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We Asked for ICE Bodycam Footage. DHS Claims They Dont Have It.
Lauren Harper
Kristi Noem, center, speaks during a news conference at One World Trade Center in New York on Jan. 8, 2026.Photo: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Lauren Harper is Freedom of the Press Foun
The Intercept
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How ICE Lost Its Guardrails
Caitlin Dickerson
If the Department of Homeland Securitys Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties was still functioning as it did before Donald Trump returned to the presidency, Julie Plavsic and her former colle
The Atlantic
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Judge again rules Trump prosecutor unlawfully serving, reject...
MICHAEL HILL
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) A judges ruling that a Trump administration prosecutor in upstate New York was serving unlawfully has spilled into another case with the same judge saying he cant obtain tax return
Yahoo Entertainment
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Larian CEO Swen Vincke says it isn't using generative AI for ...
lowryb3865@gmail.com (Brendan Lowry) , Brendan Lowry
One of the largest controversies in gaming in the final days of 2025 was the news that Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios was using generative AI for ideation while developing its upcoming RPG

Windows Central
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Homebrew Fun [Comic]
Geeks are Sexy
[Source: @theimmortalthinktank] Did we make you smile, entertain you, or teach you something new? Support us right here! January 9, 2026Geeks are SexyComics, General, Humor0 Comments

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Doctors Remove Massive Meter-Long Hairball From 9-Year-Old Gi...
Mon Thomas
NEED TO KNOW <ul><li>A nine-year-old in Vietnam was hospitalized with a complete intestinal blockage caused by a massive hairball </li><li>Doctors traced the obstruction to years of undetected hair
PEOPLE
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The Newest Commercial Airport In The Washington, DC Metro Is ...
Jessica Stewart
The Washington, D.C. area is about to gain another travel option for anyone flying in and out thanks to a new airport. Located just 40 minutes from Washington in picturesque Manassas with a giant far
Islands.com
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AI Zealotry
Matthew Rocklin
I develop with AI today. It's great. There are many articles you can read on why AI is great (or terrible) or how to use it. This is mine. I focus on the experience of a senior engineer (and why w

Matthewrocklin.com
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Dr. Oz claims theres no data to support reducing alcohol cons...
Dylan Scott
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and Mehmet Oz, who runs Medicare and Medicaid, appear at a White House briefing, where the Trump administration rolled out new nutrition guidelines, revived the foo

Vox
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7 of the Most Divisive Series Finales (Yes, Including Strange...
Natalie Zamora
It happens all the time in the age of social media: One of your favorite shows comes to an end in a decently satisfying conclusionflaws and alland you feel grateful for the time youve shared with the

Mental Floss
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NY sues Trump admin over $10B freeze on funding for low-incom...
Ryan Kost, Jimmy Vielkind
New York and four other states are suing the Trump administration over a sweeping freeze of more than $10 billion in federal funding for child care and anti-poverty programs, warning the cuts could r
Gothamist
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Judge Tears Into ICE Over Its Inhumane Facilities, Insane Amo...
Tim Cushing
from the tiny-evil-pinheaded-fuckwits dept This ruling was released in the middle of last month and I really wish I had gotten to it sooner. Lets not pretend this will change anything about how t

Techdirt
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Black Mirror Will Bring More Dystopia to Our Dystopia With Se...
Isaiah Colbert
While the season premiere of the dystopia that is 2026feels increasingly like were trapped inside aBlack Mirror episode, Netflix has announcedthat the speculative fiction dystopian show has been

Gizmodo.com
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Iran escalates threats against protesters as demonstrations c...
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Protests sweeping across Iranneared the two-week mark on Saturday, with the countrys government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic

CBC News
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Manor Lords Publisher Has Banned AI Assets In Its Games, Call...
Grace Benfell
The publisher behind strategy games Endless Legend 2, Terra Invicta, and Against the Storm has officially banned the use of AI-generated assets in all its products. Hooded Horse has had a significant

GameSpot
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Cloudspecs: Cloud Hardware Evolution Through the Looking Glass
Murat
This paper (CIDR'26) presents a comprehensive analysis of cloud hardware trends from 2015 to 2025, focusing on AWS and comparing it with other clouds and on-premise hardware. TL;DR: While network ba
Blogspot.com
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That Horny, Period-Appropriate Soundtrack Was Pivotal to Heat...
Brenna Ehrlich
Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney is flustered when he joins our Zoom call, pacing around under a clear blue sky. I just realized Im wearing an REM T-shirt to a Rolling Stone interview. Thats s

Rolling Stone
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Silicon Valley Billionaires Panic Over Californias Proposed W...
Steven Levy
Did California lose Larry Page? The Google and Alphabet cofounder, who left day-to-day operations in 2019, has seen his net worth soar in the years sincefrom around $50 billion at the time of his dep

Wired
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Change of mind: Larian says it will not use gen-AI at all in ...
Robert Purchese
Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian has changed its stance on generative AI following backlash faced at the end of last year. In a Reddit Ask Me Anything hosted by the studio this afternoon, founder Sw

Eurogamer.net
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4 pocket-sized accessories that saved me more than once
Chris Hachey
Efficiency and usefulness aren't easily measurable metrics. On the one hand, something that can be efficient might not be in the hands of the person using it. On the other hand, somebody might not fi

MakeUseOf
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Paramount Tells Lawmakers That Netflix-WBD Merger Is Presumpt...
Ted Johnson
On the day that Warner Bros. Discoverys board announced its rejection of Paramounts latest bid, the David Ellison-led conglomerate took its argument to Capitol Hill. In a letter filed with a House

Deadline
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26 Unexpected Things People Discovered When They Hired A Priv...
Edvinas Jovaias
What associations do you have with the words "private detective"? Probably big guns, fast cars, dashing chases with some crazy gunfights, brilliant brainstorming - in general, everything shown in TV

Boredpanda.com
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Man whose gut made its own alcohol gets relief from faecal tr...
Alice Klein
Righting a mans microbial wrongs stopped his body from producing intoxicating amounts of alcohol Science Photo Library / Alamy A man in Massachusetts whose gut started brewing its own alcohol, whi

New Scientist
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