Donkey Frieze, 1911 #franzmarc #expressionism
Electrek
• Jo Borrás
1927-2027: Volvo celebrates 100 years with special-edition electric semi

Volvo is celebrating its 100th anniversary with launch of a new, special edition Volvo FH16 Electric semi truck featuring special paint, interior upgrades, and a promise from the company to keep on keepin’ on for at least 100 more.
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Thinking about...
• Timothy Snyder
Why I Like Mark Hamill
He’s there for you in the bomb shelter
TPM – Talking Points Memo
• Chabeli Carrazana
Everyone Wants to Win Working-Class Voters. But Have They Realized Many Are Women?
This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th. Meet Chabeli and read more of their reporting on...
The 40-hour work week. The weekend itself. Lifesaving safety standards.
Organized labor has changed our country for the better.
This Labor Day, we recognize the achievements of our unions and the workers who make the American way of life possible.
The Warning with Steve Schmidt
• Steve Schmidt
57 days to MAGA-geddon
The American people are coming – and Trump can’t stop them
Best of the Daily Blast: Trump Blurts Out Damning War Admission as GOP Panics: “What the Hell?” (04/03/26)
Ars Technica - All content
• Petala Ironcloud
The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center
When multiple companies are behind one project, who bears responsibility for problems?
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• Andrea Thompson
Trump Has Completely Lost It, Unleashes Barrage Of 3 Dozen UNHINGED Posts In 2 Hours
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• Karoli Kuns
FCC Chief Brendan Carr Bends The Knee To His Orange Clown God
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• Steve in Manhattan
Mike’s Blog Roundup

BooMan - is Iran the big enchilada or just small potatoes?
emptywheel - is Iran flagging or waiting to pounce?
One Damn Thing After Another - what goes up must come down: Nuremberg swatstika edition;
The Field Negro - House Negro Power Rankings.
The Rude Pundit - Democrats have one job this year (all else is bullshit).
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Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• Chris capper Liebenthal
Dem Candidate Attacked Right After Mullin Blames Dems For Violence
WIRED
• Steve Nadis
Two of the Universe's Great Mysteries May Have Their Own Dimension
Dark energy might be getting weaker. Scientists are wondering if interactions with dark matter in a “dark dimension” may be responsible.
Night Shadows, 1921 #americanart #edwardhopper
TorrentFreak
• Ernesto Van der Sar
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Was Built on Concealed ‘Mass Piracy’, Authors Tell Court
Book authors have asked a New York federal judge to rule that OpenAI built its AI models on “mass piracy”. Pointing to internal documents, a summary judgment motion alleges the AI giant downloaded books from LibGen, hid the evidence by renaming datasets, and designed its models to supplant human writers. OpenAI filed the mirror-image motion, stressing that its data harvesting qualifies as fair use.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump Says He Made ‘Hundreds of Billions’ On Stocks
“President Donald Trump posted a stream of AI-generated images and a series of sweeping and unverified claims on Truth Social on Sunday, including saying that he has made hundreds of billions of dollars on stocks and other holdings for the U.S,” CNBC reports. “The 80-year-old commander in chief spent more than 10 hours on Sunday […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Ukraine Resumes Attacks On Oil Refineries Deep In Russia
“Ukraine says it hit oil-processing plants in Russia’s Perm region and Tatarstan overnight, resuming attacks after U.S. envoys visited Moscow this weekend,” Bloomberg reports.
WIRED
• Ritsuko Kawai
Astronomers Have Completed the Largest Map of Space. Yes, You Can Play With It.
The intricate, 5.6 trillion-pixel map covers approximately 75 percent of the sky and includes about 4 billion celestial objects.
WIRED
• David Nield
Every Samsung Galaxy Phone Comes With This Unique Add-On
It’s called the Edge Panel. Here’s how to make the most of it.
WIRED
• Reece Rogers
Whispering Complaints Into Your Phone May Be the Future of Customer Feedback
Forget email surveys or long calls spent on hold. Voicebox lets people send customer feedback by recording a voice note on their phone.