A Presidential Wrecking Ball
TomDispatch
Trump Is Spitting on the Grave of Martin Luther King Jr.
Weird Origins of the Right’s Hatred of the Smithsonian
The New Republic
The Trump administration has stepped up its antagonism of America’s treasured museums. But conservative antipathy toward the institution began long ago—with the bones of Bible giants.
US Deploys Warships to Venezuelan Coast
Common Dreams
"These aggressive policies seek to extend US dominance in Latin America, no matter the human cost," CodePink said.
Elon Musk Just Won His War on Labor Unions
The New Republic
The Fifth Circuit has done the mogul’s bidding and neutered the National Labor Relations Board, in a move that will likely substantially damage workers’ rights.
Rogues in a Nation
Scotland's national poet, Rabbie Burns, criticized the members of the Scottish aristocracy who in 1707 signed the Act of Union thereby ending Scottish home rule.
Immigrant Subway Cleaners in New York Win Millions
In These Times
The victory surrounds back wages and the dangerous work cleaners undertook during the Covid-19 pandemic.
White House Evacuated After Trans Alarm Goes Off
Officials confirmed the White House’s Transgender Alert System was triggered this morning after infrared estrogen sensors in the West Wing detected a large spike in gender fluidity dangerously close to the Oval Office.
Lonely Avenue | Jon Batiste, ft. Randy Newman
Music video from Jon Batiste’s album BIG MONEY, out August 22
Top 5 Lies in Epstein Footage
Includes a three dimensional reconstruction of the prison where Epstein was held
The Catastrophic Risks of AI — and a Safer Path | Yoshua Bengio | TED
Yoshua Bengio — the world's most-cited computer scientist and a "godfather" of artificial intelligence — is deadly concerned about the current trajectory of the technology
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