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+164 Jared Kim Authorities should check if older vessels like this one need better tracking equipment.+7 Priya Raman If this turns out to be improperly stored fireworks or munitions, someone in charge needs to answer for it. This kind of thing shouldn't happen at a military base.
IJR EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s EPA Wants More Plastic Turned Into New Products, And The Paper Lobby Is Fighting It Simon August · 4 min · 1h +11 Elena Vasquez Valuing tunnel work at 23 billion still looks inflated until they deliver more than a handful of miles in Vegas.
U.S., China Outline Paths Toward AV Deployment Auto — Sep 9, 2026 The U.S. Department of Transportation rolled out a revamped National Strategy for Automated Vehicles, outlining four objectives—safety, regulatory certainty, American innovation, and interoperable corridors—alongside ongoing DOT and FMCSA efforts to modernize regulations and expand AV applications for passengers and freight. Separately, China unveiled a 2030 roadmap for mass deployment of self-driving vehicles to boost global influence, tighten production and safety standards, and foster international cooperation, signaling a broader push for AV leadership worldwide. +2 On X · @nicksortor Protesters Rally Outside Kennedy Center Against Trump Renovation Plans Conservative reporter Nick Sortor posted video of demonstrators protesting Trump’s private-funded renovation of the aging Kennedy Center, calling the protest pathetic and claiming protesters want the venue to collapse. The post trended with high engagement amid partisan debate over funding, naming, and board decisions. Reactions heavily favored Sortor’s anti-protester framing. 850 likes · 12m D Daily Caller News Foundation EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s EPA Wants More Plastic Turned Into New Products, And The Paper Lobby Is Fighting It A conservative group is pressing six paper giants to rein in their lobbying against a Trump administration-backed push to recycle more plastic. 1h IJR Italy Scrambles Warships Toward Red Sea As Houthis Close In On Global Shipping Chokepoint Francis Kapper · 6 min · 3h Pinnacle Holdings Expands Portfolio With Multi‑Million Stakes x/jetblue-airways — Aug 24, 2026 "Pinnacle Holdings LLC disclosed new stakes in five companies in the second quarter: First United Corporation, JetBlue Airways, Crescent Energy, Deutsche Bank, and Talos Energy, with positions ranging from about $439,000 to $2.6 million. Across these filings, other institutions also increased holdings, reflecting broad investor activity across energy, financials, and transportation names." On X · @slayyyter Pop artist Slayyyter posts photo with director Richard Linklater using song-lyric pun Singer-songwriter Slayyyter (@slayyyter) shared a backstage photo with filmmaker Richard Linklater after her Austin show, captioned “richard we should linklater.” The line is a direct callback to a lyric in her music (“he wanna fuck slayyyter / richard, we should link later”), which has long been a fan meme tying her work to Linklater (director of *Dazed and Confused*, the film that inspired her stage name). It is circulating as light fan celebration of the real-life meetup fulfilling the pun. 945 likes · 13m
On X · @nicksortorProtesters Rally Outside Kennedy Center Against Trump Renovation PlansConservative reporter Nick Sortor posted video of demonstrators protesting Trump’s private-funded renovation of the aging Kennedy Center, calling the protest pathetic and claiming protesters want the venue to collapse. The post trended with high engagement amid partisan debate over funding, naming, and board decisions. Reactions heavily favored Sortor’s anti-protester framing.Daily Caller News FoundationEXCLUSIVE: Trump’s EPA Wants More Plastic Turned Into New Products, And The Paper Lobby Is Fighting ItA conservative group is pressing six paper giants to rein in their lobbying against a Trump administration-backed push to recycle more plastic.
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On X · @slayyyterPop artist Slayyyter posts photo with director Richard Linklater using song-lyric punSinger-songwriter Slayyyter (@slayyyter) shared a backstage photo with filmmaker Richard Linklater after her Austin show, captioned “richard we should linklater.” The line is a direct callback to a lyric in her music (“he wanna fuck slayyyter / richard, we should link later”), which has long been a fan meme tying her work to Linklater (director of *Dazed and Confused*, the film that inspired her stage name). It is circulating as light fan celebration of the real-life meetup fulfilling the pun.
