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Introducing Linting to your Existing Design Tokens System

alwaystwisted.com/articles/introducing-linting-to-an-existing-token-system

A practical rollout plan for adding design token linting to an existing system without blocking delivery.

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Designing for Uncertainty

atproto.com/off-protocol/2026-08-03-designing-for-uncertainty-ethan-marcotte

Ethan Marcotte, who first coined the phrase Responsive Design, joins to discuss how to operate in a world defined by uncertainty.

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The Skim: Stonetop

oldmenrunningtheworld.com/the-skim-stonetop/

It is this organ’s firm and unyielding belief that one cannot review an RPG from reading it. You can review a manual, certainly, but you’re not reviewing the

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The industry makes great games, but nobody can find them

gamesindustry.biz/the-industry-makes-great-games-but-nobody-can-find-them

Algorithms built to surface content are increasingly rewarding volume, familiarity, and short-term engagement over quality or originality

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How ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics

wsj.com/politics/policy/ice-surveillance-internet-critics-e3b22f49?st=3E86HE

From January to mid February, the account posted 116 comments in 40 subreddits, covering everything from fireplace tiling to folk punk.

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Kmart sells out of low-cost rival to Meta camera glasses across Australia amid warnings of ‘privacy nightmare’

theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/04/kmart-camera-glasses-anko-meta-smartglasses-australia?CMP=aus_bsky

Expert says people face being filmed without their consent as $89 Anko smartglasses sell out in stores and online

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Patients refusing to be treated by non-white staff as NHS reports shocking rise in racism | UK News | Sky News

news.sky.com/story/nhs-staff-experiencing-unconscionable-levels-of-racist-abuse-survey-finds-13569575

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It’s No Longer Morbin’ Time: Sony CEO ‘Doesn’t Know’ if There Will Be More Spider-Man Spin-Off Movies

gizmodo.com/its-no-longer-morbin-time-sony-ceo-doesnt-know-if-there-will-be-more-spider-man-spin-off-movies-2000794163

Tom Rothman confirms there are currently no Spider-Man Universe films in development at Sony.

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FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount

propublica.org/article/fcc-paramount-gifts-brendan-carr-ethics-complaint-warner-bros-merger

Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to review megamergers involving Paramount.

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U.S. has used ‘virtually all’ of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters

cnbc.com/2026/08/04/us-has-used-virtually-all-of-its-long-range-precision-missiles-report.html?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a71c34616de02000107afa9

The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its war with Iran, people familiar ⁠with the data told Reuters.

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Ariana Grande Is ‘Taking a Step Back from Visibility’ After Tour as Public Scrutiny Intensifies: Rep (Exclusive)

people.com/ariana-grande-taking-step-back-after-tour-amid-public-health-scrutiny-rep-exclusive-12032395

Ariana Grande is ‘taking a step back from visibility’ after her Eternal Sunshine tour wraps in London on Sept. 1, a representative for the singer tells PEOPLE exclusively. Grande has faced public scrutiny surrounding her weight, leading to the unplanned break.

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Ariana Grande Can’t Win

vulture.com/article/review-ariana-grande-petal.html

Her response to a swarm of post-Wicked rumors is an earnest, dark album and a music video that has created only more controversy.

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'A major player': Solar generated record 14.4 per cent of Great Britain's electricity in July

businessgreen.com/news/4533778/major-player-solar-generated-record-144-cent-great-britain-electricity-july

UK 'firmly in its second solar boom' as all-time monthly generation record tumbles yet again, NESO figures confirm

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First US deaths in cyclosporiasis outbreak recorded in Michigan

reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/michigan-reports-two-deaths-ongoing-cyclosporiasis-outbreak-2026-08-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a70b66169018900012be2b2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Two people have died from cyclosporiasis in Michigan, the state's ​health department said on Monday, marking the first fatalities in the largest U.S. outbreak ‌of the intestinal illness.

