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Congressional candidate who made 'no negativity' pledge sought help finding dirt on rival (Matt Friedman/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/congressional-candidate-made-no-negativity-pledge-after-failing-to-get-help-finding-dirt-on-rival-00771175
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p32#a260210p32

xAI co-founder Tony Wu says he "resigned", following co-founder Igor Babuschkin's exit in August 2025; Wu was in charge of reasoning and reported to Elon Musk (Juro Osawa/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/another-cofound…

Another Cofounder of Elon Musk’s xAI Resigns
Tony Wu, one of xAI’s cofounders, said he has resigned from Elon Musk’s AI company. Wu’s exit follows the departure last year of another xAI cofounder, Igor Babuschkin. “I will deeply miss the people,  the warrooms, and all those battles we have fought together,” Wu said in a post on X. “It’s time for my next chapter.” Wu, a computer scientist who got his doctorate from the University of

Subway systems are uncomfortably hot—and worsening, study finds #subway

Subway systems are uncomfortably hot—and worsening, study finds
For millions of commuters, the workday doesn't just begin with a train ride. It also begins with a blast of heat. In one of the largest studies ever conducted on thermal comfort in metro systems, Northwestern University scientists found that subway riders consistently report feeling uncomfortably hot while underground.

A Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University:
“The Government of Canada could easily decide that it was going to use LinkedIn or Instagram or wherever it posts, and journalists would switch to following them there because they want to access what they’re saying,” he continued. “There was zero audience for Truth Social when
Trump created and started using it, but the audience went to the politician. Carney and his government could take a principled position by leaving X and its horrible spawn, Grok, and his audience of journalists and politicos would go with them.”
“Apparently, our political leaders simply choose not to.”
YES!! #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon
As always a huge thank you for the Senator's @… ongoing activism. It WILL happen. (and by it I mean, government going to the social web... Bluesky is just a temporary blip until it too goes fascist or we get some proper digital sovereignty laws in place.)
https://mstdn.ca/@Paulatics/115861469408403689

The Curated Self as the New Delusion
There is a specific, modern anxiety that is difficult to name. It is not the dread of a specific event, but a low-grade, constant hum of disconnection. It’s the feeling of living in a world that is eerily frictionless, a world that reflects your own thoughts back at you with placid, unwavering agreement. It is the anxiety of a consensus of one; the quiet, digital loneliness of being the only person in your own universe.

The Curated Self as the New Delusion | David Boles, Blogs
There is a specific, modern anxiety that is difficult to name. It is not the dread of a specific event, but a low-grade, constant hum of disconnection. It’s the feeling of living in a world that is…

Congress' most unlikely ceasefire is falling apart (Andrew Solender/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/09/mike-johnson-hakeem-jeffries-trump-congress
http://www.memeorandum.com/260109/p125#a260109p125

Trump's immigration chiefs are set to testify in Congress following protester deaths (Rebecca Santana/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-customs-enforcement-border-patrol-trump-congress-1fa0cc0c9297479fcc02b1dc5a706d37
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p37#a260210p37

Five Iranian women's soccer players apply for asylum in Australia after fleeing team as supporters plead for action (CNN)
https://cnn.com/2026/03/09/sport/australia-iran-women-soccer-asian-cup-intl-hnk
http://www.memeorandum.com/260309/p65#a260309p65

U.S. Forces Launch Operations to Seize Fleeing Oil Tanker (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/u-s-forces-launch-operation-to-seize-fleeing-oil-tanker-0d6443ab?st=crtxCJ&reflink=article_copyURL_share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260107/p26#a260107p26