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Ozempic may work in the brain in almost the opposite way scientists expected, activating hunger-linked neurons that appear essential for sustaining fat loss. The surprising discovery in mice could reveal new targets for developing even more effective obesity drugs.

Good morning! I hope this morning dispatch, focused on the latest updates about ongoing TPM storylines, has been useful. Starting...

This week saw some of the country’s largest retailers report their quarterly earnings and the impact of some several billion...

When "Blade" hit theaters on this day in 1998, it was far more than a stylish vampire action movie. Despite some of its not-quite-ready-for-prime-time CGI, it was one of the films that helped save the superhero genre and provided a proof-of-concept that Marvel characters...

What is there to say. David Shuster and I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Hunter Biden Wednesday. And wow, our interview lived up to everything we hoped and thought it could be. It turns out when Republicans went after Hunter Biden, they had no idea who they were ...

There’s A New Technique For Disabling Flock Cameras – and It’s Spreading Fast.

Movies in parks, block parties, posters for teachers, and back-to-school events.

Vanity Fair: “In public, White House press office staff are belligerent toward members of the media, hurling insults and invective. But in private? They’re cordial, efficient… even charming. Reporters fear what’s next.”

Weeks before DOJ relied on fabricated assault charges to predicate an investigation into Minnesota's protest community, DHS had already started focus on Isaac Sant's role in protests against Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017.

The post Before Fabricating Assaults to Justify the MN-15 Investigation, DHS Focused on a Protest of Trump’s 2017 Inauguration appeared first on emptywheel.

“The Trump administration is opening a new front in its campaign to remake higher education: threatening the American Bar Association’s power to accredit law schools,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The action escalates the Trump administration’s long-running feud with the nation’s premier legal organization, which it has accused of promoting a progressive agenda, including pushing […]

“A 21-year-old recent college graduate was behind an anonymous website that put out widely shared fake election polling in Wisconsin, Nevada and California,” The Guardian reports. Said Rahil Prakash: “I wanted to see if fake polls could really penetrate the ecosystem that easily. And as it turned out, it could.” Earlier for members: The Fake […]

“British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he will shift responsibility for economic growth away from the UK Treasury and toward his new office in the north of England,” Bloomberg reports. “Burnham’s premiership, which began last month, has focused on giving more power to regions outside London, while the PM has tightened his grip on economic […]

“If any politician wants to get mothers on their side, they should adopt this issue. It’s such an obvious electoral winner. And what I’ve learned is there is no force in the universe stronger than mothers trying to protect their kids.” — Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, quoted by Politico, on the threats posed by social […]

Karoline Leavitt announced last week that she is stepping down as White House press secretary, and a familiar name has emerged as a candidate to replace her. It’s CNN commentator […]

The post Will Scott Jennings be the new White House press secretary? appeared first on Poynter.

I updated my Galactic Compass app for iPhone with augmented reality mode. Background: Galactic Compass is a floating green arrow that always points the way to the middle of the Milky Way, 26,000 light years away. Here’s the announcement blog post from 2024. It went kinda vir...

The Nyrius Phoenix Home True 4K60 can wirelessly transmit games, TV shows, movies, and more across your home (even through walls).

Lindsay Clancy’s defense argues she killed her three kids because of postpartum psychosis. But armchair detectives, including many fed-up mothers, are laying blame with her ex-husband.

Steven Heller on his final interview with the legend.

The post The Daily Heller: Jules Feiffer Remembered appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

Ars looks at Zuckoff, the latest free app detecting Meta AI glasses amid privacy backlash.

Taiwan's effort to develop its own satellite launcher hit a setback this week.