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Flesh-eating screwworms are feasting on pets; 4 dogs and cat attacked this week

Flesh-eating screwworms are feasting on pets; 4 dogs and cat attacked this week

USDA has identified 74 animal cases in US since parasitic flies invaded in June.

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Predictably, Stan Woodward Contemptuously Stomped into the Broadview 6 Case

Stan Woodward predictably stomped into the Broadview 6 case to tell Judge April Perry to fuck off.

The post Predictably, Stan Woodward Contemptuously Stomped into the Broadview 6 Case appeared first on emptywheel.

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Chaos, war and an AI bubble: A blue wave is coming, but there are ‘very perilous’ times ahead

Chaos, war and an AI bubble: A blue wave is coming, but there are ‘very perilous’ times ahead

It’s hard to predict what an demented narcissist will do.

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Improved the “Reduce hashtag clutter” setting on your account to hide hashtags in more posts, such as photo posts or unlinked hashtags.

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At a crossroads

 

Radio Free Alice headlines the free Show Brain Halloween show tomorrow afternoon in Tompkins Square Park. What's In Between, the Australian band's debut album, came out today.

The above video is for "The Intersection," which gives you a good idea of their '80s-inspired jangle-pop sensibilities.

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Show Brain has 1 last treat for the season with a Halloween show in Tompkins Square Park

Halloween marks the last of the free Show Brain shows in Tompkins Square Park this year... and it's another stacked lineup, featuring headliners Radio Free Alice, the Australian popsters who released their debut record today. 

• Radio Free Alice 
• Nabihah Iqbal (she's playing a sold-out show later tomorrow night at Night Club 101 on A)
• First President of Japan 
• Trophy Wife 
• The Dracu-las 

2-6 p.m. ... with an after-party at Niagara on Seventh and A...

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'Please Don't Leave!': Texas Republican Begs Crowd Not To Abandon Paxton Event

A Texas Republican had an embarrassing request for attendees at a Ken Paxton event: "Please don't leave!" In a moment of remarkable desperation, the speaker pleaded with the audience to stick around, saying he didn't want the media reporting that people didn't like Paxton. ...

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Dejected MN Job-Seekers and Other Twenty-Somethings Unload to the Times

Dejected MN Job-Seekers and Other Twenty-Somethings Unload to the Times

Plus deporting refugees to random countries, Demuth drags Swifties, and get ready to vote in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Oh captain, our captain: Ars staff remembers Patrick Stewart

Oh captain, our captain: Ars staff remembers Patrick Stewart

"For huge numbers of people, I will always be Jean-Luc Picard. ... We created an admirable individual."

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Alina Habba Has To Give The Boss His Cut

Lot goin’ on. So let me just briefly flag this. Remember the grifter war between Trumpers Ric Grenell and Alina...

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Let’s Talk About Alaska

I was at the gym this afternoon when a press conference came on with the U.S. Attorney in Alaska floridly...

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Google Pixel Watch 5 Sale: Its Lowest Price Yet (2026)

Google’s latest smartwatch packs great new health and fitness features, and it's already on sale ahead of Black Friday.

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Edouard Manet, Portrait of Berthe Morisot #clevelandartmuseum #museumarchive

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Congressional Republicans are calling this economy a “Golden Age.”

It may be a golden age for them, as they line their pockets while in office, but everyone else is hurting. It’s time to vote them out.

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United Airlines CEO doubts supersonic airliner from Boom will be ready by 2029

United Airlines CEO doubts supersonic airliner from Boom will be ready by 2029

Boom’s airliner may be delayed, and its data center power business lost a customer.

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Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' Ranks No. 7 on Surprising List

Researchers ranked the songs most likely to get drivers to speed, and the results might surprise you about what's playing in your car. Continue reading…

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How a Contractor’s Claude Agent Got Into the Pentagon

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss the contractor who plugged their AI agent into a Pentagon system, Anthropic’s IPO filing, and the volunteers gearing up to counter ICE at the midterms.

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Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours

Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours

It's still unknown how attackers got access to Anthropic's verified Cursor account.

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Friday Squid Blogging: Bigfin Squid Off California Coast

Neat video:

The sighting, announced September 2, marks the first time anyone has spotted a live bigfin squid, which belongs to the Magnapinna genus, in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.

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Adam Mockler Turns The Tables On Fox Red-Baiting Socialism Segment

Host Trace Gallagher and his guest were unprepared for MeidasTouch podcaster Adam Mockler, who brought the receipts on which party has someone actively buying stakes in private companies. Mockler made an appearance on this Tuesday's Fox News @ Night, and let's say that thin...