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“…leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift.”
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Matthew 5:24 leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift. | New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) | Download The Bible App Now
leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift.

Parks gift shops directed to remove items that ‘disparage Americans’
Trump officials have directed staff at national parks to review all items in gift shops for anti-American content.
The move is part of the administration’s wider campaign to scrub federal institutions of “corrosive ideology” recognizing historical racism and sexism.

The directive instructs park staff to report by Friday any retail items that have content that “inappropriately disparages Americans past or…

Parks gift shops directed to remove items that ‘disparage Americans’
The National Park Service’s directive is part of a wider Trump administration effort to reshape how American history is told at federal institutions.

Ukraine's security service says AI allowed its drones to keep flying "along a pre-planned route" even after losing signal in Russia during "Operation Spiderweb" (Fabrice Deprez/Financial Times)

How AI guided Ukraine’s drones to hit Russian airfields
Artificial intelligence took over the steering of unmanned quadcopters after losing signal

This, too, can be done. (One third of the maple syrup is totally fine, and far less oil is needed than specified.) And extremely bone-healthy! #nommention
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Lemon-Miso Tofu With Broccoli Recipe (Gift Recipe)
Inspired by Cantonese-style lemon chicken, this vegetarian version features crispy tofu and broccoli coated in a citrusy sweet and savory sauce. This lemon sauce is neither overly sweet nor tart, but has a soft umami hum thanks to the addition of miso paste. The simple technique of dusting the tofu with cornstarch before pan-frying delivers crispy tofu that is light yet robust enough to carry the sauce. (The tofu and broccoli can also be cooked in an air-fryer with comparable results; see Tip f…

"Backers argue the measure accomplishes two goals at once, boosting housing growth and encouraging the use of public transit."
If we aren't providing reliable , high frequency bus service that CONNECTS to serve all areas, it will not "encourage" the use of transit. And headways greater than 10- minutes are not a draw; headways of more than 20 minutes are a disincentive. But, with market rate housing (all we'll get without subsidies) it's a gift to TN…

State housing bill could clash with SF upzoning
The proposal preempts local zoning around transit hubs.

"Backers argue the measure accomplishes two goals at once, boosting housing growth and encouraging the use of public transit."
If we aren't providing reliable , high frequency bus service that CONNECTS to serve all areas, it will not "encourage" the use of transit. And headways greater than 10- minutes are not a draw; headways of more than 20 minutes are a disincentive. But, with market rate housing (all we'll get without subsidies) it's a gift to TN…

State housing bill could clash with SF upzoning
The proposal preempts local zoning around transit hubs.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/08/microplastics-exposure-health-risks/683249/?gift=7dKtnNrILXcLLty1b9gh3hCmZ7_VaJt-S6NiDl5ppQU

What Happened When I Tried to Eliminate Plastic From My Family’s Life
My futile quest to avoid the material that my entire world is made out of

Velvet Sundown, an AI‑created band with ~850,000 monthly Spotify listeners and two recent albums, shows how some listeners are turning to anodyne AI music (Ian Bogost/The Atlantic)

My Road Trip With the Velvet Sundown
“​​Rubber burns, the map fades away / Chasing the ghosts of yesterday.” Sure, fine.

This is amazing.
The World’s Hardest Bluffing Game
Why are some Iraqis so good at figuring out when a person is lying? Jason Anthony reports on the world’s hardest bluffing game:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archi

The World's Hardest Bluffing Game
Why are some Iraqis so good at figuring out when a person is lying?

Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act mandates all new US border surveillance towers are "autonomous", effectively granting Anduril a monopoly on new contracts (Sam Biddle/The Intercept)
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/09/trump-big-beautiful-bill-…

Trump’s Big Beautiful Gift to Anduril
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act requires all new border surveillance towers to be certified "autonomous." Only Anduril's fit the bill.

This is so out of touch. ICE is ambushing and kidnapping our neighbors and we're going to "cover the entire city with drones"? The SFBOS should reject this "gift"
https://missionlocal.org/2025/06/were-

‘We’re going to be covering the entire city with drones’: Billionaire’s donation to SFPD accepted
San Francisco police commission accepts tech billionaire's gift, to provide cops with drones, cameras and a massive new office

"Vladimir Putin is not looking for a cease-fire, and he does not want to negotiate. Why? Because he believes that he can win. Thanks to the actions of the U.S. government, he still thinks that he can conquer all of Ukraine"

America's Great Realignment Toward Putin
Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.

