Portrait of the Painter Hans Theo Richter and his wife Gisela, 1933 #ottodix #verism
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump Eyes Limited Iran Strikes
“President Trump and his senior aides have been considering waging limited strikes in the Strait of Hormuz to prevent Iran from reconstituting its radar and missile capabilities to attack ships,” Axios reports.
Rediscovering Sublime Text
One day last week, I updated Visual Studio Code. Anecdotally it feels like it asks for updates twice a week now. I’m sure that’s not true, but I feel overwhelmed by app update requests in this vibe-coded world we live in now. A couple of recent updates have really annoyed me.
CSS is Still Awesome
I’ve been doing more front-end coding this year than I have in a while and every time I come back to write markup and CSS, it feels like there are new tricks. We’re closing in on the 30th anniversary of CSS (already a little past 30 years since Håkon Wium Lie proposed it) and it still feels like actual magic.
Congratulations to MapQuest for becoming the #1 navigation app in the App Store. And thanks for being the navigation app of the resistance! ✊
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Xi Flexes Muscle at Asia Security Summit
“As the leaders of China, Russia, India, Iran and other nations converged on Central Asia for a two-day summit beginning on Monday, one thing was clear from the outset. Even as President Trump tries to bend the world to revolve around Washington, Xi Jinping of China has his own powerful orbit,” the New York Times […]
Ars Technica
• Jonathan M. Gitlin
The Bentley Supersports: A stripped-out engineer's indulgence
It's the lightest Bentley in 85 years.
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Donny Meacham
Dolly Parton's 5 Billboard Hot 100 Songs After Her Death
Five Dolly Parton songs landed on the Billboard Hot 100 after her death, including “Jolene,” “9 to 5” and “I Will Always Love You.” Continue reading…
Riding School, 1913 #franzmarc #expressionism
The Warning with Steve Schmidt
• Steve Schmidt
Dead Air: Rebuilt this City with Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell
Thank you Under the Golden Boot, Heidi Iwasko, DJT Luvsputin, Sylvia Rivers, Abigayle Monis, and many others for tuning into today’s “Dead Air” recap with Dean Blundell, and brought to you by The Save America Movement.
TPM – Talking Points Memo
• Hunter Walker
AUDIO: Colorado GOP Gov. Nominee Tells Wild Exorcism Story About Fighting ‘Satan In Person’
To hear him tell it, Victor Marx has done many, many incredible things. Over his years as a Christian nationalist...
AramZS's Amplify RSS Feed
• Aram Zucker-Scharff
GTA 6's Relationship Mechanic Is 'Cheating' on Your Real-Life Partner and Break Up Worthy, According to Angry Spouses
A bunch of angry spouses on social media believe that Grand Theft Auto 6's in-depth relationship mechanic is equivalent to cheating on your real life partner and worth breaking up over.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Mike Johnson Backs ‘Great Member’ Max Miller
“Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Monday called Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) a ‘great member of Congress’ and endorsed Miller’s bid for a third term, despite allegations of domestic violence by his ex-wife,” the Washington Post reports. Said Johnson: “Yes. He has been a great member of Congress. He has some issues in his personal life […]
AramZS's Amplify RSS Feed
• Aram Zucker-Scharff
Are hiking apps leading to more search-and-rescues?
A rescuer weighs in on the surge of backcountry emergencies and potential solutions
AramZS's Amplify RSS Feed
• Aram Zucker-Scharff
Class Dismissed
Private liberal arts schools were never going to kickstart the revolution. But the closure of Hampshire College further narrows the political imaginary.
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• Chris capper Liebenthal
Van Orden Is Using Illegal AI Slop Against His Opponent
Techdirt
• Art Jipson
White Supremacists Spin DOJ’s SPLC Indictment To Legitimize Extremism & Expand Recruitment
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. In April 2026, a federal grand jury returned indictments charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment alleges the SPLC, a nonprofit legal advocacy group, secretly funneled more than US$3 million in donated funds to […]
The San Francisco Standard
• Omar Rashad
Mayor moves to overhaul $500M in homelessness contracts
One of the Lurie administration’s goals was to begin the overhaul in September 2025.
Six Colors
• Six Colors Podcasts
(Podcast) Upgrade 635: The 2026 September Event Draft
It’s time for another Apple event draft! But before we predict what Apple will introduce next week, we need to send off the Tim Cook Era and discuss a somewhat surprising announcement of new chips and new Macs!…
Electrek
• Michelle Lewis
San Francisco residents can now choose where EV curbside chargers go

San Francisco has launched a citywide curbside EV charging program, giving companies a clear path to install public chargers in neighborhoods across the city.
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