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Jason Abbruzzese

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Assistant managing editor at NBC News Digital: Tech, science, climate, health, business and digital culture. Signal:JasonAbb.78

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Ben Goggin @bengoggin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Lawsuits across the country are targeting data center noise blamed for hearing loss and sick pets www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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Suing for silence: Nationwide lawsuits target data center noise
Concerns about data centers initially centered on their energy and water consumption, but as more have come online, residents’ gripes are increasingly about noise.
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Jason Abbruzzese @jasonabbruzzese.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Inside the most bombed McDonald’s in the world
The walls are pockmarked from shrapnel and the golden arches melted at Ukraine’s first McDonald’s. But the restaurant, a symbol of the country’s Western aspirations, still serves as a refuge in Kyiv.
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Jason Abbruzzese @jasonabbruzzese.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Fauci’s texts, Trump’s executive order and the resurgence of anti-vaccine rhetoric
Anti-vaccine rhetoric has gained renewed attention with the release of text messages from Dr. Anthony Fauci and President Donald Trump’s executive order.
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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Job losses in July and negative revisions reveal a weakening U.S. labor market
In a troubling sign for the economy, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that it revised down the prior two months’ jobs by a combined 103,000.
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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Pastor whose first two wives’ deaths are being re-investigated has a fifth wife. She kicked him out.
Janice Grote says she asked retired pastor John Bridges to leave their Missouri home after detectives told her he was a suspect in one of two death investigations.
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Tyler Kingkade @tktk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
NEW: Parents in New Mexico are fighting against a state-mandated AI tool being used for dyslexia screeners and tutoring for K-2 students But what's unique in NM is that even some school districts are saying they're also concerned -- and refusing to use it www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...
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Meet Amira, an AI reading tutor alarming some parents and school leaders in New Mexico
Literacy software powered by AI has captured hundreds of thousands of recordings of New Mexico students. Now the state faces questions about children’s data.
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sara g miller @saragmiller.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Lettuce rejoice?
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Michigan lifts lettuce warning as state’s cyclosporiasis cases fall
The state’s health department said that residents can return to their usual salad routines, including buying bagged salads, but should still avoid recalled lettuce.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Candace Owens built an elaborate conspiracy theory about who killed Charlie Kirk. Her crackerjack sources? A kombucha brewer, a far-right lawyer, and a Kremlin-loving model — all cashing in. I spent way too much time tracking them all in a new series for MS NOW. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnNw...
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Who Killed Charlie Kirk? How conspiracy theories sparked a MAGA civil war
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Rep. Andy Ogles loses his Republican primary in Tennessee www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Rep. Andy Ogles loses his Republican primary in Tennessee
Ogles lost despite having President Donald Trump’s endorsement, NBC News projects. Former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher will be the GOP nominee.
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Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Hello! I am back from parental leave and back to reporting on technology and security concerns for NBC News. If you've got access to information about privacy/surveillance, cybersecurity, election security, AI getting ornery, scams, kids' data etc please let me know! Signal is kevincollier.01.
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Jason Abbruzzese @jasonabbruzzese.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
SCOOP by @natashakorecki.bsky.social Adam Edelman: Democrat Ben Wikler explores a 2028 run for Senate in Wisconsin www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Democrat Ben Wikler explores a 2028 run for Senate in Wisconsin
Some Democratic insiders are rankled by the former state party chair’s ambitions and national book tour, with one saying it feels like he’s “whistling past the graveyard.”
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Ben Goggin @bengoggin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Top scientists at OpenAI and Anthropic ask U.S. for tools to pace AI development www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
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Top scientists at OpenAI and Anthropic ask U.S. for tools to pace AI development
The statement — signed by senior employees at OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta — comes days after an OpenAI model escaped its sandbox and attacked another company’s systems.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
There's no sign Trump has followed through on his vow to ask the Supreme Court to rehear the birthright citizenship case, with the 25-day window of opportunity now closed: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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Trump hasn’t asked the Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case despite his vow
The deadline for the administration to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider the ruling that struck down the president’s effort to limit birthright citizenship was Monday night.
