Many of the solutions are costly, putting them out of reach for small towns. But the region's most populous cities are getting innovative.Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune (Grist)
First up this week is the story of EvilVideo, a clever telegram exploit that disguises an APK as a video file. The earliest record we have of this exploit is on June 6th when it was advertised on a…Hackaday
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Basketballer Dennis Schröder trägt bei der Olympia-Eröffnung die deutsche Fahne – als erster Schwarzer und Muslim. „Ein starkes Zeichen“, sagt er.taz.de
In Umfragen liegt Trump knapp vor der Vizepräsidentin. In einer Rede überrascht er mit einer Aussage. Alle Informationen im Newsblog.Julius Zielezinski (t-online)
Trump urges Christians to vote: ‘You won’t have to do it’ in four years https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4795823-trump-encourages-christians-vote/ Posted by ThetimmybabyEUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
G20 nations have agreed to work together to make the superrich pay their taxes, but stopped short of a broader agreement.Deutsche Welle
This week on the Podcast, it’s Kristina’s turn to bloviate alongside Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams. First up in the news: our fresh new contest has drawn three entries already! That…Hackaday
Between World War II and Y2K, shortwave listening was quite an education. With a simple receiver, you could listen to the world. Some of it, of course, was entertainment, and much of it was propaga…Hackaday
Barack and Michelle Obama endorsed Kamala Harris for president, providing another huge boost to the now-presumptive Democratic nominee.Tessa Stuart (Rolling Stone)
Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the presidential race reminds one writer of a central Jewish principle about generational change.The Forward
We should not let politicians and influencers memory-hole their crazed speculations about the president’s health.Cathy Young (The Bulwark)
No, you’re not dreaming: That horrid harbinger of hard-to-take news about this year’s presidential campaign, the Times/Siena poll, is out today with heartening news for Democrats.Lucian K. Truscott IV (Lucian Truscott Newsletter)
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Racism and sexism are not only toxic, but can kill. They have no place in our political discourse, and no place on the presidential campaign trail.Democracy Now!
Years before he was Trump’s sidekick, Vance was pining for Jon Huntsman and reading Matt Yglesias.William Kristol (The Bulwark)
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified that it’s not clear whether Donald Trump was hit by a bullet.The New Republic
Momentum continues to build behind Vice President Kamala Harris to become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, and the national narrative as a whole has shifted.Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
Heritage Foundation leader has long received spiritual guidance from group and his policy goals align with its teachingsRachel Leingang (The Guardian)
Hatred will continue to ooze from the right. Pay attention – because that bigotry isn’t just talk, it’s Republican policiesGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Sure, Harris deserves scrutiny. But she doesn’t deserve smears and stereotypes amplified by journalists and pundits addicted to clicksMargaret Sullivan (The Guardian)
David Rothkopf /”Need to Know” on Substack: Kamala Harris is the Antidote to Trumpism America Needs She is the Joyful Warrior We Had to Have to Defeat the Darkness of MAGA They cheer hatred. ...Daily Kos
INSIDE: Kamala Harris ... Donald Trump ... Bill BarrDavid Kurtz (Morning Memo)
Why Republicans are so freaked out about a woman who laughs.Paul Waldman (The Cross Section)
We speak to two doctors who are part of a group of 45 U.S. doctors, surgeons and nurses who have volunteered in Gaza since October 7 and wrote an open letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, demandi…Democracy Now!
The grassroots have been activated in this campaign.Jemar Tisby, PhD (Footnotes by Jemar Tisby)
A series of misfires and self-owns have defined Trump’s response to the Harris threat.Jay Kuo (The Status Kuo)
In a matter of days, Vice President Kamala Harris cleared the path for the Democratic presidential nomination.The Nation
Donald Trump did not like what Christopher Wray had to say about the shooting at a Pennsylvania rally.The New Republic
When early cinema weaponised the sight of women’s laughter, it borrowed from flawed psychiatric ideas about female hysteriaMaggie Hennefeld (Psyche Magazine)
The following are select testimonies of living individuals who were subjected to Nazi medical experiments and who were identified by the Claims Conference.Claims Conference
Here’s what Intel told us about its unstable 13th and 14th Gen Core CPUs after we heard that damage to those chips is permanent.Sean Hollister (The Verge)
From a Wall Street Journal editorial:“Donald Trump’s choice of 39-year-old J.D. Vance as his running mate was supposed to present the GOP ticket as modern and looking to the future. Instead the campaign has found itself playing defense against Mr.Political Wire