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Natalie Harp Reportedly Jumped Into SUV Trunk to Follow Trump After ‘Screaming Match’

yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/natalie-harp-reportedly-jumped-suv-010946491.html

President Donald Trump’s top aide Natalie Harp once jumped into the trunk of an SUV after a “screaming match” with staffers who told her there was no room for her in the motorcade, according to a new ...

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Apple's Next AirPods May Have Cameras. Your Office Isn't Ready for the Privacy Implications

inc.com/kit-eaton/apples-next-airpods-may-have-cameras-your-office-isnt-ready-for-the-privacy-implications/91392936

Apple’s big fall hardware release is just around the corner, and we suspect one of the hottest new devices we’ll see are AirPods with built-in cameras.

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Jack White and Charley Crockett Are Beefing | Pitchfork

pitchfork.com/story/jack-white-and-charley-crockett-are-beefing/

Guess which of them wrote “What I do on your grave won’t pass for flowers either”

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Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools

futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/teen-boys-meta-glasses-harass-bully-girls-school

Teen boys are using Meta's AI glasses to harass and bully victims -- overwhelmingly girls -- at middle schools and high schools.

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This 3-move ‘Tom Holland workout’ can help you get stronger in 20 minutes

washingtonpost.com/wellness/2026/08/19/this-3-move-tom-holland-workout-can-help-you-get-stronger-20-minutes/

This 3-move ‘Tom Holland workout’ can help you get stronger in 20 minutes

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Nvidia Backs OpenAI’s Plan to Build America’s Biggest Power Plant

heatmap.news/am/nvidia-openai-gas

On Belgium’s fire, African oil, and the Philippines’ trash

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mahjongsoul.yo-star.com/

A blend of cute, appealing anime girls with multiplayer online Japanese Mahjong

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‘We never apologised for our rage or revenge-seeking’: riot grrrl legends Heavens to Betsy reunite

theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/19/we-never-apologised-for-our-rage-or-revenge-seeking-riot-grrrl-legends-heavens-to-betsy-reunite

Alongside Bikini Kill and Bratmobile, Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer created a feminist punk vernacular that’s still inspiring the likes of Olivia Rodrigo. They recall the clarity and conviction of their historic teenage exploits

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Vibes Around GTA VI Continue To Be Rancid As Gameplay Footage Leaks And Fired Devs Ask Fans Not To Boycott

aftermath.site/gta-6-leak-2026-rockstar-union-no-boycott/

Nothing about GTA VI's launch can be normal

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Texas Locked a Foreign Company's Domain Over Missing Digital ID Checks

reclaimthenet.org/texas-locked-a-foreign-companys-domain-over-missing-digital-id-checks

Fourteen days after a Travis County judge signed, motherless.com dropped out of the .com zone file for every person on earth, most of whom have never heard of Travis County.

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The world has turned and left me here

welcometohellworld.com/the-world-has-turned-and-left-me-here/

The 5 best Weezer songs ever

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‘With All My Heart, Natalie.’ Trump’s Most Devoted Aide Emerges.

nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/natalie-harp-trump-devotion-white-house.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6lA.GXs3.W2ljsjRPuIku&smid=url-share

She never takes a day off, not even on Sunday. She works out of the Oval Office and she’s got a regular seat on Marine One.

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Moderna Shares More Than Double on Success of mRNA Cancer Vaccine

wsj.com/health/pharma/moderna-merck-vaccine-succeeds-in-preventing-melanoma-from-returning-540e9e18?mod=bluesky

An experimental mRNA-based vaccine succeeded in preventing cancer from coming back or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients, Moderna and its partner Merck said Wednesday, paving the way for a potentially new life-extending treatment for the thousands of people diagnosed with the deadly skin cancer each year.

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The New Physics of Power

nytimes.com/2026/08/18/opinion/us-israel-gaza-hezbollah-hamas-houthis.html?smid=bsky-nytimes&smtyp=cur

If I were writing a book about the U. S.

