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This is an extremely rare legitimate, appropriate, and genuinely good use of "AI". Honestly the first legit use case of LLMs I've encountered outside translation. Apparently this guy has been in the news from time to time since he was a teenager. Anyway, thenationonlineng.net/meet-khalifa...

The daughter of Kansas political royalty was the only woman in the U.S. Senate for her first two years on the job. But Kassebaum was more than just a pioneer. Over the course of her 18 years in office, the moderate Republican developed a reputation as an independent thinker with firm convictions.

Prime Minister Mark Carney shared details on some demands that couldn't be accepted, like restricting trade with other countries and making concessions on our sovereignty and culture. cknewstoday.ca/chatham/news...

India’s under-construction renewable pipeline surpasses 150 GW" at www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/19/g... - great news from India! Much more PV demand ahead: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How can we justify waiting 48 hours for bacterial culture results when a patient is in septic shock? A new AI-microfluidic platform slashes antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) time down to just 2 hours.

Kalshi off-limits in multiple states as prediction markets, CFTC team up for battle

The election matters beyond Sarasota, Florida, because school-board contests have become a proving ground for campaigns over parental rights, curriculum, race, gender and public-school policy. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

If UCP's wasteful, damaging, & self-serving referendum results in a bid for binding separation referendum, Premier Smith (incorrectly) thinks they can have meaningful consultations with First Nations in time for a binding vote in spring 2027. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

Nixon advances to face Moody in U.S. Senate race with decisive win over Vindman floridaphoenix.com/2026/08/18/n... I don't care what Ashley Moody calls me, but in November she will call me SENATOR! I met her at the courthouse in Tallahassee after her hearing. We need this woman for Florida!!!

“The morning after he pulled negotiators from trade talks in Washington and set off a new round of American tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday explained to Canadians why he walked away, calling the U.S. proposal ‘a bad deal.’” politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/m...

Nice to see Acemoglu oppose TESCREAL: "Much of the AI boom has been driven by a homogeneous group of people influenced by a shared idea — drawn partly from philosophy and science fiction — that sees machines as ultimately surpassing and supplanting humanity." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

NewsInsideUkraine t.me/c/1966917236... 🇩🇪 German Foreign Minister Johannes Rau visits Kyiv, - DW "I wanted to be here on the day when Ukraine celebrates its 35th anniversary of independence, to once again demonstrate Germany's continued support for Ukraine," Rau said while speaking to journalists.

Jamie Dimon warns the next credit crisis will be 'worse than people expect' — so is a recession actually coming? www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

Google closed its custom search API to new developers andnis replacing it with AI search. Google is pretty close to killing off access to any kind of keyword based search entriely. Good luck everyone. developers.google.com/custom-searc...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is running his election campaign on anti-Turkiye rhetoric after being forced under US pressure to stop attacks on Iran and Lebanon. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260822-isr...

A "polling firm" sets up shop, fakes a poll in a key Gov race showing the Democrat the GOP would rather run against in the general winning big in the primary, then says "sorry, social experiment" and shuts its doors. This too is election interference: www.cbs58.com/news/pure-an...

Climate whiplash=lurching from bone-dry to soaked to the bone. Pleading for water half the year, then terrified of its power the other half. This is not climate change as it used to be shown on graphs, running on smooth lines pointing upwards; this is breakdown. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The regime is stupid and bigoted ... A mosque in Ohio was attacked for the third time. Members doubt Trump’s FBI will call it a hate crime www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse, ushering in wave of new tariffs

#Trump is already throwing #Bessent under the bus when this bond by back shell game fails. Trump Says It Was Bessent’s Choice to Intervene in Bond Market. #Affordability finance.yahoo.com/economy/poli...

⚡️ Kyiv launches ambitious plan to create 100,000 jobs for veterans. Ukraine's Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said the goal is ambitious and will involve state companies and private businesses, calling for all ministries, government agencies and communities to work together as a "single system."

💙💛 On August 24, Ukraine’s Independence Day, Ukrainians and friends of Ukraine in countries around the world will hold the international “Chain of Unity” campaign. Events are scheduled to begin at 19:00. local time. mezha.net/eng/bukvy/7a...

The bond market is one of the few forces in the world strong enough to get politicians to snap to attention.

Ukrainian drones kill several, hit warehouse of Russian online retailer Ozon

Ukraine continues its long-range strikes on the Russian economy and military industry. By one count, only 28 percent of Russian petrol stations can now supply fuel. A leading state economist who foresaw social unrest was promptly fired for saying so. johntpsaropoulos.substack.com/p/ukraines-c...