R.G. Schoenberg
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Writer, Pacific Northwest, knowledgeable in both rural and urban histories of the region.
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Evolve Bank CEO fired after propositioning FBI agent pretending to be a teen boy
Evolve Bank CEO fired after propositioning FBI agent pretending to be a teen boy
In August, Evolve hired Hartheimer, who brought experience in financial regulatory matters, to help the bank recover from the collapse of startup Synapse.
cnb.cx
Outside of the ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, one can find some protesters in inflatable costumes—frogs, a unicorn, a butterfly picking up a cigarette off the asphalt. The chaos Donald Trump keeps pointing to is harder to find.
Portland Prepares for Invasion
The Trump Administration, looking for another TV-ready fight in Oregon, is ready to sic the National Guard on the city’s inflatable-costumed protesters.
www.newyorker.com
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) lost it and berated TSA agents during a meltdown at the Charleston International Airport on Thursday, according to reports.
Nancy Mace berates police and TSA during curse-laden airport meltdown: report
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) lost it and berated TSA agents during a meltdown at the Charleston International Airport on Thursday, according to reports.Mace, who is running to be governor of South Carolina in 2026, "cursed at police officers, making repeated derogatory comments toward them, according to a...
bit.ly
As big tech pushes AI spending to the max, you may be helping to pay for it
As big tech pushes AI spending to the max, you may be helping to pay for it
Big tech companies including Meta, Alphabet and Amazon are spending billions on AI, but they're not the only ones paying for it as software fees rise.
cnb.cx
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Supreme Court expert writes John Roberts' legacy: 'Worst in history'
In her new book, legal scholar Lisa Graves walks through all the ways that Chief Justice John Roberts "betrayed" Americans and "delegitimized the once-trusted institution" — all for President Donald Trump. Speaking to Salon for a piece on Friday, Grave noted Roberts and those in his crew have "unde...
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Billionaire former Mayor Mike Bloomberg drops $1.5 million on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's mayoral run and Reps. Mike Lawler and Tom Suozzi back Cuomo.
Bloomberg, congressional centrists back Cuomo to block Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor
Billionaire former Mayor Mike Bloomberg drops $1.5 million on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's mayoral run and Reps. Mike Lawler and Tom Suozzi back Cuomo.
bit.ly
Amazon has reportedly canceled its LOTR MMO
Amazon has reportedly canceled its LOTR MMO
It was Amazon’s second run at an MMO in the Lord of the Rings universe.
buff.ly
Yes, this is a real post made by the Department of Homeland Security.
None of this is normal.
None of this is normal.
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The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings. n.pr/4ntG3PR
White House fires entire commission that reviews designs for federal buildings
The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings.
n.pr
“OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, DeepSeek, and xAI’s Grok are pushing Russian state propaganda from sanctioned entities—including citations from Russian state media, sites tied to Russian intelligence or pro-Kremlin narratives—when asked about the war against Ukraine, according to a new report.”
Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.
www.wired.com
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This very in-depth article is from September, but I don't recall any news about it from other media. It's sickening how many people were involved with him.
Jeffrey Epstein Leaned on His Elite Network for Help as Investigators Closed In
A cache of 18,000 messages shows the elite support the disgraced financier got in his “hour of terror.”
www.bloomberg.com
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Mike Johnson: "Democrats are required to open the government. They keep saying, 'Republicans are in charge of government.' We aren't!"