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Not Just Measles: Anti-Vaxxers Have Produced 3 Infant Deaths From Pertussis
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/not-just-measles-anti-vaxxers-have-produced-3-infant-deaths-from-pertussis/
Not Just Measles: Anti-Vaxxers Have Produced 3 Infant Deaths From Pertussis
In all of our conversations surrounding RFK Jr.’s appointment to lead HHS and the legitimization of his anti-vaxxer beliefs as a result, we have understandably been hyper-focused on measles. …
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November 27, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Oaths Of Office, And How Everyone Not Moving To Impeach Trump Is Violating Their Own
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/oaths-of-office-and-how-everyone-not-moving-to-impeach-trump-is-violating-their-own/
Oaths Of Office, And How Everyone Not Moving To Impeach Trump Is Violating Their Own
Until very recently the only member of Congress excused from not having moved to impeach Trump was Rep. Grijalva, because until someone swore her in there was nothing she could officially do. But f…
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November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Secret Third-Party Litigation Funding Threatens American Innovation
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/secret-third-party-litigation-funding-threatens-american-innovation/
Secret Third-Party Litigation Funding Threatens American Innovation
Imagine a leading American technology firm, the engine of thousands of jobs and critical innovation, besieged by a patent lawsuit. Typical enough, but this time there is a twist: The plaintiff is a…
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November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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This Level Of Corruption Requires Stupidity
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/this-level-of-corruption-requires-stupidity/
This Level Of Corruption Requires Stupidity
The abyss. The darkness. The meaningless void that life rebels against. It stares at us. Nietzsche warned about this moment—when you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. When th…
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November 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Daily Deal: PiCar-X Smart Video Robot Car Kit for Raspberry Pi 4
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/daily-deal-picar-x-smart-video-robot-car-kit-for-raspberry-pi-4/
Daily Deal: PiCar-X Smart Video Robot Car Kit for Raspberry Pi 4
Dive into the world of robotics, programming, and electronics with the PiCar-X, an engaging and versatile smart car designed for learners from elementary school to advanced hobbyists. Combining pow…
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November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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BBC Pre-Edits Lecture Calling Trump ‘Most Openly Corrupt President’
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/bbc-pre-edits-lecture-calling-trump-most-openly-corrupt-president/
BBC Pre-Edits Lecture Calling Trump ‘Most Openly Corrupt President’
The BBC is now voluntarily suppressing criticism of Donald Trump before it airs—and the reason is obvious: Trump threatened to sue them into oblivion, and they blinked. Historian Rutger Bregman rev…
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November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Trump’s Judge Pick Is The Guy Who First Suggested The Administration Start Murdering People In Boats
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/trumps-judge-pick-is-the-guy-who-first-suggested-the-administration-start-murdering-people-in-boats/
Trump’s Judge Pick Is The Guy Who First Suggested The Administration Start Murdering People In Boats
This isn’t as surprising as it should be. After all, we’re talking about Emil Bove, who was elevated from being Trump’s personal lawyer to a spot in the Third Circuit Appeals Cour…
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November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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After All That Bullshit, HBO Dreams Of Being HBO Again
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/after-all-that-bullshit-hbo-dreams-of-being-hbo-again/
After All That Bullshit, HBO Dreams Of Being HBO Again
We’ve documented in detail how the whole AT&T–>Time Warner–>Warner Brothers Discovery merger process has been a pointless mess, resulting in no limits of layoffs and damage to the underly…
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November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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DOJ Would Like To Drop Charges Against Marimar Martinez, ICE Shooting Victim
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/25/doj-would-like-to-drop-charges-against-marimar-martinez-ice-shooting-victim/
DOJ Would Like To Drop Charges Against Marimar Martinez, ICE Shooting Victim
Trump’s war on Chicago appears destined to end in a whimper. While he kicked off his invasion of Chicago with memes and a call to arrest J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson, his out of co…
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November 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Ctrl-Alt-Speech Spotlight: Building Better CSAM Detection With Resolver’s George Vlasto
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/25/ctrl-alt-speech-spotlight-building-better-csam-detection-with-resolvers-george-vlasto/
Ctrl-Alt-Speech Spotlight: Building Better CSAM Detection With Resolver’s George Vlasto
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation’s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, …
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November 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Trump’s Former Insurance Lawyer Fucked Up His Revenge Prosecution Of James Comey In So Many Ways
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/25/trumps-former-insurance-lawyer-fucked-up-his-revenge-prosecution-of-james-comey-in-so-many-ways/
Trump’s Former Insurance Lawyer Fucked Up His Revenge Prosecution Of James Comey In So Many Ways
Yes, as I already wrote about, the indictment against James Comey was already thrown out due to Halligan’s improper appointment, but it’s also worth covering how badly she fucked up eve…
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November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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The Fascism Is Happening Live On TV
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/25/the-fascism-is-happening-live-on-tv/
The Fascism Is Happening Live On TV
Mark Kelly—former Navy combat pilot, astronaut, sitting United States Senator—stated a simple legal fact on video: members of the US military can refuse illegal orders. Not as opinion. Not as polit…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Daily Deal: The JavaScript DOM Game Developer Bundle
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/25/daily-deal-the-javascript-dom-game-developer-bundle-6/
Daily Deal: The JavaScript DOM Game Developer Bundle
The JavaScript DOM Game Developer Bundle has 8 courses to help you master coding fundamentals. Courses cover JavaScript DOM, Coding, HTML 5 Canvas, and more. You’ll learn how to create your own fun…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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USPTO Wants To Make Bad Patents Unchallengeable. You Have Until December 2nd To Tell Them No.
