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404 Media 2d ago

Behind the Blog: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Flamin' Hot Slop

by Jason Koebler

This week, we discuss cool old books, new toys for ICE, and a boardwalk slop invasion.

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Tangle 3d ago

President Donald Trump signed an executive order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

by Isaac Saul

The executive order directs the Department of the Interior to update the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) to change Lake Ontario to “Lake

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Less Wrong 18h ago

How do I know whether my work is worth it?

by Philip Harker

I am working on a fairly large (or large-seeming to me) project in the AI space. I've been soft launching it for a little bit but I've been working on a hard announcement post for…

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Ars Technica 3d ago

AI industry says Trump plans to tax chips in the “single dumbest way imaginable”

by Ashley Belanger

Tech industry is perplexed by Trump’s plan to win AI race by taxing data centers.

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Slashdot 23h ago

Millions of Cars Recalled Over Danger of Bursting Into Flames. But They're Not EVs.

by EditorDavid

The Washington Post shares this tip for car buyers. Electric vehicles "are not driving the recent growth in recalls warning that vehicles could erupt into flames at any time, even…

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TruthOut 2d ago

Dilley ICE Jail Is “Commodification of Child Imprisonment,” says Joaquin Castro

by Amy Goodman

Calls to shut down the facility grow following the detention and deportation of a 5-year-old and his father.

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Aaron Parnas 2d ago

Important Update: Trump ‘Renames’ Lake Ontario, DeSantis Misappropriate Millions, USPS Implements Election Order, Major AI Hack

by Aaron Parnas

Good evening.

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Media Matters 3d ago

Right-wing media repeated Trump administration claims that over 250,000 noncitizens registered to vote — now that “inflated” number is falling apart

by Media Matters for America

Right-wing media ran with unsubstantiated claims from the Trump administration that the Department of Homeland Security found hundreds of thousands of noncitizens registered to…

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Kottke 3d ago

Emptying the Tabs…

by Jason Kottke

Ok, we’re gonna go a little old school today. I’m talking the late 1990s and early 2000s, back before permalinks (sorry), RSS, and social media turned blog posts & tweets into…

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Less Wrong 22h ago

Is there only one FairBot?

by transhumanist_atom_understander

The FairBot from the MIRI prisoner's dilemma tournament is defined by a theorem of Peano arithmetic (PA) that holds for each opponent: mjx-container[jax="CHTML"] { line-height: 0;…

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Ars Technica 3d ago

RFK Jr. goes full anti-vaccine bananas over two measles deaths—one was a newborn

by Beth Mole

Kennedy and his allies have a history of downplaying vaccine-preventable deaths.

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Tangle 1d ago

Will Midterm Campaigns Return to Decency?

by Isaac Saul

Is Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand (D) practicing a different kind of politics? The candidate recently said "keep in mind this is a debate between

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The Intercept 3d ago

A New Tree-Sit Movement to Block Trump’s Border Wall

by Natasha Lennard

A single tree sit grew into a cross-border continuous protest to defend the Arizona borderland ecology. So far, activists are succeeding. The post A New Tree-Sit Movement to Block…

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Where's Your Ed At 5d ago

The AI Hater's Manifesto

by Ed Zitron

If you liked this piece, you should subscribe to my premium newsletter. It’s $70 a year , $18 a quarter , or $7 a month , and in return you get a weekly newsletter that’s usually…

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Techdirt 2d ago

Pete Hegseth And His Department Of Unconstitutional Revenge Lose Again In California

by Cathy Gellis

When Pete Hegseth declared Anthropic a national security risk because it wouldn’t agree to his dangerously unethical demands for what Claude should be able to do, Anthropic sued…

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Heather Cox Richardson 2d ago

August 27, 2026

by Heather Cox Richardson

This morning, a headline in the Guardian read: “RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate.” The story by Michelle R.

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