The Pink Dancers, Before the Ballet, 1884 #degas #edgardegas
WIRED
• Sophie Charara
Influencers and Resellers Are Turning Empty Boxes Into Big Cash
As the appetite for “authenticity” grows online, content creators are buying up empty boxes for luxury goods—and resellers are cashing in for “crazy prices.”
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Swing-State Democrats Criticize Their Own Party
“Democrats running for Senate have savaged President Donald Trump, betting that his historically low approval rating will help their party recapture the chamber in November’s midterm elections,” the Washington Post reports. “But some Democrats running in Republican-leaning states are also criticizing another unpopular institution: their own party.”
Paul Krugman
• Paul Krugman
Scott Bessent Fails to Gaslight the Market
What doth it profit a man if he sell his soul and can’t even manipulate the 30-year?
EV Grieve
• Unknown
From White Trash to Aliens on 5th Street
EV Grieve
• Unknown
Bye, bye Blank Street
The Warning with Steve Schmidt
• Steve Schmidt
Trumped out
He put his name everywhere. America will take it down.
AI Secret
• Magna
🛎️ Target Proved AI Shopping Is A Channel
Plus: The Lies Almost Worked, Water Is Now Cheap To Hack
WIRED
• Molly Taft
The Super El Niño Won’t Fix the West’s Water Crisis
“People have talked about the Colorado River crisis for decades—we’re now in it,” says one expert. “Everyone you talk to is like, ‘Shit, man.’”
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
What Florida Tells Us
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Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump Tries to Push Darline Graham Across the Finish Line
“Fresh off the losses of three candidates he endorsed in Republican primaries, President Donald Trump faces a much higher-profile test of his political power in South Carolina,” CNN reports. “Trump is set to hold a rally Friday night in Myrtle Beach with Sen. Darline Graham, whom he endorsed for her late brother’s Senate seat and […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Canadian Provincial Leader Says Trump Is a ‘Bad Person’
“The premier of a Canadian province launched a blistering attack on President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him a ‘bad person’ and ‘not to be trusted’ and urging Canada to keep fighting rather than rush to make concessions in trade talks with Washington,” the Associated Press reports.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Big Tech’s AI Borrowing Binge Is Driving Up Bond Yields
“Economists have been repeatedly dumbfounded by the resilience of the economy in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, wars, tariffs, inflation and sharply higher interest rates. A simple answer has provided a catchall explanation: the growth of artificial intelligence,” the New York Times reports. “But the growth of A.I. also poses a risk, reflected in […]
Mrs. Thomas Wodehouse Legh, 1884 #johnsingersargent #americanart
Longreads
• Longreads
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Schneier on Security
• Bruce Schneier
More Incidents of AIs Going Rogue in Cybersecurity Challenges
The Daily
• The New York Times
When Private Equity Comes for Your Favorite Team
WIRED
• Nena Farrell
Best Early Tech Labor Day Sales I’d Shop Myself (2026): AirTags, Dyson, and More
From the best Dyson vacuum to the best wireless headphones and earbuds we’ve tested, you can get some great gadgets on sale already ahead of Labor Day.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Democrats Need Third-Party Help to Win Senate Majority
“Call them the 49 percent majority makers, a path blazed 20 years ago that Democrats probably need to replicate this fall,” NOTUS reports. “Back in 2006, when they gained six seats and the Senate majority, Democrats relied on a trio of victories that came courtesy of a plurality: Claire McCaskill winning Missouri with 49.6 percent […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Navy Discusses Renaming Aircraft Carrier After Trump
“Navy leadership is discussing renaming a Navy aircraft carrier after President Donald Trump,” NBC News reports. “The ship, which is still under construction, has been set to be named the USS Doris Miller in honor of an enlisted sailor who famously staffed an anti-aircraft gun during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during World War […]