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Let’s Talk About the Massive Parking Garage Trump Wants to Build at Dulles

notus.org/metro/dulles-airport-parking-garage-trump

The 32,000-spot deck would surpass both existing parking capacity and what airport officials have said is needed.

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Shared knowledge, owned by you

lichen.wiki/

Build a knowledge base with friends. Wikis owned by you, built on ATProto.

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AI forced Washington Post to rethink paid acquisition, start with journalism

inma.org/blogs/digital-subscriptions/post.cfm/ai-forced-washington-post-to-rethink-paid-acquisition-that-started-with-journalism

When The Washington Post found its direct response playbook was costing more to acquire fewer subscribers, its strategy pivoted to a more successful video-based content promotion.

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The New York-ification of Media Keeps Growing, Warts and All

bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-08-03/the-new-york-ification-of-media-keeps-growing-warts-and-all

Why has New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani become nationally prominent so quickly? Part of it has to do with his bold and controversial policy proposals, his undeniable political skills and his wholehearted embrace of social media. But it can’t hurt that there are so many journalists in New York to write and talk about his exploits and so few following the mayors of most other US cities.

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Keep reading “The Campaign to Force Genital Exams on Girl Athletes” for free

thecut.com/article/washington-state-campaign-genital-exams-girl-athletes-il26-638.html

In just a few months, Washington could become the first state to require sex-verification tests for girls playing sports in K–12 schools.

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Baby’s First R-Rated Blockbuster

nytimes.com/2026/08/01/nyregion/baby-movie-showings-parents.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes

In defense of Mr. Nolan, who directed the film, these moviegoers were not exactly his target audience.

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Big Walk: The Kotaku Review

kotaku.com/big-walk-the-kotaku-review-2000720861

’Life's like a road that you travel on/When there's one day here and the next day gone’

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The Post's Opinion Parting

status.news/p/adam-oneal-washington-post-opinion-exit

Days before his abrupt exit from The WaPo, Adam O’Neal was privately boasting that he had pushed the Opinion section further to the right—raising new questions about what really drove his departure.

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A Prison on Fire

themarshallproject.org/2026/07/24/prison-fires-joliet-illinois-mental-health

Designed to help people with serious mental illness, Joliet Treatment Center repeatedly failed to prevent or respond to fires, despite two deaths.

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DSA Wants to Abolish the Senate. Bernie Sanders Says ‘No.’

notus.org/democrats/dsa-abolish-the-senate-bernie-sanders-democrats

Democrats across the caucus dismissed the idea of restructuring Congress.

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The DNC Lost Nearly $29,000 to an Email Scammer Posing as Ken Martin

notus.org/democrats/democratic-national-committee-email-scammer

The Democratic National Committee caught the error, but only recovered a portion of the funds, an official said.

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New study finds Canadian trans youth rarely detransition

xtramagazine.com/video/canada-trans-youth-detransition-study-282599

A group of Canadian researchers found that 97 percent of youth who seek treatment for gender dysphoria still identify as trans years later

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DoorDash is paying people to load its delivery robots. It points to a shortcoming of automation

businessinsider.com/doordash-pays-workers-load-dot-robots-orders-automation-limitations-2026-7

DoorDash is using gig workers to load orders into its Dot delivery robots, highlighting limitations in autonomous delivery technology.

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It Wasn’t a ‘Civil War.’ It Was the Slaveholders’ Rebellion.

nytimes.com/2026/08/02/opinion/civil-war-slaveholders-rebellion-slavery.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2VA.r1eV.betVtbCX2Rdc&smid=nytcore-ios-share

In a written statement on the anniversary of Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, President Trump described the Confederacy’s defeat in 1865 as the end of “four brutal years of suffering.

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We must name racism when it happens

e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/we-must-name-racism-when-it-happens/

"It is not impolite to name racism, to document it, or to organise against it. What is impolite is telling a New Zealander of 30 years to go home. What is indecent is a cabinet that shelters him." — Mohan Dutta.

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