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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 6h
Tesla renames Full Self-Driving to Tesla Assisted Driving in Europe after pushback from Germany, whose transport minister will now back its EU-wide approval (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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dmercer.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social · 6h
Lobby, Chicago Board of Trade. 1930, Holabird and Root, architects
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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 06/10/2026
Study: China is struggling to attract foreign AI talent; for every 30 Chinese AI researchers in the US in 2025, only one in China made the opposite journey (Zeyi Yang/New York Times) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 04/10/2026
Extracted system prompts show Meta's Muse compiles "a page for every person in the user's life", with facts, history, tips to improve relationships, and more (Wired) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The most bizarre thing about this idiotic, embarrassing line of questioning by Eric Schmitt is that it’s totally irrelevant Even if Jack Smith went to a basketball game in Atlanta-he didn’t-there isn’t even a scintilla of proof that he met, much less conspired with Fani Willis 35 days
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 30/09/2026
This might be my all-time record for the amount of times I've re-watched an Aaron Rupar clip. I think I've given this at least 10 views now.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Susan Collins has been lying to us for almost 30 years.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I wonder what it would be like to write the same column, over and over again, endlessly. Seems like it’d be boring. But maybe it brings one comfort, like having your parents read you the same story every night before you go to bed.
Opinion
Opinion by Megan McArdle
The Great Awokening is over.
This lesbian bar shows why.
A meltdown over masking shows where cancel culture is now.
Today at 07:00 ET
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The lede is like something a soldier might have written decades after storming Omaha Beach, and having lived long enough to tell his grandchildren about how he somehow survived that fateful day.
For years, the first thing I did upon awakening was check Twitter to see if I had been canceled. After a quick name search to ensure that there was only the usual amount of frothing denunciation, I could get on with my day.
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Saturday Night Live skit of an interview with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Marge finally realizing the Republican caravan fearmongering stuff (@MarshaBlackburn loves to peddle) has always been bullshit
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These people have no idea what’s happening in America right now. And, they don’t care. White House Deputy Chief of Staff post last night ⬇️
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@fredtaming.bsky.social
A post by fredesque (@FredTaming) on X.com featuring the text "[pulling paper out of hat] "clams" [pulling 2nd paper out of hat] "with Hepatitis A"" above a reshared news post from FactPost (@factpostnews) stating "The FDA has announced a recall of clams due to possible contamination with hepatitis A.", accompanied by photos of RFK Jr. and open clams.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/09/2026
Beyond the fact that it’s incredibly illegal and corrupt to use taxpayer dollars to run political ads on television, there’s another problem with re-running old ads like this: the messaging only reminds everyone what a fraud you are.
Black-and-white image of Donald Trump standing in a hallway from a recent ad he ran on TV with taxpayer funds. White subtitle text on a black bar at the bottom displays what Trump’s voiceover says in the ad: “we will expel the warmongers from our government.”
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/09/2026
Gaza: a week in the life of five ordinary Palestinians
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Gaza: a week in the life of five ordinary Palestinians
As the war pushes deep into its third year, what does daily life look like for people living there and how has the conflict changed it?
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 27/09/2026
Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
 Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 23/09/2026
⚡️ Citizens from 47 nations—including India, Nepal, Cuba, and South Africa—are dying on the front lines for Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN. He called on world leaders to stop Russia from using foreign lives to cover up its own failure and pay for its war.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The best case scenario is that the president of the United States is an addled old man who is impotently lashing out at his critics as his administration collapses around him. Possible alternative explanations... are more sinister. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
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President Trump keeps casually accusing news outlets of treason
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Ed Bott @edbott.com · 23/09/2026
Every word of this is hilarious. Imagine this guy as your model for cognitive health! Can't understand why it was in my junk folder.
An email message: HEALTH

Elon Musk Reveals The 15-Second Vicks Trick For Memory Loss and Dementia - Outperforming $26,500 Prescription Drugs

In less than three weeks, an unusual natural protocol based on Vicks has accomplished what synthetic medications like Aricept, Namenda, and Leqembi at $26,500 per year completely failed to do.

