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NEW: Our visual analysis suggests the U.S. hit two drinking-water facilities overnight in southern Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime. w/ @ckoettl.bsky.social @johnismay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w...
New: Cops keep getting arrested for using Flock to stalk people. Seemingly every week there's a new case, the details usually similar. Cops use unfettered access to Flock to surveil an ex. They most often search their plates hundreds of times over course of months
www.404media.co/cops-keep-ge...
Some really crazy cases in here
- cop looked up ex-girlfriend and family in Flock 100+ times
- cop stalked wife giving "test" as reason
- cop searched one plate 395 times in 10 months; was later fired
Cops keep getting arrested for using Flock to stalk people
www.404media.co/cops-keep-ge...
There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people.
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There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people.
This really is an astonishing piece, both as incredible reporting and as portrait of the depths of "masculinism" and its full merger with MAGA. I thought I knew what the Tates are; it's even worse, and worse in ways that are important to understand.
SpaceX's IPO is priced at $135 a share, but a fairer value is closer to $64. What's the difference? A wager on a reusable rocket that seems far from ready, a satellite factory that hasn't been built, and a chip foundry without a development timeline
techcrunch.com/2026/06/10/t...
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scoop: a former Meta employee who lost their job in the company’s recent layoffs was detained by ICE in El Paso, Texas, sources tell WIRED. It’s unclear whether they remain in custody.
w/ @laurengoode.bsky.social & @peard33.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/meta-l...
Sean O’Kane
Most of the value in SpaceX's IPO is effectively a call option on the company's ambitious space data center plans.
austin oaxacan restaurant el naranjo closing on july 18 actually hurts my heart. sharing a story i edited about chef Iliana de la Vega by the wonderful Addie Broyles here too austin.eater.com/24035164/tex...
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Louise Matsakis
President Trump had 22 medical specialists assess him as part of his latest checkup, according to a medical report recently released by the White House, who also declined to identify which physicians assessed him.
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Even though El Naranjo chef Iliana de la Vega passed down her restaurant to her daughter, she is still all about honoring and sharing true Mexican cuisines
Trump saw about a dozen specialists for prior check-ups, per past statements. The White House has declined to identify which specialists assessed the president.
Masterful & sickening reporting on the Tate brothers by Heidi Blake:
A Web of Abuse www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Investigative reporters at ProPublica chase down evidence of wrongdoing and bring it to light. Each episode, you’ll ride along as we talk to reporters and their sources, uncover hidden facts and show ...
