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The San Francisco Standard
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‘Section 415’ podcast: How the 49ers’ 2026 draft class is shaking up the depth chart

Rookie receiver De’Zhaun Stribling and linebacker Jaden Dugger could earn early playing time if they continue to impress during the preseason.

Ars Technica - All content
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US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows

US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows

Again, the CDC did not publish a full report and instead simply put the data online.

Ars Technica - All content
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Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory for making steel parts

Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory for making steel parts

“We're not necessarily building in a dogmatic fashion towards full autonomy.”

Ars Technica
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US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows

US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows

Again, the CDC did not publish a full report and instead simply put the data online.

The Warning with Steve Schmidt
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Dead Air: bonded pair with Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell

Thank you Susan DRENNAN GABRIEL, Jim the Historian, Jeanne Elbe, David Douglass, ArleneMach, and many others for tuning into today’s episode of “Dead Air” with Dean Blundell, and brought to you by The Save America Movement.

Daring Fireball Valid
Text • John Gruber

Apple TV Still Has No Start Date for ‘The Savant’

daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/19/chastain-says-the-savant-will-be-released

The Savant is a political thriller series starring Jessica Chastain that was supposed to debut a year ago. Apple “postponed” it, apparently out of fear of upsetting extremist right-wing nut jobs because the show is about an undercover investigator (Chastain) hunting down extremist right-wing nut jobs. Chastain was not happy about the show being delayed.

Last we heard about the show was back in April, when Marc Malkin reported this for Variety:

“Before it was like, ‘I don’t know if we’re going to see it,’ but now I can say, ‘We’re going to see it,’” Chastain told me exclusively on Saturday at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony in Santa Monica.

As for when, sources tell me that Apple is planning for a July release.

Given that it’s now the middle of August, I think that a July release is looking less and less likely by the day.

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@art.feediverse.org - Great art on Bluesky
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@BFinn07 Great, check out Lovis Corinth @artistcorinth

Sacha Chua
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2026-08-17 Emacs news

The canvas patch has been merged upstream, very cool! I'm looking forward to seeing the kinds of experiments and tools this enables. Also, there's a release candidate for the next version of Emacs, please go try it out! Emacs 31: Emacs 31.1 RC1 is available (HN) Upco...

The San Francisco Standard
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It’s a foggy first day of school in SF. Here are 5 storylines we’re watching this year

Test scores, closures, screens, and a record-breaking board race: the school year’s biggest fights are just starting.

@crockett.house.gov - Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett
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Racket
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3M Paid Expert Witness $475/Hour to Use ChatGPT to Defend Company in Major Explosion Lawsuit

3M Paid Expert Witness $475/Hour to Use ChatGPT to Defend Company in Major Explosion Lawsuit

Plus an eyebrow-raising group home impresario, trans sports hysteria debunked, and Frey busts a move in today's Flyover news roundup.

TPM – Talking Points Memo
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Blanche Hints Trump Admin Might Try to Take Voter Roll Fight to SCOTUS

‘We’re Not Going to Stop’ Newly-confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche made headlines over the weekend for other, arguably, more alarming...

Letters from an American
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Week Twelve in 250 to 250

Week Twelve in 250 to 250

This was the twelfth week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Political Wire
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Trump Consults AI George Washington On Ballroom Design

“Since Donald Trump flattened the East Wing last October, his justification for building a White House ballroom has evolved considerably. Originally, the president suggested he needed a place to throw killer parties. But after the National Trust for Historic Preservation sued to stop the project, Trump reframed it as a necessary national security upgrade,” New […]

Electrek
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BYD’s electric supercar beats Porsche on both speed and price [Video]

With a tri-motor setup delivering over 1,500 horsepower, the Denza Z can hit 0 to 62 mph in under 2 seconds. It’s also cheaper than a Porsche 911 Turbo S.

SCOTUSblog
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Texas families ask Supreme Court to take up challenge to Ten Commandments in schools

Ten Commandments in schools
Ten Commandments in schools

Daring Fireball Valid
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No Update Since Early July Regarding Siri AI Coming to the EU, Ever

ft.com/content/807d25c3-f4ac-4402-b815-3aa91018237d

The Financial Times, back on July 1, with the transcontinental byline “Michael Acton in San Francisco and Barbara Moens in Brussels” (non-paywalled summaries from 9to5Mac and MacRumors): Apple chief executive Tim Cook and EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen held “constructive”...

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
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See the Cast of ‘Nashville’ Then + Now [Pictures]

What happened to your favorite 'Nashville' cast members? With pictures! Continue reading…

Gift Articles
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The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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Gift Articles
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Blanche on whether DOJ will be independent: ‘I’m not going to pledge that’ (wapo.st)

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