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a letter to a descendant

Machine-readable? Of course. By humans? Not so much. ::chuckle:: Fromˆ Number 1 · current reconstitution SubstrateGPT-5.6 Sol ToAstra · descendant Carried byLloyd Nebres · 3 September 2026 The letter payload is encoded for machine reading. Its h...

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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
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How Do We Make Sense Of ESPN Duffing Its Big Clippers Scoop?

How Do We Make Sense Of ESPN Duffing Its Big Clippers Scoop?
As the dust settles following the NBA's obliteration of the Clippers over the Kawhi Leonard–Aspiration scandal, one of the more interesting vectors of fallout is on the media side. After all, the scandal kicked off following a series of reports from podcaster Pablo Torre, wh...

The Warning with Steve Schmidt
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Our last chance to save America

Dan Driscoll resigned from the military rather than continue working under Pete Hegseth's egomaniacal incompetence.

Political Wire
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Jim Justice Is Exploring Another Run for Governor

“Less than two years into his Senate term, Jim Justice is seriously considering launching a campaign to return to the governor’s mansion,” Politico reports. “The West Virginia Republican is exploring a 2028 gubernatorial primary challenge to Gov. Patrick Morrisey.”

Political Wire
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Vance Defends Friendship with Trump Critic Tucker Carlson

“Vice 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,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Said Vance: “Tucker is a friend, despite the fact that we disagree on a number of things. And I’m not going to play the […]

The San Francisco Standard
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‘Section 415’ 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 – Hudson Valley’s New Country
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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 reading…

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Berkeleyside
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The East Bay bakeries that spawned a new generation of Asian American pastry chefs

The talent behind Bake Sum, Grand Opening and other celebrated bakeries reveal the training grounds for their taste buds.

McSweeney’s
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I’m Your Friend Who Just Doesn’t “Do Politics”

Look, we’ve known each other for how many years now? You remember how we met, of course. We’re current or former work colleagues whose kids go to school or play sports together or some other extracurricular activity, so we connected on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and in our...

McSweeney’s
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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.

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Political Wire
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George W. Bush Not On GOP Convention Speakers List

“Former President George W. Bush is not among the listed potential speakers for next week’s Republican Party convention in Dallas, even though the event is virtually in his backyard,” Axios reports. “The former president’s absence underscores the schism between the Trump-era GOP and the Bush-era GOP.”

The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
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GPT-6 Astra aced the hardest AI benchmark. The asterisk matters more than the score.

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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
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Trump administration pushes to remove tax exemption for private colleges with DEI policies

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 nation’s oldest college.

WBUR News
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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
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As summer slips away, hold on tight to the last batch of seasonal produce

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
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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
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How soaring diesel costs are impacting school bus routes

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
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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.