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Native brooklynite; what the world needs now is facts, sweet facts; tv fiend. Broaden.substact.com

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It’s an epidemic.

12.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

the fuck REI??? You can keep my one dollar in dividends

12.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not that we needed more reasons to outlaw AI, but here's another good reason.

12.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

This verse of "We Didn't Start the Fire" sucks ass.

12.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 505 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

Wrote about Netflix buying Ben Affleck's startup and why we should be skeptical about the new crop of entertainment-focused AI outfits who say their tech is all about "empowering" artists

12.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Gender disparity in Original Screenplay category: All 10 of the category’s nominees are men, compared to 2025, when 2 women (25%) and 6 men (75%) were nominees.

Read our full report "WMC Investigation 2026: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations": womensmediacenter.com/reports/wmc-...

12.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A more succinct way to put this is that white female conservatives want the ability to yell slurs at others but not be called slurs themselves.

12.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 160 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fuzzy memories and hard facts: An SC accuser's claims against Epstein, Trump examined An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein gave FBI agents true accounts of her time growing up in SC. Claims she made about Donald Trump remain unsubstantiated.

The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina here demonstrates how local journalism can contribute to stories important for the nation as a whole.

Recommended reading.

The Post and Courier is a family newspaper. Its roots go back to 1803.

www.postandcourier.com/news/epstein...

12.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 143 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Wow I hate this.

12.03.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

We warned you about putting fundamentally leaky and insecure "AI" systems into the research and education environment, bro! We fucken told you bro!

12.03.2026 04:34 πŸ‘ 578 πŸ” 184 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

How long should thunder rumble for? 😳

12.03.2026 04:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

can we call them the epstein class yet

12.03.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Born Free.

12.03.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI β€˜Expert Review’ Feature The feature, which Grammarly shut down Wednesday, presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academicsβ€”without their consent.

I'm suing Grammarly over its paid AI feature that presented editing suggestions as if they came from me - and many other writers and journalists - without consent.

State law requires consent before someone's name can be used for commercial purposes.

www.wired.com/story/gramma...

11.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 7937 πŸ” 2406 πŸ’¬ 119 πŸ“Œ 205
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US struggles to evacuate American personnel from facilities under fire in Iraq: Officials Some U.S. staff were flown out by the British air force, officials said.

wait, we had to ask *THE BRITISH* to evac US personnel? holy christ these people are incompetent abcnews.com/Internationa...

12.03.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 1948 πŸ” 654 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 56
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Small lightning bolts from a thunderstorm passing over the Bronx illuminate the sky behind midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building in New York City, Wednesday evening #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #thunderstorm #lightning

12.03.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Crazy thunder and lightening in NYC right now.

12.03.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | Trailer | NZIFF25
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | Trailer | NZIFF25 YouTube video by NZ International Film Festival

I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgIf...

12.03.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For the night folks.

12.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had a grown man at a party scream at me to the point it silenced everyone when I said Moira McTaggert was my fav character from the X-Men comics (circa 1980s). After stating how that was not a possible answer & me not changing my mind he just loudly raged listing characters I should like Such fun

12.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A conspiracy theory is a "self-sealing" narrative that evidence isn't allowed to puncture. Evidence is dismissed. Evidence is invented. Evidence is a troublesome thing, but not for the conspiracist who is simply immune to evidence.

12.03.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 222 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Sigh.

Bernie has gone full on "super intelligent AI could become smarter than human beings" and "pose an "existential threat to the entire human race."

Literal quote from him. Dude was supposed to be the guy against Silicon Vally CEOs not the one who parrots their propaganda.

12.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 278 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 8
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The Fate of the First Amendment The Defense Department announced is barring press photographers from the briefings it holds on the war in Iran.

When the President decides photojournalists can’t take pictures at Sec’y Hegseth’s Iran briefings, it’s not a small thing. We’re connecting the dots to the larger efforts to erode our 1st Amendment rights, just when we need them the most. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

12.03.2026 01:01 πŸ‘ 2005 πŸ” 631 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 15
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β€œThe result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for factual truth is not that the lie will now be accepted as truth and truth be defamed as a lie, but that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world … [gets] destroyed.”—Hannah Arendt, Lying in Politics (1971)

12.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Care to watch the White House correspondent for PBS News Hour as she challenges the president on voter fraud and a "rigged" election?

When we use the term "fact-based," this is what we mean.

12.03.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 569 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 8
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Formerly Dangerous The all-purpose home of critic and screenwriter Drew McWeeny

If you're considering a subscription, this is the week I really need people to pull the trigger. Monthly rates are very reasonable, but you'll save money if you go annual, especially for The Bundle. And there's so much stuff constantly in both newsletters!

www.drewmcweeny.com

12.03.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

oh my god

11.03.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 331 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1

I’m not an uber famous journalist or novelist, but if you want feedback on a script, story idea, or outline, I would be happy to provide one for whatever that Scammarly thing was charging. Bonus - I’m human!

11.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

i remember asking myself WHERE’S ANONYMOUS WHEN YOU REALLY NEED THEM?

12.03.2026 00:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hacker, if you're listening, just release the files.

11.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2