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We’re coming up on the end of today’s voting in Israel. Historic high turnout is the story of the day....

Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we're talking about sex, tiny shrimp, doinks, and more.

Before we get to today’s proceedings, let's all give a warm round of applesauce to Lauren Theisen for guest hosting this column last week so that I had more time to work on a big feature that I still have yet to finish. Cheers to Lo, jeers to yours truly.

Also, I've yet to plug our new NFL podcast in the Funbag, so let me correct that right now. Arif Hasan and I have a new podcast called All Ball! And it's all about NFL football, with no gambling or fantasy shit getting in the way! So email us all of your serious NFL questions right here and get in on that shit. Got it? Nice. Let's get down to business then.

There’s a Terry Pratchett quote I love, about how all contemporary fantasy is written under the influence of The Lord of the Rings. “Tolkien has become a sort of mountain, appearing in all subsequent fantasy in the way that Mt. Fuji appears so often in Japanese prints,” Prat...

Amazon engineering leaders revised the role guideline for software development engineers, underscoring what matters most is the outcome, not which tools are used.

I’m still updating this gist with notes on recent releases across the platform. It’s a little nerdy, but it helps me keep track of everything on a simple page.

Texas voter: People are telling me they've been Republicans all their lives but they're voting for James Talarico, Gina Hinojosa, and Bobby Pulido because they're tired of the corruption and the lies going on right now

The Everblog HomeCal delivers a similar experience, including a digital photo frame and meal planning at no extra cost.

The Razr is our favorite budget foldable phone. While it isn’t on sale yet, Motorola is adding extras to sweeten this October deal.

"The 1993 stabbing of Monica Seles and our quest for optimization."

Social workers in Hudson Valley are quietly becoming the backbone of community support, helping families navigate everything from housing to mental health. Continue reading…

Jo Dee Messina skipped prom and football games as a teenager to chase her music career. That sacrifice paid off big time in the '90s. Continue reading…

What was your favorite video review controversy at this past summer's World Cup? Was it when Egypt had the best goal in their history disallowed for a foul committed by an unrelated guy 15 seconds before the big moment, when Iran lost to that same Egypt side over a totally f...

You can apparently now tell AI tools what sort of protein you want them to make.

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural and intellectual movement of African-American artists in the 1920s and 30s. In 1972, filmmaker William Greaves threw a party in Duke Ellington’s apartment for some surviving members of the movement and recorded the whole thing. The foo...

The Trump administration is removing regulations on methane emissions for oil and gas companies.

Methane is a "super pollutant" that traps 80 times more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide.

BMW’s next electric SUV won’t just be bigger. The iX7 will sit at the top of the brand’s EV lineup when it debuts in 2027, bringing a more luxurious option to the mix.

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The big Meta settlement with a bunch of states got most of the headlines, but state AGs have gone all in on suing tech companies of late, and it shows no signs of slowing down. Last week things went ballistic when the judge in New Mexico’s case (New Mexico being one of the few states […]

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As polls for the Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico remain tight, right-wing influencers, media outlets, and Paxton campaign surrogates have taken their shot at ginning up an “October surprise” by spreading at least two extraordinary stories aimed to discredit Talarico.  The first was that Talarico, who was taking time off […]

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