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Jason Abbruzzese @jasonabbruzzese.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Meta has invested so much and tried so many things and the one product from them I'd consider paying for is Marketplace.
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Ben Goggin @bengoggin.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Bipartisan bill would require companies to tell users when they’re talking to AI www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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Bipartisan bill would require companies to tell users when they’re talking to AI
The Senior Chatbot Protection Act, from Sens. Mark Kelly and Jim Justice, would require clear labeling of AI and new protections for health and financial conversations.
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 23/07/2026
Disgraced former Gov. Blagojevich wants Trump to pardon a politician on the lam in Greece
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Disgraced former Gov. Blagojevich wants Trump to pardon a politician on the lam in Greece
The former Illinois governor, himself pardoned by Trump, has turned to pardon lobbying. His latest cause is a former Indiana councilman convicted in a vote-buying scandal.
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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
this story is wild - so much in here www.nbcnews.com/politics/202... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social @bengoggin.bsky.social
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Wisconsin Democratic candidate David Crowley disavows his old crude and caustic ‘Dirt McGirk’ Twitter account
Crowley contends others also had access to the Twitter burner account and says he did not post incendiary messages about women and race, as well as derogatory LGBTQ references.
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Jane C. Timm @janetimm.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The @nbcnews.com politics team with another 🔥 scoop: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Wisconsin Democratic candidate David Crowley disavows his old crude and caustic ‘Dirt McGirk’ Twitter account
Crowley contends others also had access to the Twitter burner account and says he did not post incendiary messages about women and race, as well as derogatory LGBTQ references.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
NEW: Troy Jackson’s sudden rise in Maine invites scrutiny of his past Dems feel “huge relief” on ditching Platner but leery of what they don’t know. Some ex-colleagues have criticisms. Jackson’s also new to Republicans, who are still mapping out how to attack him. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Troy Jackson’s sudden rise in Maine invites scrutiny of his past and his vulnerabilities
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson is Democrats’ likely nominee to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins in an expensive, consequential race following Graham Platner’s exit.
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Jason Abbruzzese @jasonabbruzzese.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Coulda used more T
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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Could Graham Platner face legal trouble over his former girlfriend’s sexual assault allegation? www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Could Graham Platner face legal trouble over his former girlfriend’s sexual assault allegation?
There is no known criminal investigation into the former Maine Senate candidate, but experts told NBC News what a potential case could look like.
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Joe Murphy @joemurph.com · 16/07/2026
The @nbcnews.com Data / Graphics team continues its run of #WorldCup coverage, today with a #dataViz [paywall] piece on the World Cup histories of the teams still left, where we are now on goals per game, and World Cup fatigue. Here's @amowreader.com with the story: www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
This is a chart showing the average number of goals scored per game at World Cup tournaments since 1950. The 1954 World Cup had an average of 5.4 goals per game; the 2026 tournament had a rate of 2.9 goals per game, which is the most since the 1970 tournament.
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Ben Goggin @bengoggin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I tested Meta's new AI image model and detection tool. It lets users deepfake everyday Instagram users, celebrities like Scarlett Johansson, and world leaders like Trump. The detection tool was easily fooled by cropping screenshots of Meta AI images. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
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Meta AI now lets people make deepfakes from public Instagram photos without explicit consent
Meta’s new Muse AI can generate realistic images based on public Instagram images including of many celebrities and public figures.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🤔 It’s been over 24 hours since Graham Platner cracked open the door to dropping out and… nothing since. He hasn’t announced anything. Dems can’t force him to drop out; it’s his decision. But if he stays, no money to campaign and no allies. Mutually assured destruction.
