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TruthOut 18h ago

Hegseth Announces Testosterone Testing as Part of Push for “Lethal” Military

by Chris Walker

Hegseth has previously told servicemembers that troops will have to meet “the highest male standard.”

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EFF Deeplinks 1d ago

Don’t Repeat NY’s 3D Printing Blunder

by Rory Mir

This year the state of New York had the dubious honor of being the first to pass a controversial provision to mandate all 3D printers come with surveillance and censorship. That…

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Ars Technica 1d ago

New York bans data center construction for a year, rattling AI industry

by Ashley Belanger

New York’s data center moratorium may become the blueprint for anti-AI movement.

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Kottke 1d ago

Trump Dismantled a Federal Climate Website. These Women...

by Jason Kottke

Trump Dismantled a Federal Climate Website. These Women Rebuilt It. “It’s not a pretty picture for climate communication and climate journalism right now.” You can check out the…

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Slashdot 1d ago

OpenAI's First Device Will Be Moveable, Screenless Speaker Built as AI Companion

by BeauHD

OpenAI is reportedly developing a screen-free, portable smart speaker meant to act as a personalized home computer and humanlike AI companion. "It will help control smart-home…

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Heather Cox Richardson 1d ago

July 14, 2026

by Heather Cox Richardson

In August 1870 a U.S.

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Media Matters 22h ago

Steve Bannon on Trump's Thursday prime-time address: "This information is going to change the direction of politics."

by Media Matters for America

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Techdirt 1d ago

Paramount Falsely Threatens To Leave California After State Challenges Merger

by Karl Bode

Paramount is now threatening California regulators that they’ll be taking their ball and going home (to Texas? Israel?) after California and 11 other states filed an antitrust…

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SCOTUSblog 1d ago

Carroll receives payment from Trump

by Kelsey Dallas, Amy Howe

Plus, what Justices Kagan and Barrett told Congress about the court’s security concerns.

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TruthOut 18h ago

New York Issues US’s First Statewide Moratorium on New Hyperscale Data Centers

by Amy Green

Environmental advocates say the order represents a good first step but does not go far enough.

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Less Wrong 17h ago

Can we rely on law?

by Alec Thompson

Virtually every plan to avert AI-catastrophe assumes legal regulation will remain a reliable tool. Plan A in AI 2040; slowdown in AI 2027 , and several other projections assume…

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The Intercept 1d ago

Trump’s Sanctions Against the ICC Are Unconstitutional, Rights Groups Say

by Noah Hurowitz

The human rights groups’ suit came as the Trump administration vowed to destroy the International Criminal Court entirely. The post Trump’s Sanctions Against the ICC Are…

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Techdirt 1d ago

ICE Camera Crews Are Labeling Themselves ‘Media,’ Filming Anti-ICE Protesters

by Tim Cushing

This is pointless escalation, but pointless escalation is this administration’s brand. We already know ICE officers have gone out of their way to aim their phones at protesters…

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Heather Cox Richardson 1d ago

Politics Chat, July 14, 2026

by Heather Cox Richardson

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ProPublica 5h ago

DHS Plans “All-Out War” on Immigration Scammers as Fraud Complaints Double

by Naisha Roy

The post DHS Plans “All-Out War” on Immigration Scammers as Fraud Complaints Double appeared first on ProPublica .

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Tangle 2d ago

Lindsey Graham’s passing.

by Isaac Saul

Plus, breaking down the Prairieland incident.

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