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Abington police investigating burglary-related incidents in Rydal

Glenside Local, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 9:30:55 AM

The Wyden Siren: Senator’s Cryptic CIA Letter Follows A Pattern That’s Never Been Wrong

Techdirt, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 9:30:41 AM

3 recent success stories from readers

Ask a Manager, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 9:29:16 AM

Times New Resistance

kottke.org, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 9:25:46 AM

Asta : https://asta.allen.ai/ A scholarly research assistant that combines liter...

Ricardo Mendes, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 9:07:50 AM

Italian university La Sapienza goes offline after cyberattack

BleepingComputer, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 9:02:45 AM

Thursday assorted China links

Marginal REVOLUTION, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 9:02:40 AM

10 Movies to Stream for Black History Month , from The...

kottke.org, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 9:01:06 AM

‘Starfleet Academy’ Just Threaded the Needle on a Near-Perfect Tribute to ‘Deep Space Nine’

io9 | We Come From the Future, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 9:00:53 AM

This is a #Websub publisher test

Ricardo Mendes, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:57:27 AM

My Roadmap page is taking shape

Ricardo Mendes, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:52:41 AM

Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source Software, Researchers Argue

404 Media, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:47:04 AM

Washington Post staff laid off while in Milan still hope to find beauty in the Olympics

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:46:49 AM

Roadmap

Ricardo Mendes, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:44:02 AM

ACES speaks out about free expression

https://editdesk.wordpress.com/, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:39:28 AM

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick discuss their bipartisan US Senate partnership

Spotlight PA, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:38:47 AM

This SpaceX Situation: Not Good!

404 Media, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:37:23 AM

Hour-long YouTube training session on how to observe &...

kottke.org, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:35:44 AM

Kamala Harris rebrands and revives KamalaHQ as Headquarters, a "Gen-Z led progressive content hub", in partnership with People For the American Way (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Mediagazer, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:35:03 AM

Spotlighting the World Factbook as we bid a fond farewell

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:31:04 AM

Added a Search feature to my #indiekit / #Eleventy powered blog/site https://rme...

Ricardo Mendes, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:30:37 AM

Getting Your Article Shared: Tips from Ten Years of Newsletter Curation

Cloud Four, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:30:00 AM

Substack bets on Canada as next expansion market

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:15:06 AM

Alexander Russo of The Grade and I talk about journalism’s shaky present and uncertain future

Dan Kennedy, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:07:43 AM

The mastermind behind NBC’s Olympic transformation

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:01:36 AM

The First Trailer for Game Adaptation ‘Exit 8’ Is Seriously Creepy

io9 | We Come From the Future, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:00:57 AM

Substack notifies users about a "limited" data breach in October 2025, found on February 3 and now patched; a threat actor leaked a database of ~697K records (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Mediagazer, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:00:55 AM

“Quantum Twins” Simulate What Supercomputers Can’t

IEEE Spectrum, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:00:02 AM

“To Wither in the Same Way We Shall”: Talking Archives, Diseases, and History with Edna Bonhomme

Public Books, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 8:00:00 AM

how do people in high-conflict jobs protect their mental health?

Ask a Manager, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:59:40 AM

Great PA News Quiz: Gov. Shapiro plans a budget, ICE buys a warehouse, and Eli Lilly expands

Spotlight PA, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:57:06 AM

Strike is on! SFUSD teachers will walk out Feb. 9

The San Francisco Standard, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:51:52 AM

As the nation’s eyes turn to Minneapolis, they’re also turning to Minnesota Public Radio

Nieman Lab, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:40:37 AM

Public engagement: duty or detriment?

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:37:00 AM

When AI Meets Data: The Promise and the Pressure of Bringing AI into Higher Education Systems

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:37:00 AM

Impact by Design: The Emerging Era of EdTech 2.0

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:37:00 AM

This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts

404 Media, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:36:40 AM

Tech Savvy Meets Principles in Emmabuntüs Debian 6

https://fossforce.com, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:34:47 AM

News and Howling

Lilith Saintcrow, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:31:06 AM

The Folio Society unveils 2026 spring collection

Transfer Orbit, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:27:14 AM

Romanian oil pipeline operator Conpet discloses cyberattack

BleepingComputer, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:15:49 AM

Kawakami: Jonathan Kuminga and Steve Kerr were both too stubborn and both too right

The San Francisco Standard, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:13:52 AM

The Washington Post Is No Longer Useful to Jeff Bezos

404 Media, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:05:56 AM

Surprise, a Lego ‘Project Hail Mary’ Set Is on the Way

io9 | We Come From the Future, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:00:54 AM

When cloud logs fall short, the network tells the truth

BleepingComputer, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:00:10 AM

When the Supreme Court abets lawlessness

SCOTUSblog, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 7:00:00 AM

I still love my Keurig coffee maker. The coffee is delicious and hot and it's tr...

Scripting News, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:57:55 AM

Hundreds of ICE agents leaving Minnesota; Epstein pitched himself to MBS; Iran talks set for Friday

Drop Site News, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:57:18 AM

The Strangers’ Case

kottke.org, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:55:53 AM

Matt Murray saying that WaPo will no longer write for "one slice of the audience" demonizes the strategy of fiercely reporting on Trump that made it successful (Derek Thompson/@dkthomp)

Mediagazer, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:55:00 AM

In birthright citizenship fight, Justice Department selectively interprets the original meaning of the citizenship clause

SCOTUSblog, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:30:00 AM

Social Media Giants on Trial in California as Courts Revisit Tech Immunity

Tech Policy Press, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:16:54 AM

Guatemala’s New State of Emergency Isn’t Just About Gangs

Just Security, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:16:19 AM

ThemeProvider from the WordPress Theme package

https://icodeforapurpose.com/, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:09:04 AM

Five War Powers Takeaways from the Senate’s Venezuela Hearing

Just Security, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:05:51 AM

What a social network for bots can tell us about AI

The Torment Nexus, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:04:55 AM

AI, Democracy, and the Responsibility of Leadership

B I J A N, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:04:17 AM

Disney’s New Era Could Bring Back ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ in a Major Way

io9 | We Come From the Future, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:00:28 AM

Refactoring internal documentation in Notion

Irrational Exuberance, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:00:00 AM

SCOTUStoday for Thursday, February 5

SCOTUSblog, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Ten years of fentanyl: How the deadly drug still has San Francisco in its grip

The San Francisco Standard, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:00:00 AM

New York’s Substack ‘it’ girl takes SF by storm

The San Francisco Standard, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 6:00:00 AM

In 2026, a Growing Risk of Nuclear Proliferation

Just Security, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 5:52:21 AM

Marty Baron says "I firmly believe" Jeff Bezos prioritizes his other interests over WaPo; Jim VandeHei says "I have no clue what their strategy was or is" (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)

Mediagazer, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 5:50:00 AM

AI Disclosure Labels Risk Becoming Digital Background Noise

Tech Policy Press, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 5:47:13 AM

Josh Hawley Trots Out Trans Panic Attacks On Netflix To Help Larry Ellison Buy CNN, HBO

Techdirt, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 5:27:41 AM

Encrypted DM on ATproto ?

Ricardo Mendes, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 5:21:53 AM

Charles Sennott talks about his journey from global correspondent to local news entrepreneur

Dan Kennedy, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 5:20:19 AM

The Institutional Ghost: Why Schwab is Winning the “Grazers”

Backstory & Strategy, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 5:05:15 AM

BFI: 2025 spending on UK film production hit a £2.8B record high, of which 91% came from non-domestic films; UK cinema admissions fell 30% compared to 2019 (Max Goldbart/Deadline)

Mediagazer, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 5:05:01 AM

The ‘Eragon’ Dragon Fantasy Series Is Still Alive at Disney+

io9 | We Come From the Future, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 5:00:07 AM

European Sociological Association journals take another step forward in open access publishing

MIT Press, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 5:00:00 AM

I Am a Baby Staring at You from Between Two Airplane Seats, and I Know When You Are Going to Die

McSweeney’s, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 5:00:00 AM

Reviews of New Food: The 7-Eleven Japanese-Style Egg Salad Sandwich

McSweeney’s, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 5:00:00 AM

In reply to https://www.manton.org/2026/02/04/wordpresss-new-link-fixer-is.html....

Chuck Grimmett, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:59:54 AM

Pluralistic: All laws are local (05 Feb 2026)

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:57:09 AM

Newsletter platform Substack notifies users of data breach

BleepingComputer, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:54:48 AM

Early Edition: February 5, 2026

Just Security, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:53:40 AM

Trump Administration Official Says Quiet Part Out Loud on AI-in-Government Plans

Tech Policy Press, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:52:26 AM

Morning Argument

https://ftrain.com, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:50:00 AM

Getting Bots to Respect Boundaries

Internet Exchange, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:34:05 AM

Trump’s Pharmaceutical Plan

Marginal REVOLUTION, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:19:19 AM

Plug me back in!

Marginal REVOLUTION, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:16:07 AM

The Agentic Commerce Revolution

Radar, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:13:47 AM

Adblocking ≠ Piracy

Manuel Moreale — Everything Feed, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:10:00 AM

Behold, an Art Collection of Batman Nipples (and the Batman Chests They’re Attached To)

io9 | We Come From the Future, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:00:56 AM

Global VC Investment Surged In January, With U.S. Dominating Funding But A Pair Of AI Model IPOs In China

Crunchbase News, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:00:31 AM

Interesting Links for 05-02-2026

Very cool, if true, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:00:07 AM

Backdoor in Notepad++

Schneier on Security, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:00:07 AM

‘Depths of Wikipedia’ Creator Annie Rauwerda on ‘Fragile’ Internet Citations

Internet Archive Blogs, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:00:00 AM

Executive Function: Building systems that can make decisions without you | Jeanne DeWitt Grosser (COO, Vercel)

First Round, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 4:00:00 AM

Can Zohran Mamdani Survive at the Intersection of Identity Politics and Democratic Socialism?

Literary Hub, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 3:55:33 AM

The open source design stack

Piccalilli - Everything, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 3:55:00 AM

Dear NASA, Chinese space missions exist too

Thought Brew, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 3:49:25 AM

Spotify partners with Bookshop.org to let Premium users in the US and UK buy hardcover and paperback books via its app in spring; Bookshop.org fulfills orders (Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg/Wall Street ...)

Mediagazer, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 3:45:01 AM

Meetings & transcripts & summaries

https://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 3:30:49 AM

Lit Hub Daily: February 5, 2026

Literary Hub, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 3:30:37 AM

Data breach at fintech firm Betterment exposes 1.4 million accounts

BleepingComputer, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 3:16:12 AM

Finding the Publishing World in the Epstein Files

Literary Hub, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 3:15:52 AM

Uniqlo Crossbody Bag

Chuck Grimmett, Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 3:10:00 AM