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What Is Claude? Anthropic Doesn’t Know, Either Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system’s mind—examining its neurons, running it through psychology experiments, and putting it on the therapy couch.

Experiments conducted with the A.I. system Claude are producing fascinating results—and raising questions about the nature of selfhood. Gideon Lewis-Kraus reports from inside the company that designed it, Anthropic. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/wQBoc2

BREAKING: France Just Raided Elon Musk’s X Offices In Paris — And It’s Not About One Office, One Country, or One Week This is about power. Influence. And what happens when one billionaire decides the rules don’t apply to him anymore.

BREAKING: France Just Raided Elon Musk’s X Offices In Paris — And It’s Bad. Really, Really, Bad.
This is about power. Influence. And what happens when one billionaire decides the rules don’t apply to him anymore.
DEAN BLUNDELL
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Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.

As FBI agents equipped with a signed warrant prepared to document blood spatter and bullet holes in Renee Good’s SUV, they were ordered to stop by officials in Washington worried that an investigation would contradict Trump’s version of events. @londonoe.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...

Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure

Will Lewis, who was hired to save the @washingtonpost.com and instead presided over the devastation of one of America's most storied newspapers, is out as publisher. He thanks Bezos not the journalists. @benmullin.bsky.social Katie Robertson @erikwemple.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...

U.K. Prime Minister’s Chief Of Staff Resigns Amid Backlash Over Promoting Epstein-Connected Peter Mandelson Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, said Mandelson has “damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.”

Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, said Mandelson has “damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.”

Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:

“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”

From Bad Bunny's #SuperBowl halftime performance.

This is cool

Morgan McSweeney: brains behind Labour’s comeback undone by poor judgment Starmer’s chief of staff, who has quit over Mandelson appointment, was accused of presiding over a toxic No 10

👉🏿Must read RT Morgan McSweeney: brains behind Labour’s comeback undone by poor judgment
Starmer’s chief of staff, who has quit over Mandelson appointment, was accused of presiding over a toxic No 10 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Washington Post publisher Will Lewis abruptly resigns amid criticism of staff cuts Lewis’s departure comes days after publication laid off nearly one-third of its staff, including 300 journalists

Omnishambles.

The Murdoch lackey burns down the house then runs away.

Italy has ruled out being a part of Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace”.

Turning into quite the embarrassment for him.

A cafe/bakery lit up in the dark

Morning Bluesky.

I’m not a conspiracy theorist. But when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein, there are a lot of things that remain objectively strange. A DOJ draft press release dated the day before his death, with the final version adding the phrase “of an apparent suicide.” 1/3

Transcript: Trump ICE Threats Take Darker Turn as MAGA Calls for Blood As Trump’s designs grow more unnerving and MAGA figures demand an escalation, a journalist who closely tracks ICE explains how the agency is effectively becoming an instrument of authoritarian state t...

Transcript: Trump ICE Threats Take Darker Turn as MAGA Calls for Blood newrepublic.com/article/2060... via @newrepublic.com

Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.

ICE blamed this guy’s eight skull fractures on a brick wall.

They actually beat him with the same metal rod they used to smash car windows.

“There was never a wall.”

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Opinion | A Lament for the Washington Post The most powerful capital in the world has no major fully functioning newspaper. That’s a huge absence.

The great Peggy Noonan on the demise of the @washingtonpost.com: "The capital of the most powerful nation on earth appears to be without a vital, fully functioning newspaper to cover it. That isn’t the occasion of jokes, it’s a disaster." www.wsj.com/opinion/a-la...

Mark Zuckerberg Becomes World’s No. 4 Richest—Passing Jeff Bezos After Amazon’s Earnings Miss Amazon’s stock plunged after the e-commerce giant projected a surge in spending for 2026.

Amazon’s stock plunged after the e-commerce giant projected a surge in spending for 2026.

How the government became a student loan shark Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 06/02/2026 · 50m

Three years ago we made an early News Agents on the student loan scandal and the sky high marginal tax rates it creates. Three years on, govts since have made it all worse still. We’ve made a special follow up, centred on our listeners own experiences.

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Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.

NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:

Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.

Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.

At a time when ICE is operating without accountability – tearing families apart and putting children in harm’s way – Howard County is demonstrating that these facilities do not make us safer or reflect our values.

I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.

Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
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¡Histórico! Nacieron gemelos de gorila de montaña en Virunga: un nacimiento casi imposible Nacen gemelos de gorila de montaña en Virunga, un evento con menos del 1% de probabilidad y gran valor para la conservación.

¡Histórico! Nacieron gemelos de gorila de montaña en Virunga: un nacimiento casi imposible 🦍

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VA Senate president responds to Ted crying about VA’s redistricting, which should add 4 new Dem seats.

Rising Progressive Star Shakes Up Race for Los Angeles Mayor

Breaking News: Nithya Raman, a rising star among West Coast progressives and a Los Angeles City Council member, said she will run for mayor. Her announcement presents a significant challenge to the incumbent, Mayor Karen Bass.

‘I Didn’t Make a Mistake’: Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas

👉🏿‘I Didn’t Make a Mistake’: Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

In his arrogance Musk thought he was untouchable but the authorities are closing in, as seen by the EU launching an investigation into Grok under the Digital Services Act today.

Meanwhile the Centre for Countering Digital Hate estimated Grok produced 23,000 CSAM images in just 11 days.

Live Updates: Bovino Set to Leave Minnesota as Trump Shakes Up Crackdown Leadership

Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol official in charge of Trump’s on-the-ground immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, is expected to leave the city after making unsubstantiated claim that Pretti planned to "massacre" federal officers. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

‘I didn’t know how to shoot’: how African men have been tricked into fighting for Russia Exclusive: Lured by false job adverts, they are unknowingly enlisted on arrival and put in mortal danger

👉🏿🆘 The Russian gov is luring African men to come to Russia to ‘work’ to use them as cannon fodder in Ukraine RT ‘I didn’t know how to shoot’ how African men have been tricked into fighting for Russia
Exclusive: Lured by false job adverts, they are unknowingly
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US bishops break further with Trump, this time on foreign policy U.S. bishops are offering warnings against the Trump administration's recent foreign policy actions and threats, including a rare joint statement from three senior church leaders.

US bishops break further with Trump, this time on foreign policy www.ncronline.org/news/us-bish...