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Friday Links 26-16
Some good podcasts this week, I liked the ones about aging programmers, bees, and GLP-1s.
Also some scientific insights into super blocks.
https://christof.damian.net/2026/05/friday-links-26-16.html

NFL news roundup: Browns sign first-round OT Spencer Fano to rookie contract https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-news-roundup-latest-league-updates-from-friday-may-8

Using the lastest Vivaldi Desktop snapshot and have broken default themes?
https://vivaldi.com/blog/desktop/a-few-more-friday-fixes-vivaldi-browser-snapshot-4031-3/
Here is that work around as a video so you can see what is what

#FollowFriday
@…
https://captain-justice.ca/follow-frid

Follow Friday: Lisa Melton
Mastodon is the new wilderness in social media. You'd do well to get a guide

Mirra Andreeva, the 18-year-old who surprised many by winning this event last year,
torched Solana Sierra of Argentina in 50 minutes
winning 6-0, 6-0.
She won 54 of the 75 total points.
Andreeva advances to play either Leylah Fernandez or Katerina Siniakova in the third round Monday.
Other top 10 women required a little more time on court Saturday.
No. 2 Iga Swiatek only had room for one bagel but then battled past Kayla Day 6-0, 7-6(2).
No. 3 Elena …

It's Bandcamp Friday! All my music is free!
(I mean, it's always free, but it's also Bandcamp Friday so go pay for music from other artists who need the money.)
#music

It’s TACO Tuesday! 🌮🌮🌮
Live updates: Trump pulls back on Iran threats for two weeks, subject to Iran agreeing to terms | AP News #USpol

US and Iran agree to a two-week ceasefire
Iran says it has accepted a two-week ceasefire in the war, and will negotiate with the United States in Islamabad beginning Friday. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s pulling back on his threats to widen attacks.

OK so checking tracking it looks like the 4U case for the VM server is coming Tuesday, so is the power supply. The heatsink isn't due until Friday.
But I might re-case the box even with the existing heatsink when the PSU/case come in. It will let me swap some PCIe cards around, and hopefully improve thermals at least a bit with the larger fans and better airflow even before the big heatsink comes in.

Hey everybody, don’t forget #BandcampFriday has got about 2 hours to go!
We’ve got hundreds of #AccordionBandcamp recommendations here and on our @…

Search Results for “Friday” – Accordion Uprising
Because "Renaissance" is too hard to spell.

About 120 journalists and broadcast staff are expected to participate in a strike at Scotland's STV over pay on Friday, as election results are counted (Severin Carrell/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/may/07/stv-scot…

Friday Links 26-08
A bit quieter this week.
The podcast about the golden ages of computing is interesting, the GitHub issue exploit is also worth a read.
https://christof.damian.net/2026/03/friday-links-26-08.html

Former President Barack Obama called on Americans to "step up" like Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. during a celebration of life honoring the late civil rights leader on Friday. : r/TheLib
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheLib/comments/1rngwja/former_president_barack_obama_called_on_americans/

Good Friday implies the existence of Mid Friday and Bad Friday

@… Thanks for recommending Bone Folder. Bought a copy last Friday and been vibing with it.

Expected times for Scottish election results: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlpyvy7925o and other elections:

Scottish election 2026: When will your result be declared?
Find out the approximate time your constituency and regional list results will be declared during the day on Friday.

Some people are inspirational:
David Attenborough’s 100th birthday
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/may/07/ben-jennings-david-attenborough-100th-birthday-cartoon?CMP=Sha…

Next Bandcamp Friday is this upcoming Friday - March 6. I've been grabbing a thing or two since the last one in because I couldn't wait for a few things.. But I do love giving artists all the money, and I'll be grabbing at least a thing or two on Friday. Have plans to grab anything of your own?
https://isitbandcampfriday.com

Is it Bandcamp Friday?
Is it?