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Joe Murphy @joemurph.com · 07/07/2026
On career World Cup goals, Messi now leads Mbappé, 21 to 19. [no paywall] www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
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Gooooooooals: Mbappé battles Messi for all-time World Cup scoring record
NBC News is tracking the French star and the Argentine legend through their teams’ remaining matches.
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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Who could replace Graham Platner, if he decides to step aside? Here are some names being talked about: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202... by @allansmith.bsky.social
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Who could replace Graham Platner as Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee?
Platner is facing renewed pressure to drop out of the race before a Monday deadline to replace him on the ballot after he was accused of sexual assault. He denies the allegation.
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Ben Goggin @bengoggin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Elizabeth Warren demands AI companies and Pentagon release military contract details In a letter to Pete Hegseth, she asked whether Reflection AI, backed by Don Jr.'s firm, had been in touch Don before the company's contract was approved www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
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Warren demands that Pentagon and AI companies release full military contracts
In letters seen by NBC News, Sen. Warren raised concerns over the deals between the government and tech companies and the potential for AI-powered surveillance and weapons.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 07/07/2026
Some astronomers have theorized that the space rock may be a chunk of material that broke off the moon. China’s Tianwen-2 mission aims to bring a sample of it to Earth.
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China releases first photo of an asteroid some consider Earth’s ‘quasi moon’
Some astronomers have theorized that the space rock may be a chunk of material that broke off the moon. China’s Tianwen-2 mission aims to bring a sample of it to Earth.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 02/07/2026
With record-high temperatures expected through Saturday, summer camp directors, nonprofit leaders and local officials are racing to keep children and older people safe.
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Extreme heat in the eastern U.S. sparks a scramble to protect the vulnerable
With record-high temperatures expected through Saturday, summer camp directors, nonprofit leaders and local officials are racing to keep children and older people safe.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Rep. Tom Kean speaks: “Several months ago due to health concerns I entered the hospital for some testing. I did not believe that this would result in a long-term stay. I was given the diagnosis of depression.”
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Supreme Court upholds state transgender sports bans www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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Supreme Court upholds state transgender sports bans
In the latest of a string of losses for LGBTQ rights, the high court allowed states to bar transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports.
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 22/06/2026
“The fact that connections between the information sought in the subpoenas and any possible criminal violation range from extremely weak to nonexistent only adds to the overwhelming evidence that these subpoenas were not issued to investigate, but to harass, coerce, and retaliate."
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Judge quashes ‘unlawful’ subpoenas he says Trump administration was using to harass Minnesota Democrats
The judge said that the subpoenas, served in January while the administration was ramping up its immigration enforcement efforts, were “no doubt” intended to harass Trump’s foes.
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Jason Abbruzzese @jasonabbruzzese.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The strategic copium reserves are getting hit hard
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
NEW: Senate delays Jay Clayton’s DNI hearing after Trump orders senators to hold off on advancing his own nominee. Tom Cotton calls this “regrettable.” John Thune, asked why Trump is doing this: “Good question.” FISA Section 702 is still expired. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Senate delays Jay Clayton’s nomination for intel director after Trump post
An early-morning social media post by Trump, who said he was “cancelling” the hearing, left GOP leaders flummoxed.
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Jason Abbruzzese @jasonabbruzzese.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
They don't call him Brainn Wilson.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
After Carter Page settled his surveillance claims against the government, the Supreme Court rejected his appeal seeking to revive separate claims against James Comey and others: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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Supreme Court rejects former Trump adviser Carter Page’s bid to revive James Comey lawsuit
Page had sued over the FBI’s investigation into alleged ties between Russia and the Trump campaign in the 2016 election.
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Joe Murphy @joemurph.com · 12/06/2026
New #dataViz dive from @nbcnews.com into how to look at what a trillion is, in words and visuals. We have a chart, a ticker, an interactive, multiple three-dimensional renderings, it was a team effort (five bylines!) and it shows. [no paywall] www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
A three-dimensional rendering of the Statue of Liberty, $1.77 trillion in stacked hundred dollar bills, a SpaceX rocket and other comparable items. The stacked money takes up quite a bit more space than the Statue of Liberty – and, when you look at the $1 billion in stacked bills next to it, the billion looks miniscule. Atop this rendering is the text "A trillion, visualized: The SpaceX IPO valuation is orders of magnitude larger than Tesla’s 2010 IPO valuation."
