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Apparently the nightly email didn’t go out last night. The problem was an error when it tried to read the Linkblog entries for the day. I’ve seen reports that these errors happen when you try to read the Links tab on scripting.com. The error shouldn’t kill the email sending, it should just omit the linkblog […]

I was looking for a codename for a new scripting environment Claude and I are making attempting in every way to do exactly what Frontier does. But until it does that I need a nice name, memorable, maybe a bit magical and positive. Frontier has been gone, thought to be lost, but with the advent […]

Pro-MAGA Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) joined the attacks on Coca-Cola after fringe conservatives claimed that the soft drink company was in a war with Jesus because a glitch did not allow a custom Christian message on cans. The Utah Republican posted twice this week as Coca-Co...

It's Monday evening and Max Miller has refused to drop out of the Ohio race...which means Republicans are going to have to carry him to (mid)term! Congrats! Just a recap: Max Miller is facing REALLY serious allegations of domestic violence and child abuse. There is also evi...

Wall Street Journal: “Hunter Biden is suddenly the one with the megaphone. He’s everywhere: tweeting, appearing on podcasts, talking about America and, often, Trump. He is in front of audiences that in the past might have viewed Hunter Biden as an archetypal villain. Maybe they still do.” “For much of Biden’s presidency, Hunter Biden’s life, […]

There have been rumblings for a while that America’s richest and most annoying white supremacist, Elon Musk, really wants to get into the wireless phone business. His lobbyists have been making noise in support for broader phone unlocking rules, and there’ve been several IPO-fluffing press leaks over the last few months indicating they’re keen on […]

In this episode, Bob and Adam chat about managing digital workflows, tackling challenges like email overload, CRM usage, and the benefits and downsides of AI tools.

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“Former Biden administration officials are contending with a new reality: Future administrations won’t have a choice but to confront the way the Trump administration has disrupted how the government works,” NOTUS reports. “That’s the premise of a new set of proposals published Tuesday in the law and policy journal Just Security, authored by several former […]

Dear TPMers, We’re now more than 90% of the way toward our goal in this year’s Annual TPM Journalism Fund...

Mike Lindell’s Big Moment Amid the wall-to-wall coverage of Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong’s personal evolution or possible lack...

“Republicans aiming to flip Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District after redrawing the heavily Black district in their favor will pick their nominee Tuesday to challenge U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, the Democratic incumbent who is seeking a second term despite the political headwinds,” the Associated Press reports. “The district is one of several Democratic-leaning districts across the […]

Bark Bark Woof Woof - take my wife … PLEASE!

First Draft - NOBODY is worse than Todd Blanche;

Froomkin - a moratorium on “Trump says …” headlines?

Joe.My.God. - NAS axes climate section from judicial reference manual;

Mike the Mad Biologist - for Vought and his theocrats women losing jobs is great!

Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with ‘for MBRU' in the subject line). Steve in Manhattan is on Bluesky.

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It’s a big primary day today, let’s dive into it!

• Connecticut: Generational change is on the ballot, with three younger Democrats challenging soon-to-be 80 years-old Rep. John Larson (D-CT).
• Minnesota: Sen. Amy Klobuchar wants to be Governor Amy Klobuchar.
• South Carolina: The replacement for late Senator Lindsey Graham is the race and appointed Sen. Darline Graham (Nordone —she returned to her maiden name for some odd reason) wants to be full-time Senator. She has 4+ opponents.
• Vermont: Gov. Phil Scott (R-VT) wants another 2-year term.
• Wisconsin: Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) decided he didn’t want a third term, and boy-howdy this race is a PIE FIGHT and will be the one to watch!

Our Pals at Electoral-Vote explain what’s going on in W-W-Wisconsin:

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Osny, rue de Pontoise, Winter, 1883 #paulgauguin #impressionism

Why passkey apps treat Windows differently than other operating systems.

Yesterday I was emailing with the always lovely Robin Harford, who has a wonderful website over at eatweeds.co.uk. We were discussing the sad state of the web, and wondering what can be done to prevent Google and the others from abusing our content. And within that discussio...