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Porn Is Being Injected Into Government Websites Via Malicious PDFs
Dozens of government websites have fallen victim to a PDF-based SEO scam, while others have been hijacked to sell sex toys.
www.404media.co
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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State AGs warn Google, Meta, and OpenAI that their chatbots could be breaking the law
The law applies to AI, too — or at least its developers
www.theverge.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Lawsuit claims ChatGPT put a ‘target’ on murdered woman
ChatGPT “eagerly accepted” the man’s paranoid beliefs, the lawsuit claims.
www.theverge.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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A Dying Puppet: Trump as an Oligarchical Figurehead
We're living in the Mad King era
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Even In a Populist Moment, Democrats Are Split on the Problem of Corporate Power
Democratic voters have turned against big business, but only the progressive faction of the party has listened. This distance between voters and leaders is unusual and can't go on forever. Or can it?
www.thebignewsletter.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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The EPA Was Considering a Massive Lead Cleanup in Omaha. Then Trump Shifted Guidance.
The Trump administration says it will speed cleanups, but residents of the largest residential lead Superfund site worry fewer properties will be remediated.
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor’s Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer
Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It i...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Days After Trump-Led Peace Talks, New Congolese City Falls to Rebels
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Yemeni Separatists Set Sights on Houthi-Controlled Capital
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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$2 Billion in Pentagon Funds Said to Go to Anti-Immigrant Operations
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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The AI industry’s $100 million play to influence the 2026 elections
As the 2026 midterms approach, President Trump is facing headwinds.
popular.info
December 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Almost eight years later, Trump confirms he used the phrase ‘shithole countries’ | CNN Politics
It was an international controversy during President Donald Trump’s first term. Media outlets including CNN reported that, at a closed-door January 2018 meeting with senators about immigration policy,...
www.cnn.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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House GOP moderates revolt against Johnson on health care with new discharge petition
Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania introduced a discharge petition to try to bring a bill to the floor that would extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies by two years.
www.cbsnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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The Democrats’ New AI Panel Is Led by Big Tech Allies
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a co-chair of the AI commission, owns up to tens of millions of dollars worth of stock in tech giants pushing to block states from regulating AI.
readsludge.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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"Enjoy your media cycle": Infighting erupts as more Democrats go rogue on impeachment
"You have to have a plan," said one senior House Democrat. "If you don't have that, then it's just a campaign email."
www.axios.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Truckers Who Fail English Tests Get Pulled Off Roads in Trump Crackdown
Thousands of drivers are being swept up in the administration’s immigration agenda, upending a critical pillar of the US economy.
www.bloomberg.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Federal judge orders Trump’s National Guard deployment in Los Angeles to end | CNN
For a second time this year, a federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to end its deployment of federalized California National Guard troops in Los Angeles and return the troops to state co...
www.cnn.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Two US fighter jets circle Gulf of Venezuela in escalation of hostilities
Trump had further said Nicolás Maduro’s ‘days are numbered’ as military has targeted alleged drug boats
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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House passes defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases
The House votes to pass a sweeping defense policy bill that authorizes $900 billion in military programs.
apnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Democratic Voters and the Corrupt Republican SCOTUS Six
I’ve noted many times the central role of Supreme Court reform to...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Emil Bove, thumbing his nose at America, is making a mockery of the rule of law
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
www.lawdork.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Trump strays from script at Poconos rally, calling affordability a ‘hoax’ and Pa. a ‘dumping ground’ for immigrants
President Donald Trump came to Pa. to address the economy. Instead, he talked about Philly sports, attacked immigrants and falsely said he got the 'biggest' vote with Black people.
www.inquirer.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM