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3 Trump-Backed Candidates Lost Their Primaries

“Three candidates endorsed by President Donald Trump lost their primaries on Tuesday night,” Mediaite reports.

Political Wire
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RFK Jr.’s Son Put On Russia’s Most Wanted List

Hollywood Reporter: “Conor Kennedy, the son of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been placed on Russia’s international wanted list after traveling to Ukraine in 2022 to fight with the country’s International Legion.”

The Every Podcast
Audio • Dan Shipper

The AI Alien Companion App That's Bringing In $4M a Year (Best of the Pod)

LLMs are a new medium for storytelling. That’s according to the creators of Portola, the company behind Tolan: an embodied AI companion that lives on its own planet and chats to you with a distinct personality. In 2025, Portola's founder and CEO Quinten Farmer and Head of Sto...

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

Kennedy Center to Return Trump’s Name in Three Spots

“When the board of the Kennedy Center met last week to decide on the future of the complex, they took up a resolution to restore Donald Trump‘s name to the front facade of the complex,” Deadline reports. “The vote by the Trump-controlled board was not just one designation for the president, but three.” So the […]

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

Trump Says He Told Cory Mills to ‘Get Out of the Race’

“President Donald Trump says he told Florida Rep. Cory Mills to exit the Republican primary before his election defeat Tuesday but that the embattled lawmaker ‘wouldn’t listen,'” Politico reports. Said Trump: “He thought he could win, so who can blame him?”

Electrek
Text • Fred Lambert

Lucid unveils its 2027 Air EV lineup with a new Stealth package

Lucid unveiled its 2027 Air lineup, streamlining the options across its electric sedan range and adding a new Stealth & Sound Package for the entry-level Air Pure.

The Air Grand Touring keeps its title as the longest-range EV on sale at up to 512 miles, and pricing holds flat across all four trims for the new model year.

@factpostnews.bsky.social - FactPost
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Trump calls an impromptu press conference to tout his construction projects:

"I love construction!"

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
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Trump WH Sparks Outrage For Dragging A Reporter's Children Into Their Petty Beef

If you've ever wondered whether there is a line Donald Trump and his people are unwilling to cross, let me assure you there isn't. The Trump White House is currently getting its ass handed to it on social media after they invoked a reporter's children in their extremely pe...

SCOTUSblog
Text • César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández

Trump detention policy nears SCOTUS

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court as the federal government officially shuts down due to a congressional budget impasse in Washington D.C., on October 04, 2025.
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court as the federal government officially shuts down due to a congressional budget impasse in Washington D.C., on October 04, 2025.

The Texas Observer
Text • Gus Bova

Observer Masthead Additions and a Farewell

I’m proud to announce that the Observer has hired Mary Tuma, a freelance contributor since 2020, as a staff writer covering reproductive rights and politics starting late next month. Mary has been a leading reporter on repro rights in Texas for more than a decade, including during her years on staff at the Austin Chronicle. […]

The post Observer Masthead Additions and a Farewell appeared first on The Texas Observer.

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

The Senate GOP Takes Heat Over Pro Forma Sessions

Politico: “These brief sessions lasting a few minutes or less have traditionally been little-noticed, low-drama affairs. They require one senator from the majority party to make the trek back to Washington every few days during an extended break. Their purpose is to effectively limit a president from either party from temporarily installing a Cabinet pick […]

Remarkable People
Text • Guy Kawasaki

Make It Safe to Tell the Truth

Make It Safe to Tell the Truth

Why honesty disappears in high-pressure environments.

Electrek
Text • Peter Johnson

Here’s our first look at the new Hyundai Tucson inside and out [Images]

Hyundai revealed the exterior and interior design of the all-new Tucson for the first time, and it already looks like a big upgrade.

Racket
Text • Clare O'Connor

The Final Days Inside St. Paul’s Pig’s Eye Encampment

The Final Days Inside St. Paul’s Pig’s Eye Encampment

Racket interviewed over a dozen displaced residents, volunteers, and advocates to better understand the real-life impact of cities sweeping away those experiencing homelessness.

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Tetanus cases in the U.S. have skyrocketed to the highest level in over a decade.

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
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Rumor Has It Beyoncé Was Shopping in The Hudson Valley This Week

Stars, they're just like us and allegedly shop at Woodbury Commons. Did you see Beyoncé shopping in the Hudson Valley? Continue reading…

Electrek
Text • Micah Toll

VMAX VX2 Lite review: Power and full suspension fun without the heavyweight price

Electric scooters have long demonstrated an interesting dichotomy. On one end of the spectrum, you’ve got cheap commuter scooters that feel like they’re one pothole away from shaking themselves apart. On the other end are increasingly large, dual-motor monsters that weigh 80 or 100 pounds (45 kg) and blur the line between scooter and motorcycle.

The VMAX VX2 Lite aims for the sweet spot in the middle. It promises a genuine full-suspension ride, respectable 25 mph (40 km/h) performance, and up to 56 miles (90 km) of claimed range without turning into something you dread carrying up a flight of stairs. After spending time riding the long-range version, I think VMAX got surprisingly close to that goal.

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WIRED
Text • Miles Klee

Why Is It Absolute Hell to Buy a Movie Ticket Now?

Overwhelmed theater apps and a scarcity mindset around exclusive big-screen formats for blockbusters like Dune: Part Three and The Odyssey have led to the “concertification” of movies.

ProPublica
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Citing reporting by ProPublica, eight Democratic U.S. senators have criticized the Trump administration’s demands to access the health data of millions of people as a condition of giving lifesaving aid to other countries.
https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-letter-health-data-africa-humanitarian-aid?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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