Trump complains about a lack of attractive candidates:
"They don't look good. I don't see any lookers. I don't see anybody with the look, you know, you need the look."
Trump complains about a lack of attractive candidates:
"They don't look good. I don't see any lookers. I don't see anybody with the look, you know, you need the look."
Trump calls on a reporter: The very tall gentleman who's very insecure. He's a handsome guy, but he's very insecure.
Techdirt
• Tim Cushing
Good news!(?) It’s good news of sorts, so we’ll go with a qualified “good news!” here. There’s a little table setting that needs to be done to explain why it’s better now than it was before the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court continued ingratiating itself to race-motivated tyranny. I realize that’s not a great pitch in […]
emptywheel
• emptywheel
The false claims made to indict Georgia Fort matters far beyond Minnesota, because Harmeet Dhillon and her team seem to be preparing to frame others for election gain.
The post Harmeet Dhillon’s Team Appears To Have Already Started Framing People appeared first on emptywheel.
Trump: Without the tariffs, I think we would have done fine
Trump distracts himself mid-thought:
"You have to build more plants. You don't have to just go overtime. No tax on overtime. Remember that, please."
Trump claims that everyone at the NATO summit keeps coming up to him and saying, "sir, we love you!"
Pootlepress
• Jamie Marsland
I’ve been thinking about where my Visual HTML Editor could go next. Right now, the plugin solves a simple problem: AI is incredibly good at generating HTML, but HTML isn’t particularly friendly for most WordPress users to edit. The plugin sits in the middle. AI creates the layout, and users can safely edit text, images, […]
Trump brags that he has "led a historic effort to dramatically increase the defense spending"
404 Media
• Samantha Cole
One of the co-founders of MintStars, a subscription site used by adult content creators, announced she's giving 20 percent of her stake in the company to a pool for the platform's creators.
The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
Astead Herndon, host and editorial director at Vox, talks about the state of the midterm elections, including the fallout in Maine after an ex-girlfriend accused Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner of rape, a tight senate race in Michigan and more.
Photo: BLUE HILL, MAINE - JUNE 9: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at his Primary Election event on June 9, 2026 in Blue Hill, Maine. Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee and will face incumbent Sen. Collins (R-ME) for Maine's U.S. Senate seat in the general election. (Photo by CJ Gunther/Getty Images)
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The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
As the number of adults who report reading books has declined, Rose Horowitch, staff writer for The Atlantic, argues that we're living in a "post-literate world" and talks about what that means for society.
Photo: 28 April 2023, Saxony, Leipzig: Visitors to the Leipzig Book Fair get an overview of the book offerings at the Penguin Random House publishing group's booth. At the spring meeting of the book industry, some 2,000 exhibitors from 40 countries present their new book products. Austria will be the book fair's guest country. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa (Photo by Hendrik Schmidt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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• joe jenett
📄 Automating Sending Webmention Requests from a Static Site How I automatically send Webmention requests from a GitLab build pipeline for my static sites. [IndieNews] Webmentions with batteries included A zero-cost library to integrate Webmentions in your website [ 📌roger ]
The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
Julia Moskin, food correspondent for The New York Times, breaks down her deep dive into how global production of berries has tripled since 2000, becoming the fastest-growing category in American produce, and how that consumer demand is being met by farmers and distributors.
Photo: 06 July 2026, Brandenburg, Beelitz: Blueberries are available for pick-your-own at the Jakobs-Hof in Beelitz during an event announcing the start of the 2026 blueberry season in Brandenburg. Photo: Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa (Photo by Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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WBUR News
• WBUR
The suit, filed against Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, alleges negligence by the social media giants and seeks removal of "addictive features and (to) compensate the city for the mental health support our students need," according to the mayor's office.
WBUR News
• WBUR
The Women's Professional Baseball League on Wednesday unveiled the nicknames and logos of its four teams ahead of its inaugural season, with each team name inspired by pioneering women. The Boston Hunters are inspired by Harriot K. Hunt, a pioneering Boston physician and women’s rights activist.
A federal judge has blocked Trump's DOJ from collecting personal data of 2020 election workers in Georgia.
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• Brendan Fitzgerald
"When an alligator kills someone in America, it can make international headlines. What happens to the thousands of gators that people deem 'nuisances' does not."