内容摘要：“In China at the age of 12 or 13, when kids go to middle school, it’s known as the cliff,” he says. “Parents may allow their kids to play sports when they’re younger, but as soon as it comes to middle school the academic pressure is on — things like sport go by the wayside.”

“In China at the age of 12 or 13, when kids go to middle school, it’s known as the cliff,” he says. “Parents may allow their kids to play sports when they’re younger, but as soon as it comes to middle school the academic pressure is on — things like sport go by the wayside.”

Still, Trump enjoys fierce loyalty among the GOP base, and in the end, his opinion may be the only one that matters.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt played down Musk’s criticism.

“The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill,” Leavitt said, and Musk’s post “doesn’t change the president’s opinion.”The tension in the GOP delighted Democrats, who found themselves in the unlikely position of siding with Musk. Democrats are waging an all-out political assault on GOP proposals to cut Medicaid, food stamps and green energy investments to help pay for more than $4.5 trillion in tax cuts — with many lawmakers“We’re in complete agreement,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said of Musk. The New York Democratic lawmaker stood alongside a poster-sized printout of Musk’s post during a Capitol news conference.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., tells reporters he agrees with Elon Musk’s criticism of President Donald Trump’s spending and tax bill, calling it a “disgusting abomination,” during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., tells reporters he agrees with Elon Musk’s criticism of President Donald Trump’s spending and tax bill, calling it a “disgusting abomination,” during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The last time Musk weighed in significantly on legislation, the scenario was far different. His power was ascendant after the election, with Trump joining him for

in Texas and appointing him to spearheadSuch is the case with two graphics, powered by satellite data, that showcase a Canadian wildfire season off to a wild — and scary — start.

Twice a day a NASA satellite sends images to the ground, giving a real-time view of where fires are burning. This is especially useful for remote areas where no sensors are stationed.As of Tuesday that satellite had picked up four times as many fire hot spots across Canada than is typical for early June. That’s more than any year since the satellite began transmitting in 2012, except 2023,

Though the satellite has recorded thousands of hot spots so far this year, that does not mean there are actually that many active fires. Each hot spot could be detected repeatedly over the course of days. And because each detection is about the size of 26 football fields, it can represent part of a much larger blaze, said James MacCarthy, wildfire research manager at Global Forest Watch.Based on data from the