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The latest posts from my subscriptions, as of Friday, Oct 2, 2026 1:50:40 PM.

Sources: Trump personally told his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising his presidency; at least four spots have run at a cost of ~$5.5M (New York Times)

Mediagazer , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 1:25:00 PM

Sources: James Gunn and Peter Safran, co-leads of WBD's DC Studios, will continue to lead the production hub after Paramount closes its WBD acquisition (Anthony D'Alessandro/Deadline)

Mediagazer , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 1:00:46 PM

Can the #openweb reboot scale without copying the #dotcons?

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 12:37:00 PM

Los Angeles Apparel, successor to American Apparel, is opening a Union Square store

The San Francisco Standard , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 12:32:32 PM

Plague Poems – The Three-Hundred-and-Forty-Second Week

LibrarianShipwreck , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 12:27:53 PM

I’ve been very bad about posting my recent machine knitting adventures, but rest assured...

Marty McGuire , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 12:26:01 PM

Two people detained outside an immigration detention center in 2025 are suing Benny Johnson for defamation, saying he falsely portrayed them as terrorists (Brandy Zadrozny/MS NOW)

Mediagazer , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 12:25:04 PM

Lintlinks

Doc Searls Weblog , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 12:18:25 PM

Elecciones 2026 en Pa.: Su guía completa de los candidatos a gobernador

Spotlight PA , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 12:13:02 PM

Audible has a creepy new feature that lets you talk to characters in books.

Literary Hub , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 12:06:27 PM

Tennessee Calls Its Failed Execution a "Tragedy," a Judge Strikes Down the Federal Noncitizen-Voting Crime & New Mexico Seeks Up to $40B From Meta

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 12:02:25 PM

Frontline Education breach exposes school district employee data

BleepingComputer , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 12:01:40 PM

DC’s James Gunn and Peter Safran Survived the Skydance Bloodbath

io9 | We Come From the Future , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 12:00:54 PM

Site-Blocking Will Not Defend IP, No Matter the Bill’s Name

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:59:23 AM

The Glaciers of Europe’s Alps - Going, Going Faster, Gone...

Sustain What , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:51:52 AM

The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century

kottke.org , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:50:00 AM

jwz mixtape 260

jwz , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:47:48 AM

Premium: How Has AI Changed The Economy?

Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:46:35 AM

Israeli opposition leader accuses Netanyahu of being pro-Palestine

Normal Island News , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:46:25 AM

Google Workspace Weekly Recap - October 2, 2026

Google Workspace Updates , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:44:34 AM

AIN Media Group Acquires SherpaReport, a Guide to the World of Fractional Jet Ownership

A Media Operator , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:33:43 AM

Warlock ransomware breach SharePoint in water, telecom operator attacks

BleepingComputer , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:33:01 AM

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Almost All About AI

Crunchbase News , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:24:26 AM

49ers owner Jed York suspended six games, fined $500,000: ‘I am deeply sorry’

The San Francisco Standard , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:10:17 AM

Bricks & Minifigs Really Doesn’t Want You To Know About The BAM Map, Sues To Unmask Whoever Runs It

Techdirt , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:04:42 AM

Semafor’s U.S. Tourism Graph Crime

Pixel Envy , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:03:49 AM

Disney licenses a large group of titles to Netflix, including all five Ice Age movies, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Felicity, Elio, and more (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Mediagazer , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:00:42 AM

‘Fast & Furious’ Is Officially Getting That Live-Action TV Show

io9 | We Come From the Future , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:00:40 AM

Don’t Cook That: a collection of real recipes that you...

kottke.org , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 11:00:00 AM

Daily Deal: The Complete Raspberry Pi And Alexa A-Z Bundle

Techdirt , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:58:00 AM

REMINDER: Friday night watch party… with a potential added bonus for you

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:51:17 AM

Jumping Off Point

The Present Age , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:46:29 AM

Favourites of September 2026

Brain Baking , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:46:23 AM

Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:41:08 AM

Open source is social – and LLM generated PRs are antisocial

Random Thoughts , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:39:51 AM

Podcast: The FBI Was Hacked. We’ve Seen the Data

404 Media , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:37:35 AM

Taking ideas for a walk: Forging a path into experiential learning

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:37:00 AM

Why AI doesn’t replace education - it demands it

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:37:00 AM

Supply is elastic, installment #1637

Marginal REVOLUTION , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:32:37 AM

I have resumed using my linkblog. Following John Johnston’s example, I am ...

Andy Sylvester's Web , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:31:54 AM

Paramount’s sham editorial ‘independence’ board

Freedom of the Press Foundation , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:30:00 AM

Followup on support for Drummer oldSchool blogs

Andy Sylvester's Web , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:22:22 AM

State Dept. inspector general: the Trump administration has been paying about $1.6M a week to keep 420 VOA employees on administrative leave, based on July data (Scott Nover/Washington Post)

Mediagazer , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:20:01 AM

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

Literary Hub , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:18:00 AM

Likes Bespoke Nimble: A Free, Local Alternative to Jev.

Chuck Grimmett , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:15:07 AM

[CPU] Is the Googlebook (or Chromebook) worth it today?

Chris Pirillo's LockerGnome , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:14:31 AM

[EVENT] Cover Art / Other Art

Dissent Magazine , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:11:50 AM

Actually, We Have to Talk About Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’

io9 | We Come From the Future , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:00:56 AM

LAcon V Worldcon 2026

Locus , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:00:32 AM

The Valkyries’ biggest advantage in Game 3 is the one that failed them in Dallas

The San Francisco Standard , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:00:00 AM

Dots and Question Marks

Stratechery , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:00:00 AM

Grandpa Joe from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Has Something to Say About This Massachusetts Lesbian Bar Situation

McSweeney’s , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 10:00:00 AM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for October 2, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 9:57:09 AM

Why real intelligence is something more than optimisation | Aeon Essays

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 9:37:00 AM

Reddit is ending RSS support: What this means for Inoreader

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 9:37:00 AM

So Many Amazing Control Rooms

kottke.org , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 9:30:00 AM

Flock Promises Even More Ineffectual Features In Response To Congressional Demands

Techdirt , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 9:28:42 AM

Germany Offered to Fund Their Education. It Won’t Help Them Leave Gaza.

Drop Site News , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 9:24:52 AM

My recap of the latest Oregon gubernatorial debate from a startup perspective

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 9:23:21 AM

Maria Su warns SF teachers not to delete student records as DOJ investigation heats up

The San Francisco Standard , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 9:20:25 AM

GitLab warns of critical RCE vulnerability in AI Gateway service

BleepingComputer , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 9:20:05 AM

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Enjoy in October

Literary Hub , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 9:18:54 AM

Some Of You Should Uber To Restaurants More

Atoms vs Bits , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 9:11:21 AM

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence: How Much Due Diligence is Right?

Blog - Charlie O'Donnell - Coach, Author, VC , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 9:07:59 AM

Behind the Blog: Freaking Out

404 Media , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 9:02:30 AM

Don’t Be Scared of Lego’s Amazing October Releases

io9 | We Come From the Future , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 9:00:36 AM

previously on Ask a Manager…

Ask a Manager , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:59:12 AM

simply Hosting my git repos

IndieNews English , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:57:03 AM

Victory! Court Rejects Government Effort to Dismiss Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:54:42 AM

This Week in AI: Agents Are Outrunning the Systems Around Them

Radar , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:54:24 AM

What we’re building at Inanimate and how to follow along

Interconnected , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:51:08 AM

Mary Louise Kelly, a host of NPR's All Things Considered, says she is stepping down from the role, which she took on in 2018; she'll continue as contributor (Tyler Falk/Current)

Mediagazer , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:50:00 AM

From Reflection to Action: 8 Hot Takes from CC’s Open Heritage Roundtable

Creative Commons , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:49:55 AM

I like the way AI is evolving, with Mush from Meta and 00s from OpenAI. Even the...

Scripting News , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:44:07 AM

The Bayeux Tapestry of Fascism. “What’s this middle bit?”...

kottke.org , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:40:00 AM

The AI Crisis in Higher Education: A Strategic Proposal

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:37:00 AM

Data in Dialogue: An Interactive Atlas of Critical Data Visualization

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:37:00 AM

Friday assorted links

Marginal REVOLUTION , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:30:39 AM

October 2, 2026, 11:24am

Cam Pegg , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:24:18 AM

US sanctions Tren de Aragua gang members in ATM hacks crackdown

BleepingComputer , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:20:53 AM

In Defense of Writing (and Reading, and Conversation)

Search Blog , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:17:38 AM

Leaked Video of Uruguayan Kingpin Triggers Mass Arrests Across Bolivian Justice System

OCCRP , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:11:00 AM

U.S. deploys another carrier to the Middle East; Putin escalates Kaliningrad threats; Mass funeral in Gaza

Drop Site News , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:07:39 AM

open thread – October 2, 2026

Ask a Manager , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:00:51 AM

Retro Gaming: It’s Not Nostalgia, It’s Resistance

Public Books , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 8:00:00 AM

Unidentified Flock Cameras in Florida

Schneier on Security , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 7:52:46 AM

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week: October 2, 2026

Longreads , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 7:52:40 AM

Suno debuts Speech, which generates spoken voices with optional background music using scripts or prompts, in public beta, as its music product faces lawsuits (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Mediagazer , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 7:50:01 AM

Michigan Republican Tom Barrett Is Now Sour On Trump’s War in Iran—But Still Took Plenty of Defense Cash

Drop Site News , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 7:46:29 AM

Black Caucus Groups Take $1.6 Million From Big Tech as Caucus Weighs Data Center Stance

Sludge , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 7:46:24 AM

Chinese Biopharma: The Next Five Years

LifeSciVC , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 7:40:42 AM

“Influencers are the private equity of culture: draining...

kottke.org , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 7:40:00 AM

BloggerCon and RSS 2.0

Scripting News , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 7:19:36 AM

Love this explanation of Ideal Customer Profile and why it’s crucial to get right first

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Friday, Oct 2, 2026 7:18:15 AM