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The latest posts from my subscriptions, as of Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 5:15:24 AM.

USA Today Co., which owns the Detroit Free Press, plans to acquire The Detroit News from MediaNews Group and continue to publish it separately (The Detroit News)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 4:55:00 AM

Who is good at soccer?

Marginal REVOLUTION , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 4:54:25 AM

Early Edition: January 27, 2026

Just Security , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 4:53:14 AM

Booz Allen Tech Contractor Took IRS Job Specifically to Leak Trump's Tax Records

https://zetter.substack.com , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 4:51:08 AM

‘Obviously exploitation’: Lawmaker targets low pay in SF street ambassador industry

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 4:00:00 AM

699: Jeremy Keith on Web Day Out – ShopTalk

Adactio: Links , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 3:35:30 AM

US court filings detail Anthropic's Project Panama, an effort to "destructively scan" up to 2M books with a hydraulic "cutting machine" led by an ex-Google exec (Washington Post)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 3:35:01 AM

Lit Hub Daily: January 27, 2026

Literary Hub , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 3:30:39 AM

Events, B2B Services Drive Fastest Publisher Growth: WAN-IFRA

A Media Operator , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 3:09:00 AM

Source: BBC News is closing BBC Trending, an investigative journalism team launched in 2013 to focus on social media, impacting four jobs, part of broader cuts (Jake Kanter/Deadline)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 3:05:02 AM

Requiem Vampire Knight Omnibus Vol. 1

The Comics Journal , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 3:00:38 AM

She offers free child care after disasters. It’s a lifeline as families rebuild their lives.

The 19th , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 3:00:00 AM

Why It’s Hard to Sue ICE Officers for Abuse

The Marshall Project , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 3:00:00 AM

How Tennessee’s Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive

ProPublica , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 3:00:00 AM

Death of an Indian tech worker

Rest of World , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 3:00:00 AM

ADAPT: A Practical Framework for AI Integration That Actually Works

TCEA TechNotes Blog , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 2:59:00 AM

Sources: Bari Weiss plans to announce new CBS contributors, including existing Free Press writers like conservative historian Niall Ferguson, at an all-hands (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 2:40:54 AM

Louisiana Paroles Its Lowest Number of Prisoners in 20 Years Under Gov. Jeff Landry

ProPublica , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 2:00:00 AM

Despite a $500M federal funding cut, the US public media remains largely intact, as donations are estimated to have grown by ~$300M YoY, with new donors up 84% (Benjamin Mullin/New York Times)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 2:00:00 AM

“Everything We Do Matters.” Minneapolis’s Moon Palace Books is a Hub For Anti-ICE Resistance

Literary Hub , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 1:59:42 AM

Letter From Minnesota: This Occupation is Strange But Familiar

Literary Hub , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 1:59:35 AM

George Saunders on Creating His Own Version of the Afterlife

Literary Hub , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 1:59:29 AM

Ice and Inspiration: An Ode to Writing in Winter From Val McDermid

Literary Hub , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 1:59:22 AM

The Profound Link (and Love) Between Humans and Dogs

Literary Hub , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 1:59:01 AM

On Coretta Scott King’s Path to Civil Rights Activism

Literary Hub , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 1:58:59 AM

The Unusual Suspects: Who Were the Main Players in the Black Dahlia Murder

Literary Hub , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 1:58:51 AM

Rebecca Hall Reflects on Her Father’s Groundbreaking Book, Negro Liberation

Literary Hub , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 1:58:05 AM

When the Museum Is Closed

Literary Hub , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 1:55:06 AM

The EPA wants to eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can protect their water

Grist , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 1:45:00 AM

The Enclosure feedback loop, or how LLMs sabotage existing programming practices by privatizing a public good

amble.blog , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 1:17:02 AM

A look at Plucky Wire, a website for local newsrooms to find and share stories with each other for republication; it is now being used by over 200 publishers (Sarah Scire/Nieman Lab)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 1:10:00 AM

George Saunders, Heather Ann Thompson, Stephen Fishbach, and more: 20 new books out today!

Literary Hub , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 1:01:15 AM

🔶 News Alchemists #52: "Better engagement is about better habits, not more creative ideas."

News Alchemists , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 1:00:15 AM

What a Week

Matt Mullenweg , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 12:53:16 AM

Watford's Heritage Trail

diamond geezer , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 12:10:51 AM

Film Review: Mercy

nerds of a feather, flock together , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 12:00:00 AM

Musician Peter Silberman (The Antlers) on rejecting nihilism

The Creative Independent , Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 12:00:00 AM

[notes] Keith Jarrett improvising on a broken piano

Winnie Lim , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 11:36:17 PM

Arc: Finding Scene-Based Information Using AI

The End(s) of Argument , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 11:13:31 PM

An interview with Substack CEO Chris Best about the new TV app, how videos and livestreams complement editorial content, plans for audio posts, and more (Etan Vlessing/The Hollywood Reporter)

Mediagazer , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 11:00:00 PM

can I ask for feedback on why I was rejected without an interview?

Ask a Manager , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 10:02:13 PM

is showing up in person with a resume actually a thing now?

Ask a Manager , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 10:02:11 PM

update: did I cross a line with the (messy, chaotic) organization I volunteer for?

Ask a Manager , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 10:01:59 PM

You Have No Right to Your Culture: Essays on the Human Condition

Marginal REVOLUTION , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 9:31:45 PM

OTR Links 01/27/2026

doug — off the record , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 9:30:56 PM

supplier said not to do business with them if we disagree politically, no one said anything about my anniversary, and more

Ask a Manager , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 9:03:30 PM

Shift Up’s CEO Says They Need AI Because Of The Chinese Boogeyman

Techdirt , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 8:09:34 PM

Online Film Critics Awards: Sinners and One Battle After Another

Movie Mom , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 8:05:12 PM

Anthropic Says the Quiet Part Out Loud.

Search Blog , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 8:04:33 PM

Disney's Zootopia 2 grossed $624.6M in China through January 25, nearly as much as every other Hollywood movie released in the country in 2025 combined (Ben Fritz/Wall Street Journal)

Mediagazer , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 8:00:37 PM

Does Evidence Even Matter?

On my Om , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 8:00:00 PM

Apple ‘Honours’ Martin Luther King While Working Against His Legacy

Pixel Envy , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 7:30:51 PM

Tim Cook Attends Screening of Propaganda for Authoritarian’s Wife

Pixel Envy , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 7:20:00 PM

“So say you’re against that. Now. Before it stops shocking you.”

Hunter Walk , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 7:15:36 PM

California Governor Gavin Newsom says he will launch a review into whether TikTok is violating state laws by censoring content critical of President Trump (Tyler Katzenberger/Politico)

Mediagazer , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 7:10:01 PM

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https://crowdersoup.com , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 7:04:13 PM

Blocking Claude

Aphyr: Posts , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 6:55:43 PM

Likes Boarding pass to the moon – Greg Boone.

Chuck Grimmett , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 6:49:11 PM

Please, Mr. Bezos

Status , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 6:37:58 PM

Thief of $90M in seized U.S.-controlled crypto alleged to be government crypto contractor's son

Web3 is Going Just Great , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 6:36:41 PM

The US Senate committee hearing on the proposed Netflix acquisition of WBD is set for February 3; Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is scheduled to testify (Ted Johnson/Deadline)

Mediagazer , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 6:35:01 PM

Sometimes things disappear and reappear mysteriously in my life … and I’m kinda freaked out by it

Elizabeth Tai , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 6:20:34 PM

In fiery interview, former Gov. Jerry Brown blasts SF term-limit ballot measure

The San Francisco Standard , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 6:10:48 PM

Aperture Finance users lose at least $3.4 million

Web3 is Going Just Great , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 6:09:19 PM

Watched Nine Creative Meditations

Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 6:02:19 PM

Sources: WaPo is laying off up to 300 employees, including over 100 staffers in the sports, metro, and foreign teams; the sports desk may be shuttered entirely (Natalie Korach/Status)

Mediagazer , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 6:00:01 PM

EFF Statement on ICE and CBP Violence

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 5:46:29 PM

FTC Says It Will Appeal Ruling in Meta Monopolization Case

Pixel Envy , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 5:39:25 PM

$13.43 million stolen from Matcha Meta users in SwapNet exploit

Web3 is Going Just Great , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 5:22:55 PM

Chicago Public Media on Building AI Tools That Serve the Audience: In Conversation with Melissa Bell, Aron Pilhofer, Mark Chonofsky & David Chivers

Newsroom Robots , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 5:03:22 PM

Is There a God? Stephen Hawking Gives the Definitive Answer to the Eternal Question

The Marginalian , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 5:00:19 PM

Reply: 1769473730

https://crowdersoup.com , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 4:28:50 PM

Day 1833: "Productive."

What The Fuck Just Happened Today?, Monday, Jan 26, 2026 4:04:00 PM

Tips for getting coding agents to write good Python tests

Simon Willison's Weblog , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 3:55:29 PM

More F’ng News after an Awful Weekend Filled with it on the Nicole Sandler Show 1-26-26

The Nicole Sandler Show , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 3:53:48 PM

New malware service guarantees phishing extensions on Chrome web store

BleepingComputer , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 3:46:09 PM

Minnesota targeted by federal government over trans girls in sports

The 19th , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 3:42:46 PM

Gov. Shapiro visited his Elkins Park synagogue with CBS News, met by anti-ICE protesters following book promotion in Philly, interviewed by NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’

Glenside Local , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 3:39:50 PM

Ringing in the new year with records requests

Muckrock News , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 3:38:57 PM

The FBI Raided A Reporter’s Home, Ignoring Laws Designed To Prevent Exactly That

Techdirt , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 3:33:45 PM

In Minneapolis and other U.S. cities, Bellingcat supplements local news by “zooming in with a forensic lens”

Nieman Lab , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 3:32:59 PM

Je Ne Regrette Rien by James Patrick Kelly (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 3:32:46 PM

Why Conservative Influencers Can't Stop Talking About Brooklyn Beckham

User Mag , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 3:17:30 PM

Wait, So When Is ‘Starfleet Academy’ Set, Anyway?

io9 | We Come From the Future , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 3:11:03 PM

“Every Mac’s floppy disk had a garbage name”

Unsung , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 3:08:04 PM

The Smearing of Alex Pretti and NSPM-7

Just Security , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 2:51:19 PM

Numb Day

Doc Searls Weblog , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 2:45:07 PM

Fitman On Overtraining: When More Isn’t Better

Glenside Local , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 2:18:19 PM

Direct relationships are the way out of this TikTok mess

The Substack Post: News & Views , Monday, Jan 26, 2026 2:17:06 PM