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Brendan Carr, the FCC muscle behind Trump's anti-media crusade

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After the abrupt suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last week over comments host Jimmy Kimmel made following the killing of Charlie Kirk, many credited one person for getting Kimmel off the air: Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission.  Hours before...

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Not sure why, but I shot a quick video going up the glass elevator at the hospital. Maybe because our photos and videos fill in details of visits when we don’t write everything down.

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Why Is Everyone Talking About the Damn Rapture Again?

Why Is Everyone Talking About the Damn Rapture Again?

Wake up, sheeple! It's the end of the world. Everyone's saying it. And by everyone I mean a gazillion conservative content creators who made TikToks this past weekend warning everyone to be awake and aware because the Rapture will be happening either Sept. 23 or Sept. 24!

I, Defector's resident ex-evangelical, am reluctantly here to answer all of your most pressing Rapture questions.

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Updates to the feedlandSocket demo app.

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I’ve been writing about the rebirth of WordPress in similar terms, on my blog, in podcasts, hoping people would listen. WordPress is a lot more than people think. We can have all this, a lot sooner than you think.

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Elizabeth Gilbert On Love, Loss, And Liberation

Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir, All the Way to the River, is an unflinching personal account of addiction, grief, and healing. The book tells the story of her relationship with Rayya Elias, first her hairstylist and friend, and later her romantic partner, who died of pancreatic and liver cancer in 2018. Gilbert writes about leaving her marriage for Rayya, the devotion and chaos of that love, and her own dangerous impulses. The Eat, Pray, Love author spoke with Tonya Mosley about her recovery from sex and love addiction, caregiver collapse, and why she isn't reading book reviews.

Also, John Powers reviews the FX series The Lowdown, starring Ethan Hawke. 

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Is God Punishing His Son Dabo Swinney?

Is God Punishing His Son Dabo Swinney?
Many men of faith struggle with the silence of God. That absence forces the faithful to look for the signs and wonders that act as His guideposts as they seek to fulfill His desires. Many wind up filling that void with their own noise and bluster, mistaking the echo of their...

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Save $36 on a Cool, Compact Hall Effect Keyboard

This Keychron Q1 HE brings our favorite new type of keyboard switch to the mainstream.

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It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of this freaky-ass harvest with the brand-new Decorative Gourd Diner Mug. - - - I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get my ha...

The Brian Lehrer Show
Audio • WNYC

UNGA Preview

Richard Gowan, International Crisis Group's director of UN and Multilateral Diplomacy, shares what to expect at the UN General Assembly, including what President Trump may say in his Tuesday address, the war in Gaza and other crises and the role of the United Nations globally.


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Carlos Sainz Dragged Williams Back To The Podium

Carlos Sainz Dragged Williams Back To The Podium
Formula 1 is a zero-sum game. With only 20 spots on the grid, 10 spots in the points, and three spots on the podium, anyone's rise is necessarily accompanied by another's fall. Likewise, on the level of an individual race, only razor-thin margins separate a rise from a fall....

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Jacob Young Kicked The Mets While They’re Down

Jacob Young Kicked The Mets While They’re Down
When you're scrapping for a playoff spot in your last regular-season home game, it's particularly humiliating to lose because of the No. 9 hitter on a last-place team. But if it's a tiny consolation for the New York Mets, Washington's Jacob Young is a very special No. 9 hitt...

WIRED
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WIRED Roundup: The Right Embraces Cancel Culture

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss OpenAI's new teen safety features, the right's retaliation against critics of the late Charlie Kirk, and more of the week’s biggest stories.

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Flies

Listen, I had some flies in the house. I had a party, it was nice having the doors open, some flies got in, and they apparently set up shop. You can’t just wait them out. They live like a month. Too long. Not to mention I gotta imagine they were having fly sex in their […]

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Changing Your Faith

In a new memoir, Yusuf Islam, also known as the singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, writes about how converted his faith after a near-death experience. Listeners call in to share what has prompted them to change their faith.


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How to Fix Performance Issues Error Monitoring Can’t See

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Your error monitoring is solid: 99%+ crash-free rates, catching critical issues before they spread. But users still complain about “buggy”

The post How to Fix Performance Issues Error Monitoring Can’t See appeared first on The New Stack.

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Offering up the #Plushtodon to the lake deity for a bountiful federation.

Offering up the #Plushtodon to the lake deity for a bountiful federation.

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Ceara (Almost) Learns To Cartwheel

Ceara (Almost) Learns To Cartwheel

At some point when she was growing up, Ceara Jane O'Sullivan created this whole mythology about Girls Who Can Cartwheel: they're organized, they're determined, they follow through, and they're brave. These are not things Ceara thinks about herself, and, coincidentally, she also cannot do a cartwheel.

You see how this becomes a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy, right?

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AI-Generated YouTube Channel Uploaded Nothing But Videos of Women Being Shot

AI-Generated YouTube Channel Uploaded Nothing But Videos of Women Being Shot

YouTube removed a channel that posted nothing but graphic Veo-generated videos of women being shot after 404 Media reached out for comment.

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We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract

We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract

404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.