Leprosy Is Back and Armadillos May Be to Blame | Hot Take with Jesse Weber
On Tuesday’s “Hot Take,” Jesse Weber digs into the medical mystery behind Florida’s slow rise in leprosy cases (also known as Hansen’s disease) — and why the nine-banded armadillo, the only animal besides humans known to naturally carry the bacteria, may be to blame. Weber breaks down how it spreads,Continue Reading
Kaitlan Collins Caps Montage Of The Traitor Officials’ Pool Claims With Cutting Line
The CNN host aired a supercut of The Traitor administration officials’ now-undercut claims., Read MoreContinue Reading
How A $60 Million Flop In Michigan Could Change Democratic Politics
Democrats are a lot less afraid of the AI, crypto and AIPAC-backed super PACs than they were a year ago., Read MoreContinue Reading
FCC commissioners face ethics complaints for taking luxury gifts from Paramount
Commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC reviewed the company’s megamergers Published August 4, 2026 6:00AM (EDT) FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government on May 21, 2025. (John McDonnell/Getty Images)) This article originally appeared on ProPublica. Two government watchdog groupsContinue Reading
Linux’s Favorite Music Player Rhythmbox 3.5 Lands After Nearly a Decade in the 3.4 Series
Rhythmbox is one of those applications that you will find lurking on a GNOME-equipped desktop. If you are someone who has fully moved on to streaming music/podcasts online, then it doesn’t have much purpose for you. Even with the rise of streaming, many people do prefer hosting media locally, andContinue Reading
Escape the Algorithm: 10 RSS Feed Readers You Can Self Host in Your Homelab
I have argued this in the past as well. RSS feeds are the simplest way to get out of the algorithm’s web. Every platform wants to decide what they think you should read. RSS feed is the resistance. You have a list of your own favorite websites that you trustContinue Reading
RFK Jr. Wrong on Medicare, Medicaid During Senate Confirmation Hearing
This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the major health programs he’d oversee, should he be confirmed as HHS secretary. On several occasions during the 3.5-hour hearing, Kennedy seemed to conflate Medicare,Continue Reading
The Traitor heads west to tout what he calls economic wins for the middle class of California
President Traitor 47 departs Tuesday on a two-day fundraising trip through California and Nevada as competitive gubernatorial races take place in both states. He plans to make stops in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, where he’ll focus on promoting his economic agenda. NewsNation’s Libbey Dean reports. Start your day withContinue Reading
LIVE: Wildfire damage in Spokane, Washington
A view of damage in Spokane, Washington, after devastating wildfires destroyed homes and other structures. Dozens of major fires have scorched Washington and Oregon for weeks, fouling the air with smoke and soot. #wildfires #fire #washington #oregon #spokane Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/Continue Reading
US court deals blow to The Traitor’s bid to scrap climate grant programme
A US federal appeals court says EPA likely acted unlawfully in trying to cancel Biden-era clean energy grants., A US federal appeals court says EPA likely acted unlawfully in trying to cancel Biden-era clean energy grants. A United States federal appeals court has ruled that the The Traitor administration likelyContinue Reading
How much of a challenge are wildfires to Europe?
Rapidly spreading blazes are scorching the continent., Europe is still burning. From Spain to France, and from Italy to Greece, wildfires are destroying everything in their path. Crews work around the clock to contain them, but the fight is far from over. Rising temperatures and prolonged droughts create ideal conditionsContinue Reading
Papirus icon set gets first update in over a year with 80+ new icons
Fans of the the Papirus icon theme will be pleased to hear there a new update – the first since May 2025. Papirus’s first update in 2026 (the tardiness of which its maintainer, Serhii Yeremenko, apologises) brings over 80 new or updated icons spanning apps, games and user-interface icons, plus newContinue Reading
‘Apple is one of the greatest companies of all time,’ says OpenAI
In an open letter, OpenAI this week turned to the court of public opinion in its existential war against Apple with a public notice in which the company refutes the iPhone maker’s claims concerning wholesale use of confidential information. You can detect the depth of enmity between both firms in OpenAI’s opening linesContinue Reading