SpaceX Cursor Banned by OpenAI - You Can't Trust Sam Altman

YouTube video by Eli the Computer Guy

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Trump SILENT as IRAN STRIKES AGAIN…

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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When Academic Capital Doesn’t Travel

by Robert (Robby) Cserni* I arrived in the UK with a US-trained PhD, a CV formatted for the American academic market, and a stack of materials that no British search committee was asking for. I had…

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Monopoly Round-Up: Did America Just Set Up an FDA for Big Tech?

47 states settled with Meta over harms to kids. It’s not a strong settlement, but America now has the outlines of an FDA for big tech. Plus, rage on the ranch, record corporate profits, and more.

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From Kakistocracy to Cheatistocracy

Rewarding the most dishonest

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The Next Election May be Our Last

Donald Trump is determined to subvert the midterms. All that can save us, if he succeeds, is a national strike.

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The Gret Stet Of NDAs

The tech overlords cometh to Louisiana. The Nerd Reich is nigh.

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USS Abraham Lincoln’s Record Deployment highlights Shortfalls of US Military Readiness

By Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University

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International Condemnation of Settlements does not target Israel's Colonial Plan

by Ramona Wadi (

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Highest Gasoline Prices ever in Aug., as US-Iran Tit for Tat Strikes Continue

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The military front in the US war on Iran had been quiet in August, but on Sunday the

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The Defense Department Just Hired an Actual Fascist

Yesterday, the Washington Post revealed that the Defense Department just hired three rightwing online personalities (boldface mine): The Pentagon has secretly installed several conservative militar…

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Four baby goats at mobile petting zoo in North Carolina test positive for rabies

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said the petting zoo held events involving children and elderly people between July 28 and Thursday.

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Exclusive | 9/11 cancers skyrocket nearly 1,700% as toxic toll on survivors surpasses first responders ahead of 25th anniversary

“For months afterward, you could taste the fuel in the air in the back of your throat and mouth. They kept telling us the air was safe. I don’t think it was.”

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Judge finds mother Dimone Fleming not responsible for deaths of sons at Bronx shelter due to postpartum psychosis | abc7ny.com

Doctors say the mother who confessed to killing her two children at a family shelter in the Bronx in 2022 suffered from postpartum psychosis.

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As jurors deliberate in the Lindsay Clancy trial, here are key moments they may be considering

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder case must decide whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children at her Massachusetts home in 2023.

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A Dutch institute issues a 'Red Alert' over potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills

A respected drug and mental health institute in the Netherlands is warning about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped like U.S. President Donald Trump's head.

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Congratulations, MAGAs, You Really Won With “Lake America”

Well, Trump supporters, I have to admit, you sure won this one.

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An Experimental One-Time Treatment for High Cholesterol Shows Promising Results

An experimental CRISPR-based gene-editing therapy could be a one-and-done treatment for high cholesterol and high triglycerides, a study suggests.

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Why Nvidia’s Hugging Face Deal Is Really About Its Biggest Threat

The $12.9 billion deal could help Nvidia hedge against a future where its biggest customers build their own chips.

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Hazards and pitfalls of moving to the center

Labor Day is the traditional signal for Democrats — but usually not Republicans these days — to abandon their edgier positions and “move to the center”. In some situations t…

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Dwarkesh Patels’s wildly popular but dangerously misleading account of the OpenAI Hugging Face incident

When “plain English” isn’t a good thing.

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THE UNIVERSAL ENGINEER (UE) SOLUTION TO A COMPLEX PROBLEM

Fifty years ago, we put humans on the moon. They stayed a short time and left. Now, the goal is more ambitious and considerably more complicated — far too complicated for any person or even g…

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Donald Trump has made the world go nuclear

The president's behavior toward Iran and North Korea has incentivized other countries to develop nuclear weapons

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Pete Hegseth's path to the 2028 GOP nomination isn't a joke

The defense secretary's tough-guy persona may be exactly what wins over white evangelical voters

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The high cost of MAGA manhood

Masculinity on the right runs on consumption. Trump made the hallmarks of manhood pricier

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The Polymarketification of American Life

Prediction markets have been trying to skirt regulators by selling themselves not as sportsbooks but as insurance.

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Democrats aim to emulate Republicans in building state power

Liberal groups have sought to offset the growing influence of conservative movements for years.

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The list of homes owned by Texas’ Ken Paxton grows, adding to his political problems

James Talarico accused his Republican rival of owning 11 homes. As it turns out, he was understating matters.

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NYT’s Embarrassing Anti-DSA Meltdown

Coverage like this normalizes the idea that establishment incumbents are entitled to keep their positions, especially if they represent districts with Black and Latino politicians.

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Democratic Candidates Have Embraced Unity. Dem Pundits? Not So Much.

Losing candidates have prioritized the big tent and embraced their former rivals. Why can’t the media and pundits get on board?

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