2026-05-11 Social General Briefing Summary

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Black Hills drilling project canceled after backlash from tribes (r/news)

6 people found dead inside cargo train boxcar in Texas (r/news)

Fugitive former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro is now in the United States courtesy of a visa from President Donald Trump after fleeing Hungary (r/worldnews)

Vatican recognises the ‘pain’ experienced by LGBTQ+ Catholics in landmark report (r/worldnews)

TIL that the oldest active organization affiliated with New Orleans Mardi Gras hasn’t marched in the parade since 1991 because it refuses to let non-white people join. (r/todayilearned)

What’s a “rich people thing” you experienced once and immediately understood why rich people love it? (r/AskReddit)

2026-05-10 Social General Briefing Summary

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FEMA Caught Blocking Grants to States That Didn’t Vote for Trump (r/politics)

Moscow’s Victory Day Parade Lasted Just 45 Minutes, Shortest in Modern Russian History (r/worldnews)

More than 100 sickened in norovirus outbreak aboard Caribbean Princess cruise (r/news)

TIL : Cold temperatures weaken nasal immunity, making us more vulnerable to viruses. A mere 5°C drop in nasal tissue temperature reduces immune response by nearly half. (r/todayilearned)

California will give new parents hundreds of free diapers for all newborns born in the state (r/UpliftingNews)

TIL of the “spirit effect”, whereby spirit airlines entering a new route would cause other carriers to drop prices, making prices more affordable for regular Americans (r/todayilearned)

2026-05-09 Social General Briefing Summary

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Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan, dimming party’s midterm hopes (r/news)

Babies are bleeding to death as parents reject a vitamin shot given at birth (r/news)

Ukraine reportedly launches dozens of drones at Moscow ahead of Victory Day Parade (r/worldnews)

TIL that Maria Antonia of Austria had the highest inbreeding coefficient (0.3053) of the House of Habsburg - higher than the child of brother and sister or the child of a parent and their own offspring (r/todayilearned)

USPS proposal would allow handguns to be sent through the mail for the first time since 1927 (r/nottheonion)

What is the biggest scam people still willingly participate? (r/AskReddit)

2026-05-08 Social General Briefing Summary

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US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support (r/news)

Christian missionary hailed as ‘holiest man alive’ pleads guilty to abusing boys in Texas (r/news)

US military strikes Iran’s Qeshm port and Bandar Abbas (r/worldnews)

Massive anti-pedophile operation in Poland, 123 detained (r/worldnews)

What’s a ‘silent luxury’ that rich people have that most normal people would never even notice? (r/AskReddit)

TIL hikers in the Alps discovered Otzi in 1991, a 5,300-year-old man naturally preserved in ice. Scientists identified his last meal as ibex meat and grains, found over 60 soot tattoos around his joints and spine, and recovered his copper axe, flint knife, a fire-starting kit and grass cloak. (r/todayilearned)

Spirit Airlines passenger with dementia found dead after staff ‘abandoned’ him at airport, lawsuit says (r/nottheonion)

2026-05-07 Social General Briefing Summary

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CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87 (r/news)

South Korean judge who hiked ex-first lady’s jail sentence found dead just 8 days after sentencing (r/worldnews)

Alleged suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein unsealed by federal judge (r/news)

What scientific discovery sounds fake but is 100% real and still freaks you out? (r/AskReddit)

TIL Krakatoa’s eruption was estimated to be at 310 dB, the loudest sound ever. Well above the typical max sound limit of 194 dB (r/todayilearned)

Pope Leo called his bank’s customer service line. They hung up on him (r/nottheonion)

2026-05-06 Social General Briefing Summary

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FedEx driver sentenced to death by lethal injection for murder of seven-year-old in Texas (r/news)

EU Parliament votes in favour of banning conversion therapy across member states (r/worldnews)

Hotels in U.S. World Cup host cities claim underwhelming demand, new report says (r/sports)

What actor is nowhere near as talented as people make them out to be? (r/AskReddit)

TIL there were 180.000 bees kept in the spires of Notre Dame and they survived the fire. Because bees don’t have lungs they weren’t hurt by the smoke, they just fell asleep (r/todayilearned)

David Letterman Calls CBS Owners “Lying Weasels” After ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Cancellation (r/television)

2026-05-05 Social General Briefing Summary

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Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies (r/news)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Ukrainian drones may target Russia’s May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow (r/worldnews)

Cruise ship at centre of suspected hantavirus outbreak blocked from docking in Cape Verde (r/news)

What’s a recession indicator that you’ve noticed lately in your everyday life? (r/AskReddit)

People who grew up really poor: what’s something middle-class people say that instantly reveals they’ve never struggled? (r/AskReddit)

TIL Ghana is the world’s largest importer of secondhand clothing. Locals refer to it as “Obroni Wawu,” or “Dead White Man’s Clothes,” reflecting a belief that the items are of such high quality that their original owners must have died for them to be discarded. (r/todayilearned)

2026-05-04 Social General Briefing Summary

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Rudy Giuliani Is in ‘Critical Condition’ in Florida Hospital (r/news)

The US is no longer the leader: Germany has become the largest ammunition producer in the world (r/worldnews)

Fugees rapper Pras reports to prison to begin 14-year sentence (r/news)

Parents in other countries than the US, what is your kids’ equivalent of “I don’t want that for dinner, I want chicken nuggets”? (r/AskReddit)

The moment Cherie DeVaux became the first woman trainer to win the Kentucky Derby in its 152-year history. (r/sports)

2026-05-03 Social General Briefing Summary

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Boy, 14, shot dead by Israeli settlers in West Bank amid escalation in violence (r/news)

US Justice Department can use military lawyer to prosecute civilian, judge rules (r/news)

Trump says US will reduce number of troops in Germany ‘a lot further’ than withdrawal of 5,000 (r/worldnews)

It’s official: No woman in England or Wales can be prosecuted for an abortion any more (r/worldnews)

Teacher who told pupils ‘this class terrifies me’ chugged gin from a water bottle before vomiting in toilet (r/nottheonion)

What is an industry that is currently on fire (in a bad way) behind the scenes, but the general public hasn’t noticed yet? (r/AskReddit)

2026-05-02 Social General Briefing Summary

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US gas prices reaching new heights as war in Iran drags on (r/news)

Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone (r/news)

Trump says he will raise tariffs on EU autos to 25% (r/worldnews)

Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected position days before an exoneree was set to take office (r/nottheonion)

US birth rates just hit another record low, what do you think is the leading cause of this? (r/AskReddit)