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Q: Has the deployment on the USS Lincoln gone on too long? Trump: No, no, no. Not nearly long enough
The Lever
• Lyna Bentahar
Who’s Buying The Democratic Party?
Test your knowledge of the socialist backlash, Democratic donors, and other issues that really matter.
★ You Don’t Need to Worry About Scratching Your iPhone Camera Lenses
The exposed lens covers are made of sapphire, not glass, and are thus incredibly scratch resistant. And even if, somehow, do you pick up a scratch on a lens cover, it almost certainly won’t affect image quality at all.
Ars Technica
• Ashley Belanger
Suspecting court of using AI, man injected prompts in filings to try to win case
Judge warns pro se litigants are using chatbots wrong and getting desperate.
Electrek
• Michelle Lewis
This DIY heat pump plugs into a wall outlet and has no outdoor unit

Hickory, Kentucky-headquartered MRCOOL has launched an all-in-one heat pump that plugs into a standard 115-volt outlet and doesn’t have a bulky outdoor condenser.
Racket
• Keith Harris
Time for a ‘What Are You Listening to?’ Open Thread
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
links.daveverse.org
• Dave Winer
Hands-On with Computer History: OpenAI's Take on Agent Memory.
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• Andrea Thompson
Donald Trump Is Still Secretly Whining About Elon Musk Hurting His Feelings
Saw this headline and genuinely thought it was from The Onion: “Abdul is a puppy killer.” Nope. The Republican Party actually shared it. They are completely losing their minds.
404 Media
• Jason Koebler
Behind the Blog: Endless Scam Parade
This week, we discuss the mainstreaming of Flock, media appearances, and Spotify's AI move.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
AI Becomes a Major Election Issue for the First Time
“Across the United States, political candidates are grappling with an issue that has never before featured widely in American political life: artificial intelligence,” the Washington Post reports. “Hundreds of candidates for House, Senate or governor this year have staked out policies related to AI or data centers on their campaign websites, injecting the issue into […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Consumer Sentiment Dips, Especially Among Republicans
“Public opinion about the economy appears to be souring further this month, per the preliminary release of the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index,” Axios reports. “The steepest month-to-month drop in sentiment was among survey respondents who identify as Republicans, with their outlook now 19% below readings from just before the Iran war and at […]
Ars Technica
• Jon Brodkin
State judge orders Kalshi to stop offering sports bets and other wagers
Kalshi ordered to stop offering bets in Washington, must implement geofencing.
Ars Technica
• Scharon Harding
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
"We don't have access to the data on the hardware/servers," Iron Mountain told Ars.
The San Francisco Standard
• Kerry Crowley
Is preseason football meaningless? Not for the 49ers fighting for a $600,000 raise
Kurtis Rourke and Sebastian Valdez are two 49ers players who can increase their earning power with strong preseason performances.