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Friday Nite Videos | August 2, 2024

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Can the Supreme Court Strike Down Court Reform? The Woman Who Inspires Fear in Corporate America. War Game | Documentary. Kamala Harris Hunts for a VP | Daily Show. Religious Affiliation Declines, Christian Communities Divide.

Protest and Serve

Kamau Franklin Yes! Magazine
Organizers working to end police violence refuse to be intimidated by growing efforts to criminalize free speech.

How Sinclair Sneaks Right-Wing Spin Into Millions of Households

Pete Tucker FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
Sinclair is able to sneak its propaganda into millions of American homes, including in presidential swing states where Sinclair owns more stations than any other network by requiring its affiliates to air the right-wing stories it sends them.

AIs Encode Language Like Brains Do

Zaid Zada The Conversation
The similarity between neural networks and human brains opens a window on human conversations. When two people converse, their brain activity becomes coupled, transferring thoughts from the speaker to the listener.

Joe Biden Issues a Stinging Dissent to SCOTUS

Jamelle Bouie The New York Times
The reforms President Biden has proposed are just the beginning of a long battle to restore the independence of the Supreme Court that was lost when conservatives seized this branch of our government for their own ends.

Choosing the People Over the Billionaires

Max Moran The American Prospect
Kamala Harris has made some gestures in the direction of rejecting big-money entreaties. That’s the right move, but there’s more to be done.

Tidbits – Aug. 1 – Reader Comments: Netanyahu’s Bellicose Congressional Address; VP Pick Who Could Ruin Unity; Sonya Massey Should Still Be Alive; Unarmed Response; Top 1% Have More Wealth Than Entire Middle Class; Week of Action for Utility Justice

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Reader Comments: Netanyahu’s Bellicose Congressional Address; VP Pick Who Could Ruin Unity; Sonya Massey Should Still Be Alive; Argument for Unarmed Response; Top 1% Have More Wealth Than Entire Middle Class; Week of Action for Utility Justice; more