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Proposal to give 24 ac. of USFS land to a private ski resort sees movement thanks to Utah Senator Mike “Land Grab” Lee.
“S. 1860 — 119th Congress: Brian Head Town Land Conveyance Act.” www.GovTrack.us. 2025. December 6, 2025
@wilderness.org
“S. 1860 — 119th Congress: Brian Head Town Land Conveyance Act.” www.GovTrack.us. 2025. December 6, 2025
@wilderness.org
A new bill by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) would give land in the Dixie National Forest away to a ski resort town without oversight or public input. If passed, this bill would set a dangerous precedent of rushing back-door public land transfers without evaluating impacts—incl wildlife habitat & wildfire
December 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Proposal to give 24 ac. of USFS land to a private ski resort sees movement thanks to Utah Senator Mike “Land Grab” Lee.
“S. 1860 — 119th Congress: Brian Head Town Land Conveyance Act.” www.GovTrack.us. 2025. December 6, 2025
@wilderness.org
“S. 1860 — 119th Congress: Brian Head Town Land Conveyance Act.” www.GovTrack.us. 2025. December 6, 2025
@wilderness.org
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Brilliant satire that doubles as a primer on the ongoing construction boom of supersized data centers across small town America—promoted as jobs creators even as the AI they enable is…wiping out jobs.
By comedian and Emmy Award-winning journalist, Charlie Berens:
www.youtube.com/shorts/ILAh2...
By comedian and Emmy Award-winning journalist, Charlie Berens:
www.youtube.com/shorts/ILAh2...
How AI data centers were invented #shorts
YouTube video by Charlie Berens
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Brilliant satire that doubles as a primer on the ongoing construction boom of supersized data centers across small town America—promoted as jobs creators even as the AI they enable is…wiping out jobs.
By comedian and Emmy Award-winning journalist, Charlie Berens:
www.youtube.com/shorts/ILAh2...
By comedian and Emmy Award-winning journalist, Charlie Berens:
www.youtube.com/shorts/ILAh2...
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Heng Guan visited and filmed these sites after getting past the Chinese firewall to read my colleagues' Pulitzer Prize-winning series in BuzzFeed News.
Read that series here:
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/megh...
Read that series here:
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/megh...
China Secretly Built A Vast New Infrastructure To Imprison Muslims
China rounded up so many Muslims in Xinjiang that there wasn’t enough space to hold them. Then the government started building.
www.buzzfeednews.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Heng Guan visited and filmed these sites after getting past the Chinese firewall to read my colleagues' Pulitzer Prize-winning series in BuzzFeed News.
Read that series here:
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/megh...
Read that series here:
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/megh...
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For children in Gaza, small moments of joy can mean everything. Working alongside local partners, WCK teams prepared and distributed fresh fruit juice to kids at several schools that brought smiles to everyone’s faces. Fresh fruit is rare in Gaza, making this an extra special treat #ChefsForGaza
December 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
For children in Gaza, small moments of joy can mean everything. Working alongside local partners, WCK teams prepared and distributed fresh fruit juice to kids at several schools that brought smiles to everyone’s faces. Fresh fruit is rare in Gaza, making this an extra special treat #ChefsForGaza
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"‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock Intl Criminal Court judge out of daily life. Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services (Uber, Alexa, Ticketmaster...) in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock Intl Criminal Court judge out of daily life. Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services (Uber, Alexa, Ticketmaster...) in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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The push to get the United States to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization is a bad idea with a long history, argues Marc Lynch.
The Muslim Brotherhood Still Isn’t a Terrorist Organization
Naming it one will only bolster repression in the Middle East and the United States.
foreignpolicy.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The push to get the United States to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization is a bad idea with a long history, argues Marc Lynch.
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Should private companies be able to dim the sun?
Solar geoengineering startups are getting serious
Should private companies be able to dim the sun?
www.technologyreview.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Should private companies be able to dim the sun?
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The last wild expanse of California coastline is a living laboratory and sanctuary for rare species and cultural treasures.
Explore Dangermond Preserve: https://nature.ly/3YhQ5t7
Explore Dangermond Preserve: https://nature.ly/3YhQ5t7
December 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The last wild expanse of California coastline is a living laboratory and sanctuary for rare species and cultural treasures.
Explore Dangermond Preserve: https://nature.ly/3YhQ5t7
Explore Dangermond Preserve: https://nature.ly/3YhQ5t7
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The Trump administration might think regulation is killing the AI industry, but Anthropic president Daniela Amodei disagrees. www.wired.com/story/big-in...
Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei Believes the Market Will Reward Safe AI
The Trump administration might think regulation is killing the AI industry, but Anthropic president Daniela Amodei disagrees.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The Trump administration might think regulation is killing the AI industry, but Anthropic president Daniela Amodei disagrees. www.wired.com/story/big-in...
the title for this is bs. vances mentor is thiel. thiel made trump choose vance. dont normalize this.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Vance’s Mentor Is Also His Millstone
Vice President JD Vance’s political rise has been as meteoric as it has been unlikely. In less than a decade, Vance has transformed himself from a memoirist, pundit and center-right critic of Presiden...
www.bloomberg.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
the title for this is bs. vances mentor is thiel. thiel made trump choose vance. dont normalize this.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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Why isn't this being widely reported and investigated in the media, why only the brave folk at @bylinetimes.bsky.social ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkZz...
Boris Johnson's KGB Links EXPOSED - John Sweeney FULL Documentary
YouTube video by Byline TV
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Why isn't this being widely reported and investigated in the media, why only the brave folk at @bylinetimes.bsky.social ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkZz...
December 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Although the war economy has led to an uptick in living standards for some of Russia’s most impoverished regions, deep inequalities threaten to reignite and possibly threaten the Russian state once the war ends.
What Happens to Russia’s Ethnic Minorities After the War?
Mistreatment, exploitation, and Russia’s own history suggest a precarious postwar future.
foreignpolicy.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Although the war economy has led to an uptick in living standards for some of Russia’s most impoverished regions, deep inequalities threaten to reignite and possibly threaten the Russian state once the war ends.
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Advanced in organs on chips, digital twins, and AI are ushering in a new era of research and drug development.
These technologies could help put a stop to animal testing
Advanced in organs on chips, digital twins, and AI are ushering in a new era of research and drug development.
www.technologyreview.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Advanced in organs on chips, digital twins, and AI are ushering in a new era of research and drug development.
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It turns out many believers do respond positively when presented with the right evidence and arguments.
Chatbots are surprisingly effective at debunking conspiracy theories
Turns out many believers do respond positively when presented with the right evidence and arguments.
www.technologyreview.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It turns out many believers do respond positively when presented with the right evidence and arguments.
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SCOOP from me + @makenakelly.bsky.social: despite recent reports, DOGE isn’t dead—it’s actually everywhere. @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/what-i...
www.wired.com/story/what-i...
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
SCOOP from me + @makenakelly.bsky.social: despite recent reports, DOGE isn’t dead—it’s actually everywhere. @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/what-i...
www.wired.com/story/what-i...
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Trump hates Costco and their customers. www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.
www.nbcnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Trump hates Costco and their customers. www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
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Critical minerals expert Gracelin Baskaran will join FP’s Ravi Agrawal today at noon ET for a discussion of why critical minerals have become so important to Trump’s foreign-policy agenda.
Join the free live discussion here:
Join the free live discussion here:
How Critical Minerals Drive Trump’s Foreign Policy
It’s becoming clear that U.S. President Donald Trump is keen to break China’s monopoly on critical minerals. One can trace this thread through the White House’s policies in Pakistan and Panama,…
foreignpolicy.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Critical minerals expert Gracelin Baskaran will join FP’s Ravi Agrawal today at noon ET for a discussion of why critical minerals have become so important to Trump’s foreign-policy agenda.
Join the free live discussion here:
Join the free live discussion here:
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New paper in Science:
In a platform-independent field experiment, we show that reranking content expressing antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity in social media feeds alters affective polarization.
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In a platform-independent field experiment, we show that reranking content expressing antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity in social media feeds alters affective polarization.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:59 AM
New paper in Science:
In a platform-independent field experiment, we show that reranking content expressing antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity in social media feeds alters affective polarization.
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In a platform-independent field experiment, we show that reranking content expressing antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity in social media feeds alters affective polarization.
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New York becomes the first US state to require retailers to disclose use of algorithmic pricing tied to personal data; 10+ states are considering similar bills (Tim Balk/New York Times)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
New York becomes the first US state to require retailers to disclose use of algorithmic pricing tied to personal data; 10+ states are considering similar bills (Tim Balk/New York Times)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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The highest calling of journalism isn’t to tell two sides of a story.
The highest calling of journalism is to tell the truth.
And acting like a stenographer is a betrayal of your audience.
The highest calling of journalism is to tell the truth.
And acting like a stenographer is a betrayal of your audience.
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The highest calling of journalism isn’t to tell two sides of a story.
The highest calling of journalism is to tell the truth.
And acting like a stenographer is a betrayal of your audience.
The highest calling of journalism is to tell the truth.
And acting like a stenographer is a betrayal of your audience.