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cantgetmuchhigher.com/p/the-most-influential-critic?ref=thetonearm.com
The Great Music Critic Debate
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restofworld.org/2026/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai-for-everyone-manifesto-global-critique/
Observers scrutinize Meta founder’s argument about AI’s potential as an equalizer and enabler.
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nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/judge-trump-75-country-visa-ban.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
A federal judge on Friday struck down the Trump administration’s ban on issuing visas to immigrants from 75 countries, finding that the policy was “contrary to law” and beyond the legal authority of Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Monthly magazine for long-form articles and podcasts on videogames
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A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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There are several wide-area LoRa mesh networks in the NYC metro area, using different technologies and in various states of formation. You are welcome to join any or all of them!
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stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html
The evacuation has left families in limbo and forced military officials to improvise solutions for support programs.
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“Altadena has spoken,” a resident says. “We don't want surveillance cameras. We don't want Flock replaced by another company's cameras."
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nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/politics/uss-abraham-lincoln-trump-supplies-diego-garcia.html
With the threat of Iranian attacks at other ports in the region, the Pentagon looked to a base under British command on the island of Diego Garcia as its supply hub, which is south of the Maldives and roughly 2,200 miles from where two aircraft carrier strike groups have been operating in the Gulf of Oman.
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A nightclub murder leaves behind a glowing blue powder, pulling a suspended cop and a lonely waitress into a deadly hunt by a masked conspiracy operating behind the city, where secret tunnels, corrupt power, and buried crimes threaten to erase anyone who gets too close.
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The Defense Department earlier this year railed against the publication, which has long enjoyed editorial independence, as “woke.”
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sydney-bauer.com/just-call-me-a-man-already-and-get-it-over-with/
I'm angry.
I hate writing when I'm angry. I think it makes me too emotional, too attached to copy and most importantly makes my brain move too fast having ideas pop up and die before I can even get them down on the page.
But, I'm sick
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Tiles are composable web docs and apps that can safely be used in arbitrary contexts and assembled from multiple sources to carry out complex user interface tasks.
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nypost.com/2026/08/18/real-estate/popular-nyc-brunch-restaurant-sarabeths-closes-two-stores/
The beloved brand closed the doors on two Manhattan locations, as the fate of a third appears to hang in the balance.
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Natalie Harp, the executive assistant to President Donald Trump, wrote to her boss to say that she is "unworthy" of him, according to one of two letters published by The Daily Beast on Thursday night.
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teenvogue.com/story/teens-have-always-been-on-the-front-lines-of-the-labor-movement
For a century, teens have proved time and time again that they are the future.
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cnbc.com/2026/08/21/new-york-san-francisco-tech-talent-cbre.html
AI-related roles now account for nearly one-third of all tech-talent job listings in the U.S., per the new CBRE report.
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reason.com/2026/08/20/border-cops-detained-me-for-hours-without-explanation-they-wont-tell-me-why/
Customs and Border Patrol agents claim dictatorial powers over Americans coming home. A big part of that is hiding information.
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rollingstone.com/music/music-features/songs-titled-after-band-names-wednesday-townies-1235611936/
From Townies' song 'Wednesday' to Paris Texas' song 'Lana Del Rey,' bands are titling songs after other bands.
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health.harvard.edu/exercise-and-fitness/new-resistance-training-guidance-may-simplify-your-workout
New resistance training guidance suggests strength workouts don’t need to be complicated. Learn simple ways to build muscle and improve health....
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Why women around the world are building their own DIY computers.
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Custom CH582M BadgeMagic firmware with nametag and Bluetooth-counter modes. Scanning and matching stay on the badge.
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motherjones.com/media/2026/08/openai-chatgpt-fsu-mass-shooting-chat-logs/
A year of chats reveals glaring red flags—and disturbing ChatGPT replies—from long before a rampage at Florida State University.
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propublica.org/podcast/why-chicago-south-shore-apartment-immigration-raid
Trump officials claimed they successfully arrested members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in a dramatic midnight raid. We uncovered a very different story.
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pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-picks-white-house-aide-dr-heidi-overton-to-lead-fda
Overton is a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several of President Donald Trump's second-term health initiatives.
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nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/minnesota-midwest-cemetery-summer.html?smid=bsky-nytopinion&smtyp=cur
In June, my family and I hiked out to a pioneer cemetery near Duluth, Minn. , along the cascading Saint Louis River.
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theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/aug/19/meta-glasses-privacy-surveillance
People say they’ve been secretly filmed in their own home, at concerts and at work. Are the wildly popular smartglasses the final nail in the coffin of personal privacy?
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kqed.org/forum/2010101914947/should-san-francisco-create-a-public-bank
We'll dive into what a public bank is and how it might work in San Francisco.
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ms.now/news/trump-aide-natalie-harp-worked-at-the-white-house-without-security-clearance-for-a-year
The close aide to the president, known to filter much of the information reaching the commander-in-chief, ultimately relented in recent months after pressure from White House staff.
