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The latest posts from my subscriptions, as of Friday, May 1, 2026 6:25:37 PM.

The Daily Wire undergoes layoffs, and a spokesperson says cuts were mostly in Nashville; the EIC says cuts were nowhere near 50% of staff, as some rumors stated (Jacob Bryant/The Wrap)

Mediagazer , Friday, May 1, 2026 6:15:01 PM

Swapped

Movie Mom , Friday, May 1, 2026 5:55:43 PM

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023-)

Justin Cox , Friday, May 1, 2026 5:49:07 PM

But corruption also has a broader meaning. It can mean the malign use of power,...

Crank.report Survey , Friday, May 1, 2026 5:37:09 PM

"Podslop" is flooding listening platforms like Spotify; Podcast Index: of ~11K new podcast feeds in a recent 9-day span, ~39% were likely for AI content shows (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)

Mediagazer , Friday, May 1, 2026 3:55:02 PM

New Hair, New Phone

ruk.ca - Peter Rukavina's Weblog , Friday, May 1, 2026 3:51:02 PM

Kicking off the nomination period for the 2026 Governing Board elections

Matrix.org , Friday, May 1, 2026 3:48:39 PM

Boston's GBH and New England Public Media plan to merge operations, keeping separate branding and headquarters; Susan Goldberg will remain GBH's top executive (Julian Wyllie/Current)

Mediagazer , Friday, May 1, 2026 3:45:01 PM

Fear And Opportunity: Immigration Scams Surged As Trump’s Sweeps Lured Desperate People To Eager Defrauders

Techdirt , Friday, May 1, 2026 3:38:52 PM

Cheltenham Township to discuss proposal to redevelop existing Dunkin’ on Easton Rd. with a new Dunkin’ / Jimmy John’s takeout food shop

Glenside Local , Friday, May 1, 2026 3:32:13 PM

Why Did Hollywood Stop Making Dramas?

Elezea - RSS Feed , Friday, May 1, 2026 3:21:18 PM

Tickets now on sale for Lynnewood Hall VIP Reception and Self-guided Tour on June 13

Glenside Local , Friday, May 1, 2026 3:13:41 PM

Court temporarily blocks nationwide access to abortion pills prescribed through telehealth

The 19th , Friday, May 1, 2026 3:12:20 PM

Netflix moves Narnia: The Magician's Nephew from Thanksgiving this year to February 12, 2027, for a wide theatrical release, and to April 2, 2027, for streaming (Jazz Tangcay/Variety)

Mediagazer , Friday, May 1, 2026 3:10:00 PM

‘Section 415’ podcast: The state of Bay Area soccer as the World Cup comes to town

The San Francisco Standard , Friday, May 1, 2026 3:08:16 PM

San Francisco politicians arrested at SFO protest

The San Francisco Standard , Friday, May 1, 2026 3:02:36 PM

Before ‘Witch Hat,’ Kamome Shirahama Blessed Us With a Hilarious Romp About Gals Being Pals

io9 | We Come From the Future , Friday, May 1, 2026 3:00:04 PM

Ohhhhh dear, Richard Dawkins: Is AI the Next Phase of...

kottke.org , Friday, May 1, 2026 2:52:00 PM

This Week in the IndieWeb

https://indieweb.org/this-week/, Friday, May 1, 2026 2:50:09 PM

Nutherday

Doc Searls Weblog , Friday, May 1, 2026 2:47:54 PM

Sources: Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro is exploring a "super app" that integrates Disney+ with parks passes, games, merchandise, and cruise and resort apps (Bloomberg)

Mediagazer , Friday, May 1, 2026 2:45:01 PM

Unruly Play : “A collection of 169 works of play...

kottke.org , Friday, May 1, 2026 2:28:19 PM

How influencers boosting US-based AI and opposing Chinese AI are paid with money tied to Leading the Future, funded by execs from OpenAI, Palantir, a16z, others (Taylor Lorenz/Wired)

