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Your Juneteenth Open Thread

Your Juneteenth Open Thread

It’s a holiday, and you won’t be seeing much of us today. Consider this your space to talk about the news, your summer plans, tonight’s Game 6, or anything else you wanna blab about. We’ll be back tomorrow with normal programming.

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Everyone’s still subscribed to the Core Intuition RSS podcast feed, right? 🎙️

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Dan Moren writing about Apple’s strengths at WWDC, including how adding some features like clipboard history can actually be good for third-party developers:

…the existence of Apple’s own approach actually clues users into the fact that such features exist. A user who had never before thought of having a clipboard history might find themselves wishing the feature went even further, and as a result seek out more capable alternatives.

Defector
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Meet The Civil Servants Under Attack By The Trump Administration

Meet The Civil Servants Under Attack By The Trump Administration

Soon after inauguration, he Trump administration announced plans to slash the size of the federal government, seemingly by any means necessary. The administration enlisted Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to carry out unprecedented waves of widespread firings, buyouts, and reductions in force, many of which faced legal challenges. As of June 6, the labor department has reported the federal government has gotten rid of 59,000 jobs since January. These firings are deeply political. They intend to purge nonpartisan employees and replace them with loyalists.

This series puts names and faces to some of the thousands of civil servants whose lives and futures have been upended. They all share a commitment to public service and a belief that the government is supposed to help people.

McSweeney’s
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, But It Will Be Optimized (Presented in Beta)

Gone are the days of storming the gates. In this new era of resistance, we A/B test the gates, analyze the bounce rate of our demands, and push our uprising to GitHub for feedback. Yes, the revolution is here. No, it is not televised. It’s currently available as a limited-ac...

WIRED
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I Tried Hear.com's At-Home Prescription Hearing Aids Test

You no longer need to leave the house to be fitted with prescription hearing aids.

The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
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Introduction to Cloud Native Computing

What Is Cloud Native? Cloud native computing is a transformative approach in software development, where services are built and managed

The post Introduction to Cloud Native Computing appeared first on The New Stack.

WIRED
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How Democrats Are Meeting (and Missing) the Moment

After the shootings of lawmakers in Minnesota, the weekend's "No Kings" protests, and elected officials being placed in handcuffs, Democrats are searching for the path forward.

WIRED
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7 Ways to Limit Your Endless Doomscrolling

It’s easier than ever to step away from the smartphone with these tips.

WIRED
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'Dosa Divas' Is a ‘Spicy’ New Game About Fighting Capitalism With Food

Outerloop Games’ colorful new RPG will be released next year. The studio says it's determined to “humanize” immigrant experiences amid ICE raids.

WIRED
Text • Molly Taft

How Much Energy Does AI Use? The People Who Know Aren’t Saying

A growing body of research attempts to put a number on energy use and AI—even as the companies behind the most popular models keep their carbon emissions a secret.

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An Interview With Trump’s Border Czar, Tom Homan

Over the past several weeks, federal agents have mounted increasingly aggressive immigration raids across the country. They have met with intense pushback from protesters, politicians and businesses. Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, speaks about his deportation stra...

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
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MAGA Dimwit Pete Hegseth Accidentally Reveals a Dark Truth about Trump

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced striking questioning from Democratic Senator Elyssa Slotkin on Wednesday. She grilled him on whether he had given an order allowing members of the military to shoot unarmed protesters if necessary. She also pressed him on w...

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Digital chains

The other day while chatting with Kevin I was commenting on the fact that our experimental Junes are going in opposite directions. In his most recent Sunday update, he wrote that But I think the experiment won’t have as big an impact as I expected. While I wrote I’m overj...

WIRED
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Hot Octopuss Pulse Duo Review: Not for Penetration

The Pulse Duo isn't for me, but it’s an important tool for people who can’t enjoy penetrative sex.

Countdown with Keith Olbermann
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SO WE'RE GOING TO DO IRAQ AGAIN, ONLY WITH AN "N" - 6.19.25

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SEASON 3 EPISODE 139: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:45) SPECIAL COMMENT: So we're going to do that whole Iraq crap again. Only swapping out the last letter. "Iran" instead of "Iraq." Because nobody remembers Bush and people think Trump is somehow anti-war, when h...

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Federico, Federighi. Federighi, Federico.

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Apple executives were a little light on substantial interviews last week, but a good one dropped today — Craig Federighi talking to Federico Viticci on the vast Mac-style windowing overhaul in iPadOS 26: “We don’t want to create a boat car or, you know, a spork”, Federig...

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A short 1-minute video on YouTube showing today’s update to Micro.blog for iOS. Android update coming later this week to match. I just wanted to highlight the different parts of the UI for publishing a draft blog post.

WIRED
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The EPA Plans to ‘Reconsider’ Ban on Cancer-Causing Asbestos

President Donald Trump has supported use of asbestos in the past and blamed the mob for its bad reputation.

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When I was a teenager working at HEB, someone came through the line wearing a Joshua Tree shirt. Or maybe I was wearing it? Anyway, he said all U2 albums starting with Achtung Baby were no good. Zooropa had just come out, and I loved it.

You can’t please everyone. Even if you’re a famous rock band.