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/25/uspto-wants-to-make-bad-patents-unchallengeable-you-have-until-december-2nd-to-tell-them-no/
USPTO Wants To Make Bad Patents Unchallengeable. You Have Until December 2nd To Tell Them No.
The US Patent Office is about to gut the only effective tool we have for killing bad patents—and they’re doing it by administrative fiat, without Congress, in a way that would make patent tro…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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James Comey, Letitia James Indictments Tossed Because Trump’s Insurance Lawyer Wasn’t Legally Appointed To The DOJ
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/25/james-comey-letitia-james-indictments-tossed-because-trumps-insurance-lawyer-wasnt-legally-appointed-to-the-doj/
James Comey, Letitia James Indictments Tossed Because Trump’s Insurance Lawyer Wasn’t Legally Appointed To The DOJ
The DOJ continues to shed talent as those who actually care about doing the job right are either quitting or being fired for refusing to be Trump’s vindictive blunt force objects. The problem…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Larry Ellison Met With Trump To Discuss Which CNN Reporters They Plan To Fire
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/25/larry-ellison-met-with-trump-to-discuss-which-cnn-reporters-they-plan-to-fire/
Larry Ellison Met With Trump To Discuss Which CNN Reporters They Plan To Fire
Trump’s right wing billionaire friend Larry Ellison (and his nepobaby son, David) recently acquired CBS and likely co-ownership of TikTok. Like Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, th…
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November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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CDC Data Indicates We’re 2 Months Away From America Losing Its Measles Elimination Status
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/cdc-data-indicates-were-2-months-away-from-america-losing-its-measles-elimination-status/
CDC Data Indicates We’re 2 Months Away From America Losing Its Measles Elimination Status
We’ve talked a lot about measles throughout this year, which is particularly frustrating given that America officially eliminated this disease from its endemic state back in 2000. How we got …
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November 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Age Verification, Estimation, Assurance, Oh My! A Guide To The Terminology
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/age-verification-estimation-assurance-oh-my-a-guide-to-the-terminology/
Age Verification, Estimation, Assurance, Oh My! A Guide To The Terminology
If you’ve been following the wave of age-gating laws sweeping across the country and the globe, you’ve probably noticed that lawmakers, tech companies, and advo…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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CNN’s Latest Innovation: Slathering Your Screen With T-Mobile Ads
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/cnns-latest-innovation-slathering-your-screen-with-t-mobile-ads/
CNN’s Latest Innovation: Slathering Your Screen With T-Mobile Ads
CNN, like most U.S. cable news networks, professes to provide users access to journalism. Instead, what you’ll most consistently find is a sort of generic, ad-slathered, center-right, corporatist d…
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November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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If Your Antitrust Case Depends On Pretending TikTok Doesn’t Exist, It’s Going To Fail
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/if-your-antitrust-case-depends-on-pretending-tiktok-doesnt-exist-its-going-to-fail/
If Your Antitrust Case Depends On Pretending TikTok Doesn’t Exist, It’s Going To Fail
Last week’s dismissal of the FTC’s antitrust case against Meta—combined with the earlier limited remedies in the Google search case—demonstrates something that should be obvious by now:…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Daily Deal: The Complete Machine Learning Bundle
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/daily-deal-the-complete-machine-learning-bundle-2/
Daily Deal: The Complete Machine Learning Bundle
Dive into the world of self-driving cars, speech recognition technology, and more with the Complete Machine Learning Bundle. Over 10 courses, you will learn about pattern recognition and prediction…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Federal Judge Spends Most Of 233 Pages Calling Out DHS, ICE, CBP, Border Patrol For Their Lies
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/federal-judge-spends-most-of-233-pages-calling-out-dhs-ice-cbp-border-patrol-for-their-lies/
Federal Judge Spends Most Of 233 Pages Calling Out DHS, ICE, CBP, Border Patrol For Their Lies
Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino has already made a name for himself during Trump’s second administration. He began making this name by engaging in an unapproved sweep of the area he co…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/xs-new-feature-reveals-why-trust-safety-work-was-never-about-the-censorship-industrial-complex/
X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’
For the last few years, Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and their allies have spent considerable energy attacking both academic researchers studying disinformation and the trust & safety te…
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November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Enshittification Ahoy: Streaming Video Price Hikes Show No Sign Of Slowing Down
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/enshittification-ahoy-streaming-video-price-hikes-show-no-sign-of-slowing-down/
Enshittification Ahoy: Streaming Video Price Hikes Show No Sign Of Slowing Down
Now that streaming subscriber growth has slowed, we’ve noted repeatedly how the streaming TV sector is falling into all of the bad habits that ultimately doomed traditional cable TV. That has …
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November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/23/funniest-most-insightful-comments-of-the-week-at-techdirt-186/
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is David with a comment about Trump’s freakout after Democrats told soldiers not to follow illegal orders: What everyone appears to ov…
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November 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM