Voltaire II
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I went to the grand reopening of the African American Civil War museum this week and the timing is just right — its mission to preserve Black history is more relevant now than ever
The African American Civil War Museum Reopens To Honor The Black Soldiers Who Changed History
The museum recently held its grand reopening in Washington’s historic U Street Corridor.
www.huffpost.com
October 2, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I went to the grand reopening of the African American Civil War museum this week and the timing is just right — its mission to preserve Black history is more relevant now than ever
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Police in Singapore have charged a man who is accused of posting an AI-generated image of a saltwater crocodile in a popular reservoir
The fake image caused public concern, authorities allege, and the national water agency suspended its work for two days
The fake image caused public concern, authorities allege, and the national water agency suspended its work for two days
Singapore crocodile: Man charged over AI image
The defendant could face jail or a fine after the image sparked a search operation in the city’s largest reservoir.
www.bbc.com
September 29, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Police in Singapore have charged a man who is accused of posting an AI-generated image of a saltwater crocodile in a popular reservoir
The fake image caused public concern, authorities allege, and the national water agency suspended its work for two days
The fake image caused public concern, authorities allege, and the national water agency suspended its work for two days
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''I'd like to go ahead and solve it. The Atlanta Hawks.''
September 30, 2026 at 1:18 PM
''I'd like to go ahead and solve it. The Atlanta Hawks.''
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New York AG Letitia James’ office will reportedly probe Cornell University’s handling of gang rape allegations made by a former student
Letitia James' Office To Review Cornell's Handling Of Rape Allegations: CNN
www.huffpost.com
September 30, 2026 at 1:08 PM
New York AG Letitia James’ office will reportedly probe Cornell University’s handling of gang rape allegations made by a former student
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The moment katie britt's soul left her body.
Also, the cameraman deserves a raise
Also, the cameraman deserves a raise
September 30, 2026 at 12:12 PM
The moment katie britt's soul left her body.
Also, the cameraman deserves a raise
Also, the cameraman deserves a raise
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New in PN: Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith
"The GOP playbook relies on an absolute lack of shame, so Schmitt dutifully bellied up to the microphone to celebrate his flawless victory with the chuds keeping the grift alive in Charlie Kirk’s old studio."
"The GOP playbook relies on an absolute lack of shame, so Schmitt dutifully bellied up to the microphone to celebrate his flawless victory with the chuds keeping the grift alive in Charlie Kirk’s old studio."
Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith
When gotchas go disastrously wrong.
www.publicnotice.co
September 30, 2026 at 12:05 PM
New in PN: Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith
"The GOP playbook relies on an absolute lack of shame, so Schmitt dutifully bellied up to the microphone to celebrate his flawless victory with the chuds keeping the grift alive in Charlie Kirk’s old studio."
"The GOP playbook relies on an absolute lack of shame, so Schmitt dutifully bellied up to the microphone to celebrate his flawless victory with the chuds keeping the grift alive in Charlie Kirk’s old studio."
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This really summarizes the “I did my own research” dudes
New in PN: Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith
"The GOP playbook relies on an absolute lack of shame, so Schmitt dutifully bellied up to the microphone to celebrate his flawless victory with the chuds keeping the grift alive in Charlie Kirk’s old studio."
"The GOP playbook relies on an absolute lack of shame, so Schmitt dutifully bellied up to the microphone to celebrate his flawless victory with the chuds keeping the grift alive in Charlie Kirk’s old studio."
Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith
When gotchas go disastrously wrong.
www.publicnotice.co
September 30, 2026 at 12:15 PM
This really summarizes the “I did my own research” dudes
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Schmitt: "Did you attend a Hawks game on February 3rd?"
Smith: "That is incorrect. I was in Hollywood attending a dinner gathering at the home of actor Ethan Hawke."
Schmitt: "AHA! WE GOT YOU!"
Smith: "That is incorrect. I was in Hollywood attending a dinner gathering at the home of actor Ethan Hawke."
Schmitt: "AHA! WE GOT YOU!"
extremely weird shit during the Jack Smith hearing -- Sen. Eric Schmitt's team briefly displays a poster board that Schmitt claims contains evidence Smith committed perjury, but then Schmitt's team takes it down before anybody can read it and refuses to show Smith what it says
September 29, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Schmitt: "Did you attend a Hawks game on February 3rd?"
Smith: "That is incorrect. I was in Hollywood attending a dinner gathering at the home of actor Ethan Hawke."
Schmitt: "AHA! WE GOT YOU!"
Smith: "That is incorrect. I was in Hollywood attending a dinner gathering at the home of actor Ethan Hawke."
Schmitt: "AHA! WE GOT YOU!"
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TROY, Ohio (AP) — Caleb Flynn, a former Ohio music pastor who appeared on “American Idol,” has been convicted of murder in the killing of his wife.
