escarpment
⢠lnebres
Q: You're an outlier as a leader that isn't troubled by the pressure to save the planet. Why is that?
Trump: It's been proven false
Defector
⢠Patrick Redford
How Do We Make Sense Of ESPN Duffing Its Big Clippers Scoop?
The Warning with Steve Schmidt
⢠Steve Schmidt
Our last chance to save America
Dan Driscoll resigned from the military rather than continue working under Pete Hegseth's egomaniacal incompetence.
Political Wire
⢠Taegan Goddard
Jim Justice Is Exploring Another Run for Governor
âLess than two years into his Senate term, Jim Justice is seriously considering launching a campaign to return to the governorâs mansion,â Politico reports. âThe West Virginia Republican is exploring a 2028 gubernatorial primary challenge to Gov. Patrick Morrisey.â
Political Wire
⢠Taegan Goddard
Vance Defends Friendship with Trump Critic Tucker Carlson
âVice President JD Vance defended his friendship with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, rejecting pressure from some Republicans to distance himself from the conservative iconoclast,â the Wall Street Journal reports. Said Vance: âTucker is a friend, despite the fact that we disagree on a number of things. And Iâm not going to play the [âŚ]
The San Francisco Standard
⢠Kerry Crowley
âSection 415â podcast: At long last, Cal football is ready for primetime again
With Ron Rivera and Tosh Lupoi guiding the program, quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and the Bears open the season Saturday against UCLA.
The Wolf â Hudson Valleyâs New Country
⢠Donny Meacham
Dolly Parton Was Quiet About Her Cancer Battle for a Reason
Dolly Parton acknowledged that she was dealing with health problems, but few people knew the full extent of her illness before her death. Continue readingâŚ
Berkeleyside
⢠Momo Chang
The East Bay bakeries that spawned a new generation of Asian American pastry chefs

McSweeneyâs
⢠Noah Seligman
Iâm Your Friend Who Just Doesnât âDo Politicsâ
McSweeneyâs
⢠Ali Fitzgerald
Barren World
Underground Artists is an ongoing comic by Ali Fitzgerald (Hungover Bear & Friends) that follows woodland creatures as they create art and search out whimsy in a bleak forest.
Political Wire
⢠Taegan Goddard
George W. Bush Not On GOP Convention Speakers List
âFormer President George W. Bush is not among the listed potential speakers for next weekâs Republican Party convention in Dallas, even though the event is virtually in his backyard,â Axios reports. âThe former presidentâs absence underscores the schism between the Trump-era GOP and the Bush-era GOP.â
The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
⢠Amanda Caswell
GPT-6 Astra aced the hardest AI benchmark. The asterisk matters more than the score.

There was no mistaking the divide in March with the release of ARC-AGI-3. While frontier AI models could do little
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WBUR News
⢠WBUR
Trump administration pushes to remove tax exemption for private colleges with DEI policies
The Trump administration is proposing a rule that would strip private schools and colleges of their tax-exempt status if they provide targeted help to students based on their race. He threatened to cut the benefit for Harvard University last year during his battle with the nationâs oldest college.
WBUR News
⢠WBUR
How journalist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem influenced generations of activists
Her foundation says Steinem, 92, died peacefully at her home in New York City.
WBUR News
⢠WBUR
As summer slips away, hold on tight to the last batch of seasonal produce
These three new recipes celebrate these vegetables and honor this season of change.
WBUR News
⢠WBUR
The secret international effort to preserve Palestinian's writing about Israeli occupation
A leading Palestinian writer has secretly moved his archives from the Israeli-occupied West Bank to Scotland.
WBUR News
⢠WBUR
How soaring diesel costs are impacting school bus routes
The cost of diesel gas is nearing record highs as the war in Iran continues.
WBUR News
⢠WBUR
What Chevron's expansion in Venezuela means for the U.S.
The U.S. and Venezuela reached an agreement giving the U.S. access to 65 billion barrels of oil.