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FOIA docs: Brendan Carr joined 8+ White House meetings and three calls with Trump officials from March 2025 to February 2026, and met conservative media leaders (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 3:50:00 AM

ICE Collecting DNA Samples

Schneier on Security , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 3:46:37 AM

How Accusations Against Black Academics Point to the Real End of “Woke 1.0”

Literary Hub , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 3:45:55 AM

Bernie is right⁠ . If healthcare, decent wages, taxing billionaires and protecti...

A Node on the Web , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 3:44:37 AM

Senators Criticize Trump Administration’s Demands to Access Health Data as a Condition for Lifesaving Aid

ProPublica , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 3:00:00 AM

OpenAI expands its ad pilot program across 31 European markets, including Germany, France, Spain, and Italy; the pilot launched in the US, the UK, and others (Trishla Ostwal/Adweek)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 3:00:00 AM

Bodies of Evidence

The Marshall Project , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 3:00:00 AM

The Marshall Project Wins NABJ Salute to Excellence Award

The Marshall Project , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 3:00:00 AM

28 down, 16 more to go

Manuel Moreale — Everything Feed , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 2:50:00 AM

Does Your AI Support Your District Improvement Plan? A Practical AI ROI Check

TCEA TechNotes Blog , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 2:45:00 AM

Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro reach end of support in 2 months

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 2:10:20 AM

Everything I learned when buying a used Honda Fit

A Whole Lotta Nothing , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 2:01:18 AM

Do You Know About U.S. Military Spending? Help ProPublica Understand Where the Money Goes.

ProPublica , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 2:00:00 AM

The $1 Trillion Black Box

ProPublica , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 2:00:00 AM

All aboard Amtrak’s sleeker, cleaner new trains

Grist , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 1:45:00 AM

US Army Corps approves a pipeline project it knows harms Indigenous lands

Grist , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 1:30:00 AM

Why Egyptian farmers are growing crops under solar panels

Grist , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 1:15:00 AM

CISA: Medusa ransomware hit over 500 critical infrastructure orgs

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 1:00:48 AM

Data center developers are pushing Pa. government officials to sign secrecy agreements. At least some are saying yes.

Spotlight PA , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 12:57:05 AM

20 places of interest in Vitoria-Gasteiz

diamond geezer , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 12:46:52 AM

Pluralistic: The ordinariness of evil (19 Aug 2026)

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 12:36:27 AM

Analysis: Trump, his businesses, and his administration have been involved in 61 media and defamation lawsuits since 2015, with 16 in 2025 and 9 so far in 2026 (Axios)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 12:30:00 AM

Writer and podcaster Avery Trufelman on knowing when to put yourself in the story

The Creative Independent , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 12:00:00 AM

Film Review: The End of Oak Street

nerds of a feather, flock together , Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 12:00:00 AM

Surprise DM

Matt Mullenweg , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:44:50 PM

BREAKING: OpenAI’s unraveling has begun

Marcus on AI , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 11:43:29 PM

OTR Links 08/19/2026

doug — off the record , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 10:30:40 PM

The U.S. Anti-China Tech Protectionism Racket From a ‘Middle Power’

Pixel Envy , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:54:07 PM

Capitalizing untethered AI agents

Marginal REVOLUTION , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:21:02 PM

Reminder that we are all on the decoy plane

sippey.com , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:16:00 PM

Canadian Tire wants to consult on new federal forced labour bill

Investigative Journalism Foundation , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:10:42 PM

Bitter Democratic fight for Swalwell’s seat goes down to the wire

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:06:29 PM

coworker keeps complaining, someone went through my desk, and more

Ask a Manager , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 9:03:30 PM

Sam Kahn asks: Is the City Finished?

sippey.com , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 8:57:00 PM

Buc-ee’s Billboard Near Beaver’s Mini Mart Vandalized As Corporation Gaslights Mayor

Techdirt , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 7:56:10 PM

Disney Goes To War

Status , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:51:47 PM

For transparency, here is what I told the Teconomy team assessing Oregon’s 10-Year Innovation Plan

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 6:20:44 PM

Report: changing viewing habits and reduced commissioning by commercial networks have led to significant drops in TV dramas and children's shows in Australia (Emma Joyce/The Guardian)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:55:01 PM

Meta trial over child safety begins. It could change social media

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:49:49 PM

Queen City Nerve, Charlotte's only alternative newspaper, shuts down after nearly eight years due to financial hardship and a potential sale falling through (Tony Mecia/The Charlotte Ledger)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:45:01 PM

