Lane Lipton

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What that DSA branch actually and knowingly defended: '“Ride around Rittenhouse with us as we show these zionist business owners that we see them for the disgusting humans they are,” the group said in its original October 30 Instagram post announcing the ride.' www.cnn.com/2026/11/08/u...

Hundreds of counterprotesters overwhelm ‘boycott ride’ targeting Jewish-owned Philadelphia businesses | CNN

Massive crowds of counterprotesters waving Israeli flags and holding signs condemning antisemitism responded Sunday morning to a bicycle “boycott ride” targeting Philadelphia businesses that organizer...

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Major books have been canceled or withdrawn from submission due to allegations of AI use. Readers are targeting anything they don't like as "slop." A host of new tools claim to protect writers by tracking their process to prove human authorship. But will the publishing industry embrace them?

Authors Can Defend Against AI Allegations With ‘Paper Trail’ Tools. Is It Enough?

As the publishing industry wrestles with paranoia over the provenance of manuscripts, writers are caught in an impossible bind.

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NEWS: Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault. Just weeks ago, the Trump regime gave him a stage at its MAHA summit, where he moderated a panel with Dr. Oz and made a joke about consent. JD Vance and RFK Jr. also took part in the summit.

In his 60 Minutes interview, Ross Douthat asked Trump about UFOs, religion and death. He did not ask a single question about Trump's efforts to undermine free and fair elections or his incessant lies about them. Support pro-democracy media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. demdock.com/4w6emld

so to recap today El-Sayed: "Donald if you're watching lets work together!" Bernie: "We shouldn't investigate Trump too much guys!" Jeffries: "I'm gonna impeach Hegseth, and fuck that bitch Stephen Miller!" guess which is the brave resistance and which is "compromised"?

The Iran-backed Houthi militia attacked the financial district in the capital of Saudi Arabia on Sunday, damaging a state oil company office tower. The Saudis intercepted 3 missiles fired at Riyadh, the capital, by the Houthis. The attack has left a gaping hole in the office tower. --via NYT