Welcome back to the Tuesday Report, a Pirate Wires weekly digest. Here, every week, I break down a lead story. Then my team and I share a digest of the most important links in technology, politics, and culture. I’m getting this one out a little early on account of the Covid lab leak story is happening now, and I’ve found myself inspired.

But first — for years my dream has been to build the kind of media company I want to read myself, something informative, exciting, and above all things honest, especially concerning its own bias. Over the last few months, I’ve finally begun the real work of building this company, and the digest feels like the first small step. Most of you are here because you’re looking for a similar kind of media company, and I’d love to hear from you in the comments. What do you most want from your daily news? What topics are you interested in? How often do you want to hear from us? What do you want more of?

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