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Should SCOTUS Have Fewer Justices?

This past Sunday, Congressman Jim Cyburn brought the notion of Supreme Court reform into the Democratic mainstream. “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker asked Clyburn if he agreed with former Vice President Kamala Harris’s request for court expansion in an interview. “Yes,...

EV Grieve
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Show Brain brings more live music to Tompkins Square Park TODAY

Show Brain returns to Tompkins Square Park today for another afternoon (2-6)  of FREE live music.

Singer-songwriter Sid Simons headlines with: 

95 Bulls 
Dauber 
Joudy
Gold Roger

EV Grieve
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Line check at the 2 Harry Styles pop-up merch shops

Harry Styles fans have two places to stock up on merch in the East Village.  The main "Together, Together" pop-up is at 22 E. Second St. between Second Avenue and the Bowery. A second location — reportedly the express version — is on Great Jones Street between the Bowery and Lafayette Street.  We happened to walk by both shops yesterday and found blocks-long waits. The Second Street location had two separate lines — one going up Second Avenue to Fourth Street... and another around and down the Bowery to First Street. Despite the wait, the line-dwellers we spoke with were cheerful and excited...  The pop-ups coincide with Styles' 30-night "Together, Together" residency at Madison Square Garden, which continues through Oct. 31. Seems as if the merch also requires a residency...

The San Francisco Standard
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Belvedere waterfront villa sells for nearly $17M in surprise pre-auction deal

The buyer decides to take the house but leave the boat and dock at Pier 39 that were offered with it.

The San Francisco Standard
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Natalie Nakase, Kaitlyn Chen, and the underdog mentality driving the Valkyries

A coach who knows what it’s like to be underestimated has helped an overlooked point guard become a key contributor.

The San Francisco Standard
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10 cozy patios to drink on this weekend in SF

These hidden pockets of greenery offer quiet ambiance complete with string lights, plants, and the occasional eccentric sculpture.

The San Francisco Standard
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Cal opens the Tosh Lupoi era with hype — and a wake-up call

In front of a sellout crowd, quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and the Bears crumbled in the second half against UCLA.

The San Francisco Standard
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A postcard from Australia: Will the 49ers’ 8,000-mile head start on the Rams pay off?

Los Angeles is the designated “home team” for the season opener, but San Francisco is the franchise embracing a full week in Melbourne.

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Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Above, RAC performs, I Still Wanna Know. We all wanna know how the midterms will end, what with all the Orange Clown's eff'ery. Be prepared, be vigilant, and vote no matter what they throw at us.

Annie Asks You asks you to start making your voting plan TODAY!

If You Can Keep It says it's a privacy scandal just waiting to happen.

Public Notice presents The Golden Age of Disinformation.

Defector suggests maybe good editors might save us?

Bonus Track: Sluggish remembers the '70s kids movie-going experience. Hubba-hubba!

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Fediverse, or on BlueSky. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).

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The Warning with Steve Schmidt
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The great MAGA escape

The great MAGA escape

GOP candidates run from Trump after primaries

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Untitled, 1938 #rothko #americanart

The Lever Supports Webmention
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Lever Weekly: Natural Gaslighting

 Lever Weekly: Natural Gaslighting

Democrats get fracked, your pension gets played, and more from The Lever this week.

WIRED
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The Best Laptop Backpacks for Work, Travel, and Everything Between (2026)

The wrong bag can aggravate you every single day. These WIRED-tested picks get comfort, capacity, and organization just right.

WIRED
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Create Custom Windows 11 Notifications to Remind Yourself of Anything

Take full control of your desktop alerts by sending yourself recurring reminders and custom notifications triggered by specific events.

Ars Technica - All content
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German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket

German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket

"We achieved within a few years what had taken the European space industry decades before."

Ars Technica - All content
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Farmed salmon may not be as nutritious as it once was, new research suggests

Farmed salmon may not be as nutritious as it once was, new research suggests

The shift in the fish’s diet is having significant downstream impacts on the environment and climate.

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A Long Way Down From Ground Zero

The George W. Bush administration made claims regarding Iraq's weapons of mass destruction approximately 23 and a half years ago, and today, Donald Trump has us in another war. History repeats itself.

None of that has made us more safe.

- Karoli

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Paul Krugman
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Weaponized Interdependence

Weaponized Interdependence

Who has the power in a trading world?

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Cafe-Concert Singer, 1879 #degas #impressionism

Ars Technica
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German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket

German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket

"We achieved within a few years what had taken the European space industry decades before."