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Pa. Supreme Court justice leaves Democratic Party, blames antisemitism

Spotlight PA, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 7:36:20 AM

‘National security’ lies fuel Wall Street Journal probe

Freedom of the Press Foundation, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 7:32:20 AM

Adults rediscover joy at summer music camps in Pa., across America

Spotlight PA, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 7:23:21 AM

Trump falsely claims ‘treason’ in ordering his acting AG to target freedom of the press

Dan Kennedy, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 7:22:42 AM

One in five HealthCare.gov enrollees dropped insurance coverage this year

Spotlight PA, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 7:13:15 AM

Know Your Enemy: The Seven Year Anniversary Mailbag Episode

Dissent Magazine, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 7:11:43 AM

We’re Diversifying the University by Hiring More...

kottke.org, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 7:05:00 AM

Lego’s Next ‘Lord of the Rings’ Set Is Its Biggest Yet

io9 | We Come From the Future, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 7:00:40 AM

BuzzFeed's shares jump 130%+ following the deal with Allen Family Digital; BuzzFeed plans to set up BuzzFeed Studios and Tasty as a new independent entity (Sarah Fielding/Fast Company)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:55:01 AM

$120 million

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:49:48 AM

One Step Forward, One Step Back

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:37:00 AM

From Coverage to Meaningful Connectivity: How Kenya Is Leading Africa’s Internet Future

Internet Society, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:30:00 AM

True threats, James Comey, and the Supreme Court: an explainer

SCOTUSblog, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:30:00 AM

As Rafael Devers finally heats up, the Giants are sorting through a lineup conundrum

The San Francisco Standard, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:30:00 AM

Neverending stories

Transfer Orbit, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:28:39 AM

Independent journalist detained in LAPD kettle at May Day protest

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:27:10 AM

RELEASE DAY: Nigel

Lilith Saintcrow, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:26:26 AM

Digg has (sorta) relaunched (again) and instead of an...

kottke.org, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:23:00 AM

Qualcomm Is the Problem Child of the Current Chip Rally

https://firstadopter.substack.com, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:16:19 AM

2026 Skopje

open..., Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:15:16 AM

Aaron Paul Heads to Wasteland for ‘Fallout’ Season 3

io9 | We Come From the Future, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:14:09 AM

How NASA Built Artemis II’s Fault-Tolerant...

kottke.org, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:14:02 AM

Transnational Repression and the Case for International Criminal Accountability

Just Security, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:08:43 AM

Spotify celebrates its 20th anniversary with a Wrapped-like experience that features "never-before-shared data" going back to when users first joined Spotify (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:05:00 AM

‘We can shut down the city’: Lurie’s budget cuts spark a showdown with labor

The San Francisco Standard, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:04:50 AM

When Government Algorithms Quietly Become Rules

Tech Policy Press, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:02:52 AM

Yesterday I learned about JSONL, and was of course intrigued. It's a really simp...

Scripting News, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:01:50 AM

ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir

404 Media, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:00:38 AM

Good morning sports fans!

Scripting News, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:00:30 AM

Building Justice After Assad: Syria’s Accountability Dilemma and Pathways to Justice

Just Security, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:00:25 AM

An Excerpt from Maeve Dunigan’s New Book, Read This to Look Cool

McSweeney’s, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Oakland DA has entered the chat: Two charged with starting sideshow for IShowSpeed

The San Francisco Standard, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:00:00 AM

City Hall’s real foodie influencer? It’s not the mayor

The San Francisco Standard, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:00:00 AM

SaaS is supposed to be dying. Someone forgot to tell this $2.75B startup

The San Francisco Standard, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:00:00 AM

A cigarette and a cold beer on a bar patio? San Francisco wants to ban that

The San Francisco Standard, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Court addresses one redistricting battle, faces another

SCOTUSblog, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:00:00 AM

at Alaska Lounge

Aaron Parecki, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:55:47 AM

PSxMemCard Gen2

bavatuesdays, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:53:16 AM

How Multilateral Powers Can Still Save the World Order

Just Security, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:52:30 AM

This year’s Key Recommendations in this report convey fundamental best-practice...

Crank.report Survey, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:47:17 AM

at Portland International Airport (PDX)

Aaron Parecki, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:40:16 AM

Amicus Briefs Say Trump Immigration Policy Chills Researchers’ Speech

Tech Policy Press, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:40:09 AM

CNN launches the CNN Weather app, its first standalone lifestyle product since its digital strategy overhaul in 2025, available for free to iOS users in the US (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:35:02 AM

Red Card: An excerpt from Jules Boykoff's new book on the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Sports Politika, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:34:42 AM

Netflix launches a website saying it has invested $135B+ in films and TV over the past decade, contributing $325B+ to the global economy and creating 425K+ jobs (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:30:00 AM

ABC Shows A Backbone In FCC Fight, Shows FCC Manufactured A Controversy Surrounding James Talarico

Techdirt, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:27:01 AM

The Canvas Lesson the News Industry Isn’t Learning

Backstory & Strategy, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:05:48 AM

Toothday

Doc Searls Weblog, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:01:55 AM

Private surgery company gave thousands to Sask. Party

Investigative Journalism Foundation, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:01:02 AM

‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Is Returning in November

io9 | We Come From the Future, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:00:22 AM

Force Multipliers

Accidentally in Code, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:00:00 AM

Your Cholesterol Looks Good, but Also Quite Bad

McSweeney’s, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:00:00 AM

The afterlife of empire

Coda Story, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:54:43 AM

Early Edition: May 12, 2026

Just Security, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:52:00 AM

Shai Hulud attack ships signed malicious TanStack, Mistral npm packages

BleepingComputer, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:29:36 AM

Billions In Prescriptions Go Unfilled. This Startup Is Using AI To Fix That.

Amy Feldman, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:28:50 AM

Yes, there was a civil rights legend in Maine; RIP, Mr. Talbot

Shay Stewart-Bouley, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:27:03 AM

Ideas Behind Their Time: Part Two

Marginal REVOLUTION, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:18:11 AM

Evolution Everywhere

Atoms vs Bits, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:11:33 AM

Copy.Fail Linux Vulnerability

Schneier on Security, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:06:12 AM

"CREATOR" IS A JOB, MOTHERF*CKER

Media War & Peace, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:06:00 AM

SAP fixes critical vulnerabilities in Commerce Cloud and S/4HANA

BleepingComputer, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:04:55 AM

Gyms for Them, Mirrors for Us

Radar, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:01:56 AM

Stop Negotiating in Your Head! Engage for Better Results

Glenside Local, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:01:16 AM

Through snow and sleet and dark of night: S. Clay Wilson’s correspondence

The Comics Journal, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:00:51 AM

Interesting Links for 12-05-2026

Very cool, if true, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:00:47 AM

People Are Already Selling the Leaked ‘Avatar’ Movie on eBay

io9 | We Come From the Future, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:00:45 AM

European AI Funding Is Growing. Will That Boost The Region’s Startup Scene?

Crunchbase News, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:00:20 AM

Wisps

The Comics Journal, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:00:16 AM

The US DOJ charges Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, CA, with acting as an illegal foreign agent for China; Wang worked on a website called U.S. News Center (Luke Barr/ABC News)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 3:35:00 AM

Lit Hub Daily: May 12, 2026

Literary Hub, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 3:30:32 AM

Alliums are looking spherical #BloomScrolling

webmink on pix.webm.ink, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 3:22:20 AM

ITN CEO Rachel Corp steps down with immediate effect after nearly four years at the UK news producer, replaced by Ian Rumsey; her exit shocked colleagues (Jake Kanter/Deadline)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 3:00:50 AM

Taiwan’s chips power the global economy. China holds the leverage

Rest of World, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 3:00:00 AM

A free society depends on a free press. Honor 1776 by supporting Spotlight PA.

Spotlight PA, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 2:57:11 AM

Canada Classroom Activities with Digital Breakouts

TCEA TechNotes Blog, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 2:45:00 AM

A look at the NYT's Wirecutter, which increased its staff from ~80 in 2019 to 180 today and more than tripled its traffic to 15M monthly readers in recent years (Bill Adair/Nieman Lab)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 2:40:00 AM

On Organising the First English-Language Jubensha Convention

https://mssv.net, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 2:37:09 AM

Instructure reaches 'agreement' with ShinyHunters to stop data leak

BleepingComputer, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 2:23:56 AM

I hate the recent open-source rise

articles on Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 2:04:28 AM

He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway.

ProPublica, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 2:00:00 AM

William Kentridge: That Which I Have Drawn

Literary Hub, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:59:56 AM

On the Particular Joys of Etymology and Polyglot Prose

Literary Hub, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:59:35 AM

On the Death of Branwell Brontë and the Shadow of Grief It Cast Upon His Literary Family

Literary Hub, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:59:20 AM

Lori Carlson-Hijuelos on Honoring Her Husband’s Literary Legacy

Literary Hub, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:59:11 AM

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Literary Hub, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:58:54 AM

Hannah Thurman on Writing a Family Drama Set in a Mental Hospital

Literary Hub, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:58:19 AM

How Middle Management Made the Modern World

Literary Hub, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:58:06 AM

First Amendment rights at center of clash between Pa. schools and students over ICE walkouts

Spotlight PA, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:57:12 AM

Help Us Report on Teacher Misconduct in California

ProPublica, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:55:00 AM

Coyoteland

Literary Hub, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:20:04 AM

Tove Ditlevsen, Vanessa Hua, Barry Walters, and more: 20 new books out today!

Literary Hub, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:19:51 AM

Similarweb data: Truth Social's traffic rose 45% YoY in April to 48.8M visits, while Outkick was down 62%, The Federalist fell 51%, and The Blaze dropped 48% (theRighting)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:10:00 AM

🔶 News Alchemists #65: Seven interesting media outlets you might not have heard of.

News Alchemists, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:00:10 AM

How climate change could help hantavirus find more hosts

Grist, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:00:00 AM

A state task force is hunting for misleading AI chatbots as the Shapiro admin vows legal crackdown

Spotlight PA, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 12:57:17 AM

Pluralistic: A fascist paradigm (12 May 2026)

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 12:22:17 AM

practice well (with Àta Àdetokunbo)

Strolling, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 12:21:29 AM

Six years after a US-China tit-for-tat cycle of journalist expulsions, the number of US journalists in China is dwindling, making it harder to cover the country (Eliot Chen/The Wire China)

Mediagazer, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 12:20:00 AM

Early evidence on school smartphone bans and mental health

Marginal REVOLUTION, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 12:03:22 AM