Today I was in a hospice patient’s room watching the Trump press conference live.
Hegseth said of the rescued Weapons Officer “Shot down on a Friday -- Good Friday -- hidden in a cave, a crevice, all of Saturday. And rescued on Sunday. Flown out of Iran as the sun was rising on Easter.”
I facepalmed, and turned to the wife of my Hindu patient and apologized on behalf of Christians.
#trump

The Trump administration debuts its cyber strategy, outlining priorities including promoting offense operations, securing AI tech, and streamlining regulations (Tim Starks/CyberScoop)
https://cyberscoop.com/trump-cybersecurity-strategy/

It's finally Friday, so don't leave for the weekend without checking out today's Metacurity for the most crucial infosec developments you should know, including
--FBI's wiretap network hit by suspected hack, maybe by the Chinese spies it was watching
--US gov't contractor's son pleads guilty to stealing $46m in crypto,
--DoD officially labels Anthropic a supply chain risk,
--About half of zero-days target enterprises,
--Bing's AI-enhan…

FBI's wiretap network hit by suspected hack, maybe by the Chinese spies it was watching
US gov't contractor's son pleads guilty to stealing $46m in crypto, DoD officially labels Anthropic a supply chain risk, About half of zero-days target enterprises, Bing's AI-enhanced search pushed malicious OpenClaw installers, Ghanaian national pleads guilty to role in $100m fraud ring, much more

It's Friday, spring is here (a bit too early) — it feels like a good day to share another minute recording of a variation of my Actiniaria piece which I worked on last spring and think also captures that much needed #BloomScrolling spirit...
See #Actiniaria for more context...

sp_hospital: Hospital ward dynamic contacts (2010)
This dataset contains the temporal network of contacts between patients, patients and health-care workers (HCWs) and among HCWs in a hospital ward in Lyon, France, from Monday, December 6, 2010 at 1:00 pm to Friday, December 10, 2010 at 2:00 pm. The study included 46 HCWs and 29 patients.
This network has 75 nodes and 32424 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted, Temporal, Metadata

This is my shocked face. I'm just gobsmacked that no one considered this possibility.
https://apnews.com/article/oil-prices-crude-brent-iran-ecab41ec6a365e58282…

Crude oil sells above $100 a barrel as Iran war impedes production
Oil prices have jumped past $100 a barrel as the Iran war disrupts oil production and shipping in the Middle East. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, was at $107.97 shortly after trading resumed Sunday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. That's 16.5% higher than the international benchmark's Friday closing price of $92.69. The light crude oil produced in the United States sold for about $106.22 a barrel, or 16.9% more. Crude prices haven’t gotten that high in more than three and a half ye…

One thing that makes me curious is why here in the #Philippines 🇵🇭 our Easter public holidays are Maundy Thursday and Good Friday but not Easter Monday. Whereas many countries in Europe and Australia and New Zealand have Easter Monday and sometimes Good Friday if at all. Spain does have Thursday off and could explain ours but they also have Monday off.

Ben Stiller voiced his anger at the White House‘s use of a clip from
Tropic Thunder to support its war initiative on Friday.
“Hey White House, please remove the Tropic Thunder clip,” he wrote on social media.
“We never gave you permission and have no interest in being a part of your propaganda machine. -- War is not a movie.”
The White House’s X account on Thursday published a montage of scenes from movies and TV shows including Tropic Thunder, Braveheart, Top Gun: Mav…

‘War Is Not a Movie’: Ben Stiller Claps Back at White House Propaganda Video
Ben Stiller has sounded off about a White House propaganda video about the war against Iran using a clip from 'Tropic Thunder.

Raider Nation Reacts to Bittersweet Maxx Crosby Trade https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-nation-reacts-bittersweet-maxx-crosby-trade

Rabatt-Falle Black Friday: Jeder dritte Online-Händler trickst bei Preisen
Eine EU-weite Untersuchung entlarvt systematische Verstöße im Online-Handel: Viele „Sonderrabatte“ sind frei erfunden oder durch irreführende Praktiken erkauft.

You should have seen this coming. Once you start excluding, the in-group tends to shrink.
Pentagon Good Friday Service Excluding Catholics Sparks Religious Bias Concerns Amid Broader Criticism Over Leadership Purge https://ground.news/article/huffposts-attempt-to-create-a-good-friday-outrage-cycle-about-pete-hegseth-is-bad-even-for-them

A look at the career of wildlife filmmaker and TV innovator David Attenborough, who first appeared on British TV screens in the 1950s and turns 100 on Friday (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/82b3f670-059c-4553-95ba-4613c696d45f

"Keir Starmer suggested allowing the US to use the bases to carry out defensive strikes against Iranian targets at the meeting last Friday but was met with opposition from Ed Miliband, Rachel Reeves, Yvette Cooper and Shabana Mahmood, according to the Spectator, which was then picked up by several media outlets."
Leak from secret UK meeting on US attacks on Iran an ‘absolute travesty’, says Lammy | US-Israel war on Iran | The Guardian

#Vietnam was hit hard by the strike on #Iran: people stranded in the Middle East, not able to return after Tet aka New Year’s. The region also relies on fossil fuel energy imports from the region. A pity that energy corruption is so high

Vietnam Weekly | Michael Tatarski | Substack
A newsletter on the latest in Vietnam, from essential news to under-the-radar stories, delivered from Ho Chi Minh City every Wednesday and Friday. Click to read Vietnam Weekly, by Michael Tatarski, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

Happy Bandcamp Friday, everyone! Please do support everyone's music as you're able. 🙏
I felt to release something in an opposite direction to the last few albums: 'Music from a Black Hole'. It has understandably received mixed responses when I play it to people, but takes me on an deep trip when listened to from beginning to end.

RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@aeva/116526002579057799
First professional bug I ever found was an XML bomb. My first day, my manager is like, "oh yeah, so this is XML. We've been testing, you can hop on and throw some stuff at it. See what you can do."
I crashed the test environment with an XML bomb on a Friday evening.

European gas price now up 48% since Friday!
And Dutch gas storages at a very low level (10% filled).
But: no incentive at all for commercial companies to start filling up again: prices throughout the year are higher than those for next winter. If we want the storages filled, governments need to act.

GOP Rep. Andy Ogles Intros Bill To Lower Flags On Good Friday Because "Christ Is The King Of America" - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/04/gop-rep-andy-ogles-intros-bill-to-lower-flags-on-good-friday-because-christ-is-the-king-of-america/

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
The Cure:
🎵 Friday I'm In Love
#NowPlaying #TheCure
https://open.spotify.com/track/4QlzkaRHtU8gAdwqjWmO8n

Jets give RB Hall 3-year, $45.75M extension https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48714193/jets-give-rb-breece-hall-3-year-4575m-extension

It's #TacoTuesday 🌮
Trump announced that he will suspend his threatened bombing of Iran’s energy infrastructure and bridges for ...(wait for it) ... two weeks.
The New York Times is reporting that Iran has accepted Pakistan’s two-week cease-fire proposal following frantic diplomatic efforts.
The newspaper quotes Iranian officials as saying the ceasefire was approved by the new sup…

Leaked Friday memo: Dario Amodei called OpenAI's DOD deal "safety theater", said DOD dislikes Anthropic in part for not giving "dictator-style praise to Trump" (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/an

Anthropic CEO Memo: Trump Disliked Company For Not Giving ‘Dictator-Style Praise’
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Friday told employees that a deal OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman struck to provide AI to the Department of Defense was “safety theater,” adding that the Trump Administration didn’t like Anthropic in part because the company hadn’t “given dictator-style praise to ...

