Power is slowly returning after a massive power outage in Spain and Portugal. / The Guardian

Meanwhile, Spain's electrical grid recently ran entirely on renewable energy for the first time. / pv magazine

President Trump's meme coin has "eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy." / The New York Times [+]

A White House memo authorizes treatment at Guantanamo "that in practice amounts to torture." / Forever Wars

The Trump administration's cuts across government agencies heighten concerns about food security—and into the gap step free grocery stores. / Civil Eats

For non-MAGA types: Five-hundred words to stick on the back of your Tesla. / McSweeney's Internet Tendency

If you find yourself emitting exclamations of distress all day, author Elif Batuman suggests shouting "surfing" instead. / The Elif Life

One way to enact political action? "Become unscammable, an anti-con artist." / The Trend Report

Multiple studies say Gen Z is the worst at discerning fact from fiction on the internet. / Politico

The University of North Carolina encourages its student-athletes to work with consultants who will help monetize their social media. / The New York Times [+]

See also: Soccer clubs owned by American groups are set to sweep England's top three divisions. / The Wall Street Journal [+]

A help desk in Alabama still answers the public's calls after 70 years. / The Oxford American

The aesthetics of Hergé's Tintin are now public property. / College Towns

What it was like to work for Andy Warhol? "All summer I was soaring on a wave of adrenaline, drugs, alcohol and teen hormones." / Granta