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Takeaways from Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing for attorney general
Todd Blanche remained composed throughout the hours-long hearing, but faced several testy moments during questioning as he seeks to win the support of all Republican senators on the committee.

GOP Sen. Cassidy says he supports Blanche for attorney general, likely paving way for confirmation
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana says he'll vote for Todd Blanche as attorney general, likely paving the way for him to be confirmed to lead President Donald Trump’s Justice Department | News-Talk 1380 WAOK

beehiiv's CEO backs a MAGA candidate but don't pack your bags just yet.
Tyler Denk, CEO of beehiiv, endorsed MAGA candidate Spencer Pratt in the LA mayor race on Instagram. We knew this was coming. But it's not anything like what's happening at Substack.

Full Transcript: Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed
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ME SEN Delegate Meeting Results (Nicholas Anastácio/National Journal's Hotline)
ME SEN Delegate Meeting Results (Nicholas Anastácio/National Journal's Hotline)
I Fact-Checked The New York Times' Response to the Trans News Network, So You Don't Have To
TNN’s recent interview with Billie Jean Sweeney cut to the heart of The New York Times’ transphobic coverage. Seems like she hit a sore spot.

What Google Translate Gets Wrong
In a bizarre turn of events that had New Yorkers scratching their heads, it seemed as if Mayor Eric Adams had taken on a surprising partnership with the From website localization to certified interpreting, INGCO’s Wordologists™ provide equal access to information. Our lips haven't been sealed since 2006. 💋

Kyle Jacobs-Morse on Twitter / X
👀ANTITRUST ALERT: Senator Blumenthal announced that he and Senator Blackburn are planning on reintroducing the Open App Markets Act – in the goal of moving it with AICOA and the AMERICA Act.— Kyle Jacobs-Morse (@Kyle_A_Morse) April 1, 2025
Trump-backed Mike Lindell loses primary for Minnesota governor to Lisa Demuth
Lindell had President Trump's endorsement but he lost to Lisa Demuth, the speaker of the state house. She'll face Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the fall for governor.

Senatobia Police Chief Fired Over Racist Text Messages
The Senatobia Police Department has been under heavy scrutiny since the shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot.

Ontario billionaire under fire for arguing poor people shouldn't be able to vote
Controversial German-Canadian billionaire Tobias "Tobi" Lütke is under fire once again for online comments suggesting that people who don't…

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Elena Rossini 🌈 (@_elena@mastodon.social)
🚨 New post alert 📝 A deep dive into #WSocial with some fascinating findings: candid statements about their motives, a Greta Thunberg connection, potential AI plans (!!!) Why write about it again? I still had so many questions after publishing my first article. I spent 3 weeks watching every interview I could find and connecting the dots. I hope you'll enjoy this piece: 🔗 : https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-untold-story-about-w-social-unconventional-beginnings-strategic-pitches-conflicting-signals/ #blog #longread #privacy #DataMining #Europe
We will discuss this paper in the civic participation journal club. Cannot wait to read it at lunchtime tomorrow🍎
Brihi Joshi
Reasoning about the "why" behind user behavior can improve LLM personas! ✨🧠📈 📝Excited to share our new work: Improving LLM Personas via Rationalization with Psychological Scaffolds 🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2504.17993 🧵 (1/n)