NEW (#Climate) via @nytimes.com: "#Trump's Vision for A.I. Dominance Comes With Major Air Pollution The president’s push for data centers is driving a boom in gas-burning power plants. #Texas is leading the way." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...

Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution

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OpenAI and AI in general are so incredibly bad, sloppy, stupid, etc. Come on. I can't believe a number of tech CEOs and tech folks practically worship AI.

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 1h ago

OpenAI’s first-ever influencer brand trip didn’t go over well with the general public (via Bloomberg Opinion)

NEW (via WH press pool) #Trump tells journalists Tuesday that he hasn't determined if he'll keep #JeaninePirro in the job of US atty for the District of Columbia. #Pirro

Today, #Trump has 3 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Pacific • Deliver remarks, at Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at 1:30p Pacific • Leave Las Vegas and return to WH Trump is starting the day in Las Vegas, after arriving there yesterday.

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 7h ago

Burnham considering public inquiry into UK activities of Jeffrey Epstein

NEW (#Iran) via @CNN.com: "The US military has exhausted nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system, and senior US military commanders are warning that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is 'dangerously low.'" www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/w...

Live updates: Iran aiming to control a new Strait of Hormuz route, amid uncertainty over US talks | CNN

ran’s goal in current talks with Oman “is to set temporary arrangements”— lasting up to three months — where they can control a route through the critical waterway. Follow for live news updates.

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NEW Sen. #SusanCollins (R-Maine) issues stmt saying she'll vote no in #ToddBlanche's confirmation floor vote to potentially be US atty gen. #Blanche

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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17h ago

BREAKING: ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers approve ballot measure for voters to clear way for new congressional maps that would boost Democrats.

trying to date — especially here in nyc — is not for the faint of heart, let me tell y'all

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 18h ago

Modern romance requires a toll, paid in energy, in sanity, in hours—and not everyone can afford it, @faith-hill.bsky.social argues. In The Atlantic’s September issue, she speaks with single people about why looking for love can feel so deflating these days:

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Axios@axios.com · 19h ago

SCOOP: Inside Trump's AI framework The White House is excluding open models from its framework to test advanced AI capabilities, sources familiar with the matter told Axios.

oh, ffs

NEW via @CNBC.com: "The U.S. and #Iran could reach a deal on Tuesday or Wednesday to reopen the Strait of #Hormuz with freedom of movement for commercial ships, Treasury Secretary Scott #Bessent said in an interview." www.cnbc.com/2026/08/04/b...

Bessent says there may be deal Tuesday or Wednesday to open Strait of Hormuz with 'freedom of movement'

"We are in talks with the Iranians," the Treasury secretary told CNBC's "Squawk Box."

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Let me just say, I'm fact-checking my cover story before the magazine goes to print, and I literally just stopped, squinted and stared off into the distance while I tried doing the math in my head to fact-check the main source's age. Numbers are hard, okay? 😅

example number bajillionty-eight of AI being utter garbage and tech CEOs and tech folks who swear by AI being completely and utterly wrong

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · yesterday

Gotta love the “or stocks” part. Like Gemini realized its first answer was nuts so it tried to wedge in a better one.

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Politico@politico.com · yesterday

BREAKING: Todd Blanche took a major step toward confirmation as attorney general after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 on party lines to advance his nomination, likely setting up a final vote within days.

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Aman Batheja@amanbatheja.bsky.social · yesterday

A SpaceX rocket is hours away from crashing into the moon. This was not planned. The rocket is expected to make impact on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 2:35 a.m. ET time.com/article/2026...

what in the world??? (the hims post)

Will 🇺🇦 Absolute Shower 🇺🇦@showerabsolute.bsky.social · yesterday

Can't help but find this a little bit ... wtf

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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · yesterday

BREAKING: Sen. Dick Durbin accuses Todd Blanche of lying under oath. He says Blanche told him in his office — with witnesses — that the slush fund was a mistake. In his confirmation hearing, Blanche denied that remark.

NEW via @reuters.com: "#Iran wants control over inbound shipping through the Strait of #Hormuz and visibility over outbound traffic, with the ability to ​intervene if necessary, under a temporary plan being discussed with #Oman to reopen ‌the strategic waterway." www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Iran demands inbound control of Hormuz and outbound oversight, source says

Iran wants control over inbound shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and visibility over outbound traffic, with the ability to ​intervene if necessary, under a temporary plan being discussed with Oma...

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Today, #Trump has 7 things on his public schedule, per WH, incl.: • Policy meeting at 12p EDT • Swearing-in ceremony for Dir of Nat'l Intel at 1p EDT • Participate in RNC roundtable, in Los Angeles, Calif., at 6:30p PDT • Participate in RNC reception, in LA, at 7p PDT • Go to Las Vegas, Nevada

Watch, after all their drama, the #Mariners, somehow, win the AL West

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AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 2d ago

BREAKING A cargo vessel has been struck by an "unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman, British maritime agency says

NEW via @nytimes.com: "Author of Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter A dispute over the chapter between the author and the Democratic National Committee has added to the party’s turmoil as it tries to look forward, not backward." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

Author of Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter

A dispute over the chapter between the author and the Democratic National Committee has added to the party’s turmoil as it tries to look forward, not backward.

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New York Times Weather@nytweather.bsky.social · 2d ago

Republicans are taking steps to roll back federal workplace heat protections as summer temperatures surge. nyti.ms/4w1Wg2Y

NEW (#Economy) via @CNBC.com: "A coalition of 25 Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration Monday, arguing President Donald #Trump exceeded his authority by imposing sweeping #tariffs on goods from 60 U.S. trading partners." www.cnbc.com/2026/08/03/t...

Twenty five states sue Trump administration over latest global tariffs

Twenty five states sued the Trump administration, arguing its latest global tariffs unlawfully replace duties already struck down by courts.

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CNN@cnn.com · 2d ago

President Trump is considering removing US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro over Reflecting Pool filing, sources say https://cnn.it/4z2rsC7

JUST IN (via WH press pool) #Trump says Atty for DC #JeaninePirro "made a mistake" re: Reflecting Pool. Trump: "[T]he judge was extremely unfriendly to Janine, and frankly, I think she choked, because the judge was really vicious...I guess she choked. I don't know what the hell happened." #Pirro

NEW via @nbcnews.com: "Senate leaders have struck a bipartisan agreement to keep the government funded past the 2026 midterm elections and avoid a politically tricky shutdown in October." www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Senate leaders reach a deal to avert a shutdown before the 2026 elections

The deal was struck by Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, the leaders on the Appropriations Committee. It would keep the government open until Dec. 11.

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NEW via @CNN.com: "Exclusive: US military asks troops for ‘creative and unconventional’ ideas to punish #Iran" www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...

Exclusive: US military asks troops for ‘creative and unconventional’ ideas to punish Iran | CNN Politics

The request from a senior officer at the US military command carrying out President Donald Trump’s war with Iran came in an email: We need ideas.

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oh, ffs