A heated rivalry over ice time at San Francisco’s only rink

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:35:51 PM

Excited and exhausted: My honest take about life as a techwriter in the AI age

Elizabeth Tai , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:26:51 PM

Angie Nixon notches an upset victory in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary

The 19th , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:01:21 PM

Fergie Chambers, the millionaire activist arrested in Ibiza: “I am a human rights advocate”

RSS Feeds , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 PM

Venezuela Is Not Iran

RSS Feeds , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 PM

Solidarity Is Not Enough

RSS Feeds , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 PM

A judge said Queens prosecutors hid evidence. A secret committee cleared them anyway.

RSS Feeds , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 PM

North Nashville's Reckoning: The Fight for Sovereignty in the Shadow of a Data Center

RSS Feeds , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 PM

They Wear The Masks

RSS Feeds , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 PM

White Supremacy and Climate Change: A Sinister Symbiosis

RSS Feeds , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 PM

ESSAY: “People's Power, No Dictator!” Walter Rodney, 1979

RSS Feeds , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 PM

A shady figure will preside over Colombia

RSS Feeds , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 PM

Beyond the "Delcyification" of Analysis

RSS Feeds , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 PM

United States and Israeli Policy Further Divides Somalia

RSS Feeds , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 PM

Who Killed Jason Arday?

RSS Feeds , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 PM

"Woke 1" and Democratic Party Deceit

RSS Feeds , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 5:00:00 PM

Florida voters reject Cory Mills’ reelection bid amid dating violence allegations

The 19th , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:57:00 PM

Longtime Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer announces his retirement, saying his understanding of the outlet's "value and mission" differs from DOD plans (Svetlana Shkolnikova/Stars & Stripes)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:55:00 PM

Dr. Chris McGinley returns to Cheltenham as interim superintendent

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:43:41 PM

Harbaugh vs. Shanahan: A training camp practice puts deep 49ers ties on display

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:43:16 PM

Bank of America at Cedarbrook Plaza taking shape, opening date TBA

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:38:33 PM

Little Websites Everywhere

IndieNews English , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:36:05 PM

Ninth Circuit Ruling Will Force Online Platforms That Host User Speech to Fight Lengthy and Costly Lawsuits Before They Are Dismissed Under Section 230

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:23:50 PM

The NewsGuild-CWA and others sue DHS to block new rules that shorten visa periods; journalists' visas would last up to 240 days before required renewal (Jasper Ward/Reuters)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 4:15:01 PM

Penguin Random House suspends promotion and sales of Ross Barkan's upcoming book on Zohran Mamdani after plagiarism allegations about Barkan's other work (Scott Nover/Washington Post)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:55:00 PM

Pug Jinny Lu named World's Ugliest Dog; her floppy tongue is coming to a root beer near you

Suhauna Hussain , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:52:53 PM

Relatable Patent Art

jwz , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:36:11 PM

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy urges a deal to put some Rugby League World Cup games on free-to-air TV after Premier Sports acquired exclusive streaming rights (Aaron Bower/The Guardian)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:25:00 PM

An Update On How I Use AI To Help With Techdirt (It’s Still Not Writing Articles)

Techdirt , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:14:20 PM

Day 2037: “Open and operating.”

What The Fuck Just Happened Today?, Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:10:29 PM

School has started. For some SFUSD families, the lottery wait goes on

The San Francisco Standard , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:04:35 PM

‘Widow’s Bay’ Star Kate O’Flynn on How She Figured Out Patricia

io9 | We Come From the Future , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:00:43 PM

Tarkovsky

Simon Collison | Journal , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 3:00:00 PM

Derek Sivers , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:57:17 PM

In opening arguments, US state AGs say Meta intentionally sought to addict children to Facebook and Instagram in pursuit of profit; Meta rejected the claims (Reuters)

Mediagazer , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:55:00 PM

That Old Radio Still Plays

CogDogBlog , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:52:32 PM

Happiest place on earth

sippey.com , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:41:00 PM

Mojo🔥 is now open source

Simon Willison's Weblog , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:39:20 PM

Abington PAL, Lee’s Hoagie House award senior scholarships

Glenside Local , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:36:35 PM

This is a wild story: The Scientist Who Lived with...

kottke.org , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:25:00 PM

Don’t Feed It

The Present Age , Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 2:23:48 PM