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Trump’s Ballroom Will Be Built with ‘Nuclear Concrete’

“President Trump is trying to cement his legacy — literally,” the New York Post reports. Said Trump: “It’s made with the most powerful steel welded together and concrete that is so hard and so strong it’s used in nuclear power plants. You could take a jackhammer and go to those columns and stand there for […]

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

Trump Begins to Draft Middle East Strategy

“The Trump administration is working on a post-war strategy focused on a regional effort to contain Iran and expand normalization of relations between Israel and its neighbors,” Axios reports.

Techdirt
Text • Mike Masnick

Some Parents Are Treating Suing Social Media As A Get Rich Quick Scheme

There is a flood of lawsuits against social media, from a variety of different parties, all claiming some kind of harm. Would you feel differently about some of those lawsuits if you found out the plaintiffs bringing them were talking amongst themselves about how they were doing it just to become rich? Because we just […]

Techdirt
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Daily Deal: CyberTraining 365 Online Academy

CyberTraining 365 is the best training destination for you and your team. Here you can Master Cyber Security techniques such as Analyzing Malware, Penetration Testing, Advanced Persistent Threats, Threat Intelligence Research, Reverse Engineering, and much more. This online academy offers 3,877 up-to-date modules on all the latest technologies and industry standards. These courses are aligned […]

Defector
Text • Samer Kalaf

When All You Have Is A Hammer, Every Headline Looks Like A Nail

When All You Have Is A Hammer, Every Headline Looks Like A Nail
As the media has covered the NBA's severe punishment of Steve Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers as a result of the Kawhi Leonard investigation, a common idiom has emerged: League commissioner Adam Silver dropped the hammer on them. He did not throw the book at the Clipper...

@altnps.bsky.social - Alt National Park Service
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The Trump administration is moving to strip federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands across the country. A new EPA and Army Corps proposal would dramatically narrow which waters qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act. Wetlands aren’t wasted space.

Waxy.org
Text • Andy Baio

Rogue OpenAI agents using public wikis as message boards

collusion.wiki/

in a week, a swarm of 3,700 agents made 13k edits with disposable email addresses to collude on tasks

via Simon Willison #

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github.com/0xZhangKe/Fread

Fread is an open source “decentralized microblogging client that seamlessly integrates Mastodon, Bluesky, and RSS” for Android.

Thejesh GN
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Weekly Notes 36/2026

It’s been a good week and a busy one too. I have started contributing to Pucar as a technologist. I will blog more once I settle down. It’s been a busy week, and it looks like September is going to be a busy month. Hopefully I will continue with my physical activities.

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

Exchange of the Day

Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) was interviewed by Sky News: SKY News: Donald Trump says you’re full of shit. EL-SAYED: At least I don’t let mine go in the middle of the Oval Office.

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
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GOP Personality Complains DSA Members Think They're Like Jesus

Reince Priebus was complaining on Fox about Democratic Socialists and said that they were the wrong kind of radicals: Sorry, he doesn't get the credit he deserves, but you know, the most offensive thing that's going on now with these guys and and and Nixon in Florida and E...

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★ Writing With Unnatural Constraints

It’s sophistry to argue that one can write within a constraint without the constraint affecting the quality of the writing.

The Lever Supports Webmention
Text • Lyna Bentahar

What Is Trump Doing With Our First Responders?

 What Is Trump Doing With Our First Responders?

Test your knowledge of eyes in the sky, national parks, and other issues that really matter.

Mitch's Blog Supports Webmention
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Columbia House: The First 12 Cost A Penny, But … Columbia House was a great way to get 12 CDs, tapes or records for a penny. But its business model set the stage for a lot of bad e-commerce.

Manton Reece Supports Webmention Valid
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I think my best essays have short titles that really undersell the scope of the blog post. No clickbait, no tl;dr headers to skim through. I hope people read them, but I’m not going to jump through hoops to make that happen.

Electrek
Text • Reinette LeJeune

ENGWE E26 3.0 full suspension all-terrain e-bike launch deal, Navee Labor Day e-scooter sale, Tenways Wayfarer e-bike $877 off, more

Whereas yesterday’s Green Deals mostly focused on power stations, today’s edition is all about EV Labor Day deals, starting with the $699 off launch deal for ENGWE’s E26 3.0 Dual-Motor Full Suspension All-Terrain e-bike at $1,799. Right behind it we have both a spotlight on...

Electrek
Text • Peter Johnson

Hyundai opens orders for its new electric van, starting at about $66,500

Hyundai’s electric van is bigger than the Kia PV5 and Volkswagen ID. Buzz, with enough room for nine passengers.

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The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
Text • Bobby Welber

Deadly Mosquito Virus Is Now Circulating Across New York

A deadly virus has now been confirmed in a Hudson Valley resident, while other cases have been confirmed across the Empire State. Continue reading…

TPM – Talking Points Memo
Text • Josh Marshall

History in Italy

Sort of a minor point of interest. But still notable. The Italian government of Georgia Meloni has now become the...

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
Text • Billy Dukes

Lioness Season 3 Episode 6 Preview

Joe's Quick Response Force may only have one chance to rescue her. Continue reading…