Simple yet effective #nommention
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025664-chilled-tofu-with-g…

Chilled Tofu With Gochujang Sauce Recipe (Gift Recipe)
This silken tofu, draped in a tangy, savory, chile-sweet gochujang sauce, is a warm weather epiphany: No cooking whatsoever. The sauce is essentially a chojang, a portmanteau of the Korean words for vinegar, cho, and for gochujang, the fiery fermented red chile paste, one of South Korea’s most delicious exports. Often served alongside salted boiled broccoli with sesame, this sauce is also excellent with tofu or on cold, crisp lettuce or hydrating cucumber and pepper. Make a double batch of th…

Former Apple employees say integrating LLMs with Siri has led to bugs, an issue not faced by companies that have built GenAI-based voice assistants from scratch (Michael Acton/Financial Times)

Apple’s struggles to update Siri lead to investor concerns over AI strategy
iPhone-maker hit by technological challenges that have led to delays to the full rollout of its ‘Apple Intelligence’ features

It's less than 6 months to Xmas, you might as well vote for the Lego Idea
"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Griswold House"
https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/4e51e9fe-f325-4ae6-a835-45cac06da106
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Griswold House | LEGO® Ideas
Are you serious Clark? - It’s the gift that keeps on giving the whole year! LEGO is the world’s most iconic toy and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is on…

What will our billionaire overlords get out of the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill that narrowly cleared the Senate this week?
Higher interest rates, for one,
because the bill more than doubles the budget deficit;
this will benefit billionaire creditors but hurt billionaire borrowers.
The top marginal rate won’t rise from the present 37 percent to 39.6 percent, as it would have done in a Harris administration,
which is excellent news if you actual…

The Oligarchs’ Big Prize in Trump’s Budget-Busting Bill
Avoiding an income-tax increase is nice, but that’s not the bill’s greatest gift to the rich.

Velvet Sundown, an AI‑created band with ~850,000 monthly Spotify listeners and two recent albums, shows how some listeners are turning to anodyne AI music (Ian Bogost/The Atlantic)

My Road Trip With the Velvet Sundown
“​​Rubber burns, the map fades away / Chasing the ghosts of yesterday.” Sure, fine.

Hunan Chicken (mit Gojuchang statt red pepper chilis), a feast of the hot and sour. #nommention
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/10

Hunan Chicken Recipe (Gift Recipe)
The cuisine of the Hunan province is one of the eight traditional Chinese cuisines, but what sets it apart from the others is its use of bold hot and sour flavors. Chiles, vinegar and fermented black beans are staples in Hunan cuisine, and this recipe uses all three. Hunan chicken originated in China and made its way to the United States in the 1970s, where the flavor profile was adapted to please the American palate. Here, bite-size pieces of chicken are marinated in soy sauce, making them ten…

What a gift this man was. He gave us his all, and he did it well.
May his memory be a blessing. And an inspiration.
Bill Moyers, a Face of Public TV and Once a White House Voice, Dies at 91 https://www.nytimes.com/2025…

Bill Moyers, Presidential Aide and Veteran of Public TV, Dies at 91
Before becoming known as an unusual breed of television correspondent and commentator, he had a long association with President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Gift article from WaPo.
At the #capybara cafe, people line up to snuggle the world’s largest rodents
Owners of Florida’s Capybara Café say they are surprised by its popularity, hosting about 100 customers per day.
By Kyle Melnick
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At the capybara cafe, people line up to snuggle the world’s largest rodents
Owners of Florida’s Capybara Café say they are surprised by its popularity, hosting about 100 customers per day.

Trump officially violates Emoluments clause by taking a bribe… again.
https://flipboard.com/@npr/u.s.-news-aspd61boz/-/a-WZ2HYSHPR3WMNXB1Zz2RYw:a:3195441-/0

Trump administration officially accepts jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One
The United States has officially accepted a Boeing 747-8 luxury jetliner as a gift from the Qatari government, and the Air Force has been tasked with upgrading it to be used as a new plane for President Trump, according to an Air Force spokesperson. The spokesperson, who spoke on the condition of …

🧪Explore this gift article from The New York Times.
You can read it for free without a subscription.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/04/health/trump-cuts-ni…

Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

"Musk and his allies systematically built a false narrative of widespread fraud at the Social Security Administration based on misinterpreted data, using their claims to justify an aggressive effort to gain access to personal information on millions of Americans."
Gift link.