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Humanists Have Done Nothing Wrong

defector.com/humanists-have-done-nothing-wrong

For many years, I’ve held a pet theory that cultural consumers can be grouped into two broad categories: Primary Source People and Secondary Source People. The former are the book lovers, cinephiles, archive perusers, and history buffs who grew to love their areas of study because of the specific objects that constitute the field: the…

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For Meta’s Smart Glasses, Access Is An Afterthought

techpolicy.press/for-metas-smart-glasses-access-is-an-afterthought/

Tech companies are using accessibility as a smoke screen to obfuscate the risks of AI wearables, writes Ariana Aboulafia.

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How Trump’s Ever-Present Executive Assistant Became the Talk of Washington

wsj.com/politics/policy/who-is-natalie-harp-trump-aide-c11634c3?st=EVfuan&reflink=article_copyURL_share

WASHINGTON—Sen. Jon Ossoff didn’t even use her full name.

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This 3D ASCII Cyberpunk City Should Absolutely Be Turned Into a Full Game

gizmodo.com/this-3d-ascii-cyberpunk-city-should-absolutely-be-turned-into-a-full-game-2000799927

Come on, give us Cyberpunk 1977 already.

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We found cops who misused Flock. Their police departments didn’t know.

washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/19/we-found-cops-who-misused-flock-their-police-departments-didnt-know/

We found cops who misused Flock. Their police departments didn’t know.

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Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code

wired.com/story/flock-safety-os-investigate/

Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.

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The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday

bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/the-peter-thiel-linked-race-science-network-that-penetrated-cambridge-university-and-targeted-jason-arday/

The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network

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Usher and Chris Brown’s Audacious Joint Tour | The New Yorker

newyorker.com/culture/pop-music/usher-and-chris-browns-audacious-joint-tour

On their “The R&B Tour,” Usher and Chris Brown reignite debates about the future of the genre, over three hours of disjointed performance.

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Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigators, Lawyer Says

nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/trump-administration-university-investigations-whistleblower.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes

Trump administration officials ignored the recommendations of their own investigators as they pushed to find civil rights violations at three Ivy League universities, according to a whistle-blower complaint released Tuesday.

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The Athletic teams up with sports creators to reach new (and younger) audiences

niemanlab.org/2026/08/the-athletic-teams-up-with-sports-creators-to-reach-new-and-younger-audiences/

Nearly a year into its Creator Program, The Athletic has amassed 50 million video views and 100,000 new followers.

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She told no one about her agony except ChatGPT. What her death reveals about AI risks

npr.org/2026/08/18/nx-s1-5929575/ai-suicide-risks-mental-health

A 29-year-old woman confided her suicidal thoughts to an AI chatbot — not to her therapist, not to her parents, not to her best friend. What can AI learn from her death?

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Americans are destroying license-plate cameras as surveillance backlash grows

washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/08/18/vandals-are-destroying-license-plate-cameras-amid-anger-over-surveillance/

Americans are destroying license-plate cameras as surveillance backlash grows

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‘It’s Absolutely Terrifying’: AI Is Reportedly Slopping Up the Bills in Congress

gizmodo.com/its-absolutely-terrifying-ai-is-reportedly-slopping-up-the-bills-in-congress-2000799734

By one count, the number of requests for legislation in 2025 was up 72% from the same period in 2023

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China’s most famous comedian under investigation for joke about communist song

cnn.com/2026/08/18/china/china-comedian-investigated-guo-degang-intl-hnk

A stand-up comedian, considered one of China’s most influential cultural figures, has been placed under investigation and had performances cancelled after he joked about a communist party song.

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Startup Beams Bluetooth Into Low Earth Orbit

spectrum.ieee.org/bluetooth-satellite

Hubble Network hopes the wireless tech can create a global tracking network

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Skip Reusable Under-Eye Patches — Just Use an Eye Cream

nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/dieux-forever-eye-mask-review/

We thought these eye masks would plump the under eyes more than eye cream alone, but testing revealed the opposite is true. Save your money.