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Guest: Trump found a way to actually make MBS look better than him. It was an astounding moment. We had the American president defending the murder of an American journalist. It really made us look small. It made the United States look like a wingman to Saudi Arabia.
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Guest: Trump found a way to actually make MBS look better than him. It was an astounding moment. We had the American president defending the murder of an American journalist. It really made us look small. It made the United States look like a wingman to Saudi Arabia.
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Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
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This is not about crafting good regulation, it is about control of laws by big tech who bought a coin-op president. Also Congress already rejected this www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration drafts an executive order regulating state AI laws
The draft executive order, according to a person familiar with the matter, would try to block states from enacting their own laws regulating AI.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is not about crafting good regulation, it is about control of laws by big tech who bought a coin-op president. Also Congress already rejected this www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times (David Ingram/NBC News)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times (David Ingram/NBC News)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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John Oliver calls out MAGA, especially Megyn Kelly, for shielding Trump from the Epstein scandal: "When even the guy running the Pervert Express to Crime Island thinks you're a dick."
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
John Oliver calls out MAGA, especially Megyn Kelly, for shielding Trump from the Epstein scandal: "When even the guy running the Pervert Express to Crime Island thinks you're a dick."
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You should watch this report by Scott Pelley of @60minutes.bsky.social — while more of a synopsis of the earlier reporting on this utterly corrupt pardon of Binance’s founder as the Trumps feather their fetid nest, bringing it all together makes for a powerful indictment.
‘This Is Corruption’: ’60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He ‘Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family
‘This Is Corruption’: ’60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He ‘Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family
"60 Minutes" reported President Trump pardoned the founder of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange after he "enriched" the Trump family during its crypto push
The post ‘This Is Corruption’: ’60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He ‘Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
You should watch this report by Scott Pelley of @60minutes.bsky.social — while more of a synopsis of the earlier reporting on this utterly corrupt pardon of Binance’s founder as the Trumps feather their fetid nest, bringing it all together makes for a powerful indictment.
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Stereogum says Google's switch to AI Overviews reduced its ad revenue by *70 percent* www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
Stereogum soldiers on in the era of streaming and AI
Stereogum Founder Scott Lapatine on the importance of independent media in the age of AI slop and algorithms.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Stereogum says Google's switch to AI Overviews reduced its ad revenue by *70 percent* www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
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New from me: The same tactics marketers use to get you to find their toothbrushes or photography business on Google were also used by Jeffrey Epstein & co. to try to launder his reputation online. SEO to try to cover up the most infamous pedophile ring.
www.theverge.com/report/82231...
www.theverge.com/report/82231...
How Jeffrey Epstein used SEO to bury news about his crimes
“the google page is not good,” Epstein wrote
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
New from me: The same tactics marketers use to get you to find their toothbrushes or photography business on Google were also used by Jeffrey Epstein & co. to try to launder his reputation online. SEO to try to cover up the most infamous pedophile ring.
www.theverge.com/report/82231...
www.theverge.com/report/82231...
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Tesla Robotaxi had 3 more crashes, now 7 total
Tesla Robotaxi had 3 more crashes, now 7 total
Tesla reported three more crashes involving its Robotaxis in Austin, Texas – now bringing the total to 7 incidents despite low mileage and in-car supervisors preventing more accidents.
more…
electrek.co
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Tesla Robotaxi had 3 more crashes, now 7 total
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I guess I already knew beauty ads were fakey but now they’re fakey-fakey at scale.
www.wsj.com/articles/lor...
www.wsj.com/articles/lor...
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I guess I already knew beauty ads were fakey but now they’re fakey-fakey at scale.
www.wsj.com/articles/lor...
www.wsj.com/articles/lor...
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
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"One irony of this situation is that while those on the British left tend to defend the BBC on principle, they are often exasperated by its deference to the right-wing press..."
Exactly.
"The Plan to Bring Down a Giant." www.cjr.org/the_media_to... in Columbia Journalism Review.
Recommended.
Exactly.
"The Plan to Bring Down a Giant." www.cjr.org/the_media_to... in Columbia Journalism Review.
Recommended.
The Plan to Bring Down a Giant: How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC.
How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC.
www.cjr.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"One irony of this situation is that while those on the British left tend to defend the BBC on principle, they are often exasperated by its deference to the right-wing press..."
Exactly.
"The Plan to Bring Down a Giant." www.cjr.org/the_media_to... in Columbia Journalism Review.
Recommended.
Exactly.
"The Plan to Bring Down a Giant." www.cjr.org/the_media_to... in Columbia Journalism Review.
Recommended.
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Yesterday,Trump opened new areas of Alaska's North Slope to oil & gas reversing Biden-era protections. For @rollingstone.com in August,I spoke with Iñupiat Rosemary Ahtuangaruak for who lives there."For me, all of this has been a nightmare in continuous motion.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Yesterday,Trump opened new areas of Alaska's North Slope to oil & gas reversing Biden-era protections. For @rollingstone.com in August,I spoke with Iñupiat Rosemary Ahtuangaruak for who lives there."For me, all of this has been a nightmare in continuous motion.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Good morning, Asia. While you were sleeping, one of our most-read articles was about the ChatGPT maker’s cash burn on.ft.com/43oDIi3
November 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Good morning, Asia. While you were sleeping, one of our most-read articles was about the ChatGPT maker’s cash burn on.ft.com/43oDIi3
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Importance: High
subj: An article for U (gift link)
i wrote ,,,,,, about jeff epstein. s emails.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
subj: An article for U (gift link)
i wrote ,,,,,, about jeff epstein. s emails.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
When QAnon Meets Veep
The dumb, abhorrent truth at the heart of the Epstein scandal
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Importance: High
subj: An article for U (gift link)
i wrote ,,,,,, about jeff epstein. s emails.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
subj: An article for U (gift link)
i wrote ,,,,,, about jeff epstein. s emails.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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It feels like the story is coming in for a landing around the question: does the BBC settle with Trump for major cash, like CBS did? www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/m... But here you have to imagine taxpayers money getting handed to Trump. Who in the UK is going to explain and take responsibility for that?
BBC holds surprise board meeting to weigh Trump’s legal threat | CNN Business
The BBC board held an unexpected meeting on Wednesday as the British broadcaster stares down a legal threat from President Trump, a source told CNN.
www.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It feels like the story is coming in for a landing around the question: does the BBC settle with Trump for major cash, like CBS did? www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/m... But here you have to imagine taxpayers money getting handed to Trump. Who in the UK is going to explain and take responsibility for that?
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the decision to really just abandon moderation and let it rip suggests that this is what meta wants for its platform. this is the final, idealized form of the product
The most horrifying AI slop of ICE raids you can possibly imagine is wildly viral on Facebook, collectively totaling tens of millions of views from a single account. First spotted by @chadloder.bsky.social
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated Videos of ICE Raids Are Wildly Viral on Facebook
An account is spamming horrific, dehumanizing videos of immigration enforcement because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for it.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
the decision to really just abandon moderation and let it rip suggests that this is what meta wants for its platform. this is the final, idealized form of the product
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“What is new is the confluence of three trends:
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Welcome to Tesla Capitalism
Or: JVL explains why Americans are toying with socialism.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“What is new is the confluence of three trends:
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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I wrote about Europe maybe retreating from strong privacy protections in the name of AI competitiveness and why it may be making a mistake www.platformer.news/eu-ai-act-ch...
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I wrote about Europe maybe retreating from strong privacy protections in the name of AI competitiveness and why it may be making a mistake www.platformer.news/eu-ai-act-ch...
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one time I pointed out that elon musk followed no women on twitter and he immediately followed caity weaver
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
one time I pointed out that elon musk followed no women on twitter and he immediately followed caity weaver
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NEW: Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn ruling that legalized gay marriage:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
NEW: Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn ruling that legalized gay marriage:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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It’s become conventional wisdom that America’s young men are in crisis. The reality is more complicated than that. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/what-did-men-do-to-deserve-this
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It’s become conventional wisdom that America’s young men are in crisis. The reality is more complicated than that. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/what-did-men-do-to-deserve-this
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A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
Tech Billionaire Mocks Pope Leo’s AI Warning — and Reveals Silicon Valley’s Original Sin
A billionaire tech guru openly mocked Leo's call for moral AI — and quickly backtracked after backlash. It’s a telling collision of Silicon Valley hubris with a pope they cannot buy, bully, or ignore.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
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I have been writing for years about the fact that we are not ready for the destruction of costly signalling mechanisms. Writing used to be a way of measuring effort, ability and diligence. We still have no easy substitute
Now this paper confirms that cover letters have lost their value as predictor
Now this paper confirms that cover letters have lost their value as predictor
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I have been writing for years about the fact that we are not ready for the destruction of costly signalling mechanisms. Writing used to be a way of measuring effort, ability and diligence. We still have no easy substitute
Now this paper confirms that cover letters have lost their value as predictor
Now this paper confirms that cover letters have lost their value as predictor
Conversational AI now listens, thinks, and responds in real time, turning code into conversations that feel alive. But, every call now carries possibility and risk as the same tech that powers tutoring and healthcare can also drive million-dollar scams.
www.ft.com/content/2134...
www.ft.com/content/2134...
Voice phishing is AI fraud in real time
Just as we learnt to treat emails with caution, we must now learn to doubt a human-sounding voice
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Conversational AI now listens, thinks, and responds in real time, turning code into conversations that feel alive. But, every call now carries possibility and risk as the same tech that powers tutoring and healthcare can also drive million-dollar scams.
www.ft.com/content/2134...
www.ft.com/content/2134...