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Editorial Template for Every Time the United States Goes to War

Americans awoke this morning to the news that the United States military had [DROPPED BOMBS AND / OR CARRIED OUT DRONE STRIKES] on [WHATEVER COUNTRY WE’RE BOMBING / DRONE STRIKING THIS TIME]. President [GUY WHO HAS COMMITTED MULTIPLE WAR CRIMES], a [REPUBLICAN / DEMOCRAT], s...

Scripting News Valid
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Dan Knauss, one of the organizers of WordCamp Canada, wrote a post on their blog using WordLand. This is wonderful! Look at the screen shot at the top of the page. That's the whole point of WordLand. It gets out of your way and let's you write for your WordPress site.

Defector
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The Thunder Finished The Job

The Thunder Finished The Job
Richard Jefferson's exact words—so help me God—were, "If Tyrese Haliburton was still playing, and it was a 15-point lead with six minutes to go, that's right where the Pacers like it." Neither Mike Breen nor Doris Burke seized the opportunity to club Jefferson over the head ...

The Texas Observer
Text • Desiree Rios

Dancing on Horseback

Gathered in a half circle, eight young equestrians atop multicolored horses bowed their heads for a prayer led by their coach, Heidi Ramirez. They prayed for many things, including their own safety, given that the synchronized routine they perform while riding sidesaddle in layered embroidered dresses, though beautiful, is both challenging and potentially dangerous.  They […]

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Scripting News podcast
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WordPress and me

I wanted to do a brief podcast to explain how WordLand came to be, and what I learned on my exploration of WordPress. This, for me, was like time travel. They had picked up on a lot of what we were doing in the 90s and early 00s, and even though I was alive while this was ha...

WIRED
Text • Alden Wicker

Recycled Polyester Saved This American Factory. Environmentalists Hate It

Unifi survived competition from China by helping fashion brands meet sustainability goals. But not everyone agrees that its polyester made from recycled plastic bottles should be produced in the US.

WIRED
Text • Zeyi Yang

China's Electric Vehicle Factories Have Become Tourist Hotspots

Thousands of people are signing up to see the highly automated assembly lines of Chinese EV brands like Xiaomi and Nio.

WIRED
Text • Justin Ling

Taiwan Is Rushing to Make Its Own Drones Before It's Too Late

Unmanned vehicles are increasingly becoming essential weapons of war. But with a potential conflict with China looming large, Taiwan is scrambling to build a domestic drone industry from scratch.

WIRED
Text • Arunima Kar

India Is Using AI and Satellites to Map Urban Heat Vulnerability Down to the Building Level

Remote-sensing data and artificial intelligence are mapping the most heat-vulnerable buildings in cities like Delhi, in an effort to target relief from extreme temperatures at a granular level.

WIRED
Text • Jay Bennett

The Largest Camera Ever Built Releases Its First Images of the Cosmos

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is poised to discover billions of new astronomical objects, revolutionizing understanding of everything from the history of the solar system to the workings of dark energy.

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The U.S. Bombed Iran. Now What?

In an address to the nation on Saturday night, President Trump confirmed that the U.S. military had carried out an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. It was a move that he had been threatening for days, and that previous U.S. presidents had avoided for decades. David E. Sa...

Open Channels FM Podcast Network
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How Non-Developers Can Start Contributing to WordPress Translations (And Why It Matters)

One of the most inspiring aspects of the WordPress ecosystem is its commitment to making the web accessible in every language. In a recent episode from the series The WordPress Way,” hosts Abha Thakor, Pascal Birchler, and Robert Windisch dove deep into the world of translations and multilingual WordPress and revealed just how much everyday […]

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
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Trump’s Threats to Unleash Troops in Cities Darken as Brutal Poll Hits

Emboldened by a partial court victory over his use of troops amid immigration protests in Los Angeles, President Trump is now threatening to expand deployment to other cities. This is unnerving, given that his manufacturing of fake rationales for “emergency” decisi...

WIRED
Text • Amanda Chatel, Jaina Grey

The Best Sex Toys (2025), Tested and Reviewed

These are our favorite gender-inclusive vibrators, wand massagers, and sleeves to give you and your partner(s) a helping hand.

Michael Moore
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Hey New Yorkers — VOTE TOMORROW!

Hey New Yorkers — VOTE TOMORROW!

Please vote for Zohran Mamdani for Mayor.

Countdown with Keith Olbermann
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TRUMP BOMBED IRAN BECAUSE HE'S LOST AMERICA - 6.23.25

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SEASON 3 EPISODE 140: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:45) SPECIAL COMMENT: We join the Trump Dictatorship, already in progress. He has attacked Iran, declared undeclared war on Iran, denied he wanted regime change there and is now insisting there should be regime c...

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Dormancy

Put newsletters on pause without billing while preserving all data.

Scripting News Valid
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One more thing about the linkblog, it no longer cross-posts to social media sites. I want to see if I miss having the links there. It also won't have the limits. Maybe it'll be better if my accounts are a bit more quiet. Also the RSS feed is in a new location, I want to wait a bit to make sure it works before distributing the URL.

WIRED
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What Satellite Images Reveal About the US Bombing of Iran's Nuclear Sites

The US concentrated its attack on Fordow, an enrichment plant built hundreds of feet underground. Aerial photos give important clues about what damage the “bunker-buster” bombs may have caused.

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Note to linkblog readers: I just flipped a switch and am now using WordLand to do the linkblog. Today's links are good, but the ones from prior days were mainly test posts. They will scroll off in a few days, and it'll be as it always has been. Still diggin.