According to clinical data revealed in a groundbreaking presentation by Elon Musk, this 15-second NASA-inspired ritual is considered one of the most surprising scientific breakthroughs of the 21st century in the fight against Alzheimer's, memory loss, and cognitive decline.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Can't believe in 2026 we're still having the same furry discourse we had in 2003.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 23/09/2026
⚡️ Zelenskyy warned that AI could begin determining battlefield outcomes as early as next year if the rapid advancement of lethal weapons continues unchecked. He stressed the urgent need to achieve peace before autonomous technologies take control of warfare.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 23/09/2026
DoorDash will pay $131.5 million to settle a New York City government probe that found the food delivery service underpaid or waited too long to pay workers. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: reut.rs/4dsTnQ1
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 22/09/2026
Free newsletter: I estimate that ~50% of AI chip sales - $200bn to $300bn+ - are sitting in warehouses, with NVIDIA selling hundreds of billions of GPUs years in advance. Data centers take way longer to build than hyperscalers are leading us to believe. www.wheresyoured.at/wherere-all-the-ai-chips/
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 23/09/2026
Russia hammered Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday, hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to address world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly. to.pbs.org/4hhgbFO
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WATCH LIVE: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy addresses 2026 UN General Assembly
Russia hammered Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday, hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to address world leaders at the U.N. General Assembl...
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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So of course Elon Musk is pouring millions to Susan Collin’s campaign. The return on investment is astronomical.
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 23/09/2026
Ukraine will have no choice but to make this winter painful for Russia if Moscow targets its energy grid, President Zelensky warned. He added that Russia lost nearly 249,000 troops in 2026 for minimal gains, much of which Ukraine already liberated. Video: Telegram channels
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WIRED @wired.com · 23/09/2026
A clandestine card-counting operation suggests we may need new ways to spot agent-to-agent deception. www.wired.com/story/ai-age...
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AI Agents Teamed Up to Cheat at Blackjack. Their Collusion Is Getting Harder to Spot
A clandestine card-counting operation suggests we may need new ways to spot agent-to-agent deception.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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BluesMusic @bluesmusic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Cascade performing on a 'Chapman Stick'🎸 🎶'Little Wing' #bluesmusic
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026
ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.
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Attorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash delivery
A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Keep posting buddy, that should do it
Trump: Gas prices were much higher under Biden than under "TRUMP." So were almost all other prices.
President DJT
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Donald Trump is a convicted criminal. His administration is a criminal organization. Of course he is trying to shut down the International Criminal Court.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yes — Also this should’ve happened after “quiet piggy”, etc (Also would’ve been nice if the Tennessee press corps had stood with us when Speaker Sexton banned us from TN GOP leadership pressers instead of voting to keep us out year after year)
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Few patients appeal when insurers decline to pay for their care. Many don’t even know they can. But new data show that when they do, they frequently win — in some plans, nine out of 10 times. www.latimes.com/science/stor...
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Patients who fight health insurance denials often win
New data show how often insurers deny prior authorizations that can stall patients’ care — and how frequently those decisions get reversed.
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IGN @ign.com · 21/09/2026
Disney+ has altered its user agreement to clarify that ads will be allowed on all subscription tiers. bit.ly/4hhOjBo
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“So the bottom line is Trump doesn’t do the show anymore.” “Yeah.” That time Dave Letterman said Trump stopped doing the show unless he apologized for calling Trump “racist” — and Dave wouldn’t do it.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
(crying, screaming, throwing up because they cast one of the greatest actresses of all time to voice the Jesus lion from a children's book)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
JD Vance speaks to dozens of people today in Iowa (via REUTERS)
pic of the crowd at the Vance rally today showing lots of empty space in a small gym with empty seats too while JD speaks
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
want to read a great story?
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Christine Hall @brideoflinux.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Call an LLM "a word-guessing program" and AI boosters will accuse you of reductionism. But the LLM is just guessing words, and the remarkable and amazing thing about this fact is the sheer plausibility of the sentences this method produces: Textured buff.ly/pxnrnsV
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Pluralistic: Textured (18 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Here's my deep dive on yesterday's ruling allowing unlimited searches of cell phones at the border. reason.com/volokh/2026/...
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Second Circuit Rejects Limits on Border Searches of Cell Phones
And why I think they are wrong, and the Supreme Court should step in.
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Houston Do'ug @petabites.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
so Trademark laws are now geared to protect companies ... rather than their original intended purpose of protecting consumers (from confusion)
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Reuters @reuters.com · 18/09/2026
BREAKING: President Trump banned news outlets CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House, complaining about their coverage in a social media post reut.rs/4y2Y8dx
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