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Republicans Help Green Party Candidate in Pennsylvania

Punchbowl News: “Andrew Tupone is running for a crucial Pennsylvania swing seat as a Green Party candidate. But it’s Republicans who have played a key role in helping him get on — and stay on — the ballot.” “Tupone’s bid for Pennsylvania’s 7th District quickly raised alarms for House Democrats. His presence in the race […]

PRINT Magazine
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The Daily Heller: Bummer Summer Cleanup

Take a pull off of vintage cigarette packaging.

The post The Daily Heller: Bummer Summer Cleanup appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

Open Channels FM Podcast Network
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AI for the Rest of Us

An update on Open Channels News, new fall series (including "AI for the Rest of Us"), and a preview of the Open Channels FM 5.0 release coming in September.

WIRED
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Poolease X1 Pool Robot Review: How Bad Can It Be?

The Poolease X1 can collect leaves from the pool floor, but dirt, silt, walls, and steps are all beyond its pay grade.

WIRED
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Bumble Tried to Change Dating, but the Dating Market Forced It to Change Instead

The app now allows men to make the first move, suggesting its women-first positioning was limiting growth. It joins other dating apps now throwing everything at the wall in a bid to stay relevant.

WIRED
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The 3 Best USB Phone Chargers (2026): Anker, DeWalt

I put top-rated USB car chargers to the test for fast charging, value, heat, and safety. These are the best I found.

WIRED
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A MAGA County’s Top Election Official Wants to Hire Election Denial Superstar Tina Peters

Tina Peters was convicted of seven counts related to election interference in 2024. Now, she’s fielding an offer from a county that’s become a hotbed of voting-related conspiracy theories.

WIRED
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How Teen ‘After-Prom’ Kings in LA Monetized the High School Rager

The West Coast house-party scene has long been iconic. For these young, tech-savvy entrepreneurs, it was also inspiration for MyPlots, a party-promotion empire.

Political Wire
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The Freedom Caucus Is Having a Brutal Primary Run

“The hard-right Freedom Caucus is having a rough primary season,” Politico reports. “Candidates with backing from the caucus and its allies flopped in primaries from Florida to Wyoming on Tuesday, adding to a string of recent losses for the group.”

Political Wire
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The Navy’s Ships Risk Wearing Out in the Iran War

“After nearly six months in a fast-paced, unplanned war with Iran, the parts onboard the Navy’s aircraft carriers are at risk of wearing out. That includes the plumbing and air-conditioning systems, catapults that launch fighter jets and the gear that catches the planes slamming to a halt on the floating runway,” MS NOW reports. “Retired […]

Longreads
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How Anti-ICE Protesters Became Prisoners in Trump’s War on Antifa

"'We are not terrorists.'"

@art.feediverse.org - Great art on Bluesky
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Apparition of a Couple in the Desert, 1946 #surrealism #salvadordali

emptywheel
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Davey Hearn’s Extra Bites at the Apple

The fight over whether the indictment against Davey Hearn is dismissed with or without prejudice is also a fight about how much more damaging information can be squeezed out of the government because they were stupid enough to charge this case.

The post Davey Hearn’s Extra Bites at the Apple appeared first on emptywheel.

Political Wire
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Lula Seen as Frontrunner Over Flávio Bolsonaro

“Six weeks from Brazil’s election, the talk of its campaign season is less about who will win than what President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will do when he does,” Bloomberg reports. “From the capital Brasilia to trading desks in Sao Paulo, Lula is broadly considered the favorite to beat right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, whose […]

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
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NY Drivers Face $300 Fines as School Buses Return to the Roads

You would think this is common sense by now, but some New York drivers need the reminder... Continue reading…

Paul Krugman
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The Case Against Bond Market Panic

The Case Against Bond Market Panic

Don’t let the Very Serious People undermine a progressive agenda — again

Amazon News
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AWS commits more than $500 million to student cloud and AI training

Through a new Student Rewards program on AWS Builder Center, university students worldwide can earn credits, premium training, and certification vouchers.

Rest of World -
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“It’s laughable”: Global AI experts challenge Zuckerberg’s “AI for everyone”

“It’s laughable”: Global AI experts challenge Zuckerberg’s “AI for everyone”

Observers scrutinize Meta founder’s argument about AI’s potential as an equalizer and enabler.

Political Wire
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The Republican Town Hall Is Vanishing

MS NOW: “As of June 29, Republican members of Congress had held just 39 in-person town halls this year, according to LegiStorm, marking the lowest first-half-of-the-year number since the Capitol Hill-focused platform began tracking that data. Democratic lawmakers, in contrast, had hosted 451 town halls during the same period.”

Political Wire
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Seoul Puts North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal at 120

“South Korea estimates North Korea possesses between 80 and 120 nuclear warheads, its defence minister said on Thursday, citing a range significantly higher than President Donald Trump’s recent assertion that Pyongyang has ​57 nuclear weapons,” Reuters reports. Financial Times: North Korea dismisses Trump overture.