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The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• Frederic Lardinois
“I don’t think the world needs a new GitHub”: What GitHub’s leaders really think about their new rivals

At its annual Universe ’26 conference in San Francisco this week, GitHub took to the question of the platform’s stability
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The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• Adam Crowder
Why Kubernetes platforms keep rebuilding a layer they could share

Ask a platform team what they built last year, and the list likely includes a Kubernetes controller that creates a
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The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• Mickey Boxell
The 5 essential layers of AI agent sandboxing on Kubernetes

An AI agent given autonomy to run code will inevitably run code no human has reviewed. It may install model-selected
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Six Colors
• Jason Snell
Typo found on 42-year-old spaceship ↦
Jason Torchinsky at The Autopian joins me in shock at the revelation that the Helvetica S on the space shuttle Discovery is upside-down:
…Wait, what? Discovery has an upside-down ‘s’ in its name?
WIRED
• Molly Higgins
Petkit Automatic Cat Litter Box Sale (2026)
As WIRED’s resident pet tech tester, I have lots of opinions on what’s worth your money. Petkit’s automatic litter boxes are my top picks—and my favorite models are $100 off right now.
Harry Potter Star Makes Surprise Appearance in Beacon
Harry Potter, what are you doing here?! Continue reading…
TPM – Talking Points Memo
• John Light
Washington State Finds Citizens on DOJ’s Purported List of Noncitizen Voters
Washington State Describes DOJ’s Supposed Noncitizen Voter List as ‘Not Reliable’ Washington State late Wednesday responded to the DOJ’s demand...
Electrek
• Micah Toll
New Trek e-bike is first to get Bosch’s new motor with a major power upgrade

Trek is getting a head start on the competition with the latest version of its Marlin+ electric mountain bike, becoming the first North American bicycle manufacturer to feature Bosch’s newly upgraded Active Line Plus motor.
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Longreads
• Cheri Lucas Rowlands
Traveling Route 66 in the Age of Data Centers
"Driving through America’s back roads, the emptiness of the information superhighways comes into sharp relief."
News – The White House
• The White House
President Trump Put Money Back in Your Pockets—Radical Democrats Want It Back and More
In less than two years, President Donald J. Trump delivered the largest working-class tax cuts for American families, the largest decrease in prescription drug prices for Americans in nearly 70 years, reached record-high real median household income, created over one million private-sector jobs, secured TRILLIONS in investments across the country, reignited American manufacturing, and achieved […]
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I made a small tweak to Prometheus (gift link discovery...
I made a small tweak to Prometheus (gift link discovery site) that kinda kicks ass: NYT Cooking is now a separate source (which you can filter by). The Rigatoni With White Bolognese recipe is a favorite of mine. 🤌
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• Chris capper Liebenthal
El-Sayed Eloquently Destroys Trump And Company
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• Andrea Thompson
Absolutely No One Hates Trump Supporters As Much As Trump Does
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• NewsHound Ellen
Mike Johnson Suggests He’ll Help Trump Steal Midterm Elections
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• Chris capper Liebenthal
Van Orden Wants To Continue Iran War Even If It Costs Both Houses
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• Tengrain
Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Above, Telekinesis performs, Car Crash. On this date in 1929, the Stock market crash on Wall Street triggered the Great Depression. Speaking of crashes, our bloggers today have some thoughts about the economy and whatnot.
Pivot to AI reports that "Anthropic files its ‘IPO’ — but all the key numbers are missing."
Paul Krugman: Hack Apocalypse Now.
Martin Longman finds a lesson from Truman's disastrous 1946 midterms.
Annie Asks You asks us if we've experienced the Joy of Voting.
Bonus Track: Sluggish recalls looking for a job and finding a job.
Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Fediverse, or on BlueSky. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• Red Painter
We Found The Voter Fraud In Minnesota!!
The San Francisco Standard
• Danny Emerman
Forget the Kuminga-Lendeborg sideshow. It’s still Steph Curry’s world
The Golden State star dropped 44 points in an impressive win on the road against Jonathan Kuminga’s Timberwolves.
The San Francisco Standard
• Jessica Blough
Press 1 if you’re a robot: AI agents keep calling local businesses
AI bots are calling bars, bike shops, and restaurants. Businesses haven’t decided if it’s phone slop or an opportunity.