AMERICANTHINKER - The Flavor of Financial Repression
PickPik By Monty Donohew We’re going to see some unfortunate changes to our money system. The question is only how overt the repression will be.
AMERICANTHINKER - The Navy and the Midterms
National Archives By Joseph Ford Cotto In this pivotal midterm year, Trump’s record of action demonstrates why voters who value national security should turn out in November.
NPR (Reynaldo Leaños Jr.) - Elon Musk's Starbase wants to expand in south Texas
Landowners and activists worry about impact to the environment around SpaceX's complex.
NPR (Will Stone) - Cialis is an erectile dysfunction drug. Could it also help you live longer?
In some wellness circles, tadalafil is promoted as a longevity drug. There is evidence showing a link between it and a lower risk of death in men, but there are no well-controlled trials in humans.
NPR (Windsor Johnston) - Living with nuns: Priced out of D.C., young women found low rent with unlikely roommates
For 10 years, a Catholic-run home offered young women an affordable place to live in the nation's capital as they studied and launched careers. Now, that community is saying goodbye.
run by Society of the Sacred Heart, is closing after a decade.'/Open
NPR (Hansi Lo Wang) - Can a student ID be used for voting? More Republican-led states are banning it
New bans on using student IDs for voting in Indiana and New Hampshire have sparked lawsuits after creating the latest hurdles to the ballot box for the U.S. voting-age group least likely to vote.
NPR (Andrea Hsu) - Car problems? No childcare? How an app is helping people get to work
Unexpected absences can cost employers tens of thousands of dollars a month. An app that helps workers with last-minute transportation, food and childcare is making a difference.
NPR (Lauren Sommer) - As wildfires get worse, some states are struggling to pass fire protection rules
There's a lot homeowners can do to prepare for wildfires, such as managing flammable plants and using fire-resistant building materials. But some states struggle to pass rules requiring those steps.
NPR (John Ruwitch) - Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction
Four states are suing the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging that the platforms were designed to hook kids and that Meta hid the mental health risks.
AXIOS (Ina Fried) - What happens to what you share with AI
Imagine a chatbot built to keep you talking a little longer. To change your mind about something. Or persuade you to buy something. - Now imagine it could draw on everything it knows about you — including the fears, insecurities and private details you shared in conversation — to do it. Why it matters: Few rules directly govern that scenario today, making AI companies' promises about how they use consumer data especially consequential. The big picture: In the first installment of Axios' "What they know about you" series , published in 2019, we examined the information major tech companies collected about their users. In 2024, we followed up with a look at what consumer data AI companies use to train their systems. - This new…