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Studious robot on an ocean liner cruising the North Sea.

With The Power Of AI, Information Can Pour Straight Through Your Skull And Onto The Ground Without Ever Slowing

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US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (R) looks on as President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order

Three Vaccines Is Less Vaccine Than One Vaccine, According To Donald Trump

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks

The “Ground Zero Mosque” Strategy Makes An Even More Pathetic Return

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Alligator Alcatraz Isn’t Just An American Fantasy

Asylum seekers, who entered Israel illegally via Egypt, lean at the fence of the Holot detention centre in Israel's southern Negev Desert, on February 17, 2014.

Defector Also Investigating How Our Super Powerful AI Tool Broke Contain

ILLUSTRATION - 17 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A person works at a computer with an illustrative image generated by artificial intelligence on the screen, showing code from various programming languages and a neural network diagram. At the meeting of telecommunications ministers on May 21, the EU countries are expected to finally adopt the AI law in the EU. The European Parliament had already given the green light for the project beforehand. Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa (Photo by Oliver Berg/picture alliance via Getty Images)

The Mystery Of Google’s Fixation On “The Transwoman In The WNBA”

A general view of a "Google" logo and a WNBA logo on seats

New York’s Use Of AI For Family Policing Summarizes The Last 30 Years Of City Politics

A huge crowd of protesters marching in support of Black families. As the Black Lives Matter and Defund The Police movements are gaining momentum, activists are pushing to get rid of institutions that police and oppress black people. Activist in Brooklyn gathered at MetroTech plaza for a march to defund the Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

Capital

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 16: David Ellison, CEO of Paramount, speaks onstage at the Paramount Pictures presentation at The Dolby Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of Cinema United, on April 16, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

David Ellison’s Bid To Control Warner Bros. Hits The Rocks

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino (L) and United States of America President Donald Trump (R) look on following the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, United States.

Gianni Infantino Is Putting The World Cup Up For Sale

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An illustration of a hand taking a circuitous route to a mailbox to send in a tax return, while a number of other hands try to block it.

Free, Easy, Dead: The Difficult Birth And Predictable Death Of IRS Direct File

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Marc Andreessen's huge egg head.

You Should Never Be The Most Sycophantic Participant In A Conversation With A Chatbot

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The Machines

AI Listings Have Made Apartment Hunting Even More Debasing

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Gross distressing AI image of the disparate threads of the American flag wrapping themselves into the shape of Civil Rights marchers, like something out of John Carpenter's The Thing.

Darren Aronofsky’s AI Videos Are A Fitting Tribute To America, I Guess

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A teddy bear against a blue sky

It’s Time To Begin Safeguarding The Future Against Our Intelligent Teddy Bear

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Jets owner Woody Johnson and Wyc Grousbeck are seen at Met Life Stadium on September 7, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The New York Jets Will Now Try Being “AI-First”

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Policing

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller (L) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio before addressing the audience

Eventually Everyone Will Be Called A Terrorist

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How Cops Consolidated So Much Power Over Local Governments

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People stand at the scene of an ICE shooting that killed a man on July 13, 2026.

ICE Brings The Occupation Home

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Unlike The Defendants, One Of The Prairieland Judges Is Part Of An Organized Cell Of Extremists

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Journalismism

Former player Ashley Cole of England and Fabrizio Romano are seen at the Heineken booth during the UEFA Champions League Final 2026 in Budapest, Hungary.

While Wearing An Orange Wig And A Big Red Foam Nose, Fabrizio Romano Insists He’s Not A Clown

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Bill Simmons speaks on a panel

If The Podcaster Desires To Defeat The Aggregator, He Must Look Inward

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Sophie Cunningham announces a round in a lightweight fight during the UFC 329 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sophie Cunningham Is About As Edgy As A Beach Ball

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Pat McAfee yelling into a mic

ESPN Just Keeps Getting Smaller And Louder

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