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Adam

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Judge unseals Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials, citing Epstein files act

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Judge unseals Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials, citing Epstein files act

Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of President Donald Trump, killed himself in jail in August 2019, weeks after being arrested on child sex trafficking charges.

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December 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Adam

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A 30-year-old sea level rise projection has basically come true

Even without today’s advanced modeling tools, scientists made a ‘remarkably’ accurate estimate.

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A 30-year-old sea level rise projection has basically come true » Yale Climate Connections

Even without today’s advanced modeling tools, scientists made a ‘remarkably’ accurate estimate.

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December 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Adam

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Republican Women Suddenly Realize They’re Surrounded by Misogynists

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Opinion | Republican Women Suddenly Realize They’re Surrounded by Misogynists

There’s a big difference between being useful and being respected.

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December 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM

Adam

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Candace Owens and the Decay of the American Brain

How can someone so delusional attract an audience of millions? What does it say about us that Owens is listened to by anyone other than a psychiatrist?

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Candace Owens and the Decay of the American Brain

How can someone so delusional attract an audience of millions? What does it say about us that Owens is listened to by anyone other than a psychiatrist?

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December 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM

Adam

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AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media

Hundreds of videos on #TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements

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AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media

Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements with unproven effects

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December 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM

Adam

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Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image

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Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image

Rail services were cancelled after a 'hoax' picture of a damaged bridge appeared on social media

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December 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Adam

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The Deathonomics of Putin’s War

“Black widows” marrying soldiers to collect death benefits are symptomatic of society-wide rot.

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The Deathonomics of Putin’s War

“Black widows” marrying soldiers to collect death benefits are symptomatic of society-wide rot.

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December 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM

Adam

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December 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM

Adam

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Boat sunk in 'double-tap' strike was not headed for the US

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Exclusive: Boat sunk in 'double-tap' strike was not headed for the US

The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east…

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December 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM

Adam

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I just realized that a lot of people don't hold hands in public. Especially if they don't know you.

December 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Adam

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State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'

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State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'

The order is focused on applicants for H-1B visas, which are frequently used by tech companies and is part of a campaign by the Trump administration against online content moderation.

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December 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM

Adam

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Jan. 6 pipe bomber suspect supported MAGA theory that election was stolen from Trump

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Jan. 6 pipe bomber suspect supported MAGA theory that election was stolen from Trump: CNN

The individual arrested Thursday over charges that he planted pipe bombs in Washington, D.C. the day before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot told law enforcement that he believed that the 2020 election was…

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December 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Adam

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How Russia keeps raising an army to replace its dead

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How Russia keeps raising an army to replace its dead

An online bazaar of freelance headhunters finds new recruits to fight Ukraine, emboldening Vladimir Putin at the negotiating table and scaring European leaders about what his growing army might do…

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December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Adam

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CISA warns of Chinese "BrickStorm" malware attacks on #VMware servers

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CISA warns of Chinese "BrickStorm" malware attacks on VMware servers

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned network defenders of Chinese hackers backdooring VMware vSphere servers with Brickstorm malware.

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December 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Adam

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Flea put out a Jazz single. He looks amazing for 63.

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Flea - A Plea (Official Music Video)

Flea's "A Plea" is out now on Nonesuch Records: https://flea.lnk.to/APlea Flea — Electric Bass, Vocals and Trumpet Anna Butterss — Upright Bass, Vocals Deantoni Parks — Drums, Vocals Jeff…

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December 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM

Adam

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Stealthy browser extensions waited years before infecting 4.3M Chrome, Edge users with backdoors and spyware

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Browser extensions pushed malware to 4.3M Chrome, Edge users

: And some are still active in the Microsoft Edge store

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December 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM

Adam

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FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime to redact Epstein files, documents show

Bloomberg reporter Jason Leopold sued the FBI and DOJ for the files as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.

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FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime to redact Epstein files, documents show

Bloomberg reporter Jason Leopold sued the FBI and DOJ for the files as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.

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December 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM

Adam

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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.

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DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now

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December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Adam

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December 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Adam

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Valve responds to Epic Games calling on #Steam to drop 'Made with AI' label: "This is like saying food products shouldn't have their ingredients list... The only people afraid of this are the ones that know their product is low effort."

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Valve artist says that's "like saying food products shouldn't have their ingredients list" as Epic's Tim Sweeney and more call on Steam to drop the 'Made with AI' label

Steam's way of categorizing AI is causing debate

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November 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM

Adam

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Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI

Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.

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Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI

Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.

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November 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM

Adam

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An investor called $140,000 the new poverty line. Experts disagreed but said he had a point.

Michael Green’s tally of the costs of raising a family in the U.S. today is going viral, even if some economists scoff at his math.

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#news #economy #finance #housing #poverty #pay

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November 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM