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Most teenagers know that baseless conspiracy theories, partisan propaganda and artificially generated deepfakes lurk on social media. At a San Francisco high school, students are learning how to spot them.
The Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social Media and A.I.
New technologies are complicating efforts to teach the scrolling generation to think critically and defensively online.
nyti.ms
December 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Most teenagers know that baseless conspiracy theories, partisan propaganda and artificially generated deepfakes lurk on social media. At a San Francisco high school, students are learning how to spot them.
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A mistrial was declared in the trial of former New York state aide Linda Sun as jurors deadlocked over allegations that she became rich from acting as a Chinese agent. on.wsj.com/4qlAwN9
Jurors Deadlock in Trial of Linda Sun, Accused of Acting as China Agent
A mistrial was declared on charges against the former New York state aide and her husband.
on.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A mistrial was declared in the trial of former New York state aide Linda Sun as jurors deadlocked over allegations that she became rich from acting as a Chinese agent. on.wsj.com/4qlAwN9
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Breaking news: President Trump issued an executive order rolling back tariffs on certain agricultural products — including beef, tomatoes and coffee — in the most significant shift of the president's “reciprocal tariffs.”
Trump repeals tariffs on some foods as Americans face high grocery prices
President rolls back import levies on beef, tomatoes, coffee and a host of other agricultural goods after administration officials signaled coming changes aimed at addressing consumer complaints about...
wapo.st
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Breaking news: President Trump issued an executive order rolling back tariffs on certain agricultural products — including beef, tomatoes and coffee — in the most significant shift of the president's “reciprocal tariffs.”
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Trump’s pardon for allies who tried to subvert 2020 election is a permission slip to do it again, critics warn
Trump’s pardon for allies who tried to subvert 2020 election is a permission slip to do it again, critics warn
The language in the pardon also underscores that Trump’s clemency is not limited to people named in the document.
dlvr.it
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Trump’s pardon for allies who tried to subvert 2020 election is a permission slip to do it again, critics warn
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The largest U.S. law firms have been far less likely to challenge President Trump’s policies than they were during his first term, and smaller firms are carrying much more of the burden of high-stakes legal challenges, according to a Post analysis.
Nation’s biggest law firms back off from challenging Trump policies
The pace generated by more than 390 lawsuits challenging Trump administration actions has lawyers from many firms working around-the-clock.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The largest U.S. law firms have been far less likely to challenge President Trump’s policies than they were during his first term, and smaller firms are carrying much more of the burden of high-stakes legal challenges, according to a Post analysis.
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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1. Just so we’re clear, this is the clip that got Jimmy Kimmel’s show shelved by ABC.
If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.
If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.
September 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
1. Just so we’re clear, this is the clip that got Jimmy Kimmel’s show shelved by ABC.
If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.
If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.
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Breaking news: Robert Redford, the big-screen idol turned Oscar-winning director, independent film advocate and environmental activist, died at 89.
Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89
He made serious topics like grief and political corruption resonate with the masses, in no small part because of his own star power.
nyti.ms
September 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Breaking news: Robert Redford, the big-screen idol turned Oscar-winning director, independent film advocate and environmental activist, died at 89.
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We have failed our children.
September 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We have failed our children.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that anyone can get a new coronavirus vaccine.
But Americans’ experiences trying to get the latest vaccine vary from easily booking appointments to having to cross state lines to access the shots.
But Americans’ experiences trying to get the latest vaccine vary from easily booking appointments to having to cross state lines to access the shots.
RFK Jr. says anyone who wants a covid shot can get one. Not these Americans.
Pharmacies and doctors are struggling to adjust to a new regulatory environment for updated coronavirus vaccines that are no longer broadly recommended.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that anyone can get a new coronavirus vaccine.
But Americans’ experiences trying to get the latest vaccine vary from easily booking appointments to having to cross state lines to access the shots.
But Americans’ experiences trying to get the latest vaccine vary from easily booking appointments to having to cross state lines to access the shots.
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Middlebury Institute of International Studies will be closing down most of its programs by June 2027.
August 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Middlebury Institute of International Studies will be closing down most of its programs by June 2027.
Russia Says It Will Stop Abiding by Missile Treaty www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/w...
Russia Says It Will Stop Abiding by Missile Treaty
www.nytimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Russia Says It Will Stop Abiding by Missile Treaty www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/w...
@RahmEmanuel - The Berlin Wall fell nearly four decades ago…Now, we face a very different threat. And its name is China…Beijing refuses today to play by any rules but its own.”
www.washingtonpost.c...
July 8, 2025 at 6:28 AM
@RahmEmanuel - The Berlin Wall fell nearly four decades ago…Now, we face a very different threat. And its name is China…Beijing refuses today to play by any rules but its own.”
www.washingtonpost.c...
This passive sensing tech is "Distributed Acoustic Sensing" a.k.a DAS. My colleagues have been implementing this around the world for nearly two decades. So believe me when I say, not all DAS systems are equal. Also believe me when I say that the PLA threat is real. x.com/EurasiaNaval/s...
July 8, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This passive sensing tech is "Distributed Acoustic Sensing" a.k.a DAS. My colleagues have been implementing this around the world for nearly two decades. So believe me when I say, not all DAS systems are equal. Also believe me when I say that the PLA threat is real. x.com/EurasiaNaval/s...
I'm conservative but even I find this amusing. Given how ridiculous the far right is, it makes any reasonable conservative: (i.e. believes in democracy, kindness and compassion to all) completely incensed that members of the GOP are enabling this bumbling administration.
May 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm conservative but even I find this amusing. Given how ridiculous the far right is, it makes any reasonable conservative: (i.e. believes in democracy, kindness and compassion to all) completely incensed that members of the GOP are enabling this bumbling administration.
Well said sir.
We hadn’t won World War II by May 8th. I know because my family and I were still in an internment camp in Tule Lake, California.
May 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Well said sir.
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"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
May 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
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🎙️New podcast
How might China seek to take advantage of recent actions by the #Trump Administration that have destabilised the international order?
Chris Buckley and Susan Dietz unpack the evolving China-US dynamics.
Listen⤵️
tinyurl.com/yc8nxkdx
@rorymedcalf.bsky.social @davidmandrews.bsky.social
How might China seek to take advantage of recent actions by the #Trump Administration that have destabilised the international order?
Chris Buckley and Susan Dietz unpack the evolving China-US dynamics.
Listen⤵️
tinyurl.com/yc8nxkdx
@rorymedcalf.bsky.social @davidmandrews.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
🎙️New podcast
How might China seek to take advantage of recent actions by the #Trump Administration that have destabilised the international order?
Chris Buckley and Susan Dietz unpack the evolving China-US dynamics.
Listen⤵️
tinyurl.com/yc8nxkdx
@rorymedcalf.bsky.social @davidmandrews.bsky.social
How might China seek to take advantage of recent actions by the #Trump Administration that have destabilised the international order?
Chris Buckley and Susan Dietz unpack the evolving China-US dynamics.
Listen⤵️
tinyurl.com/yc8nxkdx
@rorymedcalf.bsky.social @davidmandrews.bsky.social
@mondefense.bsky.social how are you preparing for the drone swarms from China? @sensehofstede.nl @bloomberg.com @nytimes.com
🇨🇳 China has begun to actively train soldiers to counter both FPV drones and drones.
April 28, 2025 at 3:59 AM
@mondefense.bsky.social how are you preparing for the drone swarms from China? @sensehofstede.nl @bloomberg.com @nytimes.com
NOW: China Coast Guard loitering in Taiwanese's outlying islands. More gray zone warfare. @kuorum.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
NOW: China Coast Guard loitering in Taiwanese's outlying islands. More gray zone warfare. @kuorum.bsky.social
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The highest-ranking Democrat in the Florida Senate announced on Thursday that he was leaving the party, the latest setback for Democrats whose influence in the state has rapidly diminished.
Florida Democratic Party Is ‘Dead,’ State Senator Says as He Leaves It
State Senator Jason Pizzo, the Democratic minority leader, announced in a floor speech that he was leaving the party.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The highest-ranking Democrat in the Florida Senate announced on Thursday that he was leaving the party, the latest setback for Democrats whose influence in the state has rapidly diminished.
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NEW — 19-year-old DOGE engineer Edward Coristine turns out to be the grandson of former KGB spy Valery Martynov, who played a role in a sprawling 1980s espionage saga.
www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...
www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...
Prominent DOGE Staffer Is Grandson Of Turncoat KGB Spy
Edward “Big Balls” Coristine happens to be the descendant of Valery Martynov, a KGB agent who spied for the US.
www.jacobsilverman.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
NEW — 19-year-old DOGE engineer Edward Coristine turns out to be the grandson of former KGB spy Valery Martynov, who played a role in a sprawling 1980s espionage saga.
www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...
www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...
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A number of companies have been making money from the war in Ukraine. This is a series of threads that look at various videos posted by two companies who supply equipment related to drones. The goal is to obtain a better idea of what is happening.
February 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A number of companies have been making money from the war in Ukraine. This is a series of threads that look at various videos posted by two companies who supply equipment related to drones. The goal is to obtain a better idea of what is happening.