Q: Oil markets are up today around about 7%. Are we on the cusp of a full-scale return to conflict? Trump: The prices of oil are dropping like a rock now. They'll be up a little bit, and this will end very quickly.
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WBUR News
• WBUR
CDC emails reveal challenges facing its next director
Internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emails released by Sen. Bernie Sanders show agency leaders navigating political pressures and shifting norms under the Trump administration.
Trump on Iran: "I'm not sure I want to make a deal"
Trump: I would be the greatest communist in history. I'd be right up there with Lenin
I love teaching WordPress. And I especially love teaching complete beginners. | Pootlepress
• Jamie Marsland
The Schema Bit
The next step isn’t asking AI to write better HTML. It’s helping WordPress understand the HTML people already paste in. AI might generate this: <h1>Premium Coffee Mug</h1> <p>£19.99</p> <button>Add to Cart</button> A person knows what that means. WordPress doesn’t. So the plugin needs to create a schema behind the scenes: { “component”: “woo-product”, […]
Ars Technica
• Ryan Whitwam
Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind
Android Bench is evolving, and developers can help guide that process.
Trump says Iran is "a little loco"
Trump: The Iran war has been a tremendous success
Q: The Iran war seems to be a strategic dead end for you. Why are you unable to end the Iran war? Trump: I think we're doing just the opposite
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
Fifth Circuit Says Gov’t Can Violate Migrants’ Due Process Rights… But Only For 90 Days
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
Harmeet Dhillon’s Team Appears To Have Already Started Framing People
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!"
I love teaching WordPress. And I especially love teaching complete beginners. | Pootlepress
• Jamie Marsland
What if HTML became the interface and WordPress became the engine?
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
Porn Platform Gives Sex Workers Stake in the Company's Profits
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
The State of the Midterms Amid the Platner Fallout
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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