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Can the New York Times Save Journalism From Our AI Overlords? (wired.com)

2026-07-28 | by Katie Drummond | tags: nytimes, openai, microsoft

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Crazed enthusiast runs PC on 192 AA batteries, successfully boots into Hannah Montana Linux — System is stable during stress testing and even plays FreeDoom (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: hannah montana linux, aa batteries, uwoslab

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This Meta study shows AI chatbots could be spreading restrictions on free expression (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-16 | tags: meta, ai chatbots, anthropic

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Prices Already Spiking at Trump’s Mysterious Gas Stations That Promised Cheap Fuel (futurism.com)

2026-07-16 | by Frank Landymore | tags: freedom, freedom fuel, fuel

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Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-14 | by Jens Thurau | tags: agencies, freedom, freedom information

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Entrepreneurs Who Design Their Lives First Build Better Businesses. Here’s How to Do It. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-13 | by Nicholas Leighton | tags: build, clients, entrepreneurs

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Should AI help you get away with killing your spouse? (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-13 | by Russell Brandom | tags: aligned, freedom, hotz

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Freedom Fuel: Network of low-priced gas stations opening this week. Here’s the full list of locations (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-09 | tags: announced, freedom, freedom fuel

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Trump Suddenly Opens Dozens of Gas Stations Selling Suspiciously Cheap Fuel, and Experts Are Already Warning of Impending Disaster (futurism.com)

2026-07-08 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: freedom, freedom fuel, fuel

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How U.S. brands and nonprofits are navigating a divided America on its landmark anniversary (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: ambitions, american, americans

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How the U.S. Engineered Its Sovereignty (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-06 | by Guru Madhavan | tags: britain, freedom, independence

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FSF Shares Update on 'LibrePhone' and New Automated Site Monitoring Tool (slashdot.org)

2026-07-04 | by Posted | tags: free, free software, freedom

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Trump’s commemorative Social Security card comes with the ‘Freedom 250’ logo (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-03 | tags: social security, trump, freedom 250

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No LLM Code in Dependencies (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-02 | tags: git-annex, dependency tree, llm generated code

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Scientists fight back against far-right plans to restrict academic freedom in Germany (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-29 | by Kwon | get Academic Freedom Advocacy Book → | tags: afd, german universities, academic freedom

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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Will Fight for Press Freedom—Until Trump Fires Her (wired.com)

2026-06-23 | by Katie Drummond | get FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Book → | tags: fcc, anna gomez, brendan carr

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Why you’re seeing dueling logos for America’s 250th birthday (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-02 | get USA 250th Anniversary Puzzle → | tags: america’s 250th, freedom 250, president trump

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Artists are dropping out of Trump’s Freedom 250 concert. The exodus has quickly become a meme (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-29 | get Trump Freedom 250 Merch → | tags: trump, freedom 250, national mall

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The UK Government's Low Value Purchase System Is a Waste of Time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-29 | by Terence Eden | get UK Government Purchase System Guide → | tags: uk government, low value purchase system, government commercial agency

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Freediving, Embodiment and Humanity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-25 | get Freediving Mask with Snorkel → | tags: freediving, coral reef, scuba diving

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Freediving, Embodiment and Humanity – Joanna Rutkowska (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-25 | get Freediving Mask with Snorkel → | tags: freediving, joanna rutkowska, scuba diving

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Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-20 | get Smart TV Developer Kit → | tags: vizio, linux, software freedom conservancy

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Inside the fight to force Vizio to share Linux-based source code for its TVs’ OS (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-20 | get Vizio Smart TV Developer Kit → | tags: vizio, linux, software freedom conservancy

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Meta blocks human rights accounts from reaching audiences in Saudi Arabia, UAE (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | get VPN for Meta Access → | tags: meta, saudi arabia, human rights

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Kin Health raises $9M to build an AI notetaker for patients (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-18 | by Ivan Mehta | get Smart AI Notetaker Device → | tags: kin health, ai notetaker, menlo ventures

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A ‘Star Wars’ Author Breaks Down Why Mon Mothma’s Doomed Marriage Is So Fun to Watch (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-06 | get Star Wars Mon Mothma Figure → | tags: star wars, mon mothma, alexander freed

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US falls below Ukraine in press freedom as global autocracy takes hold (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-30 | get Press Freedom Book → | tags: reporters sans frontières, world press freedom index, nordic countries

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SimpleX Channels, SimpleX Network Consortium and Community Crowdfunding (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get SimpleX Network Kit → | tags: simplex network, simplex channels, community crowdfunding

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Florida Republicans reject plan to weaken childhood vaccine requirements (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-30 | get Vaccine Education Poster → | tags: florida, ron desantis, vaccine requirements

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Online age verification is the hill to die on (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | get Online Age Verification Kit → | tags: online age verification, privacy, legislation