39-year-old unvaccinated woman becomes 6th measles death in Pennsylvania
As of Friday, state health officials reported 1,136 cases across 41 counties.
At Least 39 Data Center Measures Will Be on the Ballot This Year in 8 States
A recent poll finds 65 percent of respondents oppose the construction of AI data centers in their local community.
Beautiful Hand-Painted Globes
Bellerby & Co. Globemakers are one of the world’s last remaining makers of globes by hand. Their Instagram account is chock full of their handiwork. If I could afford it (£2000!),…
Judge Who Accused Israel of Genocide Given Nobel Peace Prize (Sorry Trump)
The Nobel committee has infuriated Israel and rebuffed the U.S. president – just two of the many reasons Navi Pillay is an excellent choice. This is a win for international…
NEWS: Trump Loses Nobel Prize He Begged For, ICE Unleashed on California, Shoots Man in New York, UN Calls Trump’s Execution Torture
Good morning, I’ll be honest with you: today’s newsletter is a heavy one.
Google Launches Flagship AI Model Gemini 4 Argon
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Alphabet's Google on Wednesday released its flagship AI model Gemini 4 Argon to developers and businesses worldwide, seeking to…
Reflecting on the Trump Era
Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation should have been an easy lift. But it quickly became a monument to failure. The post Reflecting on the Trump Era appeared first…
My honest thoughts on Hasan Piker.
The streamer is an increasingly incendiary political figure.
Air Force Major Who Called for Trump’s Impeachment Held in Solitary Confinement
Some legal experts say Jason Watson’s confinement for 24 hours a day could amount to illegal pretrial punishment.
Disney offers $20M for Character.AI’s scandal-plagued chatbot tech
Disney may acquire tech from one of the first chatbot makers linked to child suicide.
My friend Matt was recently here for a week in Tokyo and...
My friend Matt was recently here for a week in Tokyo and wrote up his experience and observations . “I don’t think humans were ever meant to experience that many eyes and faces at…
Hackers Heat French Supermarket Fridges, Sparking Fires and Spoiling Food
Hackers remotely manipulated connected refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets, reportedly pushing some fridges and freezers to 50C (122F), spoiling food and even…
Even some of Megyn Kelly's callers are fed up with her
Welcome back to Media Matters’ weekly newsletter. This week: Fox is using climate change denial to undermine bipartisan support for AI safeguards . Election denier Tina Peters…
Why I Did Not Leave Nazi Germany in Time. “Many of us...
Why I Did Not Leave Nazi Germany in Time . “Many of us feared the shock of being uprooted and tried to avoid it if at all possible. But to understand this reaction…I say that…
Q3 2026 Was Historically Bad For PC Shipments
PC shipments fell 20.1% year over year to 62.7 million units in the third quarter of 2026, the worst Q3 decline IDC has recorded. "The top three PC makers -- Lenovo, Dell, and HP…