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So This Is Why Trump Didn’t Want to Release the Epstein Files
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Trump’s Approval Ratings Have Hit a New Low
Af unny thing happened to our political blowhard class on its way to its next appointed bout of savvy prognosticating. As breathless pundits looked to this week’s handful of off-year elections for telltale signs of the country’s mood swings, the…
Donald Trump Is Losing Control of MAGA
On Sunday night, Donald Trump abjectly surrendered in one of the most intense political battles of his second term. For months, the White House had been pressuring congressional Republicans to hold the line against a bill that would require the…
Trump’s Anti-Green Agenda Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Climate Deaths. The Poorest Countries Will Be Impacted Most.
New advances in environmental science are providing a detailed understanding of the human costs of the Trump administration’s approach to climate change. Increasing temperatures are already killing enormous numbers of people. A ProPublica and Guardian analysis that draws on sophisticated…
Mark Ruffalo to return for ‘Task’ season two
Mark Ruffalo is set to return for series two of Task. Last month, Brad Ingelsby, the creator of the hit new HBO series, said he would “love to” bring the show back for a second season. Now, it’s been confirmed that Task will…
Steve Bannon Was Planning to Produce a Pro-Epstein Documentary — On the Day of Financier’s Arrest
Emails reveal that Bannon was making arrangements for a redemptive documentary to counter damaging narratives advanced by Netflix’s ’Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich.’ Filmed on location in Little St. John Island, the abandoned project was going to feature testimonials by Epstein…
Ukraine Is Jamming Russia’s ‘Superweapon’ With a Song
The Ukrainian Army is knocking a once-hyped Russian superweapon out of the sky by jamming it with a song and tricking it into thinking it’s in Lima, Peru. The Kremlin once called its Kh-47M2 Kinzhal ballistic missiles “invincible.” Joe Biden…
Apple study shows LLMs can tell what you’re doing from audio data – 9to5Mac
Apple researchers have published a study that looks into how LLMs can analyze audio and motion data to get a better overview of the user’s activities. Here are the details. They’re good at it, but not in a creepy way…
Thunderbird adds native support for Microsoft Exchange accounts
Thunderbird 145 has been released with full native support for Microsoft Exchange email via the Exchange Web Services (EWS) protocol. This means that Thunderbird users in Microsoft Exchange environments (e.g., Microsoft 365, Office 365) no longer need third-party add-ons and…
A decision about breaking up Google’s adtech monopoly is on the horizon
Apple TV has announced ”The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina,” a new eight-episode unscripted food series starring and executive produced by Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Awkwafina. The show follows the actor and comedian on a cross-country journey to explore…
Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap
The government lawyer knew what was coming as she stood inside a courtroom and texted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent waiting in a corridor a few feet away. “I can’t do this,” the lawyer said in a text message…
40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes’ raucous adventures burst onto the comics page
40 years ago — on November 18, 1985 — a new comic strip appeared in the newspaper: Calvin and Hobbes. Hobbes was a stuffed tiger, but in the mind of 6-year-old Calvin he was a wryly observant companion for his…
Senators Launch Inquiry After a White House Official Intervened on Behalf of Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Two key Senate Democrats have launched an inquiry after a ProPublica investigation revealed this week that a White House official had intervened on behalf of his former legal clients — pro-Trump influencer Andrew Tate and his brother — during a…