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Kawakami: My Warriors prediction — 39-43, on the high side of low expectations

Everybody should be realistic, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be successes, surprises, and future moves that might lead to better things for Golden State.

Electrek Valid
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Tesla skipped the most important shareholder question on its earnings call

Tesla skipped one of its top shareholder questions on its Q3 2026 earnings call: when Hardware 3 owners will find out if they get a free computer upgrade for the unsupervised “Full Self-Driving” they paid for.

The question ranked fifth by shares on Say. Tesla read and answered questions ranked below it. It went past this one without a word.

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Ohio voter slams Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother:

"I don't know what his angle was. Like, is that speaking to anyone? Is that resonating with anyone? It's horrific what happened to her. I don't see the positive angle on it."

Nieman Lab Valid
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Publishers pressure Meta to nix new terms that would let the company scrape their websites

Publishers pressure Meta to nix new terms that would let the company scrape their websites

The largest news publishing trade association in the United States is calling on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to suspend the implementation of the company’s new commercial terms of service, set to go into effect on October 30. In an open letter to Zuckerberg published Thursday, News/Media Alliance’s president and CEO Danielle Coffey wrote that Meta...

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Text • Sarah Scire

The Ringer bets on Substack’s network over its own website

The Ringer bets on Substack’s network over its own website

“Very interesting that The Ringer’s writers write on Substack and not…The Ringer.” “What’s the point of the website then?” “Hold up. You’re telling me The Ringer would rather make money on writing than not make money on writing?” These were some of the responses after The Ringer’s Zach Lowe announced his new newsletter. The Lowe...

TPM – Talking Points Memo
Text • Nicole LaFond

Rampant MAGAworld Self-Dealing Hits a Snag

Blind Loyalty Not Enough? President Trump has made it clear in the firings of both his former Department of Homeland...

@altnps.bsky.social - Alt National Park Service
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Some Republicans appear more interested in attacking Dolly Parton’s sister, Stella Parton, than addressing the voting concerns she raised. Stella and other Tennessee voters say they had to correct their selections before casting their ballots.

Ars Technica
Text • Jon Brodkin

Comcast loses more customers, claims other ISPs' cheap prices are "irrational"

Comcast loses more customers, claims other ISPs' cheap prices are "irrational"

Comcast plans job cuts and more AI agents for its shrinking cable customer base.

The Brian Lehrer Show
Audio • WNYC

Who's Running This Place: Claire Valdez on populism and the DSA agenda in Congress

Every Thursday from 1 to 2 PM on WNYC, through Election Day, WNYC senior political reporter Brigid Bergin hosts a pop-up local politics call-in show called Who's Running This Place. You can find out more on WNYC.org, and stay tuned to this podcast feed. We'll be sharing Brigid's conversations here every Thursday evening. 

Congressional hopeful Claire Valdez talks about her race to represent parts of Brooklyn & Queens, and what it might look like to bring Democratic Socialist priorities to Washington. Then, L. Joy Williams, president of the New York State NAACP, shares her thoughts on the importance of grassroots organizing around issues that impact Black New Yorkers.


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Latest articles from Crooks and Liars Valid
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Judge Blocks Trump's Hunt For Noncitizen Voters Over Shoddy Data

A federal judge has put the brakes on the Trump administration's latest hunt for noncitizen voters, ruling that the Department of Homeland Security's investigation relies on flawed data that might ensnare American citizens who have every legal right to vote, The Washington ...

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The hotlist

I just built a page containing many of my books. Click on any one of them and it’ll take you to a directory of where you can get a copy. And the page then re-indexes based on which ones get the most clicks. https://hotlist.sethgodin.com Thanks for reading.

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social - Pete Buttigieg
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Roy Cooper is the leader North Carolinians need - and deserve - in this moment. I'm proud to support him in his run for Senate and to have joined him in Charlotte recently.

Electrek Valid
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Seattle plans 200 curbside EV charging stations – and you can request one

Seattle plans to add up to 200 public curbside Level 2 EV charging stations by 2030, and residents can now request one near their home or apartment.

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The Flipbook of the Rings

For more than a year, marshalled by animator Andy Bailey, more than 1000 artists collaborated to create a hand-drawn, shot-for-shot, animated, flipbook version of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The entire three hours. 120,000 individually ...

Ars Technica - All content
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Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4

Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4

Flubbed key signing "ceremony" allowed minting of web credentials for any site.

Ars Technica - All content
Text • Kyle Orland

Leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer gives a taste of what we're all missing

Leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer gives a taste of what we're all missing

We can't have nice things, but at least we can get trailers for them.

Electrek Valid
Text • Peter Johnson

BMW is already discounting the new iX5 with a $1,000 loyalty bonus

The iX5 is set to go on sale in early 2027, but BMW is already offering a loyalty discount to sweeten the deal for those looking to stay with the brand.

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Trump on the Iran war: "Many people, many great patriots, REALLY love it."

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Q: Are you worried about losing the Mississippi Senate seat?

Trump: You're telling me about it. If I need to go, I'd go.

(He is going to Mississippi on Monday)

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Trump seems resigned to losing the midterms:

I hope we win. Typically the president doesn't do well in midterms.