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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
theguardian.com
‘The weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets’: Trump lashes out as his power wanes
Trump tries to dominate at the UN as his approval ratings plummet and even some Republicans distance themselves from him
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
slate.com
The Reaction to Trump’s Speech at the U.N. Was Revealing
The president’s wild speech before the U.N. assembly mostly got crickets—and deservedly so.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 21/09/2026
Exclusive: President Trump's approval rating fell to 32% — the lowest of his political career — as fellow Republicans soured on his handling of the cost of living amid the unpopular Iran war, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found reut.rs/3T10ZES
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Counterintelligence experts told us it’s no secret Russia has long been trying to penetrate the Trump family inner circle, so a Putin-linked oligarch bankrolling Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding raised all sorts of red flags. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: propub.li/47fu7eJ
“The expert take was … if you are the president’s son, you don’t get into a place where you are indebted to a Russian oligarch who is funded by the Russian state.” - Brett Murphy, ProPublica reporter
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com
Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day
A simple ClickFix attack is only one way to completely hijack the new agent.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Tech leaders are shielding their children from the products that made them rich | Fortune fortune.com/article/tech...
fortune.com
Tech billionaires and executives like Evan Spiegel and Peter Thiel are publicly shielding their children from the products that made them rich | Fortune
As governments race to restrict minors’ social media use, the tech billionaires who built the platforms are imposing strict screen limits at home.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
We won't be able to outrun the robots when they take over. Uh oh.
nbcnews.com
Chinese humanoid robot ‘Lightning’ beats human 100m world record in test run
The 9.32 second performance beat the time set by Usain Bolt.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
bbc.com
The lonely Chinese men being conned by fake brides
"Flash marriage" scams are an extreme symptom of a demographic crisis long in the making in China.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
theguardian.com
Meta glasses banned from courts in England and Wales
Exclusive: Court service says anyone trying to enter buildings with glasses will have them confiscated and returned when they leave
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
CEO of the world's largest workspace provider says commuting will be extinct by 2040 | Fortune fortune.com/2026/08/08/c...
fortune.com
CEO of the world's largest workspace provider says commuting will be extinct by 2040—and your kids will think it's 'mad stuff' professionals once did | Fortune
CEO of IWG, Mark Dixon, says future generations will think it's 'mad stuff' that bosses once made workers 'travel 100 miles to sit down and use a computer'
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
A case that should have never been bought in the first place...
cnn.com
Justice Dept. admits Reflecting Pool renovation was ‘hasty and botched,’ drops case against former Olympian | CNN Politics
The Justice Department is admitting that President Donald Trump’s $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was “hasty and botched,” and it is dropping the criminal case against f...
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Well, this is embarrassing.
reuters.com
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at ‌a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screen...
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
EBay, former execs to pay $56M in blogger harassment and stalking case www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/e...
cnbc.com
EBay, former execs to pay $56 million in blogger harassment and stalking case
Ina and David Steiner run a popular ecommerce blog that had angered eBay executives due to its critical coverage.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Ranked: The Income Needed to Be Happy in 50 U.S. Cities www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-price...
visualcapitalist.com
Ranked: The Price of Happiness in 50 Major U.S. Cities
See how the price of happiness varies across cities in America, as happiness in New York costs 45% more than the U.S. average.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/07/2026
John Gai carried his sick father to a nearby clinic in a wheelbarrow, but he died from cholera on the way. Gai then pushed the wheelbarrow for hours through the camp to take him to the cemetery: “Nobody should have to carry a dead body among the living.” (Published December 2025)
propublica.org
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/07/2026
This video on the rise of Russ Vought is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.
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Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/07/2026
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:
propublica.org
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
United & Delta Become Latest Airlines To Ban Humanoid Robots From All Flights simpleflying.com/united-delta...
simpleflying.com
United & Delta Become Latest Airlines To Ban Humanoid Robots From All Flights
The two airlines join Southwest as the other US carrier to ban such items.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This is a good example of journalism grounded in data.
nytimes.com
Did the World Cup Live Up to Tourism Expectations? Here Are the Winners and Losers.
Host cities, hotels, tourism boards and more had lofty expectations for the World Cup, but some struck gold, while some fizzled. Here’s the breakdown.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Waymo robotaxis show lower crash rates: IIHS www.axios.com/2026/07/23/w...
axios.com
Waymo robotaxis show lower crash rates: IIHS
The research offers some of the strongest evidence yet that driverless vehicles can outperform human drivers on safety.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Waymo robotaxis show lower crash rates: IIHS www.axios.com/2026/07/23/w...
axios.com
Waymo robotaxis show lower crash rates: IIHS
The research offers some of the strongest evidence yet that driverless vehicles can outperform human drivers on safety.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
wired.com
The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year
“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance | WIRED www.wired.com/story/sfpd-d...
wired.com
A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance
The SFPD’s exposure of hours of videos from drone platform Skydio reveals how broadly it’s watching the city from above—and how the results can spill online.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Remote work continues to thrive
axios.com
Remote work continues to thrive
35% of U.S. workers did some or all of their work at home last year.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Groom-to-be sues DraftKings after gambling away wedding fund | The Independent www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
Groom-to-be sues DraftKings after gambling away wedding fund
Exclusive: ‘Once they put the product out there, they have an obligation to make it reasonably safe,’ attorney Yvonne Flaherty told The Independent of client Dane Miller, who also lost his job and con...
