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Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
Elon Musk's Grok Chatbot Goes Full Nazi, Calls Itself ‘MechaHitler’ — The billionaire has long complained about the xAI model undermining right-wing narratives and recently said it would be “updated” … It also proclaimed that Adolf Hitler would “spot the pattern” of Jews' “anti-white hate” and “handle it decisively.”
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Daniel Trotta / Reuters:
Musk chatbot Grok removes posts after complaints of antisemitism — Grok, the chatbot developed by the Elon Musk-founded company xAI, removed what it called “inappropriate” social media posts on Tuesday after complaints from X users and the Anti-Defamation League that Grok produced content …
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Kate Conger / New York Times:
Elon Musk's Grok Chatbot Shares Antisemitic Posts on X — The artificial intelligence chatbot, which has a dedicated account on X, praised Hitler after fielding a query about a user's comments on the Texas flood. — Grok, a chatbot created by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company …
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The Atlantic:
Elon Musk's Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust — The chatbot is also praising Hitler and attacking users with Jewish-sounding names. — The year is 2025, and an AI model belonging to the richest man in the world has turned into a neo-Nazi. Earlier today, Grok, the large language model that's woven …
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
GOP Senators Had No Idea They Voted For Controversial Gambling Tax — How the sausage is made in Washington: In the dark and behind closed doors. — WASHINGTON - The massive tax and spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last week contains a provision limiting tax deductions …
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Republicans Are Already Licking Their Lips at the Chance of Another Reconciliation Bill
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Rep. Weirdly Lies About Helping His State Survive The Medicaid Cuts He Voted For
GOP Rep. Weirdly Lies About Helping His State Survive The Medicaid Cuts He Voted For
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Senate GOP looks to avoid Trump ‘eruption’
Senate GOP looks to avoid Trump ‘eruption’
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Firings at Federal Agencies — The Trump administration had asked the justices to block a lower court's ruling that paused the largest phase of the president's efforts to downsize the government. — The Trump administration can move forward with plans …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Supreme Court Says the President Can Fire People
The Supreme Court Says the President Can Fire People
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
FBI launches criminal investigations of John Brennan, James Comey: DOJ sources — CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred Brennan for criminal investigation to the FBI, sources told Fox News Digital — EXCLUSIVE: Former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey …
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John Sipher / The Bulwark:
The CIA Director Didn't Read His Own Report — THE FBI HAS LAUNCHED A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION into James Comey and John Brennan, respectively directors of the FBI and CIA, for an alleged criminality involved in the investigation of the 2026 Trump campaign's links with the Russian government.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Delayed Reciprocal Tariffs After Bessent Wanted More Time on Deals — President also decided to send out letters as a way to keep the pressure up — WASHINGTON—President Trump decided to delay the implementation of his so-called reciprocal tariffs to Aug. 1 after advisers including …
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Trump combats TACO reputation as White House extends tariff deadline
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Jenni Reid / CNBC:
Copper now costs way more in the U.S. than elsewhere. This could hit its economy hard … The cost of copper for U.S. buyers has rocketed after President Donald Trump said he would impose a 50% tariff on imports of the metal. — It means that already elevated prices are now even higher …
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CNN:
Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized pause on weapon shipments to Ukraine, sources say — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter …
Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
As the Texas Floodwaters Rose, One Indispensable Voice Was Silent — When a reporter demanded to know why the summer camps along the Guadalupe River weren't evacuated before its waters reached their deadly peak on July 4, Rob Kelly, the highest-ranking local official, had a simple answer: “No one knew this kind of flood was coming.”
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Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
ICE Is Searching a Massive Insurance and Medical Bill Database to Find Deportation Targets — Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have gained access to a massive database of health and car insurance claims and are using it to track down people they want to deport …
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
JD Vance: Some Americans Are More American Than Others — VP tries to redefine citizenship in speech to friendly think tank. — The day after President Trump signed a bill that throws unprecedented amounts of money at ICE, extends tax cuts for the wealthy, and slashes health-care …
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Adam Cancryn / CNN:
Trump said he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin attacked Ukraine, 2024 fundraiser tapes show — Donald Trump told a private gathering of donors last year that he once sought to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine by threatening to “bomb the sh*t out of Moscow” …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Elon — No friendship with Donald Trump can last for very long. We've seen plenty of examples: Michael Cohen, “Sloppy” Steve Bannon, Jeff Sessions, Elon Musk—and now Vladimir Putin. “We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump said yesterday.
