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“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.”
-Hélder Câmara
-Hélder Câmara
The studio lots will be sold to Jared and MBS to build luxury apartments
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Skydance CEOs Acknowledge Layoffs Will Be Coming After Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: Read the Full Memo
Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery have officially merged into Skydance Corp. And the top leaders have notified the new company's staffers that layoffs are in the offing.
variety.com
October 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The studio lots will be sold to Jared and MBS to build luxury apartments
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Amen, Brother
October 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Amen, Brother
(Tugging my forelock) Very good, your Grace
"Asked specifically where he diverges from Anthropic and its CEO Dario Amodei, Altman said 'we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.'"
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
The OpenAI CEO sought to distinguish his policy stance from rival developer Anthropic.
www.politico.com
October 5, 2026 at 1:36 AM
(Tugging my forelock) Very good, your Grace
Courtesy the party of “ real Christians”
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.”
www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
www.cnn.com
October 5, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Courtesy the party of “ real Christians”
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"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.”
www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
www.cnn.com
October 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.”
www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
She first became aware of it when she logged onto the Elon babymama Slack
Elon Musk broke off his relationship with Shivon Zilis, his partner and longtime confidante who has worked for several of his businesses, in what Zilis said was a sudden change from “in love to let go in a week with no warning.”
Elon Musk splits with longtime business confidante, co-parent ‘with no warning’
Shivon Zilis, the mother of four children with Musk, said their breakup was sudden but wished him the best.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 2, 2026 at 10:43 PM
She first became aware of it when she logged onto the Elon babymama Slack
Nor for historical and cultural awareness or interest
i don't think you can look at US foreign policy and think that it selects for intellectuals
I like the general point, but there is a whiff of anti-intellectualism in the piece that's concerning. One feature of this class is that, actually, there are tremendously incurious and groupthinky. Combatting those tendencies is more important than technical skills.
October 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Nor for historical and cultural awareness or interest
Just nonstop, and more desperate each time
I have a hard time deciding which are worse. The retributive fake indictments against longtime Trump "enemies" or the ones where just a random person is picked out because of the need to retrofit reality to a latest Trump tweet/meltdown.
A judge said federal prosecutors cannot refile charges against a former Olympian who had been accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool only to have the case abruptly dropped weeks later.
October 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Just nonstop, and more desperate each time
Fits right in with coal mining, and dismantling civil rights protections, in taking the country backwards
Pa. records 5th measles death with infections over 900
Pa. records 5th measles death with infections over 900
Pennsylvania has recorded a fifth measles-associated death as an outbreak that has sickened more than 900 people across the state continues, according to new state data released Wednesday. The state health department said the person was an unvaccinated Lancaster County resident, who tested positive for measles and died. Neil Ruhland,
triblive.com
September 30, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Fits right in with coal mining, and dismantling civil rights protections, in taking the country backwards
War, inflation, immigration, climate crisis: all of these can wait
Trump says he is embarking on 32 days of campaign travel before November elections www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump says he is embarking on 32 days of campaign travel before November elections
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he plans 32 days of campaign travel ahead of the November midterm elections, putting himself and his record at the center of Republicans' fight to hold...
www.reuters.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:49 PM
War, inflation, immigration, climate crisis: all of these can wait
Man famous for his lack of impulse control has thoughts on self-regulation
After lunch with AI leaders, Trump rejects new federal AI rules, says "we automatically have regulation" via DOJ and FBI but "self-regulation is very important" (Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
September 29, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Man famous for his lack of impulse control has thoughts on self-regulation
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“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax
CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.
americasvoicecnn.substack.com
September 29, 2026 at 3:31 PM
“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax
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Macklemore isn't backing down! Following his removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his on-stage activism, the rapper announced his own Free Palestine tour. Hitting Dublin, Paris, and London this October, 100% of proceeds will benefit aid organizations supporting Palestine!
September 24, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Macklemore isn't backing down! Following his removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his on-stage activism, the rapper announced his own Free Palestine tour. Hitting Dublin, Paris, and London this October, 100% of proceeds will benefit aid organizations supporting Palestine!
Nothing to panic about, just another “ odd moment “
If only there were a more concise word for “an overtly political campaign advertisement paid for by the government.” If only there were a roomful of writers and editors one could consult…
September 28, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Nothing to panic about, just another “ odd moment “
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For those not following, there’s a city in Russia occupied Ukraine near the frontline cut off from everywhere by mines and torn up roads, the people who haven’t been able to evacuate have only food they can grow themselves or have been rationing for a year, and Russia does not care.
Ukrainian forces have launched the largest drone-based humanitarian operations of its kind, delivering food across the Dnipro River to residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky, Kherson region. Around 4 tonnes of supplies have already reached 100 designated locations.
September 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
For those not following, there’s a city in Russia occupied Ukraine near the frontline cut off from everywhere by mines and torn up roads, the people who haven’t been able to evacuate have only food they can grow themselves or have been rationing for a year, and Russia does not care.
“It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb” : war, climate change, inflation; who cares, as long as we can get the least important item immediately
September 27, 2026 at 7:44 PM
“It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb” : war, climate change, inflation; who cares, as long as we can get the least important item immediately
Yet YouTube is happy to run ads, that are outright lies, attacking El Sayed : “ You Tube, TikTok and Meta have all supplied a reason related to “political” content”
Go on. Keep proving the point of the documentary, fellas.
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for 'Musk' (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter
The Alex Gibney doc has received denials from YouTube, Meta, TikTok and X on running the trailer. Its U.S. distributor is appealing.
apple.news
September 25, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Yet YouTube is happy to run ads, that are outright lies, attacking El Sayed : “ You Tube, TikTok and Meta have all supplied a reason related to “political” content”
The GOP in 2026: Justice Department Scraps Dozens of School Desegregation Cases Critics said the changes, mostly in the South, moved the nation “back toward the Jim Crow era.” Justice Department officials said the decrees were outdated.
September 25, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The GOP in 2026: Justice Department Scraps Dozens of School Desegregation Cases Critics said the changes, mostly in the South, moved the nation “back toward the Jim Crow era.” Justice Department officials said the decrees were outdated.
Do voters understand that the same candidates will go back to supporting Trump’s policies once they’re reelected?
“So many Republican candidates in recent days have broken with Trump that it’s as if a secret memo went out announcing that the floodgates were officially open,” Susan B. Glasser writes. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
The Week Republicans Finally Panicked About Trump
President Trump is deeply unpopular and trapped in an unwon war of his own choosing. A reckoning—one far harsher than was expected, even a few months ago—seems imminent, Susan B. Glasser writes.
www.newyorker.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Do voters understand that the same candidates will go back to supporting Trump’s policies once they’re reelected?
There goes your vote; Supreme Court Allows Federal Voter Identification Tool Ahead of Midterms
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
September 25, 2026 at 4:01 PM
There goes your vote; Supreme Court Allows Federal Voter Identification Tool Ahead of Midterms
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
If we don’t send some Bison in return, we’ll have trade deficit
September 24, 2026 at 3:27 PM
If we don’t send some Bison in return, we’ll have trade deficit
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So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people.
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Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily
Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities
londondaily.com
September 24, 2026 at 2:13 PM
So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people.
londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
londondaily.com/banksy-funds...