Meta censored the Instagram and Facebook accounts of two gay bars in Austin, Texas, without giving any explanation.

This graph (from Semafor) has circulated a lot on social media It shows an incredible drop in tourist visits to the US this year. Literally incredible (literally literally). Kieran Healy explains what the problem is (we have only partial data for 2026) and gives a better graph, showing that tourism from Canada is genuinely down to some extent, but there isn't a huge difference for other major countries (though NZ, which he doesn't look at, is also down).

Trump gets ready to stiff more contractors

David Farrier's Webworm looks at Alison Mau and Zoë Lawton's Tika: a new way to report sexual harm in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Te Ao with Moana spoke with those who were part of the controversial Israel trips.

Dietram Scheufele resigned after investigators determined he had sexual relationships with two students and engaged in unwelcome sexual conduct with one.