Join us (@…) as a postdoc working on your choice of ecological forecasting or drone computer vision based monitoring of the iconic Everglades ecosystem. Applications due Friday. Happy to answer question about the position.
https://jabberwocky.weecology.org/2026/04/15/postdoc-job-ad-wading-bird-ecology-in-the-everglades/

Cowboys rookies ink $90M Friday, why it only used $4.4M in cap space https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/05/01/all-but-one-cowboys-draft-pick-signs-rookie-deal-small-im…

oh fuck it s friday all a ready.
may as well have a #windowFriday
goodnight

The exact cause of the outage remains unclear, but several Russian media outlets, including Forbes Russia, initially suggested it could be linked to government attempts to block internet resources, specifically the blocking of IP addresses used in banking infrastructure.
https://therecord.media/outage-hits-ru

Major outage hits Russian banking apps, metro payments across regions
The disruption on Friday affected apps from some of the country’s largest banks, including Sberbank, VTB, Alfa-Bank, T-Bank and Gazprombank.

What I grabbed for Bandcamp Friday:
Amazing new (rap) LP 'Loeflyyy' by Nyeusi Loe
https://nyeusiloe.bandcamp.com/album/loeflyyy
(Rap) single 'Auntie Bookie's Greens' by Nimsins

"Give us your models by 5:01pm or we'll simultaneously seize them for use and also designate them unusable at the same time!"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/24/hegseth-sets-friday-deadline-for-anthrop…

Pentagon sets Friday deadline for Anthropic to abandon ethics rules for AI — or else
The defense secretary has threatened to cancel the AI startup’s Pentagon work and designate it a supply chain risk, according to a person granted anonymity to describe sensitive talks.

Who could the Raiders draft with the pick acquired for Maxx Crosby? https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/who-could-the-raiders-draft-with-the-pick-acquired-for-maxx-crosby-3716391/

Cards RB Love signs rookie deal, 'ready to work' https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48715364/jeremiyah-love-signs-rookie-deal-eager-do-right-them

Happy #PushToProdFriday everyone.

Marvell stock jumps 20% after the chip company reported Q4 revenue up 22% YoY to $2.2B and issued strong guidance citing growing AI demand (Lola Murti/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/marvell-shares-surge-18percent-as-ceo-points…

Marvell stock surges 20% as CEO points to continuing AI demand: 'Do you see me blinking?'
Marvell shares surged on Friday after the company beat earnings expectations and issued strong guidance on continuing AI demand.

It’s May Day and while this might not be a General Strike action
Musicians and artists get 90% of proceeds today 💰 support them by clicking through the #BandcampFriday links on today’s @… podcast playlist while listening to this week’s episode
…

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-04-29: Bandcamp Friday, Le Vent du Nord & More
Bandcamp Friday is upon us once again, and we like to take the opportunity to dip into Bandcamp’s catalogue of musical offerings and make curated recommendation of squeezy working musicians y…

Pentagon chapel kind of officially exiles Catholics on Good Friday - National Zero
https://nationalzero.com/2026/04/03/pentagon-chapel-kind-of-officially-exiles-catholics-on-good-friday/

Friday Links 26-15
Quite a few articles about AI costs getting out of control.
For something different I recommend the podcast about the origins of Rose Bikes.
https://christof.damian.net/2026/05/friday-links-26-15.html

One more purchase for Bandcamp Friday, last minute - this ridiculously good new LP 'Until Every Flag is Burned' by Brighton And Hove's HEMPITERA. Crust punk and cello. Unreal. What a record. Contender.
https://hemiptera.bandcamp.com/album/until-every-flag-is-burne…

The University of Mississippi Medical Center said Wednesday it has canceled regularly scheduled clinic appointments and elective procedures through Friday as it continues to restore systems after a Feb. 19 cyberattack that targeted the hospital network.
https://

UMMC cancels clinics and elective procedures through Friday amid cyberattack recovery | Tippah News
The University of Mississippi Medical Center said it canceled regularly scheduled clinic appointments and elective procedures through Friday as it continues to restore systems after a Feb. 19 cyberattack. Officials said progress is being made, but experts warned full recovery could take months.

