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10 Jul 15:01 • joe jenett

mixed bag 07-10-26

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10 Jul 15:01 • Viola Zhou

Older adults know AI is slop. They just like it

AI-generated singers, children, and even virtual lovers are providing seniors with comfort and companionship.

Machine Society
10 Jul 15:00

Driving in Europe feels like a dystopian sci-fi novel

When you get behind the wheel in the EU, Big Brother is Always Watching You.

smays.com
10 Jul 15:00 • Steve Mays

Mirroring human consciousness

For the past 24 hours the following story has been in the news: “Anthropic finds hidden ‘workspace’ inside Claude Al. Researchers say the structure holds unspoken concepts during reasoning, mirroring a leading neuroscientific theory of human consciousness.” Two subjects I’ve … Continue reading →

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10 Jul 15:00 • Andrea Thompson

Source: ICE Officials Playing Dark Game Of Witness Suppression After Newest Killing

Following the slaughter of yet another human being on the street in broad daylight at the hands of Trump-Era ICE agents, an inside source with direct knowledge of the matter is now speaking out to sound the alarm bell on the shady, corrupt behaviors being employed by immigr...

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10 Jul 15:00 • John Amato

This Trump Official Just Can't Help Taking Lincoln's Name In Vain

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business that part of the U.S. opting out of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is over using forced labor, and just like Abraham Lincoln, Trump is for tariffs and against slavery. Every television appea...

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10 Jul 15:00 • NewsHound Ellen

ICE Killing Of Salgado Sparks Outrage And Protest In Houston

Protesters shouted “ICE out of Texas” after Donald Trump’s ICE goons shot and killed Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo as he was on his way to work. Salgado was not a criminal. He had been in the U.S. for 35 years and was close to obtaining legal residency, his famil...

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10 Jul 15:00 • Andrea Thompson

Mitch McConnell's Wife Finally Broke Her Silence, Made Things Even MORE Bizarre

Mitch McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, has finally broken her silence after the 84-year-old Kentucky senator was hospitalized nearly a month ago. But, suffice it to say, her new statement hardly cleared things up. News broke last month that 911 was called to Senator McConnel...

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10 Jul 15:00 • David Edwards

Giant Tarp Painted To Look Like White House Columns Startles Onlookers

A "giant tarp" printed to resemble the columns it now covers has been quietly draped over an area of the White House one Trump appointee wants to redo so it will resemble Mar-a-Lago, witnesses reported on Thursday. Scaffolding at the White House's North Portico entrance was...

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10 Jul 15:00 • Conover Kennard

Trump's Disaster Aid Formula Is Simple: Did You Vote For Him?

Donald J. Trump turned down $227 million in disaster relief for New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, all of which had requested federal help recovering from February's major snowstorm, Politico reports. The denial came just two days after he'd signed off ...

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10 Jul 15:00 • Tengrain

Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Above, Bonnie Tyler performs, Holding Out For A Hero. On this date in history, 1940 Battle of Britain begins as Nazi forces attack shipping convoys in the English Channel. Sounds familiar, huh?

Balloon Juice declares that ICE is not done murdering people (this time in Texas).

Hackwhackers thanks the Wall $treet Journal for committing an act of journalism.

The Psy of Life has something to say about [checks notes] Schrödinger's McConnell.

LGBTQNation profiles the gay man who could become the next Senator from Maine.

Bonus Track: Speaking of heroes, Open Culture has the first spectacular film adaption of the Odyssey from 1911. Summer Blockbuster!

See, we all need a hero. RIP, Bonnie.

Trump Torched His Own Iran Deal On The World Stage

On this episode of Amped Up, Cliff Schecter and David Shuster pull up their chairs—with Lawrence Winnerman along for the ride—and watch a president narrate his own unraveling on the world stage, one mangled acronym and invented country at a time. The Islamic Republic of Jap...

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10 Jul 15:00 • John Amato

Trump Nap Time At NATO

There is never a bad time for Trump to take a nap on camera, whether it's during one of his faux cabinet meetings, conferences, interviews, or negotiations.

Like a narcoleptic, he can drop on a dime.

Where's Jake Tapper? Why isn't he on the case?

Trump, 80, dozes off at NATO Summit while surrounded by world leaders

— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) 2026-07-08T19:30:23.063265169Z

Open thread...

Nigel Farage To Take On Garbage Can In Clackton By-Election

Nigel Farage's cunning stunt appears to have backfired, as all the other major parties in Britain have decided not to run candidates in the by-election he created, leaving him to face a garbage-can-wearing comedian named Count Binface. Source: CNN London — A political gam...

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10 Jul 15:00 • Conover Kennard

War Piggy, 80, Melts Down Over Peace Prize Loss — Then Gets The Winner's Gender Wrong

Donald J. Trump is once again arguing he was robbed of a Nobel Peace Prize — this time even as he's restarted military action against Iran. The 80-year-old made the case to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way back from a NATO summit in Turkey, the same trip from which...

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10 Jul 15:00 • Conover Kennard

State Department Asks World To Help Hunt Antifa. World: Why Are You Emailing Us?

Marco Rubio has apparently decided the biggest threat facing dozens of nations isn't nuclear proliferation or supply chains — it's Antifa. Per The Washington Post reporting, Rubio's State Department sent invitations to senior officials in more than 60 countries for a July 1...

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10 Jul 15:00 • Heather

Nellis: When Are Republicans Going To Call For Ken Paxton To Drop Out?

Democratic strategist Mike Nellis thumped hypocritical Republicans over their heads for their support of Ken Paxton who likely committed voter fraud in Texas, and spent the 4th of July gallivanting around Europe with his mistress instead of campaigning: MAGA firebrand Ken P...

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10 Jul 15:00 • John Amato

GOP Sen. Cramer Loves Trump Making Billions As President

North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer excused Trump's profiteering from the Oval Office, claiming it would be rude to be angry at him since he's been successful in business. Constitution’s Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses be damned. The office of the presidency was not mea...

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10 Jul 15:00 • Andrea Thompson

Trump Gets His A** Handed To Him In Yet Another Humilating Kennedy Center Ruling

I'm not sure if he's simply a glutton for punishment or if there's some humiliation fetish going on inside that Adderall-riddled brain of his. Still, it seems Donald Trump cannot get enough public embarrassment. As if losing his shirt in his fight against paying E. Jean Ca...

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10 Jul 15:00 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Vance Plays His Greatest Dog Whistle Hits In Milwaukee

J Divan Vance came to Milwaukee on Wednesday for an RNC fundraiser. But to stick the taxpayers with the cost of the trip, Vance stopped at the airport to talk to a small crowd about all the alleged fraud the Orange crime syndicate claims to be finding. Keep in mind that th...