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Trump says the AI companies can self-police. Don't be surprised if you have to call the actual police. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house
The new AI agent, Muse, was released last week and has been downloaded by 3 million users
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes It's own accountants admit the techniques are so shady they might be called Trumpy www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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An “illegal and a shockingly corrupt misuse of taxpayer dollars.” Trump steals $20 million to pollute the airwaves with dictator-style propaganda www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads
The Department of Homeland Security has tapped $20 million to pay for the campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump that have drawn widespread criticism from Republicans and Democrats as a ...
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Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
Rudy Giuliani attends premiere of movie celebrating the terrorists responsible for the worst attack on America in the past 25 years www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
Proud Boys Convicted Over Jan. 6 Go From Prosecutions to Pardons to Premiere (Gift Article)
The gala screening of the documentary “American Martyrs” was the latest effort by Trump supporters to rewrite the history of the Capitol attack.
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In addition to being an unrepentant racist, Texas GOP candidate Bo French repeatedly called for Democrats — including Obama — to be executed www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Texas Republican called for public execution of Democratic leaders – report
Bo French, who is running to lead a state agency, has in the past posted controversial and racist statements online
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Very exciting announcement coming at 2PM. I will do for Iowa what I did for Wisconsin! It will be TERRIFIC!
Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)
In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
nytimes.com
55 new cases reported in Pennsylvania since Wednesday. In all, 890 measles cases have been reported across 39 counties so far this year. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases (Gift Article)
State health officials said 55 new cases had been reported since Wednesday. In all, 890 measles cases have been reported across 39 counties so far this year.
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It's a building so immortal it needs my name on it. If not, it must be destroyed! #kennedycenter
"Hegseth’s secrecy betrays a bigger problem — he’s breaking faith with the men and women who’ve volunteered to serve." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/o...
Opinion | What Hegseth Is Hiding (Gift Article)
Soldiers want to tell their stories, and we need to hear them.
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Meta's platforms have repeatedly been caught running ads for deepfake "nudify" apps that let you virtually undress real people without their consent, but they won't run an a trailer for an upcoming documentary that reflects poorly on Elon Musk. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
hollywoodreporter.com
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Somehow Pete Hegseth, a highly troubled Defense Secretary with a history of questionable decisions, managed to multiply the amount in one of his bank accounts from $15,001-to-$50,000 in 2024 to more than $1 million in 2025 www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/p...
Pete Hegseth reports at least $3.1 million in cash, investments and Bitcoin
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reported at least $3.1 million in assets as he faces an impeachment push in Congress over his handling of the Iran war.
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“Since the beginning of LINCOLN’S deployment, there have been a total of eight suicide attempts across the strike group — this number includes the LINCOLN crew and Sailors from the carrier wing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers, and all embarked aviation squadrons.”
Soaring Treasury yields aren’t just bad for the government and its $40 trillion debt. They also threaten to raise borrowing costs, hitting everyone from homeowners to credit card users, while providing limited relief to consumers and potential benefits to banks. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/23/w...
Here's what happens to the economy when Treasury yields soar like they are now
Government debt costs leaped higher Wednesday, the product of multiple factors.
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Woman found dead inside trash can in Brooklyn identified as Tanaya Campbell Ortiz, 38, a mom of 5 gothamist.com/news/woman-f...
Woman found dead inside trash can in Brooklyn identified as mom of 5
Tanaya Campbell Ortiz's loved ones are still seeking answers to explain what happened to her.
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"A single facility can use over 50 MW of electricity. Virtually all of that electrical power is converted into thermal energy – waste heat – that must be ejected into the atmosphere. That's roughly the amount of heat generated by 54,000 homes."
Jesse Felder@jessefelder.com · last wk.“This is pretty simple physics. This would be the single largest, single-site energy source — heat source — on the planet and that includes volcanoes. And it’s in the middle of this ecosystem that’s already in a pretty advanced state of collapse.” www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
🧵As Chinese leader Xi Jinping meets U.S. president Donald Trump this week, we urge you to remember the names of writers currently imprisoned in China, to read words from them and their loved ones, and to call for these writers’ releases.
Trump's a demented psychopath who's too dumb to know much about AI beyond the fact that palling around with tech bros has made him billions. To him, AI leads to two outcomes he's willing to accept: It's either the path to... 1/2 unprecedented.ghost.io/archive/abli...
Abliterated
How "abliteration" makes an AI jailbreak permanent
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Trump insists the new White House Ballroom must be a Death Trap or he won't build it wapo.st/4hk45vL
‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues
James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.
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The Daily Edge@thedailyedge.bsky.social · last wk.Puppet on a String, a new book about Trump's clinical psychopathy is out 9/22. I interviewed Dr. Vince Greenwood, the book's author, about why it's still important to understand — and educate others about —Trump’s psychopathic personality disorder: unprecedented.ghost.io/archive/unde...
“A target-rich environment” for Russian intelligence www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Don Jr.’s Wedding Trap
His luxurious, Russian-funded wedding celebration was a counterintelligence nightmare.
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Clavicular, the streamer who popularized the “looksmaxxing” trend on social media, has been charged with rape, and drugging an individual for sex and giving alcohol to a minor. cbs4local.com/news/nation-...
'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular charged with rape, drugging a woman
Clavicular, the streamer who popularized the looksmaxxing trend on social media, has been charged with rape and drugging a woman in Massachusetts.
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The Trump administration has teamed up with Elon Musk, Palantir, and has advanced access to the frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic and others. Yet still the FBI under Kash Patel has been ransacked by hackers.
The Daily Edge@thedailyedge.bsky.social · last wk.Keystone Kash Patel left the key under the mat for hackers. Group called "ShinyHunters" tells 404 Media the data they stole includes FBI agents’ names, home addresses, phone number, and information on their spouse. www.404media.co/we-hacked-th...
Keystone Kash Patel left the key under the mat for hackers. Group called "ShinyHunters" tells 404 Media the data they stole includes FBI agents’ names, home addresses, phone number, and information on their spouse. www.404media.co/we-hacked-th...
‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees
A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.
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