Why Europe Keeps Being Pummeled by Heat Waves
Europe is facing its fifth round of dangerously high temperatures this summer, the New York Times reports. Now climate scientists wonder if global warming is doing more than raise…
NEWS: Trump Sees 'Writing on the Wall,' Trump Family Fears Investigations, Hygiene Products Run Out on Carrier, and I Expose More Messages
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Who’s Tracking You? Use This New Service to Find Out
It can be daunting to determine who's responsible for showing ads on the websites we visit, or who's harvesting data from the mobile apps we use every day. That information is…
Trump administration asks SCOTUS to rule soon on mail-in voting
Plus, are Republicans falling out of love with the Supreme Court?
PopInfo Weekly: Max Miller, Mitch McConnell, and medical misinformation
Congressman Max Miller (R-OH) is facing serious allegations of domestic abuse.
Premium: How Much Money Does AI Need?
I’ve heard from people in the past that my articles are too long, and I wanted to start by saying that, for the most part, they’re going to stay long, because I feel like the only…
NOAA: Contiguous US Breaks Its Record for Hottest Month...
NOAA: Contiguous US Breaks Its Record for Hottest Month Ever . “It’s not good when you’re breaking records from the Dust Bowl…” (This record will be broken several more times in…
Here's the Manual for ICE's Electric Shock Gloves
ICE plans to spends tens of millions of dollars on the gloves, which are supposed to incapacitate people. A manual 404 Media found says the gloves may even contribute to “sudden…
Pluralistic: Model collapse (12 Aug 2026)
Today's links Model collapse: Living in a world that's trained on itself. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Wired v Dutch hackers; NYT v DMCA; Hair gel…
On Stern American, Tina Peters praises White House counsel David Warrington for "the work that he did to effectuate and work with" Gov. Jared Polis "for my release"
You don’t have to hand it to Richard Hanania
The so-called "former" white supremacist's work doesn't show accountability—or that he's actually moved on from his earlier views, Christopher Mathias writes.
Issue 108 – In a word, applesauce
Firms close up shop amid a continued crypto winter, a Trump venture ditches its crypto plans, and the Clarity Act fails to reach a vote before August recess
Too Little, Too Late: Flock Admits Their Technology Needs Reforms
Flock Safety, the embattled vendor of mass surveillance technology, has rolled out a handful of new reforms intended to appease the justified nationwide anger that has seen scores…
Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities
The post Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities appeared first on ProPublica .