Platformer
• Casey Newton
Once a fringe obsession of Bay Area rationalists, existential risk is suddenly all anyone is talking about
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Donny Meacham
Hayden Panettiere's death investigation has taken a new turn, with her boyfriend meeting federal investigators as authorities pursue a potential lead. Continue reading…
The Lever
• David Sirota
David Sirota travels to the state where “Democrat” is a dirty word and sits down with the union leader taking on Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts, a billionaire’s son.
Trump: I don't like the way Ken Paxton dresses. I don't really like the way Ken talks. Please, sir, don't say it, sir. I don't really like the way he looks. I don't like it!
Trump: We love our adults
Trump: In 19 months, I've delivered on every single promise I made and far more
Lever Time - The Lever
• David Sirota
David Sirota travels to the state where “Democrat” is a dirty word and sits down with the union leader taking on Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts, a billionaire’s son.
Trump: We're gonna have a good time listening to music because I'm tired of politics now
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“The Republicans selected Dallas for their unusual midterm gathering in large part out of convenience. It’s a big city accustomed to big conventions, in a Republican-friendly state where they could confidently pull off a relatively last-minute event of the scope desired by President Trump, party officials said,” the New York Times reports. “But Texas is […]
VC Isn’t VC Anymore — Understanding the Rise of Cancer Capital. “We must understand that it is no longer a financial machine that is used to fund startups, but a political and social machine focused on dismantling democracy and civil society.”
BuzzMachine
• Jeff Jarvis
I have written much about my memories of 9/11: My story of surviving the day; recording what I witnessed; a meditation on the Yahrzeit; then five years on; ten; and twenty years and what I recalled still. Now twenty-five years after I must write of my regret. All this time, I had convinced myself of […]
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Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Washington Post: “Thursday night, Vance is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the convention, after Trump praised him and generated applause for Vance the evening before. It’s the latest sign that Trump is quietly giving his nod for Vance to be the party’s heir-apparent, even as the president has not made an explicit endorsement.” […]
Animated Surrealist Landscape, 1936 #surrealism #dali
The Overlook
• Connor Greco, Isabella Schoonover, and Mia Quick
Ram Singal was writing an email in the World Trade Center’s North Tower at 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, when the building shook. At first, he thought an earthquake had struck. Then the building shook again. Singal, a Port Authority project manager who had developed a structural integrity inspection program for the complex, knew […]
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JD Vance begs the crowd at the midterm convention to chant his name
EV Grieve
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Don Jr. claims the Big Beautiful Bill tax cuts "don't benefit billionaires"
(The wealthiest 1% got $1 trillion in tax cuts)
Don Jr complains of “enriched elites” who benefit while normal people suffer
