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Could you lose your right to vote if you bet on an election?

vox.com/politics/496759/wisconsin-kalshi-right-vote-bet-wager-new-york

It may be a big problem for Kalshi and Polymarket.

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The Assault On Science Funding Continues

science.org/content/blog-post/assault-science-funding-continues

Time for another note about the Trump administration’s approach to funding US science. But let me make something clear right up front.

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Trump’s insult-laden speech to press dinner draws mostly stunned silence

washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/24/trump-returns-correspondents-dinner-after-shooting-disrupted-april-event/

Trump’s insult-laden speech to press dinner draws mostly stunned silence

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Inside the growing vigilante movement to knock out Flock surveillance cameras

theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/25/flock-surveillance-cameras

An underground network of privacy activists is disabling or destroying the ubiquitous surveillance devices sprouting up across the US

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A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold more than a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.

inquirer.com/entertainment/movies/emily-wilson-upenn-odyssey-christopher-nolan-20260725.html?id=q0UWUHvtiLkyR

West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.

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‘Is This Supposed to Be Fun?’ Trump Hurls Insults at Correspondents’ Dinner

nytimes.com/2026/07/25/us/politics/is-this-supposed-to-be-fun-trump-hurls-insults-at-correspondents-dinner.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0VA.1jUL.5mkTtHlAf6yu&smid=nytcore-ios-share

“What do we do here? ” he asked as he kicked off his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner redo in Washington on Friday night.

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John Cusack makes rare comment about why he stopped making movies

ew.com/john-cusack-makes-rare-comment-about-why-he-stopped-making-movies-12026875

“Nobody edited anything I wrote or that he drew. So it’s really a piece of work that was just done by two people,” Cusack said of himself and Noé.

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Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One

nytimes.com/2026/07/25/us/politics/trump-air-force-one-security.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0VA.txF2.gq2uXGPNHI3E&smid=url-share

President Trump was entranced.

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Poll: Americans don’t think recipients are ripping off Medicaid

ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/24/poll-americans-dont-think-recipients-are-ripping-off-medicaid/

Despite attempts to portray Medicaid recipients as bilking the system, Americans think providers are responsible for any fraud.

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-07-22/tesla-cybertruck-risks-becoming-the-ford-edsel-of-the-ev-era

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I Believe In The Idea Of 'Marathon Steve'

aftermath.site/marathon-steve-reddit/

We all know a Steve

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Protesters Decry Chinatown Museum’s Acceptance of “Jail Money” at Town Hall

hyperallergic.com/protesters-decry-chinatown-museums-acceptance-of-jail-money-at-town-hall/

Leaders of New York’s Museum of Chinese failed to persuade protesters that a $35 million grant from the city was not tied to the construction of a borough jail.

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How workers in Germany can reclaim vacation days when they get sick on holiday

thelocal.de/20260724/how-workers-in-germany-can-reclaim-vacation-days-when-they-get-sick-on-holiday

Falling ill during a holiday does not always mean losing your annual leave. But employees in Germany must follow strict reporting rules from day one to get those days back.

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The Steam Machine's ePaper Faceplate Is Open Source And Full Of Possibility

aftermath.site/steam-machine-epaper-inkterface/

Valve made the eInk Steam Machine faceplate open source to see what the community could do. We're already seeing results.

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Opinion | Keeping Bill Withers Alive - The New York Times

nytimes.com/2020/04/04/opinion/bill-withers-coronavirus.html

The three-time Grammy Award winning artist has died. In this moment of isolation, I wanted to see him alive again. And I did.

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Hightouch Launches Exposure Log Matching for The Trade Desk

martechseries.com/sales-marketing/programmatic-buying/hightouch-launches-exposure-log-matching-for-the-trade-desk/

Hightouch, the leading Composable CDP and Agentic Marketing Platform, announced Exposure Log Matching for The Trade Desk. The new Match Booster capability resolves The Trade Desk's Raw Event Data Stream (REDS) logs directly to a brand's own customer and household IDs, landing the data in the customer's warehouse for measurement, reporting, and AI analysis.

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Peptide boom has states scrambling to protect consumers, Post investigation finds

washingtonpost.com/health/2026/07/24/peptide-boom-has-states-scrambling-protect-consumers-post-investigation-finds/

Peptide boom has states scrambling to protect consumers, Post investigation finds

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The Book Banning Bill That Won’t Die

roncharles.substack.com/p/the-book-banning-bill-that-wont-die

What looked like political theater is becoming a genuine threat to the freedom to read.

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Knives are out for Vance in the GOP. His allies say it’s a coordinated ‘op.’

washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/24/knives-are-out-vance-gop-his-allies-say-its-coordinated-op/

Knives are out for Vance in the GOP. His allies say it’s a coordinated ‘op.’

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Hirokazu Kore-eda ‘Sheep in the Box’ interview

theverge.com/entertainment/969584/hirokazu-kore-eda-sheep-in-a-box-interview?utm_content=buffer66cc4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=verge_social

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda isn’t pro-AI, but he’s not afraid of it either.

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Boox is taking on Xteink with its own tiny e-reader

theverge.com/tech/970618/onyx-boox-picco-ereader-xteink?utm_content=buffer450c7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=verge_social

Boox is downsizing its next e-reader.

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Column | Is he the most important music critic? Don’t ask pop fans.

washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2026/07/05/is-he-most-important-music-critic-dont-ask-pop-fans/

Is he the most important music critic? Don’t ask pop fans.

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Children of Time: The Roleplaying Game by Rowan, Rook and Decard » Children of Time RPG Dev Diary 1: Speculation — Kickstarter

kickstarter.com/projects/gshowitt/children-of-time-the-roleplaying-game/posts/4747645

Kickstarter's website and apps will be down for scheduled maintenance in 3 days, and you won't be able to access them for 45 minutes.

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West Virginia paid digital nomads to move there during COVID. Many are staying

npr.org/2026/07/24/nx-s1-5869402/remote-work-west-virginia-cash-incentive

Ascend West Virginia is one of dozens of relocation initiatives across the country offering cash and other incentives to move to states needing an economic boost. Here's how they're working out.

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Old World Is A Modern Strategy Gaming Masterpiece

aftermath.site/old-world-4x-review-impressions/

Six years after release, it's still kicking ass

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Evangelists say they are heeding a biblical command to preach on flights

washingtonpost.com/travel/2026/07/23/preachers-are-turning-planes-into-their-pulpits/

Evangelists say they are heeding a biblical command to preach on flights

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Should you be afraid of Elon Musk?

economist.com/leaders/2026/07/23/should-you-be-afraid-of-elon-musk

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE poses a double challenge to the human mind.

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Netflix viewers the world over are binge-watching South African series 'The Polygamist.' Here's why

npr.org/2026/07/24/nx-s1-5901949/netflix-south-african-series-the-polygamist

Why is a Zulu-language drama taking the world by storm? The Polygamist mixes sex and scandal with a sharp portrait of modern South Africa.

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What Polls Do and Don't Tell You

hamiltonnolan.com/p/what-polls-do-and-dont-tell-you

Does the public oppose its own interests? Really?

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U.S. to Withdraw Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists

nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-withdraw.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z1A.FsYB.tvSf13PdxKe4&smid=url-share

The Justice Department said on Thursday that it would withdraw the subpoenas that sought phone records and grand jury testimony from New York Times journalists who had reported on the security capabilities of President Trump’s new Qatari-built Air Force One jet.