NFL to release regular-season schedule Thursday https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48713901/nfl-release-regular-season-schedule-thursday

Indonesia says it will ban "high-risk" platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, and Roblox, for children under 16 from March 28 (Edna Tarigan/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-social-medi…

Indonesia to ban social media for under-16s
Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, the communication and digital affairs minister says. Meutya Hafid in a statement to media Friday said that she has signed a government regulation that will mean children under the age of 16 can no longer have accounts on high-risk digital platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live and Roblox. The implementation will start gradually from March 28. Hafid said the government was helping parents fight back …

Indonesia says it will ban "high risk platforms", including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, and Roblox, for children under 16 from March 28 (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-social-media-children-85…

Indonesia to ban social media for under-16s
Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid. Hafid in a statement to media Friday said that she just signed a government regulation that will mean children under the age of 16 can no longer have accounts on high-risk digital platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live and Roblox. The implementation will start gradually on March 28. Hafid said the government was helping parents fight back agai…

A U.S. judge will meet behind closed doors with government lawyers on Friday
seeking to hammer out a process to refund up to $175 billion in illegally collected tariffs,
a meeting a court official described as a "settlement conference."
Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade will ‌meet with lawyers representing the customs agency
responsible for reimbursing more than 300,000 importers that paid the tariffs, which were struck down last m…

Crosby bids adieu to Vegas, excited about Ravens https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48136307/crosby-bids-farewell-raiders-excited-join-ravens

Good Friday implies the existence of Bad Friday

Harvard Warns of Active Cyberattack Impersonating IT Staff and Targeting Affiliates
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/4/4/harvard-cybersecurity-threat/

Harvard Warns of Active Cyberattack Impersonating IT Staff and Targeting Affiliates | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard is monitoring an ongoing cybersecurity threat involving individuals impersonating University information technology staff to gain access to accounts and sensitive data, according to a Friday afternoon message to affiliates.

McDaniel's aim? Help QB Herbert 'own the position'... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48716212/key-aim-chargers-oc-mcdaniel-help-qb-herbert-own-position

The U.S. lost 92,000 jobs in February and the jobless rate rose to 4.4 percent, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The February jobs report showed the nation’s labor market rapidly losing steam last month, defying the expectations of experts.
https:/…

Friday Links 26-07
Today is a weird one, so much in engineering is about AI.
Check out the live coding trance video and pretty Stockholm metro videos.
https://christof.damian.net/2026/02/friday-links-26-07.html

#FollowFriday @…
https://captain-justice.ca/follow-frid

Follow Friday: Molly White
"Web3 is going great" - Except when it's not - then it's fair game to mock.

Broncos GM George Paton agrees to new five-year contract https://www.nfl.com/news/broncos-gm-george-paton-agrees-to-new-five-year-contract

Raiders release G Alex Cappa https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-release-ol-alex-cappa-2026-nfl-transactions

This Friday is the next Bandcamp Friday, and I'm pretty psyched for it. Despite grabbing things here and there (I can't always wait for Bandcamp Friday if there's something I wanna listen to and I'm out of free streaming plays 😂) - there's definitely several more things I wanna grab.
So much amazing stuff coming out lately.
https://

Is it Bandcamp Friday?
Is it?

A pack of dogs being kept by a Southern California grandmother has killed her daughter and injured her grandson in an attack, authorities said.
Emily Panuco, 26, of Parker, Ariz., on Friday visited her mother’s home in Big River, a California town along the Colorado River, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.
One of her mother’s dogs had recently had puppies, which were in a cardboard box near the front door, the release said.
When Panuco’s 5…

Mother dies protecting son injured from dog attack at grandmother's home
An Arizona mother was visiting her mother's home in Big River, Calif. on Friday. One of her mother’s dogs had recently had puppies, which were in a cardboard box near the front door, the release said. The child went near the box and was attacked and his mother stepped in to protect him.

