Happy Tuesday!

I have a quick selection of sobering and enlightening reads for your lunch break today. I hope you enjoy them, and as always, I am open to suggestions, so do not hesitate to hit that reply button and tell me what you love (or hate!) about the stories we read together.

Happy reading,
Brett

He Filmed Women as He Harassed Them. Incels Made Him Their Hero.

In the dark corners of the Internet, a growing number of angry men fantasize about violence against women. Johnny Young went viral for turning his twisted vision into reality.

www.esquire.com/news-politics/a68991254/incels-johnny-young

How soybeans took over America — and the world

This technology could feed a world of 10 billion. We’re squandering it, and the trade war with China could make it worse.

www.vox.com/future-perfect/464898/trump-tariffs-china-trade-war-soybeans-exports

Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It’s Like to Own a Cybertruck

“We were the targets.” WIRED spoke to seven Tesla Cybertruck owners about their most controversial purchase and why they’re proud to drive it.

www.wired.com/story/owning-a-cybertruck

This Small Town Protected a Predator. Now His Survivors Are Fighting Back

A New Jersey school teacher was convicted of sexually assaulting a student in the 1980s but the town rallied around him. Now, men are coming forward.

www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/teacher-sexual-assault-new-jersey-lawsuit-1235446051

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