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this is why I love working at @VanityFair
yesterday, I saw half our staff clustered around our fashion correspondent's desk poring over this photo. As José puts it, "The image has several discrepancies. The style and make of the Chanel Flap bag is inconsistent with others the brand has sold, and the Valentino shoes in question appear askew in proportion; their straps have several punched holes that the authentic Valentino style does not."
AI image detectors confirmed that yes, Olivia Reingold used an AI-generated image to make her point, without a drop of disclosure. Wild!!!!
vanityfair.com/story/midterm…
This is a very cool, beautifully made site.
Kudos to the “big numbers guys” and Vinny’s grokkage. 😉
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Canada just lit up Niagara Falls Blue showing their solidarity with Democrats and it feels so good to know that they stand with us.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Niagara Falls was lit teal on Nov 3rd for Alzheimer awareness, as per their illumination schedule.
niagaraparks.com/events/falls-i…
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Stand up for who/what you believe in even when it's not popular.
It's ok to be right early.
Hasan helped democrats win primaries by leading his community to fundraise, knock doors, and work the phones. He then had to bite his tongue when a candidate he helped win a primary had to bow to the negative framing by mainstream media and Republicans.
He became the boogeyman.
He was the lead on every Fox News show. His name was on the tongue of the president of the United States and the prime minister of Israel.
He stood firm and continued to push his agenda all while his life was being threatened.
He has earned this victory lap.
Congratulations @hasanthehun
Hasan is in Minnesota right now literally freezing while marching with the people.
I know a lot of you are disappointed in me, but,
you have to look at the big picture.
I'm hoping that as long as folk aren't trying to physically hurt you or yours, you can set aside your differences for now, and unify in this fight.
Look, you may not like everyone on the team, but you got to know it's going to take all of us.
Unity in the Community.
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Now imagine what these results would be without Musk’s half a billion dollars spent on Republican campaigns.
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Abdul El-Sayed has won the Michigan Senate election
Hasan Piker first interviewed him on July 21, 2025 and rallied for him at MSU and UMich on April 7, 2026
El-Sayed is the first senate candidate Piker has endorsed and will be the first Muslim senator in US history
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“The value in a life is not in how long a life it. It’s on what that life was spent doing.”
Please watch @AbdulElSayed tear up while talking about our beloved (and FWIW Jewish & Israeli-American) friend Ady Barkan, who died three years ago yesterday.
Amidst all the noise: support people who exude humanity & dignity.
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Love to see @PabloTorre bring up @DropSiteNews reporting on Morning Joe, highlighting the wild detail that two Mike Rogers staffers are registered foreign agents for the state of Israel
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The U.S. Army is now training soldiers to dig mass battlefield graves for American troops for the first time in decades, rehearsing how to handle mass casualties as Trump's war continues.
The Army says it hasn't needed to do this on a large scale since the Korean War.
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Americans are immune to propoganda, they just on average think 21% of Americans are trans and 27% are Muslim for no real reason
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FOX NEWS: Tom, why are you here this morning?
TOM: There's nothing like seeing a cult right up front
FOX NEWS: Alright. So maybe this is not a Trump supporter.
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It’s National Cat Day, and we are celebrating our fur-ocious indoor purr-tectors! 🐈⬛🐈
Keeping cats indoors helps protect them from outdoor hazards — while also helping keep birds and other wildlife safe.
Keep your purr-veyor of mischief feline fine:
abcbirds.info/3VsFe1A
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Just four corporations raked in over 25% of all federal corporate tax breaks last year.
Alphabet: $19 BILLION
Microsoft: $18.7 BILLION
Amazon: $17.4 BILLION
Meta: $13.9 BILLION
Two loopholes alone saved them $46 BILLION.
They can afford to pay taxes. We just don't make them.
grok just used Judicial Watch as a source to suggest to me that no crime was committed by Trump.
If AI is owned by billionaires, seems like irrationality & conspiracy BS may still be pushed to users.
AI could push back against public irrationality like conspiracy theories, fake news, & medical quackery. Whereas social media optimize for sheer engagement (clicks, likes, & reposts), AI is sold as a useful product that aids decision-making in the real world. For all the problems of LLMs, they're less likely to send users down a conspiratorial rabbit hole. This may restore the influence of epistemically responsible expertise. So argues the philosopher Dan Williams @danwilliamsphil open.substack.com/pub/persua…
