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[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which U.S. military spending has increased since the withdrawal from Afghanistan : 5

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of Afghans who are expected to be living in poverty in August : 97

[Harper’s Index]

Minimum number of U.S. immigration history requests held up because of pandemic rules on records storage : 350,000

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage change since 2017 in the number of Republicans who say military officers have “high standards of ethics” : –21

[Harper’s Index]

Minimum number of people who reported relatives to the FBI for participating in the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot : 15

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of U.S. representatives facing ethics investigations last year who refused to cooperate : 1/2

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of Americans who have favorable views of both capitalism and socialism : 1/5

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of Americans who have considered committing suicide in response to political developments : 5

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of Americans who think Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech is no longer relevant : 1/4

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which Republicans are more likely than Democrats to think so : 94

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which more white men than black men died of drug overdoses in 2015 : 51

[Harper’s Index]

By which more black men than white men died of drug overdoses in 2020 : 22

[Harper’s Index]

Estimated portion of overdose deaths in the first half of 2021 that involved fentanyl : 2/3

[Harper’s Index]

Number of U.S. states in which it is illegal to possess fentanyl test strips : 30

[Harper’s Index]

Estimated percentage decrease in U.S. condom sales since the start of the pandemic : 8

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of Americans earning less than $50,000 who cite wedding costs as a reason for not marrying : 3/10

[Harper’s Index]

Estimated portion of married Americans who have considered divorce in the past six months : 1/4

[Harper’s Index]

Number of the one hundred most-watched TV broadcasts last year that were NFL games : 92

[Harper’s Index]

Factor by which Americans spent more time listening to the radio last year than to podcasts : 6

[Harper’s Index]

Amount of time, in years, viewers spent watching livestreams of Grand Theft Auto V on Twitch last year : 214,309

[Harper’s Index]

Minimum number of total views for TikTok videos tagged with #MentalHealth : 25,100,000,000

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of U.S. adults who have struggled with basic decisions like what to eat or wear since the start of the pandemic : 1/3

[Harper’s Index]

Of U.S. millennials : 1/2

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of U.S. adults who say their closets contain many things they will never wear again : 3/4

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage decrease in spending on dental care since the start of the pandemic : 9.5

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of U.S. pet owners who say they take their pet’s health more seriously than their own : 7/10

[Harper’s Index]

Who have sought acupuncture for their pet : 4/10

[Harper’s Index]

Who have purchased CBD products for their pet : 3/10

[Harper’s Index]

Minimum number of dogs in the United States on anti-anxiety medication : 10,350,000

[Harper’s Index]

Of cats : 1,800,000

[Harper’s Index]

Estimated portion of passengers on private jets who fly with a pet : 1/4

[Harper’s Index]

Average cost of cloning a dog : $50,000

[Harper’s Index]

Minimum number of Instagram influencers who have cloned a pet : 12

[Harper’s Index]

Number of dogs cloned for law enforcement purposes in Iowa : 52

[Harper’s Index]

Minimum number of COVID-19 outbreaks recorded among animal populations : 645

[Harper’s Index]

Minimum number of hamsters executed by the Hong Kong government because of COVID-19 exposure : 2,229

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“Falcon (wings)”

“Falcon (wings),” 2022, duratrans on lightbox (60 13/16 x 49 5/16 inches), by Awol Erizku, whose work is on view through April 16 at Gagosian, in New York City.

Spring Summer 2019

Spring Summer 2019, a mixed-media artwork by Sarah McEneaney, whose work is on view through April 23 at Tibor de Nagy, in New York City.

Circus II

Circus II, a painting by Afifa Aleiby, whose work was on view last weekend at Art Dubai with Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery.

Courtesy the artist and Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery.

Photograph found in abandoned settlements in Chernobyl, from the Untitled Project, by Maxim Dondyuk, who is currently documenting the war in Ukraine. Dondyuk's work will be on view from March 12 through May 8 at the Gallery at Dobbin Mews, in Brooklyn, New York.

Percentage by which U.S. military spending has increased since the withdrawal from Afghanistan : 5

Percentage of Afghans who are expected to be living in poverty in August : 97

Minimum number of U.S. immigration history requests held up because of pandemic rules on records storage : 350,000

Percentage change since 2017 in the number of Republicans who say military officers have “high standards of ethics” : –21

Minimum number of people who reported relatives to the FBI for participating in the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot : 15

Portion of U.S. representatives facing ethics investigations last year who refused to cooperate : 1/2

Portion of Americans who have favorable views of both capitalism and socialism : 1/5

Who have unfavorable views of both capitalism and socialism : 1/5

Percentage of Americans who approve of labor unions : 68

Percentage change since 2019 in U.S. labor union membership : –4

Percentage of Americans who have considered committing suicide in response to political developments : 5

Portion of Americans who think Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech is no longer relevant : 1/4

Percentage by which Republicans are more likely than Democrats to think so : 94

Percentage by which more white men than black men died of drug overdoses in 2015 : 51

By which more black men than white men died of drug overdoses in 2020 : 22

Estimated portion of overdose deaths in the first half of 2021 that involved fentanyl : 2/3

Number of U.S. states in which it is illegal to possess fentanyl test strips : 30

Estimated percentage decrease in U.S. condom sales since the start of the pandemic : 8

Portion of Americans earning less than $50,000 who cite wedding costs as a reason for not marrying : 3/10

Estimated portion of married Americans who have considered divorce in the past six months : 1/4

Number of the one hundred most-watched TV broadcasts last year that were NFL games : 92

Factor by which Americans spent more time listening to the radio last year than to podcasts : 6

Amount of time, in years, viewers spent watching livestreams of Grand Theft Auto V on Twitch last year : 214,309

Minimum number of total views for TikTok videos tagged with #MentalHealth : 25,100,000,000

Portion of U.S. adults who have struggled with basic decisions like what to eat or wear since the start of the pandemic : 1/3

Of U.S. millennials : 1/2

Portion of U.S. adults who say their closets contain many things they will never wear again : 3/4

Percentage decrease in spending on dental care since the start of the pandemic : 9.5

Portion of U.S. pet owners who say they take their pet’s health more seriously than their own : 7/10

Who have sought acupuncture for their pet : 4/10

Who have purchased CBD products for their pet : 3/10

Minimum number of dogs in the United States on anti-anxiety medication : 10,350,000

Of cats : 1,800,000

Estimated portion of passengers on private jets who fly with a pet : 1/4

Average cost of cloning a dog : $50,000

Minimum number of Instagram influencers who have cloned a pet : 12

Number of dogs cloned for law enforcement purposes in Iowa : 52

Minimum number of COVID-19 outbreaks recorded among animal populations : 645

Minimum number of hamsters executed by the Hong Kong government because of COVID-19 exposure : 2,229

April 6, 2022

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