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Duarte Dias / CBS News:
Russia launches huge attack on Ukraine as Kremlin says its “quite calm” about Trump's mounting criticism — Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine in a single day since the war began more than three years ago when, the Ukrainian Air Force said Wednesday.
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Wall Street Journal:
Two Kevins Battle to Be Next Fed Chair in Trump's Apprentice-Style Contest — Kevin Hassett emerges as contender to succeed Jerome Powell, posing possible threat to Kevin Warsh — WASHINGTON—Two Republicans named Kevin are vying to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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Wired:
Conspiracy Theories About the Texas Floods Lead to Death Threats — Disinformation around a “weather weapon” and cloud seeding is being widely promoted by everyone from anti-government extremists to GOP influencers—and leading to real-world consequences. — On Sunday afternoon …
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Kate Knibbs / Wired:
‘People Are Going to Die’: A Malnutrition Crisis Looms in the Wake of USAID Cuts — Warehouses in the US are full of foods that fight malnutrition, while kids go hungry in places like South Sudan. — Few lifesaving tools are as effective as ready-to-use therapeutic foods, known as RUTFs …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Ellison's Late-Night Limbo … Jon Stewart opened Monday's episode of “The Daily Show” not mincing words, calling Paramount's settlement with Donald Trump “shameful.” … “Did they? Son of a bitch!” Stewart exclaimed, playing along with the bit—yet nodding to a deeper fear …
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New York Times:
With Taxes and Tariffs in Place, Trump Takes Reins of U.S. Economy … President Trump has forged ahead with the grand and potentially disruptive economic experiment that he previewed during the 2024 campaign.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times — His expensive tax cuts have been signed into law.
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New York Times:
At Least 173 People Are Still Missing After Texas Floods — Officials said the search for remains would continue until all the victims have been accounted for. In the hardest-hit county, no survivors have been found since Friday. — Search crews spread through the Texas Hill County …
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New York Times:
Dueling U.S. Efforts Botched a Deal to Swap Venezuelans Held in El Salvador for Americans — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the U.S. envoy to Venezuela were both working on different deals and ended up at cross purposes. — The Trump administration's top diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio …
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Dan Burns / Reuters:
US used car prices surge as tariffs drive market volatility — A gauge of U.S. used vehicle prices sold at wholesale auctions that proved predictive ahead of the inflation surge following the COVID pandemic is climbing again, last month notching its largest annual increase in nearly three years.
New York Times:
The ‘Trump Pump’: How Crypto Lobbying Won Over a President … Just over a year ago, while sitting around a table in an ornate meeting room at Mar-a-Lago, David Bailey and a group of top Bitcoin executives made a pitch to Donald J. Trump. — They were looking for a savior.
Abrahm Lustgarten / ProPublica:
The Texas Flash Flood Is a Preview of the Chaos to Come — Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to protect the nation. — On July 4, the broken remnants …
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Jeff Coltin / Politico:
Zohran Mamdani leads general election poll for NYC mayor … The multimodal survey of 1,036 registered New York City voters was conducted between July 2-6 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points. — It comes as Cuomo weighs whether to mount a serious campaign on his independent …
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Politico:
Pentagon policy chief's rogue decisions have irked US allies and the Trump administration … He prompted last week's decision, first reported by POLITICO, to halt shipments of some air defense missiles to Ukraine, which caught many Trump allies and lawmakers off guard.
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Matthew Hennessey / Wall Street Journal:
Planned Parenthood Gets Cut Off — The defunding of the abortion giant is the most beautiful thing in the GOP megabill. — Democrats know how to put lipstick on a pig. In 2022 they tarted up the Inflation Reduction Act, calling it a necessary makeover for the pandemic-scarred economy.
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Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
With Broken Promise on Epstein, Pam Bondi Draws the Ire of Trump's Supporters — MAGA influencers are calling for attorney general's resignation after she failed to produce ‘truckload’ of documents about the sex offender — Pam Bondi's tendency to exaggerate is catching up to her.
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US Department of Justice:
Ten Individuals Charged with Attempted Murder of Federal Officers and Firearms Offenses in Alvarado Police Officer Shooting — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas — Ten individuals have been charged for their roles in the shooting …
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