Greene remakes her image amid her retirement from the House of Representatives, both are building their image around the idea of a Christian woman who is notable for her godliness, grace, and mercy.
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Ahead of the release of the new dietary guidelines, the Trump admin buried a government study that provided the clearest evidence yet of the harms of alcohol.
Now, the the official guidance yanks any limits on alcohol consumption.
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Now, the the official guidance yanks any limits on alcohol consumption.
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Dr. Oz claims there’s no data to support reducing alcohol consumption. That’s not true.
RFK Jr.’s new dietary guidelines ignore his own government’s findings on the harms of alcohol.
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January 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Ahead of the release of the new dietary guidelines, the Trump admin buried a government study that provided the clearest evidence yet of the harms of alcohol.
Now, the the official guidance yanks any limits on alcohol consumption.
@dylanlscott.bsky.social @vox.com: www.vox.com/health/47472...
Now, the the official guidance yanks any limits on alcohol consumption.
@dylanlscott.bsky.social @vox.com: www.vox.com/health/47472...
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Some early takes said the new food guidelines weren't too bad, but you always gotta dig deeper to really understand what MAHA is doing. So much going on here is chaos but most notably the new guidance makes an aggressive turn toward centering animal-based foods
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The new food pyramid is lying to you
It’s also a contradictory mess.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Some early takes said the new food guidelines weren't too bad, but you always gotta dig deeper to really understand what MAHA is doing. So much going on here is chaos but most notably the new guidance makes an aggressive turn toward centering animal-based foods
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
For a growing class of right-wing news influencers, the scandal about day cares run by Somali Americans represents a major coup.
But what does their rising power mean for politics, news, and the quaint concept of consensus reality?
But what does their rising power mean for politics, news, and the quaint concept of consensus reality?
How right-wing creators bend reality to their will
How a scandal about day cares run by Somali Americans led to an ICE surge in Minneapolis.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
For a growing class of right-wing news influencers, the scandal about day cares run by Somali Americans represents a major coup.
But what does their rising power mean for politics, news, and the quaint concept of consensus reality?
But what does their rising power mean for politics, news, and the quaint concept of consensus reality?
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Is inflammation really the root of all of our health problems? What's the difference between "good" inflammation and "bad inflammation"?
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When faster than ever still isn't fast enough:
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Why almost none of the homes burned in LA have been rebuilt since last year’s fires
Wildfires destroyed 13,000 homes. In LA County, just 7 have been rebuilt.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
When faster than ever still isn't fast enough:
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Hours after Renee Nicole Good’s life was extinguished, Trump took to social media to deride her as “a professional agitator” who had “violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense.” No aspect of this is supported by the available evidence.
Trump’s menacingly dishonest response to the Minnesota ICE shooting
Trump is telling us he doesn’t care why Renee Good died.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Hours after Renee Nicole Good’s life was extinguished, Trump took to social media to deride her as “a professional agitator” who had “violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense.” No aspect of this is supported by the available evidence.
Max Nesterak, a reporter and editor for Minnesota Reformer, told Today, Explained co-host Noel King that Minnesotans are tired and full of pain following a federal officer in Minneapolis killing Renee Nicole Good. www.vox.com/podcasts/474...
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Max Nesterak, a reporter and editor for Minnesota Reformer, told Today, Explained co-host Noel King that Minnesotans are tired and full of pain following a federal officer in Minneapolis killing Renee Nicole Good. www.vox.com/podcasts/474...
Recently, something incredibly rare happened: American policymakers at the highest levels of government committed to tackling animal cruelty.
American voters support animal welfare — and MAGA is seizing on it
Trump’s “strike force” against animal abuse, and the conservative movement’s turn toward animal welfare, explained.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Recently, something incredibly rare happened: American policymakers at the highest levels of government committed to tackling animal cruelty.
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Today, @dylanlscott.bsky.social and I launched Good Medicine, a weekly newsletter for anyone trying to make sense of their health in a moment of shaky science, viral wellness claims, and political whiplash.
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Today, @dylanlscott.bsky.social and I launched Good Medicine, a weekly newsletter for anyone trying to make sense of their health in a moment of shaky science, viral wellness claims, and political whiplash.
Sign up! www.vox.com/pages/good-m...
January 8, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Hi friends! Some news!
Today, @dylanlscott.bsky.social and I launched Good Medicine, a weekly newsletter for anyone trying to make sense of their health in a moment of shaky science, viral wellness claims, and political whiplash.
Sign up! www.vox.com/pages/good-m...
Today, @dylanlscott.bsky.social and I launched Good Medicine, a weekly newsletter for anyone trying to make sense of their health in a moment of shaky science, viral wellness claims, and political whiplash.
Sign up! www.vox.com/pages/good-m...
Our new weekly newsletter, Good Medicine, uses empathy and clear, digestible explanations that help you navigate your own health and better understand the system and people shaping it today. Sign up here 👇 voxdotcom.visitlink.me/qeAP2D
Sign up for the Good Medicine newsletter | Vox
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Our new weekly newsletter, Good Medicine, uses empathy and clear, digestible explanations that help you navigate your own health and better understand the system and people shaping it today. Sign up here 👇 voxdotcom.visitlink.me/qeAP2D