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The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
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Brad Paisley Took a Tour Prank Too Far With Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift has a pretty unforgettable story from her days opening for Brad Paisley — and she brought it up nearly 20 years later at the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Continue reading…

Letters from an American
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Representative Maggie Goodlander | American Conversations

 Representative Maggie Goodlander | American Conversations

Letters from an American
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What the Heck Just Happened? with Joanne Freeman and Heather Cox Richardson

What the Heck Just Happened? with Joanne Freeman and Heather Cox Richardson

Joanne and Heather talk history and politics.

Techdirt
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Nintendo Loves You: No Plans To Abandon Physical Media Because ‘Fans Enjoy It’

I’ve taken a lot of shots at Nintendo over the years, often times under various versions of headlines that start with “Nintendo Hates You“. And those shots were well earned, given the company’s apparent policy of being as anti-fan as it possibly can be on all matters related to intellectual property. Nintendo never misses an […]

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Scripting News: Monday, October 26, 2026

Monday, October 26, 2026 I loved the term Big Undo so much, of course I had to get the domain. I started putting up my usual placeholder site but realized I should do this page in Markdown, not HTML. It looks fabulous. Markdown is right. It's sobriety, go back to the beginn...

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Still LIfe - Vase with Red Gladiolas, 1886 #postimpressionism #vangogh

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Website owners shouldn’t have to be firefighters

Marc Köhlbrugge had my favorite take on last week’s critical PHP vulnerabilities: “If this PHP vulnerability allows remote code execution, doesn’t that mean we can use the vulnerability to auto-patch all vulnerable servers?” If we didn’t laugh, we’d cry. While everyone worries that AI vibe coding will flood the internet with insecure code, LLMs areContinue reading "Website owners shouldn’t have to be firefighters"

Dave Winer on Bluesky
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Why Notes will never let us edit Markdown.

Dave Winer on Bluesky
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One thing's for sure -- the web that was controlled by VCs has run out of things to make billions on. Now the question is do we want a web that works for writers and readers. Are we ready for the Big Undo??

Dave Winer on Bluesky
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Ben Thompson: The End of the Internet.

Dave Winer on Bluesky
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A Peacock, 1906 #jeanmetzinger #divisionism

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Dr. Dori’s Cut: 100 Words. No Filler.

Drawing on her work with AIGA’s Design for Democracy, Dr. Dori Tunstall explores how engaging, user-friendly digital tools can simplify the overwhelming voting process and help voters make more informed choices that reflect their values.

The post Dr. Dori’s Cut: 100 Words. No Filler. appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

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‘We Now Copy All Fobs’ Celebrates the Charm and Ridiculousness of Paper Signage at Small Businesses

Samuel Williams has released a zine compilation of the paper signs he's come upon throughout the UK over the last decade.

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The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
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Highland Cow on the Loose Captured After Days

A spooked Highland cow named Maggie bolted from her farm and spent four days on the loose, sparking a wild community manhunt across Putnam County. Continue reading…

The San Francisco Standard
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One win away: Stokes, Burton, and suffocating defense put Valkyries on brink of title

Golden State center Kiah Stokes made three 3-pointers, point guard Veronica Burton willed her way to the basket, and Natalie Nakase’s team is one win from a title.

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Lever Live: Behind AIPAC’s $13.1M Money Trail

 Lever Live: Behind AIPAC’s $13.1M Money Trail

David Sirota sits down with Lever reporters Katya Schwenk and Luke Goldstein to dive into their investigation that traces how the Israel lobby is furtively routing millions.

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
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Dolly Parton’s ‘The Seeker’ Is About Trying to Be Better

Trying to become a better person isn't always a straight path. “The Seeker” captures the struggle of knowing your shortcomings and still searching for a way forward. Continue reading…

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Thumb on the Scales

DOJ to send election monitors to six Democratic counties in Georgia. The U.S. Department of Justice has notified several Georgia...

The San Francisco Standard
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Gavin Newsom’s childhood home sells for close to $4,000 a square foot

The redwood-shingled home where the governor spent his early years drew multiple all-cash offers and closed 14 days after listing.

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Monday's mail is Memory's brother

[ An astonishing artifact landed in my inbox this morning... ] At an anti-apartheid UC Berkeley rally and sit-in, in 1986: ...yup, that's me in the floppy felt hat; wore those things to shreds back in the day. The boy directly in front of me — yes, Jeff Chang was an 18-yea...