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The Texas Observer
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Inside the New AI Slop Era of Texas Politics

Texans have seen it all this year: Senator John Cornyn twirling Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett on the dance floor; Attorney General Ken Paxton driving his mistresses down to the “Love Shack”; and Texas state Representative James Talarico in a dress singing a tune about transgender people—all made possible by the powers of generative artificial intelligence. Political […]

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The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
Text • Jana Deak

10 Must-Do Holiday Events in the Hudson Valley for 2026

The Hudson Valley is packed with holiday markets, light displays, and seasonal events happening nearly every weekend through December. Continue reading…

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars Valid
Text • Andrea Thompson

GOP Election Official Goes For Trump's Throat Over Election 'Disinformation And Lies'

In a bombshell new interview with 60 Minutes, one Colorado Republican election official went for Donald Trump's throat in a vicious attack against the president and his people's "disinformation and lies" over the safety and security of elections in this country. Matt Crane...

The City Reporter
Text • Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat and Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat

NYC Restricted AI in Schools. Here’s What’s on the List — And What’s Not.

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Days before the school year started, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced new restrictions on student-facing artificial intelligence tools used in hundreds of New York City public schools. “We will fully discontinue or disable the AI components of more than 38 previously allowed programs that […]

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The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
Text • Matthew Burns

Claude Code’s top enterprise users outspend other Claude users 20 to 1, Anthropic’s IPO filing says

Anthropic’s IPO filing makes Claude Code the center of its enterprise growth story. The company on Monday filed to go

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TPM – Talking Points Memo
Text • Josh Marshall

On Prediction Markets

There are lots of arguments about “prediction markets”. Some of the most important are about the opportunities they create for...

TPM – Talking Points Memo
Text • Josh Marshall

Three Cheers for Small Donor Giving

So here we are. So much of the last 24 months has been about the Trump opposition rebuilding its energies,...

@art.feediverse.org - Great art on Bluesky Valid
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Diego Rivera, May Day, Moscow, 1928 #diegorivera #museumarchive

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
Text • Evan Paul

Donald Trump Roasts Jason Aldean Over His Marriage

Jason Aldean introduced Trump at a Georgia rally, then got roasted about his marriage in front of thousands of people. Continue reading…

Six Colors Updates instantly via WebSub Valid
Text • Jason Snell

Apple announces new iPad mini ↦

Looks like it’s going to be one of those weeks. Apple Newsroom:

Apple today unveiled the all-new iPad mini, featuring a stunning OLED display in an even thinner and lighter design, a huge leap in performance with A20 Pro, and water and dust resistance.

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WIRED
Text • Joel Khalili, Kate Taylor

Anthropic’s IPO Prospectus Reveals What’s Under the Hood

Anthropic on Monday filed documents ahead of a blockbuster IPO that offers insight into the company’s financials, risk factors, and views on the future of AI.

Longreads
Text • Cheri Lucas Rowlands

Benchma(r)king

"James Bridle experiments with combining their practical carpentry skills and the abundant theoretical knowledge of AI to build a chair."

SCOTUSblog
Text • Chad Squitieri

The Supreme Court as agent of the people

The Supreme Court building is pictured in the early evening
The Supreme Court building is pictured in the early evening

SCOTUSblog
Text • Anastasia Boden

When the Supreme Court blessed zoning

The front façade of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC.
The front façade of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC.

SCOTUSblog
Text • Kelsey Dallas, Nora Collins

Trump-related cases coming to the court

Carved details along top of Supreme Court building are pictured
Carved details along top of Supreme Court building are pictured

Plus, the chief justice’s long game on executive power.

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social - Pete Buttigieg
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If we can afford tax breaks for the richest people in this country, don't tell me we can't afford to pay public school teachers and support staff a living wage.

Ars Technica
Text • Kana Inagaki, Financial Times

Tesla wants AI and software to be its next profit engine

Tesla wants AI and software to be its next profit engine

Tesla hopes autonomy subscriptions can deliver the margins car sales cannot.

The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
Text • Charlotte Fleming

Mandatory vs. optional platforms: Mandates deliver twice as often, and teams are dropping them anyway

Platform teams that mandated their internal platform were more than twice as likely to say it delivered most or all

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i.webthings hub Supports Webmention
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twofer.diversions 10-26-26

😎 a little fun break to start the week: Street Racer The city is yours. Street races, flying cars, and open roads... [ 📌arnicas ] Wordgy “Daily Word Chain Game” Connect the chain of words once a day to get the highest score, and create your own word chains to challenge your friends. [ 📌tdjones ]

Amazon News Valid
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Some of Amazon's Q3 2026 announcements, from new devices to AI breakthroughs

Amazon will announce financial results for its third quarter on October 29. Here's a look at what the company has been up to.