2026.03.18
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lsandersonWhich Minnesota city got 20 inches of snow during the storm? Zumbrota. Good thing the mayor has a snow plow on his truck, reports KSTP-TV.
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/zumbrota-residents-band-together-after-20-inches-of-snow/
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/zumbrota-residents-band-together-after-20-inches-of-snow/
With surge abated, what’s next for Twin Cities’ mutual aid efforts?
What started with pop-up food shelves and rides to school has evolved into fundraising, potlucks and big questions.
by Trevor Mitchell
https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/03/with-surge-abated-whats-next-for-twin-cities-mutual-aid-efforts/
Trump’s DHS pick, Markwayne Mullin, never served in military but talks as if he did
Oklahoma senator has repeatedly made cryptic claims about ‘overseas’ work and war experience, while refusing to explain them
Robert Mackey
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/trump-dhs-markwayne-mullin-military
Trump now calls war reporting ‘treason’. His attacks on the press are escalating fast
Margaret Sullivan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/18/trump-media-war-reporting-treason
Trump is being schooled on the limits of US power – but he is a slow learner
Rafael Behr
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/18/donald-trump-limits-us-power-slow-learner-china-iran-war
Jeffrey Epstein’s elite relationships visualised: the prince, the sultan and the politicians
Guardian analysis of more than a million emails reveals financier’s deep and longstanding ties with the wealthy and powerful
Carmen Aguilar García, Michael Goodier, Philip McMahon, Ana Lucía González Paz, Paul Scruton and Paul Owen
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/18/jeffrey-epsteins-elite-relationships-visualised-the-prince-the-sultan-and-the-politicians
Millions of Americans are about to lose access to birth control. Why?
Moira Donegan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/18/us-birth-control-access
Instagram to remove end-to-end encryption for private messages in May
Meta’s announcement comes after years of criticism from child safety groups over feature
Josh Taylor Technology reporter
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/instagram-to-remove-end-to-end-encryption-for-private-messages-in-may
Is this the world’s first quantum battery? Australian scientists say so
Researchers say their prototype is a big step towards fully functioning batteries with rapid charging times
Donna Lu
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/18/world-first-quantum-battery-australian-scientists-say
A robust future? Why Brazil’s ‘bitter’ coffee is thriving as the climate crisis hits global crops
Long seen as the poor relation to arabica, small growers in the Amazon are rebooting the more resilient robusta’s reputation
Paula Moura
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/18/a-robust-future-why-brazils-bitter-coffee-is-thriving-as-the-climate-crisis-hits-global-crops
War, inheritance and … a baby? First Dune: Part Three trailer is here
The final instalment in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi trilogy brings back Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Florence Pugh and introduces a nasty new villain
Adrian Horton
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/17/dune-part-three-trailer-chalamet-villeneuve
How Beer Conquered the World (Twice): From Cavemen to Craft Breweries
OTR Food & History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds5rl3EsQBQ
Love & Fury: how poster artists responded to the Aids crisis – in pictures
A new exhibition explores how graphic design helped define New York City’s response to Aids from the late 1970s to the 2000s. Grassroots groups such as Gay Men’s Health Crisis and Act Up created posters to promote safe sex and healthcare, as well as calling out the Reagan administration for inaction in the face of the crisis. Love & Fury: New York’s Fight Against AIDS is on display until 6 September.
Curated and written by Owen Myers
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/mar/18/love-and-fury-poster-house-exhibition-lgbtq-keith-haring-hiv-aids-walk-posters
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/zumbrota-residents-band-together-after-20-inches-of-snow/
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/zumbrota-residents-band-together-after-20-inches-of-snow/
With surge abated, what’s next for Twin Cities’ mutual aid efforts?
What started with pop-up food shelves and rides to school has evolved into fundraising, potlucks and big questions.
by Trevor Mitchell
https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/03/with-surge-abated-whats-next-for-twin-cities-mutual-aid-efforts/
Trump’s DHS pick, Markwayne Mullin, never served in military but talks as if he did
Oklahoma senator has repeatedly made cryptic claims about ‘overseas’ work and war experience, while refusing to explain them
Robert Mackey
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/trump-dhs-markwayne-mullin-military
Trump now calls war reporting ‘treason’. His attacks on the press are escalating fast
Margaret Sullivan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/18/trump-media-war-reporting-treason
Trump is being schooled on the limits of US power – but he is a slow learner
Rafael Behr
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/18/donald-trump-limits-us-power-slow-learner-china-iran-war
Jeffrey Epstein’s elite relationships visualised: the prince, the sultan and the politicians
Guardian analysis of more than a million emails reveals financier’s deep and longstanding ties with the wealthy and powerful
Carmen Aguilar García, Michael Goodier, Philip McMahon, Ana Lucía González Paz, Paul Scruton and Paul Owen
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/18/jeffrey-epsteins-elite-relationships-visualised-the-prince-the-sultan-and-the-politicians
Millions of Americans are about to lose access to birth control. Why?
Moira Donegan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/18/us-birth-control-access
Instagram to remove end-to-end encryption for private messages in May
Meta’s announcement comes after years of criticism from child safety groups over feature
Josh Taylor Technology reporter
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/instagram-to-remove-end-to-end-encryption-for-private-messages-in-may
Is this the world’s first quantum battery? Australian scientists say so
Researchers say their prototype is a big step towards fully functioning batteries with rapid charging times
Donna Lu
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/18/world-first-quantum-battery-australian-scientists-say
A robust future? Why Brazil’s ‘bitter’ coffee is thriving as the climate crisis hits global crops
Long seen as the poor relation to arabica, small growers in the Amazon are rebooting the more resilient robusta’s reputation
Paula Moura
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/18/a-robust-future-why-brazils-bitter-coffee-is-thriving-as-the-climate-crisis-hits-global-crops
War, inheritance and … a baby? First Dune: Part Three trailer is here
The final instalment in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi trilogy brings back Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Florence Pugh and introduces a nasty new villain
Adrian Horton
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/17/dune-part-three-trailer-chalamet-villeneuve
How Beer Conquered the World (Twice): From Cavemen to Craft Breweries
OTR Food & History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds5rl3EsQBQ
Love & Fury: how poster artists responded to the Aids crisis – in pictures
A new exhibition explores how graphic design helped define New York City’s response to Aids from the late 1970s to the 2000s. Grassroots groups such as Gay Men’s Health Crisis and Act Up created posters to promote safe sex and healthcare, as well as calling out the Reagan administration for inaction in the face of the crisis. Love & Fury: New York’s Fight Against AIDS is on display until 6 September.
Curated and written by Owen Myers
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/mar/18/love-and-fury-poster-house-exhibition-lgbtq-keith-haring-hiv-aids-walk-posters