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
This was never a good idea from a privacy perspective.
wired.com
Meta Pauses Employee-Tracking Program Following Internal Data Leak
The move comes after the company left potentially sensitive data from the initiative exposed internally.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
License Plate Cameras Will Soon Track Phones, Wearables, Infotainment, and Even Your Pets www.thedrive.com/news/license...
thedrive.com
License Plate Cameras Will Soon Track Phones, Wearables, Infotainment, and Even Your Pets
A new kind of license-plate-reading camera will also scrape the smart devices you take with you, and wrap all that data in a nice little bow for law enforcement and the government.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Researchers found that people who often share meals with others tend to report greater wellbeing, a link about as strong as income or having a job
spacedaily.com
Researchers found that people who often share meals with others tend to report greater wellbeing, a link about as strong as income or having a job
Most days I leave my place around 1pm and go to lunch, usually alone. It is the seam in my working day, the bit between the morning at my desk and the afternoon spent moving between coffee shops. For ...
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
wsj.com
Exclusive | How Hackers Found a Back Door Into the American Living Room
Nation-state cyberattackers are increasingly using residential proxy networks to mask their traffic, turning everyday electronics into a massive global threat.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Man sues Florida cops over arrest spurred by "93% match" in facial recognition - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com
Man sues Florida cops over arrest spurred by "93% match" in facial recognition
Lawsuit: "Police let an error-prone AI system stand in for an investigation."
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are | WIRED www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
wired.com
The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are
The US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops. It adopted almost none—and now says adversaries are using the data to target soldiers during a war.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Trump's Iran war has already taught Russia and China some valuable lessons. slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com
Trump’s Iran War Is Turning Into an Even Bigger Mess
Whatever happens now with Iran, the U.S. will be living with the global consequences for some time.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Hi, there. "In the incidents we investigated, a single external Teams chat moved the operator from cold outreach to a persistent foothold in under five minutes.”
bleepingcomputer.com
KongTuke hackers now use Microsoft Teams for corporate breaches
Initial access broker KongTuke has moved to Microsoft Teams for social engineering attacks, taking as little as five minutes to gain persistent access to corporate networks.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Judge rules Trump administration’s cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
nbcnews.com
Judge rules Trump administration’s cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional
Several groups that sued the government, including the American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association and Modern Language Association, hailed the decision.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans
theguardian.com
The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans
This information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
nytimes.com
Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/05/2026
NEW: ProPublica identified at least 79 children who’ve been left screaming, unable to breathe, or otherwise hurt by tear gas and pepper spray during Trump’s historic immigration crackdown.
propublica.org
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Has Harmed Scores of Kids With Tear Gas, Pepper Spray
In several cities, judges have chastised federal officers, saying they used excessive force. One former DHS leader called ProPublica’s findings a “bright red flag.”
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/05/2026
New York leaders have announced a plan to implement some of the strictest rules for immigration officials in the U.S., including banning ICE agents from wearing masks. nyti.ms/4tjSVLi
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/05/2026
Breaking News: A panel of federal judges on Thursday blocked President Trump from imposing a 10% tariff on most U.S. imports, dealing yet another legal setback to the White House in its efforts to tax foreign goods and wage trade war without the express permission of Congress. nyti.ms/4da1dzv
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This looks like censorship.
nytimes.com
F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
History is important to our understanding of the world, how we got here and our place in it. ‘We are killing them all over again’: Critics say history is being erased as Trump reshapes narratives at national parks | CNN Politics www.cnn.com/2026/05/02/p...
cnn.com
‘We are killing them all over again’: Critics say history is being erased as Trump reshapes narratives at national parks | CNN Politics
At national parks, visitors will be confronted with changes enacted after Trump’s order to remove or replace narratives that “disparage” Americans.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
wsj.com
Exclusive | Iran War Complicates Contingency Plans to Defend Taiwan, Some U.S. Officials Say
The U.S. has burned through so many munitions in Iran that some administration officials assess that America couldn’t fully execute contingency plans to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion if it occ...
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Wow. Just wow. This photo isvery visibly the opposite of servant leadership.
theguardian.com
‘Worth a thousand words’: Trump photo obscuring women’s tennis team sparks backlash
The women who visited the White House to celebrate Georgia’s championship win were largely obscured in a photo shared by a Trump press aide
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
@cnn.com: "the number of critical munitions remaining in US stockpiles is no longer sufficient to confront a near-peer adversary, like China, and it will likely take years before the inventory of those weapons returns to pre-war levels, the CSIS analysis concludes."
cnn.com
US at risk of running out of missiles if another war breaks out after depleting stockpile in Iran operations | CNN Politics
The US military has significantly depleted its stockpile of key missiles during the war with Iran and created a “near-term risk” of running out of ammunition in a future conflict should one arise in t...
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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Any other President, any other country, any other time, he’d be impeached, imprisoned and disgraced.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Uh oh. We won't be able to outrun the robots...
techcrunch.com
Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon | TechCrunch
The winning time is a massive improvement over last year’s race, when the fastest robot finished in two hours and 40 minutes.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
This is worth reading.
wsj.com
Behind Trump’s Public Bravado on the War, He Grapples With His Own Fears
The president’s impulsive style has never been tested in a sustained military conflict, and he’s been ruminating on Jimmy Carter’s failure in Iran.
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
nytimes.com
Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
poynter.org
Trump’s Truth Social posts are driving the news cycle — and raising alarms - Poynter
From threats about Iran to attacks on the pope and an AI image of himself as Jesus, the president’s posts have drawn unusually broad criticism
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Worth Mention @worthmention.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
nytimes.com
Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate
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