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 12/06/2026
Ohio progressive group raided by FBI accuses Trump’s DOJ of intimidation www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Ohio progressive group raided by FBI accuses Trump’s DOJ of intimidation
The Justice Department investigation is focused on the group’s voter registration efforts, and is part of the administration’s ongoing effort to pursue allegations of voter fraud.
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 09/06/2026
2020 election denier under scrutiny from fair elections advocates for new role at DOJ
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2020 election denier under scrutiny from fair elections advocates for new role at DOJ
Kurt Olsen, who helped try to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, is now part of the Justice Department, working on a “grand conspiracy” investigation targeting the president’s foes.
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Jason Abbruzzese @jasonabbruzzese.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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Despite deadly Washington implosion, chemical industry poised to see less government oversight
The Trump administration is attempting to roll back reforms to the EPA program designed to prevent chemical disasters — and to shut down the safety board that investigates them.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
If the guy from Milli Vanilli had a mic, he would have dropped it
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Supreme Court rules for Black death row inmate in Mississippi who was denied the chance to argue at trial that the prosecutor unlawfully struck potential jurors because they were Black: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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Supreme Court sides with Mississippi death row inmate who alleged racial bias in jury selection
The court’s decision means Terry Pitchford’s conviction is thrown out after prosecutors excluded several Black jurors at his trial.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Ted Cruz warns Republicans not to underestimate Talarico "It is easy to say it’s Texas, it’s red, we’re going to win—and I believe we are going to win. But I also think the Democrat nominee James Talarico is a dangerous candidate.” He draws parallels to TX in 2018. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Ted Cruz warns Republicans not to underestimate Talarico
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Tyler Kingkade @tktk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
NEW: Randi Weingarten, the head of AFT, the second largest teachers union, is calling for screen time limits and a ban on student-facing AI in elementary schools She told me her thinking evolved in the past few months www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...
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Teachers union president calls for limits on AI and screen time in schools
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, is backing a parent-led movement to restrict how much time elementary school students spend on laptops in class.
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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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Clarence B. Jones, civil rights activist who helped write MLK’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech, dies at 95
Jones was one of the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the epic speech and helped push for the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Vance told @henryjgomez.bsky.social that he is on a "crazy" diet RFK recommended to him — “a lot of protein” and “fermented foods writ large, so, you know, yogurt, cheese and things like that.” Also deleted X off his phone for Lent and hasn't put it back on yet. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jd-...
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Vance calls Pope Leo’s AI warnings ‘profound’
In an interview Tuesday with NBC News, the vice president said he is glad the pope tackled the topic. Vance also discussed why X remains off his phone after he deleted it for Lent.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Supreme Court ALLOWS an excessive force claim to move forward against a Michigan cop who shot a non-lethal projectile at a protester in 2020. Qualified immunity denied, with two conservatives saying they would have ruled in favor of the cop: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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Supreme Court rejects Michigan cop's bid to toss out an excessive force claim from a George Floyd protest
The case focused on the contentious issue of qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that protects cops accused of constitutional violations.
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Ben Goggin @bengoggin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors’ names We identified a network of AI-created journals that have published over 100 fake papers, using real professors' names among the AI slop www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
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Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors’ names
Online academic journals falsely attributed articles, likely written by AI, to several professors, who say the fiasco is a warning about the future of scientific knowledge.
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Joe Murphy @joemurph.com · 26/05/2026
Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors’ names [paywall] www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
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Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors’ names
Online academic journals falsely attributed articles, likely written by AI, to several professors, who say the fiasco is a warning about the future of scientific knowledge.
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