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"A post-mortem on New York City’s weed underground."

Mike Johnson and the House Republicans held a press conference Tuesday where yet again the worst Speaker of the House feigned ignorance on another tragic event caused by ICE agents. The 119th Congress is the least productive in history, yet every time there's a controversia...

A New Jersey dealer is trying to flip a barely-driven Tesla Model S Signature for $259,995 — roughly $100,000 more than what Tesla charged buyers for the collector’s edition.

The car carries VIN #71 and just 297 miles on the odometer, and it’s listed at J&S Autohaus in Ewing, New Jersey, for more than double the price of a standard Model S Plaid.

NEW: Months after FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty cast a decisive vote approving Paramount’s historic $8 billion merger with Skydance Media, she and a guest accepted Kennedy Center gala tickets from the company worth more than $12,000.

https://www.propublica.org/article/paramount-mergers-fcc-kennedy-center-gala?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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“Anthropic has warned that its own technology could bring the end of civilization. Check out its latest job listings to understand how,” Axios reports. “Anthropic has 32 very scary job openings for roles designed to prevent people from using AI to build everything from man-made explosives to nuclear weapons.”

Paul Krugman: “The U.S. position has been wildly erratic. First, Trump said he was going to impose a 20% toll on all shipping, basically turning the Strait of Hormuz into a U.S. toll booth, which would have been wildly illegal and irresponsible, aside from being impossible. Now he says, no, he’s going to demand that […]

A tractor-trailer rollover crash closed parts of the New York State Thruway in the Hudson Valley. Continue reading…

"I pretty much, at that point in time, gave up on being an astronaut."

While Todd Blanche scoffs at the 1,200 former DOJ officials who oppose his confirmation, less than 1% of former DOJ officials will speak up to support his nomination.

The post Todd Blanche Confirmation Open Thread appeared first on emptywheel.

A roadside fruit stand, a 24-year-old taquero, and a reminder of why, after so many years, I still love writing about food.