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Text • John Stoehr

Military leaders basically held a no-confidence vote on the commander-in-chief, and he lost

Military leaders basically held a no-confidence vote on the commander-in-chief, and he lost

They know he's insane. Everyone else is catching up.

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

Trump Asks Justices to Allow Firing of Transgender Troops

“Calling it a matter of ‘exceptional importance,’ the Trump administration has filed an urgent appeal with the Supreme Court seeking the immediate removal of 29 active-duty service members who are transgender even before their case challenging the Pentagon ban goes to trial in January,” ABC News reports.

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
Text • Jess Rose

Kane Brown Explains Why He Said He Doesn't Have Friends

Kane wants you to know that he's not lonely. Continue reading…

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Text • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Why more homeowners across the U.S. are turning to an insurance that offers less coverage

washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/08/31/extreme-weather-escalates-this-last-resort-insurance-policy-is-booming/

As traditional insurers retreat from areas most vulnerable to extreme weather, more Americans struggling to find coverage are seeking out surplus line plans.

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Text • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Column | I’m an oncologist. Every man should know this about prostate cancer.

washingtonpost.com/wellness/2026/08/31/what-men-need-know-about-psa-screening-prostate-cancer/

Regular prostate cancer screening is not recommended for all men. Here’s why.

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Text • Aram Zucker-Scharff

New study reveals a major perk of being single

washingtonpost.com/wellness/2026/08/31/being-single-can-be-great-opportunity-personal-growth-study-suggests/

Researchers found that believing in singlehood's potential for growth was linked to greater life satisfaction and stronger feelings of autonomy, competence and connection to others.

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Text • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Your boss, tech companies and police can read your chatbot conversations

washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/29/your-chatbot-discussions-are-not-private-you-may-think/

Here’s what to know about AI chatbots and privacy — and the best ways to protect your information.

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Text • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Column | Frank Miller redefined superheroes. He wants us to push past him.

washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2026/08/26/frank-miller-redefined-superheroes-he-wants-us-push-past-him/

The comics legend’s new memoir, “Push the Wall,” details lessons from his boundary-breaking art career.

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Text • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Column | The Weeknd is busy gaming — and he wants everyone to play this indie gem

washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2026/08/09/weeknd-is-busy-gaming-he-wants-everyone-play-about-fishing/

While he’s breaking records touring as the Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye is gaming — a lot. He got in touch to talk “About Fishing.”

ProPublica
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Following a KQED and ProPublica investigation, California lawmakers unanimously passed a bill that aims to ensure school administrators thoroughly vet past accusations of teacher misconduct as part of their hiring process.

https://www.propublica.org/article/california-teacher-misconduct-bill-administrator-discipline-al-muratsuchi?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #California #CA #School #Education #Teachers #Students

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

U.S. Military Does Not Plan to Deploy Troops to the Polls

“The U.S. military is not planning to send troops or personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterm elections, according to Gen. Dan Caine, the country’s highest-ranking military officer,” NBC News reports.

TPM – Talking Points Memo
Text • Nicole LaFond

Trump Picks Tech Friends Over Republicans This Election Cycle

‘Backwards and Poor’ President Trump is leading his administration full steam ahead in supporting his friends in the tech industry...

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Text • David Edwards

'Indefensible Breach': Grave Revelation Uncovered In Withheld Samuel Alito Docs

A long-delayed financial disclosure from Justice Samuel Alito shows he never sold the oil and gas holdings that watchdogs say disqualify him from a major climate case. The report was posted on Monday by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and covers A...

Electrek
Text • Fred Lambert

A second Tesla driver died stopped on a freeway with Autopilot/Self-Driving on

Weeks after a Tesla Model 3 sat stopped in a live Florida interstate lane and its driver was killed, it happened again — a 2020 Model 3, stopped dead on a Phoenix-area freeway at 3 a.m., rear-ended by a pickup, its driver dead at the scene.

And as in the Florida case that we revealed today, no one investigating knew what Tesla’s own data shows: the car’s driver-assist system was engaged. This is part of an ongoing Electrek series matching previously reported Tesla crashes to the company’s own redacted NHTSA data.

more…

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

IRS Audit Revenue Has Plummeted Under Trump

“The amount of money the Internal Revenue Service collected from audits dropped dramatically last year after the Trump administration pushed out many of the agency’s employees, according to a watchdog report released on Monday,” the New York Times reports. “The report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, called TIGTA, showed that IRS audits […]

News – The White House
Text • The White House

Fact Sheet: Delivering a Universal Sign-on for Public Services

IMPROVING PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY: The Trump Administration continues to improve how Government delivers services to the American public, in particular through the use of leading and emerging technologies. Today, the Office of Management and Budget released a new policy enforcing the use of Login.gov for most public-facing services, setting Government on a path towards having […]

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Ars Technica - All content
Text • Jennifer Ouellette

Review: Coyote vs. Acme is an unabashed love letter to Looney Tunes

Review: Coyote vs. Acme is an unabashed love letter to Looney Tunes

Director Dave Green's live action/animated hybrid captures smart, subversive weirdness of the classic cartoons.

Ars Technica - All content
Text • Jon Brodkin

Trump tells FCC to punish journalist for calling his election results "mixed"

Trump tells FCC to punish journalist for calling his election results "mixed"

Trump furious at NBC's Kristen Welker for saying he had mixed results in primary endorsements.

Ars Technica - All content
Text • Ashley Belanger

“Zlibrary my beloved”: Anthropic staff chats extolling piracy cited in Sony suit

“Zlibrary my beloved”: Anthropic staff chats extolling piracy cited in Sony suit

Lawsuit: Anthropic’s torrenting totally screwed songwriters as AI songs top charts.

Ars Technica - All content
Text • Jacek Krywko

Raindrops are tiny lightning bolts, and they’re corroding cars, study finds

Raindrops are tiny lightning bolts, and they’re corroding cars, study finds

Finding reveals an overlooked way that water can damage surfaces.