Some brief thoughts on heroism
I observe that many people are driven to have as much impact on the world as possible. This often leads to a sense of urgency especially around AI timelines. To take a random…
$1.76 million stolen from MAYAChain in attack exploiting six bugs
Anthropic Sued By Sony, Warner For Allegedly Stealing Tens of Thousands of Songs, Torrenting Copyrighted Works
Axios reports: Some of the world's largest music publishers filed a blockbuster lawsuit against Anthropic late Friday night, alleging "one of the largest and most blatant ongoing…
Elected Democrats Are Busy Condemning Hasan Piker While Giving Right-Wing Extremists and Islamophobes a Pass. We Have the Receipts
Top Dems are smearing the leftist streamer as an antisemite while ignoring anti-Muslim hate from Mike Rogers, Laura Loomer, Jake Lang, and Lorenzo Sewell, in the midst of a…
Calling Israeli Settlers “Terrorists” Helps Cover Up Their State Backing
The label of “terrorism” is a political tool whose meaning has been shaped by those with the power to wield it.
GOP heads to Supreme Court after losing case over TV election ad prices
GOP campaign committees want quick ruling before election ads ramp up next week.
Friday Update: Trump’s Criminal Appeal Denied—He Remains a Felon, Right-Wing Influencer Detained, Texas Voter Roll Purged, Recalls Surge
Happy Friday.
CNN and MS NOW consistently connected prolonged power outage in Gary, Indiana, to race and poverty, while broadcast news rarely did, and Fox did not
On August 11, a powerful wind storm tore through northern Indiana, toppling trees and utility poles and causing almost 375,000 outages across the Northern Indiana Public Service…
PopInfo Weekly: Measles, Mamdani, and MAGA Inc.
Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate in North Carolina, released an ad stating that he has “driven thousands of miles across North Carolina trying to fix our country…
Debian Decides: Contributors Can Use Generative AI 'Responsibly'
This week Debian voted on whether to ban AI-assisted contributions. The winning proposal? "Debian neither endorses nor prohibits the use of generative AI tools" in its projects,…
Trump Goes After Anonymous Email Provider in Italy. The Real Target Is Free Speech in the U.S.
Trump designated an Italian web-hosting provider as a foreign “terror” group. It could take antifascist sites in the U.S. offline. The post Trump Goes After Anonymous Email…
BounceBit exploited for $3 million, announces shutdown and migration
Has the Supreme Court rendered the First Amendment’s press clause invisible?
Republicans Stumble In Bid To Flood Midterm Airwaves With Discounted Ads
Back in June, the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission that federal limits on coordinated expenditures by political…
Texas Prosecutor Will Take Houston ICE Killing Case to Grand Jury
Federal officials are still not cooperating with the investigation of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's fatal shooting.