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Seth Moulton once called progressive populism a recipe for losing. Now he’s asking Wall Street financiers to help him claim the progressive mantle.

“The FBI previously refused to hire job applicants if they admitted to hiring sex workers or stealing from an employer — or engaging in acts of bestiality,” CBS News reports. “Today, those acts, which are mostly illegal across the country, are no longer automatic deal breakers for applicants to the nation’s top law enforcement agency.”

One of America's most prestigious newspapers has defended publishing an AI-written op-ed. Will Oremus on what it means for the future of human prose:

We’ve released updated versions of Micro.blog for iOS and Android, fixing bugs and redesigning the sign-in screen.

Read to the end for a very good dog video

Much like 'Travel with Natalie,' there's nothing Trump and MAGA hate more than being reminded he's well past his due date. Source: Winnipeg Free Press An executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America is “sad,” Premier Wab Kinew says....

The unexpected interruption came hours before the president wrote a congratulatory post on Truth Social about the company’s most recent earnings report.

Meta doesn’t want to be a social media company anymore. By Anna Merlan at Mother Jones.

Milo Yiannopoulos has been arrested and detained by ICE and has been ordered removed from the US. Yiannopoulos, a British immigrant to the US, has advocated “ICE checkpoints at supermarket entrances, gas stations, strip malls, intersections and government buildings, with on the spot deportation for anyone who can’t prove they are in the US legally,” “total legal immunity” for ICE agents and “zero immigration in the next 20 years. No ifs, no buts.”

Buh-bye Milo. Don’t let the leopards eat your face on the way out.

The Qataris Gave Trump an Airplane. He Crippled Their Country in Return.. By Shane Harris at The Atlantic.

A character in a Robert A. Heinlein novel described an “honest politician” as one who stays bought.

A Turning Point in AI Writing. The Wall Street Journal is defending an op-ed written by a chatbot. By Will Oremus at The Atlantic.

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told close friends and associates that he is considering a run for president in 2028,” NBC News reports. “Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer, have floated the idea of a presidential run for the past few months, believing he has some of the same attributes that have made Donald Trump popular […]

“President Donald Trump hit back at New York Governor Kathy Hochul after she said her state wouldn’t use ‘Lake America,’ the administration’s new name for Lake Ontario,” Bloomberg reports. “Trump belittled the Democratic governor in a social media post Friday, claiming that Canada has been taking economic advantage of Hochul as well as New York […]

There’s still a massive effort afoot to implement statewide “right to repair” laws that try to make it cheaper, easier, and environmentally friendlier for you to repair the technology you own. All fifty states have at least flirted with the idea, though only Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Minnesota, Colorado, California, Oregon, and Washington have actually passed laws. US PIRG […]

Judges: "Placing sports bets, even when called by another name, is still gambling."

The 25 Best Movies on Netflix to Watch in September 2026.

Officials say the Upstate New York prisoner offered cash upfront and promised to commit additional killings to cover the rest of the debt. Continue reading…

Schadenfreude: The experience of pleasure, joy, or satisfaction that comes from learning of the troubles, failures, or misfortune of another person. Guys, I am in FULL ON joy about writing this article. I am giddy. I am laughing. I can't stop smiling. Why, dear readers? BEC...

Chance Miller, 9to5Mac:

Here are the full details on the price increases:

• Apple TV (monthly): $14.99 (up from $12.99)
• Apple TV (annual): $119 (up from $99)
• Apple One Individual: $21.95 (up from $19.95)

Prices for other Apple One plans are unchanged. When Apple increased the price of Apple Music last month, it also raised the Apple One Family and Apple One Premier plans, but not the Individual plan.

The higher prices go into effect today for new subscribers. Apple says existing subscribers will be notified of the price increase about a month before they are charged the new price.

Seems poetic that Tim Cook’s last action as CEO is a goose to services revenue.

“A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in Washington, including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials,” the Associated Press reports. “The report released Friday says the 250-foot-tall (76-meter) memorial arch is likely […]