NFL, referees association ratify new 7-year CBA https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48713349/referees-association-nfl-ratify-7-year-cba-avoid-work-stoppage

The Trump administration cannot force public universities in 17 U.S. states to turn over sweeping amounts ‌of data so it can examine whether they have ceased considering race as an admissions factor, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
The department requested the data through an ‌Integrated ⁠Postsecondary Education Data System survey that it created at the direction of Donald Trump.
In an August memorandum, he cited a lack of data to assess whether race remained an admissions fact…

Cardinals RB Jeremiyah Love signs rookie contract, makes history with $53.9M guaranteed https://www.nfl.com/news/cardinals-rb-jeremiyah-love-signs-rookie-contract-53-million-guaranteed

Raiders release G Alex Cappa https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-release-ol-alex-cappa-2026-nfl-transactions

NFL Network: Jets RB Breece Hall signing three-year, $45.75 million contract https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-network-jets-rb-breece-hall-signing-three-year-45-75-million-contract

A judge forced ICE to open the doors.
On Holy Thursday, four priests washed the feet of fourteen detained migrants.
The next morning, the Pentagon excluded Catholics from Good Friday services.
https://www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/trump-vance-white-house-esc…

Trump-Vance White House Escalates Holy Week Assault Against Catholic Church
A judge forced ICE to open the doors. On Holy Thursday, four priests washed the feet of fourteen detained migrants. The next morning, the Pentagon excluded Catholics from Good Friday services.

NFL Network: Aaron Rodgers likely to play for Steelers in 2026; QB to visit PIT, but no deal in place https://www.nfl.com/news/aaron-rodgers-likely-to-play-for-steelers-in-2026

Donald Trump is set to hold a press conference in the White House briefing room today at 1pm ET
on the US-Israel war on Iran.
He’s expected to provide an update on the weekend rescue mission to retrieve a crew member after a US F-15 jet was downed on Friday over Iran.
This also comes after the president issued a profanity-laden ultimatum to the Iranian regime on social media to reopen the strait of Hormuz, or face further strikes on energy sites and bridges across the count…

Friday Links 26-14
A bit of a mixed bag today. Good reads are the Agents and the Era of Overproduction and AI reshaping values at Enode blog posts.
Podcast-wise, give Driverless World and the Pedro Sšnchez episode a listen.
https://christof.damian.net/2026/04/friday-li…

Raiders release OL Alex Cappa, gaining cap savings https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/03/06/raiders-release-ol-alex-cappa-gaining-cap-savings/89026537007/

It's finally Friday, but don't leave for the weekend before checking out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Microsoft bets $10 billion on Japan’s AI buildout and cyber defenses,
--EU pins EC attack on TeamPCP,
--Iowa AG sues UnitedHealth over 2024 attack,
--Residential proxies pose problems for IP reputation systems,
--Him & Hers report Feb. data breach,
--TA416 refocuses efforts back t…

Microsoft bets $10 billion on Japan’s AI buildout and cyber defenses
EU pins EC attack on TeamPCP, Iowa AG sues UnitedHealth over 2024 attack, Residential proxies pose problems for IP reputation systems, Him & Hers report Feb. data breach, TA416 refocuses efforts back to Europe, Former engineer admits to hacking employer in $750k extortion bid, much more

OpenAI's red lines within its DOD agreement are built upon legal language that the NSA has redefined over decades to permit the things they appear to prohibit (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/02/openai

OpenAI’s ‘Red Lines’ Are Written In The NSA’s Dictionary—Where Words Mean What The NSA Wants Them To Mean
Within hours on Friday, the Pentagon blacklisted one AI company for refusing to drop its safety commitments on surveillance and autonomous weapons, then turned around and praised a competitor for s…

