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YouTube video by The Daily Show Tristan Harris – The Dangers of Unregulated AI on Humanity & the Workforce | The Daily Show

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1/ In August 2020, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, made an extraordinary request to President Trump’s ambassador, Ronald Johnson. A previously undisclosed report tells what happened next, according to a new ProPublica investigation. 🧵 ⬇️

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Grocery prices rise at the fastest pace since 2022 as Trump tariffs bite On the campaign trail, Trump promised lower grocery prices.

Not to be like, "Look at egg prices!" but... look at egg prices. www.axios.com/2025/09/11/t...

YouTube video by Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute USA Jane Goodall's Chimp Greeting

Jane Goodall was the commencement speaker at my college graduation, and the main thing I remember from her speech was when, in signature fashion, she greeted us in "chimpanzee." What a legend. youtu.be/Vr350j7Ya5E?...

Peavey Plaza is cool to check out, though it looks like summer events are over for the season. www.mplsdid.com/peaveyplaza

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Sculpture garden. Rent a canoe at Bde Maka Ska. Sebastian Joe’s ice cream. Minnehaha falls. Stone Arch Bridge. Conny’s Creamy Cone ice cream. Children’s Theater Co. Minneapolis Music and Movies in the Parks. Black Walnut Bakery.

It is in some parts!

PRO PUBLICA: “.. at least three of Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages.

* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..

* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..

* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin

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Rising inequality is turning US into an autocratic state, billionaire warns Ray Dalio says business leaders scared to criticise Donald Trump as he warns of debt-induced crisis for the economy

Rising inequality is turning US into an autocratic state, Ray Dalio warns www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Trump’s Tariffs Are Illegal, Appeals Court Finds An appeals court ruled 7-4 Friday evening that most of President Donald...

An appeals court ruled most of Trump's tariffs are illegal, opening the door for the possibility that the U.S. govt will have to pay back the money its collected so far. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps-...

Speech by Governor Waller on the economic outlook Thank you, Jon, and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. 1 Since I last spoke on the economy and monetary policy on July 17, economic dat

Fed's Waller: "After accounting for these revisions and what we will learn in a couple of weeks, the data are likely to indicate that employment actually shrank over those three months." www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

The White House Has Given Howard Lutnick a ‘Limited’ Waiver for His Conflicts of Interest The waiver comes as the Trump administration ramps up its plans for a sovereign wealth fund.

ICYMI: Billionaire ⁦‪Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has received a “limited” conflicts-of-interest waiver from the White House allowing him to temporarily retain massive financial holdings. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Washington, DC under military occupation in last August 2025, with banners proclaiming the absolute power of the primus inter pares

This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Costs for businesses and prices for consumers are rising, and that money is going to the government.

The AI Boom’s Hidden Risk to the Economy The build-out of artificial-intelligence infrastructure is costing a fortune, straining companies and capital markets.

"Since the first quarter of 2023... AI spending propped up the economy while consumer spending stagnated." www.wsj.com/economy/the-...

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Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose con...

This @propublica.org piece from April, about Trump's attack on all the measurements that matter, feels particularly relevant today.

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The immensity of this reporting cannot be overstated.

@propublica.org made an archive of reported, fact-checked info on each of the individuals sent to prison in El Salvador.

Trump admin knew that only *six* had been convicted of violent offenses.

CT chef makes it to final round of BBQ Brawl. What he made and how to get it. In the last episode, the challenge will be to cook for 22 hours straight with no sleep and 30 to 40 cameras on them

Calling it. Connecticut will crown itself the BBQ Capital of the United States if this guy wins. www.courant.com/2025/07/22/c...

America’s child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it could collapse - The Hechinger Report ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Maggi’s home in a suburban neighborhood here is a haven for local families. It’s a place where after just a few weeks in Maggi’s family-run child care program this spring, one pres...

Caregivers are notoriously difficult to find and keep, not only because the work is difficult, but because of poverty-level wages and limited benefits. Nationwide, immigrants make up nearly 20% of the child care workforce. In NYC it's 40%, in LA it's nearly 50%. hechingerreport.org/americas-chi...

Finding a Gem in the Woods of Central Connecticut (Gift Article) Two California transplants ventured east in search of midcentury design, lots of sunlight and space for guests.

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“If you’re used to L.A., a regular street in Connecticut feels like a national park,” Mr. Barua said.

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And here's our coverage: ctmirror.org/2025/06/14/n...

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