Identifying AI slop gets harder when the real world increasingly looks like this thepickup.com/come-get-you...
Gene Perry
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Saw the Odyssey movie. It was generally good! Only bad casting was Agamemnon. Could have used more Circe. They made Odysseus much less of a monster than he is in the poem but I understand why.
“If you cut in half the number of journalists reporting new information and double the number of people writing opinions about that information, you have created an information environment that is objectively less valuable for citizens.”
Paying for News Is Cheaper Than Not Having It
The consequences of privatizing public information.
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Another chance to join this team! @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social is hiring a sharp policy mind to help real local news stay afloat above the waves of AI and social media slop. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...
Rebuild Local News hiring AI & Tech Policy Manager in Brooklyn, NY | LinkedIn
Posted 4:32:21 PM. LOCATION: Remote, based in the United StatesREPORTS TO: Director of PolicyCOMPENSATION: $80,000 -…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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let the lemons cook
David Ornstein@david-ornstein.bsky.social · 3mo ago🚨 Mauricio Pochettino on course to agree new contract & extend reign as USA head coach through to 2030 World Cup. Not signed but barring unexpected change of heart, 54yo Argentine manager set to remain in charge of #USMNT for next cycle 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...
so much depends on a wobbling muon's g-factor beside the white chickens
Quanta Magazine@quantamagazine.org · 3mo agoA few years ago, physicists at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois used a giant magnetic ring to measure precisely how much the muon wobbles. Now they’re puzzling over the way that this measurement clashes with older experiments. www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-s...
Let's remember the time OU psychologists turned Robber's Cave State Park into "Lord of the Flies": thepickup.com/lets-remembe...
That commercial where USA beats Brazil in the World Cup final looking increasingly unrealistic.
That commercial where USA beats Brazil in the World Cup final looking increasingly unrealistic.
New by me —> Now we're getting AI fake news complaining about how AI fake news is the death of real news! How a fake news site splits its energy between (a) the imagined closure of real US newspapers and (b) Chinese-friendly takes on Taiwan www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/now-...
Now we’re getting AI fake news complaining about how AI fake news is the death of real news
Did 47 Alabama newspapers die on a single day and no one noticed? (Hint: No, they didn't.)
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Can this England beat Mexico at the Azteca? Boy, I don't know...
“A lot of bookselling is the first couple steps of writing a book review anyway.” Sophie Culpepper reports on The Porter Square Review of Books.
Book reviews are an endangered species. So this independent bookstore decided to start publishing its own.
“We’re not just going to complain about it!”
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If Dems win power in 2029, I am begging for the opposite of this approach. More small-d democracy. More accountability for personal corruption. Less wild policy schemes that reinforce the imperial presidency.
Dana Milbank@danamilbank.bsky.social · 4mo agoMy latest column looks at how progressives and Democrats are drafting plans to to use the all-powerful, unitary executive that Trump has established (and the Roberts Court has blessed) to launch a new Progressive Era-- no legislation required. www.notus.org/perspectives...
Who remembers that Alan Armstrong is the current U.S. Senator for Oklahoma? I for one am appreciating an elected official who keeps his head down.
It's like a core principle of the company is "Do Be Evil" www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/t...
Mark Zuckerberg Directed Meta to Create a Prediction Markets App
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In Tulsa, a simple idea is strengthening how local newsrooms keep their communities informed. The @tulsaflyer.bsky.social and Oklahoma Eagle are building a shared reporting network that moves reliable coverage across outlets. Report once, reach many. Read more: www.bushcenter.org/publications...
The Tulsa Flyer: The power of networks | George W. Bush Presidential Center
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Somehow Ticketmaster's user interface crosses the line from incompetence into outright sadism.
Has anyone investigated if there were any deaths during the construction of Tottenham Hotspur stadium and what vengeful relative called a curse down on the team?
We released our first‑ever Annual Report, capturing how our 2025 policy, research and coalition‑building efforts are helping rebuild local reporting capacity across the country. A milestone for the movement and a foundation for what comes next. Learn more: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/rebuild-loca...
Rebuild Local News Releases Inaugural Annual Report, Showing Major Strides in State Action
Our 2025 annual report highlights major policy wins, bipartisan momentum and significant funding now flowing to local newsrooms from state and local laws.
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The Sun disappeared behind the Moon, revealing a scene that defied description. Silhouetted against the Sun, the Moon was bathed only in “Earthshine”—the faint, hued sunlight reflected off the continents, oceans, clouds, and ice caps that make up the Earth a quarter-million miles away.
Astronauts set distance record, revealing the Moon as a place to be explored
Humans have probably not evolved to see what we’re seeing. It is truly hard to describe. It is amazing."
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Two Parties, Two Internets: Republicans and Democrats aren’t just messaging differently, they’re talking in entirely different places dcinboxinsights.substack.com/p/two-partie...
Imagine being a TSA agent, going on 5 weeks without pay, now told to train ICE to do your job. Do you show up for work?
The dirty secret about the filibuster is that many of the things Senators say they would pass if that pesky filibuster wasn't in the way are actually things they don't want to pass, and it's more politically convenient to hide behind the filibuster.
We’re hiring a Director of Government Affairs & Partnerships! If you’re strategic, politically savvy, and ready to help pass state laws that strengthen local news, we want to hear from you. 📣 Apply now: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/careers/care...
Careers: Director of Government Affairs and Partnerships (Remote)
We are seeking a strategic, mission-driven and politically savvy individual with a bias for action to help lead our efforts to pass laws.
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I know it's hard out there trying to navigate the AI slopcalypse, especially for small publishers, but demanding that authors provide a fully tracked version history of anything they submit is not the way.