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University of North Carolina moves to define academic freedom – Asheville Citizen-Times
EDUCATION UNC System moves to define academic freedom, battles profs union By Clayton Henkel, NC Newline, Asheville Citizen Times, Jan. 30, 2026, 6:04 a.m. ET The UNC Systems’ Committee on…
Keep Forgetting Things? To Improve Your Memory and Recall, Science Says Start Taking Notes (by Hand) – Inc.com
Keep Forgetting Things? To Improve Your Memory and Recall, Science Says Start Taking Notes (by Hand) And then do a quick review the next morning. EXPERT OPINION BY JEFF HADEN @JEFF_HADEN,…
Takeaways from Jack Smith’s testimony on his case against Trump – AP News
Politics Takeaways from Jack Smith on his case against Trump, ‘so many witnesses’ and the threats ahead 1 of 6 | Jack Smith stands by his Trump investigation at congressional hearing 2…
Have Pen, Laptop, and ChatGPT, Will Publish (guest post) – Daily Nous
Home, Writing Have Pen, Laptop, and ChatGPT, Will Publish (guest post) By Justin Weinberg. January 19, 2026 at 9:00 am How, as a researcher, can you use AI tools like…
One True Podcast – Boris Vejdovsky on “Homage to Switzerland” – The Hemingway Society
The Hemingway Society Search One True Podcast One True Podcast explores all things related to Hemingway, his work, and his world. The show is hosted by Mark Cirino and produced…
Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike wants to do for AI what he did for messaging – Ars Technica
LLM E2EE made simple Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike wants to do for AI what he did for messaging Introducing Confer, an end-to-end AI assistant that just works. By Dan Goodin…
Gemini gets personal as Google rolls out a big memory upgrade- Android Authority
General technology AI Gemini can now remember your life, not just answer questions Gemini’s new Personal Intelligence mode finally connects the dots in your digital life. By Jay Bonggolto, January…
Why The MAGA-verse Let Trump Trash Rob Reiner – HuffPost Life
Psychologists React To THAT Post From Trump About Rob Reiner’s Death “It’s really significant when someone like Donald Trump does this,” one psychologist explained. “It sends a signal that it’s…
Susie Wiles, JD Vance, and the “Junkyard Dogs”: The White House Chief of Staff on Trump’s Second Term (Part 1 of 2) – Vanity Fair
On the morning of November 4, 2025, an off-year Election Day, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was meeting in the Oval Office with the president and his top…
Rosie O’Donnell moved to Ireland to escape Trump. Did it work? – The Washington Post
Rosie O’Donnell’s life in exile She moved to Ireland to escape Trump. Did it work? Today at 5:00 a.m. EST For Rosie O’Donnell, the first Trump administration was tough enough.…
A Trustworthy AI Assistant for Investigative Journalists | Stanford HAI
news A Trustworthy AI Assistant for Investigative Journalists Date, December 01, 2025, Topics Communications, Media Gathering and analyzing data require time and expertise — two resources that cash-strapped newspapers often…
Civil Discourse – Fresh Air – Joyce Vance
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance, Fresh Air By Joyce Vance, Nov 26, 2025 If you need something to listen to on your Thanksgiving travels, I had the absolute pleasure of…
The Soft Power of Gratitude – Psychology Today
Gratitude The Soft Power of Gratitude The misunderstood practice of gratitude won’t fix your problems, but it can help. Posted November 22, 2025 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley THE BASICS…
Write for Fright – WGA – West
Career & Craft Write for Fright Jack Giroux • 10/31/2025 M3GAN, Alien: Earth, and Hannibal writers discuss their techniques for creating fear on the page. Fear is personal. Whether it’s…
The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown – Reuters
A REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT The Charlie Kirk purge – How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown Two months after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a government-backed campaign has led to…
Voices Celebrating 1 Trillion Web Pages: Jean Armour Polly, Net-Mom – Internet Archive Blogs
Internet Archive Blogs, Updates from the Internet Archive Voices Celebrating 1 Trillion Web Pages: Jean Armour Polly, Net-Mom Posted on November 17, 2025 by Chris Freeland Jean Armour Polly—better known…
Mojitos at La Concha Hotel – A Key West Adventure, Part 1 – The Hemingway Society
The Hemingway Society About Membership Resources Conferences Mojitos at La Concha Hotel: A Key West Adventure, Part 1 By John Hargrove and Sharon Hamilton “There it is!” John said, pointing…
House Democrats release Epstein email that mentions Trump – The Washington Post
House Democrats release Epstein email that claimed Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim In the 2011 email, the disgraced financier wrote to Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump had “spent hours at my…
CNN – What Matters – November 10, 2025
Editor’s Note: Below is a re-formatted post from a CNN Newsletter. It will appear online soon. The newsletter is sent first, then it is published online in a later cycle.…
Comic: Crossing the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2 – The Washington Post
Travel 7 nights at sea aboard the last grand ocean liner The Queen Mary 2 keeps a romantic age of transatlantic sailing alive. By Christine Mi, November 3, 2025 at…
In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times – Literary Hub
In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times Sarah Weinman on the Awesome Responsibility of the Seekers and Keepers of Truth By Sarah Weinman,November 3, 2025 Librarians are on the…
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat – POLITICO
Editor’s Note: I tried several AI images –to create an image to go with this Politico story. Gemini and Sora refused to create an image of Young Republicans who love…
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