Henry Cavill is Warhammer’s “Kevin Feige” (medium.com)
Why the 16GB Mac Mini Is My Favorite Entry Point for Local AI (medium.com)
Analysis | What exactly is a democratic socialist? (wapo.st)
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
July 29, 2026
Ariel Edwards-Levy of CNN reported today that a new CNN poll conducted by the public opinion research firm SSRS found that 70% of adult Americans disapprove of the way President Donald J.
Europa blijft met Israël onderhandelen over politieakkoord ondanks mensenrechtenrisico’s (apache.be)
Američany možná čekají první skutečně zfalšované volby (respekt.cz)
Why the Saudis Attacked Iraq Despite Cordial Ties (bloomberg.com)
Reflections in the Water, 1890 #paulcezanne #postimpressionism
Who’s who in ICAC’s Liberal probe (thesaturdaypaper.com.au)
thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/504daa51-6c4a-4057-aa62-88f91537cdda/VBRX2wdY
With Little Electricity in Cuba, He Uses a Giant Battery to Throw Parties (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
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• Aram Zucker-Scharff
Transgender Study Guide
A growing source of evidence-based information about transgender people, providing links to specific studies and other helpful resources
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• Aram Zucker-Scharff
AI Doomsday Bullshit Is Getting Tired
The "rogue AI" narrative continues to help obscure very ugly and avoidable human failures.
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You Cannot Use One Bullshit Machine To Catch Another Bullshit Machine
I really fucking hate AI right now. I really fucking hated AI yesterday and the day before, too, though I think the hate is growing faster and hotter, like a sun about to explode and consume the ga…
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First volume of The Terry Pratchett Reader’s Guide gets early launch at Discworld Convention
Explore the legacy of Terry Pratchett with Marc Burrows' new Reader’s Guide, launching at the Discworld Convention in August 2026
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Understanding Americans' ideology
yougov.com/en-us/articles/53978-understanding-americans-ideology
9% of Americans describe their politics as far-left, 15% as left, 9% as center-left, 21% as center, 10% as center-right, 17% as right, and 5% as far-right.
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10,000 items, 5,000 square feet, 160 years of history: Inside General Mills’s brand archive
The company’s senior corporate archivist supports brand marketers’ various requests, dives deep into brand histories, and creates the archives of tomorrow. “I’m always looking to see what people are working on today and what will be useful for the future generations of marketers and brand teams,” the company’s senior corporate archivist told us.
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Dow Chemical seeks to legalize plastic pollution in Texas bay
pirg.org/articles/dow-chemical-seeks-to-legalize-plastic-pollution-in-texas-bay/
Dow wants Texas regulators to make their plastic pellet discharge legal. That would be a step in the wrong direction
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Hims misled consumers and violated their privacy, FTC alleges in a lawsuit
statnews.com/2026/07/29/ftc-lawsuit-hims-alleging-deceptive-business-practices/
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued telehealth company Hims & Hers alleging business practices that agency says mislead consumers.
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A Regional War, With Options To Expand
And without any reason for Iran to trust in negotiations, this is a one-way elevator until U.S. capitulation