Inside DOGE’s Chaotic Takeover of Social Security
The drama offers a case study in how Elon Musk’s team sought to run a critical government agency through misinformation and social media blasts — and how longtime employees responded.

An interview with Gaia Marcus, director of the UK-based think tank Ada Lovelace Institute, on AI regulation in the UK and Europe, AI safety, bias, and more (Melissa Heikkilä/Financial Times)

Ada Lovelace Institute’s Gaia Marcus: regulation would increase people’s comfort with AI
The head of the UK-based think-tank talks about her hopes and fears for future oversight of AI

Will we ever decode the writing system used by the Inca?
Gift article, no paywall.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archiv

Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire
For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

Sources: Toronto-based AI startup Cohere is seeking to raise $500M at a valuation of over $5.5B; it raised a $500M Series D at a $5.5B valuation in July 2024 (Financial Times)

AI start-up Cohere seeks $500mn in effort to catch up to OpenAI and Anthropic
Canadian group seeks valuation of up to $6.5bn but rivals have soared far higher in comparison

How online fandom communities are advocating against AI, including protesting companies scraping fanfic content for AI training and opposing AI-generated fanfic (Decca Muldowney/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/688640/fanficti…

Fanfiction writers battle AI, one scrape at a time
‘It is a gift. They stole it without my permission.’

Will we ever decode the writing system used by the Inca?
Gift article, no paywall.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archiv

Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire
For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

Analysis: A7A5, billed as the first Russian ruble-pegged stablecoin for cross-border payments, has moved $9.3B on a dedicated exchange after a February launch (Financial Times)

Crypto coin for Russian shadow payments moves $9bn
The A7A5 token aims to facilitate financial flows disrupted after Ukraine war

Shut up and play yer banjo!
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/05/dear-james-banjo-work-life-balance/…

Dear James: I Miss Playing the Banjo
But I also have to make a living. Is there a way to balance both?

Shut up and play yer banjo!
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/05/dear-james-banjo-work-life-balance/…

Dear James: I Miss Playing the Banjo
But I also have to make a living. Is there a way to balance both?

How online fandom communities are advocating against AI, including protesting companies scraping fanfic content for AI training and opposing AI-generated fanfic (Decca Muldowney/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/688640/fanficti…

Fanfiction writers battle AI, one scrape at a time
‘It is a gift. They stole it without my permission.’

A look at the lack of consensus in the tech industry on what AGI is, whether LLMs are the best path to it, and what AGI might look like if or when it arrives (Melissa Heikkilä/Financial Times)

Why Big Tech cannot agree on artificial general intelligence
It has been tipped as the next big breakthrough out of Silicon Valley, but is it a scientific goal — or a marketing buzzword?

The might of the USA versus one man
#uspol
Trump’s Running Tab in the Abrego Garcia Case
Rather than admit a mistake, the Trump administration is trying to build a criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia by cutting deals with felons, driving out federal prosecutors, and threatening to deport him again, @NickMiroff writes.

Inside the Negotiations Over Abrego Garcia’s Release
The administration is cutting deals with felons, driving out federal prosecutors, and threatening to abandon its criminal case—all to avoid admitting error.

The New MAGA World Order
“Rather than following a foreign policy that ignores values altogether,” writes @jonathanchait, “Trump has a clear preference for values that are, in the American context, historically anomalous or—to put it in less neutral terms—bad”:
(No paywall)

Trump’s Immoral World Order
This week’s Gulf tour revealed that Trump’s transactional foreign policy doesn’t lack values. It just has really bad ones.

The New MAGA World Order
“Rather than following a foreign policy that ignores values altogether,” writes @jonathanchait, “Trump has a clear preference for values that are, in the American context, historically anomalous or—to put it in less neutral terms—bad”:
(No paywall)

Trump’s Immoral World Order
This week’s Gulf tour revealed that Trump’s transactional foreign policy doesn’t lack values. It just has really bad ones.

Funny, and so true.
#uspol #fascism
ICE Agent or Just Some Person?
"Your clothing should tell a story about you! Just not who you are or that you are acting in any kind of official capacity." @petridishes on the ICE dress code:

The ICE Dress Code
There’s a dress code to help you make that determination.