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Among other things, I write this morning about the interesting fact that Republicans are tying to sow election conspiracy theories about a Democratic primary — with the seeming goal of stoking doubt about a crucial state ahead of November, regardless of who was on the ballot this week.

was discussing with a fellow traveler today -- but programmers, coders, developers are having an *entirely* different experience of LLM-based products and services than the rest of us, especially the plagiarized plebeians among us (writers, reporters).

I think my most genuinely unpopular take is that a widely held and genuine consumer preference for cheaper, lower-quality goods, not private equity, is driving the decline in quality of consumer goods like clothing and housewares.

just woke up to the Jays are buying at the deadline and Pete Crow-Armstrong thinks Babe Ruth was made-up

It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better

What's your personal great white whale of an unsolved mystery? The thing you desperately hope is solved before you die because you need to know the answer? Mine is the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum heist. Where the hell are the Rembrandts. I need the full story

For those not keeping track at home, Indiana's AG and Lieutenant Governor are both pretty batshit and have been picking fights with a bunch of communities in Northwest Indiana recently because that region of the state skews blue

Journalists, human rights advocates and open source analysts recoiled in horror at the move: "The opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally boundless," said one. n.pr/4c7L91d

Downplay a book or movie: "Reasonable Expectations"

augmentation, not replacement

Trump: "You have communities that really want the data centers. And frankly, those are the smart communities."

"There are other capable progressives weighing a run in 2028," writes @sunraysunray.bsky.social. "However, none of them can do the two things AOC can do at once: run a serious national campaign as one of the most recognized figures in the country, and pull an entire movement into being behind it."

“Blanche treated the meeting as a mere ‘check-the-box’ exercise intended to secure votes for his confirmation.”

I try not to overdo this bit but ... my man is begging for it. Let's go.

MAGA cultist Eric Metaxas was outraged by seeing an air quality alert triggered by the Canadian wildfires that suggested people limit outdoor activity: "How dare they say that. Who has the right to tell me or you or anyone anything? It's a free country. I can do whatever I want."

Earlier this month, Fetterman teamed up with McCormick to form a joint fundraising committee — something that virtually never happens between politicians of opposing parties. More from @kateriga.bsky.social in tonight's edition of Where Things Stand: