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Kimmel reinstatement preempted Disney+ price increase The Handbasket reported first Monday evening on Bluesky

NEW — I wrote about my confirmed scoop from last night that Disney hastened Kimmel's return because of a planned Disney+ streaming price increase announcement coming on Tuesday:

I do get a vibe from some Democratic leaders that the reason they're so weak publicly is because privately they've been told (and believe) that when all of this is over and the truth comes out, we're all gonna feel silly for treating it as serious as we did.

Godfather of AI Says His Girlfriend Broke Up With Him Using ChatGPT Geoffrey Hinton, long considered a "godfather of AI," revealed that his ex-girlfriend had broken up with him — by using ChatGPT.

"She got ChatGPT to tell me what a rat I was.”

Reviving the Old Bay To undo centuries of damage in the Chesapeake Bay, six states are fixing forests, farms, city runoff, wetlands, rivers and oyster reefs across this massive watershed.

The U.S.’s largest estuary is showing signs of revival. Once written off as a dead zone, water clarity in Chesapeake Bay has improved, underwater grasses are expanding, and crab populations are steadier thanks to decades of pollution controls. Nature buff.ly/morNFth
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He's right: this is un-American. Maher is at his best when he stops trying to find common ground with people who won't return the favor. But those people want this to be America.

Does its job, but not a fan. Too much white. The bottom row shaded overlay looks better.

The Kennedy Family Wants RFK, Jr. Out When common sense is thicker than blood.

"Yet, somehow, this all pales in comparison to the shellacking Kennedy has taken from his own family over the past several days."

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House of Dysfunction, Part I: The Curious Case of Caleb Williams Our series on the Chicago Bears begins with a look at the quarterback. His coaches from 2024 open up on a season from hell. ("There’s no substitute for the work. That’s something he needs to learn.")

Holy shit www.golongtd.com/p/house-of-d...

Apple sued by authors over use of books in AI training Technology giant Apple was accused by authors in a lawsuit on Friday of illegally using their copyrighted books to help train its artificial intelligence systems, part of an expanding legal fight over protections for intellectual property in the AI era.

Technology giant Apple was accused by authors in a lawsuit on Friday of illegally using their copyrighted books to help train its artificial intelligence systems, part of an expanding legal fight over protections for intellectual property in the AI era.

Anthropic told a federal judge that it will pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit from authors who accused the AI company of using their books to train its AI chatbot without permission. Anthropic said it will destroy downloaded copies of books it is accused of pirating reut.rs/3VB06jO

Today in Politics, Bulletin 200. 9/5/25 … The jobs report for August was dreadful.

Today in Politics, Bulletin 200. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Surely nothing to do with this: www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

What could possibly go wrong

"I was at the bottom of my class. I started doing heroin, and I went to the top of my class. Suddenly I could sit still and I could read."

We’re not doctors but it kinda seem like this should’ve been disqualifying 🤷🏻‍♂️

Pretty amazing that Hegseth's big move is to change the DOD's pronouns.

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

Graham Gallen x Habitat for Humanity Eagle Hoodie PREORDER | Art History 101 Clothing This item will take 2-3 weeks to ship. This item is up for PREORDER ONLY and will not be sold in store. This item is excluded from all discounts

5-year-old Graham drew this pic for his dad @patgallen.bsky.social before the Super Bowl and we know how that turned out. This kickass Eagles drawing is now on a hoodie and a cut of the sales go to supporting Habitat for Humanity Philly. I could cry. Here's the link to buy. Go Birds and Go Graham!

How does this hire address the notion that CBS News is losing $50M a year? Are all these billionaires going to buy monthly subs like it's Substack?

Sources: David Ellison tentatively agreed on a deal to acquire The Free Press for between $100M-$200M, with Bari Weiss taking an editorial position at CBS News (Dylan Byers/Puck)

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Is this the war they're starting so they can get away with emergency war powers?

Good News: For decades, C-SPAN has connected Congress with the American people, providing the public with a front-row seat to see their government at work.

Glad to see YouTube and Hulu listened to Chuck Grassley and me and are taking the step to carry C-SPAN’s live coverage!

National Guardsmen now stationed outside our DC building confirmed that the only thing they can do if they witness a crime is call 911. The have no more authority than my office mate to intervene. Despite the handcuffs, they can't make arrests. They are very expensive mall cops.

Watch this space

Chicago sees its fewest summer murders since 1965 The Chicago Police Department’s criminal homicide tally for June, July and August is the lowest in 60 years. And overall violent crime remains near its lowest point in more than four decades.

The Chicago Police Department’s criminal homicide tally for June, July and August is the lowest in 60 years. And overall violent crime remains near its lowest point in more than four decades. trib.al/f4O8yRs

Tommy Pham almost kills Clayton Kershaw in front of his family, instead it's an amazing out.

KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that?

RFK JR: “I never said that.”

KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.”

RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024)

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Where is the Tokshaming tho

As called by Byron Anderson on Tarleton State radio: