“This episode features Space Case by Edward Marshall, a story about a creature from outer space who visits Earth… LeVar Burton visits the Lick Observatory in California,… The book is read aloud by actor Michael Winslow. LeVar sends a special invitation to all the aliens that might be watching.”
Space Case STORY
YouTube video by Reading Rainbow (Official)
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December 30, 2025 at 4:33 AM
“This episode features Space Case by Edward Marshall, a story about a creature from outer space who visits Earth… LeVar Burton visits the Lick Observatory in California,… The book is read aloud by actor Michael Winslow. LeVar sends a special invitation to all the aliens that might be watching.”
“AI animal videos are getting harder to spot — but real animals still matter most 💛
Producer Erica shares simple ways to tell what’s real, and why The Dodo will never use AI animals.” 2:45 Video.
Producer Erica shares simple ways to tell what’s real, and why The Dodo will never use AI animals.” 2:45 Video.
Can You Spot Which Animal Video Is AI? | The Dodo
YouTube video by The Dodo
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December 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
“AI animal videos are getting harder to spot — but real animals still matter most 💛
Producer Erica shares simple ways to tell what’s real, and why The Dodo will never use AI animals.” 2:45 Video.
Producer Erica shares simple ways to tell what’s real, and why The Dodo will never use AI animals.” 2:45 Video.
“A year in review from The Focus Group Podcast: the revealing moments, toughest conversations, and warnings that hit a little harder with hindsight—from swing voters to Democrats to cracks inside MAGA.” 3:03:08 Video
America on Tape: A Brutal (and Hopeful) Year | The Focus Group
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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December 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
“A year in review from The Focus Group Podcast: the revealing moments, toughest conversations, and warnings that hit a little harder with hindsight—from swing voters to Democrats to cracks inside MAGA.” 3:03:08 Video
“…they would create the first mechanistic theory of the mind, the first computational approach to neuroscience, the logical design of modern computers, and the pillars of artificial intelligence. But this is more than a story about a fruitful research collaboration.…”
The Man Who Tried to Redeem the World with Logic
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
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December 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“…they would create the first mechanistic theory of the mind, the first computational approach to neuroscience, the logical design of modern computers, and the pillars of artificial intelligence. But this is more than a story about a fruitful research collaboration.…”
Photographer: Renatas Jakaitis.
December 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Photographer: Renatas Jakaitis.
40:18 Video
Video Recorded at Hollywood Casino in Charles Town, WV.
Animation by Luke Stone.
Video Recorded at Hollywood Casino in Charles Town, WV.
Animation by Luke Stone.
Tech Titans. Tiny Thinking. Will AI Save or Sink Us?
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
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December 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
40:18 Video
Video Recorded at Hollywood Casino in Charles Town, WV.
Animation by Luke Stone.
Video Recorded at Hollywood Casino in Charles Town, WV.
Animation by Luke Stone.
Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop — “I know Big Mike vouched for you, but before you can run with the Riverside Boys, we need to make sure you’re not an undercover,”
Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop
LOS ANGELES—Faced with one final test before his admission to the criminal organization, gang initiate Hector Gunnerson was reportedly forced to peacefully deescalate a conflict Thursday to prove that...
theonion.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop — “I know Big Mike vouched for you, but before you can run with the Riverside Boys, we need to make sure you’re not an undercover,”
“GOP women turning on Mike Johnson, MTG flexing her new “America First” identity, Elise Stefanik scrambling as a primary threat appears in her race for NY governor, Trump’s snoozy decline, Hegseth’s utter incompetence around Venezuela, and the fight over tariffs and executive power heading towards…”
Elise Stefanik is in HUGE Trouble—And We Love It! | The Next Level
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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December 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“GOP women turning on Mike Johnson, MTG flexing her new “America First” identity, Elise Stefanik scrambling as a primary threat appears in her race for NY governor, Trump’s snoozy decline, Hegseth’s utter incompetence around Venezuela, and the fight over tariffs and executive power heading towards…”
“Weinstein, who served for a decade as a military lawyer, said he had heard from ‘over 150’ servicemembers who reported to the foundation that names of those who attended religious services were being recorded, and that servicemembers felt pressured to attend.‘“
USA Today Features MRFF In Must-Read Article About Pete Hegseth’s Latest Duty Day Pentagon Christian Worship Service
“Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said servicemembers are being ‘voluntold’ to attend Hegseth’s worship sessions.
“‘When you’re told that he’s going to have a ...
www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org
December 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“Weinstein, who served for a decade as a military lawyer, said he had heard from ‘over 150’ servicemembers who reported to the foundation that names of those who attended religious services were being recorded, and that servicemembers felt pressured to attend.‘“
“Searching for an apartment online, applying for a loan, going through airport security, or looking up a question on a search engine – you might not think anything of these exchanges…but, in many of these instances, you’re actually interacting with artificial intelligence (AI).
AI is Infringing on Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That | ACLU
By supporting the AI Civil Rights Act of 2025, Congress can take a monumental step to protect our civil rights in the digital age.
www.aclu.org
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“Searching for an apartment online, applying for a loan, going through airport security, or looking up a question on a search engine – you might not think anything of these exchanges…but, in many of these instances, you’re actually interacting with artificial intelligence (AI).
“For her series, America at a Crossroads, Judy Woodruff has been traveling the country and talking with grassroots groups that are working on solutions to our nation's deep divides. For her last piece of the year, she reports from New Hampshire on how some believe the answer to many of our cha…10:15
Why local communities may hold the answers to national political divisions
For her series, America at a Crossroads, Judy Woodruff has been traveling the country and talking with grassroots groups that are working on solutions to our nation's deep divides. For her last piece ...
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December 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“For her series, America at a Crossroads, Judy Woodruff has been traveling the country and talking with grassroots groups that are working on solutions to our nation's deep divides. For her last piece of the year, she reports from New Hampshire on how some believe the answer to many of our cha…10:15
“Ground beef prices are up nearly 13%, but American cattle ranchers told us that they just took a $17 billion hit.
And every year, nearly 20,000 family farms disappear.
We investigated the corporate cartel who's profiting off the crisis in American beef production.” 13:05 Video
And every year, nearly 20,000 family farms disappear.
We investigated the corporate cartel who's profiting off the crisis in American beef production.” 13:05 Video
We Went To Nebraska: The Beef Crisis Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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December 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
“Ground beef prices are up nearly 13%, but American cattle ranchers told us that they just took a $17 billion hit.
And every year, nearly 20,000 family farms disappear.
We investigated the corporate cartel who's profiting off the crisis in American beef production.” 13:05 Video
And every year, nearly 20,000 family farms disappear.
We investigated the corporate cartel who's profiting off the crisis in American beef production.” 13:05 Video
“A Christmas Sermon by Robert Louis Stevenson written while he convalesced from a lung ailment at Lake Sarnac in the winter of 1887. In the short text he meditates on the questions of death, morality and man's main task in life which he concludes is ‘To be honest, to be kind — to earn a little…’”
A Christmas Sermon by Robert Louis Stevenson (1900)
A Christmas Sermon by Robert Louis Stevenson written while he convalesced from a lung ailment at Lake Sarnac in the winter of 1887.
publicdomainreview.org
December 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“A Christmas Sermon by Robert Louis Stevenson written while he convalesced from a lung ailment at Lake Sarnac in the winter of 1887. In the short text he meditates on the questions of death, morality and man's main task in life which he concludes is ‘To be honest, to be kind — to earn a little…’”
Krusty the Clown - Merry Christmas
YouTube video by Neama Dadkhahnikoo
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December 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and Sonny Bunch take on Trump’s trade wars, the bourbon bust in Kentucky, and how tariffs, retaliation, and broken alliances are hammering an iconic American industry.” 17:30 Video
Jim Beam Distillery To Stop Production Amid Trump’s Trade War
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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December 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
“Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and Sonny Bunch take on Trump’s trade wars, the bourbon bust in Kentucky, and how tariffs, retaliation, and broken alliances are hammering an iconic American industry.” 17:30 Video
”Tim Miller and JVL take on a Manhattan Institute focus group that exposed open praise for grotesque ‘strongman‘ politics, overt antisemitism, and casual acceptance of extremist figures like Nick Fuentes.“. 21:36 Video.
Holy Cow, Young Conservatives Are NOT Okay
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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December 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
”Tim Miller and JVL take on a Manhattan Institute focus group that exposed open praise for grotesque ‘strongman‘ politics, overt antisemitism, and casual acceptance of extremist figures like Nick Fuentes.“. 21:36 Video.
“It made us think: What about all the perfect albums out there that barely clock in? What about the game-changing LPs that are shorter than an episode of The Simpsons? Explosive punk masterpieces that come and go quicker than a Papa Johns delivery?”
15 Objectively Perfect Albums That Are Less Than Half an Hour Long
How about some authoritative records that could turn you onto an entire new thread of listening in half the time it takes a Papa Johns pizza to arrive?
www.vice.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
“It made us think: What about all the perfect albums out there that barely clock in? What about the game-changing LPs that are shorter than an episode of The Simpsons? Explosive punk masterpieces that come and go quicker than a Papa Johns delivery?”