Mediagazer , Friday, May 1, 2026 2:20:01 PM

It’s Another Emptywheel Friday with Marcy Wheeler on the Nicole Sandler Show 5-1-26

The Nicole Sandler Show , Friday, May 1, 2026 2:19:51 PM

The AV Club pulls away from gaming coverage, eliminating three roles, including two full-time staffers who ran video games coverage, to refocus on film and TV (Ethan Gach/Kotaku)

Mediagazer , Friday, May 1, 2026 2:05:01 PM

Lego’s May Releases Are Swooshing In

io9 | We Come From the Future , Friday, May 1, 2026 2:00:45 PM

Thinking about AI

A Whole Lotta Nothing , Friday, May 1, 2026 1:46:53 PM

Ada Palmer & Bruce Schneier: AI Learns Language From...

kottke.org , Friday, May 1, 2026 1:42:33 PM

AI Essentials for Educators

TCEA , Friday, May 1, 2026 1:29:52 PM

New Lawsuit: Do We Have a Right to Know We're Being Surveilled?

Drop Site News , Friday, May 1, 2026 1:26:08 PM

The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Ruling Is Results-Driven Cynicism, Not Law

Techdirt , Friday, May 1, 2026 1:15:29 PM

How to smoke

Mike Monteiro’s Good News , Friday, May 1, 2026 1:10:33 PM

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - May 1, 2026

Google Workspace Updates , Friday, May 1, 2026 1:08:38 PM

“A model that produces code which compiles and passes the tests it was given is not the same as a model that produces correct, secure, maintainable, well-architected software”

Marcus on AI , Friday, May 1, 2026 1:04:02 PM

The Old Republic Reigns Supreme in Hasbro’s New ‘Star Wars’ Figures

io9 | We Come From the Future , Friday, May 1, 2026 1:00:18 PM

The Profitable Sentience of Household Goods by Louis Inglis Hall

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:58:53 PM

The Profitable Sentience of Household Goods by Louis Inglis Hall (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:58:23 PM

Archaeological Evidence for the Time Traveler by Tia Tashiro

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:58:00 PM

Conquerors by Nick Wolven

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:57:54 PM

Paper Airplane Poet by Sheri Singerling

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:57:37 PM

Aly by Grace Chan

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:57:32 PM

Decimation Circles by Raahem Alvi

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:57:22 PM

The Scent of Memory by Zhao Haihong, translated by S. Qiouyi Lu

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:57:12 PM

Three Curious Animal Strategies for Immortality by Gunnar De Winter

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:56:56 PM

Torn From Context: A Conversation with Ray Nayler by Arley Sorg

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:56:51 PM

Immortal Trauma: A Conversation with Martha Wells by Arley Sorg

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:56:46 PM

Editor's Desk: The Stars in Our Sky by Neil Clarke

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:56:40 PM

Beastly by Lisa Falkenstern

Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:56:29 PM

Google Takeout Transfer now supports Google Photos for Education users

Google Workspace Updates , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:55:51 PM

The Best Novels about Witches and Witch Hunts, recommended by Margaret Meyer

Five Books , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:55:01 PM

Versant sells its youth sports management app SportsEngine to Playmetrics; NBC bought SportsEngine in 2016 (Brian Steinberg/Variety)

Mediagazer , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:55:01 PM

Who Merits the Longest NY Times Obituaries?

kottke.org , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:55:00 PM

iNaturalist Sightings

Simon Willison's Weblog , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:35:41 PM

The Academy tightens rules about AI use for Oscar competitors in 2027, says only human-authored screenplays are eligible, and revises international Oscars rules (Scott Feinberg/The Hollywood Reporter)

Mediagazer , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:30:00 PM

“A Huge Setback”: New EPA Directive Could Weaken Hundreds of Chemical Regulations

ProPublica , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:30:00 PM

Oral testimony for the Vermont data privacy and online surveillance bill

https://librarian.net , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:14:29 PM

Burn Bright, Not Out

Feld Thoughts , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:12:26 PM

Am…am I “alternatively influential” ?...

kottke.org , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:04:25 PM

Legal News for Fri 5/1 - Musk OpenAI Trial Whoopsie, Purdue's McKinsey Settlement, Big Law Still a Long Shot for Most

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:01:56 PM

The Writers of ‘Saros’ Talk Building a Stronger Roguelike Story

io9 | We Come From the Future , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:00:45 PM

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Defense Tech Leads With Multiple Large Deals, Topped By $600M For Space Security Startup True Anomaly

Crunchbase News , Friday, May 1, 2026 12:00:30 PM

You Need A (Gentle) Deadline!

swissmiss , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:55:56 AM

New: Agent tools and security updates for Google Workspace developers

Google Workspace Updates , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:52:31 AM

Excerpt: Paper Airplane

The Comics Journal , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:49:04 AM

Concious Endeavor

swissmiss , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:47:10 AM

Is It Panic Time? Linux’s Big Bad ‘Copy Fail’ Security Exploit

https://fossforce.com , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:44:08 AM

I'm funemployed

Matt Wynne , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:43:16 AM

CloserStill Trades: What’s Next?

A Media Operator , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:34:08 AM

China Pressure Canceled World’s Largest Digital Human Rights Conference

404 Media , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:32:53 AM

Why Iran’s Oil Infrastructure Is Not Exploding Like Trump Said It Would

Drop Site News , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:23:43 AM

at Ride App Pickup

Aaron Parecki , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:20:45 AM

The Supreme Court Is Corrupt. This Is What We Can Do About It.

kottke.org , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:15:00 AM

Testing quick post of notes

CybersecKyle , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:12:46 AM

Testing quick post on notes

CybersecKyle , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:10:42 AM

at Portland International Airport (PDX)

Aaron Parecki , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:10:33 AM

With First Choice Women’s Centers V. Davenport, The Supreme Court Managed To Do At Least One Helpful Thing: Further Protect Anonymous Speech

Techdirt , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:08:44 AM

Plague Poems – The Three-Hundred-and-Twentieth Week

LibrarianShipwreck , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:06:03 AM

Daily Deal: The Photography Master Class Bundle

Techdirt , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:03:44 AM

The Greatest ‘Star Wars’ Day Gifts From a Galaxy Far, Far Away

io9 | We Come From the Future , Friday, May 1, 2026 11:00:05 AM

My NPR debate on whether science is too risk-averse

Marginal REVOLUTION , Friday, May 1, 2026 10:54:59 AM

15-year-old detained over French govt agency data breach

BleepingComputer , Friday, May 1, 2026 10:52:06 AM

A converted church in rural Pa. is becoming an incubator for Amish roots music

Spotlight PA , Friday, May 1, 2026 10:50:28 AM

The new Blurt theme on WordPress.com does not “use RSS to glue” any ...

Andy Sylvester's Web , Friday, May 1, 2026 10:44:15 AM

The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh says over a third of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newsroom workers are expected to lose their jobs Monday as new owners take over (Chrissy Suttles/Axios)

Mediagazer , Friday, May 1, 2026 10:40:00 AM

Person struck and killed by SEPTA train near Elkins Park Station

Glenside Local , Friday, May 1, 2026 10:30:20 AM

Bootlicking Brendan’s back at it

Freedom of the Press Foundation , Friday, May 1, 2026 10:26:00 AM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for May 1, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Friday, May 1, 2026 10:20:59 AM

2026 UCalgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning & Teaching

D'Arcy Norman , Friday, May 1, 2026 10:18:11 AM

Table of Contents, May 2026

Transfer Orbit , Friday, May 1, 2026 10:15:53 AM

The Film That Attacks You

kottke.org , Friday, May 1, 2026 10:15:00 AM

This World Press Freedom Day, American journalists are under attack

Freedom of the Press Foundation , Friday, May 1, 2026 10:11:00 AM