politicsSunday, July 5, 2026
The growing backlash against data center development is now a bipartisan issue, with both Texas and New York moving to regulate the industry. Meanwhile, global social media bans are gaining momentum, and new videos from Project 2025 offer a rare look inside the training of conservative appointees.
The fight over data centers is no longer just a local zoning issue, it's becoming a national political flashpoint.
Both red and blue states are cracking down on data centers. Texas Governor Greg Abbott proposed regulations, while New York Governor Kathy Hochul faces a bill to limit AI infrastructure. The bipartisan nature of the backlash could make it harder for tech companies to fight.
Australia's social media ban for kids is sparking copycat laws worldwide, signaling a turning point for big tech.
Australia's social media ban for under-16s has inspired similar laws in Indonesia and Malaysia. The Guardian frames this as a potential 'big tobacco moment' for platforms, with global momentum building.
Newly leaked training videos reveal the depth of conservative preparation for a future administration.
ProPublica obtained 14 hours of training videos from Project 2025's Presidential Administration Academy, showing how the Heritage Foundation prepares conservative appointees. The footage offers a rare, unfiltered look at the ideological machinery behind the movement.
The US strategy to contain China's semiconductor industry is not working as planned.
A new analysis argues that US chip restrictions on China are failing. China's semiconductor equipment sector has matured faster than expected, and Huawei is building advanced fabs. The strategy may have backfired.
Campaigns are starting to worry about what AI chatbots tell voters.
A new AI tool lets campaigns monitor what chatbots tell voters about them. The article uses Tom Steyer's 2018 campaign as a cautionary tale, AI responses may have hurt his bid despite massive spending.
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Think tank games out how to respond to disaster scenarios in space warfarearstechnica.com
Saturday Hashtag: #DrivingUnderSurveillancewhowhatwhy.org
Fight them for the beaches: the real villain of Europe’s overtourism is big businesswww.theguardian.com
America’s 250th: Trump to speak after July Fourth events disrupted by severe weatherwww.nbcnews.com
Datafolha: Tarcísio lidera em SP com 46%, e Haddad tem 30%www1.folha.uol.com.brRep. Anna Paulina Luna Says Canoeist Shouldn't Get Jail Time in Reflection Pool Casetmz.me
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is advocating for Olympic canoeist David Hearn to receive community service rather than jail time for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The case involves an incident at the iconic Washington D.C. landmark, and Luna's position is th
CNN.com - Transcriptstranscripts.cnn.com
This is a CNN news transcript (aired 3:30-4p ET) covering multiple topics: a discussion on Democratic Party leadership featuring Morris Katz and Zohran Mamdani, immigration rights in the context of an "America 250" speech, chilling audio from civilian planes shot down by Cuba 30
Analysts spotted missile launcher Ukraine had kept classified for three yearseuromaidanpress.com
Ukraine's Harpoon anti-ship missile launcher, which had been kept classified for three years since entering service in 2022, was inadvertently revealed by analysts who spotted it in a video from President Zelenskyy's 4 July working trip to Odesa Oblast. The video, intended to sho
America at 250: The Best Place to Build What Doesn't Exist Yetguptadeepak.com
A reflective piece on America's 250th anniversary from a founder/entrepreneur's perspective, arguing that the United States remains the best place to build innovative, category-defining companies. The author connects the nation's founding ideals of radical possibility to the curr
What makes Russia’s new “Banderol” missile so hard to shoot down?euromaidanpress.com
Russia's new S8000 "Banderol" cruise missile, designed by the sanctioned company Kronshtadt, is a hybrid of a kamikaze drone and cruise missile. It has a cruise speed of 520-560 km/h, a maximum speed of 650 km/h, a range of up to 500 km, and is cheap to produce using components f
America Is Bothwww.liberalcurrents.com
A reflection on America's founding ideals — particularly the Declaration of Independence's assertion that "all men are created equal" and the Constitution's "We, the People" — and how these phrases are often quoted without their full context or significance. The article argues th
Are your hearing aid and fitness tracker spying on you? – Sun Sentinel - VITAMIN RUSHwww.vitaminrush.com
The article reports on growing concerns about data security risks posed by China-made wearable health devices (hearing aids, glucose monitors, fitness trackers, etc.), particularly for seniors in Florida. Sen. Rick Scott, chair of the Senate Aging Committee, is calling on the FCC
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