September 29, 2026 at 7:59 PM
TROY, Ohio (AP) — Caleb Flynn, a former Ohio music pastor who appeared on “American Idol,” has been convicted of murder in the killing of his wife.
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So the US is “working on a deal” to buy Potash from a dictator allied with Putin instead of Canada.
September 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM
So the US is “working on a deal” to buy Potash from a dictator allied with Putin instead of Canada.
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Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27
Presley Gerber, Only Son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, Dies at 27
Presley Gerber has died at the age of 27. He was the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, and the brother of Kaia Gerber. Presley also worked as a model and, in later years, opened up about his men...
people.com
September 21, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27
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25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers.
As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.
As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.
September 11, 2026 at 10:06 AM
25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers.
As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.
As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.
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Good morning and I hope you’re having a great day. I am about to ruin it with this long form story I did on how private equity is ruining cookies but also people are building shit cookie companies to get money from private equity on @weareravenous.com. www.weareravenous.com/the-curious-...
The Curious Case of the Soulless Private Equity Cookie
If you’re going to pay more than $5 for a single cookie, it should at least have some soul.
www.weareravenous.com
September 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Good morning and I hope you’re having a great day. I am about to ruin it with this long form story I did on how private equity is ruining cookies but also people are building shit cookie companies to get money from private equity on @weareravenous.com. www.weareravenous.com/the-curious-...
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Sharing from Internet Archive: “Much of BET’s digital journalism is no longer available on the web
Internet Archive has preserved more than 199,000 BET articles over the years. They can now be accessed through the Wayback Machine & a new pilot explorer: wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer/
Internet Archive has preserved more than 199,000 BET articles over the years. They can now be accessed through the Wayback Machine & a new pilot explorer: wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer/
September 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Sharing from Internet Archive: “Much of BET’s digital journalism is no longer available on the web
Internet Archive has preserved more than 199,000 BET articles over the years. They can now be accessed through the Wayback Machine & a new pilot explorer: wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer/
Internet Archive has preserved more than 199,000 BET articles over the years. They can now be accessed through the Wayback Machine & a new pilot explorer: wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer/
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It’s getting impossible to deny.
September 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM
It’s getting impossible to deny.
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Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, first dodged questions about ICE arresting parents at their kids’ bus stops — then ultimately said, “So be it.”
September 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, first dodged questions about ICE arresting parents at their kids’ bus stops — then ultimately said, “So be it.”
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a statement that its team had stopped the suspect before he reached Acton.
September 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a statement that its team had stopped the suspect before he reached Acton.
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I love how Hollywood executives scream antisemitism on actors who call them out on being greedy bastards but nobody has a problem with assholes saying Mamdani shouldn’t attend 9-11 ceremonies because he’s Muslim?
September 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I love how Hollywood executives scream antisemitism on actors who call them out on being greedy bastards but nobody has a problem with assholes saying Mamdani shouldn’t attend 9-11 ceremonies because he’s Muslim?
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Another day, another AI slop post from the President of the United States.
September 9, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Another day, another AI slop post from the President of the United States.
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Greg Abbott 🧵
He has had 11.5 YEARS to make Texas better for Texans.
He’s had the office.
He’s had the power.
He’s had the money.
He’s had ELEVEN AND A HALF DAMN YEARS.
And yet some folks are still standing around going, “Maybe THIS time he’ll do something.”
He has had 11.5 YEARS to make Texas better for Texans.
He’s had the office.
He’s had the power.
He’s had the money.
He’s had ELEVEN AND A HALF DAMN YEARS.
And yet some folks are still standing around going, “Maybe THIS time he’ll do something.”
September 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Greg Abbott 🧵
He has had 11.5 YEARS to make Texas better for Texans.
He’s had the office.
He’s had the power.
He’s had the money.
He’s had ELEVEN AND A HALF DAMN YEARS.
And yet some folks are still standing around going, “Maybe THIS time he’ll do something.”
He has had 11.5 YEARS to make Texas better for Texans.
He’s had the office.
He’s had the power.
He’s had the money.
He’s had ELEVEN AND A HALF DAMN YEARS.
And yet some folks are still standing around going, “Maybe THIS time he’ll do something.”
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NEW: Mayor Mamdani has released 170,000 documents that suggest New Yorkers were misled about the safety of the air quality following the 9/11 attacks. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/n...
After 9/11, Documents Suggest, New Yorkers Were Misled About Air Quality
The Mamdani administration released more than 170,000 pages of documents related to the air quality around the World Trade Center site in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks.
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2026 at 9:19 PM
NEW: Mayor Mamdani has released 170,000 documents that suggest New Yorkers were misled about the safety of the air quality following the 9/11 attacks. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/n...