Raiders release guard Alex Cappa in offensive line rebuild https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/raiders-release-guard-alex-cappa-in-offensive-line-rebuild

2026 NFL combine: What We Learned during Friday's activities in Indianapolis https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-combine-what-we-learned-during-friday-s-activities-in-indianapolis

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NFL news roundup: NFL denies Bears' appeal to receive draft pick compensation for Ian Cunningham's hiring in Atlanta https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-news-roundup-latest-league-updates-from-friday-april-3

Trump wants to remake the way we fight wildfires.
The stakes couldn’t be higher.
The Trump administration on Friday outlined the most detailed plans yet for its new Wildland Fire Service,
which would overhaul how the nation fights wildfires in the run up to what experts say could be one of the worst U.S. fire seasons in recent memory.

As intense drought conditions turn the American West into a tinderbox,
firefighters and fire policy experts argue a unified supe…

Trump wants to remake the way we fight wildfires. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
The new Wildland Fire Service will consolidate all Interior Department firefighting efforts as a lacking winter and ongoing drought promises a bad fire season.

Vikings center Kelly, 32, retires after 10 seasons https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48125179/center-ryan-kelly-32-announces-retirement-nfl

Defense spending would surge to its highest level in decades under a budget proposal put forward by the Trump administration on Friday,
while other government programs would face cuts totaling 10%.
The document prepared by the White House office of management and budget (OMB) is a starting point for negotiations that will probably occupy Congress’s appropriators in the coming months -- and is unlikely to be enacted in full.
But it nonetheless serves as a signal of Donald Tr…

Texans release RB Joe Mixon after foot injury wiped out entire 2025 season https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-release-rb-joe-mixon-after-foot-injury-wiped-out-entire-2025-season

Justin Herbert seemingly appears in Madison Beer t... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48696952/justin-berbert-los-angeles-chargers-madison-beer-music-video-teaser

Trump announced a fresh crackdown on “fraud” in Democratic states
and tapped JD Vance to lead the charge.
Officials swiftly announced a string of arrests in California.
In a Truth Social post on Friday, the US president announced that his vice-president was now
“in charge of ‘fraud’ in the United States”,
claiming the problem is “massive and pervasive”
and that Vance’s new role as “fraud czar” will be “a major factor in how great the future of our country …

Rashan Gary says goodbye to Packers organization in since-deleted message https://www.nfl.com/news/rashan-gary-says-goodbye-to-packers-organization-in-since-deleted-message

Taylor Decker granted Lions release after 10 seasons with Detroit https://www.nfl.com/news/taylor-decker-granted-lions-release-10-seasons

Nasa announced on Friday radical changes to its delayed Artemis III mission to land humans back on the moon,
as the US space agency grapples with technical glitches and criticism that it is trying to do too much too soon.
The abrupt shift in strategy was laid out by the space agency’s recently confirmed administrator, Jared Isaacman.
Announcing the changes on Friday, he said that Nasa would introduce
⚠️at least one new moon flight before attempting to put humans back o…

Four-time Pro Bowl center Ryan Kelly announces retirement after 10 seasons in NFL https://www.nfl.com/news/four-time-pro-bowl-center-ryan-kelly-announces-retirement-after-10-seasons-in-nfl

Bears acquire center Garrett Bradbury from Patriots to replace retired Drew Dalman https://www.nfl.com/news/bears-acquire-center-garrett-bradbury-from-patriots

Sources: Ravens to acquire Crosby in blockbuster https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48127564/sources-raiders-trade-maxx-crosby-ravens-two-1sts

Raiders trading DE Maxx Crosby to Ravens for two first-round picks https://www.nfl.com/news/raiders-trade-de-maxx-crosby-to-ravens-for-two-first-round-picks

NFL news roundup: Free-agent WR Chase Claypool trying out for Packers https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-news-roundup-latest-league-updates-from-friday-may-1