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31 Jul 05:39 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got to buy MSG’s privacy. Her fans aren’t so lucky.

ms.now/opinion/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-got-to-buy-msgs-privacy-her-fans-arent-so-lucky

Reports that Madison Square Garden temporarily shut off its facial recognition system for Swift’s wedding expose a glaring problem with how the elite wield and control mass surveillance.

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31 Jul 05:39 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

The Covid Amnesia Project and the Plot to Erase 2020

sciencebasedmedicine.org/116333-2/

It’s up to those of us who experienced the pandemic in the real-world to make sure that what actually happened in 2020 isn’t deliberately erased by sheltered disinformation agents who experienced

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31 Jul 05:39 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Stop treating Elon Musk’s racist meltdowns like they’re normal

ms.now/opinion/elon-musk-racist-meltdown-economist-traitor

Anthony L. Fisher: The economy and millions of retirement accounts are tied to the fortunes of an unstable, race-baiting conspiracy theorist.

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31 Jul 05:39 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

A second lens makes DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4P my new favorite video camera

theverge.com/gadgets/972456/dji-osmo-pocket-4p-review

Bigger, but definitely better.

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31 Jul 05:39 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

An Odyssey Through Testimonial Injustice

news.chanda.science/archive/an-odyssey-through-testimonial-injustice/

On reading Dr. Emily Wilson, properly

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31 Jul 05:39 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

The New iPhone Underclass

theatlantic.com/technology/2026/07/apple-lease-upgrade-program/688106/?gift=iWa_iB9lkw4UuiWbIbrWGUcrZvwQnmtqIc8FA2FAnKI

Apple will now let you lease an iPhone or a MacBook like you would a car. The new program makes the company's gadgets seem more affordable than they really are, Damon Beres argues.

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31 Jul 05:39 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

These Drivers Are Taking Extreme Measures to Avoid New Car Technology

wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/driver-assistance-technology-dashboard-ead96bd2?st=i1YwPc&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Doyle is part of a vocal minority fighting the auto industry’s obsession with packing new technology into cars.

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31 Jul 05:39 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

The influencer teaching millions to fear solar

heated.world/p/the-influencer-teaching-millions?r=5j4

Alexandra Fasulo says she’s protecting farms and wildlife. Her campaign is becoming a blueprint for the fossil fuel right.

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31 Jul 05:39 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

The last Bennigan’s in Illinois is thriving in Elgin as it turns 50

chicagotribune.com/2026/07/29/bennigans-illinois-elgin-restaurant/?mrfcid=202607306a6a49636e023748c6e61f4a

A once beloved restaurant brand that seemingly disappeared from the American dining landscape in the early 2000s is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

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31 Jul 05:39 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Elon Musk’s tired schtick

disconnect.blog/elon-musks-tired-schtick/

Why does the media keep debasing itself for a man who despises them?

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31 Jul 05:39 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

FEMA said yes to Democratic disaster requests. Trump killed them anyway.

eenews.net/articles/fema-said-yes-to-democratic-disaster-requests-trump-killed-them-anyway/

President Donald Trump cast aside bipartisan precedent when he rejected eligible disaster requests from four blue states.

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Transgender Study Guide

stribs.medium.com/transgender-study-guide-4888eb8d9514

A growing source of evidence-based information about transgender people, providing links to specific studies and other helpful resources

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

AI Doomsday Bullshit Is Getting Tired

karlbode.com/ai-doomsday-bullshit-is-getting-tired/

The "rogue AI" narrative continues to help obscure very ugly and avoidable human failures.

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

You Cannot Use One Bullshit Machine To Catch Another Bullshit Machine

terribleminds.com/ramble/2026/07/29/you-cannot-use-one-bullshit-machine-to-catch-another-bullshit-machine/

I really fucking hate AI right now. I really fucking hated AI yesterday and the day before, too, though I think the hate is growing faster and hotter, like a sun about to explode and consume the ga…

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

First volume of The Terry Pratchett Reader’s Guide gets early launch at Discworld Convention

downthetubes.net/first-volume-of-the-terry-pratchett-readers-guide-gets-early-launch-at-discworld-convention/

Explore the legacy of Terry Pratchett with Marc Burrows' new Reader’s Guide, launching at the Discworld Convention in August 2026

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Understanding Americans' ideology

yougov.com/en-us/articles/53978-understanding-americans-ideology

9% of Americans describe their politics as far-left, 15% as left, 9% as center-left, 21% as center, 10% as center-right, 17% as right, and 5% as far-right.

