Trying to parse the significance of Jeff Dean leaving Google after 26 years, and Demis Hassabis stepping into a new role as chairman of DeepMind. Is this a shakeup, or just that everyone is ready for a change? Sounds more amicable than the usual AI executive reshuffling.
Trump shouts out Dell, Micron, and Apple
(Trump holds tens of millions of dollars in stock in these 3 companies)
Trump tells his Nevada audience "Michael Whatley should be your governor"
(Michael Whatley is running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina)
History Facts
• Nicole Villeneuve
Why Do Old Mirrors Have Black Spots?
If you’ve ever shopped for mirrors in an antique shop, you may have noticed small black spots scattered across the glass. Sometimes these spots appear along the edges, but others seem to float across the surface like little shadows trapped inside the mirror. They’re not scra...
Micro.blog for Mac version 4.0.5 is now available. It features a better publishing progress pane and a few bug fixes.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
AIPAC Weighs a Second Effort to Defeat Abdul El-Sayed
“The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has told allies that it is considering a major financial campaign to support the Republican Senate nominee in the Michigan general election this fall, after it failed its biggest test of the primary season on Tuesday,” the New York Times reports. “AIPAC’s super PAC spent $32 million in an […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump Deportations Cost Taxpayers $2,358 Each
“American taxpayers would pay about $2,358 each for President Trump’s mass deportation push, according to a new calculator tool from the Economic Policy Institute,” Axios reports. “Why it matters: The estimate fuels debate over whether billions of federal dollars devoted to deportations could instead fund other public priorities such as food assistance, health care or […]
Trump: I've dealt with a lot of crooked people in my life
Trump claims "the radical left wants to ban a thing called gasoline" and suggests that gasoline has been used for 1,000 years
Win Tickets to See Brad Paisley in Bridgeport on August 27th!
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Racket
• Jessica Armbruster
Not Dying, Turns Out: Emmer Alive But Not Kicking (His Bum Foot)
Plus crowdfunding a North Side mall, clearing out the Pig's Eye Park encampment, and people fucking with Flock cameras in today's Flyover news roundup.
TPM – Talking Points Memo
• Nicole LaFond
Trump Mixes Usual Election Fraud Delusions With New Red Scare in Wake of El-Sayed Win
In the wake of now-Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow victory over the Democratic establishment-backed candidate Rep. Haley Stevens in...
Painter and reclining model, 1942 #zabaleta #expressionism
Bathers and Fisherman with a Line, 1872 #paulcezanne #romanticism
Trump: ICE are among our greatest patriots. Remember that
Trump claims Melania's movie was the number one movie of the year
Trump: Melania hates it when I imitate the no men in women's sports. She hates it when I do the weightlifting. She said it's not presidential
Trump: I told these women, you've gotta love me
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Scandal Leaves North Carolina GOP with No Candidate
New York Times: “Even without scandal, the race in western North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District had turned competitive. Jamie Ager, the Democratic candidate, had been making hay of his background as a farmer with deep roots in a region that has been reliably red for decades but has shifted left in recent election cycles.” ”Now, […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Three Red States Subpoena Dr. Fauci
“Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Wednesday that his office, alongside two other red states, issued a subpoena to former Covid czar Anthony Fauci for records tied to grant money, awards and book deals, among other areas of investigation,” Politico reports. Axios: Fauci woes could deter scientists from public service.