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Israeli cabinet deepens annexation of West bank; cuba is running out of jet fuel; bad bunny vs Ryan Grim & Jeremy Scahill · Drop Site ·Feb 9, 2026 · 22 min read · Foreign Policy
Contemporary metaphysics (2026) #401 Andreas Matthias · Daily Philosophy ·Feb 9, 2026 · 21 min read · Philosophy
Good bunny. Bad super bowl. Defund ICE Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol · The Bulwark ·Feb 9, 2026 · 10 min read · Political Strategy
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How close were epstein’s ties to Russia, really? Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol · The Bulwark ·Feb 9, 2026 · 17 min read · Political Strategy
Import AI 444: LLM societies; Huawei makes kernels with AI; ChipBench Jack Clark · Import AI ·Feb 9, 2026 · 14 min read · AI & Tech
When evidence can be deepfaked, how do courts decide what’s real? The Walrus · ·Feb 9, 2026 · 18 min read · Law & Rights
The fertility problem is getting worse with time Richard Hanania · ·Feb 9, 2026 · 10 min read · Culture
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February 8, 2026 Heather Cox Richardson · Letters from an American ·Feb 8, 2026 · 10 min read · History
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The streaming wars were just plain weird Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality ·Feb 8, 2026 · 10 min read · Economics
Do layoffs work – assessing the wider impact Various · Nominal News ·Feb 8, 2026 · 15 min read · Economics
Why all mammograms should incorporate a.i Dr. Eric Topol · Ground Truths ·Feb 8, 2026 · 14 min read · Science
Atheist slogans you should stop using Alex O'Connor · Cosmic Skeptic ·Feb 8, 2026 · 178 min read · Faith
The 100-hour battery is real — iron-air just took a huge step forward! Dave Borlace · Just Have a Think ·Feb 8, 2026 · 10 min read · Science
The devil himself! - The worst of the epstein files Patrick Boyle · Patrick Boyle ·Feb 8, 2026 · 34 min read · Economics
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