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AI-generated summer reading list gets published in major newspapers
www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...
(Note: I would love to be a real-in-the-flesh book reviewer)
#books #booksky
www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...
(Note: I would love to be a real-in-the-flesh book reviewer)
#books #booksky
How an AI-generated summer reading list got published in major newspapers
Newspapers around the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and at least one edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, published a syndicated book list featuring made-up books by famous authors.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
AI-generated summer reading list gets published in major newspapers
www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...
(Note: I would love to be a real-in-the-flesh book reviewer)
#books #booksky
www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...
(Note: I would love to be a real-in-the-flesh book reviewer)
#books #booksky
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The Secretary of Homeland Security, ladies and gentlemen.
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Secretary of Homeland Security, ladies and gentlemen.
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Well, ditching one of the most enduring brands in media history went about as well as everyone expected
May 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Well, ditching one of the most enduring brands in media history went about as well as everyone expected
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The crypto cavers: My latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Democrats Are Greenlighting Trump's Crypto Corruption
Sixteen senators backed a disastrous bill that enshrines the crypto industry's flagrant abuses into law.
www.thenation.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The crypto cavers: My latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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It's hard to overstate how corrupt this is www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
At a Dubai Conference, Trump’s Conflicts Take Center Stage
A deal for a state-backed Emirati firm to use a Trump-affiliated digital coin was announced in a panel that included the president’s son and his business partner, who promised, “This is only the begin...
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It's hard to overstate how corrupt this is www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
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In her new book, “The Family Dynamic,” Susan Dominus examines what makes some families “exceptional.” Read the review.
How to Raise Super-Achievers? Hint: It’s Not the Cereal.
www.nytimes.com
May 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
In her new book, “The Family Dynamic,” Susan Dominus examines what makes some families “exceptional.” Read the review.
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I think it's kind of weird to get hung up on the fake name, which is pretty normal practice for food critics. But even setting aside that it's a known widespread practice, like, it's not somehow more ethical to use your real name and signal you're a food critic when you're just trying to have dinner
May 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I think it's kind of weird to get hung up on the fake name, which is pretty normal practice for food critics. But even setting aside that it's a known widespread practice, like, it's not somehow more ethical to use your real name and signal you're a food critic when you're just trying to have dinner
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Most of my friends think I'm wasting my time and, I probably am. But I had to try.
Here is an open letter, and an honest plea, to Clarence Thomas, in hopes that he might do the right thing this decision season.
He hates me as much as I hate him. But I had to try.
Here is an open letter, and an honest plea, to Clarence Thomas, in hopes that he might do the right thing this decision season.
He hates me as much as I hate him. But I had to try.
An Open Letter to Clarence Thomas
As the Trump administration tries to remake society along apartheid lines, your vote to stop the assault, however unlikely, is absolutely essential.
www.thenation.com
May 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Most of my friends think I'm wasting my time and, I probably am. But I had to try.
Here is an open letter, and an honest plea, to Clarence Thomas, in hopes that he might do the right thing this decision season.
He hates me as much as I hate him. But I had to try.
Here is an open letter, and an honest plea, to Clarence Thomas, in hopes that he might do the right thing this decision season.
He hates me as much as I hate him. But I had to try.
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TIL Joe Biden is still alive
May 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
TIL Joe Biden is still alive
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This is perhaps the best essay on this sad and fateful mess www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Opinion | All the President's Enablers
Three books on Joe Biden’s presidency jointly paint a devastating portrait of an ailing, geriatric leader surrounded by mendacious aides and grasping family members.
www.politico.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This is perhaps the best essay on this sad and fateful mess www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Ah yes, the “golden age.”
May 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Ah yes, the “golden age.”
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Legacy media drives the final nail in its own coffin
CNN's breathless, intolerable coverage of its own anchor's book exposes the fatal flaw of today's corporate media
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May 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Commencement 2025: Georgetown Law Graduates Celebrate, Embrace ‘Justice, Openness and Heart
Commencement 2025: Georgetown Law Graduates Celebrate, Embrace ‘Justice, Openness and Heart’
More than 1,100 members of the Class of 2025 — including some 649 J.D. candidates as well as 463 master of laws and 8 doctor of juridical science candidates — gathered with their families and friends...
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May 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Commencement 2025: Georgetown Law Graduates Celebrate, Embrace ‘Justice, Openness and Heart
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here’s the harsh truth we all know but never acknowledge: everyone you know will die in random order.
May 1, 2023 at 8:46 PM
here’s the harsh truth we all know but never acknowledge: everyone you know will die in random order.
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May 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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OMB Deputy Director Dan Bishop: "That's almost the most obvious piece of all is to have work requirements for those who are receiving assistance -- and are able to do so."
May 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
OMB Deputy Director Dan Bishop: "That's almost the most obvious piece of all is to have work requirements for those who are receiving assistance -- and are able to do so."
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if a Gothic novel had these names and backstory, I would complain about it
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_F...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_F...
!["An only child, [Honor] Frost was born in Nicosia, Cyprus. She was orphaned at an early age and became the ward of Wilfred Evill, a London solicitor and art collector."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:prpvntklgieefdnv234z5gae/bafkreigzwts5yezutwcqwdhoh4ferzmhzm2ich6dmv2dx4tlgtwl4zwvf4@jpeg)
April 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
if a Gothic novel had these names and backstory, I would complain about it
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_F...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_F...
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They will use anything to distract from their shitty performance
Trump's eldest son was quick to claim that Biden’s devastating health news is part of the “biggest cover-up in modern history.”
Don Jr. Says It’s Clear Deep State Was Running Biden Presidency After Cancer Diagnosis
The former president has faced questions on what he knew about state of his health while in office.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
They will use anything to distract from their shitty performance
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Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
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Louis Prevost, the MAGA-supporting brother of Pope Leo, met with Donald Trump in the Oval Office last night.
“This is the baggage of being the first American Pope ... you bring with you the first truly American family,” @adamwren.bsky.social quips on today's #playbookpod: ow.ly/gr2m50VWglF
“This is the baggage of being the first American Pope ... you bring with you the first truly American family,” @adamwren.bsky.social quips on today's #playbookpod: ow.ly/gr2m50VWglF
May 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Louis Prevost, the MAGA-supporting brother of Pope Leo, met with Donald Trump in the Oval Office last night.
“This is the baggage of being the first American Pope ... you bring with you the first truly American family,” @adamwren.bsky.social quips on today's #playbookpod: ow.ly/gr2m50VWglF
“This is the baggage of being the first American Pope ... you bring with you the first truly American family,” @adamwren.bsky.social quips on today's #playbookpod: ow.ly/gr2m50VWglF
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Imho Carr is the thirstiest man in DC www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
A federal agency goes full Trumpist
For years, the FCC's Brendan Carr was a low-key conservative policy player. Now he’s using an entire agency to wage Trump’s battles.
www.politico.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Imho Carr is the thirstiest man in DC www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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Got to enjoy my favorite social activity tonight (finding someone else from Massachusetts at a party and talking about Massachusetts with them).
May 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Got to enjoy my favorite social activity tonight (finding someone else from Massachusetts at a party and talking about Massachusetts with them).