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• Aram Zucker-Scharff

Baltimore’s longest-vacant rowhouse has sat empty for 43 years. It didn’t have to.

thebanner.com/community/housing/vacant-baltimore-city-houses-FJDU6MJXFRA6NEHTGCDCADWCYY/

More than 3,000 Baltimore buildings have been vacant for two decades or longer.

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• Aram Zucker-Scharff

McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There

wired.com/story/mcdonalds-built-a-515-page-dossier-on-me-it-says-ill-never-leave/

I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program and received an extensive, personalized report that algorithmically predicts my next purchase.

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• Aram Zucker-Scharff

Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say

theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/12/israel-deliberately-starting-wildfires-in-southern-lebanon-firefighters-say?CMP=bsky_gu

First responders, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and crops

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• Aram Zucker-Scharff

He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard of. He May Never Go Free.

nytimes.com/2026/08/12/magazine/deportation-immigrants-prison-eswatini.html

As he stepped out of the American military cargo plane, Roberto Mosquera still couldn’t tell where he was or why he had been taken there.

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• Aram Zucker-Scharff

AI agents are not your “coworkers”

technologyreview.com/2026/06/29/1139849/ai-agents-are-not-your-coworkers/

Marketing AI agents as digital employees may make human workers worse at spotting errors and more likely to offload accountability.

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• Aram Zucker-Scharff

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses

fortune.com/2026/08/11/google-cofounder-sergey-brin-california-wealth-tax-opposition-100-million-dollars/

The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.

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We need the truth about Trump’s alleged ‘ballroom’ | Will Bunch Newsletter

inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/trump-ballroom-east-wing-military-bunker-increasing-costs-police-state-20260811.html

Plus, the day Trump left his press corps for dead.

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Flock unveils changes after Post report on police misuse of vast camera network (wapo.st)

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The Overlook
• Connor Greco

West Kill Rallies for Return of Its Post Office

For more than a year and a half, some residents of the Lexington hamlet of West Kill have had to cross county lines to get their mail. The former post office on Spruceton Road closed in January 2025 after an electrical fire broke out in an adjacent building. Smoke damage shuttered the building, and operations […]

The post West Kill Rallies for Return of Its Post Office appeared first on The Overlook.

Scripting News for email Valid
• Dave Winer

Scripting News: Thursday, August 13, 2026

Thursday, August 13, 2026 WordPress as the text of the web# I wrote something candid on Twitter last week and felt it was worth repeating here. It is a bit judgmental, and for that I apologize. But I couldn't keep the meaning without all the words. # Shaking my head ...

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My Son’s Racist Views Are Destroying Our Family (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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Federal agents surveilled Minnesota unions in hunt for Antifa conspiracy case (startribune.com)

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Veterans in this GI Bill scam played along as trade schools pocketed millions (wapo.st)

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Kennedy Center Board Votes to Add Trump’s Name to Building Facade (wsj.com)

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Great art on Bluesky (daily)

Twelve Proverbs, 1560 #pieterbruegel #northernrenaissance

The San Francisco Standard
• David Lombardi

What we learned about De’Zhaun Stribling and Jaden Dugger in the 49ers’ preseason opener

A pair of draft picks made strong impressions against Tennessee Titans starters on Thursday.

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Are the Patriot Games Great? No. Are They Fun to Watch? (theatlantic.com)

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What Britain can teach Democrats about the ultra-left (economist.com)

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Pa. says vaccine guidelines won’t change over Trump’s executive order (share.inquirer.com)

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Trump Announces Drone Tariffs to Protect National Security, Bolster U.S. Supply Chains (wsj.com)

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