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July 10, 2026

The Fight Against AI Datacenters Is Important – but It’s Just a Starting Point

Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders The Guardian

AI companies want to capture the value created by entire industries. That concentration of wealth and power is society’s greatest risk.

July 10, 2026

Trump’s Vile Birthright Stance Is an Election Issue

Greg Sargent The New Republic

Mike Johnson is now floating a “legislative fix” to birthright citizenship. That’s an assault on the Constitution—and a vote that vulnerable Republicans will hate, if recent polling from Fox News is any indication.

July 10, 2026

Even in Conservative North Dakota, Some Socialist Institutions Thrive

Jeffrey Anvari-Clark The Conversation

Rather than send wheat to Minneapolis to be processed, incurring high transportation costs, farmers and the state banded together to form the North Dakota Mill, the only state-owned mill in the United States.

July 10, 2026

What Is ‘De-Extinction’ Really For?

Taylor Dotson The MIT Press Reader

Efforts to revive the Tasmanian tiger and woolly mammoth are forcing conservationists to face a long-overdue debate over what kind of natural world we want to build.

Bernie Sanders Answers Oligarchy Questions | Tech Support

July 10, 2026

Senator Bernie Sanders joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about the oligarchy

I Ain't Going to Hell | Jesse Welles

July 10, 2026

Call Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, and Krishna. Tell them I'm sorry and I'll be right with you. I ain't going to hell, but I sure as hell ain't going to church.

Washington Leaves Office | Larry David

July 10, 2026

Larry David skit starring Rob Reiner as President Washington addressing the nation to announce he is leaving office after two terms

Proud to Be American... But Let's Talk | George Carlin

July 10, 2026

Proud to be Irish? It's not a skill. God bless America? What does that mean? And other George Carlin truth bombs.

Platner Calls It Quits, Qatari Bribe Grounded

July 10, 2026

Ronny Chieng dives into Trump having to put his pre-owned, Qatar-gifted Air Force One in the shop due to security concerns

July 10, 2026

Wall Street Wants To Change the Rules for Your 401(k). It Could Put Your Retirement at Risk.

Paul Kiel ProPublica

drawing of rich men roasting a pig on a spit

Financial firms want a bigger piece of the $10 trillion in America’s 401(k) plans, and the Trump administration is planning a regulatory rollback to encourage less-regulated — and often riskier — investments.