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

10,000 items, 5,000 square feet, 160 years of history: Inside General Mills’s brand archive

marketingbrew.com/stories/10-000-items-5-000-square-feet-160-years-of-history-inside-general-millss-brand-archive

The company’s senior corporate archivist supports brand marketers’ various requests, dives deep into brand histories, and creates the archives of tomorrow. “I’m always looking to see what people are working on today and what will be useful for the future generations of marketers and brand teams,” the company’s senior corporate archivist told us.

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Dow Chemical seeks to legalize plastic pollution in Texas bay

pirg.org/articles/dow-chemical-seeks-to-legalize-plastic-pollution-in-texas-bay/

Dow wants Texas regulators to make their plastic pellet discharge legal. That would be a step in the wrong direction

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Hims misled consumers and violated their privacy, FTC alleges in a lawsuit

statnews.com/2026/07/29/ftc-lawsuit-hims-alleging-deceptive-business-practices/

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued telehealth company Hims & Hers alleging business practices that agency says mislead consumers.

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

A Regional War, With Options To Expand

forever-wars.com/a-regional-war-with-options-to-expand/

And without any reason for Iran to trust in negotiations, this is a one-way elevator until U.S. capitulation

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Boomers Can’t Stop Gifting Their Grandkids AI-Generated Slop Books

wired.com/story/boomers-cant-stop-gifting-their-grandkids-ai-generated-slop-books/

Parents are getting fed up with garbled bedtime stories that feature characters based on actual photos of their children.

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

The Odyssey’s Most Urgent Warning is Written All Over Lupita Nyong’o’s Face

vulture.com/article/the-odysseys-warning-is-all-over-lupita-nyongos-face.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=vulture&utm_source=bluesky

The Odyssey taps into an elemental anger that Nyong’o brings to exquisitely painful life in her dual roles as Helen and Clytemnestra.

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers

bbc.com/news/articles/cd7lg2nz2x2o?app-referrer=push-notification

The actor and musician faces allegations from 10 women in total who say he mistreated them as teenagers.

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

I thought Nolan’s Odyssey was an epic bore. If you want Greek myths brought to life, try the thrill of opera!

theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/29/odyssey-christopher-nolan-opera-greek-myths

Composers from Purcell to Birtwistle have created passionate dramas inspired by ancient Greek stories – and none of them require you to sit through three hours of solemn spectacle without an interval

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Fark NotNewsletter: Not Ready to go on the cart

m.fark.com/comments/blog1796/Fark-NotNewsletter-Not-Ready-to-go-on-cart

Fark NotNewsletter: Not Ready to go on the cart

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive

nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/ice-arrests-airports-visa-overstay.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1VA.bzJB.z6JMyspVtvel&smid=url-share

The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired U. S.

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Role Player's Digest #7

roleplayersdigest.substack.com/p/role-players-digest-7

July 27, 2026

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Man accused of stealing automated license plate reading cameras in Lisle, Illinois, speaks out

cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-charged-in-flock-alpr-theft-speaks/?intcid=CNR-01-0623

His arrest comes as a small but visible vigilante movement has vandalized similar cameras across the country.

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

In China, people are renting out their faces to AI

restofworld.org/2026/china-ai-microdramas-face-licensing/

New platforms are paying people to license their likeness for AI-generated dramas and ads, creating a new marketplace for biometric identity.

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30 Jul 05:30 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

The Masculinity Scam

theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/masculinity-scam-manosphere-talarico/687999/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8LSB1oeROEz1uvJAU23jYGE

The attacks against James Talarico are revealing, @AdamSerwer writes. They resemble “the frothing tone of masculinity influencers in the online manosphere, with its strict but arbitrary standards for what makes a man a man”: