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MuckRock@muckrock.com · 3h ago

The Klaxon Cloud browser extension, available for both Chrome and Firefox. The Klaxon Cloud website, which acts as a central landing hub to view and manage all of your scheduled Klaxon Cloud alerts and view all your tracked changes. www.klaxoncloud.org

This year, we’ve been hard at work on Klaxon Cloud, our tool to watch the sites you care about for changes. We are proud to announce two new Klaxon Cloud features make it easier than ever to create new alerts and track changes across websites over time. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

Release Notes: A brand new way to watch web pages for changes

We are proud to announce the brand new Klaxon Cloud, now a standalone service that makes it easier than ever to create new alerts and track changes across websites over time. With this relaunch come t...

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Zohran the Destroyer strikes again!

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Peter Baker@peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 20h ago

Ron Lauder, a longtime major funder of conservative political causes, appears to be closing his wallet. He has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state of New York and his super PAC has gone idle. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/n...

just gonna drop this here.

Boy George Removed from Bandcamp, Parts Ways With Label Manager After Releasing AI-Created Pro-Israel Song

Boy George said he was removed by Bandcamp and parted ways with his label manager after releasing an AI-created, Pro-Israel reggae song.

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Absolutely wild story. www.nydailynews.com/2026/08/04/m...

High-ranking Mount Vernon police official arrested for Bronx attempted murder for being son’s getaway driver

Jennifer Lackard, the Mount Vernon police department’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety, and her son, Chase Lackard, 20, were arrested at their Bronx home.

nydailynews.com

Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterday

Banks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS

One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.

Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterday

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

Respect to Bari because “failing upwards until your incompetence costs the richest people on earth billions of dollars” is a dream of every journalist

getting tired of people on the left still launching substack newsletters after all the reporting on that company in recent years

NEW/EXCLUSIVE: Deutsche Bank failed to promptly report to US authorities more than $250M in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein, including funds used to pay women in Russia & other Eastern European countries, according to a new report from @wyden.senate.gov 🎁 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

bloomberg.com

Even if it isn't *intentionally* a Trojan horse for getting more conservatives to join in, forcing sports content onto the timeline will be a Trojan horse to bring more conservatives on Bluesky. It's the Trojan horse conservatives have used to dominate every other platform.

Nate Silver 2022, aged like raw milk

Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 2d ago

“‘Let me tell you something: My name is Eric Adams,’ he continues, as the boos begin to rain down.” hellgatenyc.com/eric-adams-i...

"You belong in prison!" one attendee shouts. "You're here to steal our water!" yells another. Hell Gate spoke with activists in Wisconsin fighting a proposed data center....and Eric Adams?

Eric Adams Is Selling Data Centers in Wisconsin Now

The former mayor had a wild weekend, and other links to start your day.

hellgatenyc.com

Lieber knows full well that he has bungled every aspect of OMNY on buses, and it's on him. Most noticeably, readers are often out of service at the start of bus routes and stay that way for several stops. That's to say nothing of back door equipment that is deliberately out of service.

Gothamist@gothamist.com · 2d ago

Mamdani hasn't made NYC's buses free. Riders stopped paying anyway. gothamist.com/news/mamdani...

and GOD IS EMPTY JUST LIKE ME

⭐️SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING⭐️ The MetroCard legend lives in the form of the “Deadass NYC” truck.

What the Department of War is really saying: "God says go to war for Trump."

Kickstarter needs an option where you take away money from bad ideas.

DEC is closely monitoring smoke from Canadian wildfires for potential impacts on New York’s air quality. DEC experts are forecasting mostly “good to moderate” levels across New York State, with the possibility of surface smoke-related pollution later Saturday and Sunday, particularly in Western NY

tfw Jesus died for somebody’s sins

That was fast. Google sent me a statement saying it is now “rolling back“ this AI feature after our demonstration and others from OSINT researchers www.404media.co/google-earth...

Took me seconds to make an image showing 'protesters' around Google buildings, using Google Earth's new AI generation tool. You can make bomb blasts, protesters, drone strikes, nuclear plants. How on earth did Google think this was a good idea www.404media.co/google-earth...

…the people Had squandered the confidence of the government And could only win it back By redoubled work. Would it not in that case Be simpler for the government To dissolve the people And elect another?

Scary Mr. Olmec Man@scarymrolmecman.bsky.social · 5d ago

Again, we were supposed to go along w it when this guy pretended he'd rein Israel in bc the Dem establishment thinks we're fucking stupid

Again, we were supposed to go along w it when this guy pretended he'd rein Israel in bc the Dem establishment thinks we're fucking stupid

A single underscore led a dude to be falsely imprisoned in Canada for CSAM for 18 months. The mistake was only caught by the defense during the appeals process, was missed during the initial trial. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/w...

Mistaken Username Sent Man to Prison for 18 Months, Court Finds

An appeals court in Canada acquitted Brandon Klayme of charges related to child sexual abuse imagery. His Kik username had one less underscore than another account that was involved.

nytimes.com

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This story boils down to “Rich Man Receives Letter” and frankly you should be embarrassed for considering that news

Spectrum News NY1@spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 7d ago

Marvin Ciporen, a retired teacher, has lived in his four-story, single-family home in Park Slope, Brooklyn since 1973. Ciporen still received a letter from the Department of Finance saying he may be subject to the city's new pied-à-terre tax targeting second homes worth more than $5 million.

As someone who has to submit paperwork every time I have the audacity to apply for an affordable housing unit I qualify for: STFU and fill out the fucking paperwork, asshole.

Spectrum News NY1@spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 7d ago

Marvin Ciporen, a retired teacher, has lived in his four-story, single-family home in Park Slope, Brooklyn since 1973. Ciporen still received a letter from the Department of Finance saying he may be subject to the city's new pied-à-terre tax targeting second homes worth more than $5 million.

It is 2005. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allegations. It is 2012. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allegations. It is 2018. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allegations.. It is 2025. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allegations. It is 2026. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allega--